2 July 2009
Our Dad, Noble Branch, passed away peacefully in Trinidad on June 21st, 2009. We will be holding a Memorial Service for him in St Vincent on July 11th, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. at the Kingstown Evangelical Church.
Thanks again.
Gale Alexander
28June 2009
Cheryl King writes:
SVG RADIO STATIONS:
The following link should take you to all the SVG Radio Stations. Just click LISTEN for the station desired.
Happy carnival celebrations !!!
St. Paul's /St. John's
Members Appreciation Sunday
Congratulations on yet another Appreciation Sunday and kudos to all who are being honoured. All the best from all of us !!!
INTERVIEW WITH BBC
Ambassador Camillo Gonsalves, Permanent Representative of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, was recently interviewed live on the BBC World News regarding his role as co-facilitator of the United Nations Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development.
The interview can be viewed on YouTube at the following link:
Permanent Mission of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to the United Nations 800 Second Avenue Suite 400-G New York, NY 10017
Tel: 212-599-0950
Fax: 212 599-1020
www.svg-un.org
To all of our brothers and sisters in Canada-Happy Canada Day July 1, 2009.
To all of our brothers and sisters in the USA- Happy Independence Day, July 4, 2009.
24 May 2009
George Francis passes:
My sincere condolences to the family and friends. The contents of an e-mail I received follows:
Hi folks,
Just to inform you that George passed away peacefully May 22nd at 9.50a.m. His funeral will be on Tuesday 26th May at 3.00p.m at St.George's Cathedral, Kingstown. In case anyone needs to speak with Elsa his wife the number is 784-4584798. Please pass on information to anyone I may have forgotten. God bless
Other news:
An Italian warship arrested nine pirates after helping a U.S.-flagged container vessel and another ship evade brigands off the coast of Somalia on Friday, a naval spokesman said. An Italian naval spokesman said sailors onboard the warship Maestrale captured the nine pirates in the Gulf of Aden after they fired on the Maria K, a ship from St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) is in a recession that could deepen later this year. The Washington-based institution said it could not say when the economic situation would improve.
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent - A Barbadian national is among three persons shot and killed by police during a shootout late on Thursday night.
Police said that Dwayne Brian Hubert was shot after lawmen went to the Vermont community following a tip off that he was hiding in the area.
A police statement said that when they reached the area, shots were fired at them and, in the ensuing gun-battle, Hubert and two unidentified men were killed.
Police said they recovered a 9mm pistol and are continuing to search the area for other weapons used by the men.
The incident comes after Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves announced a major anti-crime operation to combat illegal marijuana cultivation, as well as to break-up a known criminal ring in St Vincent and the Grenadines.
The operation involves law enforcement officers from the Barbados-based Regional Security System (RSS) and neighbouring Trinidad and Tobago.
Gonsalves, in an exclusive with the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC), said the move formed part of a “no nonsense” and “proactive” approach to the matter of crime by his government.
“Let me make the position of the government of St Vincent and the Grenadines absolutely clear. What you see happening in some Caribbean countries where police can’t go into certain areas of the country, that will never happen under my watch,” warned Gonsalves.
A police source told CMC that the men were believed to have been in the hills, but were flushed out by the massive police operation taking place.
5 May 2009
I forward the information about the passing of her Mum, Rosalind Marshall Carew to you so that you can put it on the "Tonyoldies" website. (See below) Very sad.
Hi,
It is with deep sadness that I inform you of the passing of our dear GHS sister,
GHS Education Fund committee member and Summit Project Leader for Fund-raising, Rosalind Marshall Carew. Rosalind passed away in England on Wednesday 5/6/09.
Her daughter, Sue, has asked me to pass on the information. Rosalind was such a staunch supporter of our Alma Mater, GHS. So glad that we were able to see her at the Summit in 2006.
Details of the funeral
15th May 2009 at St Pauls Church Stoke Road Slough - England
In lieu of flowers, donations to Thames Valley Hospice, Hatch Lane, Windsor, Berks England would be appreciated.
The family would prefer the wearing of bright colours and hope the day really is a celebration of her life.
May she rest in peace and may light perpetual shine upon her. We keep her family in our thoughts and prayers at this sad time. Thanks for the information, Sue. God bless.
