Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has expressed high hopes that financing of the recovery of developing nations from the economic impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) will be managed in a sustainable manner. “I am optimistic, based on what I am seeing [and] hearing in the international community,” Mr. Holness told leaders gathered at the virtual High-Level Meeting of...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett has cautioned global leaders that any requirement for proof of vaccination for travel, which does not take into account the unequal access and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines globally, could be considered discriminatory. The Minister made his comments in his capacity as Chair of the Organization of American States (OAS), Inter-American Committee on Tourism (CITUR) Working Group 4,...

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, is urging member countries to maintain coronavirus (COVID-19) protocols and safeguards, even as vaccinations get under way in a number of territories. Speaking during PAHO’s recent COVID-19 digital briefing, Dr. Etienne said that maintaining the measures is imperative, particularly against the background of increases in infections and deaths in several countries...

Government of Canada contributes an additional CAN$1.2 million to PAHO aimed at providing essential equipment and supplies in the Bahamas, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago.   The Government of Canada announced it would contribute CAN$1,200,000 (approximately USD$950,000) to support the efforts of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) against COVID-19 in six Caribbean countries. Several countries in...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 287 38,514 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 149 21,630 Males 138 16,881 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 7 days to 91 years 1 day to 108 years         PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 24 2,173 Hanover 9 1,088 Kingston & St. Andrew 78 10,988 Manchester 10...

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says work to develop a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine in Cuba has advanced to the phase three clinical trial stage. Speaking during a recent COVID-19 digital briefing, PAHO's Assistant Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, said Cuban vaccine manufacturers commenced phase three trial activities two weeks ago. This included pilot vaccinations involving volunteers, and usually precedes World...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the side effects from the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine he received, were mild. The Prime Minister was vaccinated on Monday (March 22), at The Good Samaritan’s Inn, in Kingston. “For me, I got a low-grade fever and maybe a day of feeling fatigued... but I was still able to function. By Wednesday (March...