KINGSTOWN, SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, February 18th 2019 – The Girl Guides Association of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines will recognise their 105th anniversary since the start of Girl Guiding in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines while also joining 10 million members worldwide in the annual celebration of World Thinking Day 2019 under the theme “Leadership”. This year’s local celebrations will commence on Thursday 21st February 2019 with the annual Althea Commissiong Brownie Public Speaking Competition at the Girl Guides Headquarters in Level Gardens from 3:30 in the afternoon. The purpose of the competition is to empower Brownie Guides…
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Police are investigating two (2) reports of Robbery made by a 21-year-old resident of North Union and a 20-year-old Cashier of Biabou on 17.02.19. According to reports, two unknown persons armed with guns allegedly robbed the 21 year old of a quantity of items valued one thousand and forty-eight ($1,048.00ECC) and the 20 year old of items valued five thousand seven hundred dollars ($5,700.00ECC) respectively at Villa on 16.02.19. Investigations are ongoing in the matter.
Police have arrested and charged Darren Lewis, 29 years old Labourer of New Prospect with Unlawful Sexual Intercourse on 17.02.19. The accused Lewis was charged with multiple counts of Unlawful Sexual Intercourse with a 7-year-old student, alleged to have been committed between 31.08.18 and 01.01.19 at New Prospect. He is expected to appear before the Family Court to answer the charges.
Police have arrested and charged Noel Miller, 40 years old Labourer of Campden Park with Indecent Assault on 15.02.19. Miller was accused of allegedly indecently assaulting a 15-year-old Student by touching her inappropriately about her body and for causing actual bodily harm to her by squeezing her neck with his hand, at Campden Park on 14.02.19. He is expected to appear before the Family Court to answer the charges.
Barbasos today -Effective midnight Sunday, February 17, the retail prices of gasoline, diesel and kerosene will decrease, while the price of liquefied petroleum gas The retail price of gasoline will be adjusted from BDS $3.60 per litre to BDS $3.56 per litre, a reduction of 0.04 cents. The price of diesel has decreased by 0.11 cents per litre, moving from $3.00 per litre to $2.89 per litre. Kerosene will retail at $1.40 per litre, down from $1.44, a reduction of 0.04 cents. Liquefied petroleum gas will continue to retail as adjusted at December 2, 2018. The 100lb cylinder will retail…
JOMO SANGA THOMAS Plain talk 15th February 2019 The apparent intention of the government to appeal the two recent court decisions rendered against it is highly regrettable. Although there is nothing procedurally improper or illegal about the government’s decision to appeal, such course of action delays any serious effort to fix the gross deficiencies identified by Justice Henry in the Public Service Union (PSU) case. As regards the ‘NDP teachers’ case, an appeal to the Privy Council may evidence that official, high in the state administration, are nothing more than suckers for punishment since the chance of overturning that decision…
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government has allocated $22 million for the ‘Technical Support to Reduce Teenage Pregnancy’ project. This is contained in the 2019/2020 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Objectives of the programme are to reduce the adolescent pregnancy rates in Jamaica, by impacting sexual reproductive health behaviour change among boys and girls, and through increased awareness and access to sexual and reproductive health services. The Government of Jamaica and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-funded project is being implemented by the National Family Planning Board. During the course of the financial year, training of healthcare providers will…
Mr. Speaker, the Minister says that the government is borrowing US$50 million to build a 250 room resort at Mt. Wynne, “which will be managed by an internationally-recognised brand.” It Will be the largest hotel in the country that will be “unique and standard-setting”. For years now, they have promised that a hotel was coming at Peter’s Hope. I recall, for example, that in the 2007 Budget debate, former Minister of Tourism, Glen Beache, said with unwavering conviction so familiar on that side of the House that for sure a hotel was coming the following year, 2008. Well, it didn’t.…
Former Supervisor of Elections Sylvia Findlay-Scrubb told the Elections Petitions Court Friday afternoon that the type of plastic boxes used in the December 9, 2015, general elections were also used in the 2010 general elections and the referendum on the proposed new Constitution in 2009. Findlay-Scrubb’s statement came as she was cross-examined by Senior Counsel Anthony Astaphan during her oral testimony in an election petition filed by New Democratic Party’s (NDP) candidate Lauron Baptiste on December 31st, 2015, following the December 9, 2015, election in North Windward which saw the incumbent Unity Labour Party (ULP) candidate Montgomery Daniel re-elected as…
Senior electoral officer Sylvester King told the Elections Petitions Court Friday afternoon that he could not recall how the results of the December 9, 2015, election in Central Leeward flowed into the Electoral Office, even having signed a witness statement which said the results were among the last if not the last. King was appearing as as witness in the trial of two petitions filed by New Democratic Party (NDP) candidates Lauron Baptiste and Benjamin Exeter who contested the North Windward and Central Leeward seats, respectively, in the December 9, 2015, elections and filed petitions on December 31st, same year,…