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The bulk of the funds, some EC$1.6 million will go to fogging and other mosquito control measure. (Photo: Luke Browne/Facebook)
The bulk of the funds, some EC$1.6 million will go to fogging and other mosquito control measure. (Photo: Luke Browne/Facebook)

Gov’t allocates $1.6m to dengue response

The government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines has allocated EC$2.6 million for a three-pronged, integrated vector control programme amidst the outbreak of dengue, which has claimed six lives among…

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Quarantine-breaker Ivan Nathaniel Burgin, 78, poses for journalists outside the Kingstown Magistrate's Court after his arraignment on Thursday. (iWN photo)
Quarantine-breaker Ivan Nathaniel Burgin, 78, poses for journalists outside the Kingstown Magistrate’s Court after his arraignment on Thursday. (iWN photo)

Three persons charged with breaching quarantine

Three persons have been brought before the Kingstown Magistrate’s Court on charges of breaching their quarantine. On Wednesday, Tedecia Williams, of Layou, was brought before Senior Magistrate Rickie Burnett, charged…

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