The external examination “season” is almost at a close. Despite the trials and tribulations of the last two years, our young people have acquitted themselves quite well. I thought that I could use this opportunity to grade the Government on its last year’s performance, much akin to the CSEC and CAPE. Space does not allow a comprehensive assessment, so brevity is the order of the day. TOURISM & CULTURE I …
Intentions have been made clear to utilise the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (MCMH) to deliver healthcare mainly to women and children, once the Acute Referral Hospital at Arnos Vale is operational. Finance minister Camillo Gonsalves announced this week that the World Bank had credited St Vincent and the Grenadines with US$51 million 80 per cent of the total figure to be provided by the financial entity for the near …
Tropical Shipping St Vincent & the Grenadines has made a donation of EC$ 2700.00 towards the work of the World Paediatric Project (WPP). A cheque in that sum was handed over on Monday, June 13 by the Sales manager of Tropical Shipping, Maxine Howard to Executive Director Caribbean World Paediatric Project, Lauren McIntosh, at the shipping agency’s office in Kingstown, a release states. Howard expressed pleasure in donating to the …
As individuals, we do have the power to make a difference - in large and small ways. Over the years, the pages of our newspaper have regularly provided evidence of this, with the past two weeks being no exception. In today’s edition, we feature on the front page, a story that demonstrates the inherent compassion and generosity of our people towards each other and what we are able to do …
by KATHERINE RENTON AFTER LIVING 20YEARS with a condition that restricted her voice to a small whisper, a young Vincentian has a new lease on life after undergoing surgery to her vocal cords at the St Louis University Hospital (SLU). [caption id=