Equal Rights, Access and Opportunities SVG Inc. (“ERAO SVG”) is pleased with the ruling of High Court Judge Justice Marissa Robertson in the case of Orden David et al v. Attorney General of Antigua and Barbuda. Amongst other things, Her Ladyship ruled that sections 12 and 15 of Antigua and Barbuda’s Sexual Offences Act 1995, titled “Buggery” and “Serious Indecency” respectively, are unconstitutional. It was ruled that these laws violate the right to liberty, protection of the law, freedom of expression, protection of personal privacy, and protection from discrimination on the basis of sex, in so far as they are…
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The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment wishes to advise the general public that as part of the its mosquito control programme for the adult Aedes aegypti mosquito, the Insect Vector Control Unit will be conducting fogging operations in the following areas commencing at 5:00 pm daily on the island of St. Vincent. Wednesday, 6th July 2022 – Collins, Majorca, Glen, Caratel, Georgetown, New Grounds & Belle Isles Thursday, 7th July 2022 – La Croix, Ginger Village, Glen, Georgetown, Sans Souci & Walliabou Please take note of the following: Home and business owners in the named areas are reminded…
They are mostly senior citizens, persons over 60 years. A few are younger and fewer still are students. They read widely frequenting the Public Libraries wherever they can find them. They read the local newspapers. Some buy all the papers and some are loyal to particular writers. Their reading habits have caused them to have a wide vocabulary and consequently enhanced their capacity to contribute to any national or international debate. Contrary to what some believe, newspaper readers are not old fashioned but are among the most enlightened. Others who think they are in the modern age, claim to be…
The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF), strongly condemns the irresponsible behaviour of some patrons at the Ragga Soca and Power Soca Monarch (Lit and Ready) shows at Victoria Park on Saturday, July 2, 2022 – for throwing Glass Bottles, Baygon Aerosol bottles and other projectiles into the air which resulted in several persons receiving injuries.In addition, some patrons were engaged in using Baygon Aerosol bottles as lighters which also caused injury to other people. This is a dangerous practice and should stop immediately. Further, the RSVGPF wishes to remind event organizers, operators of bars, and all…
Roseau, Dominica – The Winlott Windward Islands Under 19 tournament gets on the way this Wednesday, July 6, in Dominica. Two matches will be played daily at the Windsor Park Stadium in Roseau and Benjamin’s Park in Portsmouth. This year’s tournament will be a 2-day format. The tournament will be used to select the Windward Islands under 19 team to play in the West Indies tournament being hosted in St Vincent and the Grenadines during August. Windward Island Cricket Board (WICB) Technical Director, Miles Bascombe said, “it is a golden opportunity for these young cricketers to play with the best…
Vandyke ‘Dez’ King, a former security officer who was employed at the Argyle International Airport (AIA), will be sentenced at a later date at the High Court Criminal Assizes, for the murder of his once common-law wife MicKeisha Gumbs, 26, of Park Hill. King, 35, also a former police officer, pleaded guilty to murder when the indictment was again put to him on Tuesday, at the request of his lawyer Duane Daniel. The matter was called for case management, with a view to trial, when King opted to plead guilty to the capital offence. The Prosecution accepted the plea. Director…
Are we comfortable using prison labour to continue to suppress the market price of locally grown agricultural produce? I cannot help but ask this question after hearing the Ministry of Agriculture address a group of farmers in North Leeward a few weeks ago. First, he told them the government would buy all the products they produce. This initiative was to restart the food giveaway program. Why? At this meeting, he also mentioned wanting to expand the prison farm at Belle Isle. I could not help but reflect on the words of Nelson Mandela: “It is said that no one truly…
Theon Gordon, feature speaker at the SVG Community College’s inaugural Sports Awards Ceremony held on Thursday, 23rd June, at the Hospitality and Maritime Training Institute at Diamond, wants to see a new perspective pursued as it relates to sports in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Gordon, the current Director of Technical Matters of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation (SVGFF), addressing the theme ‘Crafting a new Perspective’, advised that there needs to be a new perspective towards development and called for a reversal in the way we live. According to Gordon, “We are in a time when everything…
Introduction After a two-year absence of Vincymas, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the eruptions of the La Soufrière Volcano, we are once again preparing to host our premiere festival this year. The Ministry of Culture and the CDC announced earlier this year that they were making plans to host Vincymas 2022 with the first event held on April 30. This was much welcomed news to the components of the festival – pan, calypso and mas – and pretty much every Vincentian who understands the impact of this yearly national festival on our local economy. The absence of carnival over…
The Marketing and Development Officer of the Carnival Development Corporation, Mr. Esworth Roberts will be representing St. Vincent and The Grenadines at a cultural symposium organized by the Caribbean Festival of Santiago, Cuba which would be held on Tuesday, July 5th and Wednesday, July 6th 2022. This year would be the 41st edition of the festival. Participants from 15 Caribbean countries would attend and the topic for discussion would be Carnival of diversity: ‘organisation, management and creative value of carnivals and festivals in the Caribbean and Europe.’ The sessions would include a presentation of cultural projects, an exchange with the…