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First local docufilm on Spiritual Baptists to be screened Saturday
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First local docufilm on Spiritual Baptists to be screened Saturday
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March 21, 2025
The story of Spiritual Baptists in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), and their fight for religious freedom is being told for the first time on scre...
Canada-based Vincentian poet shortlisted for top  Caribbean Literary Award
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Canada-based Vincentian poet shortlisted for top Caribbean Literary Award
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March 21, 2025
The recent announcement that a Vincentian poet, Linzey Corridon, has earned a spot among 15 shortlistees in the 2025 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Lit...
Death of two-year-old girl under investigation
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Death of two-year-old girl under investigation
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March 21, 2025
The death of a two-year-old child here last year, is now under serious investigation, after videos and photos recently surfaced on social media sites ...
Splectron launches VINCYflix
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Splectron launches VINCYflix
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March 21, 2025
People who are interested in viewing original video content created in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), and aired on a professional platform now h...
Garifuna Pilgrims call for reparations
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Garifuna Pilgrims call for reparations
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March 21, 2025
President of the International Garifuna Council, Trevor Palacio says that he is of the firm opinion that reparations should be paid to St Vincent and ...
Kingstown Prep dethrones Stephanie Browne to take Inter-Primary Schools Athletics title
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Kingstown Prep dethrones Stephanie Browne to take Inter-Primary Schools Athletics title
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March 21, 2025
The Kingstown Preparatory School emerged as overall champions in the 35th St. Vincent and the Grenadines Inter-Primary Schools Athletics Championship,...
Balliceaux is for  memorial purposes says Prime Minister
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Balliceaux is for memorial purposes says Prime Minister
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March 18, 2025
The main purpose for the acquisition of the island of Balliceaux is for the approximately 323 acres of land to serve as a cultural and historical memo...
PM Gonsalves honoured  by Garifuna
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PM Gonsalves honoured by Garifuna
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March 18, 2025
Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves was presented with a staff as an appreciation for his efforts to protect and advocate for the history of the Garigu...
Vincentian policeman among 4 charged in St Lucia drug bust
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Vincentian policeman among 4 charged in St Lucia drug bust
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March 18, 2025
On Thursday, March 13, 2025, an intelligence-driven operation conducted between Sandy Beach and Savannes Bay, Vieux-Fort, St Lucia resulted in the arr...
New Man at the helm of CDC plans an overhaul of VincyMas
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New Man at the helm of CDC plans an overhaul of VincyMas
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March 18, 2025
The newly-appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Carnival Development Corporation (CDC), Rodney Small, has outlined a number of plans for Vinc...
Adventist Youths march and rally against crime and violence
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Adventist Youths march and rally against crime and violence
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March 18, 2025
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) Mission of Seventh-day Adventists Youth Department organized a march and rally against crime and violence as ...
Teenage vehicle crash victim laid to rest
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Teenage vehicle crash victim laid to rest
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March 18, 2025
Copious tears flowed on Sunday, March, 16, 2025 as loved ones and friends paid their final respects to Normanie Duncan, the 19 year old who died in an...
CID officers call for more manpower
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CID officers call for more manpower
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March 18, 2025
Officers within the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) have identified a lack of manpower and technology as some of challenges affecting the oper...
Garifuna applaud Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines
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Garifuna applaud Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines
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March 13, 2025
Speakers at the 12th International annual Garifuna conference 2025, have applauded the move by the Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), ...
First Chief Minister ET Joshua honoured
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First Chief Minister ET Joshua honoured
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March 13, 2025
Notes of praise went up from the Kingstown Cemetery as drummers, Spiritual Baptist leaders, Government officials, family, and others gathered at the g...
Vincentian cop dies in the UK
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Vincentian cop dies in the UK
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March 13, 2025
Deceased police officer Constable 504 Alford Jacobs has been described by his colleagues as an exemplary lawman who will be remembered for his unwaver...
Vincentian University  Students make soap from Sargassum Seaweed
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Vincentian University Students make soap from Sargassum Seaweed
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March 13, 2025
University of the Southern Caribbean (USC) students, Vincentian Ahjea Jackson and Hansel Thomas, both Vinada delegates in the Portraits of Excellence ...
Deportation of Lucian not main event or capital  offence says PM Gonsalves
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Deportation of Lucian not main event or capital offence says PM Gonsalves
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March 13, 2025
Although St Lucian, Chester King was sent back to his country without the knowledge of the court and the Immigration Department, “it is not a capital ...
Hairouna Film Fest kicks off  Saturday with Caribbean’s first full-length animated film
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Hairouna Film Fest kicks off Saturday with Caribbean’s first full-length animated film
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March 13, 2025
This year the Hairoun Film Festival (HFF) team is taking another step in discovering talent with action!; an acting and directing workshop, as well as...
Garifuna people receive great news for Heritage Month
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Garifuna people receive great news for Heritage Month
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March 7, 2025
The uninhabited island of Balliceaux has been acquired by the Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). The acquisition of the treasured isla...
Issue at the  Kingstown Port Modernization Project being addressed – PM
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Issue at the Kingstown Port Modernization Project being addressed – PM
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March 7, 2025
The multi-million port that is currently under construction in Kingstown, has encountered a problem, with the loss of some reclaimed material. Prime M...
Teachers Union President decries treatment of teacher at Service Commissions Department
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Teachers Union President decries treatment of teacher at Service Commissions Department
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March 7, 2025
President of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers Union (SVGTU), Oswald Robertson, has condemn the actions by police officers who arrested and d...
