Orin Ashton, a current serving member in the Royal British Navy has launched a YouTube Channel in hopes of guiding other persons to being successful with their applications. https://youtube.com/user/Creed841 The former Constable of the Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police force who served a period of 6years locally said, “It has always been my dream of seeing the world while contributing back to humanity as a whole and I was blessed enough to be given the opportunity to do so.” During his application process he noted how shocked he was at the insufficiency of information available online and as…
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St. Vincent and the Grenadines today registered twenty-four (24) COVID-19 cases. Three (3) cases are from PCR samples and twenty-one (21) cases are from rapid antigen samples collected between February 8th to 13th, 2021. Nine (9) persons were cleared bringingthe number of total recoveries to five hundred and ninety-nine (599). Eight hundred and forty-eight (848) cases remain active and six (6) persons with COVID-19 have died. One thousand, four hundred and fifty-three (1453) cases of COVID-19 have been reported in St. Vincent and the Grenadines since March 2020. The public is reminded to wear a facial covering, physically distance, sanitize…
St. Vincent and the Grenadines today confirmed eleven (11) new COVID-19 cases from two hundred and seventy-five (275) samples collected on Friday February 12, 2021. Thirty-six (36) persons were cleared bringing the number of total recoveries to five hundred and ninety (590). Eight hundred and thirty-three (833)cases remain active and six (6) persons with COVID-19 have died. One thousand, four hundred and twenty-nine (1429) cases of COVID-19 have been reported in St. Vincent and the Grenadines since March 2020. The public is reminded to wear a facial covering, physically distance, sanitize hands and vaccinate to reduce the spread of COVID-19…
Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Saturday 13th February 2020 – a twenty-three (23) man list of locally based players were called up for training as Vincy Heat prepares to compete in the upcoming Group C Concacaf Qualifiers for the World Cup 2022. 1. Erel Hector Avenues united 2. Josh Stowe Bequia united Fc (Future development) 3. Jeoval Morgan U17/Bequia united FC (Future development) 4. Mark Browne Bequia united FC 5. Marlon Simmons Bequia united FC 6. Nigel Charles Camdonia Chelsea (Future development 7. Dwaine Sandy Glenside Ballblazers 8. Terrason Joseph Jebelle FC 9. Zidame Sam Jebelle Fc 10. Orion…
All-rounders Keemo Paul, Sherfane Rutherford and Romario Shepherd and 16 other Caribbean players will hope to get the franchises nod when the action is held in Chennai on February 18.The other West Indians are Evin Lewis, Sheldon Cottrell, Darren Bravo, Rovman Powell, Oshane Thomas, Fabian Allen, Chemar Holder, Alzarri Joseph, Obed McCoy, Jon Ross Jagessar, Fidel Edwards, Jayden Seales, Carlos Brathwaite, Shannon Gabriel, Kyle Mayers and Akeal Hosein.While Paul (Delhi Capitals) and Rutherford (Mumbai Indians) were released by their respective franchises ahead of the Auction, Shepherd is looking to get a maiden contract in the world’s most lucrative T20 League.He…
Chief Medical Officer Dr Simone Keizer-Beache has disclosed that the government has purchased a drug that can spread the dreaded Covid-19 to caregivers. Dr Keizer-Beache made the disclosure at a virtual press conference on Thursday. She was at the time responding to questions of whether the drug Interferon, purchased from Cuba last year, was never used on Covid-19 patients since purchased and if not why not. Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves said last year his government “placed an order to purchase from Cuba a sufficiency of the dosages of the drug Interferon for 50 persons…cycles of the dosage.” “No, we…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators are poised to vote on whether Donald Trump will be held accountable for inciting the horrific attack at the Capitol after a speedy trial that laid bare the violence and danger to their own lives and the fragility of the nation’s tradition of a peaceful transfer of presidential power. Barely a month since the deadly riot, closing arguments are set for the historic impeachment trial as senators arrive for a rare Saturday session, all under the watch of armed National Guard troops still guarding the iconic building. The outcome of the quick, raw and emotional proceedings…
PARIS, France (AFP)— Developing new COVID-19 vaccines will fail to end the pandemic unless all countries receive doses in a fast and fair manner, disease experts warned Saturday. As several nations consider implementing vaccine passports when international travel resumes, the authors of an open letter published in the Lancet medical journal said vaccine stockpiling in wealthier countries would only prolong the global health emergency. They warned that “vaccine nationalism” could leave the Covax initiative aimed at getting vaccines to low- and middle-income countries facing a huge dosage shortfall for several years to come. “The stark reality is that the world…
The Court will continue to function, but will do so with certain safety precautions, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is according to a memorandum circulating among all relevant and related parties and individuals, following the conclusion of a meeting of Magistrates, Prosecutors, Private Bar and Prisons. During a sitting of the Kingstown Magistrate’s Court on Monday, Senior Magistrate Rickie Burnett outlined that the wearing of face masks is now mandatory, and persons entering the courtroom, including Magistrates, will be subjected to hand sanitization and temperature checks. Physical and social distancing will continue, and there is to be no…
It is vital to the future of our country and our people that SVG has its own Science and Technology University. This is necessary to stop generational poverty and to lift our country into prosperity with a strong economy. Presently, the economy in SVG is virtually dead. The main route to a university education for young people in SVG is to go abroad, either to Taiwan or to one of The UWI Campuses. But these routes are not accessible by most people as the living expenses are so high. Only the rich can afford this. Poorer families have had to…