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A fully vaccinated 74-year-old woman who was diagnosed with COVID-19 has been discharged from the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (MCMH), after recovering from the disease. “Today we had a 74-year-old female who was on the ward for two weeks, Covid positive, and she’s been discharged today, and she’s vaccinated, she’s fully vaccinated,” Chief Medical Officer, Dr.Simone Keizer-Beache revealed this week during the “Round Table Talk” on VC3. “…The difference between …

It has been noted that some persons are succumbing shortly after being diagnosed with COVID-19, and the authorities are reminding that we are dealing with the Delta variant. In some cases it has been shown that there is quite a short period between diagnosis and subsequent death. Five deaths recorded recently include that of a 74 year old woman who tested positive for COVID-19 on admission to the COVID ward …

A Vincentian who recently returned from a vacation in the United States of America (USA), is asking the medical authorities to look into the operations of some of the registered COVID-19 quarantine facilities.   This after she said she was forced to share a space at a guest house in East St George with a woman whom she does not know and who was also in quarantine as they waited …

The Argyle International Airport (AIA), will this month see three international flights landing on the same day for the first time, even as local health authorities continue to navigate the latest COVID-19 spike. Glen Beache, the chief executive officer of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Tourism Authority (SVGTA) told SEARCHLIGHT yesterday that Virgin Atlantic’s inaugural flight to SVG and the resumption of Caribbean Airline flights from New York were …

By BRIA KING ALL FULLY VACCINATED persons from St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) who wish to travel to the United Kingdom (UK),will be treated as being unvaccinated and therefore will not be eligible for any quarantine exemption. This is due to the new travel protocols that came into effect yesterday, October 4 in the UK, which has done away with the previous traffic light system of green, amber and …

By BRIA KING ALL FULLY VACCINATED persons from St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) who wish to travel to the United Kingdom (UK),will be treated as being unvaccinated and therefore will not be eligible for any quarantine exemption. This is due to the new travel protocols that came into effect yesterday, October 4 in the UK, which has done away with the previous traffic light system of green, amber and …

The Argyle International Airport (AIA), will this month see three international flights landing on the same day for the first time, even as local health authorities continue to navigate the latest COVID-19 spike. Glen Beache, the chief executive officer of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Tourism Authority (SVGTA) told SEARCHLIGHT yesterday that Virgin Atlantic’s inaugural flight to SVG and the resumption of Caribbean Airline flights from New York were …

Local health authorities are in the process of testing and finalising new entry protocols as St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) prepares to welcome larger international flights in the coming weeks.  Several options being explored may see travellers providing documentation for verification before boarding a flight to SVG and PCR testing being done at a different location rather than at the Argyle International Airport (AIA). Government and tourism officials had …

Article by Social Share Kingston – St Vincent and the Grenadines is expecting 224 cruise calls this season after having none last year. The first cruise ship, Seaborne Odyssey, is expected to call at Port Elizabeth next on August 7, Minister of Tourism Carlos James said, noting that the ship is hoping to call every other Saturday until October. “This is, of course, the early stages and we are expecting to see more calls being added to St Vincent and the Grenadines as a destination. We...

Health and Tourism personnel are working diligently to prepare for the return of cruise ship visitors. By: Dayle Da Silva• The cruise industry is set to resume with some level of normalcy and local health officials are said to be working on protocols in anticipation of the arrival of cruise liners and passengers to Port Kingstown. Dr Simone Keizer-Beache, Chief Medical Officer confirmed this while speaking on radio on July 19.  "The emphasis is on vaccinated passengers and just as they are ...