NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, are set to square off in their final debate Thursday, one of the last high-profile opportunities for the trailing incumbent to change the trajectory of an increasingly contentious campaign. Worried about losing the White House, some advisers are urging Trump to trade his aggressive demeanor from the first debate for a lower-key style that puts Biden more squarely in the spotlight. But it’s unclear whether the president will listen. Biden, who has stepped off the campaign trail in favor of debate prep, expects Trump to get intensely…
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The ever enterprising Union Island Tourist Board is again rolling out another socially relevant and potentially economically viable festival event. Come October 27th 2020, the day on which Vincentians celebrate their 41st national Independence anniversary, the Southern Grenadines territory is expected to revel in the revival of their age old model boat regatta. This unique Union Islander tradition features miniature, though seaworthy, “gum boats” of up to 3 feet in length made simply for the pleasure of racing around the tranquil Grenadine waters. Chairman of the UITB, Stanton Gomes, reported to Asbert News Network, “1989, I think, was the last…
The Health Services Subcommittee of the National Emergency Committee/Coronavirus Taskforce has noted a disturbing and increasing trend of travelers to St. Vincent and the Grenadines, requesting exemptions from presenting the required negative PCR result and/or quarantining in a Tourism Authority/MOHWE approved hotel for five (5) days, as indicated. It has also been noted that some local individuals are colluding with these travelers to aid their intentions of not complying with the existing protocols. The public is reminded that the strict compliance with the protocols for travelers to St. Vincent and the Grenadines has served this country well so far. There…
To say that the year 2020 was a challenging and unprecedented one will be a gross understatement. This is true for the Royal St. Vincentand the Grenadines Police Force, St. Vincent and the Grenadines,the Caribbean and the World. Some of the issues we faced were the Covid-19 Pandemic; the drought in the first and second quarter of the year; and an increasein the attempts of some of our neighbours, to enter St. Vincent and the Grenadines by other means than that of the authorized and legal routes. The Covid-19 Pandemic has stretched our resources. We were called upon to assist the Ministry of Health in the enforcing of the Covid-19 Protocols. This…
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Reggae icon Buju Banton has come in for public backlash after he made calls for people to stop wearing masks in videos circulated on social media today. Banton, who also has an international following, shared the videos to Instagram this morning. “Wi waa done with this mask wearing b#$*@%t in Jamaica. Who fi dead a go dead and who nah dead haffi just live. Wi tired of you intellectual fools trying to tell us how to live our lives. You are so smart why you haven’t found the cure for cancer?” Banton said in the first video.…
General Elections would be held in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) on Thursday November 5, 2020. As the principal law enforcement organization in SVG, the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (with assistance from the Auxiliary Force and the Cadet Force) is charged with the responsibility of ensuring a safe and secure environment before, during and after the conduct of the elections. St. Vincent and the Grenadines is known for holding free, fair and peaceful elections. The RSVGPF has received reports of several acts of violence, damage to property, defacing of buildings and roads. These incidents includes – the pulling down of…
The Government and People of St. Vincent and the Grenadines will celebrate St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ forty first (41st) anniversary of independence on Tuesday October 27, 2020under the theme “With Strength, Honour and Dignity, We stand Resolute at Forty one and Beyond”. To mark this auspicious occasion, the following national eventsamong others will take place:• A military parade at Victoria Park commencing at 8:00 am. Prior to the commencement of the parade, there will be arrival of the dignitaries including the Commissioner of Police, the Prime Minister, Dr. Hon. Ralph Gonsalves and Her Excellency, the Governor General, Dame Susan Dougan, GCMG, O.B.E. This will be followed by a prayer for the nation which will be rendered…
GENEVA, Switzerlan (AP) — The World Health Organization says Europe again reported a new high in the weekly number of coronavirus cases during the pandemic last week, recording more than 927,000 cases. The UN health agency says in its latest global report on the coronavirus that the continent had a 25 per cent spike in confirmed cases last week and was responsible for 38 per cent of all new cases reported worldwide. France, Britain, Russia, the Czech Republic and Italy were responsible for more than half of new COVID-19 cases in the region. The WHO report says the number of…
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian protesters demanding an end to police brutality defied a curfew and faced off with security forces Wednesday as gunfire rang out and fires burned in Lagos, a day after shots were fired into a crowd of demonstrators singing the country’s national anthem. It’s not clear how many protesters were killed in Tuesday night’s shooting at the Lekki toll plaza in the West African country’s sprawling commercial capital. Lagos’ governor said many were injured and one person had died, but that it was not certain if he was a protester. Amnesty International and the U.N.’s high…
The Surveillance Committee of the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment (MOHWE) has recorded 1155 laboratory confirmed cases of dengue fever as of October 14. The mosquito borne disease continues to affect all health districts, but most cases have been reported as occurring in persons who live in the Kingstown, Georgetown and Pembroke Health Districts. Persons in the 0-15-year-old age group account for the majority of cases, with an attack rate of 2.6% in the 5-14-year age group. The Surveillance Committee of the (MOHWE) advises that a thirty-seven (37) year old female, from the Marriaqua Health District, who was admitted on Sunday October 11 and died on Thursday…