THE Government of Japan has donated US$1.22 million to Jamaica to purchase equipment for the country's vaccination programme. The money is being channelled through the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the Japanese Embassy in Kingston said in a release. “The grant has been earmarked to purchase cold...
TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands (CMC) – The British Virgin Islands (BVI) government says fully vaccinated passengers arriving in the British overseas territory Islands will no longer have to stay in quarantine if they return a negative arrival day test result. Health and Social Development Minister, Carvin...
CONCERNS that students are not meeting coursework requirements ahead of Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations scheduled to begin in May have prompted a call for Government to resume face-to-face classes for “priority students”. Mark Malabver, principal of Yallahs High School in St Thomas, speaking with...
San José, Costa Rica – The catastrophic situation in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, which suffered a series of volcanic eruptions this month that left the country in a state of emergency, is affecting the availability and affordability of food, said the Minister of Agriculture...
With much of the country’s hopes for an economic rebound dependent on vaccinating enough residents for Covid-19 to reach herd immunity, Information Minister Melford Nicholas suggested yesterday that some serious decisions may have to be taken if that threshold is not reached in an acceptable...