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Government still set on reclaiming Baliceaux
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Government still set on reclaiming Baliceaux
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March 15, 2024
Plans by the government to settle the matter of reclaiming the privately owned island of Baliceaux appear to have missed the intended March 14 timelin...
Vincentians enrolled in  British military involved in brawl at UK party
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Vincentians enrolled in British military involved in brawl at UK party
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March 15, 2024
Vincentians enrolled in the British military are once again at the forefront of negative publicity after a fight during a Vincentian promoted party ev...
CID head calls for better pay and more time off for his staff
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CID head calls for better pay and more time off for his staff
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March 15, 2024
Head of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF), Superintendent of Police, Claust...
NDP President wants South Windward to “come back home”
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NDP President wants South Windward to “come back home”
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March 15, 2024
In predicting victory for the New Democratic Party (NDP) in the next general elections party leader, Dr Godwin Friday also wants the constituency of S...
SEARCHLIGHT condemns the posting of pornographic material to its breached Facebook page
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SEARCHLIGHT condemns the posting of pornographic material to its breached Facebook page
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March 8, 2024
It has been brought to the attention of SEARCHLIGHT that sexually suggestive and pornographic material is being released on the Facebook platform on a...
Grenada three charged for  the murder of  US couple
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Grenada three charged for the murder of US couple
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March 8, 2024
A cross-jurisdiction investigation between law enforcement in Grenada and St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has led to murder charges being laid aga...
SVG hands over CELAC Presidency to Honduras
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SVG hands over CELAC Presidency to Honduras
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March 8, 2024
The curtains came down on the eighth summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) on Friday March, 1,2024 with the Pro-Tempo...
Jessica Bess wins big in  regional cake competition
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Jessica Bess wins big in regional cake competition
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March 8, 2024
by Christina Smith St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) can brag of having one of the best cake makers and decorators in the region following Jessica B...
‘Granny Tounce’ Puts Vincy /cuisine on NY Map
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‘Granny Tounce’ Puts Vincy /cuisine on NY Map
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March 8, 2024
Copious tributes were paid two weeks ago to a humble Vincentian female entrepreneur who after establishing her culinary business at home emigrated to ...
Grenadians make obscene gestures, hide faces at deportation sentencing
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Grenadians make obscene gestures, hide faces at deportation sentencing
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March 5, 2024
A Grenadian who is suspected of murdering a US couple flaunted his middle finger at the media after a deportation order was made against him and his a...
CELAC member states divided over Israel-Gaza war stance
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CELAC member states divided over Israel-Gaza war stance
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March 5, 2024
Despite a call from the outgoing Pro Tempore President of the Community of Latin America and Caribbean States (CELAC), to stand united on the Israel-G...
Fishers and taxi operators in waiting mode
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Fishers and taxi operators in waiting mode
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March 5, 2024
Back when it was first announced that Sandals will be opening a resort in St Vincent and the Grenadines(SVG), persons were generally optimistic about ...
US-based Vincentian Accountant publishes books about life in SVG
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US-based Vincentian Accountant publishes books about life in SVG
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March 5, 2024
There are two new books available for persons who want to read about Vincentian lifestyle and tradition. The books, Growing Up In Vincy, and a Collect...
Grenada  CoP still hopeful  US couple  will be found
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Grenada CoP still hopeful US couple will be found
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March 1, 2024
Commissioner of the Royal Grenada Police Force, Don McKenzie remains hopeful that the US couple “presumed dead” allegedly at the hands of three escape...
Form One student slaps teacher, police intervene
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Form One student slaps teacher, police intervene
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March 1, 2024
A teacher of a leeward secondary school was this week nursing facial bruises received at the hands of a student of the school. And, the police had to ...
All set for CELAC VIII summit
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All set for CELAC VIII summit
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March 1, 2024
Despite challenges with securing accommodation for regional and international delegates, all systems appear to be in order for the eighth summit of th...
10-year-old recorded as youngest to give birth at MCMH for 2023
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10-year-old recorded as youngest to give birth at MCMH for 2023
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February 27, 2024
Statistics presented at the 28th Perinatal Conference showed that the Obstetric and Gynaecology Department at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (MCMH)...
