The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), headquartered in Trinidad & Tobago, has called on Caribbean nations to enhance surveillance in response to a rise in respiratory...
By Mary Alorh In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, African nations are striving to achieve robust economic recovery and growth. Despite a collective gross domestic...
Reuters | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday named Jamaican Finance Minister Nigel Clarke to a top post at the agency, after the official spearheaded...
By Mary Alorh Earlier this year, we Ghanaians were informed of the ‘good news’ that the IMF had released the second tranche of US$600 million as...
The Cameroonian administration has unveiled a series of fresh initiatives aimed at safeguarding the nation against a potential uptick in COVID-19 cases, mirroring trends seen in...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has noted the resilience demonstrated by the Caribbean and Latin America region amid the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. According...
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has warned about the circulation of SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory viruses in the Region of the Americas, including the Caribbean....
AP | The number of tourists flocking to Jamaica’s sun-drenched beaches soared nearly 100 percent in the first 3 months of the year, causing long queues...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has revealed that the African aviation industry has recovered 93 percent from the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, it is right to...
The remainder of Barbados’ COVID-19 protocols, which included mandatory mask-wearing in schools and on public transportation, has been discontinued. A statement from the country’s Ministry of...
The Antigua & Barbuda government has announced an amnesty for persons “still struggling” to deal with the financial impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that has...
By Laurence Sithole | The Exchange Sub-Saharan Africa and its northern counterpart hold great economic promise. Africa’s investment case remains a compelling proposition. The continent is...
The Barbados government said it is discontinuing all coronavirus (COVID-19) related travel protocols for entering the island-nation, approving also a number of fundamental changes to the...
AP | African Union (AU) chairperson Macky Sall said Tuesday that Africa “does not want to be the breeding ground of a new Cold War,” alluding...
Reuters | Walmart Inc., has launched a 6.4 billion rand (US$377.6 million) offer for the remaining 47 percent of South African retailer Massmart it does not...
Trinidad & Tobago’s Prime Minister Keith Rowley says that come mid-July, the public will no longer be required to wear masks. The Prime Minister made the...
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19), according to an officially released statement. The statement by the Office of the Prime...
Barbados is set to host the 11th Caribbean Urban Forum (CUF), the major annual regional event on urban planning, development, and land management from Wednesday June...
Reuters | Deaths on the African continent from COVID-19 are expected to fall by nearly 94 percent in 2022 compared to last year, modelling by the...
Bloomberg | For Black Americans, job prospects have improved since 2020. That’s the good news. The bad news is that the gains eked out over the...
AP | WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is expected to be confirmed by the U.N. health agency’s member countries for a second five-year term on Tuesday....
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) trade and economic development ministers say the region needs to develop robust strategies to respond to the impact the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is...
Reuters | Africa’s top public health body urged all those purchasing COVID-19 vaccines for the continent to place orders with South Africa’s Aspen Pharmacare, saying the...
AFP | Nigeria’s government has lifted a nationwide midnight curfew and limitations on gatherings along with other restrictions imposed more than 2 years ago to curb...
Trinidad & Tobago’s Prime Minister Keith Rowley has announced the removal of most of the restrictions that were implemented due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking during...
AP | Zimbabwe has launched a new COVID-19 vaccination campaign that includes jabbing children aged 12 and above to rescue a drive faltering due to vaccine...
Grenada on Tuesday announced a lifting of some restrictions under its Quarantine COVID Regulations that will ease requirements for travelers to that eastern Caribbean country. Effective...
The Bahamaian government says it remains “cautiously optimistic” about the country’s progress in the fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic as it announced a further relaxation...
AP | Former U.S. President Barack Obama said on Sunday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus, though he’s feeling relatively healthy and his wife,...
Reuters | Kenya lifted its remaining COVID-19 restrictions on Friday, including a ban on large indoor gatherings such as religious services and a requirement to present...
AFP | US vaccine maker Moderna announced Monday that it would build its first mRNA jab-manufacturing facility in Africa after signing an agreement with Kenya’s government...
Press Release | The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and Quaker Peace & Social Witness (QPSW) have nominated Dr. Miriam Were of Kenya for the 2022...
Grenada’s Prime Minister Keith Mitchell on Wednesday called for the total elimination of roaming charges within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) as the regional grouping signed the...
