The number of daily U.S. deaths from the coronavirus is declining again after peaking in early August, but scientists warn that a new bout with the disease this fall could claim more lives. The arrival of cooler weather and the likelihood of more indoor gatherings will add to the importance of everyday safety precautions, experts say. “We have to change the way we live until we have a vaccine,” said Ali Mokdad, professor of health metrics sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle. In other words: Wear a mask. Stay home. Wash your hands. The U.S. has seen two…
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The corporate sector of St. Vincent and the Grenadines continues to partner with the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) in the fight to contain the spread Corona Virus. To this end, Paladin SVG Inc, a security firm registered in SVG donated a quantity of KN95 facemasks to Commissioner of Police, Mr. Colin John at the Office of the Commissioner of Police on Thursday September 10. 2020. The donation was made by Mr. Vance Garraway, Sales Executive of Paladin SVG Inc. On receiving the facemasks, Commissioner John thanked Mr. Garraway on behalf of the RSVGPF for his…
Retired Leading Seaman and former chairman of the Police Welfare Association, Mr. Jerome Dick has donated a Coffee Maker, along with other amenities including creamers, beans and filters to the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) on Friday September 11, 2020 at Police Headquarters. Dick disclosed that having had the opportunity to serve in the RSVGPF is a moment that he will always cherish. He stated that he and his brother, Fitzgerald Dick who is also a former police officer decided that they would ‘give back’ to the Police Force in some tangible way. He went on…
Two videos showing large quantities of spoilt local farm produce were sent to Asbert News Network earlier this week. In one 0.38 seconds clip, an accompanying voiceover narrated the scene as being evidence of “sack loads” of wastage generated by the governing Unity Labour Party’s Love Box initiative. The initiative was introduced by Agriculture Minister Saboto Caesar as part of his government’s response to the economic fallout that is still impacting SVG due, largely, to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It is meant to stimulate the local agricultural industry as the government is supposed to be purchasing famers’ harvests nationwide. Once…
Sportmax – St Lucia Zouks Captain Darren Sammy said his team fell several runs short of what was required to achieve victory against the Trinbago Knight Riders in today’s final of the 2020 Hero CPL. The Zouks, first-time finalists posted a competitive score of 154 off 19.1 overs, thanks to Andre Fletcher’s top score of 39 and scores of 29 from Mark Deyal, 24 from Roston Chase, and 24 from Najibullah Zadran. However, the total was not nearly enough as TKR smashed their way to victory with 11 balls to spare. Lendl Simmons and Darren Bravo posted an unbroken third-wicket…
Jamaica Gleaner – Westmoreland Eastern Member of Parliament-elect Luther Buchanan is alleging that two persons voted under the same name at a polling station in the constituency on election day. After the preliminary count last Thursday, the Jamaica Labour Party’s Daniel Lawrence was declared the winner by eight votes. However, at the end of the official count on the weekend, there was a tie which was broken by the returning officer who cast the deciding vote in favour of Buchanan, the People’s National Party incumbent. The JLP has since filed for a magisterial recount, which is expected to get under…
Taiwan Ambassador to St. Vincent and the Grenadines Calvin Ho handed over two motorcycles to the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force earlier today. The two motorcycles are part of a larger contribution promised last year intended to beef up the police resources to aid crime prevention and detection. Last July, the Embassy handed over 7 SUVs and a car. Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves said last year that the donation was in the region of US$300,000. The ongoing commitment is also linked to the coming onstream of the E-Bus and CCTV project
The Caribbean Guyana Institute For Democracy (CGID), in collaboration with the Progressive Guyanese American Organization (PGAO), will stage a “GUYANESE FOR JUSTICE” march and rally on Sunday, September 13, 2020, commencing at Church and Flatbush Avenues, Brooklyn, NY, at 1:00 P.M. This event is to create awareness about, and demand justice for, Joel and Isiah Henry and Michael Jonas – three black, teenagers who brutally murdered in a heinous hate crime in Guyana. The throats of these young men were slit. The heads of Joel and Isiah were cut open in the shape of an X; their backs were chopped…
(Excerpts of Ben Exeter’s presentation at a virtual Meeting) Tonight, is about the empowerment of our people. Tonight, is about how Dr Friday and the New Democratic Party (NDP) plan to empower you, the people of St Vincent and the Grenadines. We believe in policies that would teach a man to fish, so that they could be fed for a lifetime. This is the philosophy of the NDP; one which seeks to empower and uplift its people. We are true to our motto of One Nation, One People, One Vincy. The NDP is not simply focused on building concrete structures,…
Over the past five years or so we have seen an increase in use of the term ‘forex’ in our day to day lives and operations. We all have colleagues, friends and family members who have been trading religiously. But what is forex? Forex is short for ‘foreign exchange’ and refers to the exchange of foreign currency i.e. currency that is not local. The concept of forex as understood in the context of this piece is that of the trading of foreign currencies on an exchange market. From the outset it must be said that there is nothing wrong with…