August19, 2021, Kingstown –Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of Edward Samuel, a 60-year-old resident of Brighton on 18.08.2021. According to investigations, some unknown person(s) armed with a gun, shot Samuel multiple times about the body. He succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene by the District Medical Officer. The incident occurred at Brighton about 11:40 p.m. on 18.08.2021. A post mortem examination is expected to be conducted on the deceased to ascertain the exact cause of death. Samuel’s death marks the 26th homicide for the year 2021. Persons with information pertaining to…
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The chance of showers increases across Saint Vincent and the Grenadines during the next few days as two tropical waves traverse the island chain at different times. Today, Thursday, the first tropical wave will continue to affect the island generating occasional moderate showers, with showers possibly intensifying as the morning progresses (see radar imagery below). Lingering instability will allow for some occasional showers on Friday, and by Saturday, the other tropical wave will move into the vicinity. Therefore, the chance of scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are forecast into the weekend. A moderate (25km/h-30km/h) wind flow will move across SVG…
Merely one day after former national footballer Myron ‘Left Eye’ Samuel began his 18 month jail sentence – with an additional 9 months if he fails to pay the $3500 fine imposed for his handling of 15 rounds of ammo by December – a teenaged mother of two was hauled before Chief Magistrate Rechanne Browne on yet another unlicensed gun possession charge. The Barrouallie resident, and first form, high school dropout, was charged for having a shotgun in her illegal custody. However, her circumstances were of such an incredible nature that the Court not only solicited and gained the assistance…
Three (3) new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from two hundred and twenty-eight (228)samples processed on Monday August 16th, 2021, resulting in a positivity rate of 1.3%. No newCOVID-19 positive cases were reported from forty-four (44) samples processed on Sunday August15 th, 2021. One (1) new recovery was noted over the reporting period. Fifty (50) cases are currently activeand twelve (12) persons with COVID-19 have died. Two thousand three hundred and twenty(2320) cases of COVID-19 and two thousand, two hundred and fifty-eight (2258) recoveries havebeen recorded in St. Vincent and the Grenadines since March 2020. In view of the increased…
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:Sandra Bobb – President, Toronto SVG Support Group TORONTO, ONTARIO, August 16, 2021 – August 19, 2021 marks the first anniversary of the passing of our colleague, friend and founder, Evans Bernard John. In commemoration, The Toronto SVG Support Group (TTSVGSG) announces the establishment of an annual education bursary, The EB John Memorial Bursary. The bursary will be awarded each year to a National of St. Vincent and The Grenadines pursuing post secondary studies in the Communication Arts or related field at the Open Campus of the University of the West Indies. In the first year, the…
On the afternoon of Friday 13th August 2021, Ms. Adriana King and Mr. Kenson King were arrested in separate actions by the police. Ms. King was taken to the Central Police Station in Kingstown and later transferred to the Questelles Police Station. Mr. King was taken initially to Questelles Police Station but was later moved to the Central Police Station. They were kept in police custody until Sunday afternoon. They were each charged with four offences. Following ceaseless efforts by their lawyers led by Mrs. Kay Bacchus-Baptiste, who called the Commissioner of Police and the Head of CID without having…
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment wishes to advise the general public that as part of its Mosquito Control Programme for the adult Aedes Aegypti mosquito, the Insect Vector Control Unit will be conducting fogging operations in the following areas, commencing at 5:00 pm daily on the island of St. Vincent. Tuesday, 17th August, 2021 – Largo Height, Rillan Hill, Glen Side, Owia & Orange Hill Wednesday, 18th August, 2021 – Old Montrose, Chauncey, Yambou, Owia, Noel, Magum & Overland Thursday, 19th August, 2021 – Paul’s Lot, Vermont, Queenbury, Carrierre, Point & London Please take note of the…
Ambassador Calvin Ho handed over 30 sets of oxygen concentrators onbehalf of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to thegovernment of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 10 August,2021.These items were received by Mr. Cuthbert Knights, PermanentSecretary of the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Environment. In his remarks, Ambassador Ho mentioned this donation from Taiwanfollowed previous donations of ventilators, medical masks, protectivegowns and other medical supplies etc. to the government and civilsociety of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines since the outbreak ofCOVID-19 in 2020. In addition, the Embassy of ROC (Taiwan) has alsomade several donations of medical resources…
The desire to have all Vincentian children fall in love with and develop their reading has beenstrengthened, as House of Ellis Inc on Thursday 12th August, 2021 handed over books and otherresources to Hands Across the Sea SVG. The handing over ceremony, which symbolized the beginning of collaborative work between bothnon-profit organizations, forms part of House of Ellis’ mission to develop education here in St.Vincent and the Grenadines. Speaking at the handing over, Founder of House of Ellis Inc, McGregor Ellis said the resourcesare part of their ongoing relief effort for persons who are affected by the eruption of the…
New Yorkers this week will have to start carrying their COVID-19 vaccine card or a digital copy to get into restaurants, bars, nightclubs and outdoor music festivals. The new requirement, now set to begin Tuesday, is the most aggressive step the city has taken yet to curb a surge in cases caused by the delta variant. As the first major U.S. city to require anyone partaking in certain indoor activities or large outdoor gatherings to prove they’ve been inoculated, all eyes are on the five boroughs. People will have to show proof that they have had at least one vaccine…