The Minister for health, wellness and elderly affairs, Moses Jn Baptiste, announced that (the) “confinement” part of the COVID-19 protocol is discontinued from March 5, 2022. Also announced were adjustments at a social gathering to 75 fully vaccinated, but not more than 150 persons. Omnibus with not more than three passengers in each row, now forms part of COVID-19 protocols. To many the … [Read more...]
Jamaica no longer considered a COVID-19 risk area by Germany
Jamaica has been removed from a list of countries that have been classified as COVID-19 risk areas by Germany. In a release on Friday, Germany said as of Sunday, May 23, Jamaica is "no longer considered as a risk area" for COVID-19 infection. In responding to the positive development, Senior Communications Strategist in the Ministry of Tourism, Delano Seiveright, has welcomed Jamaica's … [Read more...]
St. Lucia’s PM Says Gov’t is Broke, Can’t Afford to Fund Stabilization Programme
[Reprinted: CNW, 10-12-2020] Prime Minister Allen Chastanet has told St. Lucians that it is “no secret” that the island has exhausted all of the efforts aimed at providing financial assistance to citizens in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and appealed to nationals to follow the various protocols and measures aimed at curbing the spread of the virus that has so far infected 29 … [Read more...]
The Caribbean has reopened and COVID-19 is spreading — but one island is finding success
[Reprinted: Miami Herald, 9-21-2020] After being hit with an “Avoid non-essential travel” warning by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention because of the coronavirus, the eastern Caribbean island of St. Lucia recently got some good news: it was moved to the “No Health Warning” list. “The key here is confidence,” St. Lucia Prime Minister Allen Chastanet told the Miami Herald. … [Read more...]
St Lucia ranked #1 in Caribbean for COVID-19 response
[Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 8-19-2020] St Lucia's Minister of Health Mary Isaac is celebrating a recent ranking of Saint Lucia as number 1 in the Caribbean for its response to the coronavirus. MJS & Associates, a healthcare consulting company, released a chart that shows that St Lucia has the lowest number of COVID-19 cases in the region with just 1.4 per 10,000 people. The chart … [Read more...]
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