Prime Minister, Dr. the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell has reiterated his concern about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the nation’s youth.In his Independence Day message, Dr. Mitchell stated that children have been the hardest hit by the pandemic, with their lives being unimaginably usurped by the changes made necessary to fight COVID-19. Dr. […]
Wastewater testing provides a relatively economic method whereby countries in Latin America and the Caribbean can improve their detection, diagnosis, control, and monitoring systems for viruses that cause diseases like COVID-19 and its variants. This tool, which complements clinical studies, allows public policy makers to have a comprehensive, sustainable, early warning, and equitable tool to […]
Drawing on the strong partnership between St. George’s University and the Government of Grenada throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, new DNA sequencing capabilities at the campus-based Windward Islands Research and Education Foundation (WINDREF) will help to identify new variants of the virus in Grenada—and be a resource for the country and other Caribbean nations to identify additional […]
MIAMI (January 4, 2022) – The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) has asked the region’s government leaders to reduce the isolation periods for travelers to align with the United Kingdom and the United States to avoid reversing the progress made by the tourism sector since the COVID-19 pandemic slammed the Caribbean’s most important economic […]
St. George: December 31, 2021: The Ministry of Health is confirming the presence of the Omicron variant in Grenada. Eleven positive samples sequenced this week by the Ministry of Health and St. George’s University/ WINDREF, were determined to be Omicron, the latest COVID-19 variant in circulation around the world. None of the 11 Omicron cases […]
St. George: December 29, 2021: With the increase in social activities during the festive season, the Ministry of Health has recorded an expected increase in the number of people testing positive for COVID-19. The Ministry has identified several factors that can account for this including increases in social gatherings, non-adherence to protocols, and a rise […]
On Monday, December 6, all individuals traveling to the United States, regardless of vaccination status or nationality, must show a negative pre-departure COVID19 viral test taken no more than one day before boarding their flight to the United States. This new regulation, announced by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), applies to […]
International solidarity remains critical in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as the issue of accessibility to vaccines still needs to be addressed to ensure the protection of populations worldwide, including in the Eastern Caribbean region. In light of the health crisis, the Government of Argentina reaffirmed its support to OECS Member States by donating 42 thousand doses of AstraZeneca vaccines. […]
September 27, 2021 – Prime Minister, Dr. the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell, continued his outreach to friendly countries during the past week, seeking assistance for Grenada’s continued fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The rising number of cases has created a strain on the healthcare system and has also resulted in nurses, doctors and other healthcare […]
