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Pastor Jason pleads ‘not guilty’ to charge of indecent assault
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Pastor Jason pleads ‘not guilty’ to charge of indecent assault
Webmaster 
June 23, 2022
A man who calls himself a prophet and a pastor was given bail this morning after pleading ‘not guilty’ to a charge of indecent assault. Jason Providen...
Pupil of the Sugar Mill Academy places first in 2022 CPEA, St. Mary’s RC gets 4 of top 10 places
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Pupil of the Sugar Mill Academy places first in 2022 CPEA, St. Mary’s RC gets 4 of top 10 places
Clare 
June 19, 2022
Kuba Ashley Francis, a pupil of the Sugar Mill Academy, has emerged as the top student in the 2022 Primary Exit Assessment, a release from the Ministr...
PM Gonsalves tests positive for COVID-19
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PM Gonsalves tests positive for COVID-19
Clare 
June 16, 2022
Earlier today Prime Minister , Dr . The Hon . Ralph E . Gonsalves tested positive for Covid - 19, a release from his office said. He will be in quaran...
Vincentian athletes secure 5 medals at Special Olympics USA games
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Vincentian athletes secure 5 medals at Special Olympics USA games
Clare 
June 11, 2022
The St Vincent and the Grenadines team to the Special Olympics USA games returns home this afternoon after having secured five medals in Bocce and ten...
Arrivals to SVG no longer required to fill out pre-arrival forms
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Arrivals to SVG no longer required to fill out pre-arrival forms
Clare 
June 9, 2022
Beginning next Monday, June 13, persons travelling to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) will no longer be required to fill out a pre-arrival form. I...
Increase in the price of eggs inevitable – veterinary officer
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Increase in the price of eggs inevitable – veterinary officer
Clare 
June 2, 2022
The rising cost of grain on the world market along with other economic and environmental impacts over the years is bringing the poultry industry to a ...
Two more COVID-19 deaths in SVG in less than one week
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Two more COVID-19 deaths in SVG in less than one week
Clare 
June 1, 2022
Between last week and this week there have been two Covid-19 deaths, taking the official death toll for the disease up to 108 from 106 where it has re...
Hotel worker changes her plea again and receives four-month sentence for theft
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Hotel worker changes her plea again and receives four-month sentence for theft
Clare 
May 27, 2022
The Sandy Bay woman charged with stealing from a foreign coordinator of the President of India’s visit, is said to have received a four month prison s...
Hotel worker who admitted to theft retains lawyer and changes her plea to not guilty
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Hotel worker who admitted to theft retains lawyer and changes her plea to not guilty
Clare 
May 24, 2022
On the morning that she was supposed to be sentenced for stealing money from a member of the delegation of the President of India, a hotel worker has ...
Hotel worker steals US$1000 from member of the Indian delegation
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Hotel worker steals US$1000 from member of the Indian delegation
Webmaster 
May 23, 2022
A hotel worker who stole over US$1000 from an employee of the Office of the Ambassador of India will be sentenced tomorrow, May 24. Maruth Francois of...
Friends believe woman found in bag is Precious Williams
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Friends believe woman found in bag is Precious Williams
Clare 
May 16, 2022
Friends believe that the remains of a female found stuffed in a bag at Murray Village last Thursday are that of 17-year-old Precious Williams, a resid...
Jane Doe had two tattoos and was wearing neck chain with Taurus pendant
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Jane Doe had two tattoos and was wearing neck chain with Taurus pendant
Clare 
May 16, 2022
The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) is seeking the assistance of the general public in identifying the body of a female tha...
Two jailed for possession of .380 pistol after Facebook post
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Two jailed for possession of .380 pistol after Facebook post
Clare 
May 9, 2022
Jemelia Bailey and Glendon DeFreitas were each sentenced today at the Serious Offences Court to 38 months imprisonment for possession of a .380 pistol...
Sun halo being observed in SVG
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Sun halo being observed in SVG
Clare 
May 7, 2022
Residents of St Vincent and the Grenadines have been sharing photos on social media showing a halo around the sun today, Saturday, May 7. Peter Provid...
Labourer appears in court, charged with possession of 128 pounds of Marijuana
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Labourer appears in court, charged with possession of 128 pounds of Marijuana
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May 3, 2022
A Richland Park man was brought before the court today, May 3, on charges of possession of 128 pounds of Marijuana. It is alleged that 47-year-old lab...
