The blame for the widespread abject poverty experienced on this farm squarely falls on the wings of the one in charge. Any visitor clearly notices the loudness on the airways, as he makes himself known to all and sundry from his perch on high. Undoubtedly, he is in charge of every square inch of the territory. Flying from place to place as he asserts his self-importance and dominates the scene, he allows no other male to rise to any semblance of prominence. It does not matter that he is aging, he exercises control over the females even from very early…
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The news that a property on the Grenadine island of Mustique has a sales tag of $200 million sent me thinking. What is the combined value of all of the foreign-owned properties in the Grenadines was? And then I wondered some more whether we are making the best use of our exclusive attractiveness. Tropical paradises are a dime a dozen across the world. However, our slice of paradise attracts many big names in business, music and industry. Reports are that Bill Gates and Tiger Woods are frequent visitors, Mick Jagger and Tommy Hilfiger are rumoured to own homes, while others,…
The ULP regime has focused on tourism since 2001, and since that time to the present, our economy has only become weaker. Tourism has failed in SVG, and so too in the Caribbean region in general. It has no hope of bringing prosperity. It is clearly madness to continue to try to run the SVG economy on tourism, when the past two decades have proved that tourism is unable to make our economy strong. Unemployment and poverty is still high in SVG after two decades of focusing on tourism. Tourism cannot and will never be able to offer our people…
Introduction In last week’s article, we chose to celebrate the 6th anniversary of the operationalization of the Argyle International Airport, recognizing that the very existence of the airport is in fact an amazing accomplishment. Everything about the plan to construct the airport was considered impossible by many; from the location chosen because of the tasks involved in preparing it for the project, to the financing of such a major project. To add context, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was one of 4 countries in CARICOM that did not have an international airport at the time of independence, with Dominica, Grenada…
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is excited to announce that it has engagedThe Marketing Machine, a full-service marketing consultancy firm, as the principalmarketing agency for DCash, the digital version of the Eastern Caribbean (EC) Dollar.The Marketing Machine which is Antigua and Barbuda-based was selected through acompetitive tendering process that began in April 2022 and saw participation fromseveral internationally recognised marketing firms from around the Caribbean and NorthAmerica. Speaking on the award, Karina A. Johnson, Project Manager of the DCash pilot projectnoted, “Just as important as the security and robustness of the Cash technology is the ability to effectively engage…
The Alternate Ambassador of Venezuela to the United Nations (UN), Joaquín Pérez Ayestarán, reiterated the call of the Government of President Nicolás Maduro in favor of peace. This was expressed by Pérez Ayestarán during his speech in New York, United States, at the 17th plenary session of the Eleventh Special Period of Emergency Sessions of the General Assembly on the situation in Ukraine. Pérez Ayestarán, who participated on behalf of 16 countries that share a common position with Venezuela on the situation in Ukraine and the need to promote diplomacy and peace, pointed out that the crossroads facing the world…
On Wednesday 23, Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro asked his ministers to make tourism an option to develop a post-oil economy: “Tourism is the secret weapon to achieve a new economy that can replace the oil-based economy,” he said, emphasizing that many transformations are still required for international tourism to compete with oil production as a source of foreign currency. Referring to the carnival holiday, Maduro highlighted that hotel occupancy reached almost 100 percent, a figure that demonstrates the business possibilities coming from the expansion of domestic tourism. In recent months, Venezuela has increased the frequency of its international flights, and…
Vending does not mean the harassment of people to buy your goods. This is what happens on our streets. It is done by some in an almost intimidating sort of way. Some of the vendors do not like order at all and need to be educated on what a customer’s rights are. They are only concerned about their rights. Here are just a few: A customer has a right to be charged a reasonable sum for whatever is being sold to them without price adjustments for who the vendors think has more money depending on how people appear and speak.…
By Professor Richard A. Byron-Cox (PhD) Those who read “Quotes by Richard A. Byron Cox,” are shocked I have hates, my solemn oath being, “I have determined to live in, with, for and by love. Hate is too heavy, too ugly, too poisonous, and too destructive!!” And, I have many more quotes rejecting hate; so, am I deceitfully ambivalent, prattling rhetoric I don’t believe? What follows should explain. I grew up a physical -as opposed to mental- cripple with no siblings, the recipient of episodic lickings from many. Like Johnny King, I accepted this as the fate of the weak,…
The official draw for the 2023 Concacaf Women’s Under 20 Qualifiers took place on February 16 th 2023 at the Concacaf Headquarters in Miami, Florida. Team SVG has been seeded in Group A with Canada, El Salvador, Cuba, Martinique and the Virgin Islands, which is scheduled tokick-off in the Dominican Republic from 14th to 24th April 2023 at the Panamericano Stadium.The technical department held two (2) scouting sessions on the 11 th and 18th February 2023 at the Victoria Park Playing Field. The following persons have been selected for training:Strikers: Shakyra Kydd, Areka Hooper, Meiya Wilson and Arielle DelpecheMidfielders: Leona…