Caricom ordering swine flu vaccines
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Health workers, pregnant women and the elderly will get the Caribbean Community’s first batch of swine flu vaccinations in early November, the organization said Tuesday, but most people will have to wait as doses trickle in.
PR group tests syringe vending machine for addicts
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A needle exchange program in Puerto Rico is testing a vending machine that provides drug users with clean syringes after-hours to fight the spread of HIV and hepatitis C.
Cuba reports swine flu deaths: 3 pregnant women
HAVANA — Cuba has acknowledged its first deaths from swine flu, saying three pregnant women succumbed to the virus and many more have been treated for symptoms.
Hispaniola leaders aim to eradicate malaria
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — The leaders of Haiti and the Dominican Republic agreed Thursday to cooperate in a campaign aimed at eradicating the last vestiges of malaria from the islands of the Caribbean by 2020.
Carter seeks to boost Caribbean malaria fight
OUANAMINTHE, Haiti — Former President Jimmy Carter traveled to Haiti and the Dominican Republic to meet political leaders, health workers and malaria victims Wednesday in hopes of jump-starting efforts to eradicate the disease in the Caribbean.
Ex-prez Carter seeks to rid Caribbean of malaria
OUANAMINTHE, Haiti — Former President Jimmy Carter is visiting Haiti and the Dominican Republic to urge their leaders to forge a pact to rid the island of Hispaniola of malaria.
Barbados reports island’s 1st death from swine flu
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Authorities in Barbados have announced the Caribbean country’s first death from swine flu.
Mexico on agents’ top 10 travel despite swine flu
MINNEAPOLIS — Mexico took four of the top 10 spots on a list of international destinations booked by agents, managers and agency owners from the Travel Leaders company (formerly Carlson Wagonlit Travel Associates).
US targets smugglers at Puerto Rico airport
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Several employees of American Airlines were among a group of at least 20 people arrested Tuesday on suspicion of aiding a smuggling ring that shipped drugs from Puerto Rico’s main airport to the U.S. mainland.
Cuba’s Juan Almeida Bosque dead at 82
HAVANA — Juan Almeida Bosque, a comrade-in-arms of Fidel Castro since the start of his guerrilla struggle in Cuba more than a half-century ago, has died of a heart attack at age 82.
