92 Mothers’ Day care packages were donated to nurses at 2 local health care facilities on Saturday 9th by Stories Left Behind, SVG’s youngest philanthropic outfit. Founder Rachael Degrads-Grellmore explained, in an ANN exclusive interview, disclosed that Sunday’s goodwill gesture was really meant to be, “something special for her cousin Nurse Degrads and her teammates,” members of the nursing staff at Milton Cato Memorial. This is not the first benevolent acts Stories Left Behind has proffered to date. Recently, they stepped up to help Our Lady Guadeloupe Home for Girls when it was “burnt to the ground earlier this year. The…
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Members of Soroptimist International of St. Vincent and the Grenadines convened their 33rd Annual General Meeting on Saturday 24th April, 2020, via Zoom. Sixteen (16) of the twenty-nine (29) members registered their presence on the meeting platform, and they were able to complete the proceedings in under 2 hours. Reports of the outgoing President Rene Baptiste, Secretary Josie-Ann Small, Programme Action Chairperson Miriam Roache and Treasurer Euna Thompson were all tabled and adopted. Congratulations were extended to: sponsor scholar Ms. Zelacher Baptiste on her meritorious performance at the Intermediate High School; Sister Miriam Roache and Sister Christine Da Silva on…
Fidel Davis, the Stubbs man who lost his life on Monday May 11th, 2020 during a motorbike crash has been described as a man who loved life, was friendly and outgoing. Davis was riding his motorbike, a black and white Ninja registration number PW177, in the area of the Biabou bridge when he crashed. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Speaking to ANN, one of Davis’s aunts who preferred not to give her name, said she was heartbroken when she heard the news and words cannot describe how she feels. She said she last saw him on Saturday driving a vehicle, and he waved at her and she…
The coronavirus or COVID 19 pandemic has affected almost every sector of this country including the Vincy Mas cultural festival with date changes. Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves this morning on WE FM pronounced that in a decision made yesterday, that with carnival being cancelled this year due to COVID-19; the carnival Monday and Tuesday dates will be scheduled to the 3rd and 4th of August. PM Gonsalves noted that the legislation allows the Prime Minister to advise the Governor General by proclamation, that dates changes can be made, by adding holidays but they cannot be deleted. He announced, “We…
The hundreds of persons who lined up over the past week outside the Social Welfare Department to be registered for a $200 relief under the newly-established Interim Assistance Benefit show just how dependent many Vincentians are on state funds for their day-to-day survival. The Interim Assistance Benefit is part of the government’s Recovery and Stimulus Package to cushion the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. It is available to vulnerable persons who have been affected by the Covid pandemic and it is aimed at capturing persons who were not previously on the “poor relief” list. “It is meant to be an…
St Vincent and the Grenadines have done the lowest number of tests so far for the Covid-19 in the Windward Islands, having done 155 tests resulting in 17 confirmed cases. Fourteen patients have recovered and there are three active cases. Dominica has done 420 tests resulting in 16 confirmed cases. Fifteen patients have recovered and there is still one active case. St Lucia has tested 727 persons resulting in 18 confirmed cases. All patients have recovered. Grenada has done the most testing in the Windward Islands having tested 1,406 resulting in 21 confirmed cases. Thirteen patients have recovered and there…
The Ministry of Education, National Reconciliation and Information wishes to inform all parents, guardians, teachers, students and other stakeholders that school will be reopened on May 25, 2020 for all students writing external examinations. The school day will commence at 9:30 am and conclude at 2:30 pm. On-line teaching continues for all other students. The Ministry of Education is collaborating with the Ministry of Transport and Works to assist students commuting to and from school daily. We are all reminded of our obligation to maintain a clean and safe environment for all. Let us continue to work harmoniously to combat the…
“You know, additionally, we are putting on 500 persons with the Interim Assistance (Benefit) at Social Development. These are $200 each month until the end of December. But the idea is, in the next budget cycle, to have these 500 persons go on public assistance because we have to keep the social safety net strong.” Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves made the comment on Tuesday as he gave an update on the $74 million Recovery and Stimulus Package approved by parliament in April to respond to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Dr Gonsalves said the Ministry of National Mobilization…
Central Kingstown Member of Parliament (MP) Major St Clair Leacock has described as votes-attraction the government’s proposed distribution of what it calls ‘Love Box.’ The ‘Love Box’ is to comprise agricultural produce and 3,000 such boxes are to be distributed to communities to help persons amid the Covid-19 impact. It has been proposed that the churches and civil society organizations do the distribution. “What is the Love Box? They’re so scrambling for votes now, holding on like a drowning man to anything, they’re now taking agricultural produce to put them into boxes to distribute to people – not for love…
In light of the novel Coronavirus, Covid-19 global pandemic, the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force, Traffic Department will be conducting an operation on Friday, May 15, 2020 to ensure the safety of passengers and to curb the issue of overloading onboard the omnibuses. According to Superintendent Kenneth John, Head of the Traffic Department, the operation is paramount to efficaciously combat the issues associated with the public service transportation recommendations according to the protocols and guidelines stipulated by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment (MOHE). The Traffic Department is therefore soliciting the compliance of the general…