The Club will be partnering with Healthy Caribbean Coalition to carry out a Hypertensive Project on the Windward side of the island, dubbed “Blood Pressure Control Through Community Action”. Lion Beverley Reddock says members of the Club, who are being referred to as Screening Champions will soon be going into the communities to conduct screenings,… Continue Reading →
The Traffic Branch of the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force has expressed concern about the spate of recklessness exhibited by motorists on our roads in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. A release from the Police Public Relations Department says incidents of reckless driving have become too prevalent among minibus operators and other… Continue Reading →
The Ministry of Agriculture is making progress in reducing the population of the Lion Fish Species in the waters of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Word of this came from Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Raymond Ryan during a News Conference last week. Mr. Ryan said the Ministry has promoting… Continue Reading →
The Central Water and Sewerage Authority (CWSA) is this week conducting its seventh free White Goods Collection service. Solid Waste Manager at the Central Water and Sewerage Authority, Winsbert Quow said the initiative is part of a continued thrust by the Unit to significantly reduce the volume of white goods such as old refrigerators, which… Continue Reading →
Five National Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Recovery Centres have been launched in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The Centres are at the SVG Community College, Olliverre Maintenance Services; S.G. Defrietas and Company Limited, Trotman’s Electronics Services Limited. and Mustique Company. Assistant Ozone Officer Brenton Quammie says the Centres will enable Technicians to be better able… 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 →
Vincentians are again being encouraged to take the necessary steps to destroy mosquito breeding sites throughout the country, as the nation struggles to contain the spread of the chikungunya disease. St. Vincent and the Grenadines is among a growing list of countries in the Eastern Caribbean, with confirmed cases of chikungunya, a virus similar to… Continue Reading →