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…
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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…
Following recent pleas from residents of Pole Yard, Arnos Vale for there to be an installation of street lights in the area, Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has addressed the issue.The Prime Minister while speaking on WEFM’s Issue At Hand program said that he thought it was reasonable that those residing in the area would want adequate lighting but noted that the St. Vincent Electricity Service (VINLEC) had been hesitant to have street lights installed due to the Government’s plan to have the residents moved in the near future. “They never gave persons connections and so on and I said…
Over 30 lecturers at the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College (SVGCC) are now better equipped in the delivery of online teaching, having participated in a training workshop hosted by the College, in collaboration with the Commonwealth of Learning (COL). The workshop, facilitated by COL consultant, Dr. Schontal Moore was the first phase of the training programme. The sessions aim to enhance the pedagogical skills of lecturers in developing and delivering online and blended courses. During the 4-day workshop, participants focused on the practical and theoretical aspects of online and blended learning including:Identifying strategies to successfully transition a face-to-face…
I felt compelled to write this article based on a recent conversation I had with a young Vincentian national, age 25, who paid a visit to the New Democratic Party Headquarters. The individual didn’t recognize two photos that are on display on the walls depicting this country’s second Prime Minister Sir James Fitz- Allen Mitchell. The photos are two of Sir James in his youthful age, and unfortunately, there is no name nor history of Sir James under the said photos. This will be corrected soon. I took the pleasure in giving the name and a brief history to the…
The Public Service Commissions (PSC) abandoned their duties in the implementation of rules for the wicked, unconstitutional ‘vaccine’ mandate. The Commissions owe teachers and public servants an apology for the mistreatment and disrespect meted out to us. During the period December 2021 and February 2022, hundreds of public officers received dismissal letters with dastardly claims that we were “deemed to have resigned” for refusal to comply with SR&O regulations. The Commissions failed to even give workers a hearing. This showed that they lacked a basic sense of natural justice. If the Commisions is interested in acting decently and constitutionally henceforth,…
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Conservation Fund’s farmland restoration project designed and implemented by Hand2Earth has extended their north leeward vetiver project to set up sustainable contour farming in Belle Isle Correctional Facility . Prison Officer Kevly Gould of Spring Village and 14 prisoners from the Belle IsleCorrectional Facility were trained in Vetiver Systems Technology over a three-weekperiod in August 2022. Prison authorities then identified an area to set up a vetivernursery and farm in the prison grounds. A nursery of 300 plants and several contourswere planted with vetiver. Crops were then planted in between, enabling the slopinglands to…