Persons having illegal firearms in their possession may soon face heavier penalties in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). This, as Prime Minister and Minister of National Security Dr Ralph Gonsalves has given the go ahead for legislation to be drafted that will increase the punishment for having an illegal firearm in one’s possession. Speaking on WE FM’s Issue at Hand programme on Sunday October 8, the Prime Minister said …
By the end of this month, this country will have a new Commissioner of Police (CoP), the Police Service Commission (PSC) having accepted the request by Colin John for early retirement.
Protest action on Canouan escalated over the weekend as residents used vehicles to block the north and east entrances of the resort which is being operated by the Canouan Resorts Development (CRD).
Canouan residents who had been protesting moves by developers to erect a gate in an area used by the public to access the beach feel vindicated now that land surveyors have determined that the construction had been taking place outside the resort’s boundaries. Chief Surveyor Keith Francis told SEARCHLIGHT yesterday that the work being undertaken by Canouan Resorts Development (CRD) had gone beyond the resort’s boundaries by two feet on …