2018

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January 5, 2018
Editor: Welcome to the year 2018. 2017 has gone into history and would not return. I take this opportunity to wish everyone a productive and peaceful ...
Five  babies born at MCMH on New Year’s Day
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January 5, 2018
Five babies were born at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital on New Year’s Day. The parents of the four boys and one girl were presented with floral f...
Diamond man charged with 41st murder of 2017
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January 5, 2018
A 33-year-old electrician from Diamond has been charged with the Christmas Eve shooting and subsequent death of Andel Muckette and the wounding of his...
Miss Claus 2017 eyes Miss SVG crown
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January 5, 2018
It may be some way off for 13-year-old K-tonya Peters, but she has eyes set on winning the Miss SVG Beauty Pageant. On December 25, at the Old Greiggs...
Farmer shot on Old Year’s Day
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January 5, 2018
A farmer of Green Hill was shot on Old Year’s Day, while walking in the company of his brothers. 31-year-old Alvin Antrobus was shot at about 9:20 p...
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January 5, 2018
A meeting between LIAT and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) will be held here in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) today. During a press confere...
Duty free concessions extended to January 15
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January 5, 2018
The annual duty free concessions on imported barrels have been extended to January 15, 2018. The initiative was originally to run from November 15 to ...
FLOW reaches out to over 200 homes nationwide
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January 5, 2018
Telecommunications power house Flow made its presence known in the homes of over 200 persons nationwide, as the team embarked on their community outre...
Burnett promoted to post of Senior Magistrate
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January 5, 2018
Rickie Burnett has been promoted to the post of senior magistrate and vice-president of the Family Court. Confirmation that Burnett’s appointment ha...
Outstanding performances in RSVGFP  recognized
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January 5, 2018
Over 60 police officers, some of whom recently retired, have been recognized by the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) for outs...
Marshall loses post as Deputy Consul General
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January 5, 2018
Xandra Marshall will no longer take up the post of deputy consul general at the consulate of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) in New York, for whic...
In Memoriam
Obituaries
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January 5, 2018
Enoch Cruickshank In loving memory of Enoch Everal Cruickshank Sunrise: 18th June 1950 Sunset: 6th January 2016 They say there is a reason They say th...
Steel Expressions show 2017 excels
Local Vibes
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January 5, 2018
by Dexter Rose Steel Expressions, in its seventh edition, shone bright last Saturday by the sheer quality of the talent on display. The indefatigable ...
SVG to draft bill on use of medical marijuana
Local Vibes
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January 5, 2018
St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) is poised to enter the race to capitalize on the growing popularity of medical marijuana, but details on what form...
On Target
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January 5, 2018
The National Sports Council (NSC), which has the mandate of supervision and administration of most of the playing fields and hard courts across St Vin...
Happy anniversary  to Nicholas and Susan Ollivierre
Birthday/Wedding/Anniversary
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January 5, 2018
Nicholas and Susan Ollivierre Happy anniversary greetings going out to Nicholas and Susan Ollivierre, celebrating their first anniversary on January 7...
Hey Rosie!
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January 5, 2018
Hey Rosie, So, my sister and I are two years apart; we’ve always been close. Same schools, friends, shared our clothes, parties on and on. My sister...
In Memoriam
In Memoriam/Acknowledgement
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January 5, 2018
Alfred ‘Vites’ Herbert In loving memory of our dear brother Alfred ‘Vites’ Herbert of England, formerly of Kingstown Sunrise: 07.01.1937 - Sun...