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Sunday, February 23 Parish Health Departments Islandwide Fogging Schedule February 23- February 29, 2020 Sunday, February 23 St. Elizabeth Union Aberdeen Portland Pleasant Hill St. Catherine Tawes Meadows Ellerslie Gardens Hanover Norman Manley Blvd Mt Peto Clarendon Treadlight Treadlight Common St. James Unity Hall Anchovy Kingston & St. Andrew 1 | P a g e Cargill Avenue Balmoral Avenue Kencot Cross Roads Area St. Thomas Eleven Miles Monday, February 24 St. Mary Annotto Bay Roadside (Islington) Top Albany Richmond Road Mile Gully New Road Portland Hector River Township St. Ann Moneague Town Area Silk Street Clinic Street Scot Hill Moneague College compound Manchester Mt Pleasant & Schools Spring Grove & Schools Redberry Baptist Street Old Porus Road Reeveswood Watermouth 2 | P a g e Hanover Orange Bay Mt Peto Westmoreland Amity Pipers Corner Sweet River Trelawny Duanvale Ulster Spring St. James Unity Hall Lethe Clarendon Raymonds Hayes Savannah Monymusk Newtown St. Elizabeth Treasure Beach St. Catherine Seafort Hellshire Heights Cave Hill Braeton 2, 3 & 7 St. Thomas Eleven Miles Kingston & St. Andrew Garages and Tyre Shops Zones 4,5,6 Jones Town- Greenwich Park Road 3 | P a g e Seventh Street Slipe Pen Road Tuesday, February 25 Hanover Green Island Industry Cove Copse Westmoreland Jerusalem Mtn Meylersfield Mtn Trelawny Duanvale Butt-Up Town St. James Coral Gardens Lethe St. Catherine Dover Cherry Byles Fletchers Kingland St. Ann Grants Mountain Manchester 4 | P a g e Plowden Heartease Old England St. Elizabeth Treasure Beach Kingston & St. Andrew Duncaster Bournemouth Gardens Manley Meadows Clarendon Top and Bottom Halse Hall New Bowens Portland Manchioneal St. Mary Enfield Frontier Paggee Tremolesworth Top Road George Town St. Thomas Nutts River Nutts River Rd. Needham Pen Wednesday, February 26 Westmoreland 5 | P a g e Charles Mtn Rat Trap Cornwall Place Cornwallis Campbleton Gardens Emmaville Trelawny Duanvale Lott Comfort Hall St. Ann Sturge Town Murray Mountain Manchester Hopeton Dunrobin Kingsland Spur Tree & Schools Newark New Green St. Catherine South Borough Portsmouth Portmore Fishing Village HEART Academy St. Elizabeth Flagaman Clarendon Victoria Sunbury Peace River Wanstead 6 | P a g e Kingston & St. Andrew Rae Town Fishing Village Passmore Town Rae Town Rollington Town Portland Kensington St. Thomas Nutts River Nutts River Rd. Needham Pen Thursday, February 27 Hanover Haughton Court Copperwood Copse Westmoreland Friendship Strawberry Trelawny Kinloss Alps St. James Coral Gardens Mt. Carey Manchester Robin’s Hall Smith Town 7 | P a g e Far Enough Spice Grove Lincoln Fairfield Cheevely Fairfield Mountain St. Elizabeth Pedro Plains Beacon St. Ann Borobridge Clarendon Clarendon Park Scott Pass Portland Cornwall Barracks St. Mary Enfield Trinity Galina Elliot Alleppo Arcadia Housing Scheme Halifax St. Thomas Johns Town St. Catherine Browns Hall Macca Tree Pleasant Mount St Faith 8 | P a g e Kingston & St. Andrew Roving Kings House Vale Royal OPM Friday, February 28 Hanover Lucea Township Johnson Town Copse Portland Moore Town Westmoreland Georges Plain Trelawny Rio Bueno Alps St. James Portobello Gardens Mt. Pelier St. Ann Lower Buxton Manchester Hillside Tulsa Road & Schools Martin’s Hill Disposal Site 9 | P a g e Mt Prospect & Schools Huntley & Schools Wickwar St. Elizabeth Newcombe Valley Watchwell Clarendon Portland Cottage St. Mary Annotto Bay Prop Oracabessa Proper Port Maria Proper Richmond Proper Highgate Proper Gayle Proper St. Catherine Mount Rosser Mount Rosser Primary Pollyground St. Thomas Johns Town Saturday, February 29 Hanover Watson Taylor Drive Lethe Westmoreland Sav-la-mar Proper Goodens River Meylers Ave 10 | P a g e Truro Truro Pen Trelawny Rio Bueno Bamboo Spring St. James Peace View (Albion) Mt. Pelier Manchester Mooreland’s Estate Mooreland’s Camp Site Housen Heights & Schools College Meadows & Schools Kingston & St. Andrew St. Thomas Rocky Point Bowden Cow Bay Clarendon Gravil Hill Rhymesbury St. Elizabeth Glazeland Brinkley St. Catherine Cedar Grove Cedar Manor Portland 11 | P a g e IMPORTANT NOTICE: Vector control workers are an important part of the Dengue Outbreak response. We ask that you support them, as they carry out their duties. *Please note the schedule is subject to change without notice. For the latest information, please visit: www.moh.gov.jm/dengue-facts 888-ONE-LOVE (663-5683) www.moh.gov.jm Social Media: @themohwgovjm 12 | P a g e .
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