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The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment, wishes to advise the general public that, as part of the its mosquito control programme for the adult Aedes aegypti mosquito, the Insect Vector Control Unit will be conducting fogging operations in the following areas, commencing at 5:00 p.m. daily on the mainland.
Government is cutting the Excise Duty on gasoline by 50%. This means savings of approximately $1.05 on diesel per gallon, and $1.50 on every gallon of gasoline.
The Levi Latham Health Centre held a health fair to commemorate “Vaccination Week in the Americas," on Wednesday 27th April 2022. The Fair was held under the theme “Are you fully vaccinated? Get all your shots.”
In a show of complete solidarity, the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has forgiven this country’s Petro Caribe’s debt, which was in excess of 100 million dollars. This debt forgiveness comes on the heels of meetings held between President Nicholas Maduro and Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves; earlier this week.
Construction on the state-of-the-Art Acute Referral Hospital in Arnos Vale will begin in earnest in January of 2023. The now 82 million dollars project is expected to transform the delivery of health care in St Vincent and the Grenadines, providing critical care in many areas, including cancer treatment, dialysis, radiation and chemotherapy.