Introduction As we prepare our country to take advantage of the boost expected in travel and economic activity beyond this period of the Covid-19 pandemic, the importance of vaccination is becoming increasingly evident as a critical element in our preparation. Since the declaration of the pandemic in January of 2020, the dynamic has been one of decline, stability and spike, in no particular order, with a variety of new strains of the virus being discovered. There were moments when developed countries believed that the virus was under control, only to be faced with a new strain and a significant spike…
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Retired British Royal Air Force Warrant Officer Ivan Bertie O’Neal BSc (Hons), MSc, MBA, who was awarded the Royal Air Force ‘Meritorious Service Medal’, strongly believes that neither the NDP nor ULP has upgraded their own education enough to ski-lift SVG into prosperity. Neither team has the relevant education in Financial Management of Public Finances and Economics to boost the SVG economy and create prosperity for our country. The NDP and ULP are just picking up a monthly salary for being in the St Vincent and the Grenadines House of Assembly, whilst spinning top in mud and focusing on tourism.…
AP – The images — men on horseback, appearing to use reins as whips to corral Haitian asylum seekers trying to cross into the U.S. from Mexico — provoked an outcry. But to many Haitians and Black Americans, they’re merely confirmation of a deeply held belief: U.S. immigration policies, they say, are and have long been anti-Black. The Border Patrol’s treatment of Haitian migrants, they say, is just the latest in a long history of discriminatory U.S. policies and of indignities faced by Black people, sparking new anger among Haitian Americans, Black immigrant advocates and civil rights leaders. They point…
Eighty-seven (87) new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from four hundred and seventy- four (474) samples processed on Wednesday September 22nd, 2021, resulting in a positivity rateof 18.3%. One (1) of the new cases is a fully vaccinated imported case from the United Kingdom while another of the new cases was detected on exit screening. All other cases are contacts ofpositives or persons seeking care.There are currently twenty (20) patients admitted for COVID-19 at the AIF. Nineteen (19) arebunvaccinated and one (1) patient is partially vaccinated. A further nine (9) patients have beenadmitted to the COVID-19 ward at the Milton…
CMC – Just under one-quarter of district medical officers and just over half of nurses in district clinics here have taken a COVID-19 vaccine, a situation that Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves says is unacceptable. “The community nursing – that’s the nursing in the clinics – 55 per cent are vaccinated and in the hospital services, 42.6 per cent are vaccinated — less than half,” the Prime Minister said on Wednesday in his weekly appearance on the state-owned on NBC Radio. “And of the 13 district medical officers, only three are vaccinated. That’s 23 per cent. I…
The Police High Command of the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) wishes to remind the general public that SVG is combating the COVID-19 pandemic. As a consequence, the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines has implemented several strategies, measures, and protocols to effectively deal with the pandemic. One of the measures currently enforced is the Public Health (COVID-19) (Gathering) Rules, 2021. Rule 2 of the Public Health (COVID-19) (Gathering) Rules, 2021 defines a “gathering organizer” as the person who organises a gathering. And for this purpose, the manager of a bar, nightclub or other places of…
One hundred and seven (107) new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from four hundred and ninety (495) samples processed on Tuesday September 21st, 2021, resulting in a positivity rate of 21.6%. All cases are contacts of positives or persons seeking care. There are currently nineteen (19) patients admitted for COVID-19 at the AIF. Eighteen (18) areunvaccinated and one (1) patient is partially vaccinated. A further five (5) patients have been admitted to the COVID-19 ward at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital. All are unvaccinated and the vaccination status of one (1) patient is awaiting verification. Twelve (12) new recoveries were…
The explosive eruption of the La Soufriere volcano has had a devastating impact on the lives and mental state of many persons in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, particularly those who have been displaced from their homes and are unable to continue with their livelihoods. World Pediatric Project (WPP) has recognized some of the many challenges associated with the traumatic occurrence and offered support to the Ministry of Health by hosting a two (2) day Shelter Managers Workshop at the Ministry of Health Wellness and the Environment conference room. The aim of the workshop is to equip shelter managers with…
The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) and its Auxiliary Force mourns the death of a second Police Officer in a matter of two (2) days. Dead is the late, Corporal of Police, Mr. Keith Matthews, No. 584. Matthews died at the Intensive Care Unit at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (MCMH) on Wednesday September 22, 2021 after suffering complications from an illness. Matthews was enlisted in the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) on October 15, 2010. He was a hard and dedicated worker who loyally served the organization and the people of…
DR. THE HON. RALPH E. GONSALVES THE ISSUE The similarity of ideas and political practice between the opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Donald Trump, the current Republican Party in the USA, and assorted crazies in St. Vincent and the Grenadines and USA, is remarkable! They spring from the same source of political divisiveness and confusion; anti-national and unpatriotic conduct; disregard for democratic and judicial institutions; promotion of fake news and misinformation; hypocrisy and rank dishonesty; political opportunism and anti-people outlook; possession of an individual nihilism and an estrangement from uplifting; social solidarity; an un-Christian…