Nearly 10 months since he was first arrested and charged for supposedly having in his possession one unlicensed uzi pistol, young Vincentian entrepreneur Lequan Robinson is finally freed of all charges. The 21 year old resident of Arnos Vale was originally held on three charges, 2 of which stemmed from the alleged illegal gun ownership. “He was originally charged for having in his possession one Uzi pistol without a license issued under the firearm act. He was also charged with having in his possession one Uzi pistol; serial number unknown – a prohibited weapon, without the authorization of the Minister.…
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A Vincentian entrepreneur has complained to Asbert News Network, “my life is not my own so anytime now I could lose my life.” He claims he now lives in fear for his life after being shot in his leg by a trio, who, according to him was led by a recently appointed Senator in the local House of Parliament. The man, a block maker, trucker and farmer, alleges that this prominent Member of Parliament, and crew, turned up in his yard on April 13, sometime after he’d exchanged harsh words with his apparently estranged wife. According to Mr. Block Maker,…
UK will help provide food, water and other essentials, following the volcanic eruption in St VincentFunding will help families meet their essential needs for three monthsContribution will go to World Food Programme, in response to UN appeal The UK will give further support to provide food, clean water and other essential items, for an estimated 13,000 people affected by the eruption of the La Soufrière volcano in St Vincent and the Grenadines. The new £550,000 ($695,000 USD) contribution takes the total UK funding to over £800,000 ($1m USD) since the eruption began on April 9th and will be delivered via the…
Six (6) new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from seventy-eight (78) samples processedon April 26th, 2021 resulting in a positivity rate of 7.7%.No new recoveries were recorded leaving the number of total recoveries atseventeen hundredand eleven (1711). One hundred and twenty-eight (128) cases arecurrently active and eleven (11)persons with COVID-19 have died. One thousand,eight hundred and fifty (1850) cases ofCOVID-19 have been confirmed inSt. 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.
The Ministry of Health Wellness and the Environment wishes to inform the public that the Honourable Minister St. Clair Jimmy Prince, Minister of Health, and Parliamentary Representative for Marriaqua Constituency was today admitted to the Milton Cato MemorialHospital for observation. The Ministry wishes to reassure the public that Minister Prince isstable and is resting comfortably.The Honourable Prime Minister will assume the function of Minister of Health during this time. We welcome your prayers and well wishes to him and his family for a quick recovery.
KINGSTOWN: St. Vincent Electricity Services Limited (VINLEC) wishes to advise customers that the initial explosive eruption at the La Soufriere Volcano has impacted the Company’s meter reading and billing processes. In keeping with the Company’s Health and Safety practices related to employee wellbeing, Meter Reading in some cycles was disrupted as a result of airborne volcanic ash and unsafe roadways in some cases. This ultimately affected the billing process which requires data from Meter Reading to be completed. Consequently, some customers will see an increase in the number of billing days on their April bills, while other customers may receive estimated…
BVI News- A 37-year-old Vincentian man living in West End, Tortola has been charged with incest. Incest is the crime of having sexual contact with a blood relative usually including a parent, child, sibling, grandparent or grandchild. The accused West End resident is charged on six counts of the offence. The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has not released the man’s name. This is typically done when trying to protect the identity of the alleged victim. The man, in the meantime, was arrested and charged on April 16. Police did not disclose the nature of his relationship with the…
Five (5) new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from thirty-two (32) samples processed on April 25th, 2021 resulting in a positivity rate of 15.6%.The number of COVID-19 deaths has increased to eleven (11) following thepassing of an 87-year-old male on April 26th, 2021. He succumbed to COVID-19disease while in isolation at the Argyle Isolation Facility. No new recoveries were recorded leaving the number of total recoveries at seventeen hundred and eleven (1711). One hundred and twenty-two (122) cases are currently active and eleven (11) persons with COVID-19 have died. One thousand, eight hundred and forty-four (1844) cases of COVID-19 have…
(EuroNews ) Just over 18 square kilometres in size, the paradise island of Bequia (pronounced ‘Bekway’) is off-grid when it comes to most visitors to the Caribbean, except for celebrities and the odd member of the British royal family. But attention is set to be firmly focused on the second-largest island of the Grenadines archipelago as it becomes home to the world’s first fully Bitcoin-enabled community. The One Bequia development, where 39 luxury villas are being built, will be the first of its kind in the Caribbean to accept Bitcoin as payment for the properties. Bitcoin is also accepted on…
Nine(9)new COVID-19 positive cases were reportedfrom the MolecularLaboratory Unit this weekend. The updated positivity rates for each day are asfollows: April 22nd– six (6) positive cases from 120 samples– 5% positivity rateApril 23rd –four (4) positive cases from 155 samples – 2.6%positivity rateApril 24th–no new positive cases from 42 samples – 0% positivity rateNonew recoveries were recorded leaving the number of total recoveries atseventeen hundred and eleven (1711). One hundred and seventeen(117) cases areactive and ten (10) persons with COVID-19 have died. One thousand, eighthundred and thirty-nine (1839) cases of COVID-19 have been reported in St.Vincent and the Grenadines since…