Reprinted: Loop News, 5-16-2025 WASHINGTON, May 16, CMC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says three Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have eliminated mother to child transmissions of HIV and syphilis. In its 2024 annual report released here and documenting its work to strengthen health security across the Americas amid infectious disease outbreaks, PAHO said that there had … [Read more...]
Caribbean travel: Covid entry rules, island by island
Caribbean islands have reopened to international tourism. Most islands have dropped pre-arrival Covid testing for vaccinated travelers, but regulations are still particularly varied when it comes to entry protocols for unvaccinated travelers. Here are the latest developments for travel from the U.S. to each Caribbean country. To make this information easier to understand, we are segmenting each … [Read more...]
Caribbean nation of Saint Vincent exports first cargo of medical cannabis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has exported a cargo of 110 pounds (49.8 kilos) of medical cannabis after receiving a license for export to Germany, according to official announcements and a local official familiar with the matter. Saint Vincent, a Caribbean nation with a population of just over 110,000 people, has for years developed its local cannabis industry. In 2018, Saint Vincent created … [Read more...]
Taiwan allies for medical capacity building in the Caribbean
Taiwan inks an MoU on disaster management and medical capacity building in St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the Caribbean ally on April 13, 2021. The ally highlights how "Taiwan Can Help" realize the World Health Organization’s goal of Health for All and the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals. Under the MOU, Taiwan will share its experiences in employing disaster prevention … [Read more...]
Coronavirus cases in the Caribbean to date: 65,942
[Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 7-13-2020] Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of July 13, 2020: Dominican Republic- 44,532 cases, 897 deaths, 21,459 recovered Haiti- 6727 cases, 139 deaths, 2924 recovered French Guiana- 5949 cases, 26 deaths, 2981 recovered Puerto Rico- 2583 cases, 167 deaths Cuba- 2426 cases, 87 deaths, 2258 recovered … [Read more...]