The New Democratic Party (NDP) reiterates its call for Senator and Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly, Ms. Ashelle Morgan, to step-down or be suspended from that position pending the outcome of investigation into allegation that was made against her.It has been five weeks since the alleged brutal attack by Senator and Deputy Speaker Ms. Ashelle Morgan, Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Mr. Karim Nelson, and another male person upon Mr. Cornelius John, a senior citizen, on the night of 13th April, 2021 while he was in the sanctity of his home. We repeat our call on Commissioner of…
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The SVGCC’s admissions portal for entry into its Division of Teacher Education (DTE) for the upcoming 2021/22 academic year is set to close this Friday 21st May, 2021 at 11:59pm. This year the DTE is offering three programmes:ADE – Early Childhood EducationADE – Primary EducationCertificate – Early Childhood and Development The portal may be accessed via https://admissions.svgcc.vc . While the admissions portal closes on Friday 21st May, 2021, prospective students have until Saturday May 29th, 2021 to scan and email supporting documents to [email protected] more information, the SVGCC’s DTE can be contacted via 457-4503 ext 371 or [email protected] .
The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) wishes to notify the general public that the annual summer programs which are organized by the organization – namely; the SVG Coast Guard Summer Programme, the Police Force Band Summer Programme, the Police Youth Clubs Summer Programme and the Anti-trafficking in Persons Unit Summer Outreach Programme have been canceled. The decision to cancel these programs was taken due to the displacement of persons as a result of the explosive eruption of the La Soufriere Volcano, the risks posed by the Coronavirus, and the need to curtail its spread. The safety…
This country on Tuesday May 18th, 2021, received 339 of 1333 packages of medical and food supplies from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to assist in the relief and recovery efforts, after the explosive eruptions of the La Soufriere volcano. This is the first of several shipments from the 30 tons of supplies to arrive in the state from the UAE. The remaining shipments are expected to arrive here in a few days. Minister of State with responsibility for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Keisal Peters was present at the AIA along with the Director of NEMO, Michelle Forbes and Chief…
‘To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of human life, unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history.’ Marcus Tullius Ceciro When PM Gonsalves wrote to Kenton Chance lamenting the ‘quality to journalism’ here, I took a long pause since my Plain Talk was said to emanate from ‘wholly inaccurate and false reportage.’ Plain Talk did not paraphrase Gonsalves. Quotes came directly from a recording. Gonsalves is a wily political fox. But in the Ashelle Morgan saga, he yet…
I am pleased that the government has seen the wisdom to cancel this year’s carnival; even though it sounded like the Minister of Culture was doing his best to keep a window open so that something could still happen. I have no problem with having virtual shows, i.e. without audiences. If, for example, the calypsonians want to have a virtual Calypso Monarch Competition, all well and good, let them have it. And the soca people, if they want to have one too, fine. (Not so sure about other shows like King and Queen of the bands. Don’t see how that…
Introduction The Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines continues to be an excellent example, that small states do have a voice that needs to be heard at all levels of the international community. The recent debate at the United Nations Security Council on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question, provided the latest opportunity for this country to showcase the vital role small states like ours can play in addressing issues of international peace and security. Some may question whether with everything that is happening on the ground here – Covid-19, La Soufriere eruption, recent floods…
According to the Leader of SVG Green Party, Warrant Officer Ivan Bertie O’Neal BSc (Hons), MSc, MBA, the highly incompetent ULP regime does not have enough money in the Contingency Fund, in the SVG Treasury, to fund the $117.9m Supplementary Budget. SVG Contingency Fund EC$15m World Bank Catastrophe Deferred Risk Insurance Facility EC$54m The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility EC$5.9m Eastern Caribbean Central Bank EC$1m Caribbean Development Bank EC$13.4m International Monetary Fund EC$16.1m World Bank International Association EC$4.9m Total EC$110.3m Fiscal deficit on the contingency fund (EC$7.6m) Finance Minister Camillo Gonsalves told the Parliament that other financing was presently being…
There’s no telling when or if there would be a restart of the 2020/2021 National Football Club Championships. This is the indication from the Executive of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation (SVGFF) which maintained that it was doing its utmost to have footballers involved in some sort of competition in the shortest possible time frame. At a Media Conference hosted by the SVGFF last Friday at the Methodist Church Hall in Kingstown, the SVGFF President – Carl Dickson, responding to a question as to the reason(s) why football cannot be hosted in a competition setting while the…
The action of the Leader of the Opposition Dr Godwin Friday and the New Democratic Party (NDP) was premeditated. At the least, what transpired was not an accident. “… when I got the list of questions and went through them, I felt in my bones that mischief was at play… the formulation of the questions were designed to evoke a certain kind of response from this side of the House,” Francis said during his contribution to the debate on the Supplementary Estimates presented in Parliament on May 11. Speaker of the House, Rochelle Forde suspended Friday when he refused to…