WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is setting a new vaccination goal to deliver at least one dose to 70% of adult Americans by July 4, the White House said Tuesday, as the administration pushes to make it easier for people to get shots and...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago government Thursday announced stricter measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) after the country recorded 328 new cases of the virus in a 24 hour period. Late...
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) — Heavy rainfall on Thursday compounded the problems caused by the erupting La Soufriere volcano in St Vincent, as it resulted in major flooding, landslides and mudflows. There are also several reports of flooding...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) Wednesday said that it is taking “immediate mitigation s” after one of its staff members tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19)....
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana Wednesday hinted at the possibility of introducing a “vaccine passport” as Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries continue to record deaths and new cases linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19)...
More than 100 dental assistants across Jamaica's four health regions have withdrawn their services today as they protest the none-payment of a four per cent salary increase that was due to them, along with other allowances. General...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will begin sharing its entire stock of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines with the world once it clears federal safety reviews, the White House said Monday, with as many as 60 million doses expected to be available for...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Courtenay Rattray of Jamaica as High Representative for the least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States....
The Women in Agriculture Revolving Bee project of the Jamaica Agricultural Society has received a $500,000 boost from CIBC FirstCaribbean. Designed to empower 30 women in agriculture by contributing to food security and income generation, the...
NEW DELHI (AP) — Dr. Gautam Singh dreads the daily advent of the ventilator beeps, signaling that oxygen levels are critically low, and hearing his critically ill patients start gasping for air in the New Delhi emergency ward where he works....
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Caribbean Airlines is collaborating with the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), through its Regional Traveller Health Programme to promote healthy, safer tourism, as the region opens to tourism during the...
Jamaica has recorded 141 new cases of COVID-19, increasing the national tally to 45,145. Of the new infections, 76 are women and 65 are men with ages ranging from two years to 91 years. Kingston and St Andrew accounts for most of the new cases with...
The police say they have commenced investigations into a video being circulated on social media that involves a woman physically assaulting a man while being cheered on by members of the public. In a statement today, the Jamaica Constabulary Force...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, says she is deeply saddened by the sudden death of former Reggae Boy, Tremaine Stewart. Stewart passed away after collapsing while playing football in his community of Gordon...
A total of 51 students from nine tertiary institutions, who are facing financial difficulties, have been awarded bursaries totalling $4.5 million, courtesy of the Spanish-Jamaican Foundation (SJF). The recipients, who include pre-trained Spanish...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Half of all adults in the U.S. have received at least one COVID-19 shot, the government announced Sunday, marking another milestone in the nation’s largest-ever vaccination campaign but leaving more work to do to...
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — The United States National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC) has welcomed a vote by the US House of Representatives' Judiciary Committee to establish a commission to study and develop...
Murder charges have been laid against St Andrew businessman Delton Knight in connection with the shooting death of his son at their business place on Gordon Town Road, on Monday, April 12. Knight, 64, was charged after being...
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reporting that an investigation into allegations made against People’s National Party (PNP) General Secretary Dr Dayton Campbell has come to an end. In a statement today, the JCF said that after...
Dunbeholden FC forward Tremaine Stewart passed away after collapsing while playing football in his community of Gordon Pen, St Catherine on Sunday morning. The Gleaner understands that the 33-year-old attacker was taken to the Spanish Town...
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Pan American Health Organization says the World Health Organization's (WHO) new Global Diabetes Compact aims to bring a much-needed boost to efforts to prevent diabetes in the Caribbean and other...
A 14-year-old girl suspected of running away from her Cottage Pen home in St Thomas has left her mother, Maria Bryan, in a state of anxiety. The mother of three told The Gleaner that she has not been able to sleep nor eat since Tuesday,...
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – A vessel that was enroute to St Vincent and the Grenadines with relief supplies sank late Saturday when it was just some six nautical miles from its destination. The marine police said that those on board...
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — The Civil Aviation Authority has launched an investigation following the death of a man after a plane crashed in waters near the South Bimini late Friday. It is reported that shortly before 10:00 p.m, the police...
