GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Top experts from the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York are in Guyana to provide training to 400 physicians here to help them better detect and treat patients with long-COVID.

The Government will be reintroducing mandatory mask wearing in public spaces as Jamaica experiences a fifth wave of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

For Floridians, mosquitoes are nothing new. In fact, since Florida temperatures are typically always above 50 degrees, mosquitoes are present in Florida year-round. We know one thing for certain, with the rainy and warmer season right around the corner, mosquitoes will be out in full swing.

CASTRIES, St Lucia – The St. Lucia government Monday reminded businesses that they could face up to EC$10,000 (One EC dollar=US$0.37 cents) on summary conviction for flouting legislation aimed at preventing persons from smoking in business and workplaces.

BELMOPAN, Belize – Belize health authorities have confirmed that the CARICOM country is facing a new a new wave of COVID-19 infections with more than 600 active cases being reported.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched the Information Platform on Health and Migration in the Americas, a new initiative to help countries safeguard the right to health of migrants in the region.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana government says it is moving ahead with plans for the procurement of the pediatric COVID-19 vaccines for children five to 11 years old, to boost their immunity and protect them against the virus that has killed 1,234 and infected 64,639 others in the country since 2020.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The CARICOM Secretariat Wednesday announced it had launched a regional mental health survey to assess the psychological well-being of young people ages 10 to 29 years.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – Health authorities Friday said that St. Lucia is currently managing a sixth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic expressing “grave concern” at the continued impact on the education sector and “the future of our children’s education”.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The main opposition People’s National Party (PNP) Monday called on the Jamaica government to initiate contingency planning should Jamaica record any case of the Monkeypox disease that has affected several European countries to date.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton, Wednesday urged Jamaicans to remain calm and protect themselves from the coronavirus as the island is now experiencing a fifth wave of COVID.

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – Grenada's government on Tuesday expressed concern that the percentage of children receiving childhood vaccines has fallen significantly and is urging parents to help rectify the situation.