The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has signed a new partnership agreement with Caricom Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) that will seek to develop and implement Caribbean-wide health, safety and environmental sanitation (HSE) hospitality operational standards. In a statement, CARPHA said that the tourism operating environment, visitor health and … [Read more...]
WTO says Caribbean could be site for vaccine production
The Director general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said the Caribbean could serve as a production site for goods such as vaccines and that efforts are being made to get manufacturers to invest in the region. “We have to decentralise and we have asked the manufacturers to invest more in developing countries and emerging markets so that we can also produce,” she … [Read more...]
Silver linings: Risk reduction center stage as Caribbean recovers
Cruise ships are steaming back to Caribbean ports, airlines are ramping up flights and the vaccine roll-out is underway but it could still be several years before countries recuperate from the pandemic that has rocked the region, say experts. Despite the deep scars left by the crisis, countries now have a fresh focus on health, resilience and regionalism plus a chance to fully incorporate … [Read more...]
The Caribbean Is Closing In On 2 Million COVID-19 Cases
The Caribbean region is fast closing in on 2 million COVID-19 cases according to latest data from CARPHA, The Caribbean Public Health Agency. Latest data from the agency show there are 1,878,808 COVID-19 cases across 35 countries and territories in the region. Of that number, 1,606,438 have recovered while there have been 23,206 deaths. The majority of deaths and cases are in Cuba, … [Read more...]
Jamaica Says It Has No Cases of Delta Variant
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton, says Jamaica has recorded no cases of the Delta variant of the coronavirus (COVID-19) that is blamed for a new wave of deaths and infections globally. Tufton said that the Ministry has arranged for the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the US-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Trinidad-based Caribbean … [Read more...]