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Rayneau to pay $12,000 a year for quarry land
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February 11, 2022
The company that will establish quarry operations in the Richmond area on almost 59 acres of government land, will pay $12,000 per year for the next t...
Two dead, one  badly injured  at rum  factory
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February 8, 2022
Two construction workers died and third was yesterday fighting for his life in hospital after a retaining wall at the St Vincent Distillery at Mt Bent...
Teen dies days  after accident  in police chase
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February 8, 2022
Cjae Weekes, 18, was lying next to his mother at their Argyle home on the evening of February 1, filling out an application form to join the Royal St ...
State company to run Modern Port
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February 4, 2022
A state company will be established to manage the Modern Port in Kingstown on completion of the US $200 million facility. Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gons...
Rose Place residents get new homes
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February 1, 2022
A total of 47 units have been officially handed over to residents of Rose Place, making way for their relocation in the coming months to Lowmans Bay t...
Vincy soldier jailed
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February 1, 2022
The “bright future” that his commanding officer predicted for a Vincentian Private in the British Armed Forces took a devastating blow last week after...
Nurses to be bonded for a few years – PM
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January 25, 2022
The government’s exploration of a new initiative to bond nurses to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) does not contradict the current concept in plac...
Owia resident charged with cocaine possession
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January 25, 2022
An Owia resident who became unemployed during the pandemic has been taken before the court charged with possession of 3.6 kg of cocaine with intent to...
Businessman makes daring citizen’s arrest
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January 21, 2022
A young entrepreneur was able to use quick thinking and athleticism to detain a youngster long enough for him to be taken into police custody and reco...
Budget debate marred by Covid-19 cases
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January 14, 2022
Will this week’s Budget debate end today with the passage of the government’s $1.33 billion fiscal package for 2022? The answer to that question is ha...
Debate on the 2022 Budget begins
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January 11, 2022
The 2022 Budget presentation officially began yesterday afternoon after having been delayed twice before. Finance minister Camillo Gonsalves delivered...
KINGSTOWN  TARGETED FOR CLEAN UP
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January 11, 2022
Capital Kingstown is expected to be the target of another concerted clean up effort as recently articulated by Minister of Urban Development, Julian F...
Adiah’s the nation’s top scholar at CAPE
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January 7, 2022
The nation’s top scholar at the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), and recipient of the Prime Minister’s Award for 2021 is not necessa...
Man’s violent rampage results in death
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January 7, 2022
One of the persons who was injured in Kingstown on Thursday November 2, 2021, when an allegedly mentally ill man went on a violent rampage, has died. ...
Man dies in freak accident
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January 4, 2022
When Josephine Miller watched her son eating lasagne at their family home in Belair on Sunday, she had no idea it would be his last meal. Noel Miller,...
Full-time  classes back in session
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January 4, 2022
“Chaos” is the word one parent used to describe the scene outside one primary school yesterday afternoon when all the children were let out to meet th...
Dismissed teachers get financial aid
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December 31, 2021
The St Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers Union (SVGTU) will provide financial assistance for two months to its members who are no longer part of the...
Sir James laid to rest (+ video)
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December 23, 2021
by Bria King Members of the Mitchell family clutched yellow and white roses in their hands as they wept silently at the scene of a father, grandfather...
Nine Mornings festival off to slow start
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December 17, 2021
THE 2021 National Nine Mornings Festival got off to its usual 4:00 a.m start on Thursday, December 16 at the new Victoria Park venue. But the turn out...
Finance minister lays EC$1.3bn estimates
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December 14, 2021
FINANCE MINISTER, Camillo Gonsalves has announced that a total of 144 new posts across several ministries are a part of the Estimates of Revenue and E...