CWSASVG

Come February 2012 Vincentians will begin to pay $5.00 EC more for water and solid waste management services.  In a press conference earlier this week Garth Saunders(CEO) said that 75% of consumers will see an increase of EC$10 or less for water supply and sewerage services.

Mr Saunders said that 75% of the CWSA consumers will see an increase in their bills of between EC$5 and EC$10 per month.  The basic charges has increased from $12.00 EC to $14.00.

Business places will seen an increases from $15.00 EC to $25.00 EC

According Garth, these basic charges is to ensure that the CWSA has a sufficient fixed income to be able to carry out their basic services.

There is also an increase in the Domestic and Commercial Sewerage rates and Garbage disposal services

On mainland St. Vincent, the environmental fee will be $11.00 EC up from $8.00.

In the Grenadines, the garbage is collected twice a week and their domestic environmental fee will be $10.00 EC, the previous rate was $5.00 EC.

Click Here to Download or Save the New CWSA Rates

My Take
So after listening to Mr Saunders detailed reasons for the increase of the CWSA rates, I must say that the increase is not at all burdensome, it is not outrageous, or unreasonable.  I believe that if persons analize the figures, they would realize that the increase is barely minimal.  Persons may just have to prioritize. It will take some behavioral adjustments,for example, taking shorter baths, I mean why would you have the water from the shower head running continously when you are soaping up your rash rag, how about ,using buckets to wash down vehicles, fixing leaks ASAP and turn off the tap when brushing your teeth.

On the other hand this increase will cause consumers to be more conservative when using their water.

Survive Water Crisis Program

SVG Independence 2011 – Today is October 27th 2011, the 32nd Anniversary of Independence of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

NBC Radio will be providing LIVE viewing online of the event that will take place at the Victoria Park. To view the SVG Independence live on the net you will have to visit NBCSVG facebook page ( http://www.facebook.com/nbcsvg ).

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

Today was a historic day in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, it was the launching of the New Revised Laws of Saint Vincent & The Grenadines 2009.  A grand opening cerem0ny was held at the House of Parliament, where various dignitaries were present and many lawyers were present.  Petras Compton representing the company that was tasked with the job handed over the first copy of the new revised laws to he Attorney General Miss Judith Jones Morgan who then passed it on to The Prime Minister of SVG Dr Ralph E Gonsalves.  Lawyer Arthur Williams also spoke as a senior member of the SVG Bar Association to was given the opportunity to speak.  Mr Williams who was a previous Attorney General of SVG welcomed the new revised laws , he says the revision is  a progressive step by the Ralph Gonsalves administration, he reminded the audience that the last time the laws were revised was in 1990.  According to Mr.Williams because of the numerous amount of new laws and ammendments the ULP administration made this revision was necessary.  The new revised laws of SVG comes into effect on June 1st 2011.

Another speaker of the event was Ronald Marks who gave a brief history of the laws and he displayed examples of how  lawyers kept up with changes in the laws.

The Honorable Dr. Ralph E. Gonsalves also spoke.  He reminded the audience that his administration has strongly promoted the maintenance of law and order and enhance juctice in SVG.  He stated that amidst certain outside pressure the death penalty is still on the books of SVG and he believes the death penalty is a deterent to crime.  In displaying a new copy the new books are in binding format, where additions of new laws and ammendments can be inserted easily.

Other highights of the ceremony were artistic performences from Eustace Francis and Belinda Fransis and Ken Isles.  Noted also was the short presentation of praise for Ralph Gonsalves by Rochelle Forde and a similiar praise for Judith Morgan by Michelle Fife.

Miss Judith Jones Morgan also addressed the gathering where she praised persons who assisted her during the past 10 years while she served as Attorney General.  Mr Gonsalves was given a celebratory magazine by the AG who claimed that her staff went around the clock for the past few weeks in getting the document ready.  She was also given a bouquet of flowers and a ornamental plaque by her staff.

The Revised Laws of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2009 will me made available in hard copy or lose leaf format.  Soon, it will be online for even more world wide acces.

ULP-Supporters

Unity Labour Party Candidates(ULP)

- The Unity Labour Party of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines launched their slate of 15 candidates at the Victoria Park tonight.  These candidates would be contesting in the general elections here in St.Vincnet & the Grenadines on Monday December13th 2010.

