(BARBADOS TODAY )- Twenty-two new persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Barbados on Saturday, January 30, 2021. They were identified from among the 785 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory on that day. Nineteen persons were reported as recovered, and were discharged from isolation. The island now has 375 active cases. The […]

(MOH ST LUCIA) – The Ezra Long Laboratory continues to manage the backlog of COVID-19 samples. Today Sunday January 31, 2021, the Ministry of Health and Wellness received confirmation of two hundred and sixteen new cases of COVID-19 from a batch of 541 tests conducted at the Ezra Long Laboratory. This batch consists of samples […]

(LOOP NEWS)- Barbados is the latest Caribbean country to confirm the presence of the infectious variant of COVID-19 from the United Kingdom (UK). This evening (January 26), Prime Minister Mia Mottley reported that the new UK variant was detected in three of the samples sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA). “I regret to […]

(OECS) -Global Affairs Canada is pleased to introduce the Canada–CARICOM Skills Training for the Green Economy Scholarship program – a new short-term exchange opportunity in Canada for students from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States who wish to pursue certificates, diplomas and associate degrees in disciplines related to climate change and resilience building. The Canada-CARICOM Skills Training for […]

PHILIPSBURG—Reports coming out of St. Kitts and Nevis on Saturday stated a person is alive but undergoing emergency surgery in the Nevis hospital following a shark attack earlier in the morning. Director of Marine Resources for St. Kitts and Nevis Mark Williams told The Daily Herald that information is still being gathered about the reported incident which […]

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is deeply saddened and concerned at the unprecedented scenes that unfolded at the Capitol Building in Washington DC, USA, during the certification of the votes of the presidential elections by the US Congress. The storming of the US Congress was a gross affront to democracy and the rule of law in […]

(Loop) Jamaican and regional tourism and media giant, Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, has died. Stewart, 79, passed on Monday evening. At the time of his passing, he headed a host of business entities, including Sandals International Resorts Limited and ATL Group of Companies, which included the Jamaica Observer Limited, one of the island’s main media entities. […]

Grenada Now – The Chief Medical Officer of the Ministry of Health confirms that Grenada has regrettably recorded its first COVI-19- related death. The deceased individual is a 72-year-old male, who arrived in Grenada with his wife and three-year-old grandchild on December, 16 2020. Ministry officials extend their deepest condolences to the family of the […]