By Robertson S. Henry Addressing the candlelight ceremony, of the second edition of the OECS / ECCB International Netball Series last Saturday February 12, 2022, Dominica’s Minister of Sports, Culture, and Community Development Roslyn Paul, said: “We are excited because we are now moving to a safe return of organized sporting events, and under special safety controls, with the OECS tournament being the first after a long halt in sporting activities. President of SVG Netball Association Doris Mc Intosh Photo Credit : Robertson Henry Saturday’s candlelight ceremony was the first official event of the 2022 OECS / ECCB International Netball…
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The team was commenced quarantine on Saturday 5th February, 2022 at the Brighton Technical Center in preparation for the tournament, and final selection for travel hinged on the PCR tests results and the availability of players. SVG was placed in Group E alongside Cuba, Haiti, Bristish Virgin Islands and Honduras. SVG is scheduled to play against Cuba on the 16th February followed by a game on the 20th February against Haiti which will be both hosted in Cuba. Additional matches are slated to be played in April against the British Virgin Islands on Vincentian soil and the Honduras game will be on their…
February 13, 2022, Kingstown, St. Vincent – Mr. Carlton Richardson of Fair Hall, a Male Attendant at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (MCMH) is currently in police custody assisting with an investigation that was launched into reports of Vincentian women who are being recruited as babysitters and housekeepers, then are allegedly subjected to exploitation and possibly human trafficking. Richardson was detained by police in the North Western District after a female resident reported to the police that on 12.02.22, a male approached her and told her that he was seeking to recruit young ladies to work as babysitters and housekeepers…
(The Guardian )Fifa will request more details about the appointment of a coach accused of sexually abusing and harassing female players in Barbados after it was suggested that he was given “positive recommendations” to take over as director of football in St Kitts and Nevis by the president of the Barbados Football Association. Ahmed Mohamed, a former Somalia defender who has managed Barbados and the US Virgin Islands, was appointed by Atiba Harris – the president of the SKNFA – in September. According to Harris, Mohamed stepped down as technical director of the BFA last year for “family reasons” and…
(Excerpts of Senator Shevern John’s Budget Presentation) The volcanic eruption has caused tremendous damage to the infrastructure above the dry river. There are many projects that were still left unattended to since the 2013 floods and which are in urgent need of rebuilding. The people above the river literally have many rivers to cross. TheRabaccaBridge is only one aspect of development but the problem now is that there are many more rivers which create havoc on the lives and movement of people above the river as seen whenever there is slight to heavy rainfall. These include (Savanna gutter, Overland River,…
According to the United Nations, science and gender equality are both vital for the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Women and girls continue to be excluded from participating fully in science. In order to achieve full and equal access to, and participation in, science for women and girls, and further achieve gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, the United Nations General Assembly declared 11 February as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science in 2015. The ULP regime has failed to bring equality for women and…
Excerpt from the 2022 Budget Presentation of Minister of Finance, Hon. Camillo Gonsalves Introduction As we continue to examine some of the initiatives of the government for the 2022 fiscal year outlined in the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditures 2022, our focus is on the private sector and specifically the policies that are intended to foster growth. Minister of Finance Hon Camillo Gonsalves addressed the many challenges faced by the private sector during the challenging 2021 fiscal year that saw very little economic growth, but at the same time commended the stakeholders for their resilience in weathering the storms that…
Uranus Cabral, the 30-year-old labourer of Glen, was on Monday committed to stand trial in the High Court for the August 19, 2019 murder of Marcus Corridon, 48-year-old mechanic of Belair. Following a Preliminary Inquiry (PI) which started at the Serious Offences Court earlier this year, Chief Magistrate Rechanne Browne ruled that there was sufficient evidence for Cabral to stand trial. He was unrepresented at the PI. Several witnesses testified for the prosecution, including the investigator, Corporal Henry Hoyte, and retired police inspector Sherol James. James had started the investigations but subsequently retired, and Corporal Hoyte continued the probe. The…
We want the farms at Richmond and we want the Quarry. There is no doubt that we can have both. The Environmental Impact Study would help us to decide how we can have both, and the actions we can take to mitigate against the negative effect on the environment. Our people are our greatest asset and we must consult with them and would, in all likelihood, come up with a workable solution. At Buccament, we want the hotel development and we want our farmers to produce excellent crops on the floodplains of that Bay. To accomplish this, we may have…
Ms. S. Marise Butler has been appointed Dean of the Division of Teacher Education (DTE) – SVGCC, effective January 2022. Ms. Butler has over 30 years experience as an educator, 12 of which she has spent at the St. Vincent & the Grenadines Community College. A current PhD candidate, she possesses a Bachelor of Arts – English Language, Bachelor of Education – Intermediate Education and a Masters of Education – Literacy. Her past publications include “Teachers Who Teach Writing: Practices of Teaching in the Writing Classroom in Caribbean Curriculum” Vol. 26, 2018/2019, 153-177. The University of the West Indies -…