Bloomberg | African governments are playing catch-up in vaccinating their populations against the coronavirus, with just 12 percent of the continent’s 1.3 billion people fully inoculated...
Barbados’ Health Minister Ian Gooding-Edghill announced over the weekend, that the country will no longer have a curfew. Speaking at a press briefing on Saturday, Gooding-Edghill...
"Over the past two years, the African continent has gotten smarter, faster and better at responding to each new surge in cases of COVID-19." - Matshidiso...
St. Lucia prime minister Phillip J. Pierre has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19), according to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s office (PMO). It...
The AU is often at the heart of agenda-setting, decision-making, rule creation, policy development and strategic leadership for the African continent.
Growth predicted for 2022, is also underpinned by expectations of accelerated implementation of several large infrastructure projects across the region.
AFP | World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is all but guaranteed a second term after a procedural vote on Tuesday (January 25) made...
The February African Union summit should tackle vaccines and travel bans, climate change misperceptions and AU financing.
"With the incredible growth of Omicron globally, new variants are likely to emerge," warned WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Barbadians are today casting their ballots for a new government, 3½ years after they had overwhelming elected the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) to victory in 2018....
Press Release | After a six-week surge, Africa’s fourth pandemic wave driven primarily by the Omicron variant is flattening, marking the shortest-lived surge to date in...
Jamaica - along with the Bahamas and the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank - has become a global pioneer in creating digital currency.
For Barbados, becoming a republic is a significant transition that marks the capstone of a much longer process of symbolic decolonization.
AP | The director of Africa’s Centers for Disease Control (Africa CDC) said the organization is talking to Pfizer about bringing its COVID-19 treatment pill to...
The target is to reach 75 percent of the population by June this year.
Reuters | Africa’s top public health official said on Thursday that severe lockdowns were no longer the best way to contain COVID-19, praising South Africa for...
By Hippolyte Fofack More than 20,000 Africans were killed in violent conflicts in 2020, an almost tenfold increase from a decade ago. Concurrently, and perhaps not...
As the first African American and woman to be in this position, leaders of the community say this is historic for Gettysburg.
Reuters | Research by South African scientists suggests that Omicron could displace the Delta variant of the coronavirus because infection with the new variant boosts immunity...
The Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Wednesday said the Caribbean could serve as a production site for goods such as vaccines and...
It is a moral disaster that some people are making billions of dollars by sitting on vaccine technology as billions are left unprotected and millions die...
"I need for us to unite around a common cause, unite behind a single government, unite behind a single leader." - Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley
AP | South Africa’s noticeable drop in new COVID-19 cases in recent days may signal that the country’s dramatic omicron-driven surge has passed its peak, medical...
Bloomberg | South African President Cyril Ramaphosa returned to duty after recovering from COVID-19. The president ended his period of self-isolation and will chair the final...
Non-Ghanaian nationals not fully vaccinated may be denied entry and returned to the point of embarkation at a cost to the airline
Ramaphosa is receiving treatment for mild COVID-19 symptoms after testing positive for the disease
Reuters | Nigeria plans to ban flights from Argentina, Britain, Canada and Saudi Arabia from this week in retaliation for being added to those countries’ red...
The Bahamas government has reversed its policy of imposing travel restrictions on persons coming from certain African countries, indicating that the decision had been taken due...
South Africa alerted the world to Omicron late last month
Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced changes to the measures aimed at containing the spread of COVID-19. The new measure will come into effect from December...
Our health team has advised that it is not necessary at this time to impose a travel ban on South African countries - St. Kitts &...
The Nigeria Country Risk report which has been released by Fitch Solutions has projected the West African country’s economy to grow by 2.8 percent in 2022....
Prime Minister Ariel Henry has sworn in his new Cabinet more than 4 months after he assumed leadership of Haiti following the assassination of President Jovenel...
HBCUs make up just 3% of U.S. higher education institutions, but they educate 14% of all Black college students and produce 24% of all Black degree...
The WHO has described Africa as “one of the least affected regions in the world”.
New curfew hours will remain in effect for a three-week period
Reuters |Nigeria will start a mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign later this week, aiming to inoculate half of its targeted population by the end of January, government...
