All laboratory services in St Vincent and the Grenadines are currently being decentralized so as to adequately accommodate the Vincentian public. Minister of Health, Wellness and the Environment Hon. St. Clair Prince said this extension of lab services will provide increased access and equity. Prince said “Whenever a test becomes unavailable at one lab site for whatever reason, the public is advised to seek services at another public lab”. Lab services are available at another clinical lab at the Modern Medical Complex in Georgetown with four (4) more laboratories being developed; at the Union Island Health Centre, Buccament Bay Polyclinic,…
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Discussions are currently underway with the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority – ECCAA to have a privately operated medical chopper service approved between mainland St. Vincent and the islands of the Grenadines. The approval is being sought for the commencement of the service even before the Acute Referral Hospital at Arnos Vale is completed, Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves said in Parliament on Monday (July 25). At the time, the prime minister was speaking broadly about development issues during his debate on a bill for an Act to allow the government to borrow USD 62 million from Taiwan to contribute…
The SVGFF is pleased to announce the further collaboration with FIFA, as we continue to develop our technical programs to enhance the quality of football in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The SVG Football Federation is one of twenty (20) nations in the region to join the FIFATalent Development Scheme (TDS).This innovative Talent Development Scheme (TDS) was launched in February 2022. Theprogram provides tailor-made assistance to member associations to help identify talentedplayers by providing comprehensive development to the football structure to support their transition to high-performance football.The TDS aims for long-term strategic plans for youth development by offering trainingcourses and…
Payments to Policyholders of British American Insurance Company Limited (BAICO), under the ECCU Relief ProgrammeInc. Policyholders of British American Insurance Company Limited (BAICO), whose names were published in the newspapers of July22, 2022, and are eligible to receive payments under the ECCU Relief Programme Inc., may visit the BAICO Judicial Manager’s office from July 27, 2022, to October 31, 2022. The office is located upstairs Coreas/Hazells Inc. (the entrance is opposite the Flow building on Halifax Street). The office will beopen Mondays to Fridays between 8 am and 4 pm. Policyholders may also contact the office via email at [email protected]…
Senator Hon. Julian Francis is said to be in stable condition this morning. Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves in an interview with the Agency for Public Information said that Senator Francis is “stable, alert, ..the pressure hasn’t come down to the extent that they wish” and another CT scan will be conducted in another 24 hours. Dr. Gonsalves said “the fact that he is still alert is promising and he is in our prayers” and so far, there is no indication as yet from the doctors that they will have to operate. Senator Francis was flown to Barbados on Sunday…
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves said on Sunday that “unless advised otherwise, I would lead the party in the next general elections,” which are due by 2025. The prime minister was addressing the issue of leadership transition in the incumbent Unity Labour Party – ULP, of which he is currently the political leader. Speaking on WEFM’s Issue at Hand program, the prime minister said that the party’s general secretary advised him that there were no other nominations for leadership of the party ahead of the July 31 convention where leadership is to be decided upon. This means that PM Gonsalves,…
Digicel has been selected as the connectivity partner of the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. In the first instance, the partnership will run for five years. The five-year contract was confirmed by Apollo Knights, Director of the National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC), who spearheaded the initiative to connect thousands of Vincentians.At a contract signing ceremony at the Caribbean Association of National Telecommunications Organizations (CANTO) 2022 Conference in Miami, July 18, he said: “This programme will have transformational benefits for thousands of Vincentians of all ages and from all walks of life. The ability to work, learn, interact and…
I will be the first to admit that two weeks of “Mas and Fun” is a bit too much for me at my age. But I ain’t mad at you, young people, been there done that. I am not here to discuss the double standard that allowed us to have Carnival this year; we all needed a break in the final analysis. For, between the Covid-19 lockdown and the La Soufriere’s eruption its consequential dislocation of over thirty thousand citizens, we are a nation on edge. Some may point to our alarmingly high incidence of street justice as an indication…
Students from communities in North Windward and North Leeward will have access to additional transportation when the new school term opens. The Government of Indonesia on Friday donated two school busses which will service these areas. In a short handing over ceremony at Murray’s Road, Minister of Transport and Works Hon. Montgomery Daniel said this show of generosity by the Government and people of Indonesia is welcomed and points to the unwavering friendship between the two nations over the past 29 years. The total cost of the busses is approximately 3 hundred and 28 thousand dollars.Ambassador of the Republic of…
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment wishes to advise the general public that as part of the its mosquito control programme for the adult Aedes aegypti mosquito, the Insect Vector Control Unit will be conducting fogging operations in the following areas commencing at 5:00 pm daily on the island of St. Vincent. Monday, 25th July 2022 – Maroon Hill, Greiggs, Walvaroo, South Rivers, Three Rivers, Cedars & Layou Tuesday, 26th July 2022 – Lauders, Roseau, South Rivers, South Union, Mount Wynne & Peter’s Hope Wednesday, 27th July 2022 – Lowmans (Wd), Mala Village, Sion Hill, Fancy, South Union…