KINGSTON, Jamaica – The main opposition People’s National Party (PNP) Monday called on the Jamaica government to initiate contingency planning should Jamaica record any case of the Monkeypox disease that has affected several European countries to date.

The Government will be reintroducing mandatory mask wearing in public spaces as Jamaica experiences a fifth wave of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

BELMOPAN, Belize – Belize health authorities have confirmed that the CARICOM country is facing a new a new wave of COVID-19 infections with more than 600 active cases being reported.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The CARICOM Secretariat Wednesday announced it had launched a regional mental health survey to assess the psychological well-being of young people ages 10 to 29 years.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton, Wednesday urged Jamaicans to remain calm and protect themselves from the coronavirus as the island is now experiencing a fifth wave of COVID.

For Floridians, mosquitoes are nothing new. In fact, since Florida temperatures are typically always above 50 degrees, mosquitoes are present in Florida year-round. We know one thing for certain, with the rainy and warmer season right around the corner, mosquitoes will be out in full swing.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched the Information Platform on Health and Migration in the Americas, a new initiative to help countries safeguard the right to health of migrants in the region.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – Health authorities Friday said that St. Lucia is currently managing a sixth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic expressing “grave concern” at the continued impact on the education sector and “the future of our children’s education”.

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – Grenada's government on Tuesday expressed concern that the percentage of children receiving childhood vaccines has fallen significantly and is urging parents to help rectify the situation.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Health authorities Monday said that the number of COVID-19 related deaths reached 430 after the Coroner’s Office carried out COVID-19 testing on persons who had died suddenly in the community, before being tested or accessing appropriate care.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Dr. Carissa F. Etienne has launched a High-level Commission on Mental Health and COVID-19 aimed at preparing guidelines and recommendations to reduce the impact on mental health caused by the pandemic and the related suffering in the population of the region. 

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica government says it will conduct an additional 1,000 surgeries in the public health system over the next 10 months under a special initiative called ‘CODE CARE’.