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More than 100 years after her death, the work of a native of St Vincent and the Grenadines who served as a nurse in a hospital in the United Kingdom (UK), has been acknowledged by Prime Minister, Boris Johnson. In an address on October 1 to mark Black History Month observed in the United Kingdom (UK) during October, the British Prime Minister hailed the work of generations of Black health …

Member of Parliament for Central Kingstown, St Clair Leacock, is calling on teachers to reconsider their position on vaccination. Leacock, who was speaking on Nice Radio last week, expressed the view that every Vincentian family has had a covid experience, given the rise in the number of positive cases, the rapid increase in the number of deaths, and the healthcare system being overwhelmed by this latest spike.  “I believe in …

Member of Parliament for Central Kingstown, St Clair Leacock, is calling on teachers to reconsider their position on vaccination. Leacock, who was speaking on Nice Radio last week, expressed the view that every Vincentian family has had a covid experience, given the rise in the number of positive cases, the rapid increase in the number of deaths, and the healthcare system being overwhelmed by this latest spike.  “I believe in …

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“This ugliness in the House” is the term used by Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Hon. St. Clair Leacock, to describe the fracas in Parliament on Tuesday when Opposition Leader Dr. Godwin Friday, had to be named, shamed and ejected from Parliament for refusing to respect the ruling of the Speaker. It was yet another sordid chapter in the history of the Opposition in Parliament stretching back well …

“This ugliness in the House” is the term used by Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Hon. St. Clair Leacock, to describe the fracas in Parliament on Tuesday when Opposition Leader Dr. Godwin Friday, had to be named, shamed and ejected from Parliament for refusing to respect the ruling of the Speaker. It was yet another sordid chapter in the history of the Opposition in Parliament stretching back well …

Social Share A face-off between the Speaker of the House, Rochelle Forde and Leader of the Opposition, Dr Godwin Friday, over a government senator’s presence in the House of Assembly this Tuesday ultimately led to Friday having to leave the Chamber. The senator in question, Ashelle Morgan, also holds the office of Deputy Speaker of the House and was recently alleged to have been involved in a matter in which a resident of Diamond was shot in the leg. “It is also a general princi...

While remittances from MoneyGram and Western Union in two of the first four months of 2021 show improvement when compared to the previous year, the figure is still way off from the usual average of EC$30 million. Major St Clair Leacock, the Parliamentary Representative for Central Kingstown, posed a question in Parliament this week, where he pointed to the “wrap around lines” at financial centres and asked for “reasonable estimates …

NBC SVG The proceedings of today’s session of Parliament were disrupted earlier this afternoon, after an exchange between the Leader of the Opposition  Dr. Godwin Friday and Speaker of the House of Assembly Rochelle Forde. The Speaker was forced to suspend the sitting, after the Opposition Leader raised an issue which he wished to be dealt with and was told that it could not be accommodated. Following the resumption, Parliamentary Representative for Central Kingstown St. Clair Leacock spoke ...

Opposition Parliamentary St Clair ‘Major’ Leacock was said to be at home resting, following an incident that occurred on Sunday, January 10, at Redemptions Sharpes. Reports are that Leacock, who is the MP for the area, fell down a flight of stairs and ca St. Clair Leacock, MP for West Kingstown, was up to Monday last, said to be resting at home but still in some pain. By: Dayle Da Silva• Opposition Parliamentary St Clair ‘Major’ Leacock was said to be at home resting, following an in...