A regional child rights advocate said reports suggests that there is a significant under-reporting of child abuse and molestation cases throughout the Caribbean region. Trinidadian Attorney at Law, Dr. Margaret Burgess, spoke on the issue during NBC’s Face-to-Face Program this week. Dr. Burgess, who was in the state to facilitate a Child Protection Policy Workshop… Continue Reading →
Investigations are being carried out into the cause of a fire, which gutted three buildings in Kingstown early this morning. Reports reaching NBC News indicate that three buildings including the Charles Verbeke Centre at North River Road were destroyed by the huge fire. According to the reports the fire started just before midnight at the… Continue Reading →
The National Under-20 Football Team will play a Friendly match against a South Leeward X1 tomorrow at the Campden Park Playing Field at 4:30 pm as part of their final preparation for the Caribbean Football Union’s Under-20 Competition schedule for Cuba this Month. Meanwhile, the Hairoun Beer South Leeward Village Championship match scheduled for tomorrow… Continue Reading →
St. Vincent and the Grenadines suffered their 4th defeat in this year’s Windward Islands Under-15 Cricket Tournament in St. Lucia, beaten by 8 wickets by Grenada in their second round match on Thursday at the Denery Playing Field. St. Vincent and the Grenadines were dismissed for a mere 57 runs in 18.4-overs after winning the… Continue Reading →
St. Vincent and the Grenadines lost their third match in a row in the first round of the Windward Islands Under-15 Cricket Tournament losing to Dominica by 32 yesterday at the Mindoo Phillip Park in Castries, St. Lucia The scores in the match, Dominica 148 all-out in 45.4-overs; Micah Joseph 41. Alistair Shallow grabbed 3… Continue Reading →
St. Vincent and the Grenadines suffered their second loss in the 2014 Windward Islands Under-15 Cricket Tournament in St. Lucia yesterday, losing to Grenada by 5 wickets at the Mindoo Phillip Park. St. Vincent and the Grenadines won the toss and decided to bat were bundled out for 109 in 48.4-overs; opening batsman Dave Duncan… Continue Reading →
St. Vincent and the Grenadines lost their 2nd consecutive match of the 2014 Jean Pierre Caribbean Under-16 Netball Championship losing to St. Kitts 24-25 last night in Antigua. St. Vincent and the Grenadines will next meet Trinidad and Tobago this evening. In the meantime…Jamaica made it two wins from two games with an effortless 48-5,… Continue Reading →