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La jueza presidenta del Tribunal Supremo, Maite Oronoz Rodríguez, anunció el viernes, que el personal del Poder Judicial recibirá un pago, no recurrente, de 3,000 dólares para continuar las operaciones y los servicios esenciales de esta rama de gobierno.

“El Poder Judicial ha estado proveyendo servicios esenciales a la comunidad en medio de la emergencia de salud pública por razón del COVID-19. Ello ha sido posible gracias a funcionarios y funcionarias de esta rama de gobierno comprometidos con mantener el orden público y garantizar el acceso a la justicia. Por ello, tras meses de gestiones y luego de haber obtenido los fondos necesarios, logramos otorgar este pago al personal como reconocimiento a la labor esencial que realizan en los tribunales lo cual, a su vez, fomenta la resolución oportuna de casos y evita retrasos en la operación judicial”, expresó Oronoz Rodríguez en declaraciones escritas.

Reiteró, además, su compromiso de atender el rezago salarial que experimenta todo su personal.

“Pese a los retos presupuestarios provocados por la crisis fiscal gubernamental por los pasados años, el Poder Judicial ha procurado el uso responsable de los fondos públicos para asegurar que las compensaciones al personal como el bono de Navidad, la aportación patronal al plan médico y los aumentos salariales por años de servicio se mantengan intactas. Igualmente, tras reclamos insistentes ante las otras ramas de gobierno y la Junta de Supervisión Fiscal, se logró la aprobación de un aumento de 200 dólares mensuales para el personal que ya se comenzó a recibir desde inicios del año fiscal corriente”, expuso.

La jueza presidenta aseguró que “el Poder Judicial continuará luchando para que se le otorguen los recursos necesarios para implementar una revisión amplia en todas las escalas salariales”. Además,  insistirá en la implementación de un Plan de Retribución revisado.

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WEEKS after a brother and sister appealed publicly for the bodies of their mother and brother, two years after they were murdered, they received their remains.

On February 28, 2020, police and fire officers went to a house fire at Petrotrin Quarters in Guapo. After putting out the fire, they found the bodies of 69-year-old Ceslyn “Linda” Farrell, her son Patrick, 48, and friend Seycelles Hannah, 41, burnt beyond recognition. The autopsies, done days after the killings, said the three were chopped and stabbed to death and the house set afire.

But from then to August 8 this year, relatives of the three could not get access to the bodies of their loved ones.

On August 4, siblings Michael and Cindy Farrell visited the Forensic Science Centre hoping for answers as to why their mother and brother’s bodies had not been released. That day they spoke with the media about the undue delay and called on the relevant authorities to step in.

Michael said then that just after the murders, the pandemic hit, and there was the understanding that there would be some delay – but not 29 months.

On August 8 the Farrells received the bodies, They are now awaiting the death certificates and the arrival of other siblings and relatives to finally say their goodbyes.

Michael said then the journey began at the San Fernando branch of Legal Affairs just after the murders. He was then referred to the Point Fortin branch, where the registrar fell ill and he had to wait for her health to improve. When, instead, she died, he was sent back to San Fernando to restart the entire process.

He said he submitted samples twice for testing to confirm the identity of his dead relatives. The first sample was given a month after the murders, but he had to repeat the process in February this year.

The results of the DNA sampling, he said, was a keep-back at Forensic for a time. The other delay was in paperwork from the Ministry of Legal Affairs.

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Millennium Heights Medical Complex (MHMC), as of April 2022, is officially the only American Heart Association (AHA) Training Center in Saint Lucia and one of few in the Caribbean.

This milestone is significant for the Complex as it strives to be an industry leader. MHMC is opening AHA certified trainings to all health care organisations on the island.

According to the AHA, it is the United States’ largest voluntary organisation fighting heart disease and stroke.

In the World Health Organization’s latest “Leading causes of death and disability” report of 2000-2019, heart disease and stroke were the leading causes of death in the world.

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These health conditions have historically been in Saint Lucia’s top ten causes of death. The AHA’s authorised training centers enable other countries like Saint Lucia to provide critical training to also fight heart disease and stroke.

MHMC is offering two AHA certified courses to medical professionals currently: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Basic Life Support (BLS).

These courses are available to health care professionals in Saint Lucia who provide cardiovascular emergency care in their jobs. The courses are regarded as life-saving skills of which all qualified personnel should take advantage.

Interested persons are invited to call the clinical education unit at MHMC to get registration information. Call 458-6980 or 458-5938 or 7261624 or 5188138 between 8AM to 4:30PM, from Monday to Friday. The registration costs are as follows:

Nurses and interns
New BLS certification: XCD $200
BLS certification renewal: XCD $120
New ACLS certification: XCD $450
ACLS certification renewal: XCD $300

Doctors
New BLS certification: XCD $250
BLS certification renewal: XCD $150
New ACLS certification: XCD $575
ACLS certification renewal: XCD $450

MHMC will also shortly be offering courses to other types of health care professionals. These include Heartsaver CPR AED and Family and Friends CPR. Follow the MHMC Facebook page @millenniumheightsmedicalcomplex for updates on these trainings.

SOURCE: Millennium Heights Medical Complex. Headline photo courtesy Jesse Orrico

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The Ministry of Education is placing major emphasis on Early Childhood Education here in St. Vincent and the Grenadines

This is according to Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Myccle Burke as he spoke on Wednesday’s edition of Round Table Talk.

He pointed out that the Ministry intends to increase the number of Early Childhood Institutions throughout the country.

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Meanwhile, Minister of Education, Curtis King said there will be an expansion of tertiary education opportunities and training in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

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