Dans un communiqué, la préfecture de Guadeloupe signale que la propagation de l’épidémie de Covid-19 connaît une accélération de 20 % en une semaine sur l’archipel, avec 166 cas détectés
Suite à la décision gouvernementale portant obligation du port du masque pour les enfants à partir de l’âge de 6 ans, dans les écoles, le Collectif des parents de Saint-Barthélemy
While the doors of St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, at Island Harbour, are open to all persons across Anguilla, residents in the fishing village are once more back in their own home church, in the heart of District 1. The road-side church building was severely compromised by Hurricane Irma, in September 2017, forcing its members to […]
The Princess Alexandra Hospital project is virtually complete with the arrival of specialist equipment for the operating theatre and Central Sterilisation Unit to be delivered, and the up-grades to the kitchen block. The works completed under the project are the A&E, theatre extensions of the hospital, new hurricane resistant roofs, and extension to the […]
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Graspop Metal Meeting gaat deze zomer niet door, zo laat de organisatie vandaag weten. De 25ste editie van het festival wordt uitgesteld naar volgend jaar.
De regering heeft een akkoord bereikt over de pandemiewet. Dat is bevestigd aan onze redactie. CD&V-voorzitter Joachim Coens tweette zonet dat minister van Binnenlandse Zaken Annelies Verlinden (CD&V) iedereen op één lijn gekregen heeft en de wet klaar ligt om naar het parlement te vertrekken. “Stap vooruit voor onze democratie”, aldus Coens.
This year’s World Happiness Report again ranks The Netherlands among the top ten happiest of 155 countries surveyed. The U.S., on the other hand, ranked 18th this year, a four-spot drop from last year’s report. The Netherlands scores well when it comes to social trust and support. Due to the situation surrounding the corona virus, […] The post Why The Nether […]
The number of British citizens moving from the UK to the Netherlands increased further in 2019. The post More British people moving to the Netherlands appeared first on Dutch Daily News.
Last year, almost 71 thousand new-build completions were reported in the Netherlands. The post Number of new homes built in the Netherlands soars to a decade high appeared first on Dutch Daily News.
Aruba – The Caribbean part of the Kingdom is on track to – as planned – start vaccinating against COVID-19 around February 15, 2021. RIVM prepares the first shipments of vaccines. For Saba and St. Eustatius, this concerns a first delivery of the Moderna vaccine. For Bonaire and the CAS countries (Curaçao, Aruba and Sint Maarten), this first phase concerns vaccines from BioNTech / Pfizer.
Minister Zita Jesus-Leito (Curaçao), Minister Danguillaume Oduber (Aruba), Minister Richard Panneflek (Sint Maarten) and State Secretary Paul Blokhuis (Netherlands) have jointly confirmed in their four countries in consultation that all adults in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom want to offer the possibility to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The ministers conclude with vaccination man Marc Sprenger that many people involved are working very hard on all islands to be ready in time for the implementation of the vaccination campaign and that it is very hopeful that the first batches of vaccine can be delivered around 15 February. This also creates extra perspective for the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the end of the corona crisis.
Vaccination counselor On behalf of State Secretary Paul Blokhuis (VWS), vaccination counselor Dr. Marc Sprenger (former DG RIVM) assists the islands and islands of the Caribbean part of the Kingdom to be able to start vaccinating in time. The vaccination officer visited all islands together with the RIVM to discuss progress with all local stakeholders. The necessary equipment has been provided and the personnel involved have been trained in cold chain and vaccine management. The vaccination authority and the RIVM have established a number of action points per island. If these are met, the vaccination programs will start.
Moderna and BioNTech / Pfizer On Bonaire, Curaçao, Aruba and Sint Maarten, the BioNTech / Pfizer vaccine is offered to healthcare workers and people over 60 years of age in the first phase of vaccination. In order to work as efficiently as possible and to minimize vaccine waste, the Moderna vaccine is offered to all adults in one go on the small islands of Saba and St. Eustatius.
The vaccines for the first phase will be delivered and distributed in several deliveries.
After ten years of medical studies, thirty-one-year-old Dr. Natasha Maxime-Esprit, has become Dominica’s first Endocrinologist. Dr. Maxime-Esprit wo describes herself as “an ambitious, aspiring and God-fearing” woman hails from the scenic village of Bellevue Chopin. In 2006, she graduated from... The post Dr. Natasha Maxime-Esprit is Dominica’s first endocri […]
The Government of Dominica has entered into an agreement with Chris Walters of Island Roofing & Hardware (Dominica) Ltd to do repair works on the Coast Guard jetty in Fond Cole. That project, which was signed at the coast guard... The post $2.1M contract signed for repair of Fond Cole Coast Guard jetty appeared first on Dominica News Online.
By Ministry of Health (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, Monday January 18, 2021, the Ministry of Health and Wellness received confirmation of 35 new cases of COVID-19. This is from a batch of 126 COVID- 19 tests conducted at the Ezra Long Laboratory, from which 35 positive and 91 negative Tests were recorded. This brings the […] The post St. Lucia records 35 new COVI […]
By Ministry of Education (PRESS RELEASE) – The Department of Education, Innovation and Gender Relations informs parents and guardians that the Babonneau Secondary School will reverts to Distributed Learning for the period Jan. 18 to 20. The decision was taken out of an abundance of caution for our students, staff and wider community, as some […] The post Bab […]
The United States launched airstrikes in Syria on Thursday, targeting facilities near the Iraqi border used by Iranian-backed militia groups. The Pentagon said the strikes were retaliation for a rocket attack in Iraq earlier this month that killed one civilian contractor and wounded a US service member and other coalition troops.
Security forces in Myanmar's largest city on Friday fired warning shots and beat truncheons against their shields while moving to disperse more than 1,000 anti-coup protesters.
Eritrean soldiers fighting across the border in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region killed hundreds of people in a massacre last year in a likely crime against humanity, Amnesty International said Friday.
