Friday, January 29, 2010

Picket or..... Cricket?

"The opposition New Democratic Party, NDP, stepped up its protest against the governing Unity Labour Party, ULP, on Monday as hundreds more joined the picket line outside the House of Assembly"
THE NEWS January 29, 2010

Friday, January 22, 2010

Crosstalk in Parliament

"Despite talk of change and progress over the years, one aspect of the governance of the country which has hardly seen any change is within parliament, the House of Assembly. It’s still all about scoring political points and not necessarily about the people.
...One issue is the amount of crosstalk and heckling which takes place while one person is speaking." THE NEWS January 22, 2010

Friday, January 15, 2010

Conserve Water

"St Vincent and the Grenadines may soon be facing a shortage water, if the current dry spell continues unabated. The dry spell which began in November 2009, has affected three of the country's main water systems, Montreal, Dalaway and Jennings, with Montreal being the one most affected."
THE NEWS February 19, 2010

Friday, January 8, 2010

Mental Health Patients housed at College

"Minister of Health and the Environment Dr Douglas said he is not apologizing for the decision made to remove the patients from the Mental Hospital to the Community College after a fire gutted the male wing of the institution in the wee hours of Tuesday morning." THE NEWS January 8, 2010