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Airports targeted for upgrades and expansion
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February 13, 2026
TOTAL OF $62 million is allocated in the 2026 Budget, for airport development across St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). Word of this came from Prime...
Some persons surviving on $10 a day says PM
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February 13, 2026
SOME PERSONS IN St Vincent and the Grenadines are surviving on $10 per day. This was highlighted by Prime Minister Dr Godwin Friday, during his Budget...
Mottley-Led BLP Sweeps 2026 General Election
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February 13, 2026
IN A LANDMARK political event for Barbados, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and her Barbados Labour Party (BLP) secured a clean sweep victory in the g...
Public Debt, a constraint, says new administration
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February 13, 2026
PRIME MINISTER, Dr. Godwin Friday, has raised concerns about “the massive public debt” of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). He said in Parliament on Monday, February 9, 2026 that as at the end of December, 2025, the public debt stood at $3.5 billi...
Senator John says he’s no product of the education revolution
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February 13, 2026
THE UNITY LABOR PARTY’S (ULP) ‘Education Revolution’ has been given a failing grade by government Senator and Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly, Jemalie John. During his maiden speech in parliament on Wednesday, February 11, 2026 John, a lawyer...
Leaders should govern for the benefit of all – GG
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February 10, 2026
NEWLY APPOINTED Governor General, Stanley John (KC), has called on all members of Parliament to rise to the challenge of governing the people of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). The Governor General made the call while delivering his maiden Thron...
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Airports targeted for upgrades and expansion
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February 13, 2026
TOTAL OF $62 million is allocated in the 2026 Budget, for airport development across St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). Word of this came from Prime...
Some persons surviving on $10 a day says PM
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February 13, 2026
SOME PERSONS IN St Vincent and the Grenadines are surviving on $10 per day. This was highlighted by Prime Minister Dr Godwin Friday, during his Budget...
Sports
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February 13, 2026
LAST SATURDAY, February 7, 2026, saw the fall of two St Vincent and the Grenadines Athletics records by Amal Glasgow and Handal Roban, both US based s...
From the Courts
Ginger thief receives three-part sentence
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January 30, 2026
A REDEMPTION SHARPES MAN was jailed, given a suspended sentence and was ordered to pay compensation for stealing $800 worth of ginger. Glenroy Holder ...
Tire shine thief jailed for eight months
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January 30, 2026
A MAN FROMWALVAROO with over 20 convictions, was sentenced to prison for eight months after stealing two tins of tire shine from Coreas. Peter Da Souz...