The Vector Control Unit of the Ministry of Health and Wellness will focus on districts in St. John and St. Michael when it conducts its fogging exercise next week.

The team will concentrate their efforts on St. John for the first three days of the week.

On Monday, November 24, the following communities will be sprayed: Ashbury Tenantry Road, Lemon Arbour Village, Knights Village, Lower Four Roads, Spooners, and Pool Land Nos.1 and 2.

The next day, Tuesday, November 25, the Unit will visit 1st Avenue Redland Tenantry, Redland Tenantry, Bailey Alley, Sweet Vale, Brathwaite Road, Butcher Road, Sweet Bottom, Groves, Claybury, Golden Ridge Village, and surrounding areas.

Eastmont Road, Cheshire, Small Hope Tenantry No.1, Gall Hill Nos.1 and 2, and neighbouring districts will receive the attention of the Unit on Wednesday, November 26.

The fogging exercise for the week will conclude in St. Michael on Thursday, November 27, since there will be no fogging on Friday.

The Unit will fog Bank Hall Main Road from its junction with Mansion Road to the junction with Bank Hall Cross Road, Barracks Road, Prince of Wales Road, Queen Mary Road, King George Road, King Edward Road, Queen Victoria Road, Buckingham Road, Windsor Road, 1st and 2nd Avenues Sealy Land, Sealy Land No.3, Gilkes Land Nos.1, 2 and 3, Nurse Land, Happy Cot, and Station Hill onto Powder Road.

Fogging takes place from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. daily. Householders are reminded to open their windows and doors to allow the spray to enter. Children should not be allowed to play in the fog.

The public is advised that the completion of scheduled fogging activities may be affected by events beyond the Unit’s control. In such circumstances, the Unit will return to communities affected in the soonest possible time.

Author: Melissa Rollock

Published: November 21, 2025