The Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines has awarded a record number of National Scholarships for the 2019/2020 academic year. Fifty-eight (58) graduates of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College have received full or partial scholarships, which will fund their university studies in a wide range of academic disciplines. The 2019/2020 total represents an increase of eleven (11) over the previous year’s total number of scholarships and awards. Among the 58 awards, a total of seventeen (17) National Scholarships, tenable for five (5) years, have been awarded, while twelve (12) persons are recipients of three-year Exhibition Awards…
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Warrant Officer Ivan Bertie O’Neal BSc (Hons), MSc, MBA, Leader of SVG Green Party, very strongly contends that the lack of revenue creation is our greatest weakness in SVG. SVG will never achieve prosperity without sustainable sources of revenue, but instead will only become poorer. After 20 years in power, the ULP regime has failed to create sustainable sources of revenue for our country. Not much money from abroad flows into our economy. The ULP regime has been wasteful with public finances by focusing on tourism, building a big jail in North Leeward and building the Argyle airport. None of…
Part 2 Introduction The celebration of the Unity Labour Party continues this week as we continue to examine some of the most popular policies of this people-centred government over the last 20 years. There can be no denying that what this country has achieved over the years of governance under this great party can only be described as magnificent. The leadership of the ULP remains resolute in its dedication and commitment to the people of this country, to ensure that we keep lifting SVG higher. Housing Prior to the ULP taking office, home ownership was something that was generally beyond…
Coming on the heels of students receiving tablets to facilitate students’ access to online education, the Ministry of Education here in St. Vincent and the Grenadines launched its GoCyberSmart campaign on March 16, 2021. The promotion which will see activities running from March to June, 2021, is intended to ensure the safety of students, teachers and parents as they access programmes and information across the worldwide web (internet). According to Coordinator of the campaign, Mrs. Marla Nanton-James, towards the above end, the Ministry will utilize a number of outlets/platforms, e.g. www.svgcdu.org – the Curriculum Unit’s website where a veritable storehouse…
St. Vincent and the Grenadines recorded three (3) new positive cases. Two (2) additional cases are from samples received and tested on April 1st, 2021, resulting in a new positivity rate of 0.8%. One (1) case is from one hundred and fifty-five (155) samples received and tested on April 2nd, 2021 resulting in a positivity rate of 0.6%. Ten (10) new recoveries were reported, bringing the number of total recoveries to sixteen hundred and twenty-four (1624). One hundred and twenty-four (124) cases are active and ten (10) persons with COVID-19 have died. One thousand, seven hundred and fifty-eight (1758) cases…
Female prisoners at Her Majesty’s Prisoner were the recipients of a generous donation of gift bags compliments Soroptimist International SVG (SISVG). Founded on October 3, 1921, Soroptimist International is a global volunteer organization that provides women and girls with access to the education and training they need to achieve economic empowerment. On Friday, April 1, 2021, Ikarmola Laborde, President of Soroptimist International SVG handed over a quantity of gift bags containing female accouchements, toiletries and snacks to Cassandra McFee, matron at the female prison during a brief handing over ceremony. According to Ms. Laborde, her organization thought it was befitting…
In light of the on going community spread of COVID-19 in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and the extended Easter Weekend, the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) wishes to advise members of the public to continue to be responsible citizens by adhering to the various measures and protocols that have been implemented by the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG); to protect its citizens and visitors and; to reduce the spread of the Coronavirus. These protocols include the Recommendations for the Managed Conduct of Mass Gatherings with or without Amplified Music issued by…
Nurses at the Mental Health Covid Isolation facility have been recognized and congratulated for the hard work they put in to ensure the recovery of 66 covid positive patients of the 104 who were in isolation.Recognizing the hard work of the nurses today April 1st 2021, Dr. Elizabeth Medford noted that working with Mental Health patients is very difficult and nurses have to go the extra mile to care for those patients with Covid. Dr. Medford praised the 32 staff members for their dedication and commitment in caring for all patients at the Mental Health Centre. She noted the resilience…
St. Vincent and the Grenadines recorded four (4) new positive cases from three hundred and twenty-four (324) samples received and tested on March 31, 2021, resulting in a positivity rate of 1.2%. Twenty-seven (27) new recoveries were reported, bringing the number of total recoveries to sixteen hundred and fourteen (1614). One hundred and thirty (130) cases are active and ten (10) persons with COVID-19 have died. One thousand, seven hundred and fifty-four (1754) 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…
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. April 1, 2021. Caribbean Airlines now offers customers the opportunity for double comfort with its latest on-board product “Your Space”, which gives passengers travelling in the economy cabin*, the option to pay for the seat next to them, or the entire row. “Your Space” seat prices start from as low as USD 20 depending on the route. Caribbean Airlines Chief Commercial Officer, Yannis Gounaris states: “With our new Your Space product, we have created a better offering for our economy passengers. Now, at affordable rates, they can opt to enjoy greater peace of mind, more…