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Skinny Fabulous wins big at  Caribbean  Music Awards
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Skinny Fabulous wins big at Caribbean Music Awards
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September 3, 2024
Gamal “Skinny Fabulous” Doyle’s recent sweep at the 2024 Caribbean Music Awards has served to add even more bookings to his already packed schedule of...
‘Woodlice’ blamed for school furniture headache
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‘Woodlice’ blamed for school furniture headache
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September 3, 2024
Repeated woodlice infestation has been blamed for the recurring challenges with outfitting primary and secondary schools with furniture every new scho...
Shafiqua places second in 600m in Germany
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Shafiqua places second in 600m in Germany
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September 3, 2024
St Vincent and the Grenadines’ first Olympics finalist, Shafiqua Maloney finished second in the Internationales Stadionfest (ISTAF) 600 metres, breaki...
Spiritual Baptists rejoice over ‘special day’
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Spiritual Baptists rejoice over ‘special day’
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August 30, 2024
Head of the Spiritual Baptist Archdiocese, Archbishop Melford Matthias Pompey and all other Spiritual Baptists, and their leaders, are rejoicing over ...
SVG honours Spiritual   Baptists with May 21 Public Holiday
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SVG honours Spiritual Baptists with May 21 Public Holiday
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August 30, 2024
May 21, 2025 has been declared an annual public holiday for members of the Spiritual Baptist religion in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). The decl...
Ready or not, heads call for later reopening of schools
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Ready or not, heads call for later reopening of schools
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August 30, 2024
by Christina Smith Heads of schools have united in a last-ditch effort to get Cabinet to push back the date for schools to reopen, considering the sta...
SVG’s CXC performance report delayed by ‘Ungraded’ queries
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SVG’s CXC performance report delayed by ‘Ungraded’ queries
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August 30, 2024
For the third consecutive year, education officials in St Vincent and the Grenadines have had to launch queries with the Caribbean Examination Council...
Bishops College Principal in  dilemma over space for students
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Bishops College Principal in dilemma over space for students
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August 30, 2024
by Eldonte Samuel With the date for re-opening of schools expected to be delayed, the principal of Bishops College Kingstown (BCK), Insa Duncan’s bigg...
Start of new term delayed for some schools used as shelters
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Start of new term delayed for some schools used as shelters
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August 30, 2024
by Eldonte Samuel Schools that were used as shelters for displaced Hurricane Beryl victims are not yet ready for September 2. Work by the government a...
PM Gonsalves given Japan’s highest award
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PM Gonsalves given Japan’s highest award
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August 27, 2024
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves was conferred one of Japan’s highest decorations in recognition of his contributions towards strengthening the relat...
MOH – Allow students to wear  light-coloured long pants/tights, long-sleeved tops to school
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MOH – Allow students to wear light-coloured long pants/tights, long-sleeved tops to school
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August 27, 2024
The Ministry of Education is recommending that students be allowed to wear light-coloured long pants/tights and long-sleeved tops to school in a bid t...
Some homeowners  display hostile attitude to eradicating mosquito breeding sites – MOH
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Some homeowners display hostile attitude to eradicating mosquito breeding sites – MOH
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August 27, 2024
As recorded cases of dengue fever continue to increase in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), Ministry of Health officials have expressed concern abo...
Vincy Heat Coach calls for peace after player is attacked
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Vincy Heat Coach calls for peace after player is attacked
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August 27, 2024
Mere hours after being formally installed as head coach of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Senior Men’s Football team, Ezra Hendrickson has called o...
Man killed and lady friend wounded in Kingstown Park shooting
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Man killed and lady friend wounded in Kingstown Park shooting
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August 27, 2024
Longstanding residents of Kingstown Park are of the opinion that the community is now a scary place to live as the murder toll in the area continues t...
Mystery surrounds death of Vermont boy
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Mystery surrounds death of Vermont boy
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August 23, 2024
The circumstances which led to the death of an 11-year-old Vermont boy are still being investigated by the police, with some residents in the rural co...
Researcher says poll  results are valid ‘snapshot’ of views of SVG voters
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Researcher says poll results are valid ‘snapshot’ of views of SVG voters
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August 23, 2024
by Christina Smith The lead researcher on a recent political poll conducted in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has said while it is “yet to be see...
