The Toastmasters of St. Vincent and the Grenadines have been commended for by Minister of Education, St. Clair Prince for hosting the first ever National Corporate Public Speaking Championship. Five individuals participated in the Finals of the Championship at the Girl Guides Headquarters on Saturday. Trackeisha Davis of the Argyle International Airport was adjudged overall Winner; Cavell King Jr. and Iyande Bramble from Massy Stores, placed second and third respectively. The other finalists were Moise Cummings from the RSVG Police Force, and Marla Nanton-James representing XS Steel Inc. Minister Prince is hoping that this initiative will be implemented in schools…
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A police officer was charged today with the theft of a Samsung Galaxy J5 valued at XCD$500. On Friday April 5th, PC 59 Pablo Adams allegedly stole the phone from an employee of the Inland Revenue Department while conducting personal business there. The employee left her phone unattended and realised that it went missing upon her return. The Police Officer denied removing the phone at the time but later handed it over to the police. The Policr Commissioner Colin John, when contacted confirmed that PC Adams was charged and is on suspension pending the outcome of the case. PC Adams…
Police are investigating a motor vehicular collision that occurred along the Arnos Vale Pubic Road on 13.04.19 involving a Motor Vehicle H-7863 a gold Nissan Omnibus owned and driven by Hosea Toney of Richland Park and Motor Vehicle PA-262 a green Land Rover Pickup owned and driven by Lawson Bonadie of Fair Hall. According to reports, Motor Vehicle H-7863 which was traveling to Kingstown on the opposite lane of oncoming traffic collided with Motor Vehicle PS-263 in the vicinity of the roundabout just below the ACE 2 hardware store. A female passenger of Richland Park who was on board H-7863…
Police are investigating a report of Robbery made by a 23-year-old Car Park Attendant of Kingstown Park against an armed assailant on 14.04.19. According to reports the Complainant, an employee of the Argyle International Airport Parking Lott was allegedly robbed of EC$800.00 in cash and one (1) security pass by an unknown person armed with a gun. The incident occurred on 14.04.19 at the Argyle International Airport (AIA), Argyle. Police are soliciting the assistance of the public in the relay of any information that will assist in the swift persecution of the person(s) involved in this matter. Persons willing to…
Minister of Finance, Camillo Gonsalves is appealing to local Fisher Folk to start preparing themselves to be able to take full advantage of the opportunities which will be made available for them when, Rainforest Sea Foods begins operations at Calliaqua. He made this appeal last week while delivering remarks at a ceremony for the signing of an Agreement between the Government and Rainforest Seafoods, the largest supplier of Sea Food in the Caribbean. Under the agreement, Rainforest Seafoods will be constructing a plant at Calliaqua and they are expected to commence operations over the next 12 to 18 months. Minister…
Concern has been expressed here about the levels of obesity which exists here in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Israel Rios, of the Food and Agricultural Organization, FAO, raised the concern, as he delivered remarks at the opening of a workshop which was held to update the National Food-Based Dietary Guidelines. Mr. Rios said a greater efforts must be made to tackle issues that contribute to obesity.
The National Public Library is currently holding a series of activities as it observes Library Week. It is being observed under the theme: Libraries -Strong Communities. Library Week is an annual program highlighting the valuable role which libraries play in educating people and transforming lives throughout the country. It is being observed from April 15th to 18th.
A fire has broken out at the famous Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, firefighters say. The cause is not yet clear, but officials say it could be linked to renovation work. Images on social media show plumes of smoke billowing into the air above the the 850-year-old Gothic building. Last year, the Catholic Church in France launched an urgent appeal for funds to save the cathedral, which was starting to crumble. A major operation is under way to tackle the blaze, which broke out on Monday afternoon, and an area surrounding the building in central Paris has been cleared, officials said.
Monday 15th April, 2019: (CIBS) Retired Trinidadian Judge Justice Stanley John has been reappointed by the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court to serve for a period of three months. Justice John, who presided over the February 2019 consolidated trial of the election petitions filed by New Democratic Party (NDP) candidates Lauron Baptiste and Benjamin Exeter following the December 2015 elections, has been the main subject of commentary since he delivered his judgement on March 21st. Baptiste and Exeter filed petitions on December 31st, 2015, opposing the outcome of the December 9, 2015 elections in North Windward and Central Leeward which saw…
FINAL YEAR GEOGRAPHY STUDENT AT THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING MONA CAMPUS ,UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES UTAMU ROSE WHO IS ALSO THE CHAIRMAN AT REX NETTLEFORD HALL RECEIVED FOUR AWARDS ON SATURDAY 13TH APRIL,2019 AT THE UNIVERSITY IN RECOGNITION OF HIS ACHIEVEMENTS . THE AWARDS ARE AS FOLLOWS : — REX NETTLEFORD AWARD OF EXCELLENCE. —– PREMIER AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN STUDENT LEADERSHIP. —- OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO CULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT. — OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN COMMUNITY .