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98,119 persons  registered to vote in SVG on November 5
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98,119 persons registered to vote in SVG on November 5
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November 3, 2020
Exactly 98,119 persons are registered to vote in the General Elections, this Thursday, November 5. This figure, which can be found on electoral.gov.vc...
Leaked CPA shows significant decline in only one census division
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Leaked CPA shows significant decline in only one census division
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November 3, 2020
by Bria King The New Democratic Party (NDP) is questioning why only one of 13 Census Divisions has seen a significant decrease in poverty within the l...
Close to 15,000 eight-inch Samsung devices arrive
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Close to 15,000 eight-inch Samsung devices arrive
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October 30, 2020
Distribution of 18,000 Samsung tablets, the award of 58 scholarships and bursaries, and the waiver of interest payment on certain student loans are al...
Leaked report indicates 36 percent poverty in SVG
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Leaked report indicates 36 percent poverty in SVG
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October 30, 2020
The New Democratic Party (NDP) has released leaked information from the 2018 Country Poverty Assessment (CPA) which shows that about 36 per cent of th...
Female cops ‘shake a leg’ at Parade +video
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Female cops ‘shake a leg’ at Parade +video
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October 30, 2020
The Independence Military Parade may have been smaller and shorter this year, but the uniformed guards stepped up to the plate to deliver excitement, ...
Only low risk Covid-19 quarantined persons will be allowed to vote
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Only low risk Covid-19 quarantined persons will be allowed to vote
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October 30, 2020
Of those persons in quarantine, only those who are considered to be low risk of having Covid-19 will be allowed to vote on Election Day. This was the ...
Star boy shines with dance moves
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Star boy shines with dance moves
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October 27, 2020
Of all the local stars that performed at the Unity Labour Party’s manifesto launch on Sunday, no one shone as bright as a five-year-old boy who fearle...
Political  parties launch manifestos
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Political parties launch manifestos
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October 27, 2020
The playing fields at Petit Bordel and Richmond Hill were seas of yellow & white and red on Saturday and Sunday respectively, as the two major politic...
Garifuna descendant says no to stereotyping and poverty (+Video)
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Garifuna descendant says no to stereotyping and poverty (+Video)
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October 27, 2020
Marika Baptiste is fed up of the stereotypes placed on persons from North Windward, more specifically, the villages of Fancy, Owia and Sandy Bay. And ...
33 candidates to contest, including two Green Party, one Independent
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33 candidates to contest, including two Green Party, one Independent
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October 23, 2020
NOMINATION DAY 2020 took on a festive atmosphere as candidates in the upcoming General Elections journeyed to designated locations in their constituen...
Nomination Day begins with hugs, ends with violence
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Nomination Day begins with hugs, ends with violence
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October 23, 2020
by Lyf Compton Hours after two politicians from opposing parties hugged one another in a show of peace, supporters of the New Democratic Party (NDP) m...
Teacher resigns to contest next General Election
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Teacher resigns to contest next General Election
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October 23, 2020
Despite a court ruling against them in a similar matter, the Government has once again cited the Constitution to deny a request for “election leave” m...
Concerned citizen challenges legitimacy of some candidates’ nomination
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Concerned citizen challenges legitimacy of some candidates’ nomination
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October 23, 2020
A concerned citizen has written to the Attorney General informing that some candidates nominated to run in the 2020 general elections may be in contra...
Today is  Nomination Day in SVG!
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Today is Nomination Day in SVG!
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October 20, 2020
Today is Nomination Day in St Vincent and the Grenadines. Persons wishing to contest the November 5, 2020 general elections may obtain nomination pape...
Two political parties sign Code of Conduct
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Two political parties sign Code of Conduct
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October 20, 2020
With elections just over two weeks away, representatives from the two leading political parties in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) have publicly d...
PM tells SCL successors to stay out of SVG
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PM tells SCL successors to stay out of SVG
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October 20, 2020
Alleging that foreigners are running the New Democratic Party’s (NDP) election campaign, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves says he will not allow them en...
Despite court ruling, NDP teachers still waiting to be paid
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Despite court ruling, NDP teachers still waiting to be paid
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October 20, 2020
The legal team of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers’ Union (SVGTU) says the Government has so far refused to honour a January 2019 court ruli...
Voters urged to turn off cell phone before entering voting booth
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Voters urged to turn off cell phone before entering voting booth
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October 16, 2020
by Bria King Voters are being encouraged to turn off or put away cell phones and other electronic devices when they go to vote at the various polling ...
New Coast Guard  Medivac vessel  arrives
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New Coast Guard Medivac vessel arrives
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October 16, 2020
The SVG 05 Balliceaux, the newest addition to the fleet of boats operated by the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force Coast Guard Service ...
Stop refuelling with passengers on board
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Stop refuelling with passengers on board
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October 16, 2020
Codes of practice are being considered locally for gas stations and minivan operators, which may see vans refuelling without passengers on the inside....
Disrespectful youth apologises to SOP
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Disrespectful youth apologises to SOP
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October 13, 2020
A 21-YEAR-OLD EMPLOYEE of “Terry’s Meats” in Kingstown has been bonded and made to apologize after telling a uniformed Superintendent of Police (SOP) ...
