CASTRIES, St. Lucia – Prime Minister Phillip J Pierre, indicating that St. Lucians will have to live with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic for the ‘foreseeable future” has announced an end to the existing state of emergency (SOE) that had been put in place by the last administration to curb the spread of the virus that has so far killed 232 and infected 12,129 others since March last year.

The Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) which administrates public healthcare in Clarendon, St. Elizabeth and Manchester has received $9 million from J. Wray & Nephew Ltd. to support the fight against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

UNITED NATIONS –The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne says that he is in agreement with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that the lack of a global response and vaccination program to end the COVID-19 pandemic is “a clear and tragic example” of the failure of the international community to deliver policies to support peace, global health, the viability of the planet and other pressing needs. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr.  Carissa F. Etienne, Wednesday said that several Latin America and the Caribbean countries are on track to reach the World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 vaccination target of 40 per cent before the end of the year.

WASHINGTON, D.C.–The Ministry of Health and Wellness’ Adopt-a-Clinic program is gaining traction, particularly among the Diaspora in the United States, which has adopted several clinics across the island.

 WASHINGTON, DC – As Jamaica continues the battle against the COVID-19 Pandemic, Health and Wellness Minister Dr. The Hon Christopher Tufton, will be the special guest on the next edition of the monthly virtual town hall, Let’s Connect with Ambassador Marks, on Thursday, September 30, 2021, at 7:00 pm EDT.

 GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony, Monday reiterated a call for pregnant and breastfeeding women to get vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, saying that the benefits of the vaccines for outweighs the side effects.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Prime Minister Gaston Browne says Antigua and Barbuda will be entering 2022 with most, if not all of the measures put in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, removed, whether or not a significant number of people has been vaccinated.

NEW YORK, New York – Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali on Thursday expressed concern at the United Nations (UN) about COVID-19 vaccine requirements imposed by some countries, insisting that people should not face restrictions based on what vaccines they have taken.

Washington, D.C. - Fifteen schools in St. James and three health institutions in Western Jamaica the latest beneficiaries of gifts from the Atlanta Montego Bay Sister Cities Committee.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – Former prime minister, Sir James Mitchell, is supporting the St. Vincent and the Grenadines government’s coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination policy and has criticized politicians whom he says are “lukewarm about vaccination”.

GENEVA, Switzerland –The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) said Monday that a significant number of children in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are feed a minimal diverse diet noting that there has been little sign of improvement in the diets of the world’s youngest children over the last ten years.