The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force – RSVGPF said there has been no authorized increase in bus fares in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. In a release issued on Tuesday, the RSVGPF said it is aware of the circulation of a document on social media with the caption – “St. Vincent and the Grenadines Authorized Mini Bus Fares as of June 1st, 2022”. But the police said that the purported increase in bus fares is not authorized by the Transportation Board for which the Commissioner of Police is the Chairman. The police, in the press release, reiterated…
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By La-Shaundé Hall After a two-year break due to the Coronavirus pandemic, calypso tents will be playing again this year as Vincy Mas 2022 takes shape. On Tuesday, the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Calypso Association held a press conference to inform the public on the plans for tent season for Vincy Mas 2022. President of the SVG Calypso Association Earl “Cabba” Bennett chaired the press conference which included representatives from the three calypso tents who will be participating in this year’s festival namely OnTour, Graduates, and the Upstage Experience tents. Members of the three tents gave details about their…
Fifteen people have died in a shooting at a primary school in Texas, says Governor Greg Abbott. The 18-year-old gunman killed 14 students and one teacher at Robb Elementary School in the city of Uvalde. The governor said the suspect was armed with a handgun and possibly a rifle in the attack. Governor Abbott says the suspect is deceased, and it is believed that responding officers killed him. The public were asked to stay away as police investigate the crime scene. Shootings at primary schools, where pupils range in age from five to 11, are still relatively rare. The attack…
St. Vincent and the Grenadines has made history in the Commonwealth Short Story Prize as Cecil Browne has been declared a regional winner. According to Commonwealth Writers, the organizers of the Short Story Prize, this is the first time an author from St. Vincent has won a regional award. “We’ve seen another breakthrough for the prize, as the regional winners include authors from Eswatini, Singapore and St Vincent and the Grenadines for the very first time,” the organizers said in a Facebook post. The regional winners were announced on May 22. According to the organizers, the winning stories were drawn…
The Electrical Inspectorate Department launched a national re-inspection program on Monday (May 23). The program was launched as the Electrical Inspectorate Department is observing Electrical Safety Week 2022 to inform the population about electrical safety from May 23 to May 27. Under its re-inspection program, the department is appealing to business or homes that have been certified more than 15 years ago to be re-inspected and re-certified. In addition to the re-inspection program, another program- Renewal at 40, is also being promoted by the department. Renewal at 40, which sees itself in the 3rd and final year of existence, seeks…
A number of students from Primary and Secondary schools across the country were on Monday, May 23rd, awarded prizes for their participation in the World Creativity and Innovation Day Nationwide Literary Arts Competition. The competition was held to commemorate World Creativity and Innovation Day. The theme for 2022 was “Charting resilience; Recording Recovery”. Speaking at the ceremony which took place at the Methodist Church Hall, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sandy Peters-Phillips stated the students have contributed to effectively archiving the history of St Vincent and the Grenadines and in essence what the students presented will inform…
Minister of Health, Wellness and the Environment Hon. St Clair Prince will address the 75th World Health Assembly (WHA) today May 24, 2022. Minister Prince leads a three-member delegation who are currently in Geneva, Switzerland for the international forum. The team includes Deputy Lead, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Simon Keizer – Beache and Delegate, Director of Health Security, Donna Joyette-Bascombe. The team will represent St Vincent and the Grenadines in the General Discussion and Plenary sessions and has presented a proposal for the Supplementary Agenda Item “Inviting Taiwan to participate in the World Health Assembly as an Observer”. While there,…
An outdoor movie service will be launched in St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Saturday, May 28. The outdoor cinema – Sundown Cinema, is a Vincy/UK production. The owner of Sundown Cinema, Temora Providence-York, a Vincentian-national said: “I’m excited to bring this experience to St Vincent, I spent many summers in the UK attending these outdoor cinema events and wanted to bring this international experience to our shores”. She said: “There is sometimes just so little to do as friends and family together; we also currently have no local cinema,so this will be a clean, fun evening out with good…
The Carnival Development Corporation would like to inform all schools (both primary and secondary) that the preliminary judging for the 2022 Junior Calypso Soca competition would be on the following days: • Primary Schools and Junior Soca Monarch – Friday, May 27th from 9:00 am. • Secondary Schools and Junior Soca Monarch – Saturday, May 28th from 9:00 am. These activities would take place at the CDC’s office on both days.
On Thursday 19 th May, the Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay arrived in St Vincent and the Grenadines, reaching the 61 st destination out of the 72 Commonwealth nations and territories it will be visiting. Arriving from St Lucia, the Baton has officially touched down at the Argyle International Airport. The Queen’s Baton, which carries a message from Her Majesty The Queen, arrived in St Vincent and the Grenadines as part of its journey to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, which will be held in England from 28 July until 8 August 2022. The Queen’s Baton is in St Vincent…