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They should be thanking the police for saving their lives
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They should be thanking the police for saving their lives
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June 4, 2021
Commissioner of police (COP) Collin John is of the view that if the police had not shot Gleason Lewis, he would have eventually killed or wounded memb...
Mainly maskless crowd attends VPL final at Arnos Vale over the weekend
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Mainly maskless crowd attends VPL final at Arnos Vale over the weekend
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June 1, 2021
By Bria King The massive, mainly maskless crowd at the Vincy Premier League (VPL), final at Arnos Vale over the weekend, has become a catalyst for ren...
Peto residents daunted by ash
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Peto residents daunted by ash
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June 1, 2021
MANY RESIDENTS OF Petit Bordel are said to not be returing there for the long term as they are worried about the health effects, and quality of life b...
Some evacuees unhappy with how they were asked to leave shelter
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Some evacuees unhappy with how they were asked to leave shelter
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May 28, 2021
Several persons from villages on the north-western coast of St Vincent, who were housed at the Bethel High School shelter feel as though they were for...
102 year old man thanks God for a long life
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102 year old man thanks God for a long life
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May 28, 2021
James Davis, a resident of Prospect who celebrated his 102nd birthday on May 22, 2021 says one of the keys to living a long life is taking care of you...
Street boys turning aggressive, violent
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Street boys turning aggressive, violent
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May 28, 2021
Children begging in Kingstown has been an issue for a long time, but one woman says some children are now becoming verbally aggressive and physically ...
US$1 million vaccine lottery proposed
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US$1 million vaccine lottery proposed
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May 28, 2021
A powerful incentive to encourage reluctant persons to get vaccinated against Covid-19 would be for the private sector to hold a US $1,000,000 lottery...
50 displaced new and  expectant mothers feted at Sunset Shores Hotel
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50 displaced new and expectant mothers feted at Sunset Shores Hotel
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May 21, 2021
What was initially intended to be a passion project to help a single expectant mother displaced by La Soufriere’s explosive eruptions, turned into two...
Local banks discontinue service to Payswif
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Local banks discontinue service to Payswif
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May 21, 2021
by Lyf Compton   Persons overseas who have been using the Payswif digital application to send money to relatives, friends and businesses in St Vincent...
Young people volunteer to help those falling through the cracks
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Young people volunteer to help those falling through the cracks
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May 21, 2021
Sometimes, persons have a lot of negative things to say about the youths, but in the case of Rachel Douglas and the charitable entity Afro Caribbean S...
Evacuees skeptical about returning home
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Evacuees skeptical about returning home
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May 21, 2021
The government has given the all-clear for persons in the Soufriere orange zone up to Petit Bordel on the Leeward side and Mt Young on the Windward si...
Some students resume face-to-face classes at learning hubs
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Some students resume face-to-face classes at learning hubs
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May 18, 2021
Face-to-face instruction for students sitting external examinations, (CPEA and CSEC) commenced at various learning hubs yesterday, May 17. This return...
Buttocks of Canouan resident set on fire; one man charged
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Buttocks of Canouan resident set on fire; one man charged
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May 18, 2021
A matter wherein a man allegedly set another man’s buttocks on fire is set to go to trial in the Canouan Magistrate’s Court. The incident for which 33...
Hikers, Breakers charging in VPL 3.0
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Hikers, Breakers charging in VPL 3.0
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May 18, 2021
Soufriere Hikers, winners of the Vincy Premier League (VPL) 2.0 and inaugural winners Salt Pond Breakers, have won both their matches in the 3.0 editi...
NDP mounts  protest against  Deputy Speaker
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NDP mounts protest against Deputy Speaker
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May 14, 2021
By the time Senator Ashelle Morgan arrived at the House of Assembly on Tuesday morning, more than a dozen people had already gathered on the streets t...
Elderly man relives events of La Soufrière eruption
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Elderly man relives events of La Soufrière eruption
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May 14, 2021
A 70-year-old Georgetown resident whose sight is partially failing him has told his story of living through Saturday, April 10 in the red zone, when L...
Influx of plastic bottles will triple recycling volume – AIR
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Influx of plastic bottles will triple recycling volume – AIR
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May 11, 2021
With the influx of plastic drinking bottles into St Vincent and the Grenadines through volcano relief efforts, management of local recycling plant, Al...
Most SVG doctors vaccinated, but nurses shunning jab
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Most SVG doctors vaccinated, but nurses shunning jab
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May 11, 2021
A local Surgeon has shared his views on the reluctance of nurses to be vaccinated for COVID19. Dr Rohan DeShong said “there is no rational objective r...
Arnos Vale artiste conceals ganja in food packages
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Arnos Vale artiste conceals ganja in food packages
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May 11, 2021
A 25-year-old caught attempting to catch a flight to Barbados with cannabis in his baggage, is revealed to have hidden some of the drug in Tortillaz, ...
Parents, guardians abandoning children, elderly at shelters
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Parents, guardians abandoning children, elderly at shelters
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May 7, 2021
A plea has been made by Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves for people to demonstrate greater care to the most vulnerable in the population. He was ref...
La Soufriere alert level moves down to orange
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La Soufriere alert level moves down to orange
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May 7, 2021
The decision on May 5 to move the alert level for La Soufriere from red to orange was made after discussion and consultation about monitoring techniqu...
Dog lover shot dead
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Dog lover shot dead
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May 7, 2021
A man who a few weeks ago posted a comedic video that went viral warning persons to stay home, did not obey his own words, and was gunned down in King...
