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Bangladesh beat Netherlands, send Sri Lanka crashing

Excitement at refurbished Arnos Vale sporting facility

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June 14, 2024

Bangladesh secured two points when they defeated the Netherlands at the Arnos Vale Cricket Ground in yesterday’s 2024 ICC Men’s T/20 World Cup Group D...

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Two Greiggs women imprisoned for slashing teenager’s face

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June 14, 2024

Paige Baptiste and Lesha Johnson, both of Greiggs, appeared at the High Court before Justice Rickie Burnett on Tuesday June 12, 2024, where together t...

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North Leeward Soca duo eyeing National Soca Stage

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June 14, 2024

New North Leeward Soca Monarch, ‘KTB’ and ‘Vyper’ have their eyes set on the national Soca Monarch stage this carnival, and have welcomed increased co...

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Renowned cultural icon ‘Pilling’ Pollard dies

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June 14, 2024

Costume designer, Julian “Pilling” Pollard will surely be missed in the mas bands business as his uniqueness is what spoke to art lovers. Pollard pass...

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North Leeward crowns new Soca Monarch

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June 11, 2024

KTB and Vyper with their soca duet ‘Sideman’ received the judges nod landing in position number one in the North Leeward Soca Monarch competition held...

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91-day gun amnesty nets 18 illegal guns, 327 bullets

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June 11, 2024

The Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) said a total of 18 firearms and 327 rounds of ammunition were surrendered by individu...

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Historic! Flood Lights fully turned on at Arnos Vale Stadium

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June 11, 2024

Sounds of excitement reverberated around the Arnos Vale Cricket Grounds last Friday night June 7, 2024, when light tower number five was turned on, si...

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Colour, music, and excitement mark Barrouallie Schools career day

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June 11, 2024

By: Jada Chambers The leeward fishing town of Barrouallie was paraded by students of the Barrouallie Government School (BGS) and the Barrouallie Angli...

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Woman is Project Co-ordinator at Arnos Vale Sporting Facility

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June 7, 2024

Come June 13, 2024, St Vincent and the Grenadines will be on show to an estimated two billion spectators when it hosts its first game of the ICC Men’s...

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Arnos Vale Facility, an investment for the future- Finance Minister

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June 7, 2024

Minister of Finance Camillo Gonsalves has pointed to the importance of the refurbished Arnos Vale Playing Field as a spring board for sports, tourism ...

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Young footballer with Vincentian lineage in Villareal Academy

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June 7, 2024

Etch the name Neville Knowles III in your memory, as you may need it for future reference. Knowles III, is a 13 year old American born aspiring footba...

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Gonsalves stands his ground on call for “more babies”

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June 7, 2024

Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves has sought to further clarify his call for women of childbearing age (25-35) in St Vincent and the Grenadines to ha...

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PSU head accuses Government of not declaring the Covid-19 State of Emergency over

There is no Public Health Emergency in effect, says PM Gonsalves

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June 4, 2024

Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsavles, has refuted claims by the Public Service Union (PSU), that the medical health emergency was still in effect, even t...

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Park Hill Government School hosts Career Fair

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June 4, 2024

Students of the Park Hill Government School were exposed to a number of career opportunities when the school hosted its Career Day. The event held at ...

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Record number of films screened in Hairouna Film Festival

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June 4, 2024

This year’s Hairouna Film Festival (HFF),was marked as one of the biggest, featuring a record number of screened films and plans by the HFF to contrib...

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Luxury Apartment, Medi-spa coming to Villa

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May 31, 2024

by Eldonté Samuel A new luxury apartment and Medi-spa is scheduled to be constructed in the East St George constituency at Villa, by July 2025. Dr Aru...

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Green Party leader passes

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May 31, 2024

He left school at age 12, migrated to the UK when he was 18 years old during the Wind Rush period, and attended university when he had educated his fi...

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PM calls on women to have more children to combat falling birthrate

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May 31, 2024

With an eye on a falling rate of births in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves is advocating for women of child be...

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LOC says Arnos Vale will be ready for ICC 2024

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May 31, 2024

Members of St Vincent and the Grenadines ICC T/20 Men’s Cricket World Cup Local Organising Committee (LOC), are exuding confidence that the venue will...

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NDP trying to ‘mash up the economy’ – PM

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May 28, 2024

Two billboards which were recently erected by the opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) highlighting the 2023 homicide count in the country have been ...

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Disaster-relocated residents to be gifted homes, free deeds

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May 28, 2024

Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves has unveiled a housing initiative aimed at supporting residents of North Windward and North Leeward who were displa...

