A Jamaica lawmaker has declared his intention to push for a law that will require the mandatory testing of babies at birth to ensure that women do not given men ‘jackets’. Paternity fraud, as the act of ‘jacket giving’ is called, is said to be high in Jamaica. In 2019, a company that offers DNA testing in Jamaica has disclosed that in 70 per cent of their tests, the men who were named as fathers had nothing to do with the paternity of the children. In other words, seven in every 10 paternity tests conducted by the lab showed that…
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WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) –Two Caricom countries are among six new countries whose nationals have become eligible to participate in agricultural and non-agricultural programmes in the United States this year. The Department of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Department of State, said St Lucia and Haiti will be allowed to participate in the H-2A and H-2B visa programs in the coming year. It said that apart from the two CARICOM countries, the others are Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, the Dominican Republic and Mauritius. The notice listing the eligible countries is to be published in the Federal Register on Wednesday.…
The executive and members of the Saint Lucia Medical and Dental Association would like to state unequivocally that our position on COVID-19 vaccination remains that EVERY SAINT LUCIAN CITIZEN ELIGIBLE TO BE VACCINATED SHOULD BE VACCINATED. As a trade union, our principle role is the welfare of our members. In the context of this pandemic this has meant ensuring that adequate personal protective equipment, safe working conditions and Vaccines, once they became available were provided. As a professional body of healthcare workers, guardians of our nation’s healthcare, we are duty bound to protect you the general public by offering the…
Forty-four (44) new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from two hundred and twenty-eight(228) samples collected on Monday November 8th, 2021, resulting in a positivity of 19.3%.Sixteen (16) new rapid antigen positive results were reported from flu clinics on November 8th 2021. HOSPITAL ADMISSIONSThere are currently twelve (12) patients admitted for COVID-19 at the Argyle Isolation Facility.Eleven (11) patients are unvaccinated, and one (1) patient is partially vaccinated. Seventeen (17)patients are admitted to the COVID-19 wards at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital. Fifteen (15)patients are unvaccinated and two (2) are partially vaccinated. COVID-19 DEATHSNo deaths were recorded over the reporting period.…
Workers at the Mental Health Rehabilitation Centre, situated at Glen, are amongst the latest to be officially brought up to speed with the central government’s ongoing COVID-19 vaccination campaign. Since recent amendments were made to the local Public Health Act, some government employees have been put on notice – vaccinate or be made to vacate your job. An undated memo – supposedly sent by the Senior Nursing Officer, Dr. Elizabeth Medford – and addressed to “All Members” detailed the rehabilitation centre’s vaccination policy going forward. It read: “Kindly note that any staff member who is unvaccinated or has no exemption…
Nov. 7, 2021 Dear Friends, When I wrote to you this time last year, I noted that visitor and yacht numbers were severely down, businesses were struggling and employment had been affected as a result of the global Covid pandemic. However, despite a slow start to the uptake of vaccines, I am pleased to learn that Bequia’s vaccination rate is notably higher than the national average overall, and as a result we are seeing small green shoots of recovery all around us. We remain confident that better times are truly just around the corner, and look forward to welcoming new…
By JP Schwmon Squeeze Cash – the Caribbean’s only multi-currency mobile payment app – has introduced its network-wide, VISA powered, virtual debit card. The introduction of the virtual VISA debit card “increases access to the digital economy that enables secure e-commerce payments globally”, a release from the Vincentian headquartered fin-tech operation noted. “Squeeze Cash is the first in the Caribbean to offer a virtual debit card that is linked to a mobile app. This new feature enables Squeeze Cash customers to make secure e-commerce payments globally. This move is expected to empower Squeeze Cash customers – especially those without a…
Sjada Daniel, a 26-year-old Prospect resident who was denied bail two weeks ago on a burglary charge, was granted $10,000 bail with stringent conditions, on his return to Court yesterday (Thursday). Daniel has been charged with entering Room 5 of the Buttercup Cottage Apartment at Arnos Vale as a trespasser, between 3am and 4am on September 27, this year, and stealing US$2,7490 and EC$500 in cash and several other items including two cellular phones, a quantity of jewelry, and United States and St. Vincent and the Grenadines passports, the property of Gurlyn Williams, 62-yearl-old Nursing Aid of the United States.The…
The stage is set for the finals of the 2021 National Telecommunication Regulatory Commission’s (NTRC) icode784 competition. The finals will be held on November 24 following the conclusion of judging in the preliminary phase of November 3. Four teams presenting seven mobile applications competed in the Open Category Preliminary stage: Team Astra – Stanislaus Gomes, Isaac Cepeda and Luke Wilson; Team ‘We Dem Boyz’ – Hudson Adams and K’Mani Browne; Team ‘Year 10’ – Jason Alexis and Joseph Dennie; and Team ‘Pseudo Tech’ – Aliza Hackshaw and Nichola Lewis. The teams to advance in the Open Category final were Team…
President of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Union of Teachers (SVGUT) Oswald Robinson has mixed feelings about the Ministry of Education. He is happy with the results of the 2021 CSEC exams, cites the success as clear indication of the hard work of teachers, and acknowledges parents’ contribution and the efforts of the Ministry. Robinson also delighted in the recent promotions for teachers from the Teachers College, described it as “a very quick move,” but hinted that that it might just be a preparatory phase. In general, though, Robinson questioned some approaches the Education Ministry has taken. The ‘Back…