Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral illness. It caused the deaths of five students in St. Vincent and the Grenadines last year.

Four dengue deaths confirmed in St. Vincent

The number of persons who have died as a result of the current outbreak of dengue in St. Vincent and the Grenadines has been confirmed as four, the Ministry of…

28 Sep 2020 3:25PM

Health

Opposition New Democratic Party candidate for East St. George, Laverne Gibson-Velox, left, and East St. George MP, Camillo Gonsalves, of the Unity Labour Party.

NDP’s E. St. George candidate asks MP for his vote

26 Sep 2020 6:55AM

SVG must deploy technology to create jobs — Ben

26 Sep 2020 6:25AM

Jomo Sanga Thomas is a lawyer, journalist, social commentator and a former Speaker of the House of Assembly in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. (iWN file photo)

The state of play

26 Sep 2020 6:05AM

There is an outbreak of dengue, a mosquito-borne viral disease, in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

Vector Control Unit under scrutiny amidst dengue outbreak

25 Sep 2020 4:56AM

Even after two persons had died of dengue, this waterway near the seashore in Calliaqua., like many across the country, remained clogged in late September. (iWN photo)

Stagnant rivers contributing to dengue outbreak

The areas where dengue is most prevalent in St. Vincent and the Grenadines have one thing in common: streams the flow of which is negatively affected by sea wave action….

25 Sep 2020 4:51AM

Environment