As St Vincent and the Grenadines prepares to host the VIII CELAC Summit on March 1, 2024, at the Sandals Resort, Buccament, the Civil Aviation Department announces the establishment of a Prohibited Airspace “TVP1” within a radius of Two (2) nautical miles around the Sandals Resort. This measure is implemented to ensure the safety and security of the summit attendees and the general public. The Prohibited Airspace, where the use of Drones (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) is prohibited, spans from Campden Park in the South to Mt Wynne to the North, Dubois to the East, and extends two (2) nautical miles to…
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Senator Israel Bruce has called on Minister of Agriculture, Saboto Caesar, to finish what they started instead of making more and more empty promises. Over the last two weeks, the NDP has highlighted the derelict Montreal greenhouse park as an example of wasted money by the ULP government. In responding to a question in parliament on Thursday, the Agriculture Minister said that the ULP government would build another 35 greenhouses. Senator Bruce said, “The state of the greenhouse park at Montreal represents a huge waste of money but more importantly shows a complete lack of respect for our famers. Rather…
[Brooklyn, New York] – February 21, 2024 – Local attorney Chevanev Charles was officially admitted to the New York Bar on February 21, 2024. The admission ceremony, held before the Appellate Division, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Judicial Department, marked a significant milestone in Mr. Charles’ legal career. In a ceremony presided over by esteemed judges, including Hon. Angela Iannacci, Hon. Paul Wooten, Hon. Linda Christopher, and Hon. Larry Love, he took the oath of admissions along with several other attorneys, pledging to uphold the principles of justice and integrity. A native of Buccament Bay, Mr.…
I am Zashawn Phillips from the community of Richland Park SVG. I attended the Richland Park Government School then the St Martins Secondary School in Kingstown and then The St Vincent and the Grenadines Community College. My love for the military-led me to apply in 2018 to the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force. My application was successful and I began training in January 2019 and graduated on 27th July 2019.After serving over 4 years in the Police Service with my last station being at SSU, I applied to the British Army, and to my surprise, the application…
By Dr Richard A. Byron-Cox It makes me no Columbus in pointing out that absolute disorder/complete lawlessness is the modus operandi of the overriding majority of the buses operating in our privately owned public transport system. This insanity on the roads has been taking place for years, causing serious accidents, material damage, and the loss of lives; yet the authorities, namely the government and police, remain blind to this social ill. In the first place, these buses stop in the middle of the road when offloading and taking on passengers, even where there are dedicated bus stops. This they do…
Senior Magistrate Colin John has stressed the need for business places in St. Vincent and the Grenadines to be protected from thieves. John’s comments came on Monday after he imposed two fines and a bond on Daimen Williams of Old Montrose, who pleaded guilty to stealing three bottles of Sunset Strong Rum from Massy Stores, Stoney Ground. Williams was fined $300 to be paid in one month or three months in prison for stealing a bottle of Sunset Strong Rum valued at EC$44.24 from that supermarket on January 30. He was also fined $300 to be paid in one month…
The Government of St. Luica has not to date received a formal proposal from Rayneau Industries Ltd. as it relates to the purchase and marketing of agricultural produce. However, the Government of St. Lucia, through its Ministry of Agriculture, has indicated that such an arrangement that St. Lucia would not be welcome willy nilly. St. Lucia’s Agriculture Minister Alfred Prospere is on record as saying, “It is something I am still thinking about, but I am hoping something can work out, but I am not sure at this time we are ready for the same arrangement that he has in…
Kingston, February 23, 2024— UNAIDS is concerned about the impact on peoples’ health and rights following the decision of the High Court of St. Vincent and the Grenadines regarding sections 146 and 148 of the Criminal Code, which upholds discriminatory and harmful laws against LGBTQ people. On Friday, February 16, 2024, the High Court, in an oral delivery, denied the claim by two Vincentian nationals, who reside outside of the country, that sections 146 and 148 of the Criminal Code criminalising buggery between any two persons with a penalty of up to 10 years imprisonment, violate the fundamental rights to privacy, personal liberty, freedom…
A weak low-level trough across the islands maintains occasional cloud patches with a few showers across St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). A plume of Saharan dust is approaching our area and concentrations could vary across SVG during the weekend, with moderate/thick-haze overnight Saturday…Be Alert! Gentle-moderate (15 – 25km/h) winds continue across our islands tonight and vary in direction from east north-east to east south-east. Wind speeds gradually increase, becoming moderate-occasionally fresh over the weekend. Sea conditions are currently slight (0.5m – 1.2m) in open water, gradually rising to near 1.0m on western coasts and 1.5m on eastern coasts, by…
ANN has been reliably informed that the three Grenadians who were caught yesterday in after escaping custody from the South St George Police station in Grenada are now the subject of a murder investigation. A source close to the investigation said that after escaping custody, the men moved into the Panday Bay, Grenada area and kidnapped two Americans on their yacht to get them to St Vincent and the Grenadines The Grenada police in a press release on Thursday evening stated that These men were charged jointly with one count of Robbery with Violence.Additionally, Ron Mitchell was charged separately with…