Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has underscored the importance of peace and ceasefire in war-torn regions of the world in the global response to the dreaded Covid-19 onslaught on health and economies. Distribution of medical supplies and, particularly, delivery and administering of vaccines to populations around the world is of tremendous importance in achieving ‘herd immunity’ as a practical and tactical measure and it is in this context that peace is paramount. The Prime Minister highlighted the issue in his address to the United Nations on Wednesday – an address under the theme: ‘Ensuring Equitable Access for COVID-19 Vaccines in…
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The Meteorological Services at the Argyle International Airport has advised that a plume of Saharan dust is approaching St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and is anticipated to begin affecting the nation from late Saturday , February 20th and intensifying early Sunday, February 21st. The maps tracking this Saharan dust plume show particle matter (PM) 2.5 and 10 respectively both indicating concentrations exceeding the accepted health level according to the Air Quality Index Chart. Based on the latest forecast, SVG will be at the Orange Level which is “unhealthy for sensitive groups” from Saturday to early Tuesday February 23rd. Gradual improvement…
LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) — Leaders of the Group of Seven economic powers promised Friday to immunise the world’s neediest people against the coronavirus by giving money, and precious vaccine doses, to a UN-backed vaccine distribution effort. But the leaders, under pressure over their vaccination campaigns at home, were unwilling to say exactly how much vaccine they were willing to share with the developing world, or when. Chancellor Angela Merkel said after the G-7 leaders held a virtual meeting that fair distribution of vaccines was “an elementary question of fairness”. But she added, “No vaccination appointment in Germany is going…
TORONTO, Canada (AP) — A lockdown and stay at home order is being extended in Canada’s largest city until at least March 8. The shutdown in Toronto began on November 23 after a second novel coronavirus wave hit the province. Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott said it was a difficult but necessary decision. Dr Eileen de Villa, Toronto’s medical officer of health, asked the provincial government this week to extend the lockdown, saying she has never been more worried about the future because of new coronavirus variants. Scientists say the UK variant found in Ontario spreads more easily and is…
HAMILTON, Bermuda (CMC) – Health officials in Bermuda have admitted that more than 30 people got their second COVID-19 vaccination too early and will have to get a third shot to ensure they are fully immunised. The Ministry of Health disclosed the mistake on Thursday night and also reported two new cases of the virus out of 337 test results, taking the total of infected people, since the start of the pandemic, close to the 700 mark. More than 13,000 vaccines have been administered so far and the government is hoping a third of the population of around 64,000 will be vaccinated…
Ahead of the delivery of new vaccines expected across the Caribbean and the wider Americas through the global health agency, Director General of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Dr Carissa Etienne on Wednesday urged fair distribution across the board, ensuring the most vulnerable are not left behind. The vaccines are to delivered under the COVAX initiative, a global programme coordinated by the World Health Organisation, of which PAHO is the regional agency for the Americas. She told journalists: “As we start delivering COVAX vaccines, and as we prepare for the steep scale-up ahead, we must be guided by our…
The Meteorological Services at the Argyle International Airport has advised that a plume of Saharan dust is approaching St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and is anticipated to begin affecting the nation from late Saturday , February 20th and intensifying early Sunday, February 21st. The maps tracking this Saharan dust plume show particle matter (PM) 2.5 and 10 respectively both indicating concentrations exceeding the accepted health level according to the Air Quality Index Chart. Based on the latest forecast, SVG will be at the Orange Level which is “unhealthy for sensitive groups” from Saturday to early Tuesday February 23rd. Gradual improvement…
Rafael Nadal says the tennis season must continue and called for the sport to “find solutions” to the issues surrounding quarantining. Novak Djokovic claimed a majority of tennis players did not want to carry on with the season if it means going through multiple periods of quarantine because of the coronavirus pandemic. But Nadal said: “If we stop our sport, a lot of people are going to suffer. “We need to think a little bit bigger and, of course, protect players.” Djokovic and Nadal are among several players to have experienced physical problems following the 14-day period of isolation before…
Chief Executive Officer of JetBlue Airways Robin Hayes on Tuesday issued a personal apology to the government and people of Jamaica after one of the airline’s employees made a false claim that she was held hostage at a hotel here. Hayes conveyed his sentiments during a phone call with Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett who welcomed the apology. It was also disclosed that the American crewmember, Kalina Collier, was no longer with the company. The stewardess was found to have lied about her experience at a hotel on the north coast, after testing positive for COVID-19 when she arrived on the…