Kartel pleased with health care received in SVG
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Kartel pleased with health care received in SVG
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August 23, 2024
Jamaican entertainer, Adidja Azim “Vybz Kartel” Palmer said he is pleased with the level of health care he has received so far in St Vincent and the G...
Students not making it to University due to poor performance on Maths and English
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Students not making it to University due to poor performance on Maths and English
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August 23, 2024
Statistics from the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) show that from 2018 to now, the region has been losing almost 11,500 students on average who ...
More cheating in CXC exams in 2024
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More cheating in CXC exams in 2024
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August 23, 2024
Student posing as another student; cheating using cellular phones; and absenteeism are three major concerns that plagued this year’s Caribbean Examina...
Kartel meets medical professionals and entertainers in SVG
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Kartel meets medical professionals and entertainers in SVG
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August 20, 2024
JAMAICAN ENTERTAINER Adidja Azim “Vybz Kartel” Palmer is currently in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), meeting with medical personnel, personal tr...
Man says hacked Facebook page being used to send death threats
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Man says hacked Facebook page being used to send death threats
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August 20, 2024
A MAN, who said his Facebook account has been hacked and is being used to send death threats to people that he does not know, is fearful that his life...
No more late nights in Parliament for me – St Clair Leacock
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No more late nights in Parliament for me – St Clair Leacock
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August 20, 2024
VICE-PRESIDENT of the New Democratic Party, Major St Clair Leacock has no intentions of burning the midnight oil when Parliament meets on August 22. W...
Mayreau getting help to restore corals
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Mayreau getting help to restore corals
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August 20, 2024
AS MAYREAU REBUILDS on land, the Richmond Vale Academy (RVA), said it is helping with the recovery of corals. In a release, the institution said coral...
Local DJ dies in motorcycle crash
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Local DJ dies in motorcycle crash
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August 20, 2024
CONDOLENCES POURED OUT through social media over the weekend when persons heard the news that Keon “DJ Neko” Howe had lost his life as the result of a...
Vincentian  in Antigua critical after serious road accident,  relative  located
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Vincentian in Antigua critical after serious road accident, relative located
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August 16, 2024
The relatives of a Vincentian man who was critically injured in a road traffic accident in Antigua last Sunday, August 11, 2024, have been located. Ea...
More charges coming says ACP
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More charges coming says ACP
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August 16, 2024
Investigators here are promising more arrests in relation to serious crimes in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), specifically homicides, following ...
Homeless man yearning for a place to call his own
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Homeless man yearning for a place to call his own
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August 16, 2024
The impact of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and the other Windward Islands losing preferential treatment for bananas over 20 years ago adversely...
Vincies in favour of electing ‘young, dynamic leader’ – poll shows
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Vincies in favour of electing ‘young, dynamic leader’ – poll shows
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August 16, 2024
Results of an independent political poll conducted by the Caribbean Institute for Governance and Policy Research shows that Vincentians support electi...
Gangs are present in SVG, says Crime Chief
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Gangs are present in SVG, says Crime Chief
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August 16, 2024
The recent armed robbery at a Credit Union has been linked to gang activities in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). On Tuesday July 16, 2024, person...
Senior Police officer wants dark areas lit with street lights
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Senior Police officer wants dark areas lit with street lights
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August 16, 2024
A high ranking member of the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force is suggesting that having street lights in certain dark areas can help p...
213 dengue cases reported in SVG, with 17 cases, mostly children, hospitalised
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213 dengue cases reported in SVG, with 17 cases, mostly children, hospitalised
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August 13, 2024
THE OUTBREAK OF DENGUE FEVER continues to be an issue of concern for the government and health officials in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG).With a...
Schools being used as shelters may complicate arrangements for Grenadines students – PM
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Schools being used as shelters may complicate arrangements for Grenadines students – PM
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August 13, 2024
SCHOOL ARRANGEMENTS for students from the Southern Grenadines are still being finalized, but maybe complicated by the fact that a number of schools ar...
Relief supplies removed from Customs have been returned to NEMO
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Relief supplies removed from Customs have been returned to NEMO
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August 13, 2024
A QUANTITY of relief supplies has been returned to the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO), after recently being removed without authori...
