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…
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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…
As St Vincent and the Grenadines celebrates 42 years of political Independence, Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves is urging Vincentians to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to prevent any further economic hardship. In his annual Independence Day address which was televised due to the coronavirus pandemic, Gonsalves says the only way SVG can get its economy back to a level of normalcy is through vaccination. He warns that avoiding the jab could have negative economic consequences. This demands among other things, given the ravages of the gamma and delta variants, a vaccination rate of 90 per cent or more of the…
The St. Vincent & the Grenadines Community College (SVGCC) has added an Associate ofApplied Science (AAS) in Sports Science and an Associate of Science (AS) in Natural Sciencesto its list of 2021/2022 full-time programme offerings. Sports and Programme Coordinator, Roxell John, commented that through the AAS Sports Science, the SVGCC intends to usher in a new era of sports education in St. Vincent & the Grenadines which not only prepares students for a profession in sports, but also has the potential to influence the overall health, wellness and productivity of the nation. Students who intend to pursue the AAS Sports…
Thirty-six (36) new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from two hundred and two (202)samples collected on Tuesday October 26th, 2021, resulting in a positivity of 17.8%. Twenty-four(24) new rapid antigen positive results were reported from flu clinics on October 26th, 2021. HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS There are currently nine (9) patients admitted for COVID-19 at the Argyle Isolation Facility. Allare unvaccinated. Twenty (20) patients are admitted to the COVID-19 wards at the Milton CatoMemorial Hospital. Sixteen (16) patients are unvaccinated, two (2) are partially vaccinated andtwo (2) patients are fully vaccinated COVID-19 DEATHSA 38-year-old male who tested positive for COVID-19 on October…
If you are in the Caribbean and outside looks smoky or hazy, it is not your imagination as volcanic emissions from La Palma volcano in the Canary Islands are crossing the Atlantic Ocean while Saharan dust concentrations are also affecting several Caribbean islands. The St Vincent and the Grenadines Meteorological Service in its 72-hour outlook said a thick plume of Saharan dust is crossing the islands, inhibiting significant shower activity. There is a marine advisory for SVG urging persons to exercise caution for reduced visibility due to the Saharan dust haze. Lennox Lampkin from Rose Hall, St Vincent and the…
The Rotary Club St. Vincent South on Tuesday, October 26th, received a donation of $10,000 EC (5,036.00 CAD) from Canadian non-profit group CARI-ON SVG as part their contributions through the club to assist families who were adversely affected from the La Soufriere Volcano eruption. The organisation’s representative, Samantha Bailey, said in a release, the donation comes as part of their relief and recovery efforts, in addition to fifteen 40-foot containers of humanitarian supplies shipped thus far since the eruption. Bailey also said “several important recovery initiatives are currently being undertaken and they have collaborated with several organizations in St. Vincent…
by JP Schwmon Luzette King, the Vincentian-American social activist who, on January 30 2021, was deported after she supposedly failed to “present herself to the nearest immigration officer” was acquitted by the Serious Offences Court on Tuesday October 26. Lawyers acting on her instructions filed a “preliminary objection” even before the Crown, which was represented by Assistant Director of Public Prosecution Tammika Da Silva-McKenzie, could present its case in open Court. “I raised a preliminary objection in this matter that the whole matter was an abuse of process because the State had wrongfully deported Ms. King without going through due…