OPEC and allied oil-producing countries have decided to maintain the amount of oil they pump to the world even as the new omicron variant casts a spikey shadow of uncertainty over the global economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

With the delta variant of COVID-19 pushing up cases in Europe and growing fears over the omicron variant, governments around the world are weighing new measures for populations tired of hearing about restrictions and vaccines.

The United States will now require all inbound travellers, regardless of nationality or vaccination status, to provide a negative COVID-19 test result taken one day prior to travel. The updated regulation comes into force early next week, although the exact date is still unknown.

Caribbean Airlines’ fleet upgrade exercise continued on Wednesday night as the local carrier took delivery of its second Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. BW7378 touched down at 10:06 pm local time making the 6,989 km journey from Seattle's Paine Field Airport in just under 8 hours.