Police are investigating an incident at Yambou in which a VINLEC utility pole was set on fire this morning. At 7:23 this morning VINLEC received a call that the utility pole was on fire. On investigation, remnants of a burnt tyre were found at the base of the pole. A VINLEC official told media in […]
The first of nine medical missions to visit St Vincent and the Grenadines, compliments the World Pediatric Project (WPP) will be here next week, offering free medical services to local children and some from around the region. The general surgery team, which consists of two doctors (Dr Jeffery Lukish, Dr Tae Kim) and two nurses […]
A menacing Bronx man, due to welcome his grandchild this May, instead battered and buried his pregnant daughter in a fatal fight over money, sources told the Daily News. William Caruth, 61, was charged with murder after the body of the 39-year-old mom-to-be was found stuffed inside a crawlspace adjacent to the basement apartment where […]
The Diocese of the Windward Islands announces the passing of The Very Rev’d Patrick Ezekiel McIntosh M.A., CMG on Tuesday 5th January, 2016. The Diocese is truly saddened by his death. Dean McIntosh was born on the 22nd March 1947 to James and Olive McIntosh, Bequia and was baptised and confirmed at the St. Mary’s […]
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment notes that there is increasing influenza activity in the Caribbean region at this time and is closely monitoring this situation. Influenza cases increase during the flu season. However, the exact timing and duration of flu seasons vary. While seasonal flu outbreaks can happen as early as October, […]
Police are investigating attempts to Fire Bomb the St. Vincent Electricity Services (VINLEC). In a statement The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force says police responded to two attempts by a person or persons to firebomb VINLEC’s headquarter at Paul’s Avenue, Kingstown. According to police, on Monday, January 4th, 2016, at 12:25 a.m., […]
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Dec. 18, 2015: On the heels of the International Anti-Corruption Day and as the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) urged governments to jointly tackle the issue of corruption by changing their attitudes towards the problem, News Americas Now decided to […]
Proprietor of Nice Radio Douglas Defreitas in an interview with HTS St Lucia said that two of the seats the NDP retained the night of elections was almost lost due to fraud. He said on election night results showed the NDP winning those two seats by only 7 and 18 votes, seats which are popular with […]
Police say they are investigating two attempts by a person or persons, over the past four days, to Fire Bomb the St. Vincent Electricity Services Limited (VINLEC) head office at Paul’s Avenue, in Kingstown. According to a media release, members of the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force at 12:25am, today January 4th […]
Students across St. Vincent and the Grenadines returned to the classroom this morning for the new school term for 2016. Hon. St. Clair Jimmy Prince in his first address since taking up the post as Minister of Education urged the students to engage in a lot of reading, since doing so will enable them to […]
As the popular Internet-based group VincyCares, Inc. recently held its gala 6th Annual Dinner / Dance and Awards Ceremony in Brooklyn, its role in making a significant difference in the lives of needy Vincentian students was put into better focus. The group, which is only six years old, showed slides and featured the progression of […]
The United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says Caribbean economies will grow by just 1.6 percent next year. In its annual report, “Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2015,” ECLAC said the region’s economies will contract -0.4 percent on average in 2015, affected by a […]