Love,
Cheryl King
Also, I received this information from Camille Crichton:
Re: Cecile Richards Burial
Sent:
Wed 5/06/09 2:35 PM
To: claking@hotmail.com
Dear Cheryl
Cecile’s burial will be on Saturday 9th May 2009 at Kingstown Methodist Church
at 3 pm, interment at the Kingstown Cemetery.
Best wishes
Camille
Also I regret to inform you of the passing of Sondra Hewitt.
6 April 2009
Thanks to Robert Young re caribsurf e-mails addresses:
April 1st, 2009
Dear Valued Customer:
As of 1st April 2009, all dual Caribsurf email addresses ceased to exist and the Vincysurf email address is your only valid e-mail address. As a result of this, all forwarders to Caribsurf email addresses have been removed. As an example, if your email addresses were youraddress@caribsurf.com as well as youraddress@vincysurf.com only your youraddress@vincysurf.com is now valid effective 1st April 2009.
Thank you for your understanding and continued cooperation. If you have any questions or concerns, kindly contact Sharon Cyrus on 1 (784) 457-1901 ext 256 or email Sharon.Cyrus@time4lime.com.
Thank you for being our customer!
Villagers update April 2009 by Cheryl King
31 March 2009
It is with a profound sense of sadness that I must inform you of the passing of Mr. George (Mario) Bullen. He served as High Commissioner for the Countries of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States to Canada from February 1997 to May 2003.
Mr. Bullen, who was as known as Mario, served Grenada and the countries of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) with distinction and professionalism.
During his long diplomatic career, Mario Bullen was accredited to more than a dozen countries, including stints as the Ottawa-based OECS High Commissioner to Canada and also as Grenada’s High Commissioner in Brussels.
Mr. Bullen departed this life at 8:00am March 27th, 2009, in Barbados after a battle with cancer.
I also pass on the news of the passing of Ian Dacon, "Brooksin", from Glen. He was a member of the Calliaqua Scout Troop. May he rest in peace. The family's email is idizzle@hotmail.com. his funeral was Saturday, March 28, 2009 in Toronto.
14 March 2009
Fire guts Buhlers Yachts Ltd
Mar 6th: Fire officials are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fire late Tuesday evening which completely destroyed the building housing Buhlers Yachts Ltd and its contents.
Police reports claim that the fire started shortly after 6pm at the company’s premises situated at Calliaqua. The blaze drew hundreds of spectators from the Calliaqua and surrounding areas, and caused traffic in the vicinity to grind to a halt. Efforts by the local fire brigade and citizens to bring the fire under control proved futile as the building burned into late Tuesday night. The property is currently being acquired by the government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines for the expansion of the National Coast Guard base, which is situated next door.
Lynda John-Abiaka
I regret to inform you of the passing of Lynda John-Abiaka on March 9th . The celebration of her life will be at St.Paul's church in Calliaqua. My sincere sympathies to her family and friends.
Sunday, March 15th 2009
Time: 1:00pm to 3:30 pm, Place: Le Manoir, 5319 N.D.G. Avenue, Corner or Decarie, NDG, Montreal Quebec
Should you require additional information or to obtain tickets for the Brunch please do not hesitate to call us at: (514) 626-1355 (Tom Austin), 514-364-3299 (Alfred “Jack” Dear), 450-676-7508 (Leo St. Hillaire), 514-743-9340 ( Ometha Robertson), 514-363-8334 (Noel Grant)
Well Wishes: go to Winston Winsborrow who had a medical incident yesterday and is recovering well.
6 Mar 2009
I regret to announce that Edna Walker Dougan passed away in Ratho Mill (St.V) on 4th March 2009. My sincere sympathies to her children, other family members and all those that knew her.
Dear Tony,
Re: Appeal for funds to supply microscopes to the St. Vincent Boys’ Grammar School
Attached is a copy of a letter I wrote to the Editor of the Searchlight newspaper in St. Vincent that was published in the issue of October 17. The letter was copied, with permission of Searchlight, and circulated by Mrs. Cheryl King (resident in the United States).
The expressions of interest to date have been most heartening. Many persons have asked how and where/to whom they should send their donations. I have opened a Roytrin account jointly with Dr. Don (Clement) Iton (a Vincentian resident here in Trinidad) to which donations may be sent.