Family Court Counsellor found dead in vehicle (+Video)
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Family Court Counsellor found dead in vehicle (+Video)
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May 1, 2022
The body of Family Court counsellor Luann Roberts was discovered by the police inside a vehicle at Buccament sometime after 8 on Sunday morning with w...
CXC delays 2022 exams by three weeks
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CXC delays 2022 exams by three weeks
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April 27, 2022
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has announced a three-week delay in their May /June 2022 regional exams. The announcement of the delay was ma...
PM announces sweeping package of debt relief and concessions
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PM announces sweeping package of debt relief and concessions
Clare 
April 26, 2022
All of this country’s remaining PetroCaribe debt — approximately EC$189 million — has been forgiven by the Venezuelan government. Agreements reached b...
Flash Flood Watch in effect for St Vincent and the Grenadines
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Flash Flood Watch in effect for St Vincent and the Grenadines
Clare 
April 25, 2022
The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) is urging residents and motorists in low lying  areas, areas prone to flooding, lahars or mudflo...
Lewis returned as Chairman of the CCJ Trust Fund for 4th consecutive term
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Lewis returned as Chairman of the CCJ Trust Fund for 4th consecutive term
Clare 
April 25, 2022
DR LINTON A Lewis was today, Monday, April 25 nominated unopposed to the position of Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Caribbean Court of Justi...
Nurse charged with possession of nearly 60 kg of cocaine
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Nurse charged with possession of nearly 60 kg of cocaine
Clare 
April 20, 2022
Bail has been set at $200,000 with two sureties for an Owia nurse charged with possession of nearly 60 kilograms (60,000 g) of cocaine.  Lucresha Nant...
Active COVID-19 cases in SVG jump to 18
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Active COVID-19 cases in SVG jump to 18
Clare 
April 20, 2022
The number of active COVID-19 cases in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has jumped from four to 18 over the last three days. The SVG COVID-19 Updat...
Three more bodies recovered from the MV Fair Chance, one person still unaccounted for
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Three more bodies recovered from the MV Fair Chance, one person still unaccounted for
Clare 
April 19, 2022
Three more bodies have been recovered from the inside of the capsized MV Fair Chance, leaving one person unaccounted for, the Trinidad and Tobago Coas...
PM to seek medical attention in Venezuela, possibly Cuba
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PM to seek medical attention in Venezuela, possibly Cuba
Bria 
April 18, 2022
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves left the country today, Easter Sunday to seek medical attention in Venezuela, after experiencing “an excruciating pa...
New Grounds man charged with murder of tyre shop worker
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New Grounds man charged with murder of tyre shop worker
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April 12, 2022
In the wake of a stabbing incident on Sunday night that left a 43-year-old labourer of New Grounds dead, a man has today, Tuesday, April 12, been char...
Prominent businessman OT Mayers is dead
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Prominent businessman OT Mayers is dead
Webmaster 
April 9, 2022
Prominent Vincentian businessman Omroy Theophilus "OT" Mayers is dead. The philanthropist and proprietor of Finishing and Furnishing, a leading furnit...
Vincentian registered vessel goes down in Trinidad waters
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Vincentian registered vessel goes down in Trinidad waters
Clare 
April 3, 2022
The MV Fair Chance, a St Vincent and the Grenadines registered vessel, went down in Trinidad and Tobago waters this evening, Saturday, April 2, with s...
First group of residents move into new homes at Lowmans Bay
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First group of residents move into new homes at Lowmans Bay
Clare 
March 13, 2022
The first group of persons who are being relocated to Lowmans Bay to allow for work on the Port Modernisation Project are spending their first full da...
Active recorded COVID-19 cases in SVG fall to four
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Active recorded COVID-19 cases in SVG fall to four
Clare 
March 6, 2022
As at today, Saturday, March 5, 2022 the number of recorded cases of COVID-19 infection in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has fallen to four. The...
Russian billionaire on board super yacht in waters of SVG
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Russian billionaire on board super yacht in waters of SVG
Clare 
March 5, 2022
A Russian-born billionaire and a 20-year-old female are reportedly on board family super yacht ‘Anna’ that arrived in Vincentian waters yesterday, Mar...
Deputy PM Daniel arrives in Belize for CARICOM Heads of Government Conference
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Deputy PM Daniel arrives in Belize for CARICOM Heads of Government Conference
Clare 
February 28, 2022
Deputy  Prime Minister Montgomery Daniel  has arrived in Belize for the CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting to be held this Tuesday and Wednesday. Dan...
Hospital admissions due to COVID19 down to one
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Hospital admissions due to COVID19 down to one
Clare 
February 26, 2022
There is presently only one person warded at a hospital in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) as a result of COVID-19 infection. The latest COVID-19 ...
