The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says it has collaborated with the Arbovirus Laboratory Network (RELDA) on new guidelines to improve lab confirmation of suspected Zika cases in the Caribbean and Latin America, even as more accurate tests are developed. “With dengue and chikungunya circulating in...
BEFORE the break of dawn yesterday, rumours began circulating on various social media platforms that the tables had turned and the People’s National Party (PNP) had won the elections. Fuelled by the speculation, PNP supporters in East Kingston and elsewhere took to the streets to celebrate. But...
Citizens of St.Kitts-Nevis and Barbados have the highest approval rates for United States (US) Visa applications among citizens of 15 Caribbean nations. The Caribbean Statistics and Data Services (CSDS) shows St.Kitts-Nevis, Barbados and Antigua and Barbuda have the highest approval rate for US ‘B’ Visas in...
Two (2) illegal firearms with matching ammunition were found during Combined Search Operations Fridaynight (February 27) in the Newtown and St. Peters area. The search teams comprising of members of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (SSU, Anti-Drug Unit and CID), the St....
They arrived in droves starting at 5:30 a.m., desperate to secure a steady pay cheque. By midmorning, the anxious mob totalled 5,000 people. Sandals, a Caribbean hotel chain, was hosting a job fair in Barbados to hire staff for a brand new resort. Because thousands of...