David/Desron Rodriguez, the adrenaline junkie known across social media as the Lava Man because of his daring trips to the La Soufriere volcano – even at its most eruptive state, has been freed from police detention on his own recognizance. Almost 48 hours passed since the 34 year old, thrill seeking hiker was arrested and held by officers at the Biabou precinct. While in police custody he was reportedly questioned by one of the local constabulary’s finest interrogators and then released with orders to report back to the Central Police Station “four days later for the saga to continue.” Rodriguez…
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The Argyle International Airport (AIA) continues to make significant strides in the process of cleaning the aerodrome, to ensure that all international standards to accommodate aircraft are achieved. We express appreciation to everyone who contributed to AIA returning to operations by way of water and masks donations, equipment and manpower. AIA is now pleased to inform that full operations will commence from Saturday April 24, 2021. The public is asked to appreciate that cleaning will be ongoing, as ash persists in the atmosphere and is continuously redeposited on the compound.The Cargo Terminal will return to normal operations from 8:00am, effective…
The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines is considering the internal migratory implications of the current La Soufriere volcanic eruptions on evacuees from the Red Zone. Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves said Thursday on NBC radio “we are already beginning to identify parcels of land”. He was responding to a question about whether the government is considering opening new lands for red zone evacuees who may opt to settle in the south of the country, as opposed to returning to the north which has been devastated by the volcanic eruptions. The prime minister said “some would move and some…
Police are investigating the death of a man that was shot earlier this evening . Officers are on the scene at Glen, East George where the shooting incident was reported to have occurred around 9 p.m. today. We would update further
The Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) and its components, the SVG Calypsonians Association (SVGCA), Youlou Pan Movement (YPM) and the Carnival Bands Incorporated (CBI) expresses profound sorrow on the passing of former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Information and Culture, Parnel R. Campbell Q.C. Mr. Campbell is remembered not only for his service as Minister of Culture in 1989 – 1990, but also for his contribution in the field of calypso as an Adjudicator in the early 1980’s. He also served on occasions as a Beauty Shows Adjudicator. He was a supporter of culture and arts. In 1974, Campbell’s singing…
Eight new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from seventy-three (73) samples processed on April 19th, 2021, resulting in a positivity rate of 11%. Seventeen (17) new recoveries were recorded over the reporting period. The number of total recoveries is seventeen hundred and three (1703). One hundred and fourteen (114) cases are active and ten (10) persons with COVID-19 have died. One thousand, eight hundred and twenty-seven (1827) cases of COVID-19 have been reported in St. Vincent and the Grenadines since March 2020. The public is urged to continue to use masks, sanitize, physically distance and get vaccinated to reduce the…
by JP Schwmon Vincentian Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has described as “initial teething problems” several reports of dissonance that cropped up in at least 2 government managed Emergency Shelters since evacuees were ordered to occupy those spaces. “You hear me talking about we must avoid the vanities of small differences; in a number of shelters you have vanity issues – a personal thing here, a personal thing there – weh you go do? It’s life. You have them at your work place much less to when you bring people together in a rush,” PM Gonsalves told ANN as he…
I am currently of the opinion that CXC prefers to satisfy its major stakeholders if it means possibly sacrificing the futures of this year’s students. The region is currently dealing with the repercussions of a major global pandemic that has already claimed over 3 million lives. Furthermore, here in St.Vincent and the Grenadines, we are facing the effects of an ongoing volcanic eruption (to which an end is nowhere in sight), a dengue fever outbreak and a huge economic crisis. More and more persons’ are being displaced every day, more homes are being destroyed and families are broken. It is…
The 34 year old Vincentian hiker who was recently criticized for his frequent trips to the explosively active La Soufriere volcano was arrested on Tuesday, April 20. David ‘Lava Man’ Rodriguez was taken into custody at the Biabou Police Station at approximately 4 p.m. Details regarding his arrest are as yet undefined given alleged assurances by officers stationed at the Kingstown based police headquarters one day prior. “I’m still trying to figure out why he got locked up because when we heard that the police were looking for him yesterday we actually took the initiative to take ourselves down to…
Minneapolis (CNN)- Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday on charges of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. The jury of five men and seven women deliberated for four hours Monday afternoon and resumed deliberating Tuesday morning, according to the court. They were sequestered from the public during deliberations.Chauvin, 45, had pleaded not guilty to second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The deliberations began after three weeks of testimony in one of the most closely watched cases of the Black Lives Matter era. The prosecution’s case against Chauvin featured 38 witnesses as they…