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Baby Mamas team strikes again
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Baby Mamas team strikes again
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September 14, 2021
THE BABY MAMAS team has struck again – this time by throwing a small, intimate baby shower and distributing a wide range of items for 60 new and expec...
Boucher calls police to remove unruly protester
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Boucher calls police to remove unruly protester
Union head under fire
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September 10, 2021
Blame has been cast on the president of the Public Service Union, Elroy Boucher, who is said to have been the one to call the police after an individu...
Owia residents stage protest
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Owia residents stage protest
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September 10, 2021
Having been given the all clear to leave the emergency shelters, residents of Owia have found that trying to settle back into their homes has turned u...
Ministry of Health praises nurses for unwavering  commitment
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Ministry of Health praises nurses for unwavering commitment
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September 10, 2021
While the Public Service Union (PSU) believes that the withdrawal of essential services over the last four day was “moderately successful”, the health...
Georgetown Government School boy says he expected top result
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Georgetown Government School boy says he expected top result
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September 3, 2021
Committed, determined and disciplined are three adjectives that come to mind when Danville Toney thinks of his son, Isaiah Toney, who is one of this c...
Kingstown Preparatory School lad aims to be a professional chef
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Kingstown Preparatory School lad aims to be a professional chef
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September 3, 2021
One of this country’s top performers in the CPEA examinations has plans of becoming a professional chef in the future. Richard James, a student of the...
Contingency plans  being put in place ahead of planned nurses’ strike
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Contingency plans being put in place ahead of planned nurses’ strike
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September 3, 2021
While Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves is hopeful that a majority of nurses will not heed the call to go on strike next week, the government is takin...
MOH preparing for possible spread of Delta variant
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MOH preparing for possible spread of Delta variant
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September 3, 2021
With three Delta variant cases of COVID19 confirmed, local health authorities are preparing for possible community spread of the variant said to be mo...
Taxi operator caught up in Mt Greenan landslide
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Taxi operator caught up in Mt Greenan landslide
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August 31, 2021
Taxi driver Jumo Grant is thankful to be alive today after part of the roof of his vehicle was crushed in a landslide during heavy rains last week. On...
Sir James says people who refuse to take vaccine have ‘a selfish attitude’
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Sir James says people who refuse to take vaccine have ‘a selfish attitude’
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August 31, 2021
This country will continue to be impacted by COVID19 regardless of whether there is a change of government in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). For...
Officer in prison break case to know his fate today
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Officer in prison break case to know his fate today
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August 31, 2021
The court will announce today, August 31, whether the prison officer charged with conspiring to bring about the escape from prison of accused murderer...
PSU primed for industrial action next month
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PSU primed for industrial action next month
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August 27, 2021
With seemingly all of their options exhausted, the Public Service Union (PSU) and nurses of this country have decided to take industrial action and wi...
PM appeals against industrial action
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PM appeals against industrial action
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August 27, 2021
It is unlikely that the industrial action planned for September will have any impact in altering the government’s decision to mandate vaccines for fro...
Sandy Bay father of three ready to move after three disaster experiences
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Sandy Bay father of three ready to move after three disaster experiences
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August 27, 2021
By Robertson Henry A father of three who has lived through three floods at his Sandy Bay home, is ready to relocate. Flick Hoyte told SEARCHLIGHT that...
Ready for the big splash
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Ready for the big splash
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August 27, 2021
Vincentian - Dexroy Creese will compete in Heat one of the S9 category of the 50m freestyle at this year’s Paralympic Games taking place in Tokyo, Jap...
Women escape watery deaths in South Rivers
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Women escape watery deaths in South Rivers
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August 24, 2021
Two women are singing thanks and praise to God for a narrow escape at about 4.00 p.m on Friday when the raging waters of the South Rivers waterway alm...
Parents fearful for children after South Rivers nightmare
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Parents fearful for children after South Rivers nightmare
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August 24, 2021
Events on the night of Friday night August 20, 2021 proved harrowing for a number of residents in South Rivers, as heavy rainfall in the mountains res...
Abduction prank frowned upon by police
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Abduction prank frowned upon by police
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August 24, 2021
by Bria King In their quest to create viral social media content with a kidnapping prank video, the actions of Vincentian YouTubers could have resulte...
Members of Special Services Unit   involved in accident near hospital
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Members of Special Services Unit involved in accident near hospital
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August 20, 2021
Based on a preliminary medical assessment, there were no serious injuries recorded among the officers from the Special Services Unit (SSU) involved in...
All clear given to residents up to Owia
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All clear given to residents up to Owia
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August 20, 2021
After months of living in shelters across St Vincent, evacuees from communities north of the Dry River, up to and including Owia, have been given the ...
Calliaqua Magistrate recuses herself from Cornelius John’s shooting case
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Calliaqua Magistrate recuses herself from Cornelius John’s shooting case
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August 20, 2021
Magistrate Zoila Ellis-Browne will not be hearing the cases against Unity Labour Party (ULP) Senator Ashelle Morgan, Assistant Director of Public Pros...
Democracy is at stake, says Friday
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Democracy is at stake, says Friday
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August 17, 2021
Believing democracy to be at stake, the Leader and members of the Parliamentary Opposition are showing solidarity with two protesters, Adriana King an...
