Senator eyes West Kingstown seat
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Senator eyes West Kingstown seat
Unity Labour Party (ULP) Senator Keisal Peters believes that she possesses the qualities for becoming a candidate for the party in the next general el...
August 12, 2022


Booster memo a case of mis-transcription – Gonsalves (+ Video)
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Booster memo a case of mis-transcription – Gonsalves (+ Video)
Cabinet ministers, including health minister St Clair Prince have denied making any decision that mandates health workers in St Vincent and the Grenadines to take COVID-19 booster shots every five months. A memorandum from the Ministry of Health, whi...
August 12, 2022
Man killed, others injured in Arnos Vale Karaoke shooting
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Man killed, others injured in Arnos Vale Karaoke shooting
St Vincent and the Grenadines recorded its 26th homicide this week when Frenches resident, Jaron DeRoche was shot and killed at Arnos Vale. Police have launched an investigation into the circumstances of the shooting incident, which occurred yesterda...
August 12, 2022
36 children introduced to history and built heritage
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36 children introduced to history and built heritage
Thirty-six children from the Edinboro and Ottley Hall community were given the opportunity to learn about the social history and built heritage of their community from July 25 to August 3, 2022. This was in the form of a Summer Programme which was he...
August 12, 2022
Government secures funding for new hospital
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Government secures funding for new hospital
Local government has received 80 per cent of the funding it needs to reform the delivery of healthcare in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). Finance minister Camillo Gonsalves announced on Tuesday that the World Bank had credited the country with U...
August 12, 2022
Pat Ragguette weds childhood friend in lavish ceremony
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Pat Ragguette weds childhood friend in lavish ceremony
It was a scene out of the movies when former female calypso monarch Pat Ragguette wed the love of her life Roy Russell on Saturday, June 25 at the St John’s Episcopal Church in Christiansted, St Croix, in the United States Virgin Islands (USVI). Ragg...
July 15, 2022
Taiwan and SVG deepen relations
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Taiwan and SVG deepen relations
Two treaties were signed on Monday between the Governments of St Vincent and the Grenadines and the Republic of China on Taiwan, that will see the deepening of ties between both island nations. The signing of the treaties form part of the activities ...
August 9, 2022
ULP happy with leadership decision – Senator Peters (+Video)
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ULP happy with leadership decision – Senator Peters (+Video)
The opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) cannot dictate the political leadership of the ruling Unity Labour Party (ULP), because they are not members of the party. So says ULP Senator Keisal Peters, as she spoke on the Issue at Hand programme last S...
August 9, 2022
From the Courts
From the Courts
South Union chauffeur on assault charge
Police arrested and charged Kenny Badnock, a 36-years-old chauffeur of South Union, with the offence of Assault Bodily Harm, Wednesday. According to i...
August 5, 2022
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Washrooms at 21 schools upgraded by Japan
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Washrooms at 21 schools upgraded by Japan
The upgrade of washroom facilities at 21 primary and secondary schools has been completed with a EC$730,000 donation from the Government of Japan. Dur...
August 9, 2022
Sports
SVGRA pays homage to match officials
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SVGRA pays homage to match officials
The St Vincent and the Grenadines Referees Association (SVGRA), on Wednesday, August 3, recognized match officials who have served the sport, at a fun...
August 12, 2022
KSL President yet to be decided
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KSL President yet to be decided
Who will be the president of the revived administrative arm of the Kingstown Soccer League (KSL)? The answer will be known when affiliates go at it ag...
August 12, 2022

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Washrooms at 21 schools upgraded by Japan
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Washrooms at 21 schools upgraded by Japan
The upgrade of washroom facilities at 21 primary and secondary schools has been completed with a EC$730,000 donation from the Government of Japan. Dur...
August 9, 2022

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Editorial
Strengthening relations in turbulent times
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Strengthening relations in turbulent times
The visit of a Vincentian government delegation led by Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves to the Republic of China on Taiwan would, in normal times, not a...
August 12, 2022
Emancipation and Decolonization
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Emancipation and Decolonization
As we prepare to commemorate Emancipation Day, albeit in a rather limited form given its significance, Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has provided ...
July 29, 2022
One door closes, another opens
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One door closes, another opens
THE CARIBBEAN CAN be at least moderately pleased at the outcome of the just concluded World Athletics Championships held in the United States north-we...
July 26, 2022
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Whatever has been borrowed, put it back!
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Whatever has been borrowed, put it back!
EDITOR: I admire how the Bank Clerks put back the carbon paper into the booklet from which they wrote records of their transactions. Whoever uses it n...
August 12, 2022
West Indies cricket needs a rethink
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West Indies cricket needs a rethink
EDITOR: West Indies white ball cricket team has not yet returned the joy and smile on West Indian faces, for they are consistently loosing as if it is...
August 5, 2022
The family legacy
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The family legacy
EDITOR: We were royalty and we knew it. European blood flowed in our veins and we were proud to be associated with our Scottish ancestry. Being connec...
August 5, 2022
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