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The most recent spike in COVID-19 cases in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), has affected attendance at several businesses and units within the public and private sectors. And, Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr Simone Keizer-Beache, says several factors can be attributed to what can be considered this country’s third wave of the pandemic. “The ‘natural’ pattern of COVID; you have these two month cycles. It would be quiet for …

Leader of the Opposition, Dr Godwin Friday has requested that the Speaker of the House of Assembly assists in setting up a meeting between the opposition members in the House of Assembly and the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to discuss the House’s COVID-19 rules and the use of a barrier to facilitate members. As he began his contribution to debate on the 2022 Estimates the opposition leader said, “Madame Speaker …

Leader of the Opposition, Dr Godwin Friday has requested that the Speaker of the House of Assembly assists in setting up a meeting between the opposition members in the House of Assembly and the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to discuss the House’s COVID-19 rules and the use of a barrier to facilitate members. As he began his contribution to debate on the 2022 Estimates the opposition leader said, “Madame Speaker …

PERSONS ARE BEING urged to be cautious in their spending for Christmas and to not use up their finances to attend expensive all inclusive parties being held this month. This is the advice from Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves who said that public servants will be paid early this month, on Thursday December 16, because of how the Christmas holidays fall, and will therefore have a long wait until another …

PERSONS ARE BEING urged to be cautious in their spending for Christmas and to not use up their finances to attend expensive all inclusive parties being held this month. This is the advice from Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves who said that public servants will be paid early this month, on Thursday December 16, because of how the Christmas holidays fall, and will therefore have a long wait until another …

Members of the COVID-19 taskforce have received a gift from telecommunications provider Flow. Country Manager Wayne Hull, handed over 25 vouchers with three months free broadband service and six Nokia 5.3 smartphones to the COVID-19 taskforce on October 26, states a release from the company. [caption id=

Once there is strong adherence to protocols, if a positive case of COVID-19 is detected at a school this does not mean that the whole school or even everyone in the same class as the positive case should be sent home. Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Simone Keizer-Beache explained this to SEARCHLIGHT yesterday amidst reports that there had been at least two instances of a COVID-19 positive student present at …

Once there is strong adherence to protocols, if a positive case of COVID-19 is detected at a school this does not mean that the whole school or even everyone in the same class as the positive case should be sent home. Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Simone Keizer-Beache explained this to SEARCHLIGHT yesterday amidst reports that there had been at least two instances of a COVID-19 positive student present at …

Vincentians are again being reminded of the importance of reducing the breeding sites of mosquitoes, as efforts continue to contain the spread of dengue fever here. The reminder has come from Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Simone Keizer-Beache, who noted that residents in various communities can implement their own measures at…

PERSONS who have tested positive and recovered from COVID-19 are still encouraged to receive a COVID-19 jab, as health authorities advise that it is the surest way to secure any reliable form of immunity. “We have recorded seven persons in St Vincent and the Grenadines who have been confirmed as having COVID by PCR, twice. A person had COVID in the past, PCR confirmed and again, they turned up now …