PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Ministry of Health says an estimated 367,812 pounds of fully cooked turkey bacon are being recalled due to the possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes (Lm).

NASSAU, Bahamas - The Bahamas government Friday said its relationship with China is “rooted in cooperation, development and shared values” as the two countries signed a framework agreement for the construction of a new specialty hospital in western New Providence.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Expectant mothers are being urged to take greater responsibility for their well-being in the wake of concern about a rise in neonatal deaths at the island’s largest maternity hospital.

NASSAU, Bahamas – China doubled down on its dismissal of the United States criticism of a multi-million-dollar loan to The Bahamas, describing as “baseless and absurd” accusations that it was using the funding for the construction of a hospital here to further entrench itself in the Caribbean region.

WASHINGTON, DC - Caribbean countries are to benefit from the renewed agreement between the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Bloomberg Philanthropies to enhance civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems in the Americas.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Antigua and Barbuda prime Minister Gaston Browne Wednesday said the number of people in Latin America and the Caribbean who die by suicide or live with a mental disorder represents lives overshadowed by despair, potential left unrealized and families hollowed by grief.

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – Chief medical office (CMO), Dr Shawn Charles, Monday said Grenada will be integrating HIV care into the routine primary health care for the people who need to get tested as well as receive treatment and counselling if they are tested positive for the virus.

CAYMAN ISLANDS – In a landmark development for the Cayman Islands’ medical community, the Cayman Islands Society of Anaesthesiologists (CISA) was officially launched during the first-ever Cayman Islands Society of Anaesthesiologists Annual Conference (CISAAC 2025). This milestone marks the formal establishment of the Cayman Islands’ first registered specialist medical association, underscoring a major leap forward in anesthesia practice in the Caribbean.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Antigua and Barbuda says it is recalling shipments of Little Remedies Honey Cough Syrup due to the presence of Bacillus cereus and loss of shelf stability as well as the possibility of death.

WASHINGTON, DC – The World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday that while childhood immunization in the Americas, including the Caribbean, has shown encouraging signs of recovery last year, significant gaps remain.

DEERFIELD BEACH, FLORIDA – Broward Health celebrated a significant update to its simulation and learning center at Broward Health North that was made possible by a $500,000 gift from the Broward Health Foundation.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Antigua and Barbuda will later this month host a forum on mental health in the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization and the World Health Organization PAHO/WHO) announced on Tuesday.