Posts Tagged ‘Ralph Gonsalves’

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.

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.

SVG Argyle International Airport Company

Argyle International Airport Picture

The SVGIADC ( Saint Vincent and the Grenadines International Airport Development Company) launched its new website today.  The ceremony was held via a press conference and chaired by the Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines the honorable Dr Ralph Gonsalves.

The SVGIADC website consist both of static and dynamic pages.  Visitors can browse through the website and learn much more about the Argyle International Airport Development Company and it’s progress and building of the airport.

There are many pictures to browse through, there are also reports on the wind studies that were done and a report of the environmental impact study.

SVGIADC website comes complete with PayPal where persons can donate and make a direct contribution to the Arglye International Airport Development Company, you can use your regular credit card or paypal.

Also if you are have a business or a product that you would to advertise, there are provisions for that too on the website.  As time goes by this site will be drawing a lot of traffic and who knows what this exposure can do for your business over time

All in all I found the site very attractive and easy to navigate and this was long overdue, I hope they keep the site fresh and up to date regularly

Now I want to suggest that they instal a still camera or a time lapse camera somewhere on the Airport site on the ground somewhere, this camera(s) or all time-lapse photography is, really, is shooting a bunch of photos of the same thing, spread out over a period of time, and meshing them together into one video that plays back in a shorter amount of time.  So at the completion of the airport persons can appreciate how the place was transformed over time.  That’s just my 2 cents.

The Prime Minister of St.Vincent and the Grenadines the Honorable Dr. Ralph Gonsalves held a press conference today with regards to some new developing information.

What is this new information?

Basically the press conference was a call out to the leader of the opposition, the honorable  Arnhim Eustace of the New Democratic Party, the prime minister wants Mr Eustace to disclose how is the NDP ”Vote No Campaign” being funded.  He has brought to the attention of the people of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines that there is a possibility that a company, Strategic Communication Laboratories (http://www.scl.cc)  , a company from UK is somewhat behind the no campaigns in St.Vincent and the Grenadines for the NDP and he just want the opposition leader to deny or confirm this information.

He also disclosed that Arnhim Euastace hurriedly made a trip to St.Kitts over the weekend.  Why?,  is the question asked by the PM.

Also, the prime minister stated that if the referendum is passed successfully on Wednesday 25th, there will be bank holiday on Monday 30th November 2009.