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IMF Executive Board Approves US$65.6 Million in Disbursements to Dominica, Grenada, and St. Lucia to Address COVID-19 Pandemic
The IMF Executive Board approves three requests from Dominica, Grenada, and St. Lucia for emergency financial assistance to help address the challenges posed by COVID-19. The approval of the Board will make available a combined SDR 48 million (US$65.6 million) in emergency financing to help these three countries deal with the challenges posed by COVID-19. IMF financing support provides resources…
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Barbados Prime Minister (and CARICOM Chairman) among global leaders mobilising support for UN COVID-19 recovery framework
Barbados Prime Minister, Mia Mottley, is one of ten prominent global advocates for the new United Nations roadmap to post-COVID-19 recovery. The Secretary-General’s report, Shared responsibility, global solidarity: Responding to the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19, calls for action to suppress the virus and overcome the pandemic, safeguard livelihoods, and learn the lessons of this crisis to “build back better”. International…
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CARICOM Special Rapporteur on Disability Calls for Special Considerations for Persons with Disabilities During and After COVID Pandemic in the Caribbean
The CARICOM Special Rapporteur on Disability, Senator Dr. Floyd Morris is calling upon regional governments and members of the private sector, to give special consideration to persons with disabilities during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Senator Dr. Floyd Morris: “Regional governments and private sector companies have been forced to make significant adjustments to the services they offer to…
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THINGS TO KNOW AND DO WHEN DEALING WITH A PERSON WITH DISABILITY WHO HAS CONTRACTED THE CORONAVIRUS
Persons with disabilities are regarded as one of the most vulnerable groups in any society. Their vulnerability is due to stigma and discrimination and ensuing social barriers which have restricted their inclusion and participation in governance, cultural and social issues and denied or limit access to services and programmes on an equal basis with other members of society in which…
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WHO launches global initiative to create equitable access to COVID-19 drugs and vaccines
( DPI, Guyana, ) The World Health Organisation (WHO) today, launched a global collaboration to accelerate the development, production and equitable access to new COVID-19 diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines. A group of healthcare actors, private sector partners and other stakeholders have joined forces to launch the ‘Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator’. During his media briefing today, WHO Director-General Dr.…
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REGIONAL DISTILLERIES JOIN IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19
Bridgetown, Barbados – 22 April 2020: As the world continues to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, CARICOM rum producers have modified their production lines to play their part by producing alcohol and hand sanitiser and making donations of sanitation products. Across the Caribbean, contributions have been made to governments, institutions, and frontline healthcare workers and to support local communities impacted by…
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CARPHA’s COVID-19 Testing Process and Adherence to Quality Standards
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. 22April 2020. CARPHA Medical Microbiology Laboratory (CMML), as the regional reference laboratory, currently conducts tests for suspected COVID-19 cases for Member States using the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended testing protocol.At present, samples can only be sent to CARPHA from the designated national public health laboratory in a country. In Trinidad and Tobago, where…
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STATEMENT FROM THE CHAIR OF COHSOD-EDUCATION COVID-19 AND EDUCATION
The COVID 19 Pandemic has been characterised by many as the unseen enemy moving swiftly across the globe. To date, at the international level, it has affected approximately 1.5 billion students with run on impacts for teachers and caregivers. Within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) it has disrupted the education and careers of over five million students and two hundred thousand…
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Press Release re: Ninth Special Emergency Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, via Videoconference, 15 April 2020
Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) agreed on a way forward in the Community’s battle against the COVID-19 Pandemic at a Special Emergency Meeting on Wednesday via video conference. The Leaders received presentations from the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), the University of the West Indies (UWI), the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and Archbishop Jason Gordon. Dr Joy St…
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