The Blue Marlins Swim Club was one of the many clubs which competed in the recently held RHAC Invitational Swim Championship in St. Lucia at the Rodney Heights Aquatic Centre. The competition saw clubs from Martinique, Barbados, Dominica, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and host country St. Lucia all vying for the title of swim champions. A total of 19 athletes represented the team and proved themselves a force to be reckoned with in the pool. A number of these athletes had outstanding performances in their various categories. Caghry Williams did the double capturing both the boys’ 9 to10 individual…
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Photo credit Damieon Mctair VINLEC, Kingstown – St. Vincent Electricity Services Limited (VINLEC) wishes to advisecustomers of an increase in the Fuel Surcharge rate applicable on bills for April 2023.The new rate is $0.6906 per kWh, which is an increase of $0.17 from the previous month’s rate of $0.5245 per kWh. The change in the Fuel Surcharge rate results from VINLEC having to pay more for fuel in March, and reduced electricity generation at the hydro-stations due to the currentdry season.Customers are reminded that the cost of fuel used to generate electricity is based on theinternational market price and the…
Caribbean Airlines officially launched its ‘Welcome Home’ Campaign at its northern base in Kingston, Jamaica. To mark the occasion, on April 13, the airline held its signature ‘Customer Appreciation’ activity at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston. Arriving passengers received an authentic Caribbean welcome, with music and costumed revellers greeting them along with exciting giveaways. The event started from 1:00 p.m. and visitors from regional and international destinations were pleasantly surprised and receptive of the airline’s ‘Welcome Home’ gesture. The celebrations continued at Caribbean Airlines’ Kingston Head Office at 128 Old Hope Road, on April 14, where the…
Photo Credit (Trinidad Express (Trinidad Express ) St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves yesterday criticised members of the judiciary who grant bail to murder accused, asking whether they lived on Mars. Contributing to the Prime Ministers’ roundtable discussion at yesterday’s Regional Symposium: Violence as a Public Health Issue – The Caricom Challenge at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Port of Spain, Gonsalves also said the Pope and the Roman Catholic church were wrong for opposing the death penalty. He said people in the “taverns” all over the region wanted the death penalty to be carried out. On…
Women-led businesses across St. Vincent and the Grenadines are being invited to join the ‘Economically Empowered Women for Equitable and Resilient Societies’ Women Economic Empowerment (WEE) Project. This invitation is being extended by the Organization of American States (OAS) through its Executive Secretariat for Integral Development (SEDI), in collaboration with the government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines through the Centre for Enterprise Development Inc. (CED). The OAS WEE Project today opened its call for expression of interest for women owned businesses to apply for selection. Under the project, St. Vincent and the Grenadines is among six countries to benefit…
Minister of Health, Wellness, and the Environment, St. Claire Prince, while delivering remarks at the Police Youth Club’s zonal public speaking competition applauded the work of the club. He noted that the club is currently filling a void in the lives of young people who prefer to stay at home with their gadgets, which is detrimental to their growth.“The Police Youth Club at this time is filling a gap because 20 or 30years ago there was a very spontaneous upbringing of consciousness among young people where they organized themselves into youth groups all across the country, we now see that…
Participants in the Youth Empowerment Service (YES) programme stand to benefit in numerous ways. This is according to Youth Officer within the Ministry of National Mobilization, Gweneth Anthony, who also encouraged those already on the programme to acquire more educational certification in an effort to upgrade their portfolio and education. “They are going to get working experience, they would be on the programme for one year and being there they will be able to interact, gain meaningful skills and to learn things that they would have never learnt before. Additionally we are asking them while they are on the programme,…
KES Lewis Being wrong at times is not an issue. We all suffer from it. It is built into our psyche. But there are times when a person’s “wrongness” displays more than a mere miscalculation of the facts. Sometimes, being wrong is the result of a distorted view of the world. There is a marked difference between the terms “high-maintenance” and “high-value” when it is used to refer to women. Even though the former term should never be used, when it is, it is often necessary to offer a correction. A high- value woman is all of the following and…
A series of stakeholder engagements in the tourism sector are set to be launched here in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.According to Minister of Tourism Carlos James the aim of these engagements will be to prepare persons for the upcoming boom in tourism, as well as make stakeholders aware of opportunities that are available to them.“In a few weeks we begin the process of our national engagement on the transformation of our tourism sector and I’m encouraging all of the stakeholders; the hotel association, the taxi association, all of the different service sectors to partner with us to ensure that…
by Michael Bascombe It is a common belief that sports should be void of politics, as they are meant to bring people together and promote unity. However, the reality is that sports have always been intertwined with politics, and it is impossible to separate the two completely. From ancient times to modern-day sports, politics has influenced the organisation and administration of sports events. The Olympics, for example, have been used as a platform to promote political agendas, such as nationalism and international diplomacy. While some people argue that sports should be void of politics, it is difficult to separate the…