BRAGSA is urging residents of Sion Hill Bay to take precautionary measures while using the road in that area. This follows the commencement of work on a new concrete main road, and the road leading to the beach. Work is being done on the eight hundred and eighteen feet (818 feet) road between the hours of 8am and 4pm, Monday to Friday. The project, which is estimated at 212-thousand EC dollars will also see the construction of drains in the area.
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Antiguanews room – On Monday, Chief Magistrate Joanne Walsh fined 20-year-old Samuel $500, while 19-year-old Lowe was fined $3,500 for not wearing a mask, dangerous driving, driving without a licence, driving a vehicle without the owner’s consent, and driving a vehicle without insurance. On July 6, officers who were on mobile patrol in Clare Hall observed the two men in a vehicle which was being driven in a suspicious manner. When the police attempted to stop them, Lowe put the car in reverse and sped away dangerously while there were several other vehicles and bystanders on the road. The officers…
(BBC) US infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci has described recent efforts by the Trump administration to discredit him as “bizarre” and “nonsense”. “Ultimately, it hurts the president to do that,” Dr Fauci said in an interview with The Atlantic. “It doesn’t do anything but reflect poorly on them.” On Sunday, a White House official shared a list detailing past apparent erroneous comments by Dr Fauci. But on Wednesday Mr Trump insisted he had a “good relationship” with him. “We’re all in the same team including Dr Fauci,” he said. “We want to get rid of this mess that China…
By *Dr. Ralph Gonsalves On July 8, 2020, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) delivered its judgement on the long-running saga touching and concerning the election of the President and members of the national assembly of Guyana — the general and regional elections — held as long ago on March 2, 2020. The CCJ’s judgement was lucid in every material particular. And as Guyana’s highest, and final, appellate court, it is authoritative. Thus, any attempt, however ingeniously clothed, to litigate all over again this or that matter upon which there has been a final determination or upon which the CCJ…
Two young Vincentian men recently pooled their own resources to invest in their vision of 21st century transportation services here. The BeamX rideshare service is set to revolutionize both access to and the availability of a ride, when needed. The service was launched on July 10, 2020 and is accessible via its own mobile application which allows commuters to connect directly with available drivers any hour of the day or night. Ideally users book a ride that would “meet you at your location and carry you to the destination of your choice” whether the user is alone or sharing the…
The OECS-Caribbean Export Development Agency’s Technical Assistance and Coaching Programme launched on July 8, 2020, with the aim of strengthening the entrepreneurial and leadership skills of 14 selected young entrepreneurs from six countries of the Eastern Caribbean. Funding for this technical assistance and coaching programme comes via the 11th EDF Regional Private Sector Development Programme, which the Agency is currently implementing. The programme pursues three main objectives, namely: assisting entrepreneurs to clarify their vision and develop achievable goals that can be translated into tangible results; assisting entrepreneurs to develop transformative business models and strategies that enhance productivity, competitiveness and growth;…
A Park Hill man employed with Her Majesty’s Prisons as a prison officer was, for the second time in almost two months, picked up by members of the local constabulary on Wednesday July 15. Reports are that Kenson King was on duty at the Kingstown prison campus when he was taken into custody. He was later charged in connection to allegations that he wounded an inmate entrusted to his care. Arraignment was scheduled for July 16 at the Serious Offences Court in Kingstown. Asbert News Network reached out to King’s lawyer Jomo ‘Sanga’ Thomas who opined, “it’s part of a…
Grenadian-Vincentian Died From “Multiple Gunshot Relatives of a deceased man found recently in the Baleine Mountains “with what appeared to be bullet wounds” have appealed to Asbert News Network to recognize his Vincentian heritage. A bulletin, issued by the Royal SVG Police Force after a video which showed local coast guard officers offloading what looked like a fully wrapped body that was strapped to a stretcher from a vessel while heading for a hearse, identified the deceased as “a Grenadian national Dwayne Seaton who is believed to be in his forties.” According to his adopted sister Mrs. Lorraine, “he grew…
Lieutenant Commander (Lt Cmdr) Deon Henry of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Coast Guard Service became the third (3rd) Vincentian national to graduate from the Prestigious United States Naval War College (US NWC), located in New Port, Rhode Island. The US NWC established in 1884 is the oldest institution of its kind and has graduated more than 50,000 students. Its first International Officers program started in 1956 and presently has over 4,500 international alumni from 137 countries worldwide. Lt Cmdr Henry is a graduate of the US NWC, Naval Staff College (NSC) Class of 2020, NSC is a graduate-level…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — In Guyana, the Ministry of Public Health has reported that as at July 14, the country had 308 positive cases of novel coronavirus, eight more than the previous day. It said that while deaths from the pandemic have increased to 18, there are currently 135 active cases in isolation at various facilities and 20 individuals in institutional quarantine. The COVID-19 ICU is currently housing five patients. The ministry said that to-date, 3,379 tests have been conducted with 3,071 yielding negative results and urged citizens to continue practising social distancing in the workplace, public spaces, and while…