St. Vincent and the Grenadines today recorded three (3) new COVID-19 cases. Two cases are returning nationals who arrived with negative RT-PCR test results from the USA on Saturday December 5, 2020, tested negative on entry screening then positive on day 5 testing for SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19. The third case is an American national who also arrived on Saturday December 5 from the USA with a negative RT-PCR test result, tested negative on entry screening and then positive on day 5 testing. The adult travelers were in mandatory quarantine andwill be isolated until cleared by two negative…
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Escaped prisoners, Veron Primus who was serving a sentence at Her Majesty’s Prison for escaping lawful custody and was awaiting trial for murder; and Ulric “Chucky” Hanson who was awaiting trial for murder, robbery and burglary have been recaptured. Both prisoners escaped lawful custody in the early morning hours of Wednesday, December 09, 2020. On Thursday, December 10, 2020 about 9:30 am, acting on credible information received, a party of Police Officers journeyed to a house located in Campden Park and recaptured the escapees. During the process, a struggle ensued and Ulric Hanson received a gunshot wound to his left…
St. Vincent and the Grenadines today recorded one (1) new COVID-19 case. Thecase is a returning national who arrived with a negative RT-PCR test result from Canada on Monday December 7, 2020, and tested positive on entry screening for SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19. The adult traveler was in mandatory quarantine and will be isolated until cleared by two negative tests. Contact tracing and testing have commenced. St. Vincent and the Grenadines has now recorded a total of ninety-one (91) COVID-19 cases, eighty (80) of which have recovered. There are now eleven (11) active COVID-19 cases, all imported from…
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC)— Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has called for the establishment of a Caribbean Recovery and Resilient Trust Fund to assist the region deal with the impact of natural and other disasters including the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic which has severely impacted the economies of the 15-member regional integration grouping, Caricom. Mottley, speaking during a Caribbean Economic Forum organised by the Central Bank of Barbados (CBB) last night, said that while the region has been able to collaborate in a number of areas to deal with issues confronting the Caribbean, she still questioned “whether we can work together and…
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday introduced his choice for secretary of defense, calling retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin the right man for a potentially volatile moment in global security while hailing the prospect of the first African American to lead the Pentagon. But the nomination is putting some congressional Democrats in a political bind. In the past, they’ve opposed naming recently retired military officers to a post typically occupied by civilians, yet they don’t want to defy their party’s incoming president nor be seen as blocking history. “He is the right person for this job at…
LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign has lost its legal bid to nullify President-elect Joe Biden’s 33,596-vote electoral win in Nevada. The Nevada Supreme Court issued a terse order late Tuesday upholding a state judge’s dismissal of a contest-of-election case that would have either had the Republican president declared the winner in Nevada or blocked the state’s six electoral votes from going to Biden. The nationwide Electoral College tally is next Monday. “Appellants have not pointed to any unsupported factual findings, and we have identified none,” the justices said. The state Republican party issued a statement complaining…
Dear Prime Minister, In the earlier parts of this morning, around 9 am, it became public knowledge that once again, a murderer has hit the streets of St. Vincent and the Grenadines after escaping first on October 1st, 2019. I dread the fact that our country, my dear Vincy land is not treating this as the issue of which it is. For many whom may be unaware, the subject was put on trial and charged for the fact that he murdered a 16 year old teenager in the United States through strangulation. Many of whom are citizens of this country,…
The Priest said that they would never make you principal. I did not know that principalship was privatized to be handed out at the whims and fancy of an individual. I did not want to accept his word as Gospel. I chose not to believe him.I still thought that there was some semblance of decency in the authorities. Some may describe them as unscrupulous, vindictive, discriminative, jealous, lacking morals. I knew that teachers should be on the cutting edge of knowledge, must read widely, be familiar with research impacting teaching and learning and effect change to benefit the students. However,…
On Tuesday December 8, 2020, Prime Minister Dr. Hon Ralph Gonsalves addressed the opening of the 7th Summit of Heads of States and Governments of the Caribbean Community and the Republic of Cuba.This edition of the Summit was held virtually because of the Covid-19 pandemic with the Vincentian delegation participating from Cabinet Room in Kingstown. Prime Minister Gonsalves delivered remarks in his capacity as Head of Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as well as the current Chairman of CARICOM. In his remarks, Dr. Gonsalves expressed appreciation on behalf of CARICOM to the Government of the Republic of Cuba…
Residents of Sugar Ridge, Vermont can now move around more comfortably following the construction of a new concrete road in that area. The Roads, Buildings and General Services Authority (BRAGSA) has completed the construction of a 253 feet long road, along with a 250 feet long Box drain. Repair work was also done on 66 feet of Slipper drain. In addition, BRAGSA constructed a 96 feet long retaining wall. The project was carried out a cost of $105,000. It was done over a six weeks period.