TOGETHER AGAIN: Floyd Reifer (right) and Corey Collymore are expected to be announced as West Indies’ head coach and bowling coach today. THREE Barbadians are part of the new Cricket West Indies (CWI) coaching team spearheaded by former A team coach Floyd Reifer. FLOYD Reifer, a former West Indies captain, takes over as head coach with Corey Collymore as bowling coach while Roderick Estwick returns to the fold as one of the assistant coaches. His first assignment will be the Tri-Nations One-Day Series in Ireland where the West Indies will play two matches against their hosts and Bangladesh from May…
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Sugar and salt are deadly killers Over the last 2 decades, Vincentians have experienced a chronic increase weight and a deadly upward spiral in lifestyle diseases such as diabetes and hypertension, lung and heart ailments as well as young persons who were forced to remove a leg to preserve their lives. Over the years Plain Talk has alerted nationals that sickness and death can be avoided if we keep our body hydrated, follow good nutritional practices and make a conscious effort to reduce stress. If we cut the daily intake of food by half, exercise at least three times per…
What can be very frustrating for a farmer, is when you have worked very hard in the hot sun and rain to get your crops in the ground, and within a couple of days or weeks, they are all covered in “weeds”. Weeds are wild plants growing where it is not wanted and competing with cultivated plants. Weeds compete with crops for nutrients, space, and light, thus lowering production. They also harbour pests that attack plants and also they lower the quality of your produce, hence the reason why herbicides are very popular among farmers. Herbicides destroy weeds very fast,…
Kingstown, St. Vincent – World Pediatric Project (WPP) received a kind donation from SVG Central Florida Organization of US $1000 as part of their support for the “Every Child Counts Campaign”. The campaign comes as part of the WPPs latest drive to raise funds in order to continue supporting Community -Based Growth in St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the Eastern Caribbean. The intention is to expand its reach and ability to assist more children not just locally but regionally.WPP officially launched the ECC campaign on Tuesday February 26th in an informative and inspirational cocktail aimed at shedding light on the…
The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) will host two Community Meetings this week, to sensitise residents on issues relating to Tradewinds 2019 and to discuss activities relating to volcanic activity. The meetings will be held in collaboration with the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (UWI-SRC). They will also be supported by the Soufriere Monitoring Unit (SMU) and the UWI SRC Volcano Ready Communities Project SVG Both sessions will be held this Thursday, April 11th with the first taking place at the Fancy Government School from 1: 00 to 3:00 p.m. The second meeting will take place at…
The IPU welcomes its 179th member, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, bringing the IPU one step closer to universal membership. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines joined the IPU at its 140th Assembly in Doha, Qatar, represented by the Speaker of the Parliament, Mr Thomas Sanga. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a Caribbean nation that gained independence in 1979. It is a parliamentary democracy with a unicameral parliament, the House of Assembly. There are 15 directly elected members, 6 senatros (appointed members) and 2 ex officio members (the Speaker and Attorney General). The IPU welcomes the House of Assembly of…
The Windward Islands Farmers Association (WINFA) is preparing to host a major workshop in St. Vincent and the Grenadines on April 29th and 30th. The program which will take place at the Methodist Church Hall will be held at part of a regional initiative which aims to promote sustainable livelihoods among Farmers in the Eastern Caribbean. It will explore the potential of corporate social responsibility as a strategy and communication tool to ensure long term success. It also aims to introduce “design thinking” as a means of addressing new policies and programmes to attract young people and farmers to modern…
The Electoral Office says it will not be dealing with Transfers or new applications for National Identification cards under its reregistration process. Deputy Supervisor of Elections, Sylvester King said when the process gets underway from April 15th, constituency offices will deal with Transfers and new applications. He says the Electoral Office will deal primarily with renewing expired Identification cards.Mr. King says this work is taking place under the Voters Education Programme and they expect the first phase of this program to be finished at the end of 2019. Photo credit IWIN
The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force Traffic Department cracked down on the reckless and dangerous driving and loud music during the Inter Primary, Secondary and College School Games, which were held on Wednesday March 27 to Friday March 29, 2019 at the Arnos Vale Sporting Complex. According to Head of the Traffic Department, Superintendent of Police, Mr. Kenneth John, the Traffic department strategically deployed traffic officers during the three (3) days of competition in order to regulate the traffic, ensure safety and make sure that the traffic laws were being upheld. Superintendent John stated that a total…
ANN was reliably informed that a police officer of over 15 years in service and an ex police officer who spent approximately six (6) years in SVG police force is now in custody assisting the police with an investigation of alleged drug trafficking. Sources close to ANN state that the suspects were taken into custody over the weekend after the ex police officer was allegedly caught with packages of a substance which is believed to be cocaine. It was also said that the ex – police officer was caught with over $20,000.XCD while traveling from a Grenadine island last week,…