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His Excellency Sir Frederick Nathaniel Ballantyne, GCMG, MD, former Governor General of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, passed away on Thursday, 23rd January, 2020.  Sir Frederick will be accorded a State Funeral on Wednesday, 29th January, 2020.  Official viewing of the body will be held on Wednesday, 29th January, 2020, at the House of Assembly from 10:00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. Officials will be invited to the viewing from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., and the general public from 11:00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. The funeral service is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, 29th January, 2020, at the Kingstown Methodist Church.  Viewing will be…

Terrence Ollivierre, the Parliamentary Representative for the Southern Grenadines, has declared that his party, the opposition New Democratic Party (NDP), opened the doors for the youth to be represented at a national level.Speaking on the NDP New Times Radio Programme last week Tuesday, Ollivierre said it was former Prime Minister Sir James Mitchell who ushered in that era – an era that allowed young people to be represented at all levels, even in Parliament.  “We had a vibrant young people programme under the New Democratic Party. Where is that now?” asked Ollivierre, extending his argument by asking further, “Where is that…

Justice Brian Cottle is of the view that Jury duties are the most important civic duties, “even more important than voting”.The Judge was addressing Jurors before taking pleas at the High Court arraignment on Tuesday.Cottle said that some persons may not agree with him, but made it clear that he was only expressing an opinion.Justice Cottle was firm on the issue of punctuality and attendance, and urged Jurors to arrive at honest decisions on the basis of the evidence presented to the Court.Eleven persons were listed for the arraignment on Tuesday.However, several additional cases were traversed from previous sittings, and…

Amongst the first to be brought before the Kingstown based High Court, in this the new Law Term, to answer to criminal charges laid against them was Kesron Jacobs. Jacobs appeared before the Court without a lawyer and indicated to Justice Brian Cottle that he had no plans to get one. Justice Cottle then informed the accused of the one third sentencing discount which is activitated once the defendant enters a guilty plea at the first opportunity. Cottle also informed Jacobs that the information given was shared only for sharing sake and without intent to prejudice his answers when the…

Attorney Ronald Marks thinks there could be more efficiency in the processing of criminal matters, if the current procedure is re-examined. Delivering remarks at the High Court arraignment on Tuesday, Marks pointed out that there is too much formality from the stage of investigation to when the matter is brought to trial. According to Marks, there are too many channels that these matters have to go through before they are brought to trial, and the process takes too long. He thinks that it would do well for the administration of Justice if the procedure is re-examined with a view to…

The New Democratic Party (NDP) has recognized the central role of agriculture to the economy of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and its considerable contribution to the livelihood of Vincentians. Unfortunately, its dominant position has declined substantially over past two decades, under the Unity Labour Party (ULP) regime. The NDP will reverse this deteriorating situation by revitalizing the agricultural sector.The ULP regime has failed miserably to develop the agricultural sector. They have only paid ‘lip service’ to this vital sector. One government Minister is on record stating that agriculture is a thing of the past. Another indicated that having a…

Guardian TT (Source) Ja­maica Prime Min­is­ter An­drew Hol­ness says if any Cari­com coun­try want­ed an in­vi­ta­tion to the Ja­maican-host­ed two-day vis­it by Unit­ed States Sec­re­tary of State Michael Pom­peo, all they had to do was ask. Hol­ness was re­spond­ing to ques­tions by re­porters dur­ing a press con­fer­ence on Wednes­day af­ter the two-day vis­it on whether the ex­clu­sion of cer­tain Cari­com mem­ber states was in­tend­ed to cre­ate a di­vi­sion amongst Cari­com mem­bers. Pom­peo al­so re­spond­ed to the ques­tion, say­ing there is no in­ten­tion by the US to di­vide Cari­com mem­bers. Cari­com Chair­man, Bar­ba­dos Prime Min­is­ter Mia Mot­t­ley, an­nounced last week that…

At an Executive meeting held on Monday January 20, 2020, President Carl Dickson announced his two nominees who will complete the Executive committee. Appointed were: Mr. Michael E. John, an IT Specialist, Businessman and experienced Sports administrator. Mr. John currently holds executive positions with multiple Local and Regional Service organizations and also Chairs the Arnos Vale Football League, a position he has been holding since 2005. Mr. John also previously served as Treasurer and Committee member with the SVGFF. Ms. Geshell Peters, an attorney-at-Law, former National Netballer and experienced Sports Administrator, who principally brings her expertise to life in the…

1.27 Million dollars for Airport Rehabilitation – PM Gonsalves “If the Honorable Leader of the Opposition looks at page 680 of the Estimates of this year there’s 1.27 million dollars for the rehabilitation of the airports, primarily the J.F. Mitchell airport.” Prime Minister Dr. Gonsalves disclosed while responding to a question fielded by Opposition Leader and MP for the Nothern Grenadines Godwin Friday in Wednesday’s sitting of the Vincentian House of Assembly. Finance Minister Camillo Gonsalves officially laid the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure before the House. Therein are the line costs of a range of repair and maintenance work…

Reports are that the former Governer General passed area at his home early Thursday morning. A trained cardiologist and former chief medical officer here, he was appointed Governor-General in September 2002. He succeeded Dame Monica Dacon, who had been acting in the position after the death of Charles Antrobus. Sir Ballantyne would be remembered as the longest serving Governer General amongst his life long achievements. Ballantyne was born on 5 July 1936 and was 83 years at his passing. [email protected]