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Grenada pushes back against US advisory
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January 13, 2026
VIEWING THE US’s latest travel advisory against the country as suspicious, Grenada’s government has pushed back hard against the missive, telling the ...
SVG’s laws to go online – AG Mitchell
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January 13, 2026
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL(AG)’s Chambers is undertaking a million dollar exercise in a comprehensive consolidation and revision of the Laws of St Vincent and the Grenadines, a process which will result in all this country’s laws being available online, im...
Distinguished lawyer is new   G-G of SVG (+VIDEO)
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January 9, 2026
Veteran lawyer, Stanley ‘Stalky’ John, who is St Vincent and the Grenadines’ seventh Governor- General, has honoured his predecessor, Dame Susan Dougan for her service, as well as his family, and the Prime Minister Dr. Godwin Friday, for their suppor...
Vincentian educator crowned Middle  School Principal of the Year
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January 9, 2026
Vincentian educator Dr Deborah Dennie, whose teaching career commenced at the Kingstown Methodist School has been crowned the 2026 Middle Principal of the Year by the Maryland Association of Secondary School Principals (MASSP). Dennie has been princi...
63-year-old woman wouldn’t sell her house in Kingstown for $1 million
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January 9, 2026
by Jada Chambers In a season where money speaks loudly, Karen John believes there are some things that are worth remaining the same. The 63-year-old woman, whose house is nestled between three stores in Kingstown, is proud to still be living in the s...
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Dauphine resident accused of theft
From the Courts, News
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January 9, 2026
A 44-year-old woman of Dauphine has been accused of theft and will appear in court to answer the charge. The police said in a release that on January,...
Lotto pays out record PLAY-4 Jackpot
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January 9, 2026
For the first time in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), a cheque for $EC 499,200 was handed over a winner in the PLAY-4 game run by the National Lo...
CXC moving to digitize Examinations
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January 9, 2026
The Caribbean Examinations Council, CXC, is keeping up with technology and is moving to have its examinations digitized. Affirmation of this came from...
Sports
New talents emerge from Junior Tennis Tourney
Sports
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January 9, 2026
The 2025 St. Vincent and the Grenadines Tennis Association unearthed some emerging talents, during the December 17 to 21 hosting of the Junior Christm...
SVGFF hosts Under-13 Female Football Festival
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January 9, 2026
The Theon Gordon-led technical department of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation (SVGFF), hosted the North Windward Zone of the Fema...
From the Courts
Murder-accused to be back in court February 2
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January 6, 2026
A MAN WHO is alleged to have killed his nephew during an argument is expected back at the Serious Offences Court for his second court appearance on Fe...
From the Courts, News
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December 29, 2025
December 23, 2025- Kingstown: On December 22, 2025, police arrested and charged Bernard Smith, a 63-year-old Resident of Kingstown with the offence of...
Windward man await sentencing for house-breaking
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December 16, 2025
A COLONAIRE MAN will be spending the rest of the Christmas season behind bars after he was remanded for breaking into the home of a Peruvian Vale resi...