Trinidad & Tobago’s Prime Minister Keith Rowley has announced plans to revoke the State of Emergency. Speaking during a media conference, the prime minister said that...
Barbados is close to making a decision on administering the Pfizer vaccine to children five to 11 years old, Chief Medical Officer Kenneth George said on...
China in many ways needs Africa to become the world’s largest manufacturing hub. With a growing youth population, providing concessional loans to African governments for the...
The government of Guyana has announced that only fully vaccinated people will be allowed into the country. “After the end of November, the mandate will be...
Press Release | Whole genome sequencing (WGS) testing to detect COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) variants will be underway at the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) Medical Microbiology Laboratory...
The Executive Director of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Elizabeth Riley, says the protracted nature of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a radical shift...
The Trinidad & Tobago-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) says it stands ready to support the approval for recommendation of treatments against the coronavirus (COVID-19), including...
AP | The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday that its director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, is running unopposed for a second five-year term. Tedros, the first...
By David Walwyn The lack of vaccine production capacity in African countries has been the subject of much concern and hand-wringing in the wake of the...
At least 9 health centers across Jamaica have begun house to house vaccination as of Sunday, October 24, 2021. Healthcare teams, including public health nurses and...
"If there is anything, we have learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic is the essence of self-reliance" - Uhuru Kenyatta
AP | Colin Powell, who served Democratic and Republican presidents in war and peace but whose sterling reputation was forever stained when he went before the...
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has said that access to its offices across the region will be restricted to people showing proof of being vaccinated against the...
The Barbados government has announced plans for the establishment of safe zones as the country continues to be impacted by the COVID-9 pandemic that has claimed...
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley is lobbying for a vaccine plant to be established in the country. Speaking to reporters following the opening of the 15th...
The Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Carla Barnett says an effective response to the post coronavirus (COVID-19) economic situation must include significant and broad debt...
Economies of Angola, Nigeria and South Africa were expected to come out of recession this year.
Salaries of unvaccinated public servants will be withheld
AFP | Zambia on Friday announced the complete lifting of coronavirus restrictions from the weekend, although just 3 percent of eligible people in the southern African...
Xinhua | Angola on Thursday made it mandatory for citizens 18 years or older to take the COVID-19 vaccine by October 15. “All citizens over 18...
Parliament votes by a wide margin to amend the Constitution to bring the Republic into force by November 30.
Global intellectual property rights system constraining Africa's industrialization - Wamkele Mene
Reuters | Kenya Airways (KQ) and South African Airways (SAA) and have signed a cooperation agreement with a long-term view to create a pan-African airline group,...
Jamaican Bar Association does not believe that requirements for mandatory vaccination, contravene the constitutional rights of Jamaicans.
Nigeria, will launch its eNaira digital currency on October 1, while Ghana will trial e-Cedi from this month.
If the Western campaign to ban funding for projects based on fossil fuels in developing countries while continuing to use them itself is any indication, there...
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have expressed “deep concern” at the significant increase in the number of deaths and positive cases linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic...
Barbados has expanded the hours for its curfew. The new curfew hours are 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. from Monday through Saturday and from 6 p.m....
The number of African American business owners in operation surged to almost 1.5 million last month, up 38 percent from February 2020
South Africa has passed the peak of a stubborn third infection wave driven by the Delta Coronavirus variant
Bloomberg | South Africa’s third wave of coronavirus infections is petering out as the number of cases and the positivity rate of those tested drops, the...
"I will not stay silent when companies and countries that control the global supply of vaccines think the world's poor should be satisfied with leftovers" -...
Vaccine production within the continent is seen as key to meeting the stated target of vaccinating 60 percent of Africa’s population
The Barbados government has announced that all classes will be fully online when the new school term begins on September 20. “We believe, and after discussions...
The HBCU becomes the latest school to clear student account balances
With federal funding and private donations, these schools are wiping out current students’ account balances – including tuition and fees – and giving them a fresh...
The southern African country is beginning to see a reduction in numbers of infections
Rowley administration will seek a further 3-month extension of the state of emergency.
AP | Chad’s former president Hissène Habré, the first former head of state to be convicted of crimes against humanity by an African court after his...
Vaccination drive comes as the country is battling a resurgence of COVID-19.
