The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation is pleased to announcethe release of EC$300,000.00 to affiliate clubs participating in the 2022/23 Seniorand Youth Female divisions of the National Club Championships (NCC). Eachclub will benefit from an injection of funds up to a maximum of EC$10,000.00 The grant funding will be made available prior to the commencement of thefemale competitive season at the secretariat of the SVGFF. The SVGFF is firmly committed to seeing the development of the femalecomponent of the game in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
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St. George’s, Grenada – Nine young cricketers from across the Windwards Islands are benefitting from rubbing shoulders with Windwards Volcanoes First class cricketers. The players from Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent & the Grenadines are attending the first-ever Windwards Apprenticeship Programme (WAP) in Grenada from February 18 -25, 2023. The main objective of the apprentice programme is to integrate promising Under-19 players into a professional system giving them an idea of what it takes to prepare for First Class Cricket. Also it gives them an appreciation of the efforts required to move through the ranks from junior to…
February 20, 2022, Kingstown – “Miller Squad” was crowned champions of the inaugural Paget Farm Police Youth Club Spelling Bee Competition after edging out “James Squad” and “Mc Master Squad” into second and third place respectively. The competition was held on Saturday 18th February 2023 at the Paget Farm Community Center. Marrianna Grant and Shamia Ollivierre represented Miller Squad, and amassed a total of 41 points. James’ Squad, Nathalia Stowe and Kenniah Hazell earned 27 points, while McMaster’ Squad – Odelia Compton and Miesha Ollivierre scored 20 points. The participants were drawn from Grades 5 and 6 of the Paget…
On Sunday, 19th February 2023, hundreds of Bim Bims, Brownie Guides, Girl Guides, Ranger Guides, Young Leaders and Guiders of the local Girl Guiding Associationturned out to celebrate World Thinking Day under the theme “Our World, Our Peaceful Future: The Environmentand Peace”. World Thinking Day is a special day across the 152 Member Organisations and 10 million members of the WorldAssociation of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS). World Thinking Day is celebrated on February 22nd each yearand is a day for international friendship since 1926. Every year on the 22nd of February, Girl Guides and Girl Scoutscelebrate the Movement…
Caribbean foresters and resource managers share good examples from St Lucia’s Mankòtè Mangrove to educate on mangrove management good practices. February 22, 2023 – Bridgetown, Barbados – Mangroves are in decline globally, with mangrove forest cover decreasing by over 1 million hectares worldwide in the past two decades. But in the Caribbean things are different: in this part of the world, mangrove cover actually expanded over the period 2000 to 2015. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Sub-Regional Office for the Caribbean organized a webinar on the occasion of the World Wetlands Day 2023 on January…
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Cycling Union on Saturday 18th, February, 2023, held its first race for 2023.The riders races from Villa Flat to Belmont 5 milesThe results- In category One1st -Lucky Antrobus;18 mins 22.96 sec2nd- Marlon Antrobus; 18 mins 27.26 sec3rd- Albert Quammie; 21 mins 55.02 sec4th- Delano Wilson; 23 mins 05.99 secIn category Two1st- Steve Olliverre; 19 mins 43.23 sec2nd- Deptor Culzac; 20 mins 27.58 sec3rd- Peter Durrant; 20 mins 38.97 sec On Sunday 19th, the cyclists in categories one and two competed again. This time the route was Tarmac- Bridgetown- Calder- Belmont Lookout, a distance of…
Piarco, Trinidad & Tobago, February 22, 2023: Caribbean Airlines continues to support national events across the region and joins Guyana in celebrating the annual Mashramani festival, being observed on February 23. Mashramani, also called “Mash”, is considered one of Guyana’s most colourful festivals and is celebrated with street parades, music, dancing and bright costumes. The annual event first took place in 1970, marking the South American nation becoming a Republic. The theme under which Mash is being commemorated this year is ‘Mixing & Mashing as one Guyana.’ Caribbean Airlines’ CEO Garvin Medera in commenting stated: “We are happy to support…
PC 69 Shaquan Ashton has been adjudged the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) Port Security Unit Officer of the Month of January 2023. PC Ashton was recognized for the top spot from a batch of sixty (60) police officers. From January 1st, 2023 to January 31st, 2023, Ashton top scored in several categories that were used to assess nominees. The Officer of the Month award is a new initiative introduced by the management of the Police Port Security Unit with the aim to recognize a recipient each month for outstanding work during that period and to…
By Dayle Dasilva Montgomery Daniel, Parliamentary representative for North Windward and Minister of Transport, Works, Housing, etc. was expected to meet with officials from the police, planning and the Chief Engineer on February 16, to discuss the issue of the unauthorized playing of amplified music at various venues throughout the country. Daniel said on radio on February 15 that he had been receiving telephone calls, often time during the early hours in the morning, from persons complaining about individuals playing amplified music. According to Daniel, he received a telephone call from a resident at about 4 o’ clock one morning…
Brazil, Russia, India and China originally formed the bloc in 2009 after a series of meetings and understandings. The first BRIC Summit was held in Yekaterinburg, Russia on June 16 of the same year, where the heads of states in question agreed to strengthen dialogue and cooperation between them.The following year, in Brasilia, Brazil in April 2010, the second Summit was held, where the leaders of these countries emphasized the necessity of a multidimensional global intergovernmental system.Then, at their third meeting in New York in September 2010, the BRICs agreed on the entry of South Africa. South Africa managed to…