Saturday, June 1st marks the officially start of the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Historically across the Atlantic Basin, the averages for named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher), hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher) and major hurricanes (category 3, 4 or 5; with winds of 111 mph or higher) are 12, 6 and 2 respectively. This year, the U.S National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are forecasting a “near normal” season with 9 to 15 named storms; 4 to 8 of which could become hurricanes, while 2 to 4 are expecting to evolve into major hurricanes. The Outlook reflects the ongoing El Niño which is expected to persist and suppress the intensity of the hurricane season. It should be noted that these forecasts are based on probabilities and the analysis of historical data. They are intended to provide an estimate of activity to be experienced during the upcoming season. Regardless of what the seasonal forecast is, one must be reminded that a disaster can occur from only one hurricane, tropical storm, or even from a lesser developed system. It is therefore important for individuals, businesses and Government entities to recognize their vulnerability, and take the necessary measures to reduce impacts of heavy rainfall, strong winds and storm surge. A special appeal is extended to fishers and other marine operators as they are usually the first to be impacted by approaching weather systems at sea. Please be alert during this time of the year. In keeping our mandate, The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Meteorological Services wishes to reassure the public that it will continue to closely monitor weather conditions around Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and issue the necessary public advisories in a timely manner. We will also coordinate with the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) about the likely hazards accompanying these systems. How to access warning messages?Website: http://www.meteo.gov.vc Facebook: https://facebook.com/svgweather Common Alerting Protocol: Download instruction http://nemo.gov.vc/nemo/index.php/home/cap-link Email: Join our mailing list by sending your request to [email protected] Local media: Keep informed by listening local radio and television stations for advisories, as well as daily weather updates at 6 am, 12 pm and 6 pm. The names selected for the 2019 Hurricane Season are:
On May 20th, Tropical Storm Andrea, the first named tropical storm of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season, formed over the North-western Atlantic. Be prepared this hurricane season!!Aviation Services Department Argyle Ministry of National Security, Air and Sea Port Development
Phone: 784-4584477 Fax: 784-4580868 Email: [email protected] ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) Vice-President Dr. Kishore Shallow has been elected President of the Windward Islands Cricket Board of Control (WICBC), at the association’s annual general meeting that was held on Saturday 25 May, in St.Lucia. Dr. Shallow, who is also president of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Cricket Association, replaced Dominican Emmanuel Nanthan who did not run for re-election. The President of the Grenada Cricket Association, Dwain Gill, was also elected as the new Windwards Islands Director on the board of Cricket West Indies, joining Julian Charles as the second of the WICBC’s representatives. Gill has a long history in Caribbean cricket coaching, management and administration. He is a CWI Level Two Coaching Certification holder, where his skills have been utilized for the West Indies Under-19, Windward Islands Under-15 and Grenada teams at all levels. Gill has also regularly held management roles including for the St Lucia CPL Franchise, Global T20 Canada, the West Indies A Team, and the World Champion 2016 Under 19 Team. He is a Director on the WICBC and Windward Cricket Inc. that oversees the PCL franchise, Windwards Volcanoes. “The appointment is another opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the overall development of West Indies Cricket. I am humbled and honoured and will continue to devote time and attention to West Indies Cricket as I’ve done all my life”, said Gill. The 35 year old Shallow expressed his enthusiasm at the added responsibility. “My love for this game is immeasurable, and I am tremendously honored to be given the opportunity to serve cricket across the region and to be in a leadership role to advance Caribbean cricket,” said Shallow. Dr. Shallow has been a director of WICBC for five years, and prior to becoming the Vice-President of CWI, he served as a director of the regional body for two years. Summary of Results: President – Dr. Kishore Shallow Vice President – Julian Charles Directors to CWI – Julian Charles and Dwain Gill Alternates – Patrick Felix and Miles Bascombe Selectors – Steve Mohorn (chairman), Roland Wilkinson, Greg Wilson, and Trevor Shillingford Treasurer – Dougal James Secretary – Kezron Walters St. Vincent and the Grenadines took a major step towards a cleaner and more secure energy future on Monday, May 6, launching a multi-million dollar geothermal energy-drilling project made possible with financing mobilised by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). CDB secured USD 27 million (mn) in financing for the project through contributions from partners, including the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID), the European Union’s Caribbean Investment Facility (EU-CIF) and the Government of New Zealand. Speaking at the launch ceremony, Vice President (Operations) of CDB, Monica La Bennett shared the context behind the Bank’s heightened involvement in of the renewable energy sector in recent years. “Over the past five years, the promotion of renewable energy and energy efficiency has been the focus of the Bank as a means of increasing energy security in many of our Borrowing Member Countries. The cost of energy in the Region is among the highest globally; and this impacts our competitiveness, [and] growth prospects and makes us vulnerable to oil price volatility. Thus, CDB has been supporting the use of our natural resources- solar, wind and geothermal - to produce clean and lower cost energy,” said La Bennett. The Vice President thanked CDB’s partners for their “vision and … willingness to collaborate” on the project as well as the “scale and timeliness” of their various contributions. These contributions included:
“These grants positioned ourselves to have greater ownership for the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines through increased equity contribution that would result in a decrease in the price to electricity consumers,” said Prime Minister Gonsalves. St. Vincent and the Grenadines is the first country to benefit from investment funding under GeoSmart, CDB’s initiative to mobilise and provide appropriate technical expertise and concessional financing to support the various stages of geothermal energy development projects in Eastern Caribbean Countries.
In the book A Defense of Abortion, author and philosopher David Boonin writes: “A human fetus, after all, is simply a human being at a very early stage in his or her development.” If we acknowledge the humanity of the preborn child, one must further ask – does every human being have a right to life? Or is this right held only by those humans with particular characteristics that come and go at various points throughout their lives? Pro-life apologist and frequent Focus on the Family Broadcast guest, Scott Klusendorf, shares the following: Pro-life advocates contend there is no morally significant difference between the embryo you once were and the adult you are today that would justify killing you at that earlier stage of development. Differences of size, level of development, environment and degree of dependency are not good reasons for saying you had no right to life then but you do now. Author Stephen Schwarz developed the acronym SLED as a helpful reminder of these non-essential differences: Size: You were smaller as an embryo, but since when does your body size determine value? Level of Development: It’s true that you were less developed as an embryo, but 6-month-olds are less physically and mentally developed than teenagers, and we don’t argue that we can kill them. Environment: Where you are located has no bearing on what you are. How does a journey of 8 inches down the birth canal change the essential nature of the unborn from a being we can kill to one we can’t? Degree of Dependency: Sure, you depended on your mother for survival while in the womb, but since when does dependence on another human mean we can kill you? (Consider conjoined twins, for example.) In short, humans are equal by nature, not function. Although they differ immensely in their respective degrees of development, they are nonetheless equal because they share a common human nature – and they had that human nature from the moment they began to exist. If I am wrong about this, then human equality is a fiction. Think, for a moment, about your 10 closest friends. Would you agree that each of them has the same basic rights and that each should be treated equally? Yet if all of them should be treated equally, there must be some quality they all share that justifies that equal treatment. What is that characteristic? Only this: We all have the same human nature. By Robyn Chambers - Sanctity of Human Life Director, Focus on the Family
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