By Chevanev Charles LL.M (IMLI) & Derrick Okadia LL.M (IMLI) The views in this article are the views of the writers only. The Covid-19 pandemic has caused stranded seafarers to be, trapped at sea. An estimated 100,000 seafarers can neither disembark or proceed to sea as many Port States (the country where the ship is anchored or docked) and Flag States (the country where the ship is registered) have taken preventative COVID-19 Measures to stop the spread of the virus. The Philosopher Matshona Dhliwayo states “Your mind is a ship; it can sail across the universe as long as you…
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Police are investigating a report of Attempted Murder made by a 49-year-old Labourer of Arnos Vale on 30.04.2020. According to investigations, some unknown person(s) armed with a gun and with the intent to commit the offence of murder on the complainant, shot him on the right side of his chest and left inner thigh. The incident occurred on 28.04.2020 at Arnos Vale. The police are soliciting information from the general public that will aid with this investigation; the arrest and prosecution of the offender(s) to contact the Assistant Commissioner in-charge Crime at 1784-456-1339 or the Officer in-charge Criminal Investigations Department…
Police have arrested and jointly charged a juvenile along with Lee Mervyn Slater, 19 years old Student both of Green Hill with the offence of Wounding on 30.04.2020. According to investigations, both assailants allegedly wounded a 46 years old Gardener of the same address by stabbing him about his body with an unknown object. The incident occurred on 16.08.2019 at Green Hill. Both assailants are expected to appear before the Magistrate’s Court to answer the Charges.
In a rare breach of personal ethos Hot 97 SVG owner Luke Boyea reached out live on-air to Elson Crick last Thursday, sources say, on WeFM’s Shake Up radio talk show. Hot 97’s AMMayhem, hosted by the duo Luke Boyea and the Legendary 2Kool Kris, is increasingly vocal with their prime time criticism of the Vincentian political class and the impact of their sundry policies, or lack thereof, on citizens far and wide. Lately the Gonsalves-led government’s COVID-19 response has come in for its share of microscopic scrutiny. And the highly contested matter of the Vincentian sailors’ repatriation was the…
Anse La Raye police arrested a total of 45 individuals who were attending a ‘river lime’ Sunday, law enforcement officials have confirmed. Videos posted on social media showed men and women, some with bath towels and dressed in bathing attire, walking behind an unmarked police vehicle with at least one armed police officer bringing up the rear. A law enforcement official said a number of children who were also present at the riverside event were transported in police vehicles. According to police, members of the group were not adhering to COVID-19 social distancing protocols. The arrests came as Saint Lucia…
(Jamaica observer)Jamaica recorded its ninth COVID-19 related death. The deceased is a 72-year-old male from Kingston & St. Andrew. Today’s report from the National Surveillance Unit of the Ministry of Health & Wellness has reported that in the last 24 hours, six samples have tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Jamaica to 469. Of the six (6) new cases, there are four males and two females, with ages ranging from nine to 37 years. All the new cases are from St. Mary and are contacts of a confirmed case. Jamaica now has…
Globally the socio-economic environment is being adversely affected due to the nefarious, far reaching tentacles of the novel coronavirus. But 16 year-old Michaela and her mother Yinca Chambers-Goodluck refused to be swayed by the potential depressing trade and industry outlook and have banded together to kick start a “headbands and [face] masks” profit-making venture. Yinca Chambers-Goodluck told Asbert News Network that it was her children who inspired the movement which quickly took on the makings of a commercially viable endeavor. “They are the ones who encouraged the start of this business. It started out, initially, with me using cloth that…
Vincentian sailors employed with Royal Caribbean International cruise lines are now expected to be home by June 7th according to an internal memo which was leaked to Vincentian media. Although it heralds welcomed news, the five paged document made no reference to the much talked about quarantine fees that are being imposed by local government. The undated release was titled, “From the desk of Michael Bayley President & CEO” and boasted the company’s official logo. In it, President Bayley attempted to assuage his employees’ repatriation anxieties by addressing a recent “surge of rumors and speculation” on the issue. He wrote,…
St. Vincent and the Grenadines has recorded its seventeenth (17) positive COVID- 19 case according to reports received from the Caribbean Public Health Agency CARPHA. This case is part of the cluster whose first case was reported on April 21, 2020, and was identified as part of an aggressive contact tracing and testing campaign. On Thursday April 30, results received medically cleared another person as having recovered from COVID-19. This means that there are now nine (9) recovered persons and eight (8) active cases of COVID-19 in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The Health Services Subcommittee of the National Emergency…
Two Vincentian students are today exciting national pride as they continue to excel in their respective fields of interest. Kanille Brudy, a creative who’s currently pursuing studies at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts in Jamaica, was recently elected – unopposed – as president of the Students’ Council there while Ralycia Andrews nabbed the second place prize in the 3rd annual Global Voices essay contest. Andrews is a 20-year-old resident of Barrouallie “who, since the age of 11 has been an advocate for the Garifuna culture.” She told Asbert News Network, “my first exposure to this…