The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment notes the circulation of a video showing a person on the floor just inside the door of the Accident and Emergency Department at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital. The video was filmed on May 14, 2019 and its contents are deeply disturbing. The Ministry expects a responsive and caring attitude to always be displayed to all persons who go to a health facility for services. The Ministry sincerely regrets this disturbing incident – it is entirely unacceptable.The Honourable Minister of Health, Wellness and the Environment along with the Permanent Secretary in the…
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St. Vincent and the Grenadines will be hosting Phase 2 of Exercise Tradewinds from June 14 – 21, 2019, and the decommissioned E.T Joshua Airport at Arnos Vale will be utilized for the duration of the Exercise. Members of the General Public are therefore asked to take note of the following: 1. The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) in conjunction with the Tradewinds Secretariat will take possession of the entire E.T Joshua Airport compound from Monday 20 May to Sunday 30 June 2019. 2. The Airport compound including the parking lot will be off limits to…
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Commerce and the Ministry of Tourism, Sports and Culture will commemorate the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines through a cultural event dubbed “Soul Beat Korea”. The event will be held on Saturday May 18, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. at the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Community College Auditorium in Villa. The Korean cultural entertainment package will be blended with Korea’s traditional and…
Community Activist and Journalist Kenville Horne have come to the assistance of the Westwood Methodist School by donating a number of items in an effort to boost the school’s poultry project. Speaking at a presentation ceremony at the school last Wednesday, Horne said that around April 16th or 17th he was scrolling through his Facebook feed when he saw a call for assistance from the Westwood Methodist School for assistance. “It instantly appealed to me that a school is looking for help to start a poultry project. Because more often the students have their holidays and they are idle, they…
JAMAICASTAR -It’s been almost 20 years since 65-year-old Paul Morris last had sex, and he’s blaming doctors at two Jamaican hospitals. Morris said these doctors destroyed his penis after they misdiagnosed him, and treated him for prostate cancer for more than 19 years. “Mi penis did big and strong and long, but now it just likkle and softie softie; all when mi a sleep it still soft. Dem mash mi up bad, man, dung to nothing,” he lamented. Morris said he went to one of the hospitals after he noticed he was urinating more than normal. “That’s why I go…
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Labour, Industry and Bureau of Standards is taking steps to ensure that the farmers, Fisherfolk and Entrepreneurs of this country get the best returns on their output. To this end, Minister of Agriculture the Hon Saboto Caesar announced during the last sitting of Parliament on May 10th, 2019 that in the month of June, a National Agricultural Certification Unit will be established in the Bureau of Standards Department of the Ministry to address issues of certification, standards and how protocols are put in place to satisfy International Standards. The Minister said that…
With the goal of effectively working with Dyslexic students in the classroom, the Rotary Club officially opened a two-day Dyslexia Awareness Workshop on Monday May 13th, 2019, which saw several teachers in attendance at the Frenches House. Representative of the Ministry of Education, Netta Thomas, pointed out that Dyslexia affects a child’s ability to recognize new words; ultimately having a learning disorder. Thomas encouraged teachers to share information gained from the symposium with other members of staff and to put what was learnt into practice. President of the Rotary Club St. Vincent, Reuben John said this project is high on…
Police have confirmed that a partially decomposed body was found earlier today . According to police, the deceased is an elderly man who was frequent in the area of Villa lodge hotel while he was alive. The man, whose name has not been disclosed, was found in an abandoned building in Indian bay . No fowl play is suspected at this time
Sportmax – Windies middle-order batsman turned opener, Sunil Ambris, is filled with pride at becoming the first man from St Vincent and the Grenadines to score an international century after his heroics for the Windies saw the Caribbean side romping to a five-wicket victory against Ireland in the Walton Tri-Series in Malahide Cricket Ground in Dublin on Saturday. Ambris scored 148 at better than a run a ball, setting the platform for the Windies to overhaul 327. For partners, Ambris depended on Shai Hope, 30, and Roston Chase, 46, before Jason Holder, 36, and Jonathan Carter, 43 not out, brought…
The views Expressed are not those of ANN but those of the contributor. Submit all articles to [email protected] Have you ever heard the saying “know all know nothing” well I heard that when I was a teenager in Kingstown when it was uttered by a teacher to the boy sitting next to me? The closest I have been able to find resembling that saying is “A know nothing, know it all.” A Know-Nothing Know-It-All [KNKA] is a character who insists he or she knows everything; is always right; that they were the ”actual” original creator of an idea; and who…