2021

(PAHO Press Release) – 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 Caribbean procure enough vaccines to control…
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(United Nations News) Three new candidate drugs are being tested in the latest phase of global Solidarity clinical trials to find effective treatments against COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday.  The…
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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 Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr the Honourable Keith…
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(Caribbean Development Bank Press Release) Newly appointed President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr. Gene Leon, is currently in Jamaica on his first official visit. Dr. Leon is in the island to meet with government…
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By Elizabeth Morgan Last week, I wrote about our primary traditional export, sugar, the production and export of which have declined significantly in the region. When I did geography at high school in the 1970s, the Caribbean was known…
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