The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment hosting a meeting today with a broad range of stakeholders to address the national response to the Zika Virus. This meeting is designed to address the Ministry’s strategy to manage the threat of the Zika virus, in particular, a National Clean-up Drive, aimed at reducing the aedes… Continue Reading →
The SVG Consul General’s Office in Canada has joined the local relief efforts in the aftermath of the December 2013 floods. Today Consul General to Canada, Fitzgerald Huggins handed over a cheque valued at thirty eight thousand and seventy-eight Canadian dollars to the Lions Club St. Vincent South, which will be used to construct a… Continue Reading →
Chairperson of the Marketing Committee of the Police Cooperative Credit Union, Meldon James, said the organization is making every effort to expand on the range of services being provided to its members. He was speaking on NBC’s police on the Beat programme on Monday night, which focused on the “Police Cooperative Credit Union in retrospect,… Continue Reading →
Local Health Officials are focusing their attention on discouraging the use of tobacco as they participate in an initiative by the World Health Organization to reduce tobacco use across the globe. This was the focus of discussion on NBC’s Views on Issues Program yesterday which discussed “the Effects of Smoking” In his presentation Assistant Professor… Continue Reading →
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment is continuing efforts to address Chikungunya. In this regard, a team of officials, including the Acting Chief Environmental Health Officer and two Health Promotion Officers are in Canouan to conduct surveillance activities on the island. These include visits to various premises, in an attempt to identify and… Continue Reading →
A new Fundraising Initiative has been launched in England, to assist this Country’s rebuilding efforts in the aftermath of the December 2013 devastating Floods. The Caribbean Peoples Foundation, set up by a group of High Wycombe residents has been launched to support cash-strapped Caribbean states that have been devastated by storms. The Group is already… Continue Reading →
More than one hundred persons are still in Emergency shelters following the disaster on Christmas Eve into Christmas Day. This was revealed by Deputy Director of the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO), Michelle Forbes, who said that the relief and recovery efforts are progressing smoothly. Miss Forbes tells NBC News that they are continuing to… Continue Reading →