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May 13, 2021 Ramon Cervantes Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ramon Cervantes said today that in his view the unions are being unreasonable. Like his colleagues, Minister Cervantes will be taking a fifteen percent salary cut and fifty percent cut in his allowances. Minister Cervantes, as Area Representative for Orange Walk North, says these cuts are also affecting his constituents.   Ramon Cervantes, Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs “As far as I kno...

Sunday, May 9th was observed as Mother’s Day. It is a special day set aside to pay tribute to mothers and it was something that was not lost on the Area Representative for the Mesopotamia constituency. On Friday, May 7th he was at his office distributing some Mother’s Day cheer in these most trying of times. We caught up with the representative at his office and he explained that he was once again able to reach out to donors to assist his constituents. He explained that the assistance was s...

Frank Mena In the middle of April, News 5 aired a story in which two brothers appeared on their newscast claiming that they had been defrauded by former Area Representative for Dangriga, Frank ‘Papa’ Mena. The news item was so slanderous that it led Mena to file a suit against the station. On Tuesday, News 5 had to publicly apologize to the former area rep. They claimed that they were given information that they had not independently verified but still ran it on their news. They added that ...

Bahamas/Jamaica brings relief to SVG Some of the items (see portable toilets to the right) that arrived from Jamaica via a Bahamian vessel, to aid in the relief of displaced persons. (Photo Credit: API SVG) In a show of solidarity for St Vincent and the Grenadines, the Governments of Jamaica and the Bahamas joined forces to bring relief supplies to St. Vincent and the Grenadines.  The Bahamian vessel HMBS Lawrence Major, a Bahamian Defence Force vessel, arrived here on Tuesday 27th April with...

British Virgin Islands (BVI) reach out to SVG RELIEF SUPPLIES from the British Virgin Islands before being offloaded at the Kingstown port. Social Share TUESDAY, 27TH April, 2021 saw the arrival of relief items from the British Virgin Islands (BVI) in the aftermath of the La Soufrière Volcano eruptions. Minister of Agriculture Hon. Saboto Caesar and Minister of Tourism and Area Representative for North Leeward Hon. Carlos James were on hand to accept the donations and to welcome ...

British Virgin Islands (BVI) reaches out to SVG Format Tuesday, 27th April, 2021 saw the arrival of relief items from the British Virgin Islands (BVI) in the aftermath of the La Soufrière Volcano eruptions. Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Saboto Caesar and Minister of Tourism and Area Representative for North Leeward, Hon. Carlos James, were on hand to accept the donations and to welcome Sergeant Sean McCall, Public Relations Officer of the Caribbean Federation of Police Welfare Associations. Mi...

Bahamian vessel brings aid from Jamaica Format In a show of solidarity for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the Governments of Jamaica and the Bahamas joined forces to bring relief supplies to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. This partnership, which took place on Tuesday April 27th 2021, saw the Bahamian vessel HMBS Lawrence Major, a Bahamian Defence Force vessel, facilitating the shipment of relief supplies from Jamaica. Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Saboto Caesar; Minister of Tourism and Ar...

SUPPLIES donated by Jamaica and the Bahamas Social Share In a show of solidarity for St Vincent and the Grenadines, the Governments of Jamaica and the Bahamas joined forces to bring relief supplies to St. Vincent and the Grenadines.   This partnership which took place on Tuesday April 27, 2021 saw the vessel HMBS Lawrence Major, a Bahamian Defence Force vessel facilitating the shipment of relief supplies from Jamaica. Minister of Agriculture, Saboto Caesar; Minister of Tourism ...

U.S. Embassy Supports Mobile Central American Migrant Hub South Belize April 27, 2021 The Government of the United States, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Belize hosted two Mobile Migrant Hubs in Toledo to provide information and services to migrants for safe and orderly migration. United States Embassy Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Keith Gilges attended and spoke at the Migrant Hub in San Antonio. Al...

Apr 23, 2021 Cordel Hyde Deputy Prime Minister and member for the Lake Independence division, Cordel Hyde says he views the public service wage cut as a necessary action, even in the face of discontent from public servants.  During his budget speech, Hyde said the salary adjustment will be reviewed every six months in partnership with the unions. He pleaded with teachers and public officers to give his administration a chance.  Public Service Minister Henry Charles Usher said the uni...