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SVG secures US$45m soft loan from Taiwan for roadworks

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May 28, 2024

The government of St Vincent and the Grenadines has secured an additional US $45 million soft loan from the Republic of China (Taiwan), for continued ...

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Obed Mc Coy gets second World Cup call up

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May 28, 2024

Vincentian, Obed Mc Coy, may be on show an home turf after being called up to replace all-rounder, Jason Holder for the 2024 ICC Men’s T/20 World Cup,...

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Abusive father to spend 27 years behind bars

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May 28, 2024

A 29 year old man was sentenced to prison for attempting to drown his three year old child, and for imposing “severe” disciplinary sanctions on her be...

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Vincy Mas launches with Runs and Rhythm

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May 24, 2024

by Eldonté Samuel Vincymas 2024 got going with a potpurri of ingredients, including traditional displays. The launch spectacle was married with the im...

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NDP leader defends homicide count billboard at Gibson Corner

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May 24, 2024

The political temperature seems to be already heating up ahead of the next general election due in 2025. And, a billboard erected by the opposition Ne...

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New Grounds Primary School student tops in Mathematics Quiz

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May 24, 2024

Mason Williams of the New Grounds Primary School became the 2024 Mathematics champion in the primary school’s maths quiz on Wednesday May 22, 2024, at...

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Regional petition launched over CAPE Unit 2 Chemistry Paper

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May 24, 2024

Thousands of students across the region are fuming and worried about results following the testing of the Unit Two Chemistry paper of the Caribbean Ad...

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Bradshaw lands Fisherman of the Year title for 2024

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May 24, 2024

Reuben Bradshaw fished his way to the Fisherman of the Year 2024 title with the heaviest catch of 357.75 pounds, when the results of the 2024 Fisherma...

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PSU President denies storming Government Printery

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May 24, 2024

President of the Public Service Union (PSU), Elroy Boucher, has refuted claims that he stormed the government printery after turning up late for a mee...

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Victim recovers some money from ‘Alicia Kydd’ extortion

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May 17, 2024

Repeated attempts by a blackmailer to extort money from a man, prompted the victim to seek the assistance of the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines P...

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Barrouallie residents ask questions about police station

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May 17, 2024

by Jada Chambers In the wake of an armed robbery that occurred at the Barrouallie Branch of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers’ Co-operative C...

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2024 CPEA over; wait for results begins

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May 17, 2024

There were one thousand, seven hundred and forty-five collective sighs of relief breathed across the country by Grade 6 students on Thursday, May 16, ...

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Vincentian Barrister, joins prestigious London Chambers

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May 17, 2024

One of the top-ranked legal chambers in England and Wales and across the world has bolstered its fleet by welcoming a Vincentian into their ranks. Bar...

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Man charged with 8 sexual offences against his young daughters awaits sentencing

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May 17, 2024

A man, who faced eight sexual offence charges, appeared at the High Court before Justice Brian Cottle on Friday May 10, 2024, where a nine member jury...

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ICC Trophy Tour ends with Runs and Rhythm Mix

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May 17, 2024

The International Cricket Council (ICC) Trophy tour ahead of St Vincent and the Grenadines’ hosting of matches in the Men’s T/20 World Cup, ends today...

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Gun men rob SVGTCCU in Barrouallie

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May 14, 2024

SOME BARROUALLIE RESIDENTS were left traumatised after an armed, daylight robbery took place at the Barrouallie Branch of the St Vincent and the Grena...

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Government says no to some measures proposed by IMF

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May 14, 2024

THE GOVERNMENT of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), has said no to some the of measures put forward by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) coming...

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Five water supply systems now designated red

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May 14, 2024

THE IMPACT OF the drought across St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), has worsened forcing the Central Water and Sewage Authority (CWSA) to implement ...

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PM denounces treatment of former President of the Caribbean Development Bank

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May 10, 2024

Not fair! Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves has denounced the treatment of the former President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), calling it u...

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NIS needs further reform, says IMF

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May 10, 2024

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), concluded its Article 4 Mission to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) this week providing recommendations whic...

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High Court Judge announces his retirement

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May 10, 2024

A Vincentian judge, who has served in the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court for 17 years announced has his retirement in court yesterday, May 9, 2024, o...

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Caribbean Welfare Police Officers honour son of fallen colleague in SVG

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May 10, 2024

The Caribbean Federation of Police Welfare Associations(CFPWA), has honoured the family of a late police officer, by presenting his son with a gift. T...