FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2026
VOLUME 120, No. 25
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ELECTRICAL NO ‘SIX’ CERTIFICATION NOW MANDATORY OR ‘SEVEN’ FOR EVENTS ACTIVITY FOR VINCYMAS
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TREVOR BAILEY, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Ag) has given clear and unambiguous indication that any planned or executed ‘six’ or ‘seven’ activity (gang related) during the upcoming Carnival activities in Kingstown, will not be tolerated and will be promptly dealt with by the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF). Bailey made the declaration while addressing a Carnival
Trevor Bailey, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Ag) gave a detailed account of the measures the RSVGPF has puit in place to ensure a safe, crime-free Vincymas 2026. Development Corporation (CDC) press briefing on June 17. Continued on Page 3.
Heritage Square with its heightened activity is always a challenge for law enforcement officers.
AN ELECTRICAL INSPECTION CERTIFICATE is now required by private promoters before they can host an event . Lonzel Jones, Deputy Chief Electrical Inspector at the Electrical Inspectorate Division — the regulatory body in the country regarding electrical safety — said that recent site visits to Lonzel Jones, Deputy Chief Electrical events recently have Inspector at the revealed that proper Electrical Inspectorate electrical installation Division outlined what guidelines were not is now a requirement followed. before any event can In fact, according to be staged. Jones, site visits by members of the Electrical Inspectorate Division over the past three years have uncovered serious electrical shortcomings including live cables exposed to water, compromised equipment in use and cables so positioned that they presented themselves as fall hazards for patrons. “And of course, nothing happened, nobody was electrocuted, so it was never an issue,” Jones said while speaking at a press briefing hosted by the Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) on June 17. Continued on Page 3.
The Electrical Inspectorate has recognized that the electrical power and installation that today’s shows require have far exceeded what obtained in the past.