What is adenomyosis? Adenomyosis is gynecological condition, yet many have never heard about it. It occurs when tissue from the inner lining of the uterus (endometrium) invades the muscular middle layer of the uterus (myometrium). Symptoms: The list below is not an exhaustive list of the symptoms that a person with adenomyosis can experience. We are each unique and as such, how adenomyosis affects us will vary. However, severe pain is a common symptom experienced by many persons with adenomyosis. The pain is more severe than “normal” period cramps, is not relieved with basic pain medication, and can persist for…
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(Excerpts of the National Address by the Hon. Dr. Godwin Friday, President of the New Democrat Party and Leader of the Opposition Pt.2) Cost of Living The ULP’s self-absorption and failure of governance have real consequences for our people. The government has failed to address the most urgent and pressing issue facing the country now, today: the cost-of-living crisis. As cost-of-living increases, our standard of living falls. Life has become more difficult for families, many of whom are now forgoing essentials and cutting back in every way they can. It is a sad reality that those who have the least…
Anthonio Mason told the Serious Offences Court on Monday that he damaged a cellular phone because the owner of the phone owed him for drugs. The Barrouallie man was charged with damaging a black Iswag cellular phone valued EC$400, without lawful excuse. The Court heard that Mason knew the complainant very well, and around 3:40 p.m. on March 4, he met the complainant in Kingstown, took away his phone, and damaged it. He handed back the phone to the complainant when he was approached by the police, then fled. He was subsequently arrested and charged with damage to property. When…
According to the Leader of SVG Green Party, Warrant Officer Ivan Bertie O’Neal BSc (Hons), MSc, MBA, SVG’s economy is in its worst condition in living memory under the poorly educated ULP regime. Electricity bills are outrageously high, as are water bills and the price of many food products. SVG’s economic structure under the Labour Party led by Cato, The New Democratic Party led by Sir James Mitchell and the useless and very poorly educated ULP regime, has not been strong enough to create a fiscal surplus for even one year, and successive governments have failed to move SVG into…
The editorial of THE VINCENTIAN of July 22, 2022 had a most enlightening opinion, one that should make a great topic for debate among students. It also beckoned, without saying it in as many words, that if we don’t guide and mould our young minds, they will grow accustomed to warped and confusing ideologies. And here is where instruction from the Holy Bible is most useful. From my reading of the books of Kings and the Chronicles of their reigns, one recurring observation emerged … whenever the leaders followed God’s instructions there was a time of prosperity, but from the…
The Issue It is absolutely remarkable that after more than 21 years in government (March 2001 to August 2022, and continuing), the Unity Labour Party (ULP) continues to deliver fresh ideas, fresh initiatives, innovative policies and programmes within the context of a compelling developmental narrative for St. Vincent and the Grenadines. All this has been evident from its praxis — its theory and practice — of excellent good governance which derives centrally from the following: its people-centred vision; its philosophy of advanced social democracy as applied to the circumstances of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the Caribbean; its socio-cultural…
August 25, 2022, Kingstown – Members of the Major Crime Unit were alerted and responded to the discovery of a female body at the decommissioned E.T Joshua Airport Tarmac at about 6:15 a.m on Thursday, August 25, 2022, at Arnos Vale. On arrival at the scene, the body of Veronica “Keisha” Small was met with a piece of PVC pipe inserted into her body. Small was later pronounced dead by the District Medical Officer (DMO). A postmortem examination is expected to be carried out on Small’s body to ascertain the exact cause of death. The circumstances surrounding her death are…
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has described as painful, the recent rise in the prices of both white and brown sugar, which he was informed of via a letter from the Agricultural Input Warehouse. According to the Prime Minister, the price hikes could see white sugar rising to $2.40 per pound and brown sugar $2.05 per pound.“The last white sugar shipment was purchased in June 2022, at a price of USD $640 per metric ton, CIF, that is to say cost, insurance and freight, USD $640 per metric ton. The quoted price received for the next shipment of white sugar…
Approximately 60 teachers have reapplied for employment, according to Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves while speaking on the radio on Wednesday. Prime Minister Gonsalves also spoke of the first formal counter-offer made by teachers regarding the conditions that unvaccinated teachers would have to satisfy, one of the points of that counter-offer being that the teachers not be required to test for COVID-19.“We have a number about 60 or there about—I don’t know the precise number as of yesterday—who have applied to come back into the service, some have taken the vaccine and some were prepared to take the test, as…
Commissioner of Police Colin John has issued a reminder, that officers, within the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) should be assertive not aggressive when dealing with members of the public.Commissioner John was speaking at the 40th passing out parade of new police recruits.The Commissioner of Police also urged officers to be respectful during their interactions with the public. “As police officers we have to be assertive, yet, not aggressive. You have to know your job, if you know your job, then you would not have to quake or cower when some says ‘well I am going…