The Honorable Carlos James, Minister of Tourism, is pleased to announce that St. Vincent and the Grenadines has achieved its third consecutive year of growth in cruise arrivals, despite global challenges facing the tourism industry. This remarkable achievement highlights the resilience of our destination and the dedication of our tourism stakeholders. In the past year, St. Vincent and the Grenadines welcomed a record number of cruise passengers, reflecting a 10% increase over the previous year. This growth showcases our commitment to providing an exceptional experience for visitors and promoting our rich culture, natural beauty, and vibrant local communities. “The continued…
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By Kimani Wiseman The private and public sectors are two sectors that are imperative to the economy of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. These sectors contribute to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), hence the reason why good leadership skills are required from bosses and supervisors in these sectors. Some bosses and supervisors have academic qualifications. However, they do not have leadership qualities to lead effectively to motivate workers to boost productivity. Their leader ship skills are extremely poor, they cannot manage a “mauby shop”. Leadership is the art of motivating a group of people to act towards achieving a common…
The Government has once again issued a call for more contractors, skilled artisans and labourers to register with the Ministry of Housing as the housing rebuilding programme continues throughout the country. Speaking on radio today, Minister of Transport and Works, Hon Montgomery Daniel said the demand for contractors is very high, given the other capital projects and other construction taking place throughout the country. “There is need for contractors not only in housing but for Bragsa’s work, contractors for the road projects…, the demand is very high, even in …North Windward, at the moment we have completed over 32 houses ….…
By Robertson Henry On Sunday night September 22, 2024, St. Vincent and the Grenadines defeated the Commonwealth of Dominica in their firstgame of the 2024 ECCB International Netball Series, being played at the Beausejour Indoor Facility in Gros-Islet, Saint Lucia. St. Vincent and the Grenadines led in all quarters – 20 – 8, 38 – 17, 60 – 20, and 71 – 32, led by goalshoot Maryann Frederick with 48 goals from 53 attempts. The Vincentians fielded two senior team debutants in Keleshia Barbour and Jamarah Coombs who also scored her first goal at the senior level. On Monday September…
Sol EC Ltd – St. Vincent & the Grenadines. Three members of staff recently attended a one-day Customer Service Workshop, which was held at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Global Campus. This was done to enhance the customer service experience not only from interactions with Customer Service Reps, but also the Operations Dept team, as the drivers and maintenance staff are in regular contact with our customers. The employees who attended are Lucinda McIntosh – Customer Service Representative; Chester Castello – Driver and Jhavique McIntosh – Plant Attendant.
ANN has been reliably informed that a lecturer at the St Vincent and the Grenadines Community College is currently under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct. According to reports reaching ANN, the said lecturer is alleged to have approached at least three students indicating to them that they failed the subject area that he lectures although ANN has been informed that the students had in fact passed. The information reaching ANN further allege that the said lecturer then offered to give a passing grade if the students agreed to have sex with him. A recording obtained by ANN reveals the lecturer…
The student nurses of Batch 43 at the Department of Nursing Education at the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College (SVGCC) are seeking redress after facing significant challenges with their final management exam. The cohort, enrolled since 2021, claims that the failures in their recent exam attempts are due to factors outside their control, including changes to exam formats, limited practical training, and resource shortages. The students’ education was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the eruption of La Soufrière volcano, leading to delays in completing their practical training. Although they completed patient care in their second year, the…
The Issue Over the past 23 years, the ULP government has built, and overseen the building of, far more houses than all the other governments put together since universal adult suffrage in 1951. It is a fact, too, that the NDP government (July 1984 – March 2001) has built not one single low-income house for anyone from among the poor and the working people. It is also a fact that every government in SVG other than the NDP government built housing estates for the poor and the working people. Even the colonial government of 1951 to 1957 built more houses…
Fri, Sep 20, 2024 (Excerpts of President of the NDP, Dr. Godwin Friday’s presentation at a public meeting in Central Kingstown) “You have heard some of my colleagues speak about the situation with Hurricane Beryl. This is a crisis that the entire nation felt. Even though some parts of the country were hit much harder certainly in the Grenadines. But the government has been dragging its feet in getting people back in their homes. Nobody is getting the assistance to rebuild their homes, to rebuild their businesses, from all the money that we have voted in the parliament, 136 million…
Fri, Sep 20, 2024 In a move destined to shake up the political landscape, Kishore Shallow, the president of Cricket West Indies, has thrown his lot behind the New Democratic Party and announced his intention to contest the North Leeward constituency. Shallow’s alignment with the opposition has created a buzz of excitement in NDP circles and beyond and dread and foreboding for Gonsalves and his clansmen. Shallow’s decision has imbued renewed confidence in the majority of Vincentians, who have soured on the governing Unity Labour Party and are intent on breaking Gonsalves’ disastrously suffocating spell on our nation. To be…