The Church of the Nazarene in St. Vincent and the Grenadines has been providing food, water, sanitary and hygiene products, mattresses and other relief items to thousands of persons affected by the explosive eruption of La Soufriere volcano. The April 9th 2021 eruption of La Soufriere resulted in the largest humanitarian crisisin the country in over 40 years. The northern third of St. Vincent is temporarily uninhabitable, and over 22,000 people, representing over 4,500 families, or one fifth of the nation’s population, have been displaced. Many of them have no way of providing for their basic needs, including food and…
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The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) is profoundlysaddened by the passing of Mr. Jonathan Calvert Nicholls, former AssistantSuperintendent of Police (ASP), who died on May 10, 2021. Mr. Nicholls enlisted in theRSVGPF on December 1, 1981 and retired on July 25, 2015 at the rank of AssistantSuperintendent of Police. At the time of his retirement, he was the Head of the PublicRelations and Complaints Department.Throughout his long and impressive career, Mr. Nicholls worked at several Out-DistrictPolice Stations and departments. He was also a chief instructor at the Police TrainingSchool. He was a very versatile police officer…
While the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) has been the recipient of several donations in recent times, the organization has reciprocated and made a timely donation to the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Cadet Force (SVGCF). On May 11, 2021, Commissioner of Police, Mr. Colin John handed over thirty (30) pairs of combat boots to Acting Commandant of the SVG Cadet Force, Major Bertillon Hamilton. Commissioner John commended the Cadet Force for its excellent performance during the evacuation operation after the eruption of the La Soufriere volcano. He noted that the Cadet Force needed some assistance…
Four (4) new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from two hundred and seven (207)samples processed on Monday May 10th, 2021, resulting in a positivity rate of 1.9%. All new cases are evacuees in emergency shelters. Seven (7) new recoveries were noted over the reporting period. One hundred and sixty-six (166) cases are currently active and twelve (12) persons with COVID-19 have died. One thousand, nine hundred and twenty-six (1926) cases of COVID-19 and seventeen hundred and forty-eight (1748) recoveries have been recorded in St. Vincent and the Grenadines since March 2020. The public is urged to continue to use masks,…
Despite the mixed feelings following the most recent string of disasters that have impacted St. Vincent and the Grenadines, it can be agreed by all that there were lessons to be learned throughout. A few weeks ago, during a public awareness broadcast on the needs of the people following the 9th April 2021 explosive eruption of La Soufriere a young gentleman quite accurately reminded that panel that in addition to 1979 being the year of the last explosive eruptions in St. Vincent, 1979 was also a year of rebirth for our nation. Notably in 1979 we saw our multi-island nation…
Effective Monday May 10th, 2021 the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College (SVGCC) has resumed all classes and has physically reopened its offices. This resumption will see the return of face to face classes for many students since the college last switched to a fully-virtual format in December 2020. All administrative offices that went virtual as a result of La Soufriere’s explosive eruption, have also resumed physical operations. The SVGCC is reminding the public that the wearing of masks is mandatory on all SVGCC compounds. The college also encourages anyone visiting its campuses to undergo a temperature check at…
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — A COVID-19 variant spreading in India, which is facing an explosive outbreak, appears to be more contagious and has been classified as being “of concern”, the World Health Organization said Monday. The UN health agency said the B.1.617 variant of COVID-19 first found in India last October seemed to be transmitting more easily than the original version of the virus, and might possibly have some increased resistance to vaccine protections. “There is some available information to suggest increased transmissibility of the B.1.617,” Maria Van Kerkove, the WHO’s lead on COVID-19, told reporters, also pointing to early…
SOURCE: CMC – Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana and Jamaica recorded deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic over the last 24 hours, while Antigua and Barbuda and Barbados reported new cases of the virus. In the case of Barbados, education and health authorities announced new measures had been put in place as students from two schools where positive tests had been recorded, were preparing to return to their classrooms this week. The death toll in Trinidad and Tobago reached 211 on Sunday after eight more deaths were recorded. The Ministry of Health said that one young adult was among the eight…
‘Justice should not only be done but should manifestly and undoubtedly be seen to be done.’ These words, uttered by Lord Chief Justice John Hewart nearly 100 years ago, echo throughout the common law world and beyond. They sustain an ethical requirement that judges and decision-makers cannot hear a case if, from the perspective of a reasonable and informed observer, their impartiality might reasonably appear to be compromised. Matters involving prominent persons in our society always arouse speculation that nothing will come of the charge. For the citizenry to gain confidence in the legal system, state actors must ensure that justice…
(SKYNEWS) Boris Johnson is under investigation by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards over his £15,000 trip to Mustique. The prime minister took the trip with his partner, Carrie Symonds, at the end of 2019 in the wake of his general election victory. Downing Street has previously said “all relevant transparency requirements” were met around the trip to Mustique, a private island in the archipelago nation of St Vincent and the Grenadines. But there was confusion when Mr Johnson declared the holiday in the register of MPs’ interests. In the entry, the PM said he had accepted “accommodation for a private…