It took just a stir of the food intended for prison inmate Kyle Providence to turn up a number of prohibited items, including marijuana. Jamale Harry, 20, of Ottley Hall, had turned up at the main entrance at Her Majesty’s Prison, Kingstown around 11:45 am on August 27, with a black plastic bag with contents, and informed the prison officer on duty at the time that he had brought “some food” for Providence. He opened the bag, and a container with Chow mein was taken out. Harry ate a bit of the food which is a requirement for persons bringing…
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With the advent of Corvid 19, there is apparently some who have neither experience nor expertise in the area purporting to prescribe solutions. Because we live in a knowledge-based society, we should allow those with the capability to come forward with the remedy. Shouldn’t the procurement of tablets be done by those in the computer business rather than the pharmacies or other entities? Are the computer stores better positioned to provide warranties and repairs as needed? How should we prepare for the arrival of 30,000 tablets? Allow businesses to handle the procurement Train a minimum of 2 persons in each…
The Barbados Tridents’ stuttering defence of their Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) title finally ended as they again failed to make three figures against a well-balanced Guyana Amazon Warriors attack. Early boundaries from Chandrapaul Hemraj meant Shimron Hetmyer and Ross Taylor could take the team home in cruise control, and the Amazon Warriors ended the league stage on a roll with four wins from four. Romario Shepherd put paid to a promising start with two wickets in two balls. Charles chipped tamely to Taylor at point, but there was nothing tame about the dismissal of pinch-hitter Rashid Khan, as a…
CMC – Prime Minister Andrew Michael Holness led his ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) to its first ever consecutive victory in a general election since 1967, with a resounding victory that mirrored the win the party achieved in 1980 when it stormed to a 51-9 margin over the People’s National Party (PNP). Preliminary results show that the JLP, which went into the elections, six months ahead of the fifth anniversary of the 2016 single seat victory, had won 50 of the 63 seats in the Parliament, with Holness indicating that the task ahead is not only for the victorious JLP.…
The application period for the UK Government’s 2021/2022 Chevening Scholarships opens today, 3 September until 3 November 2020. Interested persons can submit their applications via www.chevening.org/apply.Chevening Scholarships are awarded to individuals with demonstrable leadership potential who also have strong academic backgrounds. The scholarship offers full financial support for future leaders to study for any eligible master’s degree at any UK university whilst also gaining access to a wide range of exclusive academic, professional, and cultural experiences. Since the programme was created in 1983, over 50,000 outstanding professionals have had the opportunity to develop in the UK through Chevening. There are…
An unsigned letter making the rounds on social and conventional media was the subject of much discourse as its contents purported that an undisclosed number of the New Democratic Party’s Marriaqua Constituency Division executive members tendered their “resignation from the Constituency Division with immediate effect.” The latest scuttlebutt to surface on Thursday September 3, reportedly on local radio, was that Kirk Da Silva, one of 3 other persons who vied to be the NDP’s area representative, leaked the supposed mass resignation letter. Dated August 27, 2020 the supposed 2 paged document was addressed to the NDP’s president Dr. Godwin Friday…
(Excerpts of the Hon. Roland ‘Patel’ Matthews’ presentation at a virtual Meeting) Now is the time for the New Democratic Party’s (NDP) plan to create jobs, bring in new investment, and create opportunities for our young people so they can get ahead here in St Vincent and the Grenadines. One of the key points in our plan, is to grow and support our fishing and agricultural sectors. It is important because it is a big part of our economy, and we have many skilled farmers and fisherfolk who have been let down. The Unity Labour Party (ULP) has no vision…
Residents of Diamond, South Windward now have a new concrete road. The 466 feet long road was constructed by BRAGSA to replace an earthen/dirt road that was used to provide access to the Low Income houses. In addition to the road, a 5 feet retaining wall was constructed and 466 feet of slipper drains. The project was carried out at an estimated cost 199 thousand EC dollars. It ran for 11 weeks.
In light of the reopening of schools on Monday September 7, 2020, it is anticipated that there will be a heavy flow of traffic into Kingstown. As a result, the following changes will be implemented by the Traffic Department to ease with the anticipated traffic congestion. Superintendent Kenneth John, Head of the Traffic Department outlined that as of Friday September 4, 2020, motorist travelling into Kingstown via Richmond Hill public road can now do so from Girls High School by traversing the McKies Hill public road between the hours of 6:30am – 11:30am and 1:30pm – 3:30pm, then onto White…
The new school term in Grenada commences from September 7 but regular or normal teaching activities will not begin until the fourth week of September. Education Minister Emmalin Pierre in an address to the nation last night said the reopening of school will be done in phases to ensure students are prepared mentally for the return to regular classroom activities. Week one will serve as orientation for students, during week two students will remain at home with parents being engaged and during week three, students will be engaged through assessments. These assessments will be administered solely for the purpose of determining the academic needs…