The Trump administration has listed five Caribbean countries among 84 worldwide that are eligible for H-2A and H-2B visa programmes that allow US employers to bring foreign nationals to the US to fill temporary agricultural and nonagricultural jobs, Caribbean National Weekly reports. US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of State (DOS), said the five Caribbean countries are eligible to participate in the programmes in 2020. The Caribbean countries are Barbados, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Jamaica and St Vincent and the Grenadines. But USCIS said while the Dominican Republic is…
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At the centre of the currently brewing storms on the local political front is an accusation leveled by Dr. Godwin Friday in his capacity of Opposition Leader in the House of Parliament. This accusation was later echoed by Jomo Sanga Thomas in his near 20 years old weekly newspaper column dubbed “Explosive Outtakes from Budget Debate.” Dr. Friday is also President of the New Democratic Party and was at the time delivering his response to the 2020 Budget Debates. Since then and particularly following Thomas’ publication, the Opposition Leader convened a media briefing where he detailed the basis of his…
The Belmont Government School celebrated its Numeracy, Literacy and Spanish week from Monday 17 – Friday 21 February. The week kicked off with the school’s celebration of numeracy as promoted by the theme “Maths in Focus, One Concept at a Time.” On Monday students were all encouraged to make “class presentations on the Mathematical strands,” school principal Suzette Charles-Williams told Asbert News Network. As such, each class displayed one of the five mathematical concepts. Then on Tuesday the children marched around the grounds, chanting the theme in a lively Math Parade. ‘Where Fantasy can Become Reality’ was the theme through…
A karaoke event became the scene of this country’s 2nd homicide, as this new decade grows older. Reports are that 54 years old Henry ‘Busta’ Parsons of Long Piece, North Union succumbed to chop wounds allegedly inflicted by fellow villager Frankie Joseph said to be in his 40’s. Reports are that 54 years old Henry ‘Busta’ Parsons of Long Piece, North Union succumbed to chop wounds allegedly inflicted by fellow villager Frankie Joseph said to be in his 40’s. Both men were patronizing a local groceries and rum shop, which was hosting the event last Friday evening. According to a…
An uncharacteristic on-air outburst reverberated around radio audiences on Thursday and it is currently making its way around social media. New Democratic Party’s talk show host, Clemroy Bert Francois was at the time conducting the day’s business live on BDS NICE Radio. The details coming to ANN are that a presentation made by Member of Parliament for North Leeward Roland ‘Patel’ Matthews at a recent village level political rally was being rebroadcast during the Party’s on-air ‘New Times’ program as is customary, according the NDP public relations officer Laverne King. The presentation, in part, was in itself a rebroadcast of…
J’lanni Douglas, the driver of the popular minibus ‘Toppa’, registration No. H3111, and his conductor Anthony Ames, were, last Wednesday, each fined $900 or nine weeks in prison, for overloading the bus. The men were charged separately with allowing the bus, licensed to carry 18 passengers, to carry 27. Douglas, a resident of Rockies, paid the fine forthwith and left the Serious Offences Court, while Ames asked Chief Magistrate Rechanne Browne to give him time. He was ordered to pay $400 forthwith or four weeks, and $500 by March 13 or five weeks. Both men had pleaded guilty to the…
(Excerpts of Dr. Friday’s Press Statement) The ULP Government has demonstrated over the years that it has little or no regard for our laws governing financial accountability and financial management. The Minister of Finance has disregarded financial accountability. He has disregarded the law in the way he has abused the use of Special Warrants by not bringing them to Parliament in a timely manner (up to 5 years late), by exceeding the limit set by Parliament and by paying for things that could have been properly budgeted for and were not unforeseen as required by law. I wish to address…
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, February 21, 2020 – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Commerce wishes to inform the general public that in response to the expanding novel coronavirus, the Republic of China (Taiwan), South Korea and Japan have expedited certain measures for persons travelling to these countries. The Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) as a response to the virus to safeguard public health security and strengthen management of the flow of people entering Taiwan, travelers who transit through China, Hong Kong and Macau and granted entry into Taiwan will be required to be under home…
Investors who buy into any of the investment opportunities, presented at the May 2, SVG Investment Forum 2020 event, would be courted with sundry fiscal and comparative competitive advantages; but Vincentian citizenship would not be on offer. So affirms Minister of Sustainable Development, I.T., Finance and Economic Planning Camillo Gonsalves. He was, at the time, speaking exclusively with Asbert News Network on the sidelines of Invest SVG’s Investment Forum 2020 media launch event on Tuesday. So affirms Minister of Sustainable Development, I.T., Finance and Economic Planning Camillo Gonsalves. He was, at the time, speaking exclusively with Asbert News Network on…
An Eighteen years old College student of Grand Sable Georgetown ran afoul of the law when he offered to sell a quantity of brownies he is said to have laced with cannabis. Under current laws cannabis is still considered illegal although local law enforcement agencies are maintaining a level of tolerance of some ganja related offences. This comes as the government is in the process of establishing a new set of laws that would enable a ‘medicinal’ cannabis industry here. The defendant a student of the SVGCC, pleaded guilty when the charge was laid before him at the Colonaire Court…