A fighting Minister of Health is not backing down amidst calls for his resignation. Speaking last week at a ULP campaign event, the youthful Browne told his audience:
“The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment will deal with the mosquitoes and the Unity Labour Party will fog out the NDP.”
“We would certainly not allow them to get into government because that will make our country sick and we have to protect the health of our nation and the health of our government.”
St. Vincent and the Grenadines is facing a double challenge in maintaining its success at managing the Coronavirus while stopping the recent outbreak in dengue fever.
He took timeout to thank health care officials who have seen an uptick in incidence of the dengue fever resulting in many persons presenting themselves at healthcare facilitation.
“At a time like this when our nation is dealing with an outbreak of dengue fever, I’d like to say a special word of thanks and gratitude to the insect vector control workers who are out there working in the field to keep our country safe.”
“I walked a day in their shoes, and it gave me a newfound respect for their job. I’ll also like to extend my appreciation to the health professionals, the nurses, doctors and everyone else who are putting in the extra effort required to deal with the increase demand for health services.”
Efforts to sensitise the public has increased however, other officials are adamant that in 2019 the Ministry has gone throughout the length and breadth of the country to inform the public of preventative action they can take.
This was emphasised by the third time candidate for East Kingstown.
“We all have a role to play, you could help do your part by helping to eradicate mosquito breeding sites and following the general guidance on this subject.”
Over 500 cases of dengue fever and six deaths have been confirmed.
FITZ BRAMBLE NOT QUALIFIED TO RUN FOR GREEN PARTY—CAMILLO GONSALVES
Don’t expect the SVG Green Party to put any ‘johnny come lately’ as a candidate to represent the party. Founder and Political Leader Ivan O’neal has set out strict criteria as he advertises for new candidates for the upcoming general elections.
The party which was founded in 2005 has not made any electoral impact but that did not stop East St. George MP Hon Camillo Gonsalves from making some astonishing claims.
Expressing jubilancy at the opening of his campaign headquarters over the weekend, he said:
“Interestingly, I looked in the newspaper the other day and I saw that my partner, resident of East St George, Ivan O’neal was advertising for candidates.”
“He had in the paper, the Green party is looking for candidates, and he had the qualifications. You had to be 18 years old, you had to not be a criminal, you have to know how to talk English. I say well fine, that’s basically everybody.”
“Then the last category that he had was have to be living in the country for the last 12 months. I say but what is this, Fitz Bramble couldn’t qualify to run for the green party?”
The MP in picong style added:
“You really mean to tell me if Fitz did go by Ivan, Ivan would have say sorry comrade you ain’t qualify because you ain’t been in the country long enough.”
The New Democratic Party (NDP) has selected economist Fitz Bramble to represent the party in the East Kingstown constituency in the upcoming general elections.
Bramble has been living and working in Canada for several years. However, he is not the only person throughout the country’s political history who has returned from a Commonwealth country to enter elective politics.
He has replaced former Prime Minister and party leader Hon Arnhim Eustace.
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You Luke are responsible for the failure to keep pace with the Dengue fever. People including children have died at your hands. We do not want you as second grade politician, dismissed by the people but promoted by the PM for personal and dynastical support reasons.