The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States has downgraded Jamaica from a Level 3 to a Level 2 designation in its latest COVID-19 travel advisory …
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SOURCE: CMC- Jamaica recorded its first case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic after a traveller who returned to the United Kingdom after a short stay in …
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SOURCE: CMC- The Antigua and Barbuda Workers Union (ABWU) has likened the two million dollar (One EC dollar=US$0.37 cents) from the government to former employees of the regional airline, LIAT, …
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SOURCE: CMC: The Antigua and Barbuda government says there will be no fetes allowed in the country during the Christmas holidays amid fears of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus …
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SOURCE: CMC- Less than a week into the winter tourist season, Jamaica is reporting visitor arrivals it says compare favourably with the pre-coronavirus (COVID-19) era. “It’s absolutely phenomenal…especially during a …
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SOURCE: CMC- The Pan American Health Organization has said that the Chinese-made Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine has been approved by its Emergency Use Listing (EUL) after “rigorous evaluation by independent experts” …
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Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell with H.E. Mr. Justin Sun, for his appointment as Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Grenada to the WTO. According to December 17 Coindesk’s report, the Government …
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SOURCE: CMC- Several teachers have been formally dismissed from their jobs for failure to take a COVID-19 vaccine as mandated without medical or religious exemptions, the St. Vincent and the …
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REGIONAL: Government introduces legislation to outlaw Ponzi and other pyramid schemes
SOURE: CMC- The Trinidad and Tobago government has tabled legislation in Parliament providing for a TT$10 million (One TT dollar=US$0.16 cents) and 10 years in jail for anyone who establishes …
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Barbadian and Jamaican diplomats to join executive management team at CARICOM
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General, Dr. Carla Barnett, Tuesday announced the appointment of two Caribbean nationals to the executive management committee of the Guyana-based CARICOM Secretariat. Barnett named the Barbadian …