We are now living in the eye of the storm. Adapting the world to our climate emergency is essential for our safety, even as we tackle a global pandemic… Millions of lives and the safety of communities around the world are already at stake.
– Patrick Verkooijen, CEO of the Global Center on Adaptation
Last week, we reported that Barbados has discontinued the “travel bubble” that exempts persons from certain countries from further quarantine or testing upon arrival. Jamaica has also extended its “stay at home” order, with daily curfews from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. Mondays to Fridays and 6:00 p.m. to 5.00 a.m. on Saturdays. Grenada has since joined Jamaica in declaring “no movement days” for the next 14 days including daily curfews although only 24 persons (1 in 4,667) have died from the virus, compared with 674 (1 in 1,161) in Guyana, with 49 recorded deaths so far this month. In a radio and television broadcast, Prime Minister Keith Mitchell stated:
