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FRIDAY, MAY 14, 2021 VOLUME 115, No.19 www.thevincentian.com EC$1.50 Obscene Cry for No Vincymas Football $117.9M language prevails justice 2K21 manager in heat approved Page 7 Page 9 Page 13 Page 20 Page 24 On being dismissed from the House, Opposition Leader Dr. Godwin Friday moved immediately to speak with media personnel. (Photo: SVG TV) by DAYLE DASILVA altercation in which he had point ……but it may very well become embroiled with the be and I get a sense, you saw THE ‘QUESTIONS FOR ORAL Speaker. me looking at my notes, but ANSWERS’ SEGMENT of the May The Opposition Leader you may be going down a road 11 Sitting of the House of raised an issue relating to that offends the rules of the Assembly was curtailed, after Senator Ashelle Morgan, House.” Leader of the Opposition Dr indicating that there was an She acknowledged that there Godwin Friday was ejected from ongoing criminal investigation was an ongoing investigation the day’s proceedings, as ruled involving her. and that process should be by the Speaker of the House, According to Friday, he allowed to proceed accordingly. Rochelle Forde. thought that Prime Minister As a consequence of this Dr Ralph Gonsalves was going An opportune time ruling, the other members of to address the issue seeing that the Opposition New Democratic it was a matter of public Still on his feet, Friday Party, in full support of the discussion and importance. He retorted saying that he had no leader, took leave of the House, did not. intention of commenting on forcing the premature end to However, Minister of anything as it pertained to the the questions segment. Agriculture Saboto Caesar investigation in a substantive Friday’s ejection from the questioned whether the sitting manner. House came as result of an was the opportune moment to He continued, “It is also a raise the issue, and in agreeing general principle, Madame Speaker of the House Rochelle with Caesar, the Speaker Speaker, in matters involving Forde stuck to her ruling and addressed Friday saying, “I am public interest and public declared Dr. Friday out of also trying to listen carefully to order and ‘out of here’. where you are going with the Continued on Page 3. 2. FRIDAY, MAY 14, 2021 . THE VINCENTIAN V Relief Medical Kits and Free Animal Clinics post eruption PETS N MEDIX, in Masks for Shelters collaboration with the Animal Shelter Working Group and in particular VINCENTIANS AND VINCENTIAN the Jamaica Society for BUSINESSES continue to respond to Prevention of Cruelty to the many needs of the persons in Animals, will host ten emergency shelters, they having been (10) free animal clinics displaced by the explosive eruptions throughout St Vincent and the Grenadines, to of the La Soufrière Volcano. support animal wellness post Volcanic eruption. During their many visits to these This public service will attempt to reach as many shelters providing support with animals as would be brought for attendance. meals and other items, the staff of The clinics will kick start on Sunday the 16th Metrocint, Metrolife/Pan American May, 2021 and will be held every Sunday up until Life Insurance Company of the the 18th July, 2021. Attendance begins at 10:00am Eastern Caribbean discerned a need on each Sunday and will continue until the last for medical items to supplement animal is seen. what was already in stock at the Clinics would be hosted in Petit Bordel, Spring shelters. Village, Barrouallie, Orange Hill, Georgetown, Consultation with the National (L-R): Cecil Mckie- Manager of Metrocint/ Metrolife, Roel Bynoe- Junction between South Rivers/Park Hill, New Grounds, Mesopotamia, Kingstown and Bequia. Emergency Management representative of KADTRON, Garet Dopwell - KADTRON, Keith Organisation (NEMO) confirmed Details with respect to the exact location would be Boyea - representative Amerijet, Andre Boyde - Metrolife/ Pan published on a monthly basis. this need and what followed was an American Life and Michelle Forbes- Director/NEMO. effort of collaboration. The schedule for May 2021 is as follows: Eighty-five First Aid kits * May 16 — Petit Bordel Playing Field — targeting handled the costs of documentation paper tape, gauze and trauma pads. Fitz Hughes, Chateaubelair, Rose Bank and Petit containing 250 items to serve 25 and NEMO facilitated the request Collaboration will be completed persons were secured by Ken Bordel; for a waiver of the customs charges. when local operatives of * May 23 — Spring Village Old Boxing Plant — Delecia of KADTRON in Miami, The total value of the KADTRON, Kurtley Thompson and where they are based, at a cost of targeting Troumaca, Coulls Hill, Spring Village, collaborative effort is Roel Bynoe, deliver the First Aid Cumberland and Gordon Yard; ECD7,200.00. The good corporate ECD10,000.00. Kits to all eighty-five shelters on St. spirit continued when Mr. Keith * May 30 — Barrouallie