NDP ISSUE STATEMENT ON THE BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA F Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines: As the socio-economic and political situation in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela becomes increasingly precarious our concern for the safety, security and general well-being of the people of that regional sister country occupies our greatest consideration at this critical time. We urge the protagonists in the country, in particular, as well as all external parties, to be guided by that primordial humanitarian principle. The citizens of that country, like all other people, deserve to live in peace and security, in their own homeland, in…
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ANN has received reports of a shooting in the Ottley Hall area about 7:52 earlier this evening Reports indicate that Jamal Straughn, a 20 year old Laborer was shot 5 times about his body He was taken to the MCMH
Police have arrested and charged Iso Lynch, a 36-year old Contractor of Layou with three (3) counts of the offence of Deception. Lynch allegedly dishonestly obtained $250.00ECC in cash from a 61 year old Contractor of Belair at Richmond Hill about 11:35am on 23.01.19. Lynch also allegedly dishonestly obtained the sum of $800.00ECC in cash about 5:00pm on 18.12.16 and the sum of $2,400.00ECC in cash about 3:00pm on 29.12.16 from a 48-year old Business-man of Mt. Bentick, Georgetown. Lynch was also arrested and charged with allegedly being the driver of motor vehicle PA-240 did use the said motor vehicle…
ST Johns ,Antigua – As the Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy (ONDCP) continues investigation into the recent seizure of approximately One Million Eight Hundred and Seventy-Six Thousand EC Dollars (ECD $1, 876,000.00) worth of Compressed Cannabis, another Vincentian national has been apprehended and charged. Two Vincentian males have now been charged. Godfrey King, resident of Green Hill – Liberta, and Sydney Norville, resident of Marble Hill, appeared before Magistrate Ngaio Emanuel on Monday 28th January, 2019 to answer to the charges of Possession of Cannabis, Possession with Intent to Transfer, Being Concerned in the Supply of…
President of the Grenada Football federation Mr. Cheney Joseph has been suspend by the Executive Committee of GFA with immediate effect for a period three (3 )Months pending an inquiry into the nature of the recently concluded court matter ,the Commissioner of Police vs Cheney Joseph a release from the GFA states. The release dated the 28th, January 2019, also stated that at a meeting held on Saturday 26th , it was decided that First Vice President Allan James would act as President Article 40 Clause 2 of the GFA states that the Executive Committee has the Authority in the…
Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines –World Pediatric Project (WPP) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health Wellness and the Environment conducted craniofacial assessments, surgery and care from January 20th-25th, 2019. The clinic was held on Sunday, January 20th, 2019, for all children up to the age of 21 years old. The craniofacial team evaluated children with head and facial anomalies and was led by pediatric plastic and craniofacial surgeon Dr. Jennifer Rhodes of The Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU. Dr. Rhodes was supported by an anesthesiologist Dr. Seamus Dore as well as plastic surgeon Dr. Franklin Lew and Operating Room nurse Molly McCabe. The team’s focus was to…
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, January 29, 2019 – Ms. June Pamela Barbour is this country’s Honorary Consul for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in Jamaica. Ms. Barbour was appointed on 16th January 2019. Her recognition was executed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica, Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith. Ms. Barbour will serve in the capacity as this country’s diplomatic agent to Vincentians in Jamaica. Among her duties will also include; promoting the development of economic, educational and cultural interest of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines including the establishment of exchange arrangements in these…
FREED reggae artiste Buju Banton has been given a resounding vote of confidence by retired Jamaica Prime Minister PJ Patterson. In a wide-ranging interview with the Jamaica Observer last week, Patterson, who launched the book My Political Journey, which chronicles his life up to when he retired as Jamaica’s sixth prime minister in 2006 following a 13-year unbroken stretch as Jamaica’s number one policymaker, said that Buju Banton had committed the crime, served the time, and should now be encouraged to prepare for life afterwards. Buju (registered name Mark Anthony Myrie) returned to Jamaica last December 7 after serving almost…
By Jomo Thomas The Bolivarian Republic is not being pressured because it is a threat to democracy. The Bolivarian Revolution of Chavez and Maduro poses a democratic revolutionary threat to the old order of domination and exploitation. This is why there is an extensive plan to turn back the process. The United States and its allies will do anything, included an armed invasion, to prevent a people’s centred alternative to succeed. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is going through its most dangerous and delicate period. The revolution that brought so much benefit to the people is under siege. There is…
Leader of the Opposition Dr Godwin Friday says that people ought not to view with any suspicion a meeting of the Opposition and the trade unions as the Opposition is a legitimate part of the system of government and it is of tremendous importance that the channels of communication are open for the exchange of important information. Dr. Friday raised the issue at a press conference at the office of the Leader of the Opposition on Monday, days after he met with the Public Service Union (PSU) and the St Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers Union (SVGTU). “It is very…