September 7, 2021 Leaders of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) have been told that there is “ample provision” in their constitutions to support mandatory vaccination laws as the…
Category: HEALTH
France extends Covid-19 lockdown measures in Caribbean territories
August 27, 2021 France has decided to extend Covid-19 lockdown measures in its Caribbean overseas territories, said government spokesman Gabriel Attal on Wednesday, who added that the return to schools in these…
PAHO will begin procuring COVID-19 vaccines to expand access in Latin America and the Caribbean
August 24, 2021 Taking action to expand access to the COVID-19 vaccines, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) will use its Revolving Fund to help countries in Latin America and…
The US Government donates 5.5M Pfizer Vaccines to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
August 13, 2021 The US Government has generously gifted the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) with 5.5 million doses of Pfizer vaccines. This is the culmination of efforts initiated by the Prime…
IDB Approves $30M Project to help Panama get Vaccines, address COVID-19
August 6, 2021 THE $30 MILLION INVESTMENT PROJECT AIMS TO REDUCE MORBIDITY, MORTALITY AND MITIGATE THE OTHER INDIRECT HEALTH EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a…
Regional Genomic Surveillance Network tracks COVID-19 virus variants throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, PAHO reports
July 23, 2021 The network coordinated by PAHO has detected the presence of at least one “variant of concern” in 47 countries and territories and all four in 11. PAHO…
More COVID-19 vaccines available for CARICOM, PM Rowley says
July 9, 2021 After months of lobbying third states and international institutions for them to share their supplies of COVID-19 vaccines with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Region is now…
Health tip: Tea 101
Resident health and fitness expert, Dr Kent Bazard, owner/operator f Empire Fitness in Nassau, Bahamas, shares with us the benefit of drinking tea regularly.
Venezuela receives first shipment of Cuban coronavirus vaccine
June 25, 2021 Venezuela received its first shipment of doses of leftist ally Cuba’s Abdala coronavirus vaccine on Thursday, the South American country’s vice president said, while slamming wealthy countries…
Health tip: Use spices like tumeric
June 11, 2021 Resident health and fitness expert, Dr Kent Bazard, owner/operator f Empire Fitness in Nassau, Bahamas tells us to pay attention to spices like Tumeric and shows us…
The Caribbean Conundrum: United by Tourists, Divided by COVID
By: Emily Palmer May 28, 2021 On the glassy blue waters surrounding the U.S. Virgin Islands, catamarans and pleasure yachts have packed the shoreline for the past year — a…
Health tip from Dr Bazard- The Science of Ginger.
May 25, 2021 Our resident health and fitness guide, Dr Kent Bazard of Empire Fitness in Nassau, Bahamas tells us the power behind Ginger and what it can do for…