- Caricom could source COVID-19 vaccines through Africa 8:42 am
- Mexico to host rescheduled CONCACAF Olympic qualifying 8:27 am
- China says COVID-19 hospitalisations above 1,000 8:13 am
- Tufton gives Brown's Town two-week warning 7:45 am
- France says pharma giant Sanofi could make rivals' COVID vaccines 7:25 am
- Coronavirus cases in Europe top 30 million 7:17 am
Covid-19
More than 600 journalists killed by COVID-19 – NGO
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)— More than 600 journalists have died of COVID-19 last year since March 1, a press freedom organisation said, calling for media workers to have priority access to vaccines. Read More
COVID-19: Here's what you need to know today
KINGSTON, Jamaica — More than 86.3 million coronavirus infections have been confirmed worldwide, with over 1.8 million people across 196 countries and territories having died and over 54.6 million having recovered from the virus. Read More
EU agency authorizes Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The European Union's medicines agency gave the green light Wednesday to Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine, a decision that gives the 27-nation bloc a second vaccine to use in the desperate battle to tame the virus rampaging across the continent. Read More
Jamaica records 84 new COVID-19 cases, one death
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Jamaica recorded 84 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional virus related death yesterday to bring the overall number of positive cases to 13,330 and the country's death toll to 306. Read More
Identifying the lessons We will recover because we are unstoppable
Each new year provides us an opportunity at a fresh start. However, that start can only be practical if we learn from the past and use it to make deliberate and meaningful changes for the future. Read More
Students urged to follow COVID-19 protocols
KINGSTON, Jamaica— The National Secondary Students' Council (NSSC) is urging students to comply with COVID-19 protocols and be vigilant and responsible during their interactions as some schools resume face-to-face teaching. Read More
WHO virus investigators head for China, but await visas
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)— An international expert team has set off for China to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, but Beijing has yet to provide the necessary access, the WHO chief said Tuesday. Read More
Record 40 positive cases puts more coronavirus strain on the Premier League
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)— The Premier League confirmed on Tuesday that 40 players and staff tested positive for coronavirus in two rounds of testing over the past week but insisted the season would continue as planned. Read More
UK hospitals stagger under toll from the new virus variant
LONDON, England (AP) — England's National Health Service is accustomed to tough winters — and caring for people on overcrowded wards sometimes means moving patients into the corridor. But this is different. Now some are lucky just to get medical help as they wait in an ambulance in... Read More
If I've already had the coronavirus, can I get it again?
(AP)— If I've already had the coronavirus, can I get it again? Read More
History-making Jamaican nurse receives second shot of COVID-19 vaccine
NEW YORK, United States (CMC)— A Jamaican-born registered nurse, who created history on December 14 by becoming the first person in the United States to get the COVID-19 vaccine, received her second dose on Monday. Read More
Britain shuts schools as Germany braces for extended lockdown
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)— Britain closed its schools Tuesday ahead of a new national lockdown, with Germany set to extend its own restrictions as Europe battles surging coronavirus infections. Read More
COVID-19: Here's what you need to know today
KINGSTON, Jamaica — More than 85.6 million coronavirus infections have been confirmed worldwide, with over 1.8 million people across 196 countries and territories having died and over 54.6 million having recovered from the virus. Read More
Visitor from UK dies of COVID
KINGSTON, Jamaica— A passenger who arrived in the island recently on a flight from the United Kingdom has become the island's latest COVID-19 fatality.The death toll now stands at 305. Read More
South Africa adds restrictions to curb virus
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP)— South Africa and Zimbabwe have re-imposed restrictions to try to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Read More
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