(Jamaica Observer) – Jamaica’s confirmed another four virus deaths today, pushing the COVID-19 death toll to 336. According to the Ministry of Health and Wellness, the new deaths are a 63-year-old female from St Elizabeth, an 83-year-old female from...
Three men who are accused of the brutal murders of teen cousins, Isaiah and Joel Henry, appeared before Magistrate Peter Hugh at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Friday. Those charged are 20-year-old Akash Singh, called “Monkey,” of Zeelugt Squatting Area, East...
The UK is to close all travel corridors from Monday to “protect against the risk of as yet unidentified new Covid strains”, the prime minister has said. Anyone flying into the country from overseas will have to show proof of a negative Covid test before...
Barbados could receive a batch of “emergency” vaccines for frontline workers and the most vulnerable by the end of this month, Prime Minister Mia Mottley has announced, while revealing she and two other ministers have already received a jab. The doses are coming from...
(Barbados Today) – The Pan American Health Organisation’s point man in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Dr Yitades Gebre, has urged the region to ramp up public health measures to contain the viral illness “at a dangerous time” amid a surge in infections...
(The New York Times) – Before boarding their flights, all international passengers headed to the United States will first need to show proof of a negative coronavirus test, according to a new federal policy going into effect on Jan. 26. “Testing does not...