Should you be desirous of making a contribution, such may be sent to me at the above address, made out in favour of the account below or you may send it directly to the bank.
J. Duncan & C. Iton - Account No: RBL 881012047
RBTT – St. Augustine Branch.
Thanking you for your kind consideration.
Yours sincerely,
Dr. Julian Duncan
8 Whinfield Place, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
8 Feb 2009
We are currently trying to get Matt Lauer from The Today Show that airs on NBC Cable Tv Channel, to visit St. Vincent and the Grenadines during his special annual program, Where in the World is Matt Lauer?
There is an online list (link below) where you must vote for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Once we have enough votes he should visit here in 2009, thus giving SVG some well needed worldwide exposure on USA national TV.
We would appreciate it if you could take a few seconds, visit the link below, scroll down and vote for St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Also pass the link below along to every single vincy in the world, your friends, family, coworkers.. etc
Go to forums, websites, chat rooms and anywhere Vincentians hang out, spread the word.
VOTE FOR SVG NOW.
22 Jan 2009
St Vincent Girls High School made CNN today!!!!
Click on the link below to see a shot of the girls celebrating. Truly Awesome!!!
The Student of the Girls High School in St. Vincent & the Grenadines
in the West Indies overwhelming reaction to the new president of the United States of America Barack Obama on his inauguration moment.
"CNN is a very popular channel in our country and we love you guys, anderson, sally,
john, wolf, Mr. King, big up to the max and much respect. We all love you Mr. Obama.
Good Luck governing the world and trying to make it a better place".
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Here's a promotional video from the National Academy Orchestra of Canada. Tanya Charles, B.Mus.Perf. (Godwin Charles' daughter) played with the Orchestra last summer. She appears/comments a couple times on the video:
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8 Jan 2009
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Source: New York Daily News Sat, 03 Jan 2009 11:44 AM PST
Anytime is a good time to visit Mustique, an isle in the Caribbean St. Vincent
and the Grenadines island chain, but January is extra-special
because of the Mustique Blues Festival, taking place
Jan. 21 through Feb. 4 this year.
The relatives of the late Mrs. Vinola Whyte nee McKie, formerly of
Mesopotamia, St. Vincent has requested the announcement of her passing.
Mrs. Whyte was the cherished mother of Hwesu, Katya and Mellissa Whyte,
sister of Erna (Ernesta)in Montreal, Thelma and Dorothy residing in St.
Vincent, Winston McKie - husband of Theresa Gilbert-McKie of Toronto and
numerous nephews and nieces. Her beloved husband, Milton Whyte recently
predeceased her.
27 Dec 2008
Pics from the opening of Nine Mornings Celebrations St Vincent on Sunday 7th Dec 2008. When the playlist gets up to about 100 pics there is a series from the Cadet Band.
Sadly I must report the following deaths:
- Peggy Hughes
- Josephine Sardine Banfield 23 Dec 2008
- Jeanette C. Bazemore also known as Debbie Cato, formerly of Georgetown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines passed away on December 17, 2008. She leaves to cherish in her memory a wonderfully loving husband - Alfred Shai Bazemore; two daughters - LaToya & LaKeisha; son Shaquille; two grandsons - T'Kai & T'Keim; parents - Eileen "Girlie" Cato and Cardon Dacon. Viewing will be on Saturday 27th December 2008, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at De Marco Funeral Visitation Centre,
8003 Weston Road, Woodbridge, ON, followed by the funeral.
- Victoria 'Vickie' Durrant of Kingstown died on Monday 29 September 2008
- RICHARD JOACHIM (from the Guest Book - does anyone have a date?
Lab Equipment needed for BGS - St.Vincent.
Dear Tony,
Thanks for the interest you have shown in the appeal. A specific target has not been set. My thoughts were that we should try to purchase at least 10 stereoscopic and 10 compound microscopes. I know that there is merit in setting a target, but that can also be daunting if one finds that we take a long while to realize the target set.
At the moment I shall be pleased with whatever we receive - as unprofessional as that sounds.
I am heartened by the ready response so many have made. What I am doing at this end is setting up an account in conjunction with one of the Iton brothers resident here (Trinidad) to which persons could send their contributions; Fred Prescod is considering doing something of the sort in Canada. Perhaps you can liaise with him to see precisely what he is doing.
