(CNN) A Florida woman died after being shot by her toddler while she was on a Zoom conference call, police say. Shamaya Lynn, 21, was on a work-related call Wednesday when she was shot, Altamonte Springs Police said in a statement Thursday night on Facebook. A person on the call dialed 911 when Lynn fell backward after a child appeared in the background and participants on the call heard a noise, the statement said. Officers and paramedics responded, and the statement said they “did their best in rendering aid,” but Lynn had a fatal gunshot wound to the head.
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A California surf instructor allegedly killed his two young children with a spearfishing gun in Mexico Monday, claiming they had inherited “serpent DNA” and “were going to grow into monsters,” according to federal prosecutors in the Golden State. Matthew Taylor Coleman, 40, was reported missing by his wife after he left his family’s Santa Barbara home with his two kids, a 10-month-old girl and 2-year-old boy, and brought them to Rosarito, in Baja California. There, he allegedly shot them through their chests with the spear gun, according to an FBI affidavit – before Customs and Border Protection agents arrested him…
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Haiti on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter of the quake was 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) northeast of Saint-Louis du Sud, according to the survey. People in the capital of Port-au-Prince felt the tremor and many rushed into the streets in fear. Naomi Verneus, a 34-year-old resident of Port-au-Prince, said she was jolted awake by the earthquake and that her bed was shaking. “I woke up and didn’t have time to put my shoes on. We lived the 2010 earthquake and all I could do…
ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES — 11th August, 2021 – The Australian Government through the Australian High Commission in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago has launched its Direct Aid Program (DAP) for the period July 2021 to June 2022. DAP is a flexible small grants program through which the Australian Government supports development projects that contribute to sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction. The following groups are eligible to apply for the 2021 DAP grants: • Community Groups; • Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs); • Local government organisations; and • Other entities engaged in development activities on a not for profit basis. In 2021-22, DAP will…
By Anthony Stewart, PhD I am ashamed when I observe the treatment of our Vincentian Women. Most of them were born here but some came from abroad and settled into our culture. They are among the most beautiful of women in the world. They are friendly, hospitable, sexy, loving and family oriented. They have a genuine, caring personality and above all, they are Godfearing. They are excellent cooks and nutritionists, feeding their children and spouses well, sometimes going hungry when the food is insufficient. I hardly took sick leave from work because my wife’s good food kept me healthy. They…
Dear Editor, Whenever acts of violence arise from a political, social, or cultural dispute, condemnation of one party to the dispute tends to provoke scepticism as to whether other parties are receiving equal scrutiny. Feelings being what they are, the suspicion runs deep, but is sometimes more emotional than factual. That said, when condemnations of acts of violence appear to be unfairly "selective", selective as to victim and perpetrator, what was once mere skepticism of a one-sided anti-violence discourse takes on new life as fact. What transpired on Thursday, August 5, 2021 was appalling by any standard. The wanton disregard by the alleged perpetrator, for…
Persons receiving Public Assistance in St Vincent and the Grenadines may soon benefit from an improvement in that service if a pilot programme currently being conducted by the Ministry of National Mobilization, in conjunction with the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and the Bank of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (BOSVG) proves successful. The pilot programme for reloadable cards was launched on Wednesday August 11th 2021, and will be distributed to a range of persons receiving public assistance, in an effort to promote a more convenient and efficient service. A total of five hundred persons have been selected…
One of the hallmarks of any parliamentary democracy is the debate that occurs in the House of Assembly between the representatives of the people duly elected in democratically conducted elections. The legislative process is designed to ensure that in our case, elected representatives are able to scrutinise bills before they are passed into law. The robust debates that occur during meetings of the Parliament are fundamental to the maintenance of a vibrant democracy and should be protected at all times. Prior to the Unity Labour Party government, the meetings of the House were held almost in secrecy with no broadcasts…
(Issued by the Office of the Prime Minister, SVG) INTRODUCTION Contrary to what some misguided, ill-informed or politically-jaundiced persons have argued, there are several provisions in the Constitution of St. Vincent and the Grenadines which permit a requirement for vaccination against Covid-19 for particular jobs or jobs generally. Further, such a requirement for vaccination does not demand a declaration of a state of emergency under the Constitution. Indeed, statute law (an Act of Parliament or appropriate Rules made under an Act) suffices, so long as the Act or Rules are not unconstitutional. Last year, in St. Vincent and the Grenadines,…
Asberth News Network was able to reliably confirm, from multiple sources, a police raid that was conducted at the Eyries bar and restaurant located at Kings Hill, Diamond mid Thursday morning. This establishment is widely known to be owned and operated by the legally ensnared, longtime conman who goes by the sobriquet Tombstone. Efforts to capture visual evidence of the police action were thwarted as one heavily armed Rapid Response Unit (Black Squad) officer vehemently protested against one freelancer’s attempt. Alistair ‘Tombstone’ Millington-Smith was hauled before Magistrate Bertie Pompey, last month, at the Mesopotamia Magistrate’s Court on traffic offences and…