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The New Democratic Party (NDP) is seeking to secure a strong and sustainable economy for every single citizen. One of the major strategies we will utilize towards this goal is private sector development. Private sector development will draw upon private investment, which is a proven engine of economic growth and poverty reduction. Tremendous benefits can be derived from private sector development. These include: increased national income, sustainable employment, stable economic growth, competitive markets, higher standard of living, infrastructural development, consumer cost savings and wealth creation and distribution. The Unity Labour Party (ULP) regime however appears not to understand this basic…

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 The 2019 WINLOTT Windward Islands Under-15 Cricket Tournament set for next month, will now be played in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Initially, the tournament was scheduled to be held in Dominica for the from December 10 – 19, 2019, but multiple factors have forced the Dominica Cricket Association to inform the WICBC via email on November 27 of their inability to host the tournament as planned. The tournament is usually hosted annually based on rotation across the Windward Islands. Following receipt of the email from the DCA, which sited the upcoming general elections and unavailability of the national stadium as…

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After close to three weeks on remand on an attempted murder charge, 34-year-old Glen resident Lejah ‘Soups’ Alexander has been granted bail. Alexander has been charged with the attempted murder of Rockies resident Lionel George, who was shot in his head during an incident at Lower Middle Street, Kingstown, around 9am on November 5.Alexander was denied bail on his appearances at the Serious Offences Court November 8 and November 16, on the grounds that the victim was hospitalized with a bullet wound to the head, and was being monitored closely by doctors.However, on Alexander’s return to Court on Tuesday, the…

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Engendering public trust is by far the biggest hurdle Squeeze Cash would have to surpass in order to carve out, increase and maintain its market share. Such is the view of Jeremy Stephen, keynote speaker at the mobile money digital application’s launch in Arnos Vale, St. Vincent on Tuesday 26th November. Stephen recognized that at the core of this trust issue is persons’ worry about “the privacy and security of [their] information” on platforms like these and said “… the benefits would out shadow or outperform any of the doubts they have with trust in the system… the evidence is…

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  Two police officers of the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) were arrested last evening, and both are expected to be charged today for separate offences.ANN has been reliably informed that one officer would be charged for unlawful sexual activity with a female State witness being housed in a witness protection program.The second officer is accused of beating his wife who then ran to her neighbour for protection.The officer in hot pursuit allegedly assaulted the neighbour in an effort, to gain access to his wife, Meanwhile, police officer Corporal Derek Humphrey who was charged with the…

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Police corporal Derek Humphrey of the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force is expected to be taken to court today, Wednesday 28th November, 2019, on charges of rape and indecent assault. Humphrey is alleged to have raped the girl at a deserted area on the leeward side of the island on Sunday morning. It is said that the girl, who lives at another village, had gone to seek refuge at a friend’s family home, having fled from her own home the day before because of an alleged sexual assault. According to information, corporal Humphrey, who was stationed in the…

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by Ashford peters (CIBS) As St Vincent and the Grenadines prepares to take up its seat as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, the government is facing an embarrassing situation where perhaps the worst security breach and sexual misconduct in the police force has allegedly taken place in the history of the small island developing state of the Eastern Caribbean. Authorities are said to be investigating reports where a young state witness, the key witness in a vicious murder case, has been repeatedly raped and sexually exploited by some members of the police force while having been…

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Kingstown, St. Vincent – World Pediatric Project (WPP) is in the season of celebrating gratitude and thanksgiving, while the annual holiday celebrated in North America is not a local observance the expression of Gratitude is what WPP is adopting from this practice. Executive Director of World Pediatric Project, Lauren McIntosh says we are thankful for the transformational work we are able to do,by healing our children, we are restoring hope and the promise for a better future for our communities, our nation and the global community. This comes as three different institutions have chosen helping the children of our country…

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The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (GOSVG) has taken steps to significantly speed up the development of its cannabis industry, having first established the Medicinal Cannabis Authority (MCA) in 2018. Not only have they already issued licenses, they have included traditional cannabis farmers by issuing licenses to them and have now brought in Dr. André Gordon, CEO of TSL Technical Services Limited (TTSL) to train the farmers while he helps to develop the capabilities of the MCA and its technical team. Dr. Gordon was the founding Chair of the Cannabis Licensing Authority in Jamaica, the pioneer in the…

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Fellow citizens, once again as a responsible working group, the New Democratic Party Women’s Arm invites you to reflect on how as a sovereign nation we can ensure accountability and sustainable transformation regarding violence and sexual molestation of our women and girls. The theme ‘Generation Equality Stands Against Rape’ is very significant in helping us to recognize the importance of breaking the silence and fear that stalk our blessed land and ensuring that gender-based violence whether it affects women and girls, men and boys is totally unacceptable. In spite of the material and technological strides that humans have made over…

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