The response to date has restored my faith in my fellow man. What I realize is hat we are capable of doing much once there is some catalyst to galvanize us into action.
Best wishes
Julian Duncan
> 17.OCT.08
>
> Editor: The St. Vincent Boys’ Grammar School - of which I am an
> alumnus - celebrated the centenary of its existence this year. I am
> told that the event was marked with a series of activities throughout
> the year, culminating in a grand finale at the Victoria Park some time
> early in September.
>
> I visited St. Vincent during the last week of September and took the
> opportunity to pay a visit to my old school. As I expected, much had
> changed over the fifty odd years since I left those hallowed halls:
> there is no vestige of the old school as I knew it; the enrolment is
> much larger and as a consequence the physical plant and the staff are
> larger; the teachers are no longer all male, the majority seem to be
> of the fairer sex; while the senior pupils are still required to wear
> ties, apparently the male teachers are not.
>
> Some aspects of the change I witnessed are nothing of which I could be
> proud. I was somewhat taken aback by the writing on the walls of the
> classroom I visited and at the apparent lack of discipline among some
> of the boys. My greatest shock and disappointment, however, came when
> I visited the science laboratories.
>
> No fire extinguishers
>
> Having spent my entire professional career in the Life Sciences, I
> paid the Biology Laboratory a visit. I met with one of the Biology
> teachers who took me to the Laboratory where I saw a skeleton, a
> number of desks and a cylinder or two of what I assumed was propane. I
> asked: “Where are your microscopes?” The reply, “We have none!” I
> asked: “Where are the fire extinguishers?” The reply here was no
> different from the first.
>
> Biology, like other subjects in the sciences, is a practical subject
> that requires the running of Laboratory classes. These classes are
> designed to provide students with first-hand experience with concepts
> dealt with in the course and the opportunity to explore methods used
> by scientists in their discipline. Further they are designed to
> develop in the student, certain skills - manipulation, observation,
> recording (by way of drawings and diagrams, graphs, tables,
> narratives), drawing inferences from observed data, making
> measurements and determining magnifications, to mention a few.
>
> One of the key instruments used in making observations in a Biology
> Laboratory is the microscope. Some pupils offer Biology as a subject
> at the CSEC examinations of the Caribbean Examination Council. The
> syllabus is divided into five sections (A-E), for each of which there
> is a suggested time-table allocation. It is suggested that Section B
> (Life Processes) be allocated 40 weeks of the 65 weeks over which the
> course should be run. The next highest time allocation is to Section
> C, which is allocated 10 weeks. This gives an indication of the amount
> of material to be covered and, to an extent, the importance of the
> section.
>
> Poor substitute
>
> In Section B, as a specific objective, students are expected to
> “relate the structure of the leaf of a flowering plant to its function
> in photosynthesis.” The syllabus states that “The external features
> and the internal structure of a dicotyledonous leaf as seen in cross
> section under the light microscope” is necessary. Other parts of that
> section also require the use of a microscope. Textbook diagrams and
> drawings are a poor substitute for the actual material. One of the
> characteristics of living organisms is the variability that exists
> among and within a group. The powers of observation to note
> differences cannot be sharpened by examining a textbook figure.
>
> If indeed there are no microscopes - and I have no reason to doubt the
> teacher- the pupils are at a definite disadvantage and it is to the
> credit of both the pupils and their teachers that some of them obtain
> Grades of 1 in the subject. However, they are apparently not acquiring
> some of the skills that are necessary for further study in the subject
> area.
>
> A good 100-year birthday gift from alumni of the school would be a set
> of stereoscopic and compound microscopes. I am appealing to fellow old
> boys to join me in a fund raising effort or making a donation to give
> the school such a gift. To that end I have suggested to the Biology
> teacher with whom I spoke that he gets a cupboard with a dehumidifier
> in which microscopes can be stored, for in the tropics, fungi tend to
> grow on the lenses if the instruments are not stored under proper
> conditions.
>
> E. Julian Duncan
> Permission granted from Searchlight for circulation.
> www.searchlight.vc <http://www.searchlight.vc/>
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3rd October 2008
Gwen Jack celebrates her 100th birthday in Rathomill: Click here
I will have some information about a Vincentian Author at a later date.
