News from SVG:
Letter: Shameless Eustace now wants Argyle Airport
May 22, 2012
Arnhim Eustace (King Dotish) and the NDP now realise that the Argyle International Airport is central to the further development of SVG. This shameless, inept, dotish, old, treasury-cheating so-called leader has finally come to the full realisation that...
Letter: Whale hunting is a stain on our nation
May 19, 2012
Why did ministers and whaling commissioners from the OECS countries huddle for two days at a hotel in Villa with only one other country – Japan – in preparation for the June 2012 meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC)?
St Vincent consulate receives donation of sporting equipment
May 18, 2012
COMBER, Northern Ireland -- A large selection of new cricket and football equipment has been received by the Consulate of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) to Northern Ireland following a donation drive initiative. The donations are from individuals...
Letter: Is lying an essential element of modern politics?
May 15, 2012
Recent pronouncements by Mitt Romney, Republican nominee for the post of POTUS has led me to wonder whether or not the tender art of lying is inseparable from the respectable practice of politics. It is not just Mitt, but the entire Republican Party seems to have...
Letter: Please stop this madness
May 14, 2012
Below, please see the applicants for the post of High Court Judge 2012. Only in the Caribbean this nonsense would be attempted. How could Nicole Sylvester want to be a judge of the Eastern Caribbean High Court? Does Ms Sylvester forget her recent...
Meeting of OECS leaders of parliamentary opposition hailed a success
May 9, 2012
CASTRIES, St Lucia -- Leaders of the parliamentary opposition in the member states of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) ended a successful meeting in St Lucia on Friday, at which they discussed issues relating to the...
OAS and Chile cooperate to combat violence against women in the Eastern Caribbean
May 9, 2012
WASHINGTON, USA -- The Organization of American States (OAS) and the government of Chile have signed a letter of intent to strengthen capacities in the area of violence against women in the countries of the Eastern Caribbean.
Letter: Eustaceism looks to be over in St Vincent
May 7, 2012
The opposition New Democratic Party president, the Hon. Arnhim Ulric Eustace, is battling for his political survival amidst renewed calls for his resignation as party boss. The latest call came from his so called “adopted daughter”, former NDP Senator...
Letter: Parliament must act now
May 4, 2012
The St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) Parliament meets on Thursday, May 31. Action must be initiated to have the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) convene, to deal with certain irregularities which may very well fall within the realm of...
Caribbean entrepreneur unveils organ and blood donation mobile app
May 3, 2012
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent -- “I guess Facebook has let the cat out of the bag,” says Herbert (Haz) Samuel, explaining why he’s taking the wraps off his new mobile app project today, even before he’s built anything. Facebook this week launched its new...
Letter: Time for justice, America. Time for action!
May 3, 2012
Today (Wednesday, April 2) marks five weeks since our UN ambassador was unlawfully assaulted and arrested by one officer Parker of the NYPD. The racist officer, on behalf the NYPD, the City of New York and the United States, blatantly violated...
Letter: Arnhim Eustace - yet another clarion call for his long overdue resignation
May 2, 2012
For some time now a continuous and progressive referendum has been ongoing regarding Arnhim Eustace, the leader of the opposition political party in St Vincent. We human beings seem to have exceptionally short memories.
Letter: St Vincent and Grenadines Association of Toronto
April 30, 2012
I wish to state, first of all, that I take no pleasure in writing this letter. I write it not in hate nor anger nor even bitterness but with disappointment, as many are aware that I have been subjected to much cruel treatment by those who take exception to..
Letter: Ex-senator breaks silence on dishonesty - exposes NDP as liars
April 28, 2012
On Wednesday morning, ex-Senator Annesia Baptiste held a press conference, which was broadcast on radio in St Vincent, accusing the NDP leadership, including Arnhim Eustace and St Clair Leacock, as jealous liars. Baptiste also called for...
Letter: The media session held by the Boss
April 27, 2012
So here we are. The Cult Queen and one of her "Institute leaders" held a marathon media session yesterday to tell us everything we already know. Seems to me the real reason behind the drama was to make an international appeal for donations.
Letter: Eustace created a Trojan Horse that kicked him in the derriere
April 25, 2012
Seriously, what the heck is going on in SVG? Citizens now prefer to settle scores with knives and guns; opposition parliamentarians show wanton disregard for the Speaker and Standing Orders of Parliament; so-called activists publicly (on international radio)...
St Vincent PM admitted to hospital in Barbados
April 24, 2012
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), Dr Ralph Gonsalves, was admitted to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Barbados at the weekend after complaining of feeling unwell.
St Vincent opposition senator's appointment revoked
April 21, 2012
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent -- In a Facebook posting, St Vincent and the Grenadines opposition senator, Anesia Baptiste, confirmed that the leader of the opposition New Democratic Party (NDP), Amhim Eustace, has revoked her senatorial appointment.
St Vincent given the green light on tax transparency by OECD Global Forum
April 21, 2012
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent -- St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has been given the green light from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Global Forum on transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes.
Caribbean states strengthen capacity in combating illicit firearms trafficking
April 19, 2012
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- On Monday, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, through its Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), launched a training course to...
Commentary: The Vincentian Diaspora: A nation at war and a threat to its nationalism
April 16, 2012
When hardship confronts a nation its citizens are determined to help one another! This is not a phenomenon that is not only true about Asians, Africans and other third world countries around the globe; it is also true about many Caribbean nations.