Trio suspected in disappearance of US couple
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Trio suspected in disappearance of US couple
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February 27, 2024
Three Grenadians whose faces have been plastered across international media for being suspects in the disappearance and “presumed death” of a United S...
SVG, Grenada launch joint  regional investigation into disappearance of US citizens
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SVG, Grenada launch joint regional investigation into disappearance of US citizens
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February 27, 2024
A joint regional investigation between the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) and the Royal Grenada Police Force (RGPF), is tak...
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup officially launched in SVG
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ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup officially launched in SVG
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February 27, 2024
Last Thursday February, 22, 2024 St Vincent and the Grenadines, along with other host nations barring Saint Lucia, officially launched the 2024 ICC Me...
North Central Windward celebrates milestone with Dr Ralph  Gonsalves as MP
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North Central Windward celebrates milestone with Dr Ralph Gonsalves as MP
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February 23, 2024
Glowing tributes were paid to Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves at the South Rivers Methodist School on Tuesday February, 20, one day before he celeb...
Man shot on the day he planned to attend his friend’s funeral
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Man shot on the day he planned to attend his friend’s funeral
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February 23, 2024
by Eldonté Samuel A man who was shot outside Roy’s Pharmacy in Arnos Vale on Saturday February 17, 2024 had plans to attend his friend’s funeral that ...
Escaped Grenada prisoners nabbed in Petit Bordel
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Escaped Grenada prisoners nabbed in Petit Bordel
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February 23, 2024
Three men who escaped lawful custody from the police in Grenada were earlier this week recaptured by the police in St Vincent and the Grenadines. Ron ...
Young man to be sentenced on three counts, including attempted rape
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Young man to be sentenced on three counts, including attempted rape
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February 23, 2024
A bus conductor will be sentenced in April after admitting in the middle of a trial, that he abducted, committed buggery, and attempted to rape a chil...
SVG High Court dismisses case brought by LGBTQ+ men
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SVG High Court dismisses case brought by LGBTQ+ men
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February 21, 2024
A case brought by two members of the LGBT community, challenging the buggery and gross indecency laws in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), was dis...
Shafiqua Maloney gets support after explosive interview
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Shafiqua Maloney gets support after explosive interview
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February 20, 2024
Following an explosive interview on the SportsMax Zone on Thursday February 15, 2024, 24-year-old Shafiqua Maloney was assured by St. Vincent and the ...
Insurer suspends Insurance for  ‘UPTOWN’, drivers to appear in court
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Insurer suspends Insurance for ‘UPTOWN’, drivers to appear in court
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February 20, 2024
Following a series of traffic offences and dangerous manoeuvres, the passenger van ‘UPTOWN’ has been given a seven day notice of the cancellation of i...
Gasoline and Diesel prices down in SVG
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Gasoline and Diesel prices down in SVG
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February 20, 2024
In October 2023, vehicle owners were disgruntled after learning about an increase in the price of gasoline and diesel, but the price of the commodity ...
Valentine’s Day killing leaves seven motherless
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Valentine’s Day killing leaves seven motherless
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February 16, 2024
While workers from businesses at the Campden Park Industrial Estate were buying refreshments and taking a break from the stifling mid-morning heat, a ...
Neighbour regrets not being at home when Rose Hall baby was killed
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Neighbour regrets not being at home when Rose Hall baby was killed
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February 16, 2024
Rose Hall resident, Steven Williams in whose backyard a one-year-old child had her throat slashed, regrets that he decided to venture away from home o...
St Kitts and Nevis PM ties  knot with Vincentian diplomat
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St Kitts and Nevis PM ties knot with Vincentian diplomat
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February 16, 2024
The daughter of this country’s Minister of Health, tied the knot last weekend with the recently elected Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis in Barbad...
St Joseph’s Convent Kingstown stages career fair and business expo
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St Joseph’s Convent Kingstown stages career fair and business expo
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February 16, 2024
The St Joseph’s Convent Kingstown (SJCK), in helping their students prepare for the world of work, hosted a career fair and business expo on Tuesday F...
