Opening of the Richmond hydro-electric plant in 1962 Social Share
When Vincentians flip an electrical switch in their houses today, it is taken for granted that light will automatically fill the room they are in.
Switchboard at the South Rivers power station
But in 1931, and for a long time after, families like those that 99-year-old Victoria Moses grew up in had no electrical switches to flip; in many cases, nature provided their light.
“Well in those days, there was no electricity. It was kerosene oil that people were using to get light at night. Some people would buy a lamp and up to now, I have a lamp from my parents in those days. You put the kerosene oil in the lamp and you light it with the matches and you get the light at night,” Moses told SEARCHLIGHT this week, just days after the St Electricity Services Limited (VINLEC) commemorated the 90th anniversary of electrification in the country.
Bamboozled by Line Of Duty? All that AFO, ARU and UCO gobbledegook? Try sitting thought the IDC (International Development Committee) rabbiting on all morning. It d make your brain bubble.
For two hours yesterday, the committee grilled Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab. For large swathes of their session, Raab and the committee may as well have been speaking in tongues. So many abbreviations were tossed around, it felt like being assaulted by the creators of Scrabble.
Some of the acronyms I was familiar with, others I had to look up. Several, I m almost embarrassed to admit, remain unsolved mysteries. A SETO anyone? An MDC? How about a DHC? Answers on a postcard to the usual address.
Apes Hill development announced veteran tourism executive Sunil Chatrani is now a shareholder and has taken up the leadership role as its Executive Chairman.
Chatrani, former Chief Executive Officer of the Elegant Hotel Group, is building the team to relaunch the 450-acre site, currently undergoing significant redevelopment, and scheduled to reopen in November 2021
Chatrani has more than 30 years of experience in finance, tourism, mergers & acquisitions and strategy, in Barbados and throughout the region.
“Sunil is a visionary, trusted and proven leader,” commented Glenn Chamandy, who purchased the assets of Apes Hill in early 2020, “His market knowledge and strong relationships are exemplary, he is ideally suited to drive the future success of Apes Hill. I look forward to working closely with Sunil, and to the upcoming opening of our fully renovated golf course including our signature 19th hole.”
Chatrani is executive chairman at Apes Hill Development
Article by April 10, 2021
Veteran tourism executive Sunil Chatrani is now a shareholder and executive chairman of Apes Hill Development.
Chatrani, former Chief Executive Officer of the Elegant Hotel Group, is building the team to relaunch the 450-acre site, currently undergoing significant redevelopment, and scheduled to reopen in November 2021
Chatrani has more than 30 years of experience in finance, tourism, mergers and acquisitions and strategy in Barbados and throughout the region.
“Sunil is a visionary, trusted and proven leader,” said Glenn Chamandy, who purchased the assets of Apes Hill in early 2020, “his market knowledge and strong relationships are exemplary, he is ideally suited to drive the future success of Apes Hill. I look forward to working closely with Sunil, and to the upcoming opening of our fully renovated golf course including our signature