Local News

Prime Minister Chairs First Meeting Of UWI Review Committee

Prime Minister, Dr. the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell, on Thursdayย  chaired the inaugural meeting of the Special Committee set up to review the academicย  and administrative operations of The University of the West Indies (UWI) […]

Government News

Prime Minister Stresses Accountability And Cooperation As Guiding Principles For The Ministry Of Health

Prime Minister, Dr. the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell has underscoredย  accountability and cooperation as key guiding principles for the proper functioning of theย  Ministry of Health. Continuing his series of meetings with the various ministries, […]

Health

UK Advises Under-40s Get Alternative To AstraZeneca Jab

LONDON,ย United Kingdomย (AFP) โ€” The scientific committee overseeing Britain’s coronavirus vaccination programme on Friday recommended that under-40s are offered an alternative to the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID jab. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) said it […]

Regional Sports

Fair System In Place To Decide Contracts, Says Adams

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) โ€” Director of cricket, Jimmy Adams, has given assurance that players will not be ruled out of a central retainer contract simply because of one bad year of performance, contending the current […]

International Sports

South Africa To Tour West Indies In June

JOHANNESBURG,ย South Africaย (AFP) โ€” South Africa will tour the West Indies next month at the start of an intensive build-up to the T20 World Cup, which is scheduled for India in October, the national federation announced […]

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Government News

Prime Minister Engages Religious Leaders On COVID-19 Vaccination

Prime Minister, Dr. the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell, reached out to religious leaders across the country on Wednesday, encouraging them to be partners inย  Grenadaโ€™s COVID-19 vaccination programme. About 80 religious leaders representing the various […]

Health

Pfizer/BioNTech Jab Confirmed To Protect 95% In Largest Study Yet

PARIS,ย Franceย (AFP) โ€” The largest real-worldย studyย yet of the Pfizer/BioNTec vaccineย on Thursday confirmed that the jab provided more than 95 per cent protection against COVID-19, but found that the level dropped significantly when people received just one […]

Regional News

CWI Offers Increased Number Of West Indies Womenโ€™s Retainer Contracts For 2021-2022 Season

ST. JOHNโ€™S, Antigua –ย Cricket West Indies (CWI) has expanded the number of West Indies Womenโ€™s players offered retainer contracts for the 2021-2022 season to a record number of eighteen (18) players. This is an increase […]