Covid-19

In answering the question on vaccine development posed by the editorial, it is important to understand that today’s recombinant vaccine technology requires constant investment by the State to build capacity in molecular technology, genetics…
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(Barbados Today Editorial) “Isolation”, “social distancing”, “self-quarantine”, “lockdown” and “curfew” have become buzzwords all over the world since the beginning of the year when the COVID-19 outbreak sent the whole planet into a…
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The COVID-19 crisis is rapidly altering how people can earn a living and access food. In order to provide more information on these critical issues, CARICOM has launched a survey on the impact of COVID-19 on food security, livelihoods and…
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Several CARICOM Member States are recording more deaths from the COVID-19 global pandemic. While some patients who were diagnosed with the virus have recovered and have been discharged from hospitals in some countries, Jamaica, Guyana and…
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By Elizabeth Morgan In my article on January 8, I outlined the Caribbean’s foreign trade policy agenda for 2020, but I certainly did not see COVID-19 on the horizon. With drastic global action to contain and mitigate the impact of this…
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