What is being described as the Dr. Ralph Gonsalves-led administration’s willful neglect of Bequia inhabitants and their attendant concerns is again manifested, this time, in the management – or lack thereof – of potable water supply to the homes of residents who make up the approximated 5000 strong population size, sources say. Several citizens on the largest Grenadine island reached out to Asbert News Network to voice their concern – given the ever increasing impact of climate change which is resulting in longer lasting dry spells coupled with the particular challenges residents face as they attempt to ramp up household…
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The Dance Class is a group of students put together usually of low performance who are separated from the resources they need. This class is always on the move but going nowhere. Students in this class cannot keep still yet they yearn to accomplish great feats and become important in society. Their special aptitude in Music, Art, Craft, Dance, Drama, Repairing gadgets, Video Games and Skills are not usually recognized and nurtured in the Curriculum. Although they are the class with the greatest potential for learning, they are not usually twinned with the best teachers who could get them to…
Dear reader, my name is Ranelle Roberts-Williams. I am a 34 year-old a wife, mother and Vincentian lawyer. On 11th March 2020, I was diagnosed with COVID-19 becoming St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ first confirmed case. Today, one month later, by God’s grace I am fully recovered, having tested negative twice for the deadly coronavirus. I have decided to share my experience not only to reassure those who have questions or fears, but also as part of my own therapy following this unfortunate ordeal. I decided to contact the Ministry of health Wellness and the Environment (MOHWE) of St. Vincent…
A release from the Prime Minister’s office on Friday morning announced the imminent arrival of 3000 rapid testing kits to be used in the continuing war against the pernicious COVID-19 disease here. “The aircraft bringing the supplies will land at the Argyle International Airport at 1:15 today Friday 10, 2020, following which there would be the handing over to the government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,” the terse media brief detailed. Members of the media were also “invited to cover the arrival” of the testing supplies which might just see the jump start of in-country testing. This, though, would…
The government has decided that an honorarium of $1,000.00 per month will be paid to the diligent and self-sacrificing nurses who are on the frontline, for as long as this crisis continues. Just last week, the government had opted to applaud those health-workers who are placed on the frontline in the fight against Coronavirus, including nurses and orderlies, in several ways when this crisis is at an end. On behalf of the people of Antigua and Barbuda, the government continues to express gratitude to all nurses.
The Caribbean Public Health Agency today reported on the 30 pending samples. Twenty-six of the samples were negative and four were positive for COVID-19. This result brings the total number of positive cases of COVID-19 in St. Vincent and the Grenadines to 12. These are all imported cases. One of the patients has already made a full recovery. Thus, there are currently 11 active cases. The patients, who have been informed, are all Vincentian nationals and have been in isolation since the samples were taken for testing. Monitoring of these patients is ongoing and all close contacts have been identified.…
As St. Vincent and the Grenadines commemorates the Easter weekend, the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) advises members of the general public to continue to adhere to the various measures and protocols that have been implemented by the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to protect its citizens and visitors and reduce the spread of the Coronavirus during this COVD-19 global pandemic. Over this long Easter weekend and the ensuing weeks and; or months, the RSVGPF in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the Environment (MOHE), the the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) and…
Senior Magistrate Rickie Burnett was at a loss on Tuesday, in deciding what to do with a case of domestic violence involving a mentally ill couple. John Wiltshire of Redemption Sharpes, an out-patient of the Mental Health Centre (MCH), admitted to beating his common law wife Veronica Haynes, also an out-patient of the MCH. The Court heard that Wiltshire was in the habit of beating Haynes for sex, and on March 30, around 9pm, he entered her bedroom and asked for sex. She refused. She reported the matter to the police, resulting in Wiltshire being arrested and charged. Wiltshire told…
While Senior Magistrate Rickie Burnett agrees that the COVID-19 pandemic is very serious, and pre-cautionary measures have to be taken, he does not think that closing down the Court is the answer. The Magistrate voiced his views on the issue during a sitting of the Kingstown Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. “Whether we like it or not, the Court is an essential service. “The last thing that you want is for the criminals to know that the Court is closed down, or that the Court is on vacation,” he declared. Burnett said there are some lawyers who feel they should stay…
On Tuesday, 7th April, Trinity Medical Science University handed over a quantity of personal items to the House Mother of the Lady of Guadeloupe Home for Girls in Mesopotamia, Ms. Dannette Dowers. This donation came as a result of the devastation suffered, when the home was completely gutted by fire on the evening of Monday, 30th March. Subsequent to this occurrence, the Board of Directors of the facility issued a call to the general public for donations of supplies that would begin to restore some form of normalcy to the lives of the devastated young ladies. Trinity’s Provost and Dean,…