St. Vincent and the Grenadines now has twelve (12) recovered COVID-19 cases,following the receipt of results from the Caribbean Public Health Agency –CARPHA, today, (Tuesday May 12th, 2020). The results are from 23 samples sent on Monday May 11, 2020. No new positive COVID-19 cases were reported. This means that there are now five(5) active cases of COVID -19 in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. All PCR COVID-19 tests done on the Carnival Cruise Line Crew members were negative. Theaffected Crew members will be released from quarantine within the next twenty-four(24) hours after final medical checks. The importance of maintaining…
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I feel moved to write this opinion piece for two reasons: 1. The number of text and/or whatsapp calls I have received from concerned Vincentians about the “plight” of our students in Cuba; and 2. Providing clarity to the new batch of students who would be traveling to Cuba later this year. Recently, two text messages in a group chat of the Vincentian Students in Cuba were combined as if it was the collective opinion of all the Vincentian students and posted on social media. This post, in addition to some comments from students in other CARICOM countries generated expressions…
One Hundred and Thirty farm workers from St Vincent and the Grenadines left the state for Toronto Canada this morning where they would take up jobs on various farms. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Labour the Hon. Saboto Caesar, was on hand to bid farewell to the men who left onboard a chartered Sun Wing flight. Addressing the 130 farm workers at the Argyle International Airport, Minister Caesar wished them all well and invoked the guidance of God for their journey and well-being while in Canada. He noted that as a country with extremely strong belief in the Almighty God…
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the fatal accident that occurred on Monday May 11th, 2020 along the Biabou public road which resulted in the death of Fidel Davis, 34 years, Chauffeur of Cedars. According to investigations, Davis was travelling towards Georgetown on motorcycle PW177, a black and white Ninja bike, when he lost control of the said motorcycle and he collided with an electrical pole in the vicinity of the Biabou Bridge. He was pronounced dead on the scene by the District Medical Officer (DMO). A post-mortem examination is expected to be conducted on the deceased body to ascertain…
2020 The year that was declared as the year of the Nurse and Midwife by the International nurse’s council. I am sure that when this was declared to celebrate the 200th birthday of Florence Nightingale, no one thought of Covid 19. 2020 is indeed a year that Nurses and healthcare professionals around the world would never forget, with the current and ongoing global pandemic of the Corona Virus, with approximately 90,000 healthcare workers being infected with the death of approximately 260 nurses world wide. (International Council of Nurses) As the world stand fighting this global pandemic one thing stands out…
Source Barbados Today -Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne says COVID-19 has dealt a severe blow to regional airline LIAT, and the carrier will be in need of a bailout. Browne was at the time reacting to Friday’s US FAA downgrade of the Eastern Caribbean Aviation system and its impact of the beleaguered LIAT. “Luckily for us though, they didn’t take any decision, for example, that LIAT, which is the sub-regional airline and regional airline for that matter, that LIAT cannot continue to fly within US territories to include the US Virgin Islands,” Browne said Saturday on Pointe FM’s…
Education Minister Jimmy Prince has dismissed the May 18th date being bandied across some social media circles as “leaked information.” Speaking exclusively with Asbert News Network, the minister explained the document that was circulated could have come from one of the recent meetings held to talk over the possible scenarios for re-opening schools. “The proposal was that you’d bring something to the meeting and then we’d discuss it and then say, ‘well, no we can’t do it that time; we can do it this time.’ “That was a preliminary [date] for discussion and somebody went and leaked it. So it…
“CSEC, CAPE and CCSLC students will be sitting their examinations in July this year. That was the decision coming out of the First Emergency Virtual Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) – Education on Friday.” This according to a release on the official CARICOM website published on May 8 and on Sunday the Vincentian Education Minister St. Clair Jimmy Prince, told Asbert News Network, “we agreed that’s the better time for us. It was either July or September but I don’t think we should traumatize the children all down to September. Plus they have their transitions…
“I wasn’t afraid of dying; I just didn’t want to die alone. I thought if I died here, my family won’t get to bury me, won’t be able to bid me goodbye.” These words summed up the genesis of the fear that sought to cripple a Vincentian professional who recently migrated to the United Kingdom to ply her trade of choice, only to be confronted by the COVID-19 disease as the virus continues to devastate lives worldwide. Patient Y spoke exclusively to Asbert News Network providing that we withhold certain identifiable facts about her. In her own words, “on the…
As Commissioner of Police, I wish to salute all of the mothers in the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) and by extension; all the mothers in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The job of a police officer is not an easy one, and when that is coupled with being a mother, it can be even more challenging. So, it gives me great pleasure on this special day that is set aside internationally to celebrate mothers, to express my profound gratitude and that of all the other ranks of the RSVGPF; to all police officers who are…