February 2016

New and increased taxes announced by St. Vincent Prime Minister

February 25, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_3691" align="alignleft" width="300"] St Vincent & the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves[/caption] KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Tuesday February 23, 2016 – Vincentians will have to start paying taxes on cell phone and international calls to contribute to government’s plan to reduce poverty in the country....

Liburd slams Education Minister Richards for Incompetence

February 25, 2016 in National

Chairperson of the SKNLP and Parliamentary representative for constituency #2, the Honorable Marcella Liburd is taking the team Unity Government Minister of Education, the Honorable Shawn K Richards to task for incompetence and poor governance in his handling of educational programs and activities. Liburd said Richards...

Carnival Prize-Giving

February 25, 2016 in National

The National Carnival Committee has announced that the official prize-giving ceremony for Sugar Mas 44 will be held on Friday at Bank Street. Carnival Committee Chairman, Noah Mills made the announcement on Thursday on G-Cue’s Morning Show on ZIZ Radio. He gave a brief rundown of what...