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Government is cutting the Excise Duty on gasoline by 50 per cent. This means savings of approximately $1.05 on diesel per gallon and $1.50 on every gallon of gasoline. Minister of Finance Hon. Camillo Gonsalves, says all the taxes being paid on gas and diesel amounts to just over 18 per cent, this has been reduced to 9 per cent resulting in the lower prices for the consumer so instead of the current $14.69 per gallon being paid, you pay $13.19 per gallon. This will happen over the next three months resulting in revenue loss for the Government of over…

Popular promoter and bar owner Juliano “Lano Lano” Isaacs has refuted claims that he uses his position of authority at his business in exchange for sexual favours from employees. Isaacs owns and operates the bar Captain Lano’s Bar in Villa. In a Facebook post made on Thursday April 28, 2022, John John Stephens accused Isaacs of abusing his power of authority to have sex with his workers. The post has been making the rounds on Facebook, having been shared by numerous persons. In an interview with ANN, Isaacs vehemently stated that he has never propositioned an employee for sexual favours…

The discovery of a family court counsellor’s body in a car in Buccament, some 11.6 miles away from her Harmony Hall home, has led to many theories about her death. The body of Luann Roberts, 40, was discovered during the early hours of May 1, 2022, after police carried out a search party based on information that she could be in danger. An adult male is assisting police with investigations, but a string of new information surrounding the matter could give clues on the circumstances surrounding Luann’s death or deepen the already mysterious circumstances. One piece of information that has…

The police have launched investigations into four (4) homicides that occurred over the weekend. Dead are Vandyke Mayers, 42 years labourer of Choppins, Kishroy Duke, 22 years labourer of Choppins, Lou-Ann Roberts, 41 years Counsellor of Harmony Hall, and Keyon Phillips, 35 years labourer of Kingstown Park/Greggs. (1) According to preliminary investigations, on Friday, April 29, 2022, several members of the “Choppins United” Football Team were walking along the Golden Vale Public Road after the completion of a football game between the “1989 Hill Side Ballers” Football Team. The game was played at the Calliaqua Playing Field. Reports indicate that…

Members of the RSVGPF were this morning seen cordoning off the area around the Buccament Bay Secondary School after having discovered the body of a female inside a vehicle. Dead is 40-year-old Luann Roberts of Harmony Hall. Roberts, a counsellor at the Family court. Her body was discovered by the police, who were carrying out a search for her after they received reports that she was in possible danger. According to a source, the boyfriend is said to have told a family member on Saturday that he had already killed Luann and that is when the family member made a…

St Vincent and the Grenadines have recorded yet another homicide. Two men were shot last evening at Golden Vale in the Constituency of East St George. Dead is a middle-aged man who goes by Alias’ Papa Fig’ of Chopins. Another man is said to have been shot during the incident and is a critical condition at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital. ANN was unable to confirm the identity of the individual. We would bring a further update when information comes to hand

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Thursday against Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort — who was convicted in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation and later pardoned — seeking to recover nearly $3 million from undeclared foreign bank accounts. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in West Palm Beach, asks a judge to force Manafort to pay fines, penalties and interest after prosecutors say he failed to disclose more than 20 offshore bank accounts he ordered opened in the United Kingdom, Cyprus, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The Justice Department alleges Manafort failed to file…

The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College (SVGCC) has won the 2022 Windward Islands Debating Competition (WIDC). The SVGCC, successfully defended its title against Dominica State College in Friday’s final (April 29), where it acted as the proposition for the topic “Countries have a right to impose vaccine mandates to protect the health of their populations.” The SVGCC was represented by Marika Baptiste and Niesha Richards in Friday’s final, which was held virtually. The SVGCC advanced to the finals on Thursday after they defeated 2022 host the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College of St. Lucia in preliminary two, in…

25-year-old waiter of Union Island who resides at Barrouallie was granted $15,000 bail with one surety on Wednesday, when he appeared in Court on a cocaine trafficking charge. Joul Mills has been charged with possession of 2,010 grams of cocaine, for the purpose of drug trafficking. Mills pleaded not guilty when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Rechanne Browne at the Serious Offences Court on Wednesday. He was granted bail on condition that he surrenders his travel documents, and reports to the Barrouallie Police Station on Mondays and Thursdays between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Stop notices will be placed at…

By Kenville Horne Shop operators, commuters and persons in general who use the washroom facility at Little Tokyo say they are fed up of the unsanitary and untidy facility. On the urging of persons who used the facility, THE VINCENTIAN visited to see what conditions were really like. Among the observations: two face basins in the male toilet were damaged and had no running water; there was water on the floor making walking unsafe; tiles were broken and/or missing; toilets were in need of cleaning and proper sanitizing; a constant unpleasant smell came from the facility. A shop operator with…