The first EB John Memorial Bursary was conferred on media worker, Lucinna Poyer by the Toronto SVG Support Group this week at a brief ceremony at the UWI Open Campus. The award was established by the group to honour the memory of its founder and Vincentian veteran broadcaster, Evans Bernard John, who died in August, 2020. “I am grateful and I am extremely honoured to receive this. I grew up …
318 OECS Nationals Travel to Canada for Employment
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The OECS Commission facilitated yet another charter flight to assist farmworkers with travel to Canada. This marks the 3rd charter flight for 2021, since commercial flight cancellations between Canada and the Eastern Caribbean due to the COVID-19 epidemic.
The OECS Commission, through its Eastern Caribbean Liaison Service (ECLS), has defied all odds to continue expanding participation of OECS nationals in the Canada-Caribbean Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme – with over 1000 OECS workers in 2020 contributing approximately EC$37 Million dollars in remittances among the OECS and with similar expectations for 2021, amid the travel limitations and health risks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Five migrant farm workers have died since mid-March, four while in COVID-19 quarantine, advocacy group says theglobeandmail.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theglobeandmail.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.