PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP)— Angry protesters rallied in the Haitian capital on Wednesday, demanding the departure of Prime Minister Ariel Henry after he failed to step down in line with a political agreement forged in 2022. Haiti has been engulfed by unrest since Monday, with thousands of people demonstrating in Port-au-Prince and across the country. “This Wednesday is D-Day. It’s the day when Ariel Henry must leave office,” a motorcycle taxi driver who was rallying in the capital told AFP, asking his name to be withheld. “I hope he will listen to reason. Otherwise, the voice of the people will be listened to,” the…
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On Tuesday 6th February 2024, members of the NDP went on our ‘Four Pillars Tour.’ The members visited key sites across the country and highlighted the need for a focus on the four pillars of the economy: agriculture, tourism, blue economy and the new economy. In statements on radio earlier in the week, both President of the NDP Dr. Godwin Friday and MP for East Kingstown Dwight Fitzgerald Bramble articulated the party’s plan to grow the economy and to address what they call a triple crisis of high unemployment, low wages and poor economic growth. The NDP believes that…
World Pediatric Project (“WPP”) hosted two teams back-to-back lastweek being the Speech and Language Therapy team and the diagnostic Cardiology team. Combined, both teams have provided healthcare services to over 200 Vincentian children. Speech, Language and Behavioral concerns especially in young children have shown to be an area in St. Vincent that needs attention considering the large number of referrals received. WPP’s Speech and Language team was led by speech pathologist, Miriam Kerr who specializes in cleft lip and palate as well as language and articulation disorders. She was accompanied by Wendi McMillan, specializing in augmentative communication, Sarah Cunningham,…
Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Information Technology Camillo Gonsalves has expressed disappointment at the slow progress being made in data collection for the census. Minister Gonsalves, speaking on WE FM’s Issue At Hand program emphasized the importance of the data being collected in a timely manner, to ensure the accuracy of the census. “I am disappointed, I’ll be quite honest with you, with the progress that we have achieved so far in collecting the census data, and the reason I am disappointed is this; St. Vincent and the Grenadines is in the process of rapid transformation, I think anybody…
The Carnival Development Corporation has embarked on a series of marketing & promotional activities in Trinidad during the peak period of their Carnival celebrations for 2024. Mr. Esworth ‘Ezzie’ Roberts, Marketing Coordinator and Mr. Rodney Small, President of the Youlou Pan Movement are the two main persons that are representing the CDC in this venture. To kick start the campaign, an interview will be done on the ‘Breaking Dawn’ morning program on Friday 9 th February. Other interview would be done on various radio and television stations. A Vincymas booth would be in operation at the Brunch on Soca event…
The $50,000 reward for information on the mass shooting that took place in the Harbour Club area of Kingstown last year is still available. Assistant Commissioner of Police in Charge of Crime Trevor Bailey, during an appearance on the VOICES program aired on WE FM, made this clear when responding to a caller on the status of the case. While assuring that the investigation is very much alive, he said the reward is available to anyone that provides information that is solid and credible. “That investigation is very much alive, as I reported late last year and earlier this year,…
With the villa beach rapidly eroding, the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines is planning to give the beach an injection of white sand. This was disclosed by Minister of Finance Camillo Gonsalves during his appearance on WE FM’s Issue At Hand program. Minister Gonsalves also made mention of reef rehabilitation work that is expected to take place in the future that will fix damage caused to the area in the past. “The villa beach, which is eroding rapidly needs an injection of sand, but it needs an inject of white sand, it doesn’t need more sand from the…
The Traffic Department of the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force is calling on both drivers and pedestrians to be more responsible when it comes to the use of crossings. Police Constable 1040 Hunte during WE FM’s Traffic Talk segment said this was an issue that the department had taken notice of and it is one that they have seen increase in over time. “According to the pedestrian crossing regulation, any driver who stops on a pedestrian crossing or fails to stop at a pedestrian crossing is guilty of an offense. We have also noticed that pedestrians…
Deputy Commissioner of Police Frankie Joseph, has highlighted the string of firearm related offences committed in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, in emphasizing the importance of the nation’s upcoming national gun amnesty. The deputy commissioner of police was at the time speaking on WE FM’s Cop Chat program, where he said that the police force thought that it was time enough for them to carry out another national gun amnesty, even though their last attempt in 2003 was not as successful as they hoped. “…with the string of firearm offences that we have been encountering in St. Vincent and the…
The planned secondary school for the East St. George community of Brighton will have a focus on technical and vocational education and training as well as the arts. Area Representative for East St. George and Minister of Finance Camillo Gonsalves disclosed this during his appearance on WE FM’s Issue At Hand program on Sunday. Minister Gonsalves said he hopes with this offering that students with particular talents will see the planned institution as viable option. “For the secondary school in Brighton, it looks almost like University campus. It’s a really beautiful design that we have secured money from the Saudi…