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This upcoming week, activities to mark Fisherman’s’ Day activities continues. A Fish night is schedule to take place on Friday 18th May at Calliaqua. Friday is also the deadline for the Poster and Essay competitions.
This year persons can expect a number of events which have been planned for youths of all ages. One of the new features is called Tots in Marine Life, which particularly targets preschoolers. The public can also looking forward for Costumes this Friday at a ceremony to be held at the Peace Memorial Hall from 10 am to 2:00 pm.
Japan Day will be observed on Saturday, activities will include the Japanese in St Vincent and the Grenadines. Other major activities for the remainder of the month include Beach seine competition, female fishing competition along with Lion fish competition that commenced on April 27th and will end on May 28th.
The Activities with the Weigh In and Prize giving ceremony will bring the curtains down on May 28th at Calliaqua. Fisherman’s Day activities are being held under theme fishing for Economic Stability and sustainable livelihood through improved technology 2012 and beyond.
“Buckle up and apply yourselves” so says commissioner of police Keith Miller. Miller during the junior non commission Officers orientations course on Monday said that policing is not a guess work but must be taken seriously.
He said that police must be able to achieve their end product, by effectively planning ahead and strategizing instead of leaving everything to speculation.
Miller advised that when police received their report they must be guided by certain theory and must know what they are working towards, know what they hope to accomplished, because if it is not done they will be lost and this will not be the right way to proceed.
He further advised that police officers who are hoping to advance academically, must take advantage of it and better improved their jobs, by studying and do their work; and not to sit on the job when they can excel.
There is also a fitness program that will be introduce soon to assist physical mental and overall fitness and wellness of police officers in this country.
There has been an extension to the one month amnesty that was recently designated for this country’s government to recover outstanding tax payments. Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves announced at a press briefing yesterday that the extension will go until the end of June, based on reports that was given by the Inland Revenue Department Controller Kelvin Pompey.
Areas are now being settled by a number of tax evaders who are making good use of their special amnesty period, settling their arrears. The government has designed this amnesty as a way of collecting money that was outstanding from the reported 221 million dollars in taxes, interest and penalties that is said to be owed by this country.
Additionally, the Prime Minister has implemented a VAT lottery effective now until Christmas. Gonsalves said, the idea is for you to have your vat receipts and then you will have the chance to win.
Gonsalves added that the Income tax department and the lotteries are working out these things and said an announcement will be done in the month of June.
Past Students of the Marriaqua Secondary School, now St. Joseph Convent Marriaqua, are for the first time in the history of the school planning a school reunion event to take place during the week of July 14-21, 2012.
The reunion is being spearheaded by a special Planning Committee of the Past Students Association. The main objectives are 1. To keep alive the vision of the late Sister Patricia-Ann Douglas for the school in the education thrust of this country. 2. To allow friends to reconnect with each other as a school family and 3. To raise funds to assist the school so that the current students and those to come can benefit in a tangible way from those who have passed through the halls of the school.
The Marriaqua Secondary School now St. Joseph Convent Marriaqua has been on the educational landscape of this country for the past 44 years. It has over those years been producing out-standing, well rounded and highly educated citizens for this country. The school continues to be one of the leading schools in the area of discipline under its current Principal Sister Jacintha Wallace.
Some of the highlights for this years’ school reunion include, MSS/SJCM Talent Show and Exhibition on Monday July 16th, the inaugural Sister Pat Memorial Lecture which will be delivered by Monsignor Michael Stewart On Wednesday July 18th at the SJCM from 7pm, and our Recognition and Awards Dinner on Saturday July 21st also at the school.
During the awards dinner several past students who have made significant contributions to the development of various sectors of our country will be recognized and awarded for their efforts.
The 2012 Reunion is being held under the theme “Fulfilling the dream; Keeping the vision alive.”
This country’s lone agro-processing cluster group, VincyKlus, is now equipped to start the basic functions of its secretariat.
