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SVG records 1st COVID-19 case in a month

St. Vincent and the Grenadines, on Thursday, recorded a new COVID-19 case, the first case since Sept. 17. The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) said that the case is a…

15 Oct 2020 4:46PM

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BRAGSA joins dengue fight with $2.5m roadwork programme

14 Oct 2020 5:22AM

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

Girl, 13, is SVG’s latest dengue death

9 Oct 2020 10:57AM

Minister of Health, Senator Luke Browne has been accused of focusing on his election campaign rather than his ministerial duties. The minister posted to his "politician" Facebook on Sept. 25, 2020, this and other photos of him fogging for mosquitos, days after failing to attend a press conference to address the dengue outbreak.

Luke mindful that ministerial performance could affect election results

9 Oct 2020 5:20AM

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

Health Ministry revises dengue deaths from 6 to 5

8 Oct 2020 2:03PM

Minister of Health, Senator Luke Browne speaking at Friday’s press conference. (iWN photo)

Ministry offers no projection on dengue outbreak

It is not clear how the Ministry of Health anticipates that the dengue outbreak in St. Vincent and the Grenadines will evolve. At a press conference on Friday, Minister of…

6 Oct 2020 9:47PM

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