What a relief! The elections have ended. Congratulations to the Unity Labour Party on their victory. A win is a win based on the rules of the game. The campaigns of both the ULP and NDP was a hard uphill fight for both camps. The ULP with the machinery of the state plus strong financial backing had the upper hand on the NDP. The NDP on the other hand campaigned on taking the country in a new direction. They put forward in my view the best plans and ideas to develop this country economically. Their ideas were largely based on…
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By Eddy Smith Following the November 5th, 2020 General Elections, Vincentians reflect on a most riveting and nail-biting culmination of the elections results and season. Whether we choose to accept or disapprove of the outcome, one common consensus reigns supreme, the party with the most persuasive communication strategy (whether you call it “mind bending” or “fear mongering”) was victorious. This basic application goes above and beyond each party’s ability to “fool off” the electorate, bringing to bare an invaluable truth; once a campaign is effective in connecting with its target audience, through persuasion, paying careful consideration to its target’s needs…
A BARBER is expected to be charged with wasteful employment of police time after making a false report of being kidnapped, robbed and taken to an abandoned house. The 25-year-old of Moruga told the police that around 10 a.m. on Friday he was awaiting transportation at King Street, Princes Town when a blue Nissan B14 stopped. He gave officers a full description of the driver and his clothing. The barber said there were two people in the backseat whom he could not describe. He told the police he entered the vehicle of which the registration number was unknown to him…
As congratulations and best wishes continued to pour in for the United States President-elect Joe Biden, Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar found herself in hot water when a congratulatory message on her Facebook page posted around noon, reflected the exact wording of several tweets posted by a British diplomat. Sir Keir Rodney Starmer, a British politician and former lawyer who has served as Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition, tweeted several hours before Persad-Bissessar posted on her public Facebook page, a message with the same wording, except for the last few lines. This prompted former Minister of…
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC)— The Trinidad and Tobago government Saturday outlined new protocols for entry into the country as it eased slightly some of the existing measures in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, speaking at a news conference, made it clear that it would be impossible for all nationals wanting to come home for the Christmas season to be accommodated.“This is the demand of the pandemic,” Rowley said as National Security Minister Stuart Young announced that the new measures would go into effect from November 15.Young said that individuals entering Trinidad…
Javorne Matthews, a 44-year-old woman who entered a commercial bank in Kingstown shortly after breaking a COVID-19 related quarantine, was fined $1,000 at the Kingstown Magistrate Court on Tuesday. Senior Magistrate Rickie Burnett ordered that Matthews pay the fine by December 15, or serve one month in prison. Matthews was charged with contravening an order by Medical Officer of Health Dr. Roger Duncan, requiring her to quarantine herself. The charge was laid under Section 27, Subsection Y Chapter 300 of the Public Health Act. Matthews, a resident of Spring, Biabou, had initially pleaded not guilty, but changed her plea to…
The Diamond Athletics Track and Football Facility will be officially named in honour of the late Sir Vincent Beache – former Minister of Government in the administrations of the St. Vincent Labour Party and its successor the Unity Labour Party. Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves made the disclosure during an address at the opening and trial run of the Facility last Wednesday, November 4, 2020. He alluded to an unveiling ceremony to come, to make the designation/naming official. The Facility, located in Diamond some eight miles north east of capital city Kingstown, features, in the main, a 400m synthetic track…
Today, Saturday November 7, 2020 the Ministry of Health received confirmation of 13 new cases of COVID-19. This brings the total number of cases diagnosed in country to date to 123. Case #111 is an 80 year old male from the Soufriere district Case #112 is a 60 year old male from the Castries district Case #113 is a 53 year old female from the Gros-Islet district Case #114 is a 29 year old female from the Vieux-Fort district Case #115 is a 23 year old female from the Vieux-Fort district Case #116 is a 49 year old female from…
Joe Biden has won the presidency. Kamala Harris will be the nation’s first Black and South Asian vice president, and first woman to hold that office.Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral votes put Biden over the 270 electoral votes needed to win.
North Windward MP Montgomery Daniel will be sworn in tomorrow as interim Deputy Prime Minister. The Prime Minister announced that the ULP will elect a new Deputy Leader next year who will become the New Deputy Prime Minister.