Square — targeting Each kit is fitted with a Vincent. Barroualle and Layou. Boyea and Amerijet agreed to get fluorescent label to allow easy They will also donate two the kits from Miami to SVG on Special mention and thanks must also be given to location in the dark, a first aid thousand (2000) face masks to the the folks of ‘I love My Island Dog Association’ of Amerijet, and waived all charges of guide, bandages, ointments, creams, shelters compliments EZZYSHIP, a total of ECD1,500.00. Saint Martin and Budget Marine of Sint Maarten, wipes, tablets, pins, applicators, based in New Jersey and Miami, for their support. Metrocint and its partners gloves, splints, cold packs, tweezer, USA who contributed the masks. V News 3 THE VINCENTIAN. FRIDAY, MAY 14, 2021. 3. Dr. Friday thrown out simply brush it aside as House. the rules and Erskine “Senator Morgan is May. People out there the person who is under know that this is wrong.” the criminal Forde responded by investigation, that is the saying that she was person who should be going to issue a warning withdrawing from the to the Opposition Leader, House,” Friday asserted. to which Friday again Following this, the stated that he was not Speaker of the House going to concede, as moved the motion to doing that represented a have Friday removed and gross disrespect for the for there to be a House. suspension of the At this juncture, the proceeding to facilitate Speaker ruled that the order. Friday should withdraw Observers commented from the House as he that what ‘played out in was had contravened the House last Tuesday, Rules of the House. resembled the sitting on But a defiant Friday March 03, 2011 when refused to leave saying Arnhim Eustace, then that he had no intention Leader of the Opposition, of withdrawing, and that and the other opposition Supporters crowded Dr. Friday when he exited the Parliament Yard. (Photo: SVG TV) he was not the person members of Parliament who should be were forcibly removed withdrawing from the from the House. A deterioration of the exchange The exchange went on for some time, with CORRECTION Friday insisting that the matter be dealt HAVING REVISITED A REFERENCED with and the Speaker SECTION of Mr. Jomo Thomas’ article (‘Do as I responding that she say, not as I do’) as carried in our issue of Friday had already made a 7th May, 2021, and having listened to a full ruling, and wanted for recording of the radio programme that featured the day’s proceedings Prime Minister Dr. Ralph statement as referenced to continue. by Mr. Thomas, THE VINCENTIAN is pleased to Things deteriorated make the following correction. quickly with the Mr. Thomas, quoting Dr. Gonsalves, wrote inter Leader of the alia: Opposition refusing to ‘Partisan politics is a helluva thing. If the shoe take his seat as was on the other foot. If it was an NDP woman, Senator Israel Bruce (left) and Commissioner of Police Colin John got into instructed to by the NDP parliamentarian or high party official, you an ‘heated exchange’ over the padlocking of the main entrance to the Speaker, and insisting know how this would have spin?’ Parliament Yard. with emphasis that he In law, it is said he who frames the argument had no intention to wins the case. Gonsalves comments are intended Continued from Page 3. not agree that the am saying to you that concede. to do just that. He offers up a theory of the case. Senator should take her the way in which you are “I have thought about He claimed he was ‘not pronouncing on something figures that when you place in this House and attempting to do it is not it and I cannot concede,” under investigation, and I will be irresponsible to have allegations of the conduct the business.” permitted under the he said, adding, “This is do so.’ Yet goes on to pronounce: ‘There are two gravity that we have Forde insisted and standing orders,” the a matter that is too women. In this country, there is a lot of violence heard, with the respect held fast to her position Speaker said. important for us to against woman. Is a good thing to see somebody that the Commissioner of that she was not standing up to defend women. But no, it becomes Police has indicated are about to accede to all kind of pejorative words being used to describe under investigation the request made by somebody.’ involving the Senator, the opposition THE VINCENTIAN is satisfied that separating that in those leader. what was one statement with an editorial circumstances the person “My decision as comment, Mr. Thomas did not represent Dr. involved, in this case the stated before, is I Gonsalves sentiment as he expressed it during the senator, withdraws from will not accede to programme, and could easily have led to a the public role or is made your request… you conclusion that the Prime Minister was making a to withdraw ‘til the are asking that the pronouncement on the issue of violence against investigation is Honourable senator women.