Introduction The latest rankings by Freedom House International that rate people’s access to civic and political liberties in 210 countries across the globe are out, and make for excellent reading for citizens and residents of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The rankings that grades political rights out of 40 and civic liberties out of 60, with a total of 100, groups countries into 3 categories; free, partly free and not free. Our country gained scores of 36/40 for access to political rights and 55/60 for access to civic liberties for a total score of 91/100, and placed firmly in the…
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The ULP regime has shown since 2001 that it is hopeless and unable to revive the economy, provide enough jobs, and more importantly, earn revenue from abroad. The country mash up. The ULP regime’s financial incompetence has weakened our economy, forced many businesses to close and created high unemployment. Both Gonsalveses should resign. The ULP regime’s economic strategy of begging and borrowing has virtually killed our economy. The price of many locally-grown foodstuff, such as eggs and other agricultural foods, has reduced significantly, but farmers still find it hard to get sales. This fact alone shows that there is practically…
(Excerpts of Dr. Friday’s Press Statement) Social protests and disruptionsIn its report, the IACHR: “… acknowledges that in different circumstances protests causedisruption and affect the normal course of other activities, but this fact does not make theseforms of expression per se illegitimate. It is based on the fact that one of the functions of protestis to channel and amplify the demands, aspirations, and grievances of different segments of thepopulation…”. In para 41 , the OAS report says: “It is inherent to the functioning of a democratic society thatthe State must continuously weigh competing or conflicting legitimate rights and interestsagainst each…
Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines – World Pediatric Project has announced that thenonprofit organization’s long-time Director of Eastern Caribbean Programs, Jackie King, isleaving service after 14 years with WPP’s Eastern Caribbean Initiative.“There are few people in the organization, past or present, who have made as profound an impacton WPP as Jackie,” said Sarah Iracane, WPP’s Chief Program Officer. “With Jackie helping tolead the way, WPP grew from a handful of teams servicing the children of St. Vincent and theGrenadines to a regional, multi-specialty program spanning 7 countries and delivering services tothousands of children and families each year. Jackie trained…
World Pediatric Project (WPP) facilitated a successful recommencement of surgery on September 5, 2021, in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The first General Orthopedic Mission since the COVID-19 pandemic took place at the Kingstown Clinic. With a full schedule of surgeries throughout the week, the clinic day had over 60 children, including regional children from Barbados and Dominica. The WPP practitioners were quite upbeat about the return to SVG. Tracy Przybylski, the Team Physiotherapist said, “it was not easy getting here, but we are just thrilled to be here… it is important to assess the children and help design fitness programs…
Adekunle Jaiyeobi Oluwajana, “a Nigerian by birth and a citizen of Canada,” was fined XCD600.00 and ordered to pay the sum forthwith or be jailed for one week if he defaults; the married man was also deported pending his fulfillment of all of his current obligations to this State. According to “the facts” as read by Prosecutor police constable Chewitt-Harry, Oluwajana was granted a 6-months stay by Vincentian immigration authorities when he disembarked here on December 16, 2020. After his 6-month visa expired on June 15, 2021, the Nigerian visitor who claimed to have married a Vincentian-Canadian citizen in Nigeria…
Thirty(30) new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from threehundred and twenty-two (322) samples processed on Wednesday September 8th, 2021, resulting in a positivity rate of 9.3%.Seven (7) new recoveries were noted over the reporting period. Eighty-eight (88) cases are currently active and twelve (12) persons with COVID-19 have died. Two thousand four hundred and twenty-one (2421) cases of COVID-19 and two thousand, three hundred and twenty-one (2321) recoveries have been recorded in St. Vincent and The Grenadines since March 2020. In view of the confirmed presenceof the Mu variant of interest in the community and the increased risk of infection…
The risk of COVID-19 spreading from Grenada has increased tremendously for St Vincent and the Grenadines. This is according to Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves who has been monitoring Grenada’s growing numbers. Gonsalves has expressed concern about the location of Union Island and the movements between Carriacou, Petite Martinique, St Vincent and Mayreau. While he does not want to close the port at Union Island again, the prime minister says SVG cannot allow the risk to increase in Union Island. The Coast Guard has since been asked to do additional patrols. Noting the presence of the Mu variant in SVG,…
Two (2) new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from one hundred and seventy-five (175)samples processed on Tuesday September 7 th, 2021, resulting in a positivity rate of 1.14%. Two (2) new recoveries were noted over the reporting period. Sixty-five (65) cases are currently active and twelve (12) persons with COVID-19 have died. Two thousand three hundred and ninety-one (2391) cases of COVID-19 and two thousand, three hundred and fourteen (2314) recoveries have been recorded in St. Vincent and The Grenadines since March 2020.In view of the confirmed presence of the Mu variant of interest in the community and the increased…
(CMC) — The director of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) Dr Carissa Etienne, urged countries to prioritise expectant and lactating mothers for vaccinations amid concerns that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic represents a serious risk for pregnant women in Latin America and the Caribbean. “We know that if pregnant women get sick, they have a higher risk of developing serious COVID symptoms, and more frequently require ventilation and intensive care, when compared to women who aren’t pregnant,” the Dominican-born Dr Etienne said at her weekly news briefing on Wednesday. “They also have a higher chance of delivering their baby early…