In April 2020, a Taiwanese fishing boat caught a 254.5kg Bluefin tuna that fetched EC$807 (US$299) per kilogram when sold. This one tuna fish sold for EC$205,381. Just think of how many poor families this amount, from one tuna fish, could have supported in SVG. The Labour Party Government made a terrible mistake in 1979 when they invited Taiwan into SVG. Today, in 2021, SVG has become one of the poorest countries in the world, while Taiwan makes billions of dollars with our SVG tuna fishing licence. They don’t even employ Vincentians on their boats, even though they know there…
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St. Vincent and the Grenadines celebrated its 42nd year of Independence on Wednesday 27th October. Over the past twenty years, we have experienced a significant decline in the socio-economic development of the country. We have not had a strong economy in all the years the Unity Labour Party (ULP) has been in power. In terms of economic performance, we have been at the bottom when compared to the other OECS countries. The New Democratic Party (NDP) performed better in government. For the 17 years, the NDP administration carried a recurrent surplus of 5.28% of GDP which allowed for a counterpart…
St Vincent and the Grenadines’ human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the third time on Wednesday November 3, 2021, in a meeting that will be webcast live. St Vincent and the Grenadines is one of the 14 States to be reviewed by the UPR Working Group during its upcoming session taking place from November 1 to 12. St Vincent and the Grenadines’ first and second UPR reviews took place in May 2011 and May 2016, respectively. The documents on which the reviews are based are: national report – information provided by…
28 children were seen in Sunday clinic at Sion Hill Clinic and seven are scheduled for surgery throughout this week World Pe diatric Project’s (WPP) urology team traveled from St. Louis, Missouri, USA and successfully completed clinic in St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Sunday, October 24th. After evaluating 28 children in clinic, seven were scheduled for surgery throughout this week.WPP volunteer and Pediatric Urologist Dr. Douglas Coplen expressed delight to be back after almost two years to see how things have progressed despite COVID-19 restrictions. Local capacity for care has grown and Dr. Coplen encouraged parents of children with…
The UK’s Royal Fleet Auxiliary Ship, Wave Knight has arrived in St Vincent and the Grenadines for a short visit to demonstrate Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief (HADR) capabilities. The ship is part of the UK’s Caribbean Task Group, which is formed during the hurricane season, and held at immediate readiness to respond to hurricanes or other natural disasters. On Friday 29 October the Ship hosted The Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Ralph E. Gonsalves, Director of Foreign Policy and Research, Mr Mozart Carr, Deputy Director of National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO), Mr Kenson Stoddard and other distinguished guests, in order…
Ten (10) new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from three hundred and eleven (311) samples collected on Wednesday October 27th, 2021, resulting in a positivity of 17.8%. Six (6) new rapid antigen positive results were reported from flu clinics on October 27th, 2021. HOSPITAL ADMISSIONSThere are currently two (2) patients admitted for COVID-19 at the Argyle Isolation Facility. All are unvaccinated. Thirty-three (33) patients are admitted to the COVID-19 wards at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital. Thirty (30) patients are unvaccinated, one (1) is partially vaccinated and two (2) patients are fully vaccinated. COVID-19 DEATHSA 55-year-old female who tested positive…
Local producers and artists were showcased on October 26, 2021 when the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Building and Loan Association – SVBLA held its independence celebrations. Recently installed marketing manager at SVBLA, Ms. Candace Sealey told One News SVG that the celebrations happened under the theme: “42 with no time to be blue, do local,” which was developed by SVBLA staff members. Recently installed marketing manager at SVBLA, Ms. Candace Sealey Sealey said that this year, the organization decided to “focus on the things that make us inherently Vincentian, things that contribute to our national identity”. At the inaugural…
This Friday October 29th marks the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG); both nations have been historically and culturally united for centuries, however, it was not until October 29th, 1981 that this relationship was consolidated with the exchange of style notes between the two governments. The Ministry of People’s Power for Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on its official twitter account, said: "Today we celebrate 40 years of diplomatic relations with Sister Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. We take this opportunity to…
CNN)The US Food and Drug Administration issued emergency use authorization on Friday for Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11. This is the first Covid-19 vaccine authorized in the United States for younger children. FDA vaccine advisers vote to recommend Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11FDA vaccine advisers vote to recommend Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11On Tuesday, the FDA’s vaccine advisers voted 17-0, with one abstention, to recommend EUA for the vaccine, which is formulated at one-third the dose of the vaccine used for people 12 and older.Pfizer says a clinical trial showed its…
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Thursday at the company’s Connect event that the company’s new name will be Meta. “We are a company that builds technology to connect,” Zuckerberg said. “Together, we can finally put people at the center of our technology. And together, we can unlock a massively bigger creator economy.” “To reflect who we are and what we hope to build,” he added. He said the name Facebook doesn’t fully encompass everything the company does now, and is still closely linked to one product. “But over time, I hope we are seen as a metaverse company.” Zuckerberg owns…