The National Council of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Associations in the United Kingdom (NCSVGA UK) is pleased to announce the election of its incoming Executive Committee for2022/23. At its’ Annual General Meeting on May 1st 2022, the combined representatives of the UKbased St Vincent and Grenadines Associations nominated and elected their NationalExecutive Committee for the next year.Incumbent Chair, Ms Deiana Stapleton was re-elected for a second year. She has promised to “continuing building links across the UK and internationally for the Vincentian community so that our citizens and their families are supported whether they are home or abroad”. The…
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PT 2 The congratulatory train is chugging ahead for St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ very own Dr. Alston ‘Becket’ Cyrus, with more commendation coming his way. This next round of congratulations come from Becket’s fellow countryman, cultural ambassador and legendary calypsonian Cyril “Scorcher” Thomas, who extended heartfelt congratulations to the ABC of calypso, while also crediting him for introducing him to legendary keyboardist and music arranger Dr. Franklyn ‘Frankie’ McIntosh’, who also received a doctor of letters from the University of the West Indies back in 2020. ‘Let me first extend my heartfelt congratulations to one of the most altruistic…
Part One The man we all know as the ABC of calypso is now known as Dr. Alston Becket Cyrus! St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ very own Becket was recently conferred an honorary Doctor of Letters for his work as a legendary Calypsonian/Soca Artiste/Composer. Everyone here in SVG, the region and the world over are sending congratulations Dr. Cyrus’ way, including some of his colleagues in the music industry. ANN caught up with some of them to get their feelings on Becket’s honorary doctorate. Mighty Gabby is a Barbadian calypsonian and folk singer, and a Cultural Ambassador for the island…
By Renita Morris Featured Queen Miss SVG 1998 – Idinger Miller What activities did you participate in pre-show? Today, many people know Mrs. Idinger Miller-Walker as the Deputy Hospital Administrator at the Modern Medical Complex in Georgetown. However, long before her current role, Idinger captured the hearts of Vincentians when she was crowned Miss SVG 1998. Interestingly, Idinger was not in the initial line up of contestants for the pageant. She joined the pageant three (3) weeks before show night and competed without a chaperone. Recently, we caught up with Idinger to find how life has been for her since…
By Professor Richard A. Byron-Cox Attending a major calypso show this past Vincy Mas, I heard one of the MCs being more ghetto Jamaican than Jungle itself, for the entire show. This was an insult to Vincentian intelligence, not to mention culture!! The reverse could NEVER happen in Jamaica! NEVER!! Jamaica offers originality to our Caribbean cultural potpourri, so too we must cherish our Vincy heritage. But it’s now commonplace for some to use Kingston ghettos’ lewdest language in daily discourse, discarding our linguistic patrimony, which from days of yore remains a wisdom-fill, flamboyantly beautiful, “sweeter than sugar” patois. Older…
The group representing Team SVG, dubbed as “SVG Robotics”, places SVG on the map at the FIRST Global Robotics competition in Geneva, Switzerland which concluded on Sunday, October 16th. The team’s greatest achievement at the competition was the attainment of the FIRST Global Safety Award for exemplifying safe engineering design of the robot, safe engineering practices as well as safe gameplay during the ranking matches. At the global setting, team SVG ranked 80th out of 164 countries who attended the competition and 6th out of 12 Caribbean Countries, ranking above engineering giant countries the likes of The Netherlands, Canada and…
INTRODUCTION On the 27th of this month, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines will celebrate 43 years as an independent nation, having gained its independence from Britain in 1979. The last 43 years have been one of mixed circumstances that have seen us as a people encountering many challenges, suffering many setbacks, while also experiencing the joy of many successes. Our successes have not come without its sacrifices, but those sacrifices and the difficulties associated with them, have served to shape our attitudes as a people making us more resilient. This country has seen three governments since its independence: the St.…
The ULP regime has been in office since 2001, yet their main economic strategy is still begging and borrowing. Begging and borrowing is a backward mentality and running the economy on begging and borrowing for two decades has created the crime and social instability that we see today in our country. Leader of SVG Green Party, Warrant Officer Ivan Bertie O’Neal BSc (Hons), MSc, MBA, has been stressing for years the critical need for the SVG economy to be driven by productive sectors with an export orientation. The ULP regime has taken the opposite approach, driving the SVG economy by…
Natalia Bute, a 33-year-old auditor will return to the Serious Offences Court on November 22 for a Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into allegations of fraud. Bute is charged with two counts of making, and two counts of using a false instrument, to wit, a letter to Flow, with the intention that she shall use it to induce Moisha Vincent of Belair to accept a genuine, and by reason of so accepting it, to do an act to the prejudice of Terrance Matthews of Pembroke. Those offenses were reportedly committed on December 16, 2021. Bute is also charged with using an instrument…
(Excerpts of Dr. Friday’s Address to the Women’s Arm Convention) The work of the women’s arm is critically important to our Party and to our country. Over the years, the Women’s Arm has contributed immeasurably to the effectiveness and appeal of the NDP. It has conducted national programs for children and youth, raised funds for various causes, and has always been a strong advocate for women both in the party and nationally. In the various constituencies, the local branches–where they exist– have been doing likewise. We must continue to strengthen both the national body and the branches so that they…