STEM organises IT activities at Buccament shelter
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STEM organises IT activities at Buccament shelter
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May 7, 2021
Local organisations have been mobilising to carry out various activities at emergency shelters in the hopes of making the lives of evacuees a little m...
SVG’s a hard place to grow weed – Germano
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SVG’s a hard place to grow weed – Germano
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May 7, 2021
Clay Germano, a former employee of the medicinal marijuana entity known locally as Acres Agri, has concluded that St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG)...
Customs and Excise Department not seizing canned foods – PM
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Customs and Excise Department not seizing canned foods – PM
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May 4, 2021
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has described as political mischief, information in the public domain stating that the Customs and Excise Department...
Glen resident caught with firearms on minibus
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Glen resident caught with firearms on minibus
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May 4, 2021
A 21-YEAR-old Glen resident caught in a minivan with a bag containing two loaded firearms, has been sentenced to three years in prison. Kelike ‘Dads’ ...
Heavy, persistent showers wreak havoc throughout SVG
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Heavy, persistent showers wreak havoc throughout SVG
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April 30, 2021
Landslides and severe flooding affected various parts of mainland St Vincent yesterday as a consequence of torrential rains that began to beat down on...
Joshua Centre flooded
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Joshua Centre flooded
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April 30, 2021
Flood waters, unexpected in April, created an issue at the Joshua Centre on Thursday, but did little in relation to infrastructure or property damage....
Man alleges he was threatened with a gun by senator
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Man alleges he was threatened with a gun by senator
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April 30, 2021
Cornelius John, a businessman of Diamond claims that he was beaten, shot and threatened during an exchange with two high ranking government officials ...
Soufriere – Just venting!
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Soufriere – Just venting!
Adib 
April 27, 2021
SINCE THE LAST EXPLOSION at La Soufrière on April 22, seismic signals from the stations still connected to the network, were reflecting a low activity...
Leaders join in National Day of Prayer, Fasting
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Leaders join in National Day of Prayer, Fasting
Prayer, Pray-er, Power!
Adib 
April 27, 2021
RELIGIOUS MINISTERS and politicians joined forces yesterday in a National Day of Prayer and Fasting for St Vincent and the Grenadines, which is curren...
US legislator calls for Temporary Protected Status designation for Vincentians
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US legislator calls for Temporary Protected Status designation for Vincentians
Adib 
April 27, 2021
CARIBBEAN AMERICAN Congresswoman, Yvette D Clarke, has called for the Joe Biden administration to grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to persons ev...
Over US$29 million expected in world-wide lobby
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Over US$29 million expected in world-wide lobby
UN launches global appeal
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April 23, 2021
The United Nations launched a global appeal fund this week with the aim of raising over US$29 million to assist St Vincent and the Grenadines, which h...
Soufriere showing puzzling features – Expert
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Soufriere showing puzzling features – Expert
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April 23, 2021
There are features of the eruptions at La Soufrière that have been inexplicable, and while the scientists have established a pattern for now, they lea...
PR Campbell dies at age 75
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PR Campbell dies at age 75
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April 23, 2021
Legal luminary and elder statesman Parnel Randolph Campbell QC, will be accorded an official funeral, a status befitting someone who has served the na...
Father calls for disciplinary action against nurses
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Father calls for disciplinary action against nurses
‘Gross negligence’
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April 23, 2021
A Green Hill man said he was frantically ringing the bell of the Maternity A ward to get the attention of the nurses inside, at the same time that his...
Another shipping mishap at sea for ‘Bug’ Harry
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Another shipping mishap at sea for ‘Bug’ Harry
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April 23, 2021
Winsbert “Bug” Harry has had another mishap at sea. His most recent episode was recorded last Saturday when he was aboard the ‘Sunshine Angel’ that sa...
SVG struck terrible blow from Soufriere’s fury
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SVG struck terrible blow from Soufriere’s fury
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April 20, 2021
Prime minister (PM) Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has described as a “terrible thing” seeing the areas that have been severely affected by La Soufriere volcano....
Gao staying at Basin Hole
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Gao staying at Basin Hole
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April 20, 2021
GODWIN AUGUSTUS OLIVER, a veteran Calypsonian better known as “GAO”, initially reported to have perished when the Soufriére volcano exploded violently...
Covid alert at two emergency shelters
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Covid alert at two emergency shelters
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April 16, 2021
MASSIVE TESTING AND contact tracing is taking place in two emergency evacuation centres after five persons who evacuated from the volcano danger zone ...
CWSA working tirelessly to clear water systems of ash
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CWSA working tirelessly to clear water systems of ash
Water woes
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April 16, 2021
Volcanic ash released by La Soufrière’s explosions last week choked the country’s water systems. And thousands of residents, including those who had b...
Farms gone, tree crops stripped bare – Minister Daniel
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Farms gone, tree crops stripped bare – Minister Daniel
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April 16, 2021
Farms are gone, and tree crops stripped bare in North Windward, Minister Montgomery Daniel says. The Deputy Prime Minister, on NBC radio on Monday, Ap...
PM Gonsalves lauds efforts of evacuation personnel
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PM Gonsalves lauds efforts of evacuation personnel
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April 13, 2021
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves, on a visit to some emergency shelters on Saturday, said that personnel charged with evacuating persons from the red...
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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
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...
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
Forrest 
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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