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IMF against reduction in VAT
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April 30, 2026
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned the government that there is no room, at this point, to reduce the Value Added Tax (VAT). As a matter...
GRIT project launched in SVG
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April 30, 2026
With a focus on reaching women entrepreneurs who are youth-led, rural-based,indigenous-owned or women with disabilities, Generating Resilient and Incl...
New Tennis coaches ready to teach beginners
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April 30, 2026
New International Tennis Federation Development Officer for the Caribbean Evan Heyliger, has given the 13 Vincentian coaches who were part of a three-...
New Football Match Commissioners certified
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April 30, 2026
The St Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation (SVGFF) now has at its disposal a set of certified match commissioners. A two- day training sess...
Housing Minster lists  issues impeding their work
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April 30, 2026
The Ministry of Housing is said to have inherited several issues from the former administration that are currently hampering the way it functions. This was the assessment of Minister of Housing, Land Management, Urban Development, and Informal Settle...
Park Hill man wins massive lottery jackpot
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April 24, 2026
A RESIDENT of Park Hill, Gevannie Blake, received more than one million dollars in the National Lotteries Authority (NLA) Lotto draw held on April 14, 2026. Blake, a prison officer, secured the substantial prize after playing the numbers 1, 8, 9, 16,...
Minister claims computers in New York consulate wiped
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April 24, 2026
WHO WIPED the computers at St Vincent and the Grenadines’ (SVG) consulate in New York (NY) is just one of the issues currently being investigated by the New Democratic Party (NDP) administration. This was revealed in the House of Assembly on Tuesday,...
Government back-pedals on Constitution
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April 24, 2026
THE NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY administration of Dr. Godwin Friday, has pulled back from presenting a bill to Parliament to amend the Representation of the People (RPA) Act, and this country’s Constitution. The Bills were listed on the Order Paper as numbe...
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IMF against reduction in VAT
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April 30, 2026
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned the government that there is no room, at this point, to reduce the Value Added Tax (VAT). As a matter...
GRIT project launched in SVG
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April 30, 2026
With a focus on reaching women entrepreneurs who are youth-led, rural-based,indigenous-owned or women with disabilities, Generating Resilient and Incl...
Former Diplomat debuts crime novel
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April 24, 2026
CARLISLE RICHARDSON has promised to feature the Caribbean on an international scale with his debut novel, ‘The Soft Underbelly.’ Richardson is a St Ki...
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New Tennis coaches ready to teach beginners
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April 30, 2026
New International Tennis Federation Development Officer for the Caribbean Evan Heyliger, has given the 13 Vincentian coaches who were part of a three-...
New Football Match Commissioners certified
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April 30, 2026
The St Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation (SVGFF) now has at its disposal a set of certified match commissioners. A two- day training sess...
From the Courts
Imitation firearm and bullets cost man $5,800
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April 24, 2026
AN IMITATION FIREARM which was loaded with three rounds of live .9-millimeter bullets has landed Kashif Gabriel with a combined fine of EC$5,800. On T...
Under-aged boys charged with knife possession
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April 17, 2026
Two 15-year-old secondary school students were taken before the Serious Offences Court on Thursday, April 16, charged with possession of offensive 202...
Union Island Man on four gun charges, remanded
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April 14, 2026
A UNION ISLAND MAN who is facing four gun related charges, including shooting another man in his left leg with a firearm, was remanded into custody. Z...