The Caribbean Public Health Agency today reported seven (7) negative COVID-19 results for St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Two (2) of these negative tests are for patients under isolation as part of the medical clearance process. The other five (5) negative results were all import related suspected cases. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases reported in St. Vincent and the Grenadines to date, remains at 12. There are currently six (6) pending results. In an effort to keep Vincentians safe from COVID 19, the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment is reminding the public to continue to practice the…
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Exactly 148 000 gallons of potable water storage capacity would be added to homes across Canouan, Mayreau and Union Island, free of costs to residents, just as soon as the dust settles after this vexing COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to the homegrown nonprofit Union Island Environment Attackers who are dedicated to easing the water woes of its immediate constituents. Katherina Collins-Coy, founder and president of the volunteer group of environmental enthusiasts told Asberth News Network, “we’re planning to give Canouan 58 thousand-gallon black tanks, Mayreau about 15 because it’s a smaller community and Union Island about 75 thousand-gallon. We’re just waiting…
“The idea of producing sufficient water on Bequia, at the desal plant, for the entire island to be able to run the water as is seen in the COVID ad – nonstop running water from the time you turn the tap on while washing hands to the time you turn it back off – that cannot happen. The plant was not designed for that at all,” Northern Grenadines Community Development Incorporated project advisor Herman Belmar told the ANN last Sunday. The aging Paget Farm based desalination plant was designed to produce up to 20 000 gallons of potable water daily.…
Arnos Vale, St. Vincent – Cricketers in St. Vincent and the Grenadines will be getting $250 each from the SVGCA Inc. In an executive meeting held remotely by the national cricket body on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, the decision was made to establish a Cricket Aid Fund of $10,500, as support for cricketers negatively impacted by COVID-19. The fund is expected to cover two players of each of 21 clubs participating in the cricket competitions that have started so far this year, namely NLA Premier Division, NLA First Division, and Women’s Super 40. The criteria for the selection of players have been communicated…
The 2020 Indian Premier League season has been suspended until further notice due to the coronavirus pandemic. A statement from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed the decision on Thursday, with the governing body adding the campaign will only commence “when it is safe and appropriate to do so”. The latest edition of the Twenty20 tournament was due to begin on March 29, only to be postponed as the country was placed under a travel ban for all international flights until April 14. India’s prime minister Narendra Modi extended the national lockdown to May 3 earlier this week, leading to the BCCI announcing…
BBC- Lockdown restrictions in the UK will continue for “at least” another three weeks as it tackles the coronavirus outbreak, Dominic Raab has said. The foreign secretary told the daily No 10 briefing that a review had concluded relaxing the measures now would risk harming public health and the economy. “We still don’t have the infection rate down as far as we need to,” he said. It comes as the UK recorded another 861 coronavirus deaths in hospital, taking the total to 13,729. Strict limits on daily life – such as requiring people to stay at home, shutting many businesses and…
(JAMAICA OBSERVER) – Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton has confirmed an additional 18 cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jamaica. This now puts the country’s tally at 143. The ages of the newly infected individuals range from four years old to 56. Tufton said three of the cases are contacts of a confirmed case. The other 15 are under investigation. Only five of the new cases are male.
Sources say another industrial relations storm might just be brewing amongst Corporate SVG; this time between the management of Bally and Bally Investments Ltd and the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ Department of Labour. A rather terse missive dispatched by Labour Commissioner Racquel Jacobs-Lawrence and dated March 17, 2020 expressed, “it was brought to the attention of the Labour Department that your employees have been purchasing personal protective equipment provided by your company. Please be advised that your actions are in contravention with Section 4(4) of the Wages Regulation (Industrial) Orders 2017. “Therefore, you must reimburse all of…
Dr. Godwin Friday, President of the New Democratic Party and Leader of the Opposition, is providing decisive and inspiring leadership during this COVID-19 crisis in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. He has articulated a clear vision and is consistent with the measures that he has put forward to be implemented to reduce the spread of COVID-19. In his letter to Prime Minister, Dr. Gonsalves, on 21st March; Dr. Friday outlined a number of measures that the government should have adopted. These include: Stricter social distancing controls and guidelines must be advocated publicly and enforced as best we can. All public gatherings…