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Leacock sees a breakdown in law and order in SVG
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Leacock sees a breakdown in law and order in SVG
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August 18, 2020
Opposition politician St Clair Leacock believes that the decision by a prominent physician to not give evidence in a criminal matter points to a break...
Duo nabbed with 79 pounds of cannabis
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Duo nabbed with 79 pounds of cannabis
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August 18, 2020
Two young men, a Grenadian and a Vincentian, recently caught on a boat carrying 79 pounds of cannabis, must pay over $18,500 in fines between them for...
Wounded young woman refuses to give  evidence in case against boyfriend
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Wounded young woman refuses to give evidence in case against boyfriend
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August 18, 2020
With a damaged eye, a 23-year-old woman came to court yesterday to indicate her wish for the case against her boyfriend, charged with stabbing her rep...
Kirk DaSilva is Marriaqua  pick for NDP
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Kirk DaSilva is Marriaqua pick for NDP
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August 14, 2020
The selection by New Democratic Party’s (NDP) Marriaqua constituency council of accountant Kirk DaSilva to represent the party in the next General Ele...
Three denied bail as  police continue gas  station burglary probe
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Three denied bail as police continue gas station burglary probe
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August 14, 2020
The police continue to aggressively investigate an alleged burglary, and attempted burglary that took place at a gas station compound in Peruvian Vale...
Schools set to resume face-to-face learning
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Schools set to resume face-to-face learning
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August 14, 2020
All schools in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) are set to reopen with face-to-face learning for the new academic year. This is according to educat...
Local company launches online tutoring platform
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Local company launches online tutoring platform
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August 14, 2020
A local company is making it easier for students and teachers with the launch of an online tutoring platform. Learning for Living officially opens reg...
COVID-19 cripples  postal  services
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COVID-19 cripples postal services
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August 11, 2020
by Lyf Compton Apart from wreaking havoc on health and the economy of many countries, COVID-19 has also crippled postal services in the region and aro...
‘Chiefman’ appears in court on murder charge
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‘Chiefman’ appears in court on murder charge
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August 11, 2020
With one of his arms held up by a sling, Devon “Chiefman” Charles appeared at the Serious Offences Court (SOC) yesterday, facing his fourth murder cha...
Burglary suspect fatally wounded by police officers
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Burglary suspect fatally wounded by police officers
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August 11, 2020
Last weekend was a hectic one for members of the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) as they responded to a burglary at a petrol...
Broadcaster dies while  hosting Early Morning show
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Broadcaster dies while hosting Early Morning show
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August 7, 2020
Well-known public relations practitioner and broadcast journalist Samuel Jerry George died suddenly at his Cane Garden home on Tuesday, August 4. He d...
Mother of man shot by cops doubts police account of events
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Mother of man shot by cops doubts police account of events
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August 7, 2020
The mother of a man who was shot and killed by police on Saturday, August 1, says she has many questions about her son’s death and she does not believ...
18 Canada farm workers given option of hotel or return home
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18 Canada farm workers given option of hotel or return home
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August 7, 2020
Eighteen Vincentians working on a farm in Prince Edward Island (PEI), Canada have been given the options of moving into a hotel or returning home if t...
Landowners cry foul
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Landowners cry foul
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August 7, 2020
by Lyf Compton Owners of a piece of land at Richmond Hill which the government is acquiring have cried foul about the government’s motives and the man...
Tenants elated that Gov’t will  acquire lands on their behalf
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Tenants elated that Gov’t will acquire lands on their behalf
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August 7, 2020
Several persons who live on a piece of land in Richmond Hill say they are elated that government has decided to acquire the land on their behalf. This...
Zero tolerance for fraud – BOSVG
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Zero tolerance for fraud – BOSVG
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July 31, 2020
by Katherine Renton When it comes to any kind of fraud, rather than dealing with matters internally, the Bank of St Vincent and the Grenadines (BOSVG)...
Government will pay hotel quarantine bill; passports will be seized until debt repaid
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Government will pay hotel quarantine bill; passports will be seized until debt repaid
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July 31, 2020
Persons who cannot or refuse to pay for the five-day quarantine in a hotel, now mandatory for passengers arriving from the United States, will have th...
Spas, barbershops and beauty salons adopt new protocols to remain safe
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Spas, barbershops and beauty salons adopt new protocols to remain safe
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July 31, 2020
SPAS, BARBERSHOPS and beauty salons have been among the businesses most severely affected by the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, but as busines...
Bank clerk, mechanic charged with stealing $389,000
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Bank clerk, mechanic charged with stealing $389,000
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July 28, 2020
An employee of the Bank of St Vincent and the Grenadines (BOSVG) for over 17 years and a mechanic have been charged with stealing more than $389,000 f...
Former Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur passes
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Former Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur passes
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July 28, 2020
Barbados enters its second day of national mourning today, Tuesday as a mark of respect on the occasion of the death of the country’s longest serving ...
