There is a good old saying not to count your chicken before they hatch. The St Vincent and the Grenadines Chess team currently participating in the 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India remains mindful of this good old saying but, they certainly have the optimism and the thirst to have a wonderfully polished closure to this very historic and successful journey to the Asian continent.For a third time in this the first ever Olympiad for a St Vincent and the Grenadines team the quartet of players on game day of August 8th 2022 gifted the nation with a 4-0 victory.On…
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The Roads, Buildings and General Services Authority (BRAGSA) will commence an 8-day long road cleaning programme on Tuesday August 9, 2022. The island-wide initiative, will see the employment of over 6,000 persons in all fifteen constituencies. This will include 491 gangs and 1,000 Jobbers, who will be responsible for the cleaning of roads and drains, as well as the cutting of trees. Contracts will also be given to over 100 truckers and conductors. BRAGSA is therefore appealing to motorists and pedestrians to take the necessary precautions during this period. The programme, which is a collaborative effort between BRAGSA and the…
Healthcare workers across Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are now being required to take Covid-19 boosters at five (5)-month intervals in order to be eligible for employment in the health sector. The move was announced in an August 5, 2022, memorandum to staff from the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment. The memorandum sated: “Cabinet on Wednesday 27th July, 2022 directed that all health care workers, as defined in Statutory Rules and Orders Number 28 of 2021, must be vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and must receive boosters at five (5) month intervals after…
The University of the West Indies Open Campus in collaboration with ‘the Friends of Oscar Allen’ will host the ‘Oscar Allen Emancipation Memorial Lecture’ on Thursday August 11th at the University of the West Indies Open Campus from 6:30 pm. Mr. Dorbrene O’Marde, Chairperson of the Antigua and Barbuda Reparations Support Committee and one of three vice-presidents of the CARICOM Reparations Commission, will deliver the lecture on the theme “Celebrate Freedom Repair the Damage”. The lecture honours the legacy of Oscar Allen for his contribution to the socio-political, cultural, and religious life in St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the…
As I walked among the sons of men, I met an intriguing personality named Mandy; he was quiet as a lamb but was never afraid to voice his opinion. Mandy told me, “Boy, as a citizen of this country, you have a civic duty and responsibility to hold the demagogues accountable regardless of which political party is in office.” He cautioned me not to get distracted by sweet talkers and propagandists. Even if people want to label you a leftist, you have to expose the low-down dirty acts of politicians. In a compelling voice, he told me I must not…
Left to right- Denzel Baptiste, Rodney Dopwell, Efu Sargeant Five underprivileged students from Belair Government School were awarded bursaries by Bridgelyme, an NGO group. Delson Spencer, D’Kai Henville, Kellicia Edwards, Jameliah Jackson, and Aria Nanton are transferring from Belair Primary School to various secondary schools throughout St. Vincent. President of the Belair Government School PTA, Mr Joseph Bascombe said, ” I see it as being necessary to secure funding for these students because I don’t want to see my past students being denied the opportunity for secondary education simply because their parents could not afford to send them to school.”…
Mr. Editor, it seems like the price for everything gone up in SVG. People talk about how the gas price high but I wonder how many of them realise that food prices like they going up every day. Just the other day I paid a certain sum for a pack of margarine only to go back a weeks or so later to see that if I wanted the same product I now had to pay $1.50 more. The food retailers – supermarkets, shops – are overdoing it. They are killing us. I understand that there are factors over which we…
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Sejilla McDowall has lauded the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) for their level of professionalism and expertise. The DPP gave kudos to the lawmen while delivering remarks at the closing ceremony of the High Court Criminal Assizes, July 22, 2022. “The Police Force is not what it was, it has been enhanced. They (Police) are experts, and many times they are not paid for their expertise but they must be recognized,” the DPP said. She noted that there are not only several trained lawyers in the RSVGPF, but also trained professionals…
Isle of Man here we come!” were the excited and joyous sentiments echoed by twelve (12) students of the Community College who left SVG on Sunday 31st July on Virgin Atlantic Airways for London, and then onto the Isle of Man, to participate in the inaugural session of the Isle of Man – St. Vincent and the Grenadines Education Programme (‘ISEP’). ISEP is a newly registered charity in the Isle of Man comprising a small group of volunteers of both island States, set up to provide scholarships and travel grants to Vincentian students. From August 1st through August 20th, the…
Dr. Ralph Gonsalves’ political beliefs and deep rooted philosophy have been influenced by authoritarian and socialist leaders. In the 1970s, former Prime Minister, the late Robert Milton Cato, labelled him a communist and a dictator. As a result, he was unable to win a seat in the elections that he contested with political organisations that he formed. It was not until he joined the Labour Party, that he won the North Central Windward constituency. At the recently held Unity Labour Party’s (ULP) convention, Vincentians heard from the real dictator. At the convention, he took the time to list the ULP’s…