Royal Caribbean International will for the first time call Barbados “home” next winter, offering travelers fresh ways to experience the southern Caribbean on Grandeur of the Seas. Three distinct seven- and 14-night itineraries will each feature a unique lineup of bucket-list destinations – including three new ports of call in the islands of Tobago, Trinidad and St. Vincent. Weeklong sailings will island-hop to a different destination every day or offer late-night stays in the ABC islands – Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao. Grandeur’s longer escapes will tout an overnight stay in Aruba coupled with visits to Cartagena, Colombia; Colon, Panama; and…
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Workers installed razor wire atop 7-foot fencing around the US Capitol on Friday as part of an unprecedented fortification effort ahead of next week’s inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. National Guard members are also being sent to Washington, DC, from as far away as Hawaii to provide security, with Maj. Gen. Kenneth Hara, the Aloha State’s adjutant general, saying the request for troops came Wednesday, according to the Associated Press. A Defense Department official said as many as 200,000 Guard members have been authorized to protect the Jan. 20 ceremony, ABC News reported. The dramatic security measures are intended to…
NEW YORK (AP) — Kyrie Irving’s absence from the Brooklyn Nets has cost him nearly $1 million. The NBA fined the point guard $50,000 on Friday for violating its health and safety protocols, and said he could return to team activities Saturday. The league added that he would forfeit his salary for each game he misses during a five-day quarantine period that would end Saturday if he continues to test negative for the coronavirus. He’s already missed two, which means he has lost more than $900,000 of his $33.5 million salary. Irving has missed the last five games while away…
The global death toll from COVID-19 topped 2 million Friday as vaccines developed at breakneck speed are being rolled out around the world in an all-out campaign to vanquish the threat. The milestone was reached just over a year after the coronavirus was first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan. The number of dead, compiled by Johns Hopkins University, is about equal to the population of Brussels, Mecca, Minsk or Vienna. While the count is based on figures supplied by government agencies around the world, the real toll is believed to be significantly higher, in part because of inadequate…
MAMUJU, Indonesia (AP) — A strong, shallow earthquake shook Indonesia’s Sulawesi island just after midnight Friday, toppling homes and buildings, triggering landslides and killing at least 42 people. More than 600 people were injured by the magnitude 6.2 quake, which sent people fleeing their homes in the darkness. Authorities were still collecting information about the full scale of casualties and damage in the affected areas. There were reports of many people trapped in the rubble of collapsed homes and buildings. In a video released by the National Disaster Mitigation Agency, a girl stuck in the wreckage of a house cried…
The Board of Directors, Components and Staff of the CDC join to express condolences to family members, relatives, and friends of Mr. Ferrard ‘Randy D’ Dopwell. Mr. Dopwell officially started his radio life in St. Vincent and the Grenadines in 1977 after he was appointed Chairman of the Pre-Carnival shows when Vincy Mas was changed from the pre-Lenten season to June/July. His radio name was Randy D – the Caribbean Music Recipe. We join in solidarity with everyone to express gratitude for his outstanding contributions to the radio, entertainment, and cultural industries over the years.
The St. Vincent & the Grenadines Community College (SVGCC) is set to host an information session detailing the UWI Mona Campus’ Bachelor of Science – Nursing (BScN) programme offered through the college. The event, set to take place on Monday 18th January 2021 at 6pm via Zoom, will discuss the BScN’s programme structure, detail its’ entry requirements, outline the application process, offer student insight and more. Communications and Marketing Manager of the SVGCC, B. Tedra Kirby, expressed the importance of these sessions. According to Kirby “These sessions are pivotal in assisting prospective students in navigating their next academic step. Equipped…
The Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, on behalf of the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan), handed over 14,700pcs Taiwan developed COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Tests to the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment here. The tests were donated by Taiwanese manufacturer TaiDoc Technology Corp. and Fora Care Foundation, and were handed over on January 14. The donation is expected to strengthen the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ capacity to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic The donation is the concrete practice of the public-private collaboration, which upholds the spirit…
There is no effort by the authorities monitoring the activities at La Soufriere to hide anything from the public. So said Professor Richard Robertson on radio on January 10. The Professor is head of The UWI Seismic Research Centre (SRC) team currently on the ground in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Professor Robertson reiterated the call for the public to access information on the volcanic activity from credible sources, including the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO). The advice followed an article which was published in the Daily Mail, suggesting that an eruption was imminent. The article which appeared on January…
A 26-year-old woman told the Serious Offences Court on Monday she resorted to the marijuana business because of her economic situation. Kendra Lewis, a resident of Bequia, gave the explanation after pleading guilty to possession of 193 grams of marijuana with intent to supply. She had no legal representation. According to Lewis, she had been employed in hospitality sector up to March 2019, but was laid off. She added, “I was sort of depending on the stimulus package up until October last year.” That package was put in place by government to assist certain sections of the population, in light…