Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Moralis Delano Stanley, 45 years old Labourer of Chauncey. According to investigations, Stanley’s motionless body was discovered in a pool of blood about 7:00am on 26.05.2020 by his mother who subsequently informed the police. The District Medical Officer (DMO) was summoned to the scene and pronounced the body dead. A post-mortem examination is expected to be carried out on the body to ascertain the cause of death. Police are also investigating the circumstances surrounding a Murder that occurred at Gun Hill, Lowman’s Lwd, which left a Jeroni Robert’s, 17-year-old Labourer of…
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St. Vincent and the Grenadines will welcome home three hundred and fifty-six (356) Vincentian Crew members from the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line tomorrow, Tuesday May 26, 2020. The Vision of the Seas is expected to arrive in Vincentian waters at around four in the morning, with the sailors on board. All three hundred and fifty-six of them will be screened for COVID-19, using rapid and PCR tests. Due to the time required to process this number of tests, it is anticipated that the Vincentian crew members may not complete disembarking the ship before Thursday May 28, 2020. Crew members found…
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment and by extension the government and people of St Vincent and the Grenadines, continue to receive assistance from long standing ally, the Republic of China Taiwan in strengthening its capacity to fight the spread of COVID-19. On Friday May 22nd, 2020, the Taiwanese embassy presented the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment with a second batch of Medical Supplies to aid in the continued fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. The shipment of supplies include: four (4) Ventilators, a thermal imaging device for recording temperatures at the arrival lounge at the Argyle…
Police have arrested and jointly charged Bastian Dember, 29 years old fisherman of Union Island and Andris Jordan, 30 years old fisherman of Fitz Hughes with the offences of possession of a control drug and drug trafficking respectively on 23.05.2020. According to investigations, the accused men had in their possession 18, 160 grammes of cannabis with intent to supply it to another and for the purpose of drug trafficking. The incident occurred at Bequia on 22.05.2020. Both men are expected to appear before the Serious Offences Court to answer the charges.
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a report of attempted murder on a 46-year-old man of Greiggs. According to investigations, on 23.05.2020 about 3:30am a known male assailant with the intent to commit the act of murder on the virtual complainant shot him to the right side of his neck with a gun. The incident occurred at Greiggs. Police are therefore seeking the assistance of the public in obtaining any information that will lead to the apprehension and prosecution of the offender(s) in this matter. Persons with information are asked to contact the Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of…
St. George’s: May 24, 2020 – Grenada is offering assistance to residents of Union Island, following a fire that destroyed the island’s only gas station. The Government’s offer of refueling assistance has been communicated directly to the Director of Grenadines Affairs in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The Grenada Government recognises the importance of being our brother’s keeper which it considers to be even more important during this period. However, it also recognises that due process must be followed. Additionally, being still in the midst of the war on COVID-19, public health and safety remain a priority; therefore, all recommended…
Approximately 32 hours after his arrest, Park Hill resident Kenson King walked away from the Royal SVG Police Force’s Criminal Investigations Department holding cells without any charges brought against him. King is an active social media based critic of the Dr. Gonsalves-led Vincentian government. On May 15, he supposedly took to Facebook to vent about a domestic situation that has been plaguing his family. In that post King allegedly said, “see when I speak about Ralph allyo does vex. Now, I have an uncle named Mohammed King. Some know him as Hanniffe. He has two licensed firearms. He keeps on…
The fourteen CARICOM Embassies in Havana Cuba are getting ready to distribute protective masks and personal hygiene products to over 700 CARICOM students located in various provinces across Havana, Cuba. On March 19th, 2020, shortly after the first case was discovered in Cuba, the caucus of CARICOM Ambassadors, through its then Chairman Ambassador Ellsworth John of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Cuba that they had taken the initiative and responded to the call for the citizens to practice good hygiene by ordering masks, sanitizers, wipes and antibacterial soap for their students and the…
Police are investigating a shooting in Arnos Vale, West st George. Dead is Denisha Corridon, alias ‘Gaza Den and her boyfriend Lionel “Gobler” George. A reliable source told ANN that both Corridon and George were liming when a vehicle drove up to them and two persons exited the said vehicle and opened fire on them. Corridon, who received several shots about her body died on the spot, while George was pronounced dead at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital in Kingstown, St Vincent . A security guard who works in the area of the incident was also shot in his leg.…
Washington D.C., May 22, 2020 (PAHO)—The United Kingdom has agreed to contribute 3 million Pounds (USD $3.8 m) to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to help eight countries of the Caribbean – Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – contain the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and mitigate its impact. The financial contribution from the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) is in addition to the USD $9.9m already provided by the UK Government via the World Health Organization (WHO) allocations to support PAHO’s response strategy to…