Letter: The Ambassador Camillo Gonsalves Saga - part 2: Clearing up ambiguities
April 14, 2012
It seems as if the letter that was written by me. captioned The Ambassador Gonsalves Saga: The long and short of it, appears to have been the only voice to express opposition to the ambassador’s actions and declare Ambassador Camillo...
Letter: Diaspora committee head admits... and Dr Thompson talks dotishness
April 12, 2012
So the head of the SVG Diaspora Committee in New York (USA) has finally admitted (on the ULP “Shake Up” radio show) that there is the need in the SVG community in New York for a quick response mechanism to deal with situations like the...
US ambassador meets with Vincentian envoy, expresses regret at NYPD incident
April 11, 2012
NEW YORK, USA -- Ambassador Susan Rice, the permanent representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, has expressed regret on behalf of herself and the US government at an incident in which St Vincent and the...
Letter: When will King Dotish get it right?
April 11, 2012
The leader of the opposition party makes use of every opportunity that comes his way, to show the world just how dotish he really is. General elections are some three years and months away, yet King Dotish had to play politics with an important...
Commentary: A St Vincent and the Grenadines cruise: The future for a sustainable tourism Industry
April 10, 2012
Like emeralds having traces of chromium so is St Vincent and the Grenadines nature’s gem – a unique blend of nature, vibrant cultures and the ambience of tropical paradise! Coupled with cascading waterfalls; magnificent mountain peaks like skyscrapers...
Letter: The Ambassador Camillo Gonsalves saga: The long and short of it
April 10, 2012
Anyone with any sense of or at least some knowledge of foreign affairs, will know Israel is one of the most hated nations in the middle eastern world (some will differ with me and say in the entire world) and this country shares borders with countries that...
Letter: Leacock's 'duttyness' is supported on both sides of the aisle
April 7, 2012
So, disorderly Sinclair Leacock, who should long have been expelled from the House of Assembly and dragged before a Parliamentary Disciplinary Committee, is now brazen enough to be calling for an apology from the Honourable Speaker.
Letter: To the 'educated ones' in SVG and the Diaspora
April 4, 2012
I doubt (very much) you have taken the time to read the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (below). I read this several years in my first International Relations course while pursuing studies in Political Science. As a former recruitment and...
Commentary: Trayvon Martin and St Vincent's UN ambassador: The racist similarities
April 3, 2012
It seems that institutional racial profiling continues to be a massive problem in the United States, notwithstanding that the country has an African-American president, several African-American congressmen and mayors of cities, and accomplished African-Americans...
Letter: SVG political tribalism transferred to New York
April 3, 2012
Look at the nonsense here. The representative of a sovereign state, with full diplomatic immunity, is unlawfully assaulted and arrested (no charges yet) -- a blatant violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
CARICOM weighs in on treatment of St Vincent ambassador by New York police
April 2, 2012
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- Chairman of the United Nations CARICOM Group, Delano Bart, who is also St Kitts and Nevis permanent representative to the United Nations, has accused the New York City Police Department of “flagrant...
St Vincent UN ambassador describes ordeal at hands of New York police
March 31, 2012
NEW YORK, USA -- The permanent representative of St Vincent and the Grenadines to the United Nations, Camillo Gonsalves, has issued a statement in which he describes mistreatment and abuse he received earlier this week at the hands of New York police officers.
Vincentian Diaspora updated on Argyle International Airport
March 29, 2012
HIGH WYCOMBE, England -- Director of special projects in the Office of the Prime Minister and former minister of tele-communications, Dr Jerrol Thompson, addressed the Vincentian Diaspora in the United Kingdom on the development of the...
US communications company to acquire Caribbean mobile wireless licensees
March 27, 2012
NEW YORK, USA -- A US based public company, GoIP, a leading provider and developer of diversified communications and services across multiple devices and software platforms, has signed a strategic letter of intent (LOI) to acquire all of 21st Century...
Fairtrade motion passed unopposed in Northern Ireland parliament
March 24, 2012
BELFAST, Northern Ireland -- The Stormont Parliament in Northern Ireland has passed unopposed a motion for the assembly to acknowledge 'Fairtrade Fortnight', the adoption of Fairtrade procurement policies by all branches of central and...
St Vincent to host RSS council of ministers meeting
March 22, 2012
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent -- At least three prime ministers are expected in St Vincent and the Grenadines this week for the council meeting of the Regional Security System, set for March 23. Those expected are Prime Minister Freundel Stuart...
Letter: Congratulations are in order
March 22, 2012
The Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) is an institution that is close to my heart, for I have made many long lasting friendships and that institution had afforded me the opportunity to serve my people in a way that I enjoyed.
Commentary: St Vincent and the Grenadines infrastructural deadlock
March 21, 2012
The architectural design of an infrastructure is the column of enticement of business travel and imperative to the economic development of any developing nation. Empirical evidence suggests that countries around the world excogitate and aspire to...
Future looks bright as Kiddy Cricket bowls off in St Vincent
March 21, 2012
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent -- Cricket matches between West Indies and Australia have been known for their competitiveness over the years – and this was one of the big lessons that Scotiabank Kiddy Cricketers learnt last Friday.
