Eleven-year-old J’Dira Regis who hails from Union Island now boasts the gentle distinction of having placed 8th for girls, 1st throughout all Grenadines primary schools and 13th overall in the recently concluded Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment exercise with a grade point average of 93%. A medical doctor in waiting, J’Dira’s phenomenal success came about as a result of much concerted effort from herself, her dedicated Mary Hutchinson Primary School teachers and Jose-Ann Wilson, her mother. “It was a bit challenging, I must say, because of the COVID-19 situation and all of that but with the help of all of her…
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Eight (8) new cases werereported from two hundred and fifty(250) samples processed on Saturday September 4th, 2021, resulting in a positivity rate of 3.2%. Two (2) new recoveries were noted over the reporting period. Sixty(60) cases are currently activeand twelve (12) persons with COVID-19 havedied. Two thousand threehundred and seventy-nine (2379) cases of COVID-19 and two thousand, three hundred and seven (2307) recoveries have been recorded in St. Vincent and The Grenadines since March 2020. In view of the increased risk of infection and subsequent transmission of COVID-19 posed by thegrowing incidence of variants of concern in persons entering St.…
By Nathan J Green. Is Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on the verge of becoming a one-party state? In my opinion, the answer to that is a resounding YES. To better understand, a one-party system is a form of government where the country is ruled by a single political party, meaning only one political party exists, and the forming of other political parties is forbidden. Some countries have many political parties that exist, but only one that can by law be in control. This is called a one-party dominant state. In this case, opposition parties against the prevailing ruling party…
At least 82 police officers in Grenada are now infected with coronavirus (COVID-19) Deputy Commissioner of Police Michael Francois announced last evening that all officers, who are on leave, will be called out to fill vacancies within the police force. “This is significantly affecting the operations of the Royal Grenada Police Force (RGPF),” he told the media while noting that his officers are pushing ahead as they are committed to the country’s safety. “We are affected and will continue to be affected as other police officers get infected. And as it stands, we would like to have the fullest cooperation…
SAO PAULO (AP) — A World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina was suspended amid chaotic scenes after local health officials walked onto the pitch on Sunday in a bid to remove three players who didn’t comply with coronavirus restrictions. The match featuring Argentina’s Lionel Messi and Brazil’s Neymar was stopped in the 7th minute because of the extraordinary interruption. The referee eventually suspended the game with the score at 0-0 after players, coaches, football officials and local authorities argued for several minutes on the field at NeoQuimica Arena. Brazil’s health agency said three of Argentina’s England-based players should have…
The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) advises citizens, residents and visitors to continue to adhere to the various measures and protocols that have been implemented by the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) to reduce and contain the spread of the Coronavirus. These protocols include the Recommendations for the Managed Conduct of Mass Gatherings with or without Amplified Music issued by the Health Services Subcommittee of the National Emergency Committee/COVID 19 Task Force; Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment. The RSVGPF encourage citizens to exercise restraint and stay at home as far as…
As individuals, we have human rights. The main rule within international human rights is that vaccination, like any other medical intervention, must be based on the recipient’s free and informed consent. We have recently been made aware that the ULP regime intends to amend the Public Health (Amendment) Bill to allow for certain categories of public sector employees to be vaccinated in order to work in “frontline” jobs.The intention is to make rules under the Public Health Act to require certain categories of employees in the public sector, apparently including those in central government and state enterprises, to be vaccinated…
Introduction The serving of notice to the Governor General by nurses to indicate their intention to withdraw their service for four days from 7th to 10th September, 2021 is not only ill-timed, but ill-considered and grounded in mis-information and a mis-guided notion of constitutional rights and freedoms. The ULP administration, lead by Comrade Ralph, urges all nurses to reflect on the decision taken and encourages these professionals to consider the impact of their actions on the health sector. The regulation that is currently in draft, is intended to protect all frontline workers from contracting the deadly virus and possible transmission…
Sergeant 444 Kenny Jones of the Police Traffic Department told the Court last week Wednesday that “what is good for the goose is good for the gander”, and called for a strong message to be sent to any police officer who refuse to adhere to the traffic regulations. The traffic offences prosecutor’s comments came after Deron May, 23-year-old police officer, of Sandy Bay, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving. He was fined $800 forthwith or eight weeks in prison. Responding to questions from Chief Magistrate Rechanne Browne, May told the Court he was a police officer for about three years, and…
BY DR. THE HON. RALPH E. GONSALVES PRIME MINISTER THE ISSUE: The Unity Labour Party (ULP) is a party grounded in the working people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. It accordingly espouses a progressive working people’s philosophy of advanced social democracy appropriately fashioned to the context of our Caribbean civilisation and the extant political economy of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. It possesses a compelling strategic, many-sided developmental narrative reflective of the philosophy, policies, and programmes which undergird it. Strategically, the ULP government embarked upon a quest to build a modern, competitive, many-sided, post-colonial economy which is at once…