Author: ANN

The following report is an extract from the RSVGPF Public Relations Department: Police have arrested and charged Suzeann Jilcina Debique Mason, a 51-year old Farmer of Rose Hall with three (3) Drug possession related offences. Mason allegedly (1) had in her possession a controlled Drug to wit 1,810 grammes of cocaine with intent to supply it to another. The accused was also charged with (2) having in her possession a controlled drug for the purpose of drug trafficking and with (3) attempting to export a controlled drug. The incident occurred about 9:45am on 11.01.2019 at the Grenadines Wharf, Kingstown.

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The following report is an extract from the RSVGPF Public Relations Department: Police have arrested and charged Curtis Joseph, a 46-year old Labourer of Sion Hill with the offence of Burglary and Damage to property. Joseph allegedly (1) Damaged one showcase window value $1,713.60ECC, the property of ACE Hardware by smashing it with a stone. The accused also (2) entered the Hardware store as a trespasser and stole four (4) five-gallon buckets of Harris Paint, Value $2,074. The incident reportedly occurred between 5:45pm on 09.01.19 and 8:15am on 10.01.2019.

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TRINIDAD NEWSDAY – A 27-year-old health worker was sexually assaulted on Saturday night by a man she invited into her San Fernando apartment to lime. She reported the rape on Sunday and San Fernando police searched for the suspect, who is believed to have gone into hiding. Around 8.30 pm on Saturday the victim was at her apartment and invited over a man who she knew only by his last name. He arrived five minutes later in a silver car and they sat on a mattress in the living room and played a card game. But during the game, the…

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Police are currently investigating a recent report of an indecent assault. Reports indicate that the man, in his 50’s, allegedly indecently assaulted a child, 6 years old. The incident occurred in the South Windward constituency. The alleged perpetrator is a friend of the child’s father. A relative of the child told ANN that the man carried the child onto a bed, took off the child’s clothes and proceeded to play with the child’s vagina. The relative told ANN that the incident was reported to the father and the father expressed that they were trying to set up his friend. Police…

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Leader of the Opposition Dr Godwin Friday says he is expecting to hear about more jobs being created and not an announcement of more taxes to be imposed when the 2019 Budget is presented to parliament by finance minister Camillo Gonsalves on January 29th, 2019. Dr Friday spoke of his expectation during an interview on Thursday afternoon. “I’m looking forward to the process because we’re going to hold the government accountable. And one of the thing that I am going to look for and going to demand is that the government not increase taxes on the people anymore. In the…

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Two trade unions here, the Public Service Union (PSU) and the St Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers Union (SVGTU) were scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves on Friday 11th January 2019, following a request by the Prime Minister’s office earlier this week. The meeting was first mentioned by Prime Minister Gonsalves at a press conference on Friday as he talked about the possibility of salary increases. The General Secretary of the Teachers Union, Nikeisha Williams, stated that the meeting that was scheduled to take place at 2pm, Friday afternoon did not take place after members of the…

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Police are investigating the shooting of a Barrouallie man that occurred late Thursday evening. Dead is Osbourne Rogers of Barrouallie. Reports indicate that Rogers was shot in the chest while in the village of pole yard in the constituency of West St George. A source informed ANN that Rogers was in the company of friends in a shed, they heard the board of the shed moving and realized the door of the shed was opening. The men scrambled. One shot was then fired. Upon returning to the shed, one of Rogers’ friends met him with a single wound to the…

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The North Union Secondary School today celebrates its’ 40th anniversary under the theme, “40 years of existence generations of excellence”. The school which now has a population of 400 students commenced the celebrations with a church service at the Streams of Power Church and continued with the unveiling of a banner and a tree planting ceremony this morning, Tuesday 8th January 2019. Teacher at the school and Chairperson of the 40th anniversary committee, Rosemarie Ryan-King disclosed the school’s plans to commemorate this milestone, these include: a forty leg relay on January 18th with each leg being represented by a student…

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(CNN) R. Kelly could be facing an investigation in Georgia after the airing of a Lifetime documentary series that chronicled allegations of abuse, predatory behavior and pedophilia against the singer. Gerald Griggs, an attorney for the family of Joycelyn Savage, one of the women featured in “Surviving R. Kelly,” said the Fulton County District Attorney reached out to Griggs a few days ago, after the show aired. Griggs said the Fulton County DA is conducting an investigation into Kelly. Chris Hopper, the public information officer for the Fulton County DA, said he had “no comment” after being asked if there…

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