St. Vincent Electricity Services Limited (VINLEC) wishes to advise its customers residing in the Lowmans Leeward to Richmond areas that they will not receive a physical bill for the month of May.Due to technical challenges, the Company is unable to issue physical bills to approximately 6000 customers covering the aforementioned areas. Please note that customers in the affected regions will receive their subsequent bills as per the regular billing process. For any inquiries or assistance concerning your electricity account, contact 1(784) 456-1701, Ext 237/238 or send a message via e-mail to [email protected] or via Facebook at facebook.com/VINLECSVG.
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Hon. Keisal Peters is gearing up for what will be another milestone when she represents St. Vincent and the Grenadines, as Pro-Tempore President of the Community of Latin America and the Caribbean (CELAC), at the CELAC-EU Summit in July in Brussels. This is just one among a packed agenda of high-level meetings and other foreign engagements. In a recent interview with the API, Minister Peters said “given the length of time that has passed, we need to put everything on the table, now is not the time to mince words, we need to…
As summer rolls in, interCaribbean Airways is soaring higher with the acquisition of seven additional ATR-42s, a strategic move that promises to expand the airline’s capacity and enhance the flying experience for travellers within the region. This crucial development strengthens the airline’s ambitious drive to boost regional connectivity, particularly in the eastern Caribbean. Sourced from TAROM, S.A., a longstanding Romanian flag network airline, the acquisition bolsters interCaribbean’s fleet of ATRs to a total of ten. This signals a transition towards more sizeable, efficient aircraft as part of the airline’s modernisation plan, which includes phasing out its Embraer 120 aircraft by…
In the wake of unprecedented global challenges, the education system has experienced a paradigm shift towards blended and online teaching and learning. Recognizing the significance of effective policies in shaping this new era, the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College (SVGCC), during the month of April and early May, hosted a series of stakeholder consultations and a workshop on developing an online teaching and learning policy. These activities formed part of the policy development phase of the SVGCC-Commonwealth of Learning (COL) project on building the College’s institutional capacity to develop and deliver quality blended and online education. The…
Over 700,000 Eastern Caribbean (EC) Dollars were paid out to retired Government Auxiliary Employees (GAEs) on Monday, June 12, 2023, as part of the government’s drive to reward and honour the workers for their hard work and dedication over the years. In 2021, the end-of-tenure gratuity that rewarded the workers for their years of outstanding service was discontinued by the former administration. However, the government, under the leadership of Prime Minister the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew deemed it necessary to restore the payments and grant the workers their just reward. “The amount paid out came up to over EC $700,000…
Top cyclists will this week-end take to the road in the 2023 National Properties National Cycling Championship which is scheduled for this Saturday and Sunday 17th and 18th June. The two day event will be an Individual Time Trial on Saturday from Arnos Vale to Belvedere starting at 6am. Cyclists will start at one minute intervals. Three categories of cyclist will be Juniors, Masters, Elite. From midday, on Sunday 18th, the Elite Route, will start riding from the Old Decommission E. T Joshua Tarmac, to Orange Hill- Roundabout- Orange Hill and back finishing at the Sion Hill Intersection. A total of 100…
L-R: – Mrs. Maxine Glasgow-Cottle; Senior Assistant Secretary at the Ministry of Public Service, Consumer Affairs and Sports, Honourable Frederick Stephenson; Minister of Public Service, Consumer Affairs and Sports, Mr. Raymond Ryan; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of the Public Service, Consumer Affairs and Sports, Mr. Marvin Fraser; Facilities Manager of the NationalSports Council, Mr. Miles Bascombe; Manager of the National Sports Council, Dr. Tamira Browne; Director of Foreign Policy and Research in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. Dr. Christopher Stange, Consul General for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to Northern Ireland, received four brand new commercial pieces of…
A two-member delegation comprising the Minister of Health Hon. St Clair Prince and Medical Officer of Health Dr. Roger Duncan are currently in Barbados for a high-level technical meeting on Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Mental Health. The four-day Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organisation (WHO) meeting, involves Ministers of Health from Small Island Developing States (SIDs) across the world as well as other high level health officials. Among the issues to be discussed are the impact of NCD’s, individual government’s plans to tackle these as well as the consequences of Climate Change on NCDs and Mental Health. Minister…
With the prospect of experiencing a different culture, a 17 year-old Mia Miller moved to the Republic of China, Taiwan to further her studies. Miller, now 22, recently graduated from the Ming Chuan university with a Bachelor degree in International Business and Trade. The Green Hill resident told ANN that she chose her field of study because she was confused about what educational direction she wanted. “I was a bit confused about what educational direction I wanted to steer myself in for the future and business seemed like a safe bet, however after studying economics at GHS (St Vincent Girls…
(BBC) Mourners at the wake of an elderly Ecuadorean woman were startled to discover she was still alive. A hospital doctor in the city of Babahoyo declared Bella Montoya, 76, dead following a suspected stroke. She was placed in a coffin and taken to a funeral parlour, where relatives held a vigil before her planned burial. When, after almost five hours, they opened the coffin to change her clothes ahead of the funeral, the woman gasped for air. “My mum started to move her left hand, to open her eyes, her mouth; she struggled to breathe,” her son Gilbert Balberán…