From as early as 7 am on Monday, more than a dozen vendors who ply their trade from the Central Kingstown Market staged protests following a weekend clean-up, conducted by the Kingstown Town Board.
Former government minister Clayton Burgin is the new warden of the Kingstown Town Board , and on Tuesday morning September 28,he undertook a tour of Little Tokyo to hear the concerns of the many vendors who conduct business there. Over the years, members of the public have expressed their displeasure at the conditions, and have called on the authorities to address the situation. Burgin who was accompanied by Superintendent of …
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Equipment malfunctions that recently stalled operations at the Campden Park Container Port, and other problems that plague the facility will be discussed by the Cabinet of Ministers.
A decision will then be made which may see changes in the leadership of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Port Authority (SVGPA).
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves made this clear while speaking Tuesday morning on the AM Mayhem radio show of Hot 97.1.
“It is entirely unacceptable for important pieces of equipment not to be maintained.
“I have a way of following an old injunction from the folk, ‘take time to run fast’. Watch me running fast,” Gonsalves said in response to a question about heads rolling at the management level of the SVGPA.
Broken-down equipment causes late delivery of goods
THE CRANE at Campden Park Container Port which has been out of operation since February 2020. Social Share
Certain actions are expected to be taken at the St Vincent and the Grenadines Port Authority (SVGPA), following delays last week in the delivery of over 100 containers to customers.
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The delays came about because of the inoperability of certain key pieces of machinery at the Campden Park Container Port and Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves said he has raised certain questions in relation to the management of the port and action is being taken and more will be taken, as he was lied to.