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NY relief group halts pickup Verna Arthur, chairperson of SVG Relief USA, Inc. address press conference. By: Nelson A. King - US Correspondent• After spending the last five weeks sorting, packing and shipping relief supplies for volcano-ravaged St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the Brooklyn, New York-based SVG Relief USA, Inc., two Saturdays ago, announced that it was halting pick-up and drop off operations from the main hub at the Friends of Crown Heights Educational Center in Brooklyn. "As of today, May 22, 2021, we are putting an official pause on the pickup/drop off of our relief efforts...

Vincies in US remain ‘resolute’ in relief efforts SVG Relief Committee USA, Inc. volunteers, L-R: Terrance Edwards, Verna Arthur (chairperson), Annette Stowe, Ancilla Friday, Elitha John, Viona Homer and Julie Williams. Sandra Williams is in foreground. By: Nelson A. King - US Correspondent• The Brooklyn, New York-based SVG Relief Committee, USA., Inc. says Vincentian nationals in the United States remain "resolute” in their efforts to provide much-needed relief aid to their volcano-ravaged homeland.  Verna Arthur, chairperson of the Committee, told THE VINCENTIAN on Wednesday that h...

Vincy groups launch relief efforts Renowned activist Verna Arthur now heads up the SVG Relief, Inc. By: Nelson A. King - US Correspondent• As St. Vincent and the Grenadines is experiencing what has been described as "unprecedented circumstances” that have "uprooted the daily lives” of nationals, several Vincentian groups in the Diaspora have sprung into action to aid the homeland. In this nexus, on Feb. 5, Consul General to the United States Howie Prince took the initiative in reviving the Brooklyn, New York-based SVG Relief, Inc., established in 2013 under the leadership of his predec...

Tribute to Randy D By: Nelson A. King - US Correspondent• Unquestionably, Ferrand "Randy D” Dopwell was a pre-eminent radio broadcaster and air personality, who served St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the Caribbean and the Caribbean Diaspora with utter distinction and humility.  He was a broadcaster extraordinaire – among the best, if not the best that our small nation ever offered. His skills, creativity and versatility were unmatched.    Even with his elevation on the airwaves, he never forgot his humble roots. He communicated well with all and sundry – regardless to color, class...