On Wednesday, October 29, 2020 Police Constable Devon Bute, a final year law student who is currently pursuing his Bachelors of Law Degree at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados were among two (2) Vincentian students and a group of Barbadian Nationals who were recognized and awarded for their service to the Government and People of Barbados at Government Industrial School (Boys Unit) Dodds, St. Phillip, Barbados. The award is as a result of outstanding mentorship work rendered at the Boys Government Industrial School (Dodds) under the PATH (Promoting Agency, Trust and Hope) Program over the…
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I was greatly disappointed when our January 22nd Discovery Day was discontinued because Columbus never came to St. Vincent. It was our only holiday in January and we always looked forward to it. I will not be surprised if a new holiday is instituted because his descendants are here exhibiting the same kind of behavior. Many years ago, scoundrels, and thieves, some of whom might have been let out of prison, sailed west from their European colonial homes and stumbled on our Blessed Hairouna. From the very beginning they sought to dispossess the citizens of their land. They took ownership…
Grenadian Soca star Mandella Linkz set to take legal action against the political party for unauthorised use of his song “Tombstone” St. George’s, Grenada, 2nd November 2020 – Grenadian Soca artiste Mandella Linkz, real name Mandella Mc Donald is set to take legal action against the United Labour Party (ULP) in St. Vincent and the Grenadines for the unauthorised use of the recording Tombstone. During the period 2019 to October 2020, the political party used ‘Tombstone’ as one of their theme songs without consent from the artiste and his management. Mc Donald’s team has decided to proceed with legal action…
The Roads, Buildings and General Services Authority (BRAGSA) has completed renovation work on the Sion Hill Clinic. The project saw the replacement of the roof, windows, doors and tiles. Plumbing and electrical work was also done on the building. The project was carried out at a cost of $224, 000. It was done over a 3-month period.
by Vaughan Toney I was listening recently to the Prime Minister’s presentation of his Unity Labor Party’s Election Manifesto when, at the end of his remarks, he announced that “this will be the last time I will be presenting a manifesto as your Prime Minister.” His words were accompanied by the song ‘Would you Stand by Me’ in the background. The people in the room were visibly moved: many were brought to tears and one young woman was practically inconsolable as she sobbed while saying repeatedly, “I love my PM! I love my PM! I love my PM!” I, too,…
By Odini Sutherland The time has come again for us to endure the endless boasting, bragging and chest puffery by this ULP administration… we have done this, we will do that. And once again I can’t help but feel like we about to get conned again. I mean their track record really speaks for itself. Yes, they have done things… one airport in Argyle, one hospital in Georgetown, about 80% of athletic track in Diamond, a bridge here, some wooden schools there, one Geothermal project…oh wait scratch that last one… but really, it has been 19 years… I can’t help…
St. Vincent and the Grenadines today recorded a new COVID-19 case. The new case is a nonnational traveler who arrived from Europe with a negative PCR result, tested positive on screening on day 14. The traveler will remain in isolation until cleared with two negative PCR results. Contact tracing of this new case has so far revealed no additional positive cases. Further contact tracing and testing are ongoing. St. Vincent and the Grenadines has now recorded a total of seventy-five (75) COVID-19 cases, seventy (70) of which have recovered. There are now five (5) active COVID-19 cases, all imported from…
ST. JOHN’S ANTIGUA, November 1, 2020 – LIAT, The Caribbean Airline will return to Caribbean skies today following a seven-month absence. The airline will operate its first flight today from the V.C. Bird International Airport in Antigua to Dominica. LIAT 401 will depart Antigua at 4:00 p.m. and arrive at Douglas Charles Airport at 4:45 p.m. The return flight, LIAT 402 will depart from Dominica at 5:00 p.m. and arrive at V. C. Bird International Airport at 5: 45 p.m. LIAT will operate a limited schedule of flights when it launches its commercial schedule later in November which will return…
(BBC) Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a second national lockdown for England to prevent a “medical and moral disaster” for the NHS. He said Christmas may be “very different” but he hoped taking action now would mean families can gather. Non-essential shops and hospitality will have to close for four weeks from Thursday, he said. But unlike the restrictions in spring, schools, colleges and universities can stay open. After 2 December, the restrictions would be eased and regions would go back to the tiered system, he said. Mr Johnson said: “Christmas is going to be different this year, perhaps…
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Calling Joe Biden his “brother,” Barack Obama on Saturday accused Donald Trump of failing to take the coronavirus pandemic and the presidency seriously as Democrats leaned on America’s first Black president to energize Black voters in battleground Michigan on the final weekend of the 2020 campaign. Obama, the 44th president, and Biden, his vice president who wants to be the 46th, held drive-in rallies in Flint and Detroit, predominantly Black cities where strong turnout will be essential to swing the longtime Democratic state to Biden’s column after Trump won it in 2016. The memories of Trump’s…