Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines: On Thursday 24th January 2019 the New Democratic Party (NDP) met with the Executive of the Public Service Union (PSU) at Democrat House, the Party’s Headquarters, located at Murray’s Road, Kingstown. The Union’s delegation was led by President Mr. Elroy Boucher and included 1st Vice President Leroy James, 2nd Vice President and PRO Javelle Frank, General Secretary Phillip Bailey, Grievance Officer Kenson King and Women Representatives Desrita Gilkes. The meeting was convened at the invitation of the Leader of the Opposition and Party President, Dr. the Hon. Godwin Friday who requested the meeting with…
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ANN has received reports that there was a serious incident that occurred in Mt Young, Georgetown around Friday, midnight ANN has confirmed that there were serious injuries to occupants of a mini van, involved in a collision. It is unclear at this time the extent of injuries. LIVE VIDEO: https://www.facebook.com/manson.shortte/videos/10215967772420600/ LIVE VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT
S DAILY MAIL – Sen. Bernie Sanders is set to announce he will run for president in 2020, three years after fighting Democratic primary race against Hillary Clinton, according to reports. Sanders, an independent and self-described ‘democratic socialist,’ plans to announce his presidential bid imminently, Yahoo News reports. Early polls of the race have shown him as one of the top candidates in the Democratic primary field. A source said: ‘What the senator has this time that he didn’t have last time is he is the most popular elected official in the country right now. That’s light years away from 2016…
As government puts the machinery in place to operationalize the medicinal marijuana industry, 100-year old Olive Comas of Lowmans Hill (Leeward) says she wants her licence to begin cultivating. The centenarian, who celebrated her milestone birthday last Saturday, expressed her desire to be in the medicinal marijuana business during an interview at her home on Tuesday. The elderly woman, who has very good recollection and is in tune with current issues, said that if granted the licence would make land space around he home available by halting food crop production there and she would also cultivate on lands she has…
Bridgetown Barbados -The police have identified the body of the female discovered at the Vauxhall Senior Citizens Village, Vauxhall, Christ Church. She is Martha Agatha Doyle, a 69 years old Vincentian national, who was a resident of the Vauxhall Senior Citizens Village. Ministry Launches Investigations The Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs has launched an internal investigation into the circumstances surrounding the unnatural death of a female resident of the Vauxhall Senior Citizens Village, Vauxhall, Christ Church, yesterday evening. Minister with responsibility for Elder Affairs, Cynthia Forde, today expressed regret for the incident which led to the death of…
St Vincent and the Grenadines is now better-equipped to patrol the waters of its exclusive economic zone in a bid to reduce illegal activities such as drug-trafficking, trafficking of arms and ammunition, human trafficking and even theft of lobster pots among other crimes. This, with yesterday’s commissioning ceremony held at the Cruise ship berth in Kingstown of the 140-ft offshore patrol vessel purchased by the government from the Damen Shipyard in Holland. The vessel, named Captain Hugh Mulzac, is the only one of its kind in the OECS and has a capacity for 18 crew members and 4 guests and…
Today January 21st, 2019 Dr. Friday the Leader of the Opposition publicly announced that my service to the New Democratic Party as Senator has come to an end. It was indeed a pleasure and an honor to serve the people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines through the New Democratic Party. I would be ever grateful to the Honourable Arnhim Eustace for his wisdom and courage for appointing me as Senator in December 2015. I am also grateful to Dr. Friday for his courage to extend my appointment under his leadership for the last 2 years. My development work and…
CRIMEONLINE -USA WEDL reports that the four boys, who ranges in ages from 12 to 14, are accused of forcing the little girl into a home off of Auckland Drive in the Wellington Woods, a community in the suburban area of Bear, on December 11. According to authorities, all four boys took turns raping the girl. The suspects were identified as: Louis Miller, 13 (pictured upper-left)Joseph James-Carter, 13 (pictured upper-right)Kabarshenay Ellis-Pinkney, 14 (pictured lower-left)Ja’den Glover, 12 (pictured lower-right New Castle County Division of Police Family Services Squad detectives connected the boys to the alleged crime through evidence and information obtained…
Super50 champs win inaugural Universities tourney Combined Campuses and Colleges players celebrate victory in the UWI World Universities T20 final yesterday at the Sir Frank Worrell Ground, St Augustine. PHOTO BY ROGER JACOB NEWSDAY – COMBINED Campuses and Colleges (CCC), starring a Vincentian national – leg spin bowler and all rounder Keron Cottoy, defeated Oxford Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) University for the second time in ten days yesterday, to win the inaugural UWI World Universities T20 Cricket Tournament at the Sir Frank Worrell Ground, St Augustine. Oxford MCC, who were blown away by six wickets in their tournament opener to…
File photo. NEWSDAY TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO – Police are investigating a report that a 15-year-old girl, who accepted a lift from a man she knew, was taken to an area behind the Couva Medical and Multi-Training Facility (formerly called the Couva Children’s Hospital) where she was raped on Saturday afternoon. Central Division detectives searched for the suspect but did not find him. At about 12.30 pm on Saturday, the girl went to a shop in Couva and on her way home she met the man, who offered to take her. Instead, he allegedly took her to a lonely area behind…