Current and prospective Vincentian students at the University of the West Indies are expected to benefit from a reduction in the fees paid to the university from September. This was disclosed recently by Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Ralph Gonsalves at a press conference last week to announce USAID to the relief and recovery effort here in St Vincent and the Grenadines. According to Prime Minister Gonsalves, the planned reduction in fees to Vincentian students is part of the contribution of the University towards the overall relief efforts after the recent volcanic eruptions in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Prime Minister…
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Five (5) new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from seventy-seven (77) samplesprocessed on Tuesday May 18th, 2021, resulting in a positivity rate of 6.5%.Six (6) new recoveries were noted over the reporting period. One hundred and fifty-six (156)cases are currently active and twelve (12) persons with COVID-19 have died. One thousand,nine hundred and fifty-four(1954) cases of COVID-19 and seventeen hundred and eighty (1786)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 toreduce the spread of COVID-19 in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
As far as the Inland Revenue Department is concerned, its recent legal triumph over Unicomer (St. Vincent) Ltd. is to not be celebrated just because of the $16M plus payout that the multinational company is expected to fork over in taxes and penalties. Comptroller Kelvin Pompey sees this victory, in part, as the high point of 8 years’ worth of internal capacity building investments. He told Asbert News Network, “We have not, over the years, been sufficiently aggressive in pursuing matters to the level of the Courts – and I’m putting in context 8 maybe 10 years ago. “During that…
Amidst allegations of tax evasion and self-insurance practices, the 6 year tax battle between the Comptroller of Inland Revenue and Unicomer (St. Vincent) Ltd, operators of the popular Courts household furniture and appliances store, has reached a new plateau. High Court Judge Nicola Byer, in a recent judgment on the matter, refused several of the reliefs being claimed by lawyers for the Claimant, Unicomer (St. Vincent) Ltd. and “prescribed costs to the Defendant (Comptroller of Inland Revenue) on an unvalued claim pursuant to Part 65.5 CPR 2000 less 5% for the partial success of the Claimant is to be paid…
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The European Union says it has approved Euro 2.7 million (One Euro=US$1.29 cents) for the protection, education and health of Venezuelan refugee and migrant children in Trinidad and Tobago, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador and Peru. A statement posted on the Delegation of the European Union to Trinidad and Tobago, said that the funds had been approved by the EU’s humanitarian aid department, the Directorate General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECH0). It said that the project will run until March 31, 2022, and the implementing partner is the United…
BBC- More than 90 people are missing after a barge off the coast of the Indian city of Mumbai sank amid a severe cyclone. The Indian navy said it had rescued 177 of the 270 people aboard and that efforts to find survivors were ongoing.Three other commercial barges carrying about 700 people are stranded at sea in the wake of cyclone Tauktae, which has battered India’s western coast.Tauktae weakened after it made landfall on Monday, but at least 19 people have already died in the storm. The stricken barge, owned by India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), was carrying…
The Ministry of Health has recorded 23 additional COVID related deaths, bringing the total number to 317. In its daily press briefing, the Ministry also stated that 610 cases were recorded in the last 24 hours. The total number of active cases now stands at 6318. There are currently 387 patients in the hospital.
OURCE: CMC- The Jamaica born international dancehall artiste, Moses Davis, more popularly known as Beenie Man, was fined J$150,000 (One Jamaica dollar=US$0.008 cents) after he pleaded guilty to breaching the Disaster Risk management Act (DRMA).The singer had pleaded guilty to the offence on April 19 and appeared in the St Elizabeth Parish Court where the fine or three months in jail was imposed. ““Beenie Man pleaded guilty because he wanted to take a responsible approach given that he is an elder of the global music community,” his attorney Roderick Gordon had said in April.The 47-year-old entertainer had been charged by…
Shaquille King, the 25 years old artiste known across SVG as Mylo Enuh was sentenced last Friday on attempted drug trafficking charges. When he appeared in front of Senior Magistrate Rickie Burnett it was to hear what would become of his efforts to export “6 pounds ah weed; 6 pounds 4 ounces” into Barbados on Sunday May 2 from the Argyle International Airport. The Vincentian soca sensation was given until September 30, 2021 to come up with $10, 000 Eastern Caribbean dollars or be imprisoned for 1 year serving concurrent sentences. Mylo told Asbert News Network he would always remember…
Simpson Bay, St. Maarten – NV GEBE the electricity provider and water distributor in collaborative efforts with the Princess Juliana International Airport Operating Company (PJIAE N.V.) has rendered support to the islands of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) during the untimely eruptions of the La Soufriere Volcano. The recent eruptions at La Soufriere volcano in St. Vincent and the Grenadines have caused significant damages and pose a health risk for the inhabitants. Interim Manager of N.V. GEBE, Mr. Mauricio Dembrook stated that his team wanted to help persons as quickly as possible with a great impact, therefore we have…