Instability associated with the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone(ITCZ) ahead of a tropical wave triggered occasional showers across Saint Vincent and the Grenadines earlier today(Sunday). Additional activity is expected to intensify from tonight and along Monday as the aforementioned wave affects our islands. A flash-flood watch is in effect for SVG as of 6pm today, 22nd August 2021 and would remain in effect until 6pm Monday 23rd August 2021. Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides or near rivers and streams should exercise extreme caution. Model guidance suggests showers could linger into Tuesday and Wednesday as the atmosphere is expected to remain moist. The upper-level atmosphere would also become occasionally…
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by Anthony Stewart, PhD Pennies and cents have been taken out of use officially but many shops continue to quote prices using them. The idea of rounding off has taken hold everywhere so that many no longer worry about using such small denominations to balance their accounts. Rounding off $95 million to $0 is quite a leap. School children no longer seem to want to deal with coins less than 25 cents. Some do not bother to pick up coins of any amount from the ground. Of late, some shopkeepers have been refusing to accept 10 and 5 cent pieces…
Fri, Aug 20, 2021For a long time, it seems that the ULP regime has had too much focus on locking our children up and not enough time on educating our children. A flagship project of the ULP regime is the Belle Isle jail. The fact that the ULP regime built a jail before creating a world-class education system is appalling. Even today, we do not have a free, universal preschool system for all our children. It is the children of the poor who suffer the most, as many thousands of them miss out on the opportunity of attending preschool before…
Introduction Almost two weeks after the illegal protests called for by the opposition that was responsible for the assault and wounding of Prime Minister Gonsalves, the mood in SVG is one of calm with law-abiding citizens going about their business. The conversation on radio, in bars, on the “blocks’ and on social media is still dominated by that unprecedented event where a violent mob that resorted to disrupting traffic and lighting fires in the street, turned their anger on the country’s sitting Leader and inflicted injury on him that could have caused his death. Some are still in disbelief, questioning…
Timothy Antoine, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank’s Governor is keen on seeing workers getting their wages more speedily. And the best way of ensuring this is embracing the use of DCash payments. Antoine conveyed his feeling last week Thursday, August 12. His delivery came from the ECCB headquarters in St. Kitts, in a Zoom link with its Vincentian counterpart. Antoine cited “payments” as the “life-blood of every economy” hence the need to make sure that workers get their money in a timely fashion. The session was beamed at Frenches House in Kingstown marking the launch of the new money arrangement.…
With the support of World Rugby, UK charity SOS Kit Aid (https://www.soskitaid.com/) distributes second-hand and un-used new rugby kits to disadvantaged youngsters all over the globe. But SOS Kit Aid is more than just a charity which recycles sports kit. Through their network of relationships, they harness the power of rugby and sport to make a positive impact on young people’s lives through sporting activities that promote healthy lifestyles, life skills and friendship.On top of that, they help protect the environment by saving valuable UK landfill sites from vast amounts of unwanted kit and reducing harmful Co2 emissions. Here’s the…
On August 6th, 2021 St. Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers Co-operative Credit Union Ltd. (SVGTCCU) pledged its support to the empowerment of girls and women in sports in St. Vincent & the Grenadines, through its sponsorship of the Avenues United Football Club (FC), female team. The Credit Union is particularly pleased to partner with Avenues United FC in providing a positive outlet for young women to participate in extra-curricular activities, and to assist with the development of sports in St. Vincent & the Grenadines. The female arm of Avenues United FC is comprised of 20 young women between the ages…
St. Vincent and the Grenadines now has a facility to test the quality of cannabis and other products. Caribbean Gold Standards, an analytical service laboratory was officially opened on Thursday, August 12, 2021. Minister of Agriculture, the Hon. Saboto Caesar said the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines sees the facility as a fundamental development pillar for the growth and advancement of the country. He thanked Caribbean Gold Standards for choosing to invest in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The Agriculture Minister said they are not only here to deal with cannabis but to deal with St. Vincent and…
Democracy is under threat in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The Unity labour Party (ULP) administration is on a mission to destroyour democratic principles that we have practiced over the years.Since the ULP gained power, they have been chipping away slowly at our democracy. The raids on protestors’ home by the police and the arrest of Kenson King and Adriana King are more signs that the police are being used to silent and intimate Vincentians who oppose this government. Statement concerningthe arrestand charging of Kenson Kingand Adriana King On the afternoon of Friday 13th August 2021, Ms. Adriana King and…
SAO JOAO DA BARRA, Brazil (AP) — Decades ago, Júlia María de Assis thought someday she would take over the hotel her father had begun building in Atafona, a seaside district in Brazil’s northern Rio de Janeiro state. But the very attraction that drew the tourists to Atafona – the sea – became its foe. Advancing water put the hotel’s construction on hold until, 13 years ago, the ocean’s force finally tore it down. Almost 500 other buildings have succumbed, too. “It was going to be 48 suites – a big hotel that never started operations,” said de Assis, 51,…