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Chief Medical Officer CMO Dr. Simone Keizer -Beache says the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment is working on strengthening its Mental Health Services. Dr. Keizer- Beache made the statement while speaking in NBC Radio’s Face to Face program this morning. The CMO says although a lot of progress has been made, there’s more…

Governor General Dame Susan Dougan has made an impassioned plea for an end to violence in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). The Governor General issued the call on Monday, January 8, as she delivered the Throne Speech to signal the commencement of the 4th session of the 11th Parliament. In her much anticipated speech, the Governor General spoke about the involvement in crime among a small segment of the …

Local Health Officials have expressed sadness at the passing of Dr. Carissa Etienne, former Director of the Pan American Health Organization.   Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Simone Keizer-Beache described Dr. Etienne as a distinguished medical professional who made a significant contribution to the region. Dr. Keizer-Beache says Dr. Etienne exemplified the true spirit of leadership…

Trinity School of Medicine has announced growth initiatives, including a multi-million dollar campus expansion in St Vincent and the Grenadines, paving the way for a brighter future in medical education. President Steven R Wilson says he is confident these developments will bring Trinity closer to becoming the best medical school in the Caribbean. A release from the school said having completed the clinical complex in Warner Robins, Georgia, United States, …

On Saturday, May 20, 2023, our country's delegation to the World Health Assembly met with Taiwan's Ambassador in Geneva,

St. Vincent and the Grenadines will be represented at the 76th World Health Assembly, to be hosted by the World Health Organization, WHO, in Geneva Switzerland. The three-member Vincentian delegation is led by Minister of Health Wellness and the Environment St. Clair Prince and also includes Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Simone Keizer-Beache and head of…

Despite threats to grill the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and other witnesses for the defence in the matter in which public sector unions have challenged the Government’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate in court, lawyer Jomo Thomas has informed the court that he will not cross examine any of the defendants in the matter. In a notice filed in the High Court today, Friday, November 25 at 8:45 am, lawyers for the …

Kingstown –  The government of St Vincent & the Grenadines is now willing to rehire public sector workers who lost their jobs last year after failing to take a COVID-19 vaccine as required by law. Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves made the announcement on Thursday saying that the Cabinet received the advice from Chief Medical Officer Dr Simone Keizer-Beache. He said that following a briefing from health officials, including Medical Officer of …

Prime minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves has said there are questions which may emerge soon concerning teachers who were deemed to have abandoned their jobs after their failure to take the COVID-19 vaccine last year. Speaking on the Issues at Hand programme on WE FM on Sunday, July 10 Gonsalves reflected that we have had carnival and if over the next few days there is not a spike in COVID-19 cases …

A group of doctors from the United States intend to build on the legacy of Surgeon, Sir Dr Cecil Cyrus as they endeavour to turn what was once his clinic and the Dr Cecil Cyrus Museum, into a health centre. The Dr Cecil Cyrus Museum, the country’s only medical and non-medical specimen museum, was established in 2002 and featured hundreds of pathological specimens and medical photographs with baffling medical conditions …