The 2018 Capita Financial Nine Mornings Road Tennis Blast will serve off its 3rd edition from this Monday, December 17th. It starts with a workshop for competitors in Bequia at the Clive Tannis HardCourt form 10 a.m., followed by the preliminary round from 7 p.m. On Tuesday, the North Leeward leg will take place with the workshop at 11 in Petit Bordel, and the preliminary at the Layou Hard Court from 7 pm. The Kingstown zone preliminary will be held on Wednesday at the Kingstown Netball Center at New Montrose from 7 pm. The final preliminary will be held in…
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The traffic branch of the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force continues to clamp down on motorists who have failed to comply with regulation 31 of the Motor Vehicle and Road Traffic Act, Regulation 483 of the Revised Edition of the Laws of SVG. Regulation 31 mandates that motorists who are desirous of playing amplified music in their motor vehicles must first seek approval from the Commissioner of Police. According to Head of the Traffic Branch Superintendent of Police, Mr. Kenneth John, a total of ninety eight (98) traffic tickets were issued to uncompliant motorists(omnibus drivers) over the…
KINGSTOWN, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES; MONDAY DECEMBER 10, 2018 – The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Parliament met in session today Monday December 10, 2018, with top of the orders of the day for debate, being The Medicinal Cannabis Industry Bill 2018, and the Cannabis Cultivation (Amnesty) Bill 2018. The third bill – the Permitted Use of Cannabis for Religious Purpose Bill 2018, was shelved for, according to Prime Minister and Leader of Government Business Dr. the Honourable Ralph Gonsalves, the Rastafarian community made pertinent representation on the use of cannabis for religious purposes. In presenting the Bills, Minister for…
Police arrested and charged Deborah Ballantyne, a 36 years old Domestic of Sandy Bay with twenty-five (25) counts of theft. According to investigations, Ballantyne allegedly stole cash belonging to the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, in the amount of $250.00ECC dollars. The incidentsoccurred between 07.11.2016 and the 05.11.2018.
Local lawyer Kay Bacchus-Baptiste says that the election petitions currently before the High Court in St Vincent andthe Grenadines are the most important matters listed for trial in the Eastern Caribbean.The two petitions, filed by the opposition New Democratic Party’s Central Leeward candidate Benjamin Exeter andNorth Windward candidate Lauron Baptiste after the general elections in December 2015, can be a deciding factorin whether elections in those two constituencies were free and fair and, by extension, whether the ruling UnityLabour Party (ULP) government was duly elected.”Those two petitions filed by Lauron Baptiste and Ben Exeter are the two most important matters…
KINGSTOWN, ST.VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, December 7, 2018- AmericanAirlines will make its inaugural non-stop flight from the Miami International Airport to the Argyle International Airport on Saturday December 15th2018. The year-round AA 1427 service will operate on an Airbus A319 everySaturday leaving the Miami International Airport at 11:00 a.m. and arriving atthe Argyle International Airport at 3:40 p.m.; the return leg of the flightleaves St. Vincent at 4:45 p.m. and arrives in Miami at 7:50 p.m. When the service was announced in May 2018, the airline stated that its customers “will have new options to escape the cold with more…
Deputy Commissioner of Police Frankie Joseph says the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Forceis sending what he describes as a ‘shock message’ to criminals operating withinthese shores. At a press conference at police headquarters yesterday, deputy commissioner Joseph said the police will be relentless in their combat against the criminals as they fight to make St Vincent and the Grenadines a safe haven for law-abiding citizens and visitors. He was at the time speaking about the nation’s peace and security especially around the Christmas season and the important 9 Mornings – a growing festival unique to this country…
George Mc Donald a 53 yr old man of Overland would spend the next 15yrs in prison for the rape of his 10 yr old niece . The sentence was handed at the High Court by Justice Brian Cottle at the high court a short while ago ANN would update further
“Two Christmases in one” – this is how Head of Public Relations of the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF), Inspector Junior Simmons, described the donation of three vehicles and other equipment to the Police. Simmons was at the time chairing the handover ceremony for the vehicles which came from two separate sources, the Scott family of Layou in conjunction with the Rotary Club of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and the York Regional Police of Canada. The first Christmas saw the handover of an SUV which will go to the Layou Police Station. Rueben John, President…
Here are the results of the weekend matches in the Men’s and Women’s Singles of the National Tennis Championships being played at the National Tennis Centre at Villa. In the Men’s Singles: Josh Mounsey defeated Keshawn Butler 6-LOVE, 6-4. Akeem Guy beat MOE-MIDI T-SHE-KE-DI 6-2, 6-LOVE. Fidel Quammie won from Ronald Davy 7-5, 6-4. Fabrice George had the better of Edduys Bernal 6-3, 6-LOVE. Agostini Soleyn outclassed A-XIL Gill 6-LOVE, 6-LOVE. And Richard Hoyte defeated Akeizo Quammie 6-1, 6-3. In the Women’s Singles: Amarlia Benn beat Malone Gardener 6-LOVE, 6-1. Alexis Humphrey defeated Anastasia White 6-LOVE, 6-LOVE. Gabrielle Benn won…