WASHINGTON, D.C. – COVID-19 cases are on the decline in most Caribbean countries, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Dr. Carissa Etienne reported on Wednesday.

NASSAU, Bahamas – Opposition Leader, Dr. Hubert Minnis is urging the Bahamas government to re-think its decision to remove the travel health visa requirement for entry into the country, describing the decision as a “grave mistake”.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidad and Tobago is to lodge a formal complaint against an unnamed aircraft that transported a passenger who tested positive for the Omicron variant of the coronavirus (COVId-19) from the United States, Health Minister Terrance Deyalsingh said Monday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh says that starting Monday, COVID-19 booster vaccines will be available across the twin island republic.

BELMOPAN, Belize –The Belize government says it has postponed “until such time it is deemed fit and unavoidable” the mandatory vaccine mandate for public sector workers that was due to come into effect on December 15.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. Christopher Tufton said Government has committed up to J$31.2 billion (US$201 million) to build out the public health infrastructure over the next three years – the most significant level of investment in hospital upgrades since Independence in 1962.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana government Monday announced that it is offering booster vaccines to people 18 years and older, even as it continued to urge citizens to come forward be vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that has killed 1,006 people and infected 38, 160 others since March last year.

HAMILTON, Bermuda — Bermuda has confirmed its first case of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus (COVID-19) that has already been detected in more than 30 countries on six continents.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua - The Minister of Health, Wellness, and the Environment, Sir Molwyn Joseph says his Ministry will begin the administering of Covid-19 booster vaccines to specific groups starting Monday.    

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – National AIDS Program Secretariat (NAPS) Manager, Dr. Tariq Jagnarine has reported that more than half of the people living with HIV/AIDS in Guyana have been vaccinated against COVID-19.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Christopher Tufton says training arrangements are being finalized to facilitate local testing for COVID-19 variants.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – UNAIDS Caribbean has launched the social media campaign #endAIDSCaribbean, as the region observes World AIDS Day 2021 on Wednesday.