Year: 2020

AP-Pfizer said Wednesday that new test results show its coronavirus vaccine is 95% effective, is safe and also protects older people most at risk of dying — the last data needed to seek emergency use […]

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The 10-point plan to rescue the game in the Caribbean has becomes a list of 16 outcomes, which Cricket West Indies (CWI) president Ricky Skerritt said is achievable over the next decade, […]

WASHINGTON, United States — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says it is responding to the passage of Tropical Storm Eta and getting ready for Hurricane Iota in Central America through the operation of mobile […]

2020 would have seen the Rotary Club of Grenada’s 12th annual Carols by Candlelight event. Due to the pandemic however, the Club, with approval from the Ministry of Health, will host a significantly adjusted version of […]

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization on Tuesday launched a strategy to rid the world of cervical cancer, stressing that broad use of vaccines, new tests and treatments could save five million lives by 2050. […]

In celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week, the US Embassy for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean and The Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) launched Startup Huddles in 7 Eastern Caribbean countries. These monthly “Huddles” will support local […]

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US biotech firm Moderna on Monday announced its experimental vaccine against COVID-19 was 94.5 percent effective, marking a second major breakthrough in the vaccine hunt. Moderna released early results from a clinical trial with more […]

On Monday, 16 November 2020, US Embassy Bridgetown will resume processing routine B1/B2 (non-immigrant tourist and business) visas. The first interview appointment date available will be 1 December. At this time, US Embassy Bridgetown is […]