This country’s newest High Court Judge, Canadian-born Richard Floyd, is the latest Court officer here, up to press time Thursday, to highlight the enormous void created in the Justice System with the absence of a Psychiatrist. Justice Floyd made his feelings known on Wednesday while dealing with the case management aspect of a matter involving a sexual offense in which the Court had ordered a Psychiatric Report. Justice Floyd stressed the urgent need for a Psychiatrist in this Jurisdiction to carry out the Psychiatric assessment orders of the Court. “I am told there is none currently in this Jurisdiction, and…
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In the recently concluded 2024 budget address, the Minister of Finance, EconomicPlanning and Information Technology, Hon. Camillo Gonsalves, announced theGovernment’s intentions to adjust the parameters of the NIS Pension (by April and June2024) and increase taxes by May 2024. As organizations that represent the interests of their members, the St. Vincent and theGrenadines Public Service Union (SVGPSU), the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers’Union (SVGTU), and the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Welfare Association(SVGPWA) understand the need for parametric reform and welcome sound andappropriate measures to address the issue of National Insurance Services (NIS) pensionreform and the sustainability of…
The newly installed North Leeward Sports and Cultural Organization (NLSCO) executive has released an ambitious calendar for sports and culture in the constituency for 2024. The month of February will witness the first events, in the form of male and female softball cricket. In March, the organization will host a beach football competition, the National Heroes Day 5K Meet, and a cultural extravaganza. April will see an exciting Tri Tri Fest event.The month of May will experience hosting of the Miss North Leeward Pageant for the first time. The NLSCO believes that by removing the pageant from June to May 4th, greater…
A year-round service from Toronto to St. Vincent and the Grenadines will commence on Sunday April 7, 2024. The year-round service by Air Canada is an improvement from the seasonal service that was suspended during the summer months since the last two years. Minister James made the announcement during the State of the Tourism Industry Address on Tuesday, January 23rd, 2024 at the Cruise Ship Terminal in Kingstown.“We have successfully negotiated year-round service from Toronto to the destination, the weekly summer service will commence on April 7 through to October 27, 2024 and the winter season will see a continuation…
Following the recent amendments to the Marriage (Amendment) Act, there will be a renewed effort to promote St. Vincent and the Grenadines as a premier wedding destination in the region. The country’s minister of tourism, Honourable Carlos James, made the announcement while addressing stakeholders at the State of the Tourism Industry Address 2024 at the Cruise Ship Terminal in Kingstown on Tuesday. According to Minister James, the Marriage Act and its accompanying regulations now facilitate applications electronically with an online payment portal in place. Visitors will no longer need to travel to mainland from the Grenadines or visit to High…
Visitor arrival numbers continue to show strong and robust signs of growth across all sub-sectors within the tourism industry, according to St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ Tourism Minister, Honourable Carlos James.Collectively, preliminary data is showing the year 2023 to be outperforming the year 2022 by an exponential 83.2 percent, almost doubling the previous year’s performance.Minister James made the announcement while delivering the country’s State of the Tourism Industry Address at Port Kingstown on Tuesday. According to the tourism minister, while the country continues to recover from a global health pandemic and the explosive eruption of the La Soufriere Volcano, the…
St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) will soon establish a National Film Commission as the Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Sustainable Development, and Culture expands its offerings in the hope of attracting more movie and reality television production sets to the island. Tourism Minister, Honourable Carlos James, announced the plans for the proposed film commission and a number of other measures to drive production and growth within the various sectors of his ministry while delivering the inaugural State of the Tourism Industry Address at the Cruise Ship Terminal on Tuesday. According to Minister James, the revamped National Cultural Foundation will…
This October, St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) will see the return of international acts to the island as the country hosts its first international music festival. This is according to the Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Sustainable Development and Culture, Honourable Carlos James. The tourism minister made the announcement while addressing the State of the Tourism Industry Address on Tuesday at the Cruise Ship Terminal in Kingstown.According to the tourism minister, with the expected increase in visitor arrivals and the additional airlines to the destination, the time is ripe for the launching of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines’…
The tourism product of St. Vincent and the Grenadines is set to receive a major boost in the future as planning for the establishment of a Pirates of the Caribbean theme park at Wallilabou is set to begin this year.Minister of Tourism Carlos James made this disclosure during the State of the Tourism Industry Address on Tuesday.Minister James said they are looking at scouting lands closest to the beach to accommodate the state-of-the-art theme park which will include a restaurant, pool and more.“This year we will also explore and conceptualize designs for a Pirates of the Caribbean themed park at…