(Excerpts of National Heroes’ Day Address by Dr. the Hon. Godwin Friday, Leader of the Opposition) This National Holiday is a time to pause and reflect – both from a personal standpoint and a national view – on the journeys we have undertaken singularly or together this year and it gives us a moment to look forward as well to how we might continue to build our country. We have battled through many challenges in recent times. Nevertheless, we have much to celebrate and be thankful for. We have life, we have family and friends, we have community, and we…
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Some minibus operators working along the Gomea, Collina, Evesham and Carriere routes will withdraw their services on March 25 and 26. ANN received a letter signed by eight minibus operators/owners who have agreed to suspend their operations on both days due to what was termed as ‘deplorable’ conditions of the road in those areas. According to the letter released on March 22, it certified that the minibuses operating public transport routes between Gomea and Carriere have agreed to participate in an official strike on the 25 and 26 of March 2024. “This strike action have been agreed on to protest…
Work is currently ongoing to appoint a temporary magistrate. According to Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves, he had asked the Attorney General to work in conjunction with the Judicial and Legal Services Commission to begin exploring for a temporary magistrate to assist in certain tasks including outstanding preliminary inquiries and coroner’s inquests. Gonsalves acknowledged that there were several outstanding coroner’s inquests. “I want to make the public appeal which i have done repeatedly through the chain of the office of the Commissioner of Police, the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), the office of the Attorney General and…
Today Laverne Gypsy Phillips along with Kenny Sylvester made a donation to Shafiqua Maloney, the second best female 800m runner in the world, in support of her journey to the 2024 Olympics which will take place in Paris from July 26 to August 11, 2024. Phillip’s who hails from the community of Richland Park said as a villager and neighbor she is elated with Maloney”s progress over the years. The community of Richland Park, the entire Marriaqua constituency and St. Vincent and the Grenadines is proud of her achievements. Maloney also expressed thanks to Phillips and Sylvester for their support…
The New Democratic Party (NDP) is working to draw attention to the poor condition of playing fields and hard courts in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. In videos and photos posted on social media, footage was taken of playing areas which show broken walls and playing surfaces. The videos and photos from different constituencies show that the problem exists in the entire country. The ripped up hard court in Sion Hill and collapsed wall at an abandoned playing field in Fair Hall are two of many such examples. President of the NDP, the Honourable Dr Godwin Friday said, “The government…
The Traffic Department of the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force is calling on omnibus operators to bring their passengers to their desired destinations. During WE FM’s Traffic Talk segment, Corporal 870 Woods highlighted this issue and called for it to come to an immediate stop. “We at the Traffic Department have observed a trend of omnibus drivers not taking passengers to their final destination. For instance, if a passenger boards an omnibus at Arnos Vale, and wants to get off at Geest shed bus stop or even the windward bus terminal, the driver turns said omnibus at…
The Central Water and Sewerage Authority (CWSA) has expressed concern as it pertains to the significant change in weather patterns here in St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the impact it has on the nation’s water supply. Head of Water Resources at the CWSA, Danroy Ballantyne said that the wet season of 2023 had some of the lowest recorded rainfall in recent history. Mr. Ballantyne said there was a %50 reduction in rainfall last year during November, which is normally one of the wettest months of the year. “In 2023, the wet season, that wet season was actually, for a ten-year…
A call has been made for more students in St. Vincent and the Grenadines to become involved in the Garifuna Conference. Belizean researcher and director of the NUMASA Wellness Institute, Lucia Ellis encouraged the involvement of the nation’s youth in the annual conference during an appearance on WE FM’s Issue At Hand program on Sunday. Miss Ellis said that she sees their involvement in the conference as a definite plus in terms of educational benefit. “What I would like to see happening next year is for more schools to be present in the conference, more high school students to be…
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has explained why St. Vincent and the Grenadines, as well as the wider region should have an interest in what is happening in Haiti. The Prime Minister at the time had just provided an update on a meeting held over the weekend pertaining to the crisis in Haiti. Prime Minister Gonsalves during a call to WE FM’s Issue At Hand program on Sunday said that there are migration and security issues that can affect SVG as a result Haiti’s conflict. He also highlighted the fact that Haiti is a member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).…
Signing ceremonies for laboratories at two secondary schools, one at the Troumaca Ontario Secondary School and the other at the West St George Secondary School was held on Monday. At Troumaca, the Science Laboratory will be retrofitted while at West St George Secondary, a new Commercial Food Preparation Laboratory will be built. The laboratories will be built with funding from the Government of the Republic of China On Taiwan through the TX Foundation based in Taiwan, to the tune of US $28,652 at Troumaca and US$77,391 at the West St George Secondary. Addressing the forum, Senior Education Officer Aldia…