Several countries in the Caribbean have the capacity to test for the dreaded COVID-19, Pan American Health Organization’s Director Dr. Carissa F. Etienne revealed. These include Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Jamaica, Dominica, Belize, Martinique, Haiti, the Bahamas, French Guiana, Aruba, St. Marteen, Curacao, Cayman Islands, and Bermuda. The exclusion of St. Vincent and the Grenadines from this list has sparked much debate in recent times although Health authorities here disclosed, from the outset, the local capacity to test for COVID-19. At a February 3 Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment media briefing, Elliot ‘Black Ice’ Samuel, Chief…
Author: Admin
Read More
Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, March 2nd 2020 – The SVGIHF is pleased to report that President of the SVG Indian Heritage Foundation Mr. Junior Bacchus and members of the Executive met with Dr the Hon. Ralph E. Gonsalves Prime Minister of SVG at Cabinet Room on Thursday, February 27th, 2020 at 12.00 noon. The president thanked the Prime Minister for including the Foundation in his official visit to India in September of 2019 and for taking Mrs. Cheryl Rodriguez, their representative and Treasurer of the Foundation, with his delegation. President Junior presented the Prime Minister with a copy…
On July 3, 2018, Massy Stores across the region took the bold decision to transition customers to reusable bags through the introduction of a charge on single-use plastic shopping bags. That decision to reduce plastic waste is part of our organisation’s broader commitment to find ways of operating more sustainably and becoming more environmentally conscious. Today, we can proudly announce that here in St. Vincent and the Grenadines we have noted a 67% decrease in plastic bag usage across our 3 supermarkets. This translates to 480,000 single use plastic bags, which could have ended up in our island’s landfill and…
CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – The St Lucia government says it will prosecute persons who spread false information about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), as the island moves to adopt measures to prevent any occurrence of the virus that has killed nearly 3,000 people globally. Prime Minister Allen Chastanet, speaking with reporters after a meeting with stakeholders, said that St Lucia is beefing up border controls to deal with the situation. “My government is exploring every single thing…I don’t want anybody to believe we have a corona case, but the fact is it is in the neighbourhood and the likelihood is…
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment (MOHWE) has been advised that the Cabinet of Ministers gave approval on February 28, 2020 for the extension of the quarantine requirement to include all regions of Italy in view of the COVID-19 outbreak in that country. Travelers from Italy, China, Singapore, Macau, Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea will therefore be quarantined for 14 days. The MOHWE wishes to advise that there have been no reported cases of COVID-19 in St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the Caribbean region. During the period February 7th to 27th, 2020, a total of 20…
Do you remember the Bounty? Good times, right? Well Chill’N, the new owners occupying that space, has again risen to the challenge of maintaining that grand old Bounty ambience and traditionally great food – with their unique imprint of course. Not exactly a new kid on the block, Chill’N has been around for at least 5 years but they closed their doors last January with a promise to better the quality of service being offered. Sometime after Chill’N’s quiet but much appreciated re-opening on February 19, ANN popped in for a vegan snack and a few glasses of the refreshingly…
One high school teacher here is adamant that a medical student, whom she says is of Nigerian stock, is the primary culprit who stole “over $5000” worth of her household goods, after she evicted him. As the story goes, the 34 years old mother (who is also an educator at one West Kingstown based secondary school) leased her recently purchased, 2 bedroom house to 2 medical students – male and female. This lease came into effect in August 2018 and should have ran up until August the next year. The landlady, speaking in an exclusive ANN interview, disclosed, “as I…
ANN has received report of a murder in Petit Bordel,North Leeward. Reports indicates that the victim was stabbed to death . This is the 3rd homicide for the year 2020 . ANN would update further
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Netball Association notes the passing of former national Netball Star and Sports Ambassador, Ms Gailene Windsor. Ms Windsor was a formidable mid court player, who represented St. Vincent and the Grenadines for many years at the regional level. Her profound love for the game of netball was an enormous source of inspiration for many here in St. Vincent and the Grenadines and also in the region. She will long be remembered. The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Netball Association uses this opportunity to convey condolences to Ms Windsor’s surviving relatives. May Almighty God grant…
Black Sands Swim Squad (BSSS) raced against the clock out of the pool on Sunday 23rd February, bent on ensuring completion of its inaugural community project – cleaning and painting the Salvation Army Children’s Home in Pembroke. According to information received, it was swim mom Shivern Peters who brought the project to the attention of Black Sands Coach Kyle Dougan back in January 2020. Together they formed a planning team consisting of Jake Heimann, Loren Gun-Munro and Akin John to plan and execute the project. With a February deadline date set for completion, the team set about conducting fundraising events,…