The ULP candidates were introduced in the following order; Elvis Charles of Central Kingstown, Luke Brown of East Kingstown, Michelle Fife West Kingstown, Maxwell Charles of Central Leeward, Dr.Jerrol Thompson of North Leeward, Clayton Burgin of East Saint George, Cecil “Ces for West” Mckie of  West Saint George, Girlyn Miguel of Marriaqua, Montgomery Daniel of North Windward, Saboto Caesar of South Central Windward, David Browne of South Leeward, Frederick Stephenson of South Windward, Herman Belmar of Northern Grenadines, Edwin Snagg of Southern Grenadines and Ralph E. Gonsalves of North Central Windward.

While on stage, the Unity Labour Party Candidates gave a short introductory speech about themselves and their achievements and why they are the best choice for the constituency of which they wish to represent.

The feature address was given by the leader of the Unity labour Party and Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. Ralph E. Gonsalves.  Mr. Gonsalves warned the audience not to elect the New Democratic Party into power or else they would be making a big mistake.  He reminded the huge crowd of the accomplsiments of the Unity Labour Party Government within the past 10 years and encourage them to vote back the ULP government back into power come 13.12.10.

This was followed by a entertainment package that included performances from various local artists.

Shown below are the photos of the candidates of the Unity Labour Party who would be contesting the elections in St.Vincent and the Grenadines.  Click on the ptotos.

Election Day In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines will be held on Monday 13th December 2010.

Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves announced the date of the Elections tonight at a rally at a meeting at the Calliaqua playing field in front of a large crowd.

Who do you think you would will win the 2010 Elections in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to be held on December Monday 13th.

VoteULP.com-Unity Labour Party Website

The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Unity Labour Party launched their new website this week.  www.VoteULP.com is the new official website of the ULP here in SVG. 

The website at first glance can very bright to the eyes, but you have to understand that the official colour of Unity Labour Party is red.   You can learn a lot about the party by browsing around, you can learn about the ULP’s vision and their achievements.

There are videos to watch, photos to view, you can listen to various music and listen to ULP radio station StarFM, online.  Also you can link up with Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr.

You can also find out if you are registered and to see if your name appears on the voters list.   Persons who are interested can join and become a card carrying member of the ULP.

Visit www.VoteULP.com-Unity Labour Party Website

 ================================================
=================================================

ULP WEBSITE UNDER ATTACK…Wednesday 8th Dec 2010

Today, the ULP website was brought down by a highly sophisticated and illegal distributed denial of service attack known as a SYN flood. 

This is not an unsophisticated single point denial of service attack. Instead, the skilled hacker that is perpetuating the attack, targeted the domain http://www.voteulp.com/ and used what is called a ‘botnet’ which calls on hundreds of thousands of virus compromised computers around the world to flood the ULP website with requests, thereby bringing it down. 

ULP technology experts believe that it is highly likely that, given the sophistication of the attack, it is being perpetuated by a highly paid hacker. Given the timing of the illegal attack, one can only conclude that it is politically motivated.

 The ULP calls upon the NDP join in condemnation of the attack and also calls on the NDP to answer whether or not it is funding an illegal operation like this

The Diary of a Prime Minister

This morning the prime minister of Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Dr Ralph E Gonsalves, had a prayer and breakfast to launch his new book “The Diary of a Prime Minister-Ten Days Among Benedictine Monks”.  The event was held at the Peace Memorial Hall, Kingstown, Saint Vincent.

I have not got my hands on a copy as yet but when I do I will post a review.  The book is over 170 pages.

Elections in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

SVG Elections

SVG Elections- Elections are due in Saint Vincent and the Grenadine at anytime soon, but it must be called by March 2011.  There are three parties here in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the ruling party in power is the Unity Labour Party(ULP), the opposition party is the New Democratic Party(NDP) and the least of them all in the Green party.

Now when will elections be held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?..No one knows!  The only person who knows the date of elections is the prime minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves.

So I have a question.  I want my readers to guess when will be the month the elections in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Plane Crash in SVG

SVG Air

It is 10:20 pm local time here in St.Vincent and the Grenadines, and there is some sad news, it is reported that about 6 PM today, a chartered SVG Air Cessna 402 plane belonging to SVG Air crashed on its way to the Grenadine Island of Canouan from ET Joshua Airport.   The plane, on its way to transport a patient from Canouan to St.Vincent, was reported to have crashed about 7  miles off Canouan.  It is also very sad to report that the person who was in need of medical attention past away while waiting for the arrival of the plane.

The lone person on the plane was the pilot.  He is still missing.