Brewster assures youth their future is secure with ULP
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Brewster assures youth their future is secure with ULP
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October 13, 2020
THE YOUTHS in Central Leeward will have a secure future under a Unity Labour Party-led administration. This was the assurance given by ULP candidate, ...
Cummings questions –where you ever heard  people dying from dengue
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Cummings questions –where you ever heard people dying from dengue
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October 13, 2020
“Where in the world you ever hear people dying from dengue? This was the question posed over the weekend by Daniel Cummings, the New Democratic Party ...
Thirty-nine graduate from Campden Park Technical Institute
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Thirty-nine graduate from Campden Park Technical Institute
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October 13, 2020
Their stint at the Campden Park Technical Institute gave Lindon Frederick and his peers a fresh start at life. “Two years ago I sat in that exact posi...
I AM READY TO RUMBLE – GONSALVES
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I AM READY TO RUMBLE – GONSALVES
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October 10, 2020
by KATHERINE RENTON “I ready to rumble” Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has declared after “ringing the bell” at a special virtual meeting yesterday...
The choice in this election is clear – Friday
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The choice in this election is clear – Friday
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October 10, 2020
by BRIA KING New Democratic Party (NDP) president, Dr Godwin Friday believes that the 2020 General Elections is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for...
Eustace’s NDP colleagues pay tribute
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Eustace’s NDP colleagues pay tribute
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October 10, 2020
Vy BRIA KING PARLIAMENTARIANS ON THE opposition side of the House of Assembly paid tribute to Arnhim Eustace, the parliamentary representative for Eas...
PM Gonsalves answers call and rings the bell
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PM Gonsalves answers call and rings the bell
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October 9, 2020
Vincentians will go to the polls Thursday, November 5, four months earlier than constitutionally due. Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves ‘rang the bell...
Child needs help in uphill health battle
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Child needs help in uphill health battle
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October 9, 2020
by Lyf Compton Gabriel Jack, the nine-year-old pupil of the Kingstown Government School who suffered a brain injury after being struck by a vehicle on...
Shop at Stoney Ground  demolished
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Shop at Stoney Ground demolished
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October 9, 2020
The shop attached to the Kingstown Government School has been knocked down, though not by Opposition Member of Parliament Daniel Cummings, who had thr...
Voice Yo Choice calls on youth to get involved in election process
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Voice Yo Choice calls on youth to get involved in election process
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October 9, 2020
By not participating in the electoral process, youths stand to forfeit an opportunity to contribute meaningfully to conversations and decisions that w...
Persons come here knowing of the protocols, but break them – Official
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Persons come here knowing of the protocols, but break them – Official
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October 6, 2020
Most persons come into St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) knowing full well about the nation’s COVID-19 protocols, and with all intentions to break t...
Cummings calls for probe into dengue fever deaths
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Cummings calls for probe into dengue fever deaths
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October 6, 2020
DANIEL CUMMINGS, the New Democratic Party’s shadow minister for health is calling on the government to initiate “a serious independent investigation” ...
‘I have done my best’ – Browne
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‘I have done my best’ – Browne
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October 6, 2020
THIS COUNTRY’S minister of health says that he has done his best with the portfolio he has been given in an exceptionally difficult time. “I am leadin...
GHS lass is 2020 top student in CSEC exams
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GHS lass is 2020 top student in CSEC exams
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October 2, 2020
For the second time in her life, Paige Cadogan has earned the accolade of being the nation’s top academic performer. The teenager first distinguished ...
Three charged for breaking quarantine
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Three charged for breaking quarantine
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October 2, 2020
The first three persons to be charged with breaking quarantine under the Public Health (Amendment) Act 2020 appeared in court this week and two of the...
NDP calls on Minister of Health to resign or be fired
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NDP calls on Minister of Health to resign or be fired
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October 2, 2020
Opposition leader Dr Godwin Friday believes that health minister, Luke Browne should resign or be fired because his ministry has “dropped the ball” on...
Car goes over embankment, ends in river in Lodge Village
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Car goes over embankment, ends in river in Lodge Village
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September 29, 2020
UNION ISLAND is once again mourning the loss of one of their own. On Thursday, September 24 at about 7:45 pm, Ashton, Union Island resident Dillon Vic...
CXC accused of not being transparent
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CXC accused of not being transparent
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September 29, 2020
The Caribbean Examinations Council has been accused of not being transparent when it comes to the weighting of the different components of the 2020 CA...
NDP to trade in trademark  yellow shirts for white
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NDP to trade in trademark yellow shirts for white
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September 29, 2020
The New Democratic Party (NDP) intends to trade in its trademark yellow shirts for white ones, in an effort to unite Vincentians in this campaign seas...
More Vincentians complete training for Canadian migrant farm workers’ program
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More Vincentians complete training for Canadian migrant farm workers’ program
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September 29, 2020
Twenty-two Vincentians hoping to be part of the Canadian migrant farm workers’ programme are now better equipped to perform their duties once accepted...
Ministry of Health did not drop the ball – CMO
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Ministry of Health did not drop the ball – CMO
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September 25, 2020
Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Simone Keizer-Beache says if one checks, the Ministry of Health’s social media postings and press releases, it will be ...
West Kingstown MP threatens to break down shop at school
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West Kingstown MP threatens to break down shop at school
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September 25, 2020
Daniel Cummings, the parliamentary representative for West Kingstown says he will destroy a shop attached to the Kingstown Government School, should t...
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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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