Jamaica Confirms First COVID-19 Case Michelle Nurse Mar 10, 2020 0 Statement by Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, Minister of Health and Wellness of Jamaica (Jamaica Information…
Grenada Stands To Benefit From World Bank Support For COVID-19 Response Activities Michelle Nurse Mar 10, 2020 0 (Office of the Prime Minister of Grenada) Grenada Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Right Honourable…
Economist: Crisis likely if virus not contained Michelle Nurse Mar 10, 2020 0 (Barbados Today) With many Caribbean economies still performing below par, there are mounting fears among officials…
World Bank Group Announces Up to $12B Immediate Support for COVID-19 Country… Michelle Nurse Mar 4, 2020 0 (World Bank Press Release) As COVID-19 reaches more than 60 countries, the World Bank Group is making available an…
OPINION: Be alert but stay calm . . . Best approach to dealing with Coronavirus Michelle Nurse Mar 3, 2020 0 (Barbados Today) The world is on full alert. We have never before seen this type of global response to a virus or…
CARICOM Heads, Ministers agree on COVID19 Protocol Kendol Morgan Mar 1, 2020 0 A regional protocol establishing minimum standards for dealing with the COVID19 virus was agreed to by CARICOM…
CARPHA Upgrades the Risk of Transmission of Coronavirus in the Caribbean to… 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…
Working Group established to concretise recommendations for a Regional Response to… 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…
At Stockholm road safety summit, UN officials join global call to end ‘scourge’ of… Michelle Nurse Feb 24, 2020 0 (United Nations News) Road traffic accidents take some 1.35 million lives every year and cost most countries three…