On March 17th the Community of Sion Hill will come alive with activities to celebrate National Hero’s Day. Chairperson of the Sion Hill Lighting Committee, Ideisha Jackson told NBC News, they will be holding a series of activities to foster camaraderie within the community. She said they will also be raising funds towards…
In 1998, when a group of members of the Sion Hill community decided to string lights at the Sion Hill Intersection, little did they know that it would have sparked a national lighting competition. Fast forward to 2023, and the Sion Hill community is still at the forefront of the annual lighting extravaganza that is now part and parcel of the annual Christmas festivities. To mark the occasion of its silver anniversary, …
A GROUP who confronted the vehicular convoy of the Earl and Countess of Wessex on Saturday with signs demanding reparations “now” challenged that the British castles and wealth were acquired through a holocaust and that this wrong should be repaired. [caption id=
KINGSTOWN – The St Vincent and the Grenadines government Saturday gave a red carpet welcome to two members of the Britain’s royal family, but a small group of protesters registered their objection to the visit and instead called for reparation for African slavery. At the Argyle International Airport, Prince Andrew, 58, and his wife, Sophie, 57, the Earl and Countess of Wessex, were greeted by Acting Prime Minister Montgomery Daniel, as …
Local Rastafari welcome overseas support
Members of the Rastafari United Front of St Lucia with some of the supplies aboard the Ocean Queen, last Friday.
Rastafari who have been displaced by the eruptions of the La Soufrière volcano and who are experiencing challenges related to their dietary practices, have received some ease in this regard.
Last Friday, a quantity of food catering specially to their dietary needs, as well as other items, arrived from St. Lucia via the MV Ocean Queen, which docked at the Blue Lagoon port under the watchful eye of SVG Coast Guard units.
The donation came compliments the Rastafari United Front of St Lucia, who coordinated contributions from local (St. Lucian) business houses, as well from the Chronixx Foundation and sources in Canada.