NEW sentencing guidelines for Saint Lucia and other Members of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court will come into effect on October 1st, 2019. The guidelines were introduced for use by the Courts of the Eastern Caribbean by Chief Justice Dame Janice Pereira. Chief Justice Dame Janice Pereira. According to Justice Pereira, one of the areas of greatest public interest and comment, sometimes uninformed, is sentencing and over the years, judiciaries across the Commonwealth have established sentencing guidelines to guide their courts in the approach they should take to sentencing. In the jurisdiction of the Eastern Caribbean, judges and magistrates are…
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Trinidad Express-Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley was booed as he arrived for a People’s National Movement (PNM) meeting in Point Fortin on Thursday. Police also warned a group which expressed disagreement while presentations were being made during the meeting, entitled “Let’s Talk Energy”. Former Petrotrin employee Nigel White said during presentations from Minster of National Security Stuart Young and Minister of Energy Franklin Khan, he and others vocalised their disagreement with statements being made. “While the meeting was going on, some of us had a different opinion to what was being said. We were not disturbing the meeting. It was…
The 20 finalist for the Power and ragga soca was selected after the semifinals last evening . Eleven was selected for the power soca due to tie for the 9th postion . The power soca would see Eight(8) first time finalist,while the ragga would consist of Four(4) former champions The finalist are MAGIKAL CASPA G DYMEZ & DAPIXEL FONANDO ZJ TUFFA FYA EMPRESS KEIDO KEMMY SCARBZ LOLA FINALISTS RAGGA SOCA MONARCH 2019 DEFENDING MONARCH FIMBA HANCE CHEWALEE SKARPYAN FIREMAN FYA EMPRESS DYMEZ & DAPIXEL SHADY HOMEY CLEO
BBC- The leader of an international religious organisation is being held in the US on charges of human trafficking, child rape and other felonies. Naasón Joaquín García, who heads La Luz del Mundo (The Light of the World), was arrested after arriving at Los Angeles airport, California prosecutors said. Mr García, known as “the Apostle” among his followers, and his three female co-defendants are facing 26 charges. La Luz del Mundo said it was confident Mr García would be proven innocent The organisation, which has headquarters in Mexico, says it has more than a million followers around the globe. In…
Convicted attorney Vonda Minerva Pile today stood in the dock of the No. 5 Supreme Court with no visible emotion as she was sent to HMP Dodds until July 16. Some of her colleagues at the Bar, however could be seen wiping tears from their eyes as Pile continued to maintain her innocence. The remand order was handed down despite two submissions for Pile to remain on bail and moments after she was found guilty on a majority verdict of stealing US$96,008.22 (BDS$191,416. 39) from former client Anstey King. “. . . At no time have I ever or at…
Barbados is to give up its majority ownership of regional airline LIAT handing it back to Antigua and Barbuda, Prime Minister Mottley announced in Parliament last evenen, ending weeks of speculation triggered by St John’s revelations of Bridgetown’s plans. But the announcement puts the Mottley administration’s for regional aviation into sharp focus, amid speculation it may back the startup of a rival carrier involving Barbadian investors and a multilateral lender, Barbados TODAY has learned. Mottley confirmed to the House that Barbados has accepted an offer from Prime Minister Gaston Browne to take up most of its 49.4 per cent stake…
The views expressed are not those of ANN but of the Contributor There has been much discussion about the electoral process in St. Vincent and the Grenadines following the 2015 general elections. Numerous calls have been made by the New Democratic Party (NDP) and local commentators for electoral reform. With general elections fast approaching, it would appear that the government is reluctant to make any changes to the electoral laws. As a responsible opposition party, the NDP has tabled a motion on Electoral reform in parliament which is to be debated on Friday 17th May, 2019. The following is the…
The New Democratic Party (NDP) is preparing to host a Youth Forum for the young people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines under the theme “Young Entrepreneurs: Positioning SVG’s youths to drive economic prosperity”. The NDP says the objective of the forum is to encourage young people to be entrepreneurs and to see themselves as having an important role in the development of the country. The speakers at the Forum include: Meisha Cuickshank – Lawyer and Entrepreneur, Aria Laidlow – Director of Programme Development Commonwealth Youth Council, Environmental Change Specialist, Ruth-Ann Lewis – Musician and Entrepreneur. The other speakers…
Minister of Finance Camillo Gonsalves said the construction of a 250-Room Hotel at Mt. Wynne/Peters Hope, along with other tourism development projects should result in additional airlines flying into Argyle International Airport. He made the point, during his remarks at a signing ceremony last week. During the ceremony, a 50-Million US dollar Loan Agreement was signed by the Governments of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and The Republic of China on Taiwan. Minister Gonsalves said over 800 Hotel rooms are to be added on the mainland. He added that additional hotel rooms will attract more airlines.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines has been commended with other countries in the region for the work they have been doing to enhance regional security. The commendation came from the Military Deputy Commander of the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), Lieutenant General Mike Plehn. He made the commendation during a Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Regional Security System (RSS) held here last week. Last week’s meeting of the Council of Ministers of the RSS was chaired by Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, in his capacity as outgoing Chairman of the Council. St. Vincent and the Grenadines will host…