Site at Orange Hill  being cleared for evacuees’ new homes
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Site at Orange Hill being cleared for evacuees’ new homes
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August 17, 2021
Work is progressing smoothly at the Orange Hill site where 27 pre-fabricated houses will be constructed to house a number of familes who were evacuate...
Two unions vote  to continue  protest action
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Two unions vote to continue protest action
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August 13, 2021
The end of protests in St Vincent and the Grenadines is seemingly nowhere in sight as trade unions have voted in favour of pursuing industrial action ...
Police were too tolerant during protest – COP
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Police were too tolerant during protest – COP
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August 13, 2021
Commissioner of Police (COP), Colin John has acknowledged that the police slipped up during the protest on August 5 during which Prime Minister Dr Ral...
Youngsters’ bike ride ends in tragedy
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Youngsters’ bike ride ends in tragedy
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August 13, 2021
Tragedy struck in Belair on Monday afternoon leaving 15-year-old Mark McDonald dead, his 12-year-old brother injured and a truck driver very traumatis...
PM returns home to warm welcome from his supporters
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PM returns home to warm welcome from his supporters
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August 10, 2021
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves returned home yesterday afternoon, after leaving the country last Thursday for medical treatment in Barbados as a re...
Public Health Amendment Bill passes despite protests
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Public Health Amendment Bill passes despite protests
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August 10, 2021
Amendments to the Public Health Act, which would see certain front-line workers being required to be vaccinated, were successfully passed in Parliamen...
Layou woman charged with wounding PM
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Layou woman charged with wounding PM
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August 10, 2021
The woman who has been charged with injuring Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, leading to concussion, appeared in court yesterday morning as a small...
Dr Gonsalves flown to Barbados for MRI scan
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Dr Gonsalves flown to Barbados for MRI scan
Gonsalves injured during protest
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August 6, 2021
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves had to be flown out to Barbados for an MRI last night after he was struck on his head around 5.15 p.m when a protest...
Rose Place residents satisfied and are waiting to move
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Rose Place residents satisfied and are waiting to move
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August 6, 2021
ResidentS of Rose Place/Bottom Town say they are pleased with the construction of houses at Lowmans Bay which are being built for them as part of the ...
Protests held against proposed amendment to Public Health Act
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Protests held against proposed amendment to Public Health Act
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July 30, 2021
PROTESTERS have taken to the streets of Kingstown once again this month; this time to demonstrate against an amendment to be made to the Public Health...
CPEA students expect good results despite serious challenges
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CPEA students expect good results despite serious challenges
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July 30, 2021
Despite having to overcome the challenges caused by a volcanic eruption and ongoing COVID19 pandemic, a cross section of students who sat the Caribbea...
Man who set wife on fire jailed for 35 years
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Man who set wife on fire jailed for 35 years
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July 30, 2021
A BIABOU MAN who has yet to show remorse for dousing his common law wife with gasoline and lighting her on fire; has been sentenced to 35 years in pri...
The Learning Page curator puts down her pen
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The Learning Page curator puts down her pen
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July 30, 2021
by Bria King Many Vincentian professionals may know Louise Dick-Toney as their dedicated teacher at primary school or from her service in the St Vince...
CDB approves more funding for SVG
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CDB approves more funding for SVG
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July 27, 2021
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved financing of US$5.3 million for St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) in its continued efforts of reco...
Bequia barber gets 19 years jail time for rape of child
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Bequia barber gets 19 years jail time for rape of child
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July 27, 2021
In 2019 a girl under the age of 10 was raped by a 41-year-old man after he led her away from her house and the protection of her mother and family in ...
Man in stolen police guns, ammo case jailed for over 2 years
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Man in stolen police guns, ammo case jailed for over 2 years
King expects three babies by January
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July 23, 2021
Although he is apparently expecting three babies by January 2022, 26-year-old Avi King will miss their birth as he serves two years and eight months i...
British woman agrees to leave state
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British woman agrees to leave state
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July 23, 2021
A British citizen who was previously ordered to be removed from the state has agreed that she will leave voluntarily on July 29, and it was agreed tha...
PM says ‘no need  to abuse investors’
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PM says ‘no need to abuse investors’
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July 23, 2021
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves is urging concerned Vincentians to remain calm and to stop abusing investors who have submitted a proposal for the r...
Fire guts homes; leaves ‘Bad I ’ with nothing
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Fire guts homes; leaves ‘Bad I ’ with nothing
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July 23, 2021
Baldwin Harrington who is also known as ‘Bad I’ had no idea that he would be left in despair before sundown on Tuesday, July 20. But that is exactly w...
Residents anxious to get back home
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Residents anxious to get back home
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July 20, 2021
The decision was taken by Cabinet on July 13, that residents of Fitz Hughes and Chateaubelair can officially return home from July 23. However, reside...
Vincentian calypso icon Winston Soso has passed
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Vincentian calypso icon Winston Soso has passed
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July 20, 2021
CALYPSO ICON and cultural ambassador, Winston Soso has died. His name is Trevor Lockhart but better known in calypso circles as Winston Soso and affec...
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Problem Child takes first and second for Road March 2025
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Problem Child takes first and second for Road March 2025
Christina 
July 9, 2025
The 'Baddest Boy'- Shertz ‘Problem Child’ James- has copped first and second place for the 2025 Road March competition. The results were announced tod...
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
Forrest 
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
Forrest 
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
Forrest 
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...

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