The procurement of a quantity of Tennis equipment is the first step to having an active Tennis programme in the Southern Grenadines, namely Canouan and Union Island. The intention was spurred by the foresight of USA-based Unionites – Burnis Hutchinson and Elnore Adams, who gathered a large number of Tennis balls, along with rackets, and shipped them to Union Island for distribution. The distribution process, spearheaded by the Union Island Lions Club, paved the way for the Tennis programme to serve off in the shortest possible timeframe. President of the Lions Club Union Island- Atika James said that her organisation…
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Like many village roads across the country, Union Island roads are one-lane roads. There are no dividing lines and consequently in any collision involving your vehicle, you are in the wrong and the other party is too. Even if the law says you are right, your insurance goes up and you still end up paying. The law says that the teachers, nurses, civil servants, and policemen were right as per Judge Esco Henry’s ruling; that their firings were unconstitutional, a breach of natural justice, unlawful, procedurally improper, and void. This should be the happy ending of this story with workers…
The next general elections in St. Vincent and the Grenadines are constitutionally due by March 2026. And Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has promised Vincentians that his Unity Labour Party Government has EC$3 billion to spend on capital projects between now and March 2026. He whetted the appetites of hundreds of ULP members and supporters during an address at an event to mark the 22nd Anniversary of his ULP’s hold on the administration of the country. The event was held at the old E. T. Joshua Airport, Arnos Vale, last Sunday, March 26, 2023. And as far as how the…
A group of young people who were in discussion with the Leader of SVG Green Party, Warrant Officer Ivan Bertie O’Neal, BSc (Hons), MSc, MBA, told him that young people deserve more. The young people were frustrated by the lack of opportunities in SVG, to make progress with their lives. The two main sticking points were the high unemployment rate and access to buying land. High unemployment has plagued our country for at least two decades. Even though the ULP regime has been in power all this time, they have not managed to create mass employment. If anything, unemployment has…
Photo Credit :Lance Neverson Introduction The celebration by our Unity Labour Party of twenty-two (22) years in office as government of SVG was marked by a massive rally on the tarmac at the decommissioned ET Joshua airport site in Arnos Vale on Sunday 26th March 2023. It was by all accounts a massive success as thousands of comrades came out to show their support and to celebrate with the rank and file and leaders of their great party. The speeches were targeted at reminding attendees and those watching on social media of the transformational agenda of the government and the…
By Professor Richard A. Byron-Cox (PhD) The Court ruled in favour of the public servants who lost their jobs owing to refusal to take the Covid-19 vaccine. This commentary is not on that ruling. My concern is the vehemence of those opposed to the government appealing same. The layman is forgiven being mislead as ignorance of some kind is an affliction common to all humanity. But it is most dishonest when those claiming expert understanding of justice, law, and how the court/legal system work, revel in and, encourage such idiocy for purely vainglorious ends! Their vociferousness forces the reasonable to…
In February 2022, the UNESCO programme Transcultura: Integrating Cuba, the Caribbean and the European Union through Culture and Creativity, funded by the European Union, extended a call for young poets from across the Caribbean. This invitation welcomed the participation of poets from the English, Spanish and French nations of the region. From the 252 applications received, ten poets between the ages of 18 and 35 were selected to showcase their work at the 40th edition of the Poetry Market also known as the Marché de la Poésie. The momentous occasion will take place from June 7th to 11th in Paris,…
(Excerpts of Dr Friday’s presentation at a recently held meeting) When I stand here, I do it because I want to see St Vincent and the Grenadines becomes a better place. And in the new Democratic Party that is the vehicle I have chosen for doing so. And again tonight, as my predecessors in this esteemed office, as leaders of this great party have done in the past, is to extend an invitation to all people in this country who want to see St Vincent and the Grenadines on a path to progress and development, to join with us to…
The New Democratic Party congratulates Member of Parliament for East Kingstown, Dwight ‘Fitz’ Bramble, Caretaker for North Central Windward, Chieftain Neptune, Public Relations Officer (P.R.O) Lavern King, and Women’s Arm P.R.O Chelsea Alexander on being awarded the Professional Development Certificate in Parliamentary Governance from the McGill University School of Continuing Studies in Canada. The year-long program covered courses in Parliamentary Procedure and Committees, Women’s Participation in Politics and Communications to Advance Governance Techniques. As part of the program, the participants spent a considerable amount of time researching parliamentary best practices, and sharing and discussing with other Commonwealth parliamentarians how to…
Fisher folks in St. Vincent and the Grenadines are currently benefitting from training, designed to enhance the capacity of Micro, Small and Medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the fisheries sector to improve their ability to access financing for their businesses.This series of activities form part of an initiative implemented collaboratively by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry and Labour, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), with IICA as the implementing agency for the initiative on behalf of the FAO. Through this initiative, a workshop for…