Thanks to the Centre for Enterprise Development Inc (CED), VincyKlus now has a Dell computer to outfit its secretariat that will be housed at the SVG Bureau of Standards office in Campden Park. The cluster group was established by CED in 2008 with a view to facilitate the growth and development of new and existing micro, small and medium enterprises in the agro-processing and service industries.
Accepting the donation, Ms. Lewis expressed gratitude to CED, stating that it was timely and note-worthy.
“CED have been instrumental in the conception of VincyKlus and the computer donated is but part of the many support services granted by CED. These will go towards the establishment of a secretariat,” she said. “Additionally, honorable mention is made to the Bureau of Standards which will house the secretariat and key personnel have already been earmarked to fully operationalize same. To this end, we convey heart-felt gratitude to CED for its tremendous efforts towards the development of VincyKlus, for seeing the cluster move from inception to maturity; and for being a champion of the cause.”
VincyKlus was officially launched in November 2010.
The agricultural situation in St. Vincent is a very depressing one. This is according to shadow minister for the Ministry of Agriculture and the elected representative for North Leeward the Hon. Patel Matthews.
Matthews said after visiting a number of farming communities he was appalled at the conditions of farms that seem to be abandon due to lack of income and credit support.
The New Democratic Party believes that an income and development support should be immediately given to farming communities to facilitate the revitalization of farms, giving income in the interim to farmers, Matthews added.
The overall winner of the 2012 ECGC National Baking Competition went to Janine John of Camo’s Local Cuisine, with her entry Rum Punch Mango Cheescake.
The just concluded competition on Friday May 11th at the Kingstown Methodist Church Hall saw four persons emerging winners in the various categories which included breads, cakes, pastries and specialty flour.
Best in the Bread category went to Jaima King of Basil’s Bar, with her entry of Pumpkin Coconut Muffin. Also, Best in pastry went to Ricardo Gordon of Rem’s Bakery with his entry Damsel Pie.
Best in Specialty Flour went to Vanessa Francis- Lewis of Macaroni Beach House in Mustique with her entry Pumpernickle Caramelized Onion Zucchini Bread.
In the Cake category, the best entry went to Janine John with her Rum Punch Mango Cheescake.
Each participant had to prepare two items. The Baking competition is slated to be an annual event in ECGC’s company calendar. As the company continues to contribute to Culinary Arts in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
The RSVG Police Force yesterday conducted an Orientation and Development Course for its corporals, in an effort to give them an edge over criminals in their fight against crime in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
According to Police Training School Commander Franklyn Joseph, the training was necessary to ensure that all police officers are fully equipped and developed to encounter any situation which may arise on the job.
Joseph said police officers must be well trained in order to function in an effective manner and ensure national security. He said criminals are always getting smarter as time progress, and the police force must always take steps to improve themselves to keep up to speed.
Joseph said there is a wealth of knowledge and resource personnel within the Police Force, which they will depend on for the future development of the organization.
Vincentian Media personnel are being admonished to educate the general public rather than spreading information which is untruthful. Commissioner of Police Keith Miller said he is not pleased with the information presented in some of the articles he has read in local newspapers.
Miller said that he has read news stories with adverse information on members of the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force which are significantly flawed. The Police Commissioner added that when he does his own investigations into some of these articles, he normally finds that the media has not clarified its information properly.
Miller said that media practitioners should not allow their own personal beliefs and motives to cause them to tarnish the character of an organization. He called on the media to be more objective in the way they put out information so the general public would be able to take their own stance on the issues.
Miller said as head of the RSVG Police Force, he is prepared to take responsibility for any instance in which the police force has done something wrong and put things in place to ensure that they improve.
The New Democratic Party continues to champion the cause of the rehabilitation of this country’s banana industry. Opposition leader the Hon. Arhnim Eustace this morning said the greatest justification for reviving the banana industry is the regular income it will be providing to persons on a weekly or forth nightly basis.
The industry which has been on a downward spiral after being attacked by the Black Sigatoka disease in 2009 has not seen a revival in the last three years but instead a cutback in shipment to the UK, which recommenced a few weeks ago.
Mr. Eustace said the matter of the banana industry must be treated with utmost seriousness and action needs to be taken to prevent further decline in the industry.
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