Before the COVID-19 outbreak, dental tourism projections for 2020 were good. Most estimates expected the market to grow by 10-14%. The United States has been a big driver in this market with U.S. citizens spending more than US$5 billion on dental tourism in 2019. It’s likely that once the world re-opens dental tourism will continue to offer opportunities. Hotel and rental prices are likely to … [Read more...]
UK Variant of COVID-19 Now Spreading Among Jamaican Population
The more contagious United Kingdom variant of COVID-19 called B.1.1.7 is now spreading among the Jamaican population. This revelation was made by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, at a virtual press conference on Monday, March 8. Tufton said seven of the eight samples that were sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) in Trinidad and Tobago returned positive … [Read more...]
CIBC donates US$750,000 to help 10 [Caribbean]countries purchase COVID vaccines
Ten countries across the region will get a major boost to their COVID-19 vaccination programmes as a result of a US$500,000 donation from regional bank CIBC FirstCaribbean. The donation to national vaccination programmes is being made by the bank through its charitable arm the FirstCaribbean International ComTrust Foundation and will support the purchase of vaccines in Antigua, Bahamas, … [Read more...]
Barbados rolls out its drive-thru vaccination centre without hitches
With over 14,000 persons receiving their first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine since the start of the National Vaccination Programme, authorities are confident Barbados is on target to having a significant percentage of its population protected against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. That is according to the National Coordinator of the programme, Major David … [Read more...]
Sun, sand, shots: Caribbean seeks vaccines to revive economy
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Caribbean is hunting for visitors and vaccines to jump-start the stalled economy in one of the world’s most tourism-dependent regions. Clear waters and warm sand attracted a record 31.5 million tourists to the Caribbean in 2019, but visits plummeted by an estimated 60 percent to 80 percent as the pandemic hit last year. That's devastating for a region … [Read more...]
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