By Admin. Updated 6:20 p.m., Friday, June 9, 2023, Atlantic Standard Time (GMT-4).

Police have reported, two separate shooting incidents over the last twenty- four hours. It has left one man dead and another nursing gunshot wounds at the Milton Cato Memorial
Hospital (MCMH).

The deceased is Joel “Nappy” John, a 32-year-old mechanic of La Croix.

According to a press release from the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force today (June 9), reports indicate that John was in his yard working on a truck when he was shot multiple times.

A postmortem examination will be conducted on the body to ascertain the exact cause of
death.

Romano Bynoe of Mesopotamia is the second gunshot victim. According to reports, Bynoe
was shot in Sayers, Mesopotamia. He was then transported to the MCMH for medical
treatment, where he is said to be in stable condition.

Police are appealing to members of the public with information that can aid with this investigation to contact the Officer in charge of the South-Central Division at 1-784-458-4200
or the Criminal Investigations Department/Major Crimes Unit at 1-784-456-1810 or 1-784-
457-1211 ext. 4837 or 4839 or 999/911. All calls will be treated confidentially.

Photo Credit: ANN

By Desrine McTair. Updated 7:15 p.m., Friday, June 9, 2023, Atlantic Standard Time (GMT-4).

Within the top 10 performers for 2023 Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment – CPEA, males held right (8) of the top positions.

Jadon Alexander Hamilton was the top performer with an average of 97.20%. Kole Kenneth Innis from St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary and Kajj Akin from Windsor Primary School tied for 2nd place among boys and raking 2nd overall. Orion Trent John from Fairhall Primary School placed 4th among boys and rank 4th overall.

For the Language subject, Jadon Alexander Hamilton also achieved the highest percentage with 98.7%. Kole Kenneth Inniss and Orion Trent John tied for the top performers in Math with 97.3%. Kajj Akin attained a score of 97.3% in Social Studies.

Gabriella Tiffany De Freitas from Colonaire Government and Sky Angelena Cato tied for 1st place among girls and ranked 8th overall. Mya Kamea Samuel from Lowmans Leeward Anglican achieved a score of 98.7% in Science.

The preliminary results indicate that the proportion of students who met the prescribed standard was 1442 (85.17%), a slight increase over last year’s 83.87%.

Photo: Left to right, Jadon Alexander Hamilton, Kole Kenneth Innis, Orion Trent John.