SVG takes 2022 OECS / ECCB International Netball Series
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SVG takes 2022 OECS / ECCB International Netball Series
Clare 
February 19, 2022
St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) defeated Saint Lucia 39-17 to take home the Gloria Ballantyne Trophy, in the tournament decider of the 2022 OECS/...
Two deaths bring SVG’s COVID19 death toll to 87
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Two deaths bring SVG’s COVID19 death toll to 87
Clare 
January 15, 2022
NEW COVID19 CASES Two (2) new COVID-19 positive cases were reported on Wednesday, January 12 th , 2022, bringing  the total to eight (8) positives fro...
Former Government Minister Rene Baptiste recalled to service
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Former Government Minister Rene Baptiste recalled to service
Clare 
January 14, 2022
Vincentian attorney and former government minister, Rene Baptiste was today sworn in as a government senator, ahead of the passage of the government’s...
COVID19 positive Senator replaced to allow Budget to pass this week
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COVID19 positive Senator replaced to allow Budget to pass this week
Clare 
January 14, 2022
by Bria King A COVID19 positive government senator has been replaced by someone who is negative, to ensure that there is a quorum in the House of Asse...
Opposition won’t return to House without CMO’s input
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Opposition won’t return to House without CMO’s input
Clare 
January 12, 2022
Opposition leader, Dr Godwin Friday will only deliver his response to finance minister Camillo Gonsalves’ Budget address once the Chief Medical Office...
Omicron variant confirmed in community, one more COVID19 death
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Omicron variant confirmed in community, one more COVID19 death
Clare 
January 12, 2022
NEW COVID19 CASES Ninety-one (91) new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from 377 samples collected on Thursday January 6 th , 2022, resulting in a...
Two more government MPs test positive for COVID19, another two fall ill
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Two more government MPs test positive for COVID19, another two fall ill
Clare 
January 11, 2022
Two more parliamentarians on the government side have tested positive for COVID19 infection, resulting in the suspension of today’s Budget Debate. The...
Fully Vaccinated Woman dies of COVID19 in SVG
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Fully Vaccinated Woman dies of COVID19 in SVG
Clare 
January 6, 2022
St. Vincent and the Grenadines has recorded its first fully-vaccinated COVID-19 death, a release from the National Emergency Management Organization s...
Two more COVID-19 deaths reported in SVG, death toll now 83
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Two more COVID-19 deaths reported in SVG, death toll now 83
Clare 
January 1, 2022
NEW COVID-19 CASES Twenty-one (21) new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from one hundred and ninety (190) samples collected on Tuesday December 2...
Rose Place man being sought in relation to reports of burglary
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Rose Place man being sought in relation to reports of burglary
Clare 
December 31, 2021
The Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) is carrying out investigations into several reports of  burglary in which Jaheim Belg...
Omicron variant detected in traveller to SVG, Delta variant now dominant
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Omicron variant detected in traveller to SVG, Delta variant now dominant
Clare 
December 28, 2021
The Omicron variant of concern (VOC) of the COVID19 virus has been detected in a traveller who arrived in St Vincent and the Grenadines from the Unite...
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Soca Monarch preliminaries at Victoria Park on Friday
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Soca Monarch preliminaries at Victoria Park on Friday
Christina 
June 13, 2025
The Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) invites managers, producers, artistes and members of the public to the 2025 Soca Monarch Preliminaries. The...
Chevonne Stewart is ULP’s new candidate for Southern Grenadines
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Chevonne Stewart is ULP’s new candidate for Southern Grenadines
Webmaster 
June 13, 2025
Chevonne Stewart was formally introduced last Sunday, June 8, 2025, as the person the Unity Labour Party (ULP) intends to be its candidate for the Sou...
Park to be upgraded for comfort, ease  and aesthetics
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Park to be upgraded for comfort, ease and aesthetics
Webmaster 
June 13, 2025
The Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) is taking significant steps to ensure that Victoria Park, the main carnival venue, is accessible to everyon...
Calypso tent action heats up in SVG
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Calypso tent action heats up in SVG
Webmaster 
June 13, 2025
Local calypsonians are gearing up to bring their best game as the preliminary judging round has officially begun. This year is a big year for the frat...
SVG leads Caribbean Tourism growth from US Market
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SVG leads Caribbean Tourism growth from US Market
Webmaster 
June 13, 2025
St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has emerged as the top-performing Caribbean destination for growth in tourism arrivals from the United States (US)...

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