The MSS/SJCM Alumni Association of North America has on September 16, 2022, donated $13,500 EC to St. Joseph’s Convent Marriaqua. The check was handed over to the school’s Principal Sister Jacinta Wallace by Desmarie Greenaway, who acted on behalf of the Alumni Association. The money will be used to assist the school with the upgrading of the library. In April this year, the school has received over 600 books and other reading materials for the library, donated by the organization. This is not the first that the North America Alumni Association has donated to the school. In 2019, the association…
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Persons employed with the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines will receive a salary increase of 7 percent over the next three years – 2023, 2024, and 2025 as the economy is projected to improve. The workers’ unions made the announcement recently, but the official announcement was made today (September 22) at a press conference by Finance Minister – Camillo Gonsalves. Mr. Gonsalves also announced the government’s plans to decrease personal and corporate income taxes and the income tax threshold. “The long-standing position of the government is that we want to bring our income tax rate down into the…
Representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), met with stakeholders from the agriculture and fisheries sector to discuss the operationalisation of a national agriculture management information system. When operationalised, the system is expected to document agriculture data such as the variety and volume of agricultural commodities available and the information can be used to forecast future yields. This information is expected to be made available to farmers, fishers and other key stakeholders nationwide. There were also discussions on the importance of the system, who should have access and what data should be on the…
Seven (7) schools received grants towards their school feeding programmes through a local charity organisation MRI6. The grant amounts to $36, 120 and contributions vary from 2-thousand to 5-thousand dollars to the individual schools. The seven schools include the Georgetown Secondary School, the Emmanuel High School Mesopotamia, St. Vincent Girls High School, Bequia Community High School, Buccament Bay Secondary, Intermediate High School, Union Island Secondary school as well as Student Support Services within the Ministry of Education. Speaking on behalf of the principals, principal of the Emmanuel High School Mesopotamia, Curtis Greaves said they are grateful for the assistance to…
There has been a surge in entrepreneurship among the youth in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, with many young Vincentians delving into varying areas of business. ANN News recently caught up with Myia Fraser, who is one such young entrepreneur, and got her view on what is the key to a successful business, the importance of setting boundaries between your business and personal life, and more. Miss Fraser is a 27 year old Argyle resident, who studied entrepreneurship and small business management at the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College’s Division of Technical and Vocational Education. She is the…
On Friday 16th September, 2022 the Belair Government School Parents Teachers Association (PTA) held it’s 5th Annual Prize Giving and Awards Ceremony. This ceremony awards the Most Outstanding Students from Grade K-5. The Awardees are as follows; GRADE K:Ariyah RobertsCaleb NicholsAndrea Badnock GRADE 1:Amari Williams GRADE 2:Chance Franklyn GRADE 3:K’Nia Findlay GRADE 4H:Chase Franklyn GRADE 4S:Tyrese Ambrose GRADE 5:Romaur Thomas Patrice John received the 2022 Grade 6 PTA AWARD: MOST RESPONSIBLE STUDENT earlier this year at the CPEA Graduation Ceremony. She is now a student at the Girls High School. These awards were first introduced in 2018 by the current…
Rudolf Gibson, a 64-year-old man of Arnos Vale who, without the owner’s permission, killed and cleaned his nephew Andy Davis’ ewe sheep on the spot where it was tied, was sentenced to four months in prison on Monday. Chief Magistrate Rechanne Browne handed down the penalty at the Serious Offences Court after Gibson pleaded guilty to theft. Sadly, though, some 15 years after the Agricultural Produce and Livestock (Prevention of Theft) Act was passed here specifically to protect farmers, it is still not being enforced by the police. The Court heard that Davis, also a resident of Arnos Vale, was…
September is globally designated as PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS MONTHand the SVG Medical Association would like to invite the General Public to join theorganization as well as other clubs and groups in our landmark event of the TUG-OF-WAR Competition at Victoria Park on Saturday September 24, 2022, from 3:30 pm.Several Sports Clubs, Organisations and other groups have registered their participation,in this Show of Strength in ‘Tugging Against Prostate Cancer” in St. Vincent & theGrenadines. Trophies will be awarded to the winners of the ‘Last Team Standing’.Prostate cancer is a significant affliction in St. Vincent & the Grenadines and the SVGMedical Association…
Pallavi Browne, Miss Play 4, a contestant in the 2022 edition of the Miss Saint Vincent and the Grenadines pageant began her week of activities on Sunday September 18, 2022 with attendance at church services in her community of Georgetown and a Forum on Literacy at the Georgetown Secondary School. As part of the activities for the GECCU sponsored community project, Pallavi will be focusing on highlighting the importance of Literacy under the theme, “L.I. T. T. – Literacy Improvement through Transformative Teaching”. The project aims to create an awareness of reading and spelling in both secondary and primary schools.…
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) develops common regulations and standards for civil aviation. Countries around the world abide by ICAO’s directives to ensure the safe and orderly growth of international civil aviation. The 41st session of the triennial ICAO Assembly, to be held between September 27 and October 7 this year in Montreal, Canada, will be ICAO’s biggest event since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Thus, the meeting will be symbolic for supporting the recovery of the aviation sector. It further showcases the importance of collaboration among all stakeholders in the international aviation community. We call on ICAO to reconnect…