ANN has received news that Jamark Jackson, also known as Parchnut, was shot and killed in Coconut range, Campden Park a few moments ago. Police are said to be on the scene. ANN will continue to update as more information on this matter becomes available.
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Six (6) new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from one hundred and thirty-one (131)samples processed on Wednesday June 2nd, 2021, resulting in a positivity rate of 4.6%.Four (4) new recoveries were noted over the reporting period. Two hundred and eight (208) cases are currently active and twelve (12) persons with COVID-19 have died. Two thousand and sixty-five (2065) cases of COVID-19 and eighteen hundred and forty-five (1845) recoveries have been recorded in St. Vincent and the Grenadines since March 2020.The public is urged to continue to use masks, sanitize, physically distance and get vaccinated to reduce the spread of COVID-19…
‘The dilemma is the quest to save lives may jeopardize livelihoods. Yet, the imperative to preserve livelihoods may cost human lives. While economies can rebound, lost lives cannot.’ Prof. Wendy Grenade One year after Professor Grenade uttered these wise words, we call on all stakeholders to spare a thought for our people, especially the poor and vulnerable. Show them love and compassion, thought and understanding rather than arrogant dictates and heavy-handedness. Vincentians have been forced to endure a perfect storm in the last year. First, the dengue epidemic took 12 precious lives and caused sleepless nights for parents with ill…
The Major Crimes Unit (MCU) in the Royal St. Vincent andthe Grenadines Police Force, (RSVGPF) has launched an investigation into thedisappearance of some firearms and ammunitions from the armoury at the GeorgetownPolice Station. The investigation was ordered by Commissioner of Police, Mr. ColinJohn immediately after the discovery was made.
Chester Morgan, Technical Director of Team Athletic SVG, believes that given the quality of athletes here, this country will be well represented at upcoming hemispheric and international games. With the Junior Carifta Games scheduled for Bermuda now officially cancelled because the host country was not prepared to amend its Covid-19 regulations to accommodate athletes arriving for competition, Morgan sees this as allowing time to focus on getting prepared and ready for: the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletics Association (NACAC) U18 & U23 Championships scheduled for July 9 to 11, in Costa Rica; and the 2021 World Athletics U20…
In April 2020, SVG Green Party called for the government to introduce standpipes throughout the country to help people in poorer households reduce their chances of catching coronavirus, and passing it on to the rest of their family. CWSA statistics showed that during the period of 2006 to 2010, the average number of household water disconnections per month was 360. Over this 5-year period, this means that about 21,600 households were disconnected from the mains water supply. If the average household is 3 people, then the number of people cut off from the piped water supply over this 5-year period…
(Excerpts of Dr. Friday’s Press Conference) Shooting Allegation re-Cornelius John I wish to speak first about the matter that is most on the minds of Vincentians. That is the alleged shooting and beating of Mr Cornelius John and the reported involvement of two senior public officials. This matter has been covered a lot in the local media, attracting front page attention in the papers. It has been the main topic of discussion on radio talk shows for several weeks and has even attracted regional attention. Nevertheless, for completeness and context, I will summarize the allegations here. It is alleged that,…
Rise Up Bequia, in partnership with Sim Honey, is proud to unveil YURUMEIN (SVG) RECOVERY, an application to aid in recovery after the devastation wrought by La Soufrière. YURUMEIN (SVG) RECOVERY, is a tool that will aid in community and emergency relief. The accessible and user-friendly web-based platform is the first of its kind available to the Vincentian public, and aims to streamline disaster relief efforts by organizing data in a clear and logical way. Simply put, it will capture information from those displaced and others who are currently in need, connecting them with people, organizations, donors, and volunteers who…
Herman Lewis proceeded on pre-retirement leave on May 31st, 2021 and will officially be retired from his position as Senior Customs Guard at the Customs and Excise Department (Customs) on December 23rd, 2021. He spent the past thirty-three (33) years employed at the Customs Department: this made him the longest serving Customs Guards on record. Herman Lewis joined the department on April 5th 1988 as a Junior Customs Guard and for many years was assigned at the E.T. Joshua Airport. His duties included securing the Customs area and the ramp, as well as assisting the Customs Officers in their tasks.…
REUTERS -A Pakistani court on Thursday overturned the death sentence of a Christian couple in a blasphemy case, acquitting them for lack of evidence after they had spent seven years on death row, lawyers said. A lower court had sentenced Shafqat Emmanuel, a watchman at a factory, and his wife, Shagufta Kausar, to death in 2014 for allegedly sending derogatory remarks about the Muslim Prophet Muhammad in a text message to another man, Khalid Maqsood. The couple’s lawyer, Saif-ul-Malook, told Reuters the Lahore High Court had acquitted the couple in the case in the central town of Toba Tek Singh.…