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Ruth Ferary Mitchell recently celebrated her 103rd birthday. Many relatives and friends gathered to celebrate with her. It was a nice occasion but I was disturbed to learn recently that she was experiencing difficulties in accessing her pension from the USA. She is a nurse trained at the Colonial Hospital, Kingstown, St. Vincent where she worked for a while before migrating to the USA. She chose to retire at the …

The connections between mainland St Vincent and the Grenadine islands are being highlighted as critical to tourism and the local business sector and as such a call is being made to fix the wharfs on these islands.

THE UNION ISLAND tourism Board kick-started the island’s tourism season this year with an expo, the unveiling of a ‘Welcome to Union Island” sign, and the unveiling of a cenotaph in celebration of the late Captain, Hugh Mulzac. The business expo which was launched last Friday, December 2 was to give entrepreneurs on the island the opportunity to showcase their products. Caroline Samuel was among exhibitors at the expo. She …

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Saboto Caesar is currently attending the 21st Eastern Caribbean Ministerial Meeting on Fisheries and Sustainable Use of Living Marine Resources. The two-day meeting is being held in Antigua and Barbuda from October 3 to 4, 2022. The meeting is expected to address issues such as, Post-COVID Challenges to Sustainable Fisheries Development as it pertains to Sustainable use of Living Marine Resources and Livelihoods, Coastal Environmental Issues &he...

The St Vincent and the Grenadines meme factory went into overdrive earlier this week following the 25th Annual Convention of the Unity Labour Party (ULP) on July 31. The Convention was a much anticipated event, as people tuned in, with the hope of hearing the political party’s plans for succession. It was also the first Convention ever to be held without General Secretary Julian Francis, who is currently on the …

The political leader of the ruling Unity Labour Party (ULP) has warned supporters about the dangers of disunity within the party. Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves gave the caution on Sunday, July 31 as he delivered the feature address at the ULP’s 25 th annual convention. [caption id="attachment_156541" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves interacts with two children at the Unity Labour Party’s 25th annual convention Sunday, July ...

Last Thursday, the governing Unity Labour Party (ULP) in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) held its first National Council Meeting in almost two years at the Russells Auditorium at Stoney Ground.  The last National Council Meeting was held in August 2020. The over 450 delegates from the 15 constituency branches who attended the meeting heard addresses from a number of speakers, primarily Chairman Edwin Snagg and Political Leader Dr …

Four persons who reportedly sustained broken limbs in a vehicular accident in Union Island on Tuesday were airlifted to the mainland for medical treatment. Minivan HN807 lost control and smashed front first into a wall in Donaldson, Union Island, early on Tuesday afternoon October 12. In the aftermath, reports are that driver Noel Glasgow suffered a broken leg and damage to his ribcage, while three passengers also sustained injuries. They …

Four persons who reportedly sustained broken limbs in a vehicular accident in Union Island on Tuesday were airlifted to the mainland for medical treatment. Minivan HN807 lost control and smashed front first into a wall in Donaldson, Union Island, early on Tuesday afternoon October 12. In the aftermath, reports are that driver Noel Glasgow suffered a broken leg and damage to his ribcage, while three passengers also sustained injuries. They …