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The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment, and by extension the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, proudly announces the launch of the SVG Cervical Cancer Elimination Project and the public availability of HPV-DNA testing as the nation works toward eliminating cervical cancer as a public health problem by 2030.
For the first time, the Division of Technical and Vocational Education (DTVE) of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College has recorded its highest enrollment, surpassing that of the enrollment of the main campus at Glen, which serves the Division of Arts, Sciences and General Studies (DAGS). The Division has recorded 600 new students.
Over six hundred students of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College Division of Technical and Vocational Education (DTVE) and the Division of Nursing Education received brand-new laptop computers.
National Day of Prayer will be observed in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on Monday, 6th October, 2025 under the theme "Standing Together in Faith".
As the Ministry of Health begins to implement its National Strategy for the Elimination of Cervical Cancer, Minister of Health Hon. St. Clair “Jimmy” Prince, stressed the urgency of the effort, noting that in 2024 alone, 17 Vincentian women lost their lives to cervical cancer.