Anyone that can help with the two following items, it would be appreciated:
Hi Cheryl,
..... I have a problem that only a historian could help me. I have for sometime been trying to see when this school (Calliaqua Government School) was opened. The Anglicans do not know but I have records from about 1914.
See what help you can give me if any on this one.
Yvette M Antoine Bowen
From: claking@hotmail.com
Subject: Yvette Bowen-Calliaqua Anglican School Inquiry
Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 06:20:42 +0000
Dear Yvette,
I know that the school was originally called the Calliaqua Government School and the name changed during the 1950's when I think Fr. Francis Ogden was the Parish Priest. I also vaguely recall my Mum and family saying that the Head-master at the Calliaqua School was Mr. George in their youth, while their Dad, James H.Walker, was the Head-Master of the Belair Anglican School. I do not remember his first name but he was the Grand-father of Anne George so you can touch base with her.
I would recommend that you also try to see if Mr. Charles Hercules who lives in Ratho-Mill and/or Mr. Egbert Samuel who lives in Villa can shed any light on the subject.
They are retired former Head-teachers and Mr. Samuel was actually the Head-Master at Calliaqua at one point. Also Mrs. Gwendolyn Jack of Ratho Mill and Fr. Huggins might be able to help. I know that the late mother of Mrs. Ivy Keane Bynoe and her sisters Kinton Keane and Christine Keane Yearwood attended the Calliaqua School. They may be able to help you with some information. How about Mrs. Goodluck ?
I think it would also be educative to know the names of the Principals, the Inspectors of School and other teachers at the school that they remember from as far back as they can and any events/dates they can recall. Let's see how much can be historically documented.
I will pass on your request to the Villagers in the next newsletter and see if they have anything more to add.
Please let me know what you are able to find out.
Have a good week-end !!!
Cheryl.
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:22:52 +0100
Also:
Hello, I was wondering if you can help my daughter and their friends with some questions they have to answer for Guides on Friday 19th September. You have alot of historic fact about this country so I believe you will be able to ( at least I hope so lol). The questions are as follows:
Who started the guiding company in Georgetown in 1914?
The individual above had a family member who shares a name with a section of girls in the Girl Guide Movement. What is the name?
Born May 30th 1927, he was the principal of Bishops College Georgetown in 1976, but was much more known for his literary works in St.Vincent. Who is he?
In Feb 2001, a Garifuna Artiste returned to the motherland, Hairouna beating his drum furiously and passionately. What was his name?
The economic hardship of the eruption caused by the evacuation of the northern 2/3 of this part of the island caused PM Milton Cato to quell a brief rebellion which occurred on which day?
I do sincerely hope you will be able to assist and maybe post the answers on your website for others to be edified about their beloved Hairouna. Thanks much in advance for your help.
19 Sept 2008
Fellow Vincentians:
The Ministry of Tourism of St.Vincent & the Grenadines through its Canada office extends an invitation to you. The Honourable Glen Beache, Minister of Tourism in the Government of St. Vincent & the Grenadines will host the SVG Diaspora in Toronto at an Information Session during his visit for Caribbean Week 2008 in Toronto.
VENUE: Consulate General of St. Vincent & the Grenadines
333 Wilson Avenue, Suite 601
DATE:Wednesday 24 September 2008
TIME: 7:00 pm
Kindly RSVP to consulategeneral@rogers.com or svgtourismtoronto@rogers.com
For more information on the Information Session please contact the Consulate General 416-398-4277 or the Tourism Office at 416-630-9292
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2 Sep 2008
From the Congressional Record:
ON RISING VIOLENT CRIME IN THE CARIBBEAN AND WHAT SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT
SPEECH OF HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL OF NEW YORK IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MONDAY, MARCH 31, 2008
Mr. RANGEL :-
Madam Speaker, I rise today to call attention to the pressing matter of increasing violent crime in the Caribbean and to introduce a New York CARIB News editorial that eloquently elucidates the problems and speaks to possible solutions. A conflux of drugs, guns, disaffected youth, and poverty has gripped the area's island nations, particularly Jamaica, with a world-leading 59 homicides for every 100,000 people. This is an issue neither solely endemic, nor of sole concern, to the Caribbean. The international community, rather, must accept its contribution to the problem, in the way of an aggressive international drug trade and the rampant sale of small arms. The Caribbean itself must do its part to draw its youth away from criminality and hopelessness, and invest in their educations and financial security.
