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Member of Parliament for Central Kingstown, major St Clair Leacock has expressed the view that much more needs to be done to assist the elderly in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). “We need to do a hell of a lot more for our elderly,” Leacock said on the New Democratic Party’s (NDP) New Times programme on Nice Radio on Wednesday, March 23. While admitting that the government’s ‘Home Help …

Opposotion senator, Shevern John has reaffirmed her commitment to the people in the North Windward constituency. John was the party’s candidate for that constituency in the November 2020 general elections but lost in a close battle with incumbent Montgomery Daniel. She was later appointed to serve as a senator by the New Democratic Party. John was one of the many speakers at the party’s convention in Kingstown last Sunday. “We …

President of the New Democratic Party (NDP), Dr Godwin Friday is confident that the newly elected executive can advance the political party’s goal of transforming St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) politically.  The NDP’s annual convention is slated for two days this month, February 6 and February 13; And on the first day, the party held its internal elections virtually and installed a brand new executive. “I want to thank …

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent – Parliament has suspended until Friday, the debate on the EC$1.3 billion (One EC dollar=US$0.37 cents) budget after Health Minister, St Clair “Jimmy” Prince, became the eighth government legislator to test positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Finance Minister Camillo Gonsalves, who presented the fiscal package on Monday, is among those who have also tested positive for the virus and with Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves himself awaiting …

FOR New Democratic Party (NDP) vice president, Major St Clair Leacock, the passing of Sir James Mitchell is the end of an era. Sir James was the founder of the NDP and this country’s second prime minister, having served from 1984 to 2000 when he retired from active politics. “Sir James came to my attention pretty much the same way as has been represented earlier today; as a simple and …

Leader of the Opposition, Dr Godwin Friday has requested that the Speaker of the House of Assembly assists in setting up a meeting between the opposition members in the House of Assembly and the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to discuss the House’s COVID-19 rules and the use of a barrier to facilitate members. As he began his contribution to debate on the 2022 Estimates the opposition leader said, “Madame Speaker …

Leader of the Opposition, Dr Godwin Friday has requested that the Speaker of the House of Assembly assists in setting up a meeting between the opposition members in the House of Assembly and the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to discuss the House’s COVID-19 rules and the use of a barrier to facilitate members. As he began his contribution to debate on the 2022 Estimates the opposition leader said, “Madame Speaker …

FOR New Democratic Party (NDP) vice president, Major St Clair Leacock, the passing of Sir James Mitchell is the end of an era. Sir James was the founder of the NDP and this country’s second prime minister, having served from 1984 to 2000 when he retired from active politics. “Sir James came to my attention pretty much the same way as has been represented earlier today; as a simple and …

FORMER PRIME MINISTER, the late Sir James Mitchell has been heralded by parliamentarians as a great man and leader who has left behind an equally great legacy. Mitchell, the founder of the New Democratic Party(NDP), and this nation’s second prime minister died on November 23, 2021. He will be accorded a state funeral and will lie in state at the House of Assembly this Friday, December 17. Several parliamentarians rose …

FORMER PRIME MINISTER, the late Sir James Mitchell has been heralded by parliamentarians as a great man and leader who has left behind an equally great legacy. Mitchell, the founder of the New Democratic Party(NDP), and this nation’s second prime minister died on November 23, 2021. He will be accorded a state funeral and will lie in state at the House of Assembly this Friday, December 17. Several parliamentarians rose …