[Reprinted: Jamaica Observer, 12-3-2020] The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs voted yesterday to remove cannabis and cannabis resin from a category of the world's most dangerous drugs, which could impact the global medical marijuana industry. The Vienna-based UN agency said in a statement that it had voted 27-25, with one abstention, to follow the World Health Organization's recommendation to … [Read more...]
Barbados moving forward with plans for a medicinal Cannabis industry
[Reprinted: Jamaica Observer, 12-3-2020] The Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Medicinal Cannabis Licensing Authority (BCLA), Dr Shantal Munro-Knight says the Mia Mottley led administration is moving ahead with plans to develop a medicinal cannabis industry. Speaking with Barbados Today, Munro-Knight said that despite some setbacks attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic, interest in the … [Read more...]
Guyana’s Government to Provide Risk Allowances for Healthcare Workers
[Reprinted: CNW, 11-27-2020] The Guyana government says it will provide all health care workers with a two-week bonus next month as part of the response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “Every health care professional will benefit from a two-week equivalent … bonus pay before the end of the year as part of the response to the pandemic,” President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, said as he … [Read more...]
Coronavirus cases in the Caribbean to date: 280,953
[Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 11-25-2020] Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of today, November 25: Dominican Republic- 139,111 cases, 2313 deaths, 113,134 recoveries Puerto Rico- 47,345 cases, 1052 deaths French Guiana- 11,079 cases, 70 deaths, 9995 recovered Jamaica- 10,422 cases, 243 deaths, 5572 recovered Haiti- 9229 cases, 232 deaths, 7886 recovered … [Read more...]
Caribbean nations explore new ideas, directions to recover from pandemic
[Reprinted: The UM News, 11-20-2020] Caribbean experts assessed the coronavirus’s impact on the region in a webinar on Nov. 19 hosted by the University of Miami Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas. Owing in part to its geographic terrain, the Caribbean has fared relatively well from a health standpoint in managing the COVID-19 virus, yet the region has suffered economic devastation … [Read more...]
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