Suspect in Rose Hall baby killing said he wanted to make ‘sacrifice’
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Suspect in Rose Hall baby killing said he wanted to make ‘sacrifice’
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February 13, 2024
A 22-year-old Rose Hall man was spared from jungle justice after he was apprehended by police in connection with the murder of a one-year-old baby. Ba...
“Chatty” officers hindering crime fighting – concerned citizen
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“Chatty” officers hindering crime fighting – concerned citizen
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February 13, 2024
Members of the public have raised concerns about the lack of confidentiality among officers in the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (R...
AIA climbing to its cruising altitude – Regisford
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AIA climbing to its cruising altitude – Regisford
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February 13, 2024
The Argyle International Airport (AIA) is climbing to its “cruising altitude” even as the airport prepares to celebrate another anniversary tomorrow F...
Fisherman dies after falling from vessel during fishing expedition
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Fisherman dies after falling from vessel during fishing expedition
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February 9, 2024
by CHRISTINA SMITH A dark cloud has been cast over the fishing community of Barrouallie after one its residents drowned on the North Leeward coast und...
PM leads SVG delegation to Grenada’s  Independence celebrations
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PM leads SVG delegation to Grenada’s Independence celebrations
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February 9, 2024
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves headed an official St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) delegation to Grenada to take part in the independence annive...
Teachers disappointed with adjournment of vaccine mandate appeal case
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Teachers disappointed with adjournment of vaccine mandate appeal case
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February 9, 2024
Disappointed but not discouraged- this is the position expressed by the St Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers Union (SVGTU), which continues to anxio...
Winning numbers came in a dream, says Lotto Jackpot winner
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Winning numbers came in a dream, says Lotto Jackpot winner
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February 9, 2024
Celecia Nanton dreamed a series of numbers and now four years later, that dream has led to a $62,000 payout in the Lotto Jackpot. The mother of four w...
Ginger helps Centenarian to milestone birthday
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Ginger helps Centenarian to milestone birthday
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February 6, 2024
This country’s newest centenarian Mercel Warren believes that use of ginger is partly responsible for her long life. Warren, who lives at Byera Villag...
Hostile householders  dent Census progress
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Hostile householders dent Census progress
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February 6, 2024
‘Hostile’ attitudes by householders are putting a major dent in the progress of the 2023 Population and Housing Census resulting in census staff withd...
PM Gonsalves  visits Port Project
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PM Gonsalves visits Port Project
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February 6, 2024
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves yesterday paid a visit to the $620-million-dollar Port Modernisation Project where he engaged with several of the se...
Sandals March to opening date
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Sandals March to opening date
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February 2, 2024
Sandals Beaches Resort which is still under construction, will be ready before the March 1 Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean Sta...
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Minors threaten the survival of Bagga Fish Fest – organisers
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Minors threaten the survival of Bagga Fish Fest – organisers
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May 9, 2025
The last thing that the Bagga Fish Fest Committee wants to do is shut down the event, but with the disturbing number of children who are present at Fi...
CARPHA zeroes in on Mental Health
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CARPHA zeroes in on Mental Health
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May 9, 2025
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has brought attention to what has been described as “an urgent but often overlooked challenge of our time”...
Lodge Village mother faces two-year jail time for theft
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Lodge Village mother faces two-year jail time for theft
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May 9, 2025
A Lodge Village mother of three, who is well known at several Massy Stores as a thief, may face up to two years in prison after she was caught again, ...
Officer Charged in Traffic Violation Case
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Officer Charged in Traffic Violation Case
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May 9, 2025
A police officer, alleged to have aided and abetted a civilian to break traffic regulations, has been charged, and will appear in court on May 12,2025...
Park Hill farmer pleads guilty to handling stolen ginger
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Park Hill farmer pleads guilty to handling stolen ginger
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May 9, 2025
A 45-year-old farmer of Park Hill, who pleaded guilty to a charge of handling stolen goods was fined, bonded, and ordered to make restitution when he ...

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