GUNS, DRUGS AND MURDER A LETHAL COMBINATION IN CARIBBEAN--WHERE IS THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND GUN MAKERS?
``The Caribbean Sun, sea and murder.''
That unsettling headline atop an equally disturbing story about violence in the Caribbean was summarized in a shocking fashion by The Economist, one of the English language's leading weekly news publications.
``Indeed,'' it stated, ``the Caribbean better known for its blue skies, cricket and rum punch, is the world leader in violent crime.''
While that may be something of an over-statement, the fact of the matter is that the picture is deeply troubling and needs urgent attention, not simply by Caribbean governments but the international community.
Some numbing figures tell much of the story about homicides in a part of the world where people and their government are wedded to law and order, tranquility and democracy. With 59 homicides for every 100,000 persons in the country, Jamaica heads the list as ``t he world's most murderous country,'' according to the magazine. Some distance away were St. Vincent & the Grenadines 36; Belize 33; St. Kitts-Nevis 32; Trinidad and Tobago 30; the Bahamas 25; and Antigua & Barbuda 23 for every 100,000 persons.
It's not difficult to figure out why this tragic situation has evolved in a part of the world that's known as a bit of paradise on earth. Drugs, guns and disaffected youth sum up the story. Add poverty to the mix and the situation comes into proper perspective.
The Caribbean has been the soft underbelly of the international drug trade for decades. Illegal narcotics, especially cocaine and some heroin are ferried through the region from South America by Colombia, Bolivia and Venezuela and destined for North America and Europe.
In addition, some Caribbean states, including Jamaica and St. Vincent & the Grenadines are considered by law enforcement authorities in the United States and Ca nada a s significant marijuana growers.
Because guns and ammunition are companions in the nefarious drug trade, it shouldn't come as a surprise to learn there is a flood of small arms in the region. Almost every country has reported a rising incidence of the use of guns in criminal activity. Law enforcement authorities are reporting more and more cases of drug-related offences in which guns are a factor. Next are the armed robberies; kidnappings, shootings, and as the story indicated homicides.
The countries seem unable to stem the drug tide and the importation of guns. With wide open waterways and beaches, most of them find it virtually impossible to put a dent in violent crime. Perhaps the most dramatic and frightening incident in recent years was the massacre in Lusignan, the East Coast Demerara village of East Indians late last month. Eleven men, women and children were slaughtered in their homes by criminals. The killing of a soldier by a merciless g ang br ought the death toll to an appalling dozen persons. What then can be and must be done?
Caribbean governments are already diverting scarce resources from education, health, roads, bridges, services to the elderly and the youth in order to boost law enforcement. They recognize two things: (1) their nationals and businesses must be able to feel safe on the streets, stores, offices, factories and homes, and (2) the vital tourism industry can be undermined if visitors stop going to the beautiful destinations because of a fear of crime.
Interestingly, crime and violence aren't always seen by the populace as pressing issues. They barely registered on the political radar screens during recently general election campaigns in the Bahamas, Jamaica and Barbados. But in Trinidad and Tobago where kidnappings and killings drive fear into people's hearts, there are growing calls for the use of capital punishment as something of a deterrent.
Already, t he pri sons in almost every nation are overcrowded and except for the acquisition of sophisticated equipment, more powerful guns and better training of cops, there is nothing that the countries have not already tried.
Crime has featured prominent at the summits of the region's heads of government and the subject is expected to be raised again.
But the international community must also do its part. Until the United States and Europe in particular address the issue of the demand for illegal narcotics, the Caribbean would remain highly vulnerable. Washington must also re-evaluate its stance at the United Nations and elsewhere on the sale of small arms. The Caribbean isn't a producer or exporter of guns, yet deadly weapons are in the hands of people everywhere. At a time when the U.S. is said to be fighting terrorists at home, most of the guns being used to kill people next door in its neighbors have a made in U.S. label on them.
The world's rich coun tries can ill-afford to turn a blind eye to the peril caused by the twin evils of guns and drugs.
