After a near-decade legal battle with former employees who were sent to the breadline, telecommunications giant LIME lost its final appeal at the Privy Council Court yesterday, against the ruling in favour of the former workers. The decision comes nine years after the company, then Cable & Wireless, made over 20 workers redundant and the [...]
Arnhim Eustace, leader of the St Vincent and the Grenadines opposition party was early this morning relishing the defeat handed to the government when the New Democratic Party was able to mount a stern No campaign. Hanging out with his supporters at the Sion Hill intersection long after midnight, Eustace said general elections was his [...]
Mid morning voting in the Marriaqua Valley at Richland Park As Vincentians enter the final hour of voting in their historic Referendum, voting is expected to pick up as merchants allowed employees to leave work at 2:30 this afternoon. This morning began with light showers which threatened for most of the morning but large numbers [...]
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (November 21, 2009) – Barbados Prime Minister David Thompson’s announcement last week of a government guarantee for the principal amount invested in the newly launched Barbados Entrepreneurs’ Venture Capital Fund is sweet news to the ears of the local, regional and international investment community. Barbadian business consultant Dr. Basil Springer, project manager for [...]
General elections in Dominica to elect a new government would be held on December 18. This was announced by Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerritt at a mass rally held in Mauhaut, a village just outside capital city Roseau in what was announced as an address to the nation in which it was widely speculated that the [...]
Leader of the Opposition in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has raised questions about a sum of US$1m (EC$2.7m) in cash that the state bank reportedly refused to accept from a depositor. Arnhim Eustace told reporters on Wednesday that he had been informed that the money was brought into the country and an attempt [...]
Bermuda – Vincentian George Jackson who has headed up the police service in Bermuda over the last four years as Commissioner is due to retire in mid-December. Governor Sir Richard Gozney confirmed the retirement in a statement in which he paid tribute to Jackson, while Premier Ewart Brown also praised Jackson’s tenure at the helm [...]
By Deanzer Roberts St. Georges, Grenada – Over 320,000 cruise passengers visited the spice isle for the2008 – 2009 Cruise year. This according to a survey done by the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association based on figures received by the Grenada Board of Tourism. According to the survey an estimated 272,683 passengers disembarked and visited Grenada. [...]
By Deanzer Roberts St. Georges, Grenada – The Ministry of Finance is continuing with the necessary work towards the implementation of the Valued Added Tax (VAT) in 2010. The Education programme is ongoing with consultations being held in parishes, as the ministry seeks to prepare persons for the February 1st implementation. Addressing the issue recently [...]
The Staff of the Roving Caregivers (RCP) and Early Childhood Home Visiting Programme accepted donations from the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) earlier today at their office. The RCP are better equipped to carry out their work because of the items that were donated to them from the BNTF. The items donated are as follows: [...]
Final Vote NO Rally at Victoria Park
Sir James at Chateaubelair meeting
Feature Speaker Aneisa Baptiste chats with Godwin Friday on platform
Turn out at Chateaubelair ‘Vote No’ Meeting
Attendees at the NDP Youth Convention ’09 held at Langley Park
Winners of Miss Heritage 2009
Lord Karessah Calypso Monarch ’09