By KES Lewis There is a place and time for calling the authorities to account for their handling of the responsibilities and privileges entrusted to them. When businesses, churches, and governments act in a way that betrays the social contract they are engaged in, they should be called out and challenged to stamp out corruption and bring about real change. However, there is a need for individuals to exercise agency, the idea that a person possesses a certain level of control over their actions and the consequences that follow. When a person acts with agency, they experience well-being and greater life-satisfaction among…
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Another victim of child sexual abuse has reached out to ANN to tell her story.‘S’ as she has been referred to reached out following a similar story which appeared on ANN a few days ago about a young lady who was forced to endure sexual abuse for over six years. According to ‘S’, she is now in her 40’s and still is unable to get over the trauma she endured during her childhood.She said that she was 7 years old when it all started, and she was sexually abused by her stepfather and his uncle. “Both sexually abused me for…
The Public Health Department within the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment will be conducting Food Handlers’ Sessions for food handlers on the following dates, time and venues; Barrouallie and North Leeward Thursday 16th June, 2022, from 1.00 pm, at the Barrouallie Health Center.Friday 17th June, 2022, from 9.00 am to 1.00 pm, at the Chateaubelair Health Center, This session would facilitate food handlers from Chateaubelair and Petite Bordel.Monday 20th June, 2022, from 1.00 pm, at the Spring Village Health Center. This session would facilitate food handlers from Spring Village and Coulls Hill.Wednesday 22nd June, 2022, from 1.00 pm,…
St Vincent and the Grenadines is strategically positioning itself to take the lead in creating a Modern Medicinal Wellness Industry.Speaking at a press briefing today at the Fisheries Conference Room, Minister of Agriculture Hon. Saboto Ceasar, said ” we have been approached by several investors globally to begin the process to roll out a psychedelics industry…which will be a fundamental pillar of the modern medicinal wellness industry…”The Agriculture Minister pointed out that consultations are ongoing with regards to the legal, scientific as well as medicinal framework which will inform this thrust. Ceasar said the significant progress made by farmers (traditional…
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. Monday, 13rd June 2022 – Belair, Layou, Overland, Cedars & Rose Bank Tuesday, 14th June 2022 – Gomea, Layou, Orange Hill, Touroma, South Union & Troumaca Wednesday, 15th June 2022 – Ashburton, Layou, Langley Park, South Union & Rose Hall Thursday, 16th June 2022 – Welcome,…
As part of this year’s Celebration of Public Service Week, the Public Service Reform Unit will host a Public Service Public speaking competition on Monday 20th June 2022 at the Methodist Church Hall Kingstown. Eight participants will take part in the competition, under the theme “Charting Our Road to Recovery; Affirming the Sustainable Development.” The competition has three sections, which includes a Main Topic and an impromptu segment. The participants will speak on the topic “The general public is fully aware of the mandate of all government ministries and departments, and the work being implemented to advance the sustainable development…
The recent cleanout of the vendors plying their trade behind Massy in Arnos Vale should be followed by a removal of those vendors plying their trade in Kingstown. The removal should be done in a manner that fosters communication, dialogue and timely action which is understood by all parties involved. Kingstown has much more than 20 vendors plying their trade in busy areas where people commute, and it seems that every month there is an influx of vendors coming into the capital city and crowding an already overly-congested and unsightly Kingstown. Can anyone tell me what is the purpose of…
Young Singer Release her First big Single.Kyyah Roderiques new single “Friends” In the next week there will be a new big release from a new, young artist!On Wednesday, June 22nd, 2022, Ky-yah Roderiques will release her first single, titled “Friends”, a songwritten by Hayden Billingy and produced, mixed and mastered by the Melisizwe Brothers through TheGold Mind Foundation music program.Ky-yah Roderiquez is currently a 16-year-old student of the St. Vincent Girl’s High School, a vocal studentat the RS Music Academy, and a member of the Agape Methodist Dramatist.In December 2021, she performed at Steel Expressions as one of the show’s…
Mavcom, in collaboration with several well-known businesses in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, has committed to highlighting the impact of positive fatherhood for Father’s Day 2022. Paul Morris, Managing Director of Mavcom, lamented the fact that in recent times we have been inundated with far too many reports of criminal and violent activities, particularly against the women and children in our society. Morris pointed to studies which increasingly recognize the importance of Fathers in positively impacting the lives of their children and reducing negative outcomes in society. The studies reveal that some of the positive outcomes for a child who…
The New Democratic Party (NDP) recognizes the right of St. Vincent and the Grenadines as a sovereign nation to maintain diplomatic relation with other sovereign nations of its choosing. However, The Unity labour Party (ULP) government has fashioned its foreign policy approach to reflect a personal, overly strident support of non-democratic regimes like Russia, Cuba, Venezuela and Iran, while ignoring our more traditional allies like the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, which are significant centres of the Vincentian Diaspora.This personalised foreign policy approach by the ULP government is reflected daily by the utterances of spokespersons for the government.…