Elsewhere over the Atlantic basin on the Thursday evening, NHC is watching two tropical waves. Each has a low (30 percent) chance of formation during the next five days. One wave is located over the central tropical Atlantic, and the associated showers and thunderstorm have gradually become a little better organized during the day. Additional development of this system is possible during the next several days while it moves westward at about 15 mph. The other is located the far eastern Atlantic Ocean just west of the Cabo Verde Islands, producing disorganized shower and thunderstorm activity. The northern part of…
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65 new COVID-19 cases were announced on Thursday. Eighteen of these were announced this morning and 47 in the Ministry of Health’s afternoon update. There are currently 867 active cases while 643 have been home quarantined. The Ministry indicated that of t he 47 cases announced this afternoon, 27 were non-nationals currently quarantined under the supervision of the Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force. A total of 44 non-nationals have tested positive for the virus in phase two of the epidemic. The additional 17 of these were admitted to the parallel healthcare system. As of the afternoon of Thursday, 27th August,…
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be rolling out a series of psychosocial sessions with students in September, to help them cope with fears and anxieties that have been brought on by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Speaking at a virtual back-to-school students’ sensitisation session for primary, high and tertiary students hosted by the ministry on August 26, acting chief education officer Dr Kasan Troupe, indicated that the sessions will be conducted by trained professionals, such as guidance counsellors, social workers and health and family life educators via online means, and home visits in extreme cases.…
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica recorded 66 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total cases on record for the island to 1,870. Of the newly confirmed cases, 35 are females and 31 are males, with ages ranging from seven years to 88 years. One of the new cases is an imported case, having recently arrived on a flight from Nicaragua. The other 65 are currently under investigation. The cases were recorded in Clarendon (12), Kingston and St Andrew (32), St Catherine (14), Manchester (one), St James (three), St Mary (two), Westmoreland (one) and St Ann (one).…
The SCORCH cancer support foundation whose acronym stands for Surviving Strong Optimistic Resilient Confident Hopeful in spite of… is a non-profit base community organization which has the mandate of providing holistic care and support to persons who are diagnosed with any form of cancer celebrates five (5) years of anniversary. As we celebrate this year, we recognize that it has been a challenging year not only on a local level but globally as well, yet as a foundation, we remain persistent and resolute in performing our task as our slogan reiterates “in spite of.” With the increasing incidence of cancer…
One hundred and forty-three (143) students throughout St. Vincent and the Grenadines are in a better financial position to prepare for the upcoming school year following the Annual Cenio Lewis Education Fund Award Ceremony held at the Methodist Church Hall on Monday, 24 August, 2020. The Fund which was established in 2005 is replenished yearly by the generous donations from Vincentians in the diaspora, through organisations, as well as Honorary Consuls wishing to contribute to the development of Education in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Speaking at the ceremony, Director of Foreign Policy and Research Mr. Mozart Carr encouraged parents…
The medicinal cannabis industry does not have immunity against the negative implications from the COVID-19 pandemic, says Minister of Agriculture Forestry, Fisheries, Rural transformation industry and labor, Saboto Caesar. Stating that the industry has nevertheless shown great resilience during such uncertain times, the minister added that some marketers have indicated increased demand for medicinal cannabis to address issues of anxiety and the like associated with the pandemic. The minister’s comments were made in parliament this month, outlining that due to the pandemic outbreak, the industry experienced several challenges, which were not limited to unforeseen disruptions in the movement of technical…
In an effort to alleviate some of the stress that emanated from the destruction of her house by fire on May 11, 2020, the Ex-police Association of New York rendered Police Constable Ascenia Barnwell and her family some well needed help which includes two (2) barrels and one (1) jumbo box of items. In a brief handing over ceremony held at Police Headquarters on Tuesday August 25, 2020, retired Sergeant of Police, Mr. Francis Providence, proprietor of Providence Electronics and member of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Ex-Police Association expressed gratitude to his counterparts in New York for contributing…
An outpouring of indignance erupted when it became apparent that many of the “poor farmers” who flocked to the Agricultural Input Warehouse early last week would not be provided with any of the promised fertilizer that should have been distributed. At least one video circulating on social media depicts a very vocal, unnamed fisherman who, apparently, also farms. He complained in part, about the poor communications and logistics that accompanied this latest embodiment of the government’s agricultural stimulus response. “If you have 4000 sack ah manure, is just 10 farmers deh here? Is only the big farmers and them supposed…
Oil drives the world’s economy. When it is transformed into petroleum, it is a key energy source used in vehicles, planes, heating, asphalt, and electricity. Outside of being a crucial energy source, petroleum is used in plastics, paints, chemicals, tape and so much more. It is hard to imagine a world without oil. Crude oil and petroleum are fossil fuels because they are mixtures of hydro carbons that are formed from the remains of animals and plants that lived millions of years ago in a marine environment. Over millions of years, the remains of these animals and plants were covered…