The state followed the law in acquiring the properties in Bentick Square, Kingstown, that have been demolished to make way for the construction of storage facilities to serve the Laboratory and related specialized services, at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (MCMH). According to Senator Julian Francis, Minister of Urban Development, Energy, Airports, Seaports, Grenadines Affairs and Local Government, the controversy that arose as a result of claims made by relatives of the owner(s) of one of the structures demolished, was “manufactured.” Third and fourth generations always have questions, Francis quipped. “The administration has dealt with all the legal aspects of…
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NEWSDAY REPORT: LESS than six months after she was spared jail time when she paid more than $100,000 in compensation to a client, suspended attorney Kathy Ann Mottley is facing a year behind bars if she fails to pay twice that amount to someone else. On Monday, Justice Avason Quinlan-Williams ordered that Mottley “be arrested and imprisoned” at the Port of Spain prison for failing to pay $209,142.02 she owes Caunte Antoine. It is alleged that Mottley received the benefit of an overpayment to a client. A complaint was also made to the disciplinary committee of the Law Association, which…
(Excerpts of Senator Shevern John’s Budget Presentation) This budget debate as alluded to by the Honourable Minister of Finance is taking place in unprecedented circumstances. Circumstances that are defined by: the Coronavirus pandemic and its effect on the world and of course our nation; the outbreak of dengue fever in our nation, quite possibly the worst in decades and the effusive eruption of the La Soufriere and some experts are forecasting this could well lead to an explosive one. This appears to be, as is said, a perfect storm. A storm that for which we are no match, and might…
SVG recorded a total of four (4) new COVID-19 cases. Three (3) were RT-PCR results for patients seen on Wednesday, February 24th and one (1) for Thursday February 25th. A total of 209 samples were processed for February 24th , yielding a total of five (5) positives and a calculated positivity rate of 2.4% for Wednesday, February 24th. Eight (8) persons were cleared bringing the number of total recoveries to nine hundred and thirteen (913). Six hundred and nine (609) cases remain active and eight (8) persons with COVID-19 have died. One thousand, five hundred and thirty (1530) cases of…
Saint Lucia was officially removed from the European Union (EU) list of non-cooperative jurisdictions, for tax purposes on February 15th, 2021. Saint Lucia first appeared in Annex I (the blacklist) in December 2017 but was subsequently placed in Annex II (the grey-list) in March 2018, after committing to address the deficiencies highlighted by the European Union Code of Conduct Group (EU-CoCG), as they relate to the international business sector. Over the past few years, the Government has worked diligently to meet the requirements of the EU-CoCG and engaged in discussions with various stakeholders and international bodies. This process was extremely…
The Ministry of Health earlier today announced that two more persons have died as a result of the dreaded Coronavirus. Chief Medical Officer Dr Simone Keizer-Beache during a virtual press conference this afternoon said one of the persons who succumbed to the virus is a 60-year old woman from Sandy Bay who died at home on February 8th. “The female, who was known to be Covid-positive, complained of abdominal pains and died. This week, we received confirmation from the consultant pathologist that this death should be ruled as a Covid-19 death even though we had not been able to do…
NEW YORK, United States (AP) — Mr Potato Head is no longer a mister. Hasbro, the company that makes the potato-shaped plastic toy, is giving the spud a gender neutral new name: Potato Head. The change will appear on boxes this year. Toy makers have been updating their classic brands to appeal to kids today. Barbie has shed its blonde image and now comes in multiple skin tones and body shapes. Thomas the Tank Engine added more girl characters. And American Girl is now selling a boy doll. Hasbro said Mr Potato Head, which has been around for about 70…
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC)— The Court of Appeal in Barbados today ordered that a Jamaican man, Dean George Scott, who breached the island’s COVID-19 quarantine regulations, be released from prison This decision was handed down by Chief Justice Sir Patterson Cheltenham and Justices of Appeal Rajendra Narine and Margaret Reifer. Scott, 49, a mason, who was a guest at Crystal Beach Hotel, pleaded guilty before Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes to contravening Paragraph (14) of the Emergency Management (Covid-19) Curfew No 4 Directive as while in quarantine at the St Lucy District Hospital, he left the facility on December 7, 2020 without…
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica yesterday recorded 193 new cases of COVID-19 and one new patient death pushing the total number of confirmed cases to 22,019 and the confirmed COVID death toll to 406. There are now 8,292 active cases of the virus in the country. According to the Ministry of Health and Wellness, the latest death is a 55-year-old male from St James. The ministry also reported two more deaths as coincidental. Meanwhile, of the newly reported cases there were 93 males and 97 females with ages ranging from 19 days to 89 years. The cases were recorded in Kingston…
The Ministry of Health is urging the public to get vaccinated against yellow fever after the virus was detected in monkeys in South Trinidad. In a release yesterday, the ministry said there has been an increase in deaths among the monkey population in this area, and the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has confirmed the presence of the fellow fever virus in samples obtained from the bodies of the dead monkeys. It added that the ministry’s Veterinary Public Health Division and the Insect Vector Control Division routinely monitor the monkey population. The yellow fever virus can be transmitted to humans…