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 island of Saint Vincent. Please click to view schedule.
More than two hundred Arrowroot farmers from North Windward received financial assistance valued at approximately one million dollars. Please click for full details.
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment is closely monitoring the current situation of the Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) as there have been an increase of confirmed cases in educational institutions throughout the country. Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease is a common viral illness among infants and children under the age of five years, but can also occur in adults.