ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES – June 10, 2020 – On Wednesday June 10, 2020, the Facebook page of the High Commission of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in London was hacked, resulting in an unauthorised post with apparent reference the Rt Hon. Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The dastardly act in no way represents the views of the Government and People of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The Government and People of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines will continually respect and value its cordial relationship with the Government and People of the United Kingdom. As of…
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For the past 20 or so years the ULP has broken promises after promises! Unemployment has increased exponentially. In 2017 the IMF put youth unemployment at 46% and 30% among women. Projects have been started with no ending but the money is spent! One example is the sporting complex where money was provided by the government of Libya over ten years ago. And now in this election year we should be happy with a basic rubber track, no lights and no stands! It is hopeless for youths under the current situation which was created by the ULP; victimization is our…
VincyMas may have been cancelled but Vincy soca and calypso fans the world over would still be able to enjoy 2020 compositions and performances from their longtime and newly discovered favorite artistes, all on a virtual platform. This developed as a direct result of the unique cooperation between 3 pioneering individuals and at least 2 corporate partners who have time and again shown their commitment to the burgeoning Vincentian entertainment industry. “As they say, ‘out of difficulty comes opportunity ’said Steve Wallace, the Creative Director of STV Online saw the opportunity to create the virtual Soca and Calypso Monarch competition.…
Antiguanewsroom- Ramlal Piroo, 32, has been sentenced to spend four and a half years in jail for having sex with a 12 year-old girl in 2019. The Guyana-native who asked the child to be his girlfriend had several intimate encounters with her in 2018 before having sex with her in February of 2019 at the construction site in Hatton. ln March 2019, the girl’s sister told their stepfather that she was taking a long time to return home from school. Upon investigation, the stepfather visited the construction site where Piroo worked warned him then informed the child’s mother who took…
Private promoters and other entertainment service providers are technically not allowed to encourage large gatherings or host any event that includes the use of amplified sound. In fact as concerns about public safety grew, police officers patrolled the country enforcing what amounted to a ban on loud music emanating from local bars, restaurants and other leisure based establishments. “The general public is hereby notified that as a result of the precautionary measures adopted by the government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to treat with the spread of Coronavirus and COVID-19, all permission to play amplified music in any public…
At least one admission made by Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves on Asbert News Network’s latest ‘One De Spot’ installment has caused some debate amongst social media commentators. PM Gonsalves was responding to a question regarding his Unity Labour Party’s succession plans post elections 2020. He said, “I have a democratic party and I have been training good young men unfortunately I don’t have a young woman inside yet of the stature and quality of Camillo [Gonsalves] and Saboto [Caesar] but they coming along. “I’m telling you, you notice how during this period of COVID and for quite some time…
Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines: The New Democratic Party (NDP) extends congratulations to Prime Minister Timothy Harris and Team Unity on winning the recent elections and retaining government in the Federation of St. Kitts Nevis. The Team Unity Coalition secured a total of nine (9) seats, and the St. Kitts Labour Party two (2) seats, in General Elections held on June 5, 2020. President of the NDP Dr. Friday extend congratulations to Prime Minister Harris and his team noting that the People’s Action Movement, a member of Team Unity was a sister party of the NDP. He further observed…
It is with deep sadness that the Health Services Sub-committee of the National Emergency Committee confirms that a Crew member who was repatriated on May 26, 2020 on the Royal Caribbean’s Vision of the Seas died at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital early today, June 9. The thirty-seven (37) year old man was one of 358 Vincentian sailors who disembarked the vessel on May 30 after testing negative on both the rapid and the first PCR COVID-19 tests. A second negative COVID-19 PCR test result received today confirmed that his death was not related to COVID-19. The Crew member completed…
St. Vincent and the Grenadines now has only two (2) active cases of COVID-19 following the receipt today June 9, of ninety-one (91) negative COVID-19 PCR results from the CARPHA Public Health Laboratory. This batch of results included nine (9) negative results which were the second ones for nine (9) COVID-19 positive persons, medically clearing them. Two hundred and five (205) RCCL Crew members were released from quarantine today following the receipt of the negative results for their second COVID-19 PCR. There are still one hundred and fifty-three (153) Crew members who have not had a result from a second…
By: Theophilus Franklyn, Environmental Health Officer, They are prevalent on the side walk, under trees, at the back of vehicles and even on beaches. Whether they are selling clothing, food, non-perishable items, fruits or vegetables – they are all vendors – plying their trade. But who is a vendor? According to the Cambridge Dictionary, a vendor is “someone who is selling something.” It goes on to specify that it is a person who “sells food or goods on the street.” In the capital city of Kingstown alone, it is estimated that there are over 1000 vendors who can be categorized…