The Police Welfare Association (PWA) of the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force held a meeting earlier today and has sought an audience with Commissioner Colin John. The meeting followed the revocation of permission granted earlier this week by the commissioner for the Welfare Association to host a two-day retreat (Thursday 7th February and Friday 8th February, 2019). The PWA had written to the police commissioner on the matter of the retreat and in a letter dated February 4th, 2019, sought permission for economist and former Leader of the Opposition and immediate past president of the New Democratic…
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Opportunity “I feel extremely grateful to the government of New Zealand for giving me a New Zealand Development Scholarship. This opportunity provided me with the means to pursue postgraduate research at the prestigious University of Auckland. The scholarship process caused me to reflect on my core values and vision for the development of my home country, and how my time in New Zealand would contribute to that vision. “My specialisation is in Civil Engineering, focused on improving residential construction project resilience and productivity. This study area is mutually important to New Zealand and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) –…
Kingstown, St. Vincent – World Pediatric Project (WPP) continues to support Community-Based Growth in St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the Eastern Caribbean through consistent and speciality Healthcare programs. The current team on island led by Dr. Moskowitz who is overseeing pediatric cardiology which deals with disorders of the heart as well as parts of the circulatory system and rheumatic fever cases, he is supported by cardiology resident Dr. Moore.There were 67 patients seen from St. Vincent during the clinic day held last weekend. WPP continues to expand in the work that they are doing and is extremely grateful for…
The Police Welfare Association held its Annual General meeting on Thursday, 31st January 2019, to elect a new executive. The following members were elected to serve on the new executive. Senior Branch: Brenton Smith Station Sergeant (Chairman) Neil Jack Inspector (Secretary) Biorn Duncan Sergeant (Member) General Secretary Donhenrea Bascombe Constable Intermediate Branch Lez Harry Corporal (Chairman) Douglas Caesar Corporal (Secretary) Kelia Ambris Corporal (Member) Colin May Corporal (Member) Junior Branch Carlson Hackshaw Constable (Chairman) Rosalo Mckie Constable (Secretary) Thomille Samuel Constable (Member) Kenroy Martin Constable (Member) Germano Douglas Constable (Member)
Police arrested and charged Hannah John-Gabriel, 21 years old unemployed of Green Hill with Wounding on 02.02.19. The accused allegedly wounded a 16-year-old female of Choppins by stabbing her about her body with a knife on 27.01.19 at Cane End, Mesopotamia. The accused woman is expected to appear before the Magistrate Court to answer the charge.
Police arrested and charged Andy Baptiste, 31 years old Labourer of Walvaroo with Theft on 02.02.19. The accused Baptiste stole a Subscriber Identity Module (sim) valued fifteen dollars (EC$15.00) and fourteen thousand, four hundred and fifty-nine dollars (EC$14,459.00) in cellular phone credit between 2016 and 2017 at Walvaroo. The property of Digicel SVG. Baptiste is expected to appear before the Serious Offences Court to answer the charges.
Police arrested and Jointly charged Kimron Peters, 25 years old labourer of South Rivers/Biabou and Seage John, 19 years old Labourer of Ottley Hall with Wounding on 01.02.19. The accused men allegedly wounded a 45-year-old Gardener of Twenty Hill, by striking him on the right side of his face with a gun on 08.09.18 at Kingstown Hill. The men are expected to appear before the Magistrate Court to answer the charges.
For the first time in 40 years a set of Amazona guildingii parrots will be return to its native country. Two male Amazona parrots that were born in Germany from parents that were delivered from St. Vincent under an agreement between the government of SVG and The Association for the Conservation of Threatened Parrots (ACTP) will be flown home at the end of March. Senior Forestry Supervisor, Cornelius Richards said that the 7 years relationship between the government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the Association for the Conservation of Threatened Parrot (ACTP) has evolved to the stage where…
Government has announced its intention to increase taxes on gasoline and diesel in light of what it says are efforts to meet demands for road maintenance and rehabilitation, health care and environmental protection. The intended increases were announced by Minister of Finance Camillo Gonsalves as he delivered his 2019 Budget Speech in the House of Assembly yesterday. The Minister of Finance said significant increase in the importation of used motor vehicles has given rise to health and environmental issues linked to increasing levels of vehicular emissions and increased dumping of derelict vehicles and used parts. He said that last year,…
The effectiveness of the commissioning of the rural constables programme continues to be under scrutiny. It was noted that despite efforts and creative initiatives, farmers and fisherfolk continue to be affected by praedial larceny. “Too many hardworking farmers continue to lose their cops and livestock to thieves. Too many fisherfolk continue to have their lobster pots poached by unscrupulous opportunists,” Minister of Finance, Camillo Gonsalves said during the 2019 Budget presentation. Traffickers are continuing to purchase items they know to be stolen goods, he added and with the focus on fisheries and cannabis cultivation, the threat of agricultural theft looms…