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Jascene Dunkley-Malcolm

CCC Committed to Competitive Markets, Consumer Protection in CARICOM During COVID-19

Jascene Dunkley-Malcolm Mar 27, 2020 0

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is an unprecedented challenge for the small economies of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). With Member States closing borders, recommending…

Steps being taken to prevent spread of COVID-19 with first imported case in Jamaica

Jascene Dunkley-Malcolm Mar 10, 2020 0

Hon. Christopher Tufton, Minister of Health of Jamaica, has announced that his government is taking a number of steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in that country. He made the announcement during a press conference on Tuesday where it…

CARPHA Upgrades the Risk of Transmission of Coronavirus in the Caribbean to Moderate to High

Jascene Dunkley-Malcolm Feb 28, 2020 0

While there have been no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Caribbean thus far, transmission of the virus has been reported in territories with direct flights to Caribbean States. Therefore, due to the current increased risk of importation…

Working Group established to concretise recommendations for a Regional Response to Covid-19

Jascene Dunkley-Malcolm Feb 26, 2020 0

CARICOM Ministers of Health held an emergency Meeting on the COVID-19 on Wednesday and agreed to the establishment of a Working Group to formulate recommendations/protocols for a possible regional response to the disease. This second…

CARICOM Heads Recognise Covid-19 Economic Threat, Maintain Risk of Regional Transmission Low

Jascene Dunkley-Malcolm Feb 20, 2020 0

The CARICOM Heads of Government have recognised the risk of the novel corona-virus (Covid-19) to the Region but are also satisfied that the current risk of transmission is low. In a Communique issued after the hosting of the Thirty-First…

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