The Gender Affairs division in the Ministry of Social Development is urging Vincentians to seek help to deal with issues of domestic abuse. The appeal comes on the heels of incidents in Chateaubelair on Sunday where a woman was hacked to death by her ex-boyfriend. The alleged perpetrator has since died in hospital after apparently… Continue Reading →
Deputy Principal of the Barrouallie Secondary School, Philbert John has highlighted the challenges which Educators face in addressing the issue of vandalism in schools Mr. John made the point, during NBC’s Face to Face Programme last week. He noted that it is very difficult for Teachers to identify the culprits of vandalism, because of lack… Continue Reading →
Chairman of the National Surveillance Committee in the Ministry of Health Dr. Rosmond Adams said the spread of Chikungunya will be difficult to control if Vincentians do not support the Ministry’s efforts to contain the disease Speaking on NBC’s Face to Face programme this morning, Dr. Adams said there are now over than seven hundred… Continue Reading →
There are now 369 confirmed cases of the Chikungunya virus in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. That’s according to the Chairman of the National Surveillance Committee in the Ministry of Health Wellness and the Environment, Dr. Rosmond Adams. Dr. Adams said most of the cases are confined to the grenadine island of Bequia. He said… Continue Reading →
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment has announced that there are now two hundred and eighty confirmed laboratory cases of the Chikungunya virus in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Chairman of the National Surveillance Committee in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Rosmond Adams tells NBC News two hundred and seventy-four of these cases… Continue Reading →
The Ministry of Health has confirmed that there are now thirty-nine confirmed laboratory cases of the Chickungunya virus in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The Ministry says there are thirty-seven on Bequia and two on the mainland. The Ministry says it is continuing to implement vector control activities against the Aedes Aegypti mosquito that causes… Continue Reading →