New CARICOM Secretary-General takes up office: Address by Dr. Barnett on the occasion of her installation as 8th Secretary-General of regional organization
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has partnered with Bergman, Ross and Partners Incorporated (BRP) to provide medical diagnostic services to thousands of Ghanaians. According to information...
Hospitals across the country are seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases.
AFP | Kenya said Friday it is extending a nighttime curfew and banning public gatherings to slow the spread of COVID-19, warning that hospitals were becoming...
AP | Burundi’s government now says it will accept COVID-19 vaccines, becoming one of the last countries in the world to embrace them. But the health...
Those of us interested in advancing sustainable development in Africa need to find ways to broaden and deepen engagement and conversation around critical issues and create...
The country’s COVID situation will be closely monitored over the course of the next 2 weeks.
AP | In a major breakthrough for one of the world’s last countries to embrace COVID-19 vaccines, Tanzania’s president kicked off the nation’s vaccination campaign Wednesday...
JIS | With the expected increase in the supply of vaccines, Jamaica Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, is encouraging the population to protect their wellbeing by getting...
Red alert meant that states "should fully deploy all COVID-19 prevention and containment measures in place" and intensify "testing, identification, treatment and isolation of infected persons
"This is a discussion that will take place, and given the circumstances of the nature of the threat, every government in the world will have to...
Eunice Mgcina named acting mayor
Bloomberg | Uganda aims to inoculate 22 million people, about half of its population, to enable the economy to fully re-open, and is setting aside Ugsh560...
Africa is the second least affected region of the world
Jamaica Observer | Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government will have the COVID-19 pandemic and the region’s response high on the agenda during their 42nd Regular...
The dependent on pharmaceutical imports leaves Africans vulnerable to shortages of medication. More local manufacturing of medications could strengthen health systems throughout the continent.
Antigua & Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has hinted at the possibility of a new company to administer the affairs of the cash-strapped regional airlines, Leeward...
The carrier, saw its revenues fall by a massive 75 percent during the first quarter of 2021
The facility will be capable of producing a maximum 10,000 vials a day of COVID-19 vaccines
"It is not the intention to keep people at home for a long period" - PM Keith Rowley
In a bid to push for successful vaccination campaigns in the Caribbean, the region’s public health agency met last week for the 65th Health Research Conference...
More than 9,000 candidates are running this time - more than in any previous vote
Harris issued the challenge as part of the national tour to promote vaccinations in Southern states .
Barbados will create a bubble for fully vaccinated passengers from low-risk Caribbean countries - those with a negative PCR test can immediately enter from June 30
State of emergency to remain in place until July 6
Lotteries will give vaccinated residents a chance to win $1,850
The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Carissa F Etienne has called on authorities in the Caribbean to be fully prepared for the 2021...
Minister Mkhize sent on leave "to attend to allegations and investigations” around the irregular contract
Bloomberg | Uganda’s government ordered schools and places of worship closed, and restricted public transport between regions, for 6 weeks to contain a fresh flood of...
The African Union (AU) has allocated 1.5 million doses of the US manufactured Johnson & Johnson vaccines to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Guyana’s Health Minister, Frank...
JIS | Jamaica’s Minister of Health and Wellness, Christopher Tufton, says the COVID-19 trends are moving in the right direction but continues to implore Jamaicans to...
COVID-19 cases continuing to show “an upward trend”; health authorities worried about that situation and its effect on health care system
The pandemic continues to exact a large toll on sub-Saharan Africa
NAACP has been dedicated to fighting this pandemic from the outset - Derrick Johnson, NAACP president and CEO
Reuters | Experts appointed by Tanzania’s new president have declared COVID-19 vaccines to be effective and recommended joining the COVAX facility that shares the inoculations, in...
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has endorsed the report of The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, describing it as “timely and excellent work”. The...
Xinhua | Nigeria’s federal government has said it will delay the local production of the COVID-19 vaccine due to the inability to procure the required technology...
"So long as Africa remains dependent on other regions for vaccines, we will always be at the back of the queue" - Rwanda President Paul Kagame
Increase in staple grain imports in various African countries, combined with slightly better domestic grain production conditions in some, has slightly shielded the region
African Economic Outlook: Real GDP projected to grow 3.4% in 2021
