Members of the Public Service Union (PSU) will be electing a new executive next month to run the affairs of the union over the 2024-2026 biennium. The elections will be held over a two-day period, April 23-24, 2024, a release from the union states. Nominations close today, Friday April 5, and voting will take place at the various work places where the PSU is recognised as the bargaining agent for.
Members of the General Employees Cooperative Credit Union (GECCU) were told on Tuesday that the former CEO of the credit union was fired. The disclosure by the Board of Directors of the circumstances under which Rohan Stowe demitted office almost two months ago came at a Special General Meeting of the cooperative on Tuesday, September 19. Almost 300 people were crammed into the Kingstown Methodist Church hall for the meeting …
President of the New Democratic Party (NDP), Dr Godwin Friday is confident that the newly elected executive can advance the political party’s goal of transforming St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) politically. The NDP’s annual convention is slated for two days this month, February 6 and February 13; And on the first day, the party held its internal elections virtually and installed a brand new executive. “I want to thank …
La Soufrière Volcano: Humanitarian needs remain urgent, as ongoing volcanic activity prevents return home
Photo: SVG Red Cross / IFRC
Panama/Geneva/Kingstown, SVG, 7 May 2021 – One month after the explosive eruption of La Soufrière volcano, uncertainty remains, as ongoing volcanic activity prevents people from returning home and hurricane season approaches. Red Cross has supported more than 2,000 people with water and emergency relief supplies since the initial eruption on 9 April.
“We are responding to an emergency within another emergency as the eruption affects a country already impacted by an ongoing dengue outbreak and the social and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Recent heavy rainfall resulting in landslides and flooding and leading to damage and destruction of property makes the situation even more difficult. Responding to and recovering from these overlapping crises is challenging and will take time,” said Harvey Farrell, Vice-President of the St. Vinc