Media Release Standing in Solidarity with Teachers and Public Servants in SVG.

August 18th, 2022

For Immediate Release

"Standing in Solidarity with Teachers and Public Servants of St. Vincent & The Grenadines"

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The First Wave Movement wishes to give notice of a major activity on Friday August 19th 2022 that seeks to highlight the plight of Teachers and Public Servants in St. Vincent and The Grenadines.

As a people we must recognize the importance of not only national issues within Trinidad & Tobago but we must recognize the importance of standing with our brothers and sisters in other Caricom and Caribbean member states. We have seen Governments within the region use its people for votes during elections to later bring nothing but abuse and pain towards the very citizens who would have put them in office.

It has been reported that, Ralph Gonzales, a failed political leader in St. Vincent and The Grenadines gave instructions to fire a number of teachers and public servants in St. Vincent in a sinister effort to force a number of unethical mandates on these workers. Sources in St Vincent has claimed that the same employees are expected to reapply for jobs with new diabolic conditions.

Ralph Gonzales as also allegedly recommended the creation of domestic legislations that diametrically opposes the constitutional and human rights of Vincentians apart from showing total disregard to the Nuremburg Code.

A critical mind will deduct that these "Regulations" may not have had anything to do with Covid-19 but instead, it seemed to have been created to actually control the entire livelihood of citizens of St. Vincent and therefore, The First Wave Movement stands with our brothers and sisters in St Vincent.

The First Wave Movement is advocating and urging an immediate reinstatement of all Teachers and Public Servants in St Vincent and the Grenadines. We will be combining our voices with those of the Teachers Union and other regional trade unions and will campaign until all Teachers and Public Servants are reinstated and compensated. We hope and pray that Ralph Gonsalves will reconsider this harsh and unjustifiable decision and in his role as leader, continue to work for the welfare and the future of his people. The focus now must be recovery, rebuilding of trust in our leaders and public institutions and bolstering our economies against the challenges of food and energy insecurity we now must all face. May Almighty God be with all of us and guide us in the difficult days ahead. Aameen.

On Friday 19th August 2022, we plan to visit the British High Commission at 9a.m and at 10a.m we will further walk to the Savannah to highlight the ongoing, troubling issues surrounding the people of St. Vincent.

Respectfully,
Umar Abdullah
Leader
First Wave Movement
Tel: +1 (868) 365-6253