Members of Parliament pay tribute to the late Allan Cruickshank
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Members of Parliament pay tribute to the late Allan Cruickshank
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March 7, 2025
Members of Parliament yesterday, Thursday March 6, 2024, paid tribute to the late Allan Cruickshank who died at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (MCM...
Why were ‘Tarmac’ dogs beaten to death? – VSPCA
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Why were ‘Tarmac’ dogs beaten to death? – VSPCA
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March 7, 2025
President of the Vincentian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (VSPCA), Jhanice Nelson, is questioning why such harsh measures were empl...
$16K bill to repatriate “Doctor” stressing grieving family
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$16K bill to repatriate “Doctor” stressing grieving family
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March 7, 2025
A Redemption Sharpes family grieving the loss of a relative are experiencing another headache after being quoted EC$16,000 to return the body from Gre...
Petit Bordel Students target health and wealth with their chips production business
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Petit Bordel Students target health and wealth with their chips production business
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March 7, 2025
Agricultural Science students at the Petit Bordel Secondary School (PBSS) have conceptualized a natural food product in an effort to build technical a...
No student fees owed to UWI- PM Gonsalves
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No student fees owed to UWI- PM Gonsalves
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March 4, 2025
Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves has dismissed an online report about Vincentian students being barred from writing their UWI exams due to financial...
Allan Cruickshank remembered as humble, generous, and a party stalwart
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Allan Cruickshank remembered as humble, generous, and a party stalwart
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March 4, 2025
Former New Democratic Party (NDP) Parliamentarian, Allan Cruickshank is being remembered by one of his sons as a “very humble and generous family man”...
$350,000 paid to current and past Community College Students
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$350,000 paid to current and past Community College Students
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March 4, 2025
Last Friday, February 28, 2025, 701 current and past students of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Community College (SVGCC) received an annual payout...
Gibson Corner man gets multiple sentences for stealing retired  officer’s cell phone
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Gibson Corner man gets multiple sentences for stealing retired officer’s cell phone
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March 4, 2025
A Gibson Corner man, who brought a retired police officer to tears after causing him to spend one month, including his birthday, without a cellphone w...
Fumigation and security work continue at GHS
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Fumigation and security work continue at GHS
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March 4, 2025
Another round of fumigation at the St Vincent Girls High School (GHS) continued over the weekend as authorities intensified the fight against the flea...
Multiple complaints  of Whatsapp sexually suggestive  groups  with pre-teens
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Multiple complaints of Whatsapp sexually suggestive groups with pre-teens
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February 28, 2025
In St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) several WhatsApp groups exist where it appears that sexual grooming of under-aged children is taking place. Acc...
Dismissed health workers uncertain about rehiring conditions, as Covid Mandate case heads to the Privy Council
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Dismissed health workers uncertain about rehiring conditions, as Covid Mandate case heads to the Privy Council
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February 28, 2025
Trade unions in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) involved in the COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate case have described the Prime Minister’s call for dismiss...
Ministry of Tourism launches Heroes and Heritage Month  Programme for 2025
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Ministry of Tourism launches Heroes and Heritage Month Programme for 2025
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February 28, 2025
Last Monday, February 24, 2025, the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Sustainable Development, and Culture, launched...
Family baffled at how work trip ended in tragedy
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Family baffled at how work trip ended in tragedy
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February 28, 2025
by Christina Smith A Redemption Sharpes family is at a loss as to how a relative, who travelled for construction work, ended up dead in the waters off...
Yemeni deportee’s request to resettle in SVG rejected
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Yemeni deportee’s request to resettle in SVG rejected
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February 28, 2025
St Vincent and the Grenadines has turned down the request of a national of Yemen who was seeking a place of refuge after he was being deported from th...
Grace Walters, a great candidate says North Windward incumbent representative
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Grace Walters, a great candidate says North Windward incumbent representative
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February 28, 2025
“Today is a significant day in the milestone of political history in this constituency, for today, we will endorse Grace Walters … as the next ULP can...
WhatsApp group  with sexual content and underage children
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WhatsApp group with sexual content and underage children
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February 25, 2025
A mother who found an unsavory WhatsApp group on her grade six daughter’s cellular phone is calling on parents to check their children’s digital devic...
Unions heading to Privy Council with Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate case
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Unions heading to Privy Council with Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate case
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February 25, 2025
Unions in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) who were dealt a heavy blow when the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal upheld the government’s appeal in...
‘Grace’ gets the nod for ULP in North Windward
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‘Grace’ gets the nod for ULP in North Windward
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February 25, 2025
To loud shouts of “aye”, the members and supporters of the Unity Labour Party (ULP) North Windward Constituency Council endorsed the candidacy of Dr. ...
NLA Lotto  records first sequential numbers  win
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NLA Lotto records first sequential numbers win
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February 25, 2025
The National Lotteries Authority (NLA) held its latest jackpot pay-out last Friday, February 23, 2025. It was the first time that the jackpot was won ...
Mckies Hill man arraigned for murder of New Montrose Vendor
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Mckies Hill man arraigned for murder of New Montrose Vendor
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February 25, 2025
A Mckies Hill man has been charged with the 2023 murder of a New Montrose vendor, who was shot several times in his abdomen. Lemar Isaacs, 23, appeare...
Government urging dismissed workers to re-apply
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Government urging dismissed workers to re-apply
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February 21, 2025
The dismissed public sector workers in the ‘COVID-19 Vaccine Case’ will soon be informing the public on their next move following the decision handed ...
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Soca Monarch preliminaries at Victoria Park on Friday
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Soca Monarch preliminaries at Victoria Park on Friday
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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