The issue In March 2001 when the ULP was first elected to government, a first-time 18-year-old voter then is now 41 years old. He or she would have known how things were bad in 2001 for young people, the poor, the working folks, and the disadvantaged. He or she now knows the immense progress our country has made under the ULP government. The first-time, 18-year-old voter in the next elections due in December 2025 would have been born in 2007; it is unlikely that he or she paid any serious attention to politics or government before he or she was…
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UNICEF and OECS Strengthen Partnership to Improve Lives of Children in EasternCaribbean Castries, Saint Lucia, 26 March 2024 -UNICEF and the Organization of EasternCaribbean States (OECS) Tuesday signed a renewed Partnership Agreement, which willdirectly impact the lives of children and young people across OECS Member States. The agreement supports the OECS Human and Social Development Strategy, focusing onkey areas aligned with the missions of both UNICEF and the OECS. These areas are ChildProtection, Social Protection, Inclusive Education, Youth Engagement, and Climate andResilience. “UNICEF represents one of the finest examples of collaboration and partnership betweenthe OECS and a UN Agency,” said…
The Private sector is key to the economic development and economic growth in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. We consider that small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are critical to economic growth and we will create the conditions that will enable SMEs to play a major role in entrepreneurship, innovation and job creation. The New Democratic Party (NDP) envisages a vibrant private sector centered around the four pillars of the economy, agriculture, tourism, the blue economy and the new economy. It is through the development of a vibrant and healthy private sector that we will be able to reduce the…
By Kimani Wiseman Technology has changed our lives over the last few decades. The word “smart” is being linked to almost every aspect of technology. We now have smart phones, watches, washing machines, fridge, toilets, etc. Gone are the days when every house hold had to have a land line phone and paying a monthly bill, once you have a smart phone, you can download whats app and make calls and send text messages for free. Gone are the days when persons had to go at a river to wash clothes or to the back of their house washing clothes…
A By Dr. Richard A. Byron-Cox Regime change became unbridled popular lexicon of imperialism with the arrival of George Bush Sr. as occupant of the US Whitehouse. It was then aggressively implemented by his son, “Little Bush” -to borrow from Fidel Castro-, and Obama with the connivance of Western Europe. These world gendarmes now arrogantly police the globe, removing Heads of states/governments at will. History testifies that there is nothing novel in this, as from Haiti’s Toussaint and Guatemala’s Árbenz, to Congo’s Lumumba and Chile’s Allende were summarily removed. The difference now is these masters of mankind, recklessly disdainful of…
A 26-year-old Vermont woman who physically abused her 2-year-old daughter was handed a suspended sentence at the Kingstown Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Candace John was sentenced to one month in prison, but that sentence was suspended for one year. Senior Magistrate Colin John also ordered psychiatric counselling for the woman, and she is to report to the court every three months to determine how she is progressing. Her next Court date in this regard is on June 25. We are unable to give the details of the sentencing as it was done in camera (in the absence of the public…
Kingstown, St. Vincent & the Grenadines – A new team has been piloted by World Pediatric Project (“WPP”) namely its first Pediatric Pulmonology clinic.The new diagnostic team specializes in identifying and treatingchildren with chronic lung and respiratory conditions and concerns. Some of these include conditions such as chronic asthma, pneumonia, and bronchitis. The team held clinic for three days from March 10th – 12th at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital, seeing a total of 103 children, one being born just a few days prior to clinic. This two-man team was made up of Dr. Michael Schecter, who was the lead…
January 27, 2024: Kingstown – On 24.03.24 the deceased body of Kemiesha Haynes, a 17 years old Dosmestic worker of was discovered by a resident in an area known as “Whym Road” in Belmont, Marriaqua. A post-mortem examination was conducted on the body on Tuesday the 26th 2024. The cause of death was listed as “Strangulation”. The Police are following several leads to ascertain the facts and circumstances surrounding the incident. Therefore, anyone with information that can assist with the investigation of this and other crimes is encouraged to contact the Criminal Investigations Department, Calliaqua at 1-784-458-4200 or call 999/911. All…
Flour donated by the Government of SVG. The East Caribbean Group of Companies has facilitated a major shipment of flour to the Republic of Cuba, a gift from the Government of SVG, valued at over EC$700,000.00. The first shipment of flour containers left the Campden Park port on Sunday, with an additional shipment to follow within the next fortnight. This will complete the total gift amount of some 500,000lbs of the quality product, Cream of the Islands Flour, for which the company is renowned. Company CEO, J. Robert Cato said, “We have worked with the Office of Prime Minister Dr. Hon. Ralph…
By Jomo Thomas ‘It’s the Economy Stupid’ is a phrase coined by James Carville in 1992. Carville was a strategist in Bill Clinton’s successful 1992 US presidential campaign. His phrase was directed at the campaign’s workers and intended as one of three messages for them to focus on. The others were ‘Change vs. more of the same’ and ‘Don’t forget health care.’ Note that this laser focus took Clinton from the governor of the sleepy southern state of Arkansas to the presidential white house in Washington, DC. The opposition New Democratic Party may benefit from my free advice and adopt…