A weakened Atlantic High Pressure System is across our islands and gentle to moderate (15 – 25 km/h) east north-easterly trades could increase to fresh (near 35 km/h) tonight/early morning, pushing isolated showers across St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). Slightly hazy conditions during Wednesday could be thinned-out by Friday. Increasing cloudiness is expected Wednesday night with a few scattered showers; as a trough system approaches the islands. Thursday into Friday, scattered showers could become moderate/heavy in isolated areas and wind directions are expected to vary between easterly and east south-easterly. Slightly hazy conditions during Wednesday could be thinned-out by…
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St. Vincent and the Grenadines today reported one (1) new positive COVID-19 case. This case is a contact of a known positive, from ninety-five (95) samples received and processed on Tuesday March 2, 2021. The positivity rate for Tuesday March 2,2021 is 1.05%. Five (5) persons were cleared bringingthe number of totalrecoveries to nine hundred and fifty-four (954). Six hundred and eighty-four (684) cases remain active and eight (8) persons with COVID-19 have died. One thousand, six hundred and forty-six (1646) cases of COVID-19 have been reported in St. Vincent and the Grenadines since March 2020. The public is urged…
Man found dead in Potters identified as Malco Costa Codougan of St. Vincent and the Grenadines March 3, 2021. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a St Vincent and the Grenadines national whose body was found outside his home at Potters where he has lived since coming here almost two years ago. The victim has been identified as 23-year old Malco Costa Codougan. The body was spotted by a passerby who noticed it and summoned the neighbours. The police have not ruled out foul play and are pursuing all circumstances to determine cause of death. One of…
Following the arrival yesterday Monday March 1st, 2021, of 40 thousand doses of the Indian manufactured Covishield AstraZeneca vaccine, the Ministry of Health Wellness and the Environment, is moving swiftly to ramp up the vaccination process and get as many vaccines as possible into the arms of Vincentians. Speaking at the handing over of the vaccines at the Argyle International Airport, yesterday, Minister of Health the Hon. St Clair Prince announced that the government is hoping to have at least 50 thousand Vincentians vaccinated by mid-April. As part of this drive, the Ministry of Health will hold a walk-in day…
Former captain of the St Vincent and the Grenadines football team Ezra Hendrickson Is among three persons who were recently inducted into the Indiana Soccer Hall of Fame. Hendrickson, 49, who is originally from the coastal town of Layou, was inducted along with Dennis Grace and Rick Weber. Grace served as Notre Dame’s second varsity men’s soccer coach, heading up the Irish program from 1984-1989 He also was the first varsity women’s soccer coach in the 1988 and 1989 seasons. He coached the Bloomington (Ind.) Cosmics club team for three seasons. A collegiate soccer player at Indiana University, he earned…
St. Vincent and the Grenadines today reported seventeen (17) new positives cases from two hundred and thirty-six (236) samples received and processed on Monday, March 1, 2021. Twelve (12) of the new positives are eight (8) patients, three (3) staff and one (1) contact from the Mental Health Rehabilitation Centre (MHRC). Of the other five (5) positive persons, three (3) are contacts of a known positive not related to MHRC and the other two (2) are persons who presented to health care facilities seeking care. The positivity rate for Monday, March 1, 2021, is 7.2%. Four (4) persons were cleared…
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Legendary reggae singer Bunny Wailer died in the Medical Associates Hospital in Kingston this morning. He was 73. “Yes. He died about 8:00 this morning. I’m still right here with him,” his manager Maxine Stowe told OBSERVER ONLINE a short while ago. Bunny Wailer had been in and out of hospital since his second stroke in July 2020. Hailing from Trench Town, Bunny Wailer’s given name is Neville Livingston. He is a founding member of The Wailers, which included Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. Marley died of cancer in May 11, 1981, while Tosh was killed at…
On Monday March 8th, as the world celebrates women’s achievements, through the annual celebration of International Women’s Day, #SelfMadeSVG will be in full effect as Marketing and Public Relations Consultancy, Ignite!, gets ready to launch an initiative on Tuesday March 2nd, to celebrate women entrepreneurs in SVG, through the use of visual stories (photography) and in-depth profiles.The 2021 International Women’s Day theme is #ChooseToChallenge – a challenged world is an alert world and from challenge comes change. According to Candice Sealey, Founder and Principal at Ignite!, the way women are represented in any form of media is critical and whilst…
St. Vincent and the Grenadines today recorded no new positives cases for the thirty (30) samples received and processed on Sunday, February 28, 2021. At the time of this release, there were no results for the 236 samples received at the Molecular Lab Unit this evening for March 1, 2021. Seven (7) persons were cleared bringing the number of total recoveries to nine hundred and forty-five (945). Six hundred and seventy-five (675) cases remain active and eight (8) persons with COVID-19 have died. One thousand, six hundred and twenty-eight (1628) cases of COVID-19 have been reported in St. Vincent and…
Police are investigating a report of burglary made by a 29-year-old Sales Clerk of Queen’s Drive against some unknown person(s). According to reports, the unknown assailant(s) entered the dwelling house of the virtual complainant and stole a quantity of items namely; one 10 inch Samsung Galaxy tablet; two (2) bottles of perfume and an assortment of jewelry, which included: a gold and diamond ring, a wedding band, a baby ring, one pair of “N” gold earrings, a gold ring with a green stone, a pair of diamond earrings, two gold chains, a Jesus face gold earring, 3 pairs of gold…