Of course, the Caribbean must deal with the problem of disaffected poor youths, most of them males, who have seemingly lost their way and have little desire for an education that would enable them to become productive citizens. That's a dangerous trend because in the years ahead, the islands and coastal states would have hundreds of thousands of people who are unprepared for the challenges of life in a highly sophisticated world. That would heighten frustration and can lead to more crime.
Bringing back hanging isn't going to solve anything. The death penalty has never been an effective deterrent to curb crime.
The international community must consider rising crime in developing countries as a global issue that requires financial and other resources. The poorer states too must join hands to tackle the problem.
Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados are acting wisely in strengthening their coast guard and other security forces to ``choke the influx of drugs, and guns,'' recognizing that success in a few countries would simply mean the narcotics merchants would find another route to ply their trade.
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My apologies for the sparse updates - this has been for health and other reasons.
Just as a reminder,
There are three major sectors to this website:
1.Oldies - information and photos in the past that are of some historical value to the folks who visit the site. In this area, I have run out of updates and in particular photos. If you would like this to be updated, I would need you to submit old images with as much info on those images and this should be sent by e-mail. Posting material to me (been done a couple of times) is risky and costly for the sender and for me to return the images. In my vision for the site I would really like this to be the major theme - somewhat like a "St.Vincent Museum on the Internet".
2. Obituaries - unfortunately I get fairly regular updates and this area has taken on a life of its own - a little too active for my liking.
3. Guest Book allows people to leave messages and information on how they can be contacted - a great way of reconnecting with old friends. Of course, you the viewers are in control of these updates and once in a while, I will clean up duplicate entries.
I do have some photos which are relatively 'current' but I would like to keep this to a minimum.
Even though I try to submit the odd items of news from and about St.Vincent, this is a difficult task living here in Canada and I don't want and I am unable, to compete with the current newspapers in St.Vincent. I do have various links on this page that allow you to get news about St.Vincent. When there are major events (earthquakes, Hurricanes) , I ocassionally get e-mails with info that I may post for the sake of expediency. I also try and support the dissemination of information from some Associations in North America about their programs when it is made available to me.
This is our site where I have spent hundreds of dollars of my own money and of course, there is no revenue coming in from advertisements etc. The time to keep it current is the hardest task over a 5 year period. Anyone out there that would like to partner with me to update it on a 'regular' basis' can send me an e-maill by hitting the 'e-mail me' button on the top left of this screen. You would need to have some very basic web skills.
Old time sayings:
Man who eat many prunes get good run for money.
Man who drive like hell, bound to get there.
Man who fight with wife all day get no piece at night.
Joke:
A little old man shuffled slowly into an ice cream parlor and pulled himself slowly, painfully, up onto a stool. After catching his breath, he ordered a banana split.
The waitress asked kindly, "Crushed nuts?"
"No," he replied, "Arthritis."
8 Feb 2007
Notice to All St. Vincent and the Grenadines Nationals
SVG Honorary Consul in the Toronto Consulate General's office, Mrs. Jose Bonadie has requested
that we advise St. Vincent and the Grenadines nationals that as of August 1, 2007, only the new
Machine-Readable Passports issued by the Govenment of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
will be accepted as official travel document for our country.
The last day for using the old type of passports that are not machine- readale is July 31, 2007.
Please take the necessary actions to obtain your new St. Vincent and the Grenadines Passport.
The following rates apply for obtaining your new passport:
When applying in Canada - Cdn$102.00
When applying in the United States of America - US$105.00
When applying in the United Kingdom - 40 Pounds (Sterling)
When applying in St. Vincent and the Grenadines - EC$85.00
Please be guided accordingly and share the information with others.
2nd Jan 2007 : Spice your life up in 2007: Click here
3rd April: The government of St. Vincent now has a functioning web site.
Nov 2003
e-mail from Kerwyn Morris re page 115 on the web (Jesuit Massacre)
Hi Tony;
I am truly glad to see the abovementioned document making the site.
Several years ago as we approached Statehood I worked on publicising
this very document which was then known to only a few Vincies.
With the help of Frank Rojas and Johnny Alves I was able to convince
Mr. Joshua to commission the Govt. Printery to do the job.
One hundred copies were made and were given to Mrs Lorna Small of the Public Library.
What happened after that I do not know but I still have my tattered copy.
It was Alphie Roberts who first drew my attention to the document.
Kerwyn.
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