The Barbados government has warned employers that workers cannot be dismissed for failing to take the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. Labour and Social Partnership Relations Minister, Colin Jordan, said the workers here are protected by the Employment (Prevention of Discrimination) Act, which, among other things, prohibits discrimination...
As part of Barbados’ new regional travel bubble, fully-vaccinated travellers from Antigua and Barbuda and several other territories will be allowed to enter the country without quarantining or taking a second PCR test on arrival. The government of Antigua and Barbuda has commended its Barbados counterpart...
Pan American Health Organization Director Carissa F. Etienne provided reassurance about the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines despite circulation in the Americas of new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes the disease. “So far, PAHO has found that the impact of variants of concern on the...
JAMAICA'S Parliament on Tuesday approved a United Nations resolution condemning the prolonged United States economic embargo against Cuba. Minister of state for culture, gender, entertainment and sports, Alando Terrelonge, reminded the House of Representatives that the Government, as has been the case with all previous Jamaican...
The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) has its eyes on two tropical waves over the Atlantic basin which could bring heavy rains to sections of the Caribbean, including Jamaica. The first wave is located just east of the Lesser Antilles and the NHC said it has...