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A face-off between the Speaker of the House, Rochelle Forde and Leader of the Opposition, Dr Godwin Friday, over a government senator’s presence in the House of Assembly this Tuesday ultimately led to Friday having to leave the Chamber.
The senator in question, Ashelle Morgan, also holds the office of Deputy Speaker of the House and was recently alleged to have been involved in a matter in which a resident of Diamond was shot in the leg.
“It is also a general principal Madam Speaker in matters involving public interest and public figures that when you have allegations of the gravity that we heard, … that the Commissioner of Police has indicated, are under investigation, involving the senator, that in those circumstances, the person involved – in this case the senator – withdraws from the public role or is made to withdraw until the investigation is complete,” Friday said in the House on Tuesday, echoing the sentiments of many Vincentians – so
Distribution of relief aid should be non partisan – Dr Friday
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There should be no partisan consideration when determining who receives aid coming into the country and when they receive it; leader of the Opposition Dr Godwin Friday has emphasized.
At a media briefing on Wednesday, April 28, the President of the New Democratic Party (NDP) was joined by Senator Shevern John, the NDP’s candidate for North Windward, and Vice President Roland ‘Patel’ Matthews, candidate for North Leeward, both of whom have been evacuated from their homes.
They spoke of their two trips to the zones close to the volcano, up to Sandy Bay on the Windward side, and reaching, on a boat, as far north as the Larikai Valley on the Leeward side.
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The island was hit by a volcanic eruption last week, making much of it uninhabitable.
Some neighboring islands are accepting evacuees only if they have taken a COVID-19 vaccine.
People on the volcano-stricken island of St. Vincent will be evacuated to certain neighboring islands only if they ve been vaccinated against COVID-19, the nation s prime minister said.
Cruise ships have been dispatched to the island that is being partially evacuated after the 4,000-foot high volcano La Soufrière erupted on Friday.
But people have to be vaccinated before they board the cruise ship, Ralph Gonsalves, the prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, said at a press conference the day after the eruption.
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