As the world enters the fourth year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the situation is gradually improving. Most border restrictions have been lifted and global health governance has shifted from pandemic response to postpandemic recovery. Countries worldwide have stepped up efforts to achieve health and well-being for all and further the realization of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) whose progress was impacted by the pandemic. Taiwan fully supports health-related SDGs and the World Health Organization’s triple billion targets. Indeed, Taiwan is committed to building a more resilient and equitable health service supply chain, maintaining an inclusive and equitable universal health…
Author: Admin
Read More
With farmers in St. Vincent and the Grenadines still feeling the effects of the 2023 dry season, the Ministry of Agriculture has stepped in to provide the necessary support.Minister of Agriculture Saboto Caesar while speaking on radio this week discussed the support being provided to farmers during the period. “We are now taking water to several farms, we’re now taking grass to several farms so that the animals could be fed, and I want to encourage the farmers who are listening to be engaged in the process, to speak to your extension officers, and if these conditions, if they continue,…
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves believes British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak should support the issue of reparations and slavery apology for the role Britain played in the slave trade. Prime Minister Gonsalves made the call in an interview with Channel 4 News where he was questioned extensively on the King’s coronation, the British Monarchy and reparations. And while the British monarch is currently St Vincent and the Grenadines’ monarch, Prime Minister Gonsalves revealed that during the King’s coronation, he did not recite certain oaths. “The British Monarch is our Monarch, we do not swear anymore on oath to His Majesty, we…
Donnally Daniel also known as Donny, the son of popular tele-evangelist Errol Daniel, was charged today with indecent assault. Reports reaching ANN are that, on the 7th May, 2023 sometime after mid-day, Daniel, who is 43 years-old, inappropriately touched a 13 year-old female member of his family’s church on her vagina and forced the young lady to perform fellatio on him. It was also reported that he kissed the young lady without her consent as well. Daniel has been released on bail and investigations are on going. ANN will bring you more on this developing story.
Eight new Championship Records were set over the weekend, when Team Athletics SVG held the 2023 Wendell Hercules National Championships, at the Sir Vincent Beache National Stadium. Sprinter Kyle Lawrence, left 2 new meet records in the 100m and 200m. He won the 100m in 10.53s, which broke Devonric Mac’s 10.59s. He emerged double sprint champion when he won the 200m, also in a meet record time, of 21.28s, which eclipsed the standing record of 21.40 also set by Mac. In the women’s 200m, Teia Laborde finished in the top spot, with a record time of 25.10s. The previous record…
St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Saturday saw the official launch of what has been dubbed the hottest carnival in the Caribbean, VincyMas 2023. Present at the launch was Chairman of the Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) Ricardo Adams, who, while remarking at the return of live bands on the road, noted that this year there will particular attention paid to the quality of shows put on. “You may have heard that live bands will be on the road again and for Monday T Shirt bands we’ve been advised of the return of several bands that sat out the last couple…
May 8, 2023, Kingstown – The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) is in mourning after losing one of its serving members. Dennis Prescott, Police Constable 932 from the Vermont village, died on Sunday, May 7, 2023, at his home after a brief illness. Constable Prescott was enlisted into the organization on December 9, 2015, and served the organization and the people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) for seven (7) years. At the time of his death, he was attached to the Rapid Response Unit (RRU). Mr. Colin John, Commissioner of Police, and the other…
A former Vermont resident was shot and killed in Brooklyn, New York early this morning, following an argument with her boyfriend. According to PIX11 the woman, 49, who has been identified as Jacqueline Lewis, was allegedly shot three times about her body by the suspect, 48, in her home near East 96th Street and Clarkson Boulevard. Police were called to the scene after her daughter alerted them, she then hid in the home until help arrived. The suspect tried to hide after the shooting, but police were able to force their way into the home and take him into custody.…
This year’s Touch Of Class event is expected to be classy with a touch “luciness”. So says 26-year- old Vincentian-Canadian entrepreneur and event promoter Shauntel Cupid. This will be the second year that Cupid under her promotion company CJ Promotion will host the event. The serial entrepreneur said that last years event was well received by patrons and they left satisfied by the “incredible international touch of uniqueness and vibes” Cupid explained that her decision to hold an event in SVG was driven by her passion to host an event in St. Vincent and the Grenadines after hosting several events…
On Thursday, May 4, 2023, the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force Public Relations and Complaints Department received a microwave and a 43-inch TCL smart television courtesy of Standard Caribbean Shipping Inc. Miss Michelle Frederick, a representative of the company handed over the items to Commissioner of Police, Mr. Colin John, during a brief ceremony held at the Police Headquarters Conference Room. Commissioner John complimented the business for continuing to uphold its corporate responsibilities by supporting the RSVGPF and thanked Miss Frederick for the company’s generosity. He noted that the company is a major sponsor of the Police…