Fifty-two (52) new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from 178 samples collected on Friday November 12, 2021, resulting in a positivity of 29.2%. Fifteen new rapid antigen positive results were reported from flu clinics on November 13, 2021. Three new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from 86 samples collected on Saturday November 13, 2021, resulting in a positivity of 3.5%. Two new rapid antigen positive results were reported from flu clinics on November 13, 2021. One new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from 17 samples collected on Sunday November 14, 2021, resulting in a positivity of 5.9%. No new rapid…
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The deadline for certain categories of workers in St Vincent and the Grenadines to take the COVID-19 vaccine is fast approaching. If such employees decide not to take the vaccine by the said date and stay off the job, there are consequences. By November 19, 2021, a scheduled list of Central government employees and some in State entities will be required to take the vaccine as a standard or qualification to work. Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves during a radio programme on WEFM 99.9 explained it is not a mandate but a requirement for a job. Under the Public Service…
The Cuban government rejected a U.S. donation of one million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine because the offer came too late and had too many requirements attached, the island’s foreign minister said in a gathering with accredited diplomats in Havana. Bruno Rodriguez said the U.S. State Department reached out to the Cuban embassy in Washington last Friday to make the offer he referred to as “last minute” and “opportunistic.” The minister made the exchange public during an unusual meeting Wednesday in which he complained about alleged U.S. plans to destabilize the communist government and the lack of humanitarian assistance during…
On November 11, 2021, I appeared on an Instagram Live interview. During this interview, I made a generalized statement about the level of crime in my homeland St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), My statement was in reference to specific incidents that took place in Lodge Village- the area I grew up; and in which I still have family, friends, and property. These unfortunate incidents hit home and remain fresh in my mind. They had a serious personal impact. For a moment during the interview, my emotions got the best of me, as I referenced these incidents. Although I may not currently reside in SVG, it is my home. My intention is to show…
The son and one-time heir apparent of late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi announced Sunday his candidacy for the country’s presidential election next month, Libya’s election agency said. Seif al-Islam submitted his candidacy papers in the southern town of Sabah, the agency said in a statement. Gadhafi’s son was captured by fighters late in 2011, the year when a popular uprising toppled his father after more than 40 years in power. Moammar Gadhafi was later killed amid the ensuing fighting that would turn into a civil war. In a video released by the elections office where he registered, Seif al-Islam addressed…
SkyNews – Austria is putting all unvaccinated residents into lockdown from midnight on Sunday, the government has said. Anyone over the age of 12 who has not been double-jabbed will only be allowed to leave their homes for work, school, exercise and buying essential supplies. The lockdown will affect around two million of Austria’s 8.9 million population and last for 10 days before being reviewed. On Friday, the government announced plans to lockdown the unvaccinated in two regions – Upper Austria and Salzburg – but this has now been extended to the rest of the country. Austria has one of the lowest vaccination…
Fifty-three (53) new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from one hundred and eighty (180)samples collected on Wednesday November 10th, 2021, resulting in a positivity of 29.4%. Four(4) new rapid antigen positive results were reported from flu clinics on November 10th, 2021. HOSPITAL ADMISSIONSThere are currently twelve (12) patients admitted for COVID-19 at the Argyle Isolation Facility.Eleven (11) patients are unvaccinated, and one (1) patient is partially vaccinated. Fifteen (15)patients are admitted to the COVID-19 wards at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital. Fourteen(14) patients are unvaccinated, and one (1) patient is partially vaccinated. COVID-19 DEATHSNo COVID-19 deaths were recorded over the…
By JP Schwmon #SituationUpdates Several reports detailing possible COVID-19 positive cases in at least 3 local schools have recently surfaced. One circular, dated November 11, that was shared with Asbert News Network advised all staff of the St. Vincent Boys Grammar School “that a student of [Form] 2 Room 9 has been [sic] tested positive for COVID-19. “Consequently all students in that [Form] has [sic] been sent home. They were asked to home-quarantine and then be tested on day 5, which will be on Tuesday 16th November 2021. In addition, according to the COVID-19 guidance for the conduct of school,…
UNITED STATES SOUTHERN COMMAND’S HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TODONATE FIELD HOSPITALS TO ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES HEALTH SECTOR SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, November 11, 2021 – The Government ofSt. Vincent and the Grenadines will receive two (2) forty bed field hospitals at an estimated value ofUSD1,348,819.41 from the United States Southern Command’s Humanitarian Assistance, Exercisesand Coalition Affairs Directorate. H.E. Linda Taglialatela, Ambassador of the Embassy of the United States of America to St. Vincentand the Grenadines will officially hand over the donation at a ceremony slated to be held onWednesday 17 th November, 2021 at the E.T. Joshua Tarmac, Arnos…
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES,November 11, 2021 –Saint Vincent and the Grenadines signed aJoint Communiqué with the Republic of Rwanda on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 to establish diplomatic relations between both countries. The Joint Communiqué signed by both countries to establish relations is guided by the principles and purposes of the United Nations Charter and international law, particularly the respect and promotion of international peace and security, equality among States, due respect for national sovereignty and territorial integrity, independence and international treaties, and non-interference in internal affairs of States. The Communiqué was signed by H.E. Ms. Inga Rhonda King, Permanent…