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The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO), in collaboration with the Soufriere Monitoring Unit (SMU) and the University of the West Indies, Seismic Research Center (UWI SRC), Volcano-ready Communities Project, SVG; invites all residents of Sandy Bay and Georgetown to a community meeting on Tuesday 7th and Thursday 9th May, respectively, from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. each day.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is monitoring closely the disturbing events unfolding in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and is very concerned about the increasingly volatile situation in the country. We condemn all forms of violence and urge all parties to desist from those acts which aim to destabilize the Venezuelan society.
The squad of special olympians, who recently returned from a successful outing at the Special Olympics in Abu Dhabi, was toasted at a special cocktail reception, held in their honour at the residence of the Prime Minister.
The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) in collaboration with the Soufriere Monitoring Unit (SMU) and the UWI SRC Volcano Ready Communities Project SVG invites all residents of Spring Village to a community meeting on Monday, 29th April, 2019, from 5: 00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
The Public Sector Reform Unit (PSRU), will this year shift focus to the issue of Gender Equality as it celebrates Public Service week 2019.
The PSRU recently launched its week of activities at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs conference room, under the theme: “Promoting Gender and Diversity Responsive Public Services to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.”
To this end the PSRU is collaborating with the Gender Affairs Division within the Ministry of National Mobilization, Social Development, Family, Gender Affairs, Persons with Disabilities, and in the process, tackle goal number five (No. 5), of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals which deals with Gender Equality.
Director of the PSRU, Mr. Clarence Harry, noted that the goal of the collaboration is to increase awareness of “gender and diversity, and to highlight the importance of providing an all- inclusive Public Service; a Public Service where both men and women play their part in the development of the Public Service.”
Mrs. La Fleur Quammie- Harry
Acting Coordinator of the Gender Affairs Division within the Ministry of National Mobilization, Social Development, Family, Gender Affairs, Persons with Disabilities, Mrs. La Fleur Quammie- Harry, said that most people view Gender issues as matters relating to women’s rights. However, she said that Gender issues are “organizational and societal, regardless of age or sex,” and added that "Gender and Gender Equality, are linked to all of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Deputy Director of the Public Sector Reform Unit, Mrs. Emma Jackson, presented the schedule of activities, and urged all Public Servants to be a part of Public Service Week, which commences on Monday 17th June and culminates on Sunday 23rd, June, 2019.
Mrs. Emma Jackson
The week will commence with a church service on Monday 17th June 2019, a think EAO-PS Edition at Frenches House on Tuesday 18th June, Inter-Ministerial Internship on Wednesday 19th and Thursday 20th June, and a Gender and Diversity Development Seminar at the Methodist Church Hall on Friday 21st June. On Saturday 22nd June there will be a movie night and gender and Diversity recognition at the Peace Memorial Hall. On Sunday 23rd June a panel discussion will be aired live on the Views and Issues programme on NBC Radio and the Prime Minister’s speech.