Kingstown, Monday, May 20th, 2019 – Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) and Lead Planner Frankie Joseph is optimistic that preparations are in full gear for a successful hosting of the phase two component of Exercise Tradewinds in St. Vincent and the Grenadines from June 14th to 21st, 2019. Joseph expressed this sentiment on Monday, May 20th, 2019, while giving an update on the level of readiness for the staging of the military exercise. Tradewinds is a Caribbean focused training exercise designed to help participants better respond to natural disasters and land and maritime threats. It is sponsored by the U.S.…
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Prime Minister the Hon. Dr. Ralph E. Gonsalves will on Wednesday address the Global Pathfinder Summit (GPS), a major leadership conference in Charlottesville, Virginia in the United States. The five-day summit hosted by the Commonwealth of Virginia in partnership with the Presidential Precinct, a US-based think-thank, brings together emerging leaders from over 50 countries across the globe to explore civic engagement projects, which supports the values of diversity and democracy, the impact of youth movements on global challenges and the state of global democracy. Prime Minister Gonsalves will deliver his keynote address at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, under the theme…
Story submitted by Austin Cain Derron MAGIKAL Rouse made 10 other acts disappear on Saturday night as he took home the crown for the south leeward soca monarch competition! The 21 year old gained the judges nod with his rendition of “bloody hell.” From start to finish Magikal had the audience in a frenzy with his high energy driven performance, luring the crews and teams at the Questelles hardcourt, to ignite their flambeaux lighting up the venue as they chanted his name. Hailing from the nearby village of Campden park,Rouse described the feeling of being on stage as his second…
A twenty six-year old single mother of three who was physically abused has resorted to writing as a way to becoming successful in life. Nashika Davis known as “Mother Power” to many is the newest journalist at SVG TV. She hails from a small village in West St George called Ashburton. Nashika, a graduate of the St Vincent Girls High School did not complete her tertiary education because of her “close pregnancies” she said. In an interview with ANN News, Davis claims that throughout her young life she was faced with abuse of every kind, physical, emotional and verbal. She…
Cultural Ambassador Orandi Bomani Charles has been appointed the new Chairman of the National Nine Mornings Management Committee. Mr. Charles replaces Michael Peters, who served as Chairman of the Nine Mornings Committee for thirty years. The announcement was made at a Meeting on Saturday 18th May at the Peace Memorial Hall where representatives from rural and urban community Nine Mornings groups met to discuss the 2019 festival The Deputy Chairman is Mr. Lennox Bowman while Committee Members are Marlon Joseph, Rodney Small and Sean Frederick.
The views expressed are not those of ANN but those of the writer Today the NDP brought a private members’ motion to Parliament. The motion sort to re-establish public confidence in the electoral process to deliver free and fair elections, which is vital to democracy and the electoral system in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Some serious irregularities have come to light over the years, most recently in the 2015 general elections the conduct of which has shaken public confidence. Today in Parliament [May 17, 2019], Speaker of the House, Jomo Thomas, was made to look like a sniveling fool…
The views expressed are not those of ANN but those of the writer Today the NDP brought a private members’ motion to Parliament. The motion sort to re-establish public confidence in the electoral process to deliver free and fair elections, which is vital to democracy and the electoral system in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Some serious irregularities have come to light over the years, most recently in the 2015 general elections the conduct of which has shaken public confidence. Today in Parliament [May 17, 2019], Speaker of the House, Jomo Thomas, was made to look like a sniveling fool…
The Graduates Calypso Tent says it has raised the fee to enter its Tent Shows for 2019. Speaking at a press briefing which was held by the SVG Calypsonians Association on Wednesday, Representative of the Graduates Calypso Tent, Glenroy “Homie” Delplesche said they have raised their fee from ten dollars to fifteen dollars to address many of the costs of hosting the shows. He says they will also be holding a number of Tent Shows outside of their Preliminary Judging Show as they seek to have the nation’s young drawn back into supporting Calypso music. Mr. Delplesche says they will…
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment says the Ward Manager who did not respond appropriately to a situation at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital this week, has been referred to both the Public Service Commission Department and the General Nursing Council for their review. The Ministry had launched an investigation into an incident depicted in a recent video on social media, in which a female was lying on the floor near the door at the Accident and Emergency Department of the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital. The incident is reported to have taken place on Tuesday, and the Ministry…
The 2019 Calypso season is said to be off to a great start. Officials from the different Calypso Tents say their preparations are coming along well and the Preliminaries will begin soon. The New York-based Dynamites Calyspo Tent will hold its preliminaries on Friday June 7th. The Graduates Calypso Tent will be staging its preliminaries on June 11th. The UpStage Calypso Tent will hold its preliminaries on June 12th. The On-Tour Calypso Tent will be staging its preliminaries on June 13th. And the Windward Calypso Tent will hold its preliminaries on June 14th.