NASSAU, Bahamas - The Bahamas government Friday said its relationship with China is “rooted in cooperation, development and shared values” as the two countries signed a framework agreement for the construction of a new specialty hospital in western New Providence.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Expectant mothers are being urged to take greater responsibility for their well-being in the wake of concern about a rise in neonatal deaths at the island’s largest maternity hospital.

NASSAU, Bahamas – The Bahamas government says it is pausing the recruitment of nurses from Cuba and will also cancel its existing contracts with a Cuban recruitment agency.

WASHINGTON, DC - Caribbean countries are to benefit from the renewed agreement between the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Bloomberg Philanthropies to enhance civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems in the Americas.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Antigua and Barbuda prime Minister Gaston Browne Wednesday said the number of people in Latin America and the Caribbean who die by suicide or live with a mental disorder represents lives overshadowed by despair, potential left unrealized and families hollowed by grief.

CASTRIES – The Eastern Caribbean has launched a project to boost pandemic preparedness and response in the sub-region bringing renewed focus to building resilient, integrated health systems that can better detect and respond to future health threats.

CAYMAN ISLANDS – In a landmark development for the Cayman Islands’ medical community, the Cayman Islands Society of Anaesthesiologists (CISA) was officially launched during the first-ever Cayman Islands Society of Anaesthesiologists Annual Conference (CISAAC 2025). This milestone marks the formal establishment of the Cayman Islands’ first registered specialist medical association, underscoring a major leap forward in anesthesia practice in the Caribbean.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Antigua and Barbuda says it is recalling shipments of Little Remedies Honey Cough Syrup due to the presence of Bacillus cereus and loss of shelf stability as well as the possibility of death.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Government has announced major improvements in the health care sector that would see an expansion of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s (QEH) capacity by 40 per cent, and upgrades to the island’s polyclinics, including construction of two new ones.

DEERFIELD BEACH, FLORIDA – Broward Health celebrated a significant update to its simulation and learning center at Broward Health North that was made possible by a $500,000 gift from the Broward Health Foundation.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Antigua and Barbuda will later this month host a forum on mental health in the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization and the World Health Organization PAHO/WHO) announced on Tuesday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica’s capacity for accurate and timely forensic examinations has been bolstered with the opening of the new state-of-the-art forensic pathology autopsy suite.