CPEA 2023 Grade six students from across St. Vincent and the Grenadines will take the final component of the Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment (CPEA) on Thursday 4 and Friday 5 May, 2023. One thousand seven hundred and two (1702) students comprising of eight hundred and forty-six (846) males and eight hundred and fifty-six (856) females will sit the exam at eighteen (18) centres nationwide. The final component of the CPEA comprises multiple choice papers in four (4) subject areas: Mathematics, Social Studies, Language Arts and Science. On day one, students will sit the Mathematics and Social Studies and on day…
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Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Sustainable and Culture signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Tourism, Republic of Cuba to strengthen technical co-operation between both countries in the areas of Tourism and Hospitality. The agreement was signed on Monday May 1, 2023 in Havana, Republic of Cuba.Minister of Tourism, Republic of Cuba, Juan Carlos Garcia Granda, hosted a bilateral meeting with the Vincentian delegation led by Honourable Carlos James, Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Sustainable Development and Culture. Minister James expressed his appreciation for the continued solidarity shared between the government and people of the Republic of…
The Taiwan based Simply Help Foundation donated a second shipment of items to the Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines on Tuesday May 2, 2023, at a handing over ceremony at the Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Minister of National Mobilisation, Hon Orando Brewster said the Republic of China on Taiwan has assisted St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) through many initiatives and continues their unwavering support to SVG. To this end, Brewster said this second container of supplies which includes clothing, educational toys and medical uniforms will serve to “uplift, benefit and make an impact here…
They had 2 for 1 sales and a one-of-a-kind event! On the 20th of April 2023, Greenhouse Café at Coconut Grove hosted the first 420 Cannabis Fair in St Vincent. 420 is an international cultural holiday celebrating the consumption and legalization of cannabis. Multiple stakeholders from all the areas of the cannabis industry in St Vincent were present: traditional farmers, various cultivation companies, the Medicinal Cannabis Authority, doctors, pharmacists and dispensary owners, fertilizer companies, the local analytical laboratory, artisans, and artists. Greenhouse Café is very thankful to their patrons and participants for being part of another historic page of the…
On Saturday, April 29, 2023, Andy Charles, a 43-year-old resident of Walvaroo/ Sion Hill was arrested and charged with Possession of an Unlicensed Firearm and Ammunition. Mr. Charles was met by officers attached to the Narcotics Unit with one (1) revolver and six (6) rounds of ammunition without a license issued under the Firearms Act. He is expected to appear before the Serious Offences Court to answer the charges
I read with disgust the Editorial of the Searchlight newspaper published on April 25, 2023 entitled “Wicked?”. I could not believe how callous and unconscionable the author could be in a piece that clearly did nothing but give justification for the government’s oppression of public servants in this land.Frankly, the editorial was an extension of the Prime Minister’s (PM) views; the same view being rubberstamped by related interests. The suffering public servants view the government’s decision to appeal the mexcine mandate ruling as indeed wicked and this editor claims that such a view is “…narrow and frankly, disingenuous”. Yet, it’s…
May 2, 2023, Kingstown – An investigation has been launched into the circumstances surrounding the death of Joe-mani Charles, a twenty-seven (27) year-old resident of Long Wall which occurred on Sunday, April 30, 2023. Acting on information received, officers from the Major Crimes Unit went to the deceased’s residence and found him lifeless with what appeared to be multiple gunshot wounds about his body. A postmortem examination is expected to be carried out on the body to ascertain the cause of death.Police are appealing to members of the public with information that can aid with this investigation to contact the…
The Kingdom of Morocco will be donating 160 tonnes of fertilizer to St. Vincent and the Grenadines. This was disclosed on Friday by Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves who was at the time acting agriculture minister.While speaking on WEFM, he said that the shipment of fertilizer is expected to arrive in SVG very soon. “We got an email yesterday that the Morocco agency for international cooperation which acts on behalf of the kingdom of morocco, pursuant to the agreements which we have had, they’re donating a shipment of fertilizer, 160 tonnes, they would arrive sometime pretty soon, hopefully they will be…
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves is set to attend the coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms.Prime Minister Gonsalves made the announcement last week on the Shake Up program aired on WEFM.He noted while in Europe he will also be a part of several meetings before the coronation on Saturday. “I’m leaving on Sunday for the United Kingdom, I’ll be out for about seven working days, so a week’s working days really, which means about nine days in all. I have a set of meetings to…
(White House Press release May 1st ) In 2021, the Biden-Harris Administration announced COVID-19 vaccination requirements to promote the health and safety of individuals and the efficiency of workplaces, protecting vital sectors of our economy and vulnerable populations. Since January 2021, COVID-19 deaths have declined by 95%, and hospitalizations are down nearly 91%. Globally, COVID-19 deaths are at their lowest levels since the start of the pandemic. Following a whole-of-government effort that led to a record number of nearly 270 million Americans receiving at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, we are in a different phase of our response…