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Residents of Union island are continuing to voice their opposition to the recent acquisition by Government of 10.75 acres of beach front land at Campbell, saying they will not take it sitting down.

A picket mounted by a group of residents on Union Island last Sunday, December 4, to protest the acquisition by Government of 10.75 acres of beach front property appears to be in vain, because according to the Chief Surveyor, all that remains is for the previous owners to be paid.

A picket mounted by a group of residents on Union Island last Sunday, December 4, to protest the acquisition by Government of 10.75 acres of beach front property appears to be in vain, because according to the Chief Surveyor, all that remains is for the previous owners to be paid.

EDITOR:When our good friend and benefactor OT Mayers passed away earlier this year, he among other things requested that no flowers or funeral service be held for him because he preferred the ‘flowers when he could smell and enjoy them’ (paraphrased). I felt a sense of relief that seven years earlier, during our 20th anniversary as a non-profit, community service organization, OT was our guest of honour at an awards …

EDITOR: When Union Island was surveyed around the year 1910, the colonial authorities at the time ensured that the peasants were apportioned a small plot in the village for housing, and a large plot in the countryside for farming. The intention was that these slave descendants were given the opportunity to live and to make a living. The Anglican and Catholic churches took the lead in teaching the ways of …

The Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) and the National Telecommunications Regulatory Commissions (NTRCs)...

The Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) and the National Telecommunications Regulatory Commissions (NTRCs) gathered virtually on September 13, 2022 for the 23rd ECTEL/ NTRC Consultative Forum.The aim of the session was to provide a platform for the NTRCs and ECTEL to discuss their budgets and work plan for the financial year 2022/2023. It was also used to provide an update on the Universal Service Fund (USF) projects in each Member …

In a move that marks a significant advance in efforts to bridge the digital divide and provide economic empowerment opportunities for citizen-consumers, the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, through the National Telecommunications Re

ECTEL Donates Water to the NTRC in St. Vincent and the Grenadines Share this post: The continual eruption of the La Soufrière Volcano in St. Vincent and the Grenadines is wreaking havoc on the lives of residents, many of whom had to evacuate the northern part of the island categorised as the Red Zone. Andrew Millet Managing Director The entire population is trying to cope with a myriad of issues, from the destruction of property, livestock and crops, the presence of volcanic ash which is dange...

680 household to benefit from subsidized Internet Apollo Knights Social Share Six-hundred and eighty households and 2,900 students who received digital tablets from the government are expected to benefit from an initiative by the NTRC. On Wednesday, the National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC) said 680 households will benefit from the second phase of their SMART Project – Subsidized Internet initiative and the 2,900 tablet holders will be beneficiaries of a progra...