Blondie Bird takes King and Queen of the Bands titles
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Blondie Bird takes King and Queen of the Bands titles
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August 13, 2024
THE CARNIVAL mas camp of Blondie Bird and Friends has closed the 2024 Vincymas season with wins in the Queen of the Bands, King of the Bands, and Indi...
Schuyler Francois crowned Miss SVG Teen 2024
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Schuyler Francois crowned Miss SVG Teen 2024
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August 13, 2024
SCHUYLER FRANCOIS, the winner of the 2024 Miss St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) Teen Pageant has her eyes set to compete in Miss SVG contest 2028. ...
Bishop back on top, and Starlift takes another Junior Pan title
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Bishop back on top, and Starlift takes another Junior Pan title
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August 13, 2024
VINCYMAS 2024 has officially come to a close after two events which had to be postponed due to the passage of Hurricane Beryl, were staged on Sunday, ...
Split schooling decision for Union Island students
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Split schooling decision for Union Island students
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August 9, 2024
PLANS TO RELOCATE around 470 students to mainland St Vincent for the new school year may see far fewer than that starting classes here as lack of supp...
Vincentian student impresses STEM panel in Canada
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Vincentian student impresses STEM panel in Canada
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August 9, 2024
LOCAL SCHOLAR, Nailah Jack was last month part of a group of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) students from the Caribbean and C...
Former Senior Magistrate Donald Browne passes
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Former Senior Magistrate Donald Browne passes
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August 9, 2024
DONALD BROWNE, former Army man, Senior Magistrate, and Local Preacher in the Methodist Church, will be laid to rest this weekend, two weeks after he d...
Maloney’s ups and downs to near Olympic glory
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Maloney’s ups and downs to near Olympic glory
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August 9, 2024
AN EXPLOSIVE INTERVIEW with Jamaica’s SportsMax, on February 15, 2024, drew the attention of persons far and wide to the Athletics career of Vincentia...
Keandra Stay awarded 2024 Philbert Chambers Memorial Scholarship as 84 receive Police Scholarships
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Keandra Stay awarded 2024 Philbert Chambers Memorial Scholarship as 84 receive Police Scholarships
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August 9, 2024
AT THE AGE OF 11, Keandra Stay successfully secured a spot on the Under- 16 National Netball team, earning recognition as the youngest player in the C...
Shafiqua makes SVG proud with 4th in Olympics 800m
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Shafiqua makes SVG proud with 4th in Olympics 800m
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August 6, 2024
Vincentian athlete, Shafiqua Maloney proved that she is the fourth best Women’s 800m runner in the world at present when she finished just outside the...
Vincentians support Shafiqua’s  history-making run at 2024 Olympics
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Vincentians support Shafiqua’s history-making run at 2024 Olympics
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August 6, 2024
by Christina Smith August 5, at 3:45 p.m, Kingstown came to a standstill as Vincentians put work and errands on pause to support the country’s first a...
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Soca Monarch win for Fireman & Skinny; Road March next
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Soca Monarch win for Fireman & Skinny; Road March next
Christina 
July 7, 2025
With the Soca Monarch finals out of the way, all eyes and ears are turned towards Kingstown in anticipation for who will capture the 2025 Road March t...
Vincentian UWI Professor gives SVG an “A” for educational advancement
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Vincentian UWI Professor gives SVG an “A” for educational advancement
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July 4, 2025
The government of St Vincent and the Grenadines has been given a high grade for the strides made in education during its term in office, but is concer...
Four for Miss SVG grace Junior Calypso and Soca Monarch competition
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Four for Miss SVG grace Junior Calypso and Soca Monarch competition
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July 4, 2025
Four contestants who will be competing in the Miss SVG show later this year, made an appearance at the Junior Calypso and Soca Monarch Competition on ...
SVG appoints Mikhail Charles as  Legal Advisor at UK High Commission
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SVG appoints Mikhail Charles as Legal Advisor at UK High Commission
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July 4, 2025
Vincentian lawyer, Mikhail Charles, has been appointed Honorary Legal Advisor for St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) at its High Commission in the Un...
Five entrepreneurs to make business pitch in Men’s Empowerment Project
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Five entrepreneurs to make business pitch in Men’s Empowerment Project
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July 4, 2025
The Centre for Enterprise Development Inc, (CED) has announced its upcoming Business Pitch Competition, where five dynamic entrepreneurs will compete ...

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