Returning nationals complain of high cost of quarantine
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Returning nationals complain of high cost of quarantine
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July 28, 2020
One person who arrived on the American Airlines flight out of Miami last Saturday has been reported to police for breaking a mandatory quarantine orde...
Transparency needed in Sandals Resorts project – NDP
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Transparency needed in Sandals Resorts project – NDP
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July 28, 2020
While the New Democratic Party (NDP) wants to see the resort at Buccament Bay up and running and will work with Sandals Resorts to see that happen; th...
Sandals Resorts International  steps in at Buccament Resort
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Sandals Resorts International steps in at Buccament Resort
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July 24, 2020
Sandals Resorts International is hoping to make St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) “the next new and hottest destination” this side of the hemisphere...
Judge throws book at paedophile pastor
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Judge throws book at paedophile pastor
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July 24, 2020
A 43-year-old assistant pastor who used trips to the beach to facilitate the repeated rape of a minor when she was between the ages of five and seven ...
Officials  mum  about exit screening cases
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Officials mum about exit screening cases
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July 21, 2020
Health authorities here remain tightlipped about the possible sources of infection of two of the persons who tested positive for COVID-19 over the wee...
18 schools return 100  percent passes in CPEA
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18 schools return 100 percent passes in CPEA
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July 21, 2020
by Katherine Renton Eighteen of the nation’s primary schools returned 100 per cent passes in the recent Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment (CPEA), but ...
Mom thinks son’s drowning may  be work of obeah
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Mom thinks son’s drowning may be work of obeah
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July 21, 2020
by Lyf Compton Susan Jacobs, the mother of a teenager who drowned in the waters off Union Island on Friday, July 17, thinks his death may be linked to...
Luta’s 23-year-old nephew dies in car accident in Canada
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Luta’s 23-year-old nephew dies in car accident in Canada
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July 21, 2020
JASON MCINTOSH, a 23-year-old Canadian with Vincentian roots, died in a motor vehicular accident in Canada on Sunday. Jason is the son of Vincentian P...
Two farmers charged with murder of Grenadian national
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Two farmers charged with murder of Grenadian national
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July 21, 2020
Two farmers have been charged with murdering a Grenadian national whose body was found riddled with gunshot wounds on July 8 in the Baleine Mountains....
Assistant pastor guilty of rape of a minor
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Assistant pastor guilty of rape of a minor
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July 17, 2020
An assistant pastor has been convicted of raping a girl during the times he took her to the beach, something he had been doing since she was four year...
Quarantined AA passenger raises some concerns
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Quarantined AA passenger raises some concerns
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July 14, 2020
by Bria King All passengers who arrived on American Airlines flight 945 – six of whom have tested positive with COVID-19 – should be assessed at the s...
Persons seen in public after arriving  in SVG had negative PCR tests – CMO
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Persons seen in public after arriving in SVG had negative PCR tests – CMO
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July 14, 2020
All of the persons who were reported to have been seen in public less than 24 hours after arriving at the Argyle International Airport (AIA) on Saturd...
Artist hones her creativity during the pandemic
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Artist hones her creativity during the pandemic
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July 14, 2020
While others have found it frustrating to be inside for extended periods of time due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 18-year-old Shadae Leslie saw it as a p...
Vendors who ply trade outside Massy, Arnos Vale, told to move
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Vendors who ply trade outside Massy, Arnos Vale, told to move
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July 10, 2020
by Lyf Compton Vendors who ply their trade outside the Massy Supermarket at Arnos Vale have until Thursday, July 16 to find an alternative location. A...
New COVID-19 protocols in place – SVG prepares to receive  AA tomorrow
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New COVID-19 protocols in place – SVG prepares to receive AA tomorrow
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July 10, 2020
by Bria King Protocols for outdoor and indoor mass gatherings have been issued, even as this country prepares to receive an American Airlines flight f...
D’Fusion ‘Lockdown’ the 2020 Ragga Soca monarch crown
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D’Fusion ‘Lockdown’ the 2020 Ragga Soca monarch crown
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July 10, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic seems to be good for something after all, as it gave Tyrique D’Fusion Thomas the idea for his winning Ragga Soca song “Lockdown”...
Shena Collis, Chewalee win first Virtual Calypso competition
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Shena Collis, Chewalee win first Virtual Calypso competition
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July 7, 2020
Some persons have been putting their own spin to Shena Collis’s winning “Quashegunny” song, but the artiste from Penniston does not mind. “People have...
‘Mas Debating’ puts Chewalee even with Shena
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‘Mas Debating’ puts Chewalee even with Shena
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July 7, 2020
Chewalee “Rumist” Johnson has described his win in the first ever Virtual Calypso Competition as historic. Johnson, performing a song called “Mas Deba...
Farmers Market held to cushion impact on  businesses of Covid-19
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Farmers Market held to cushion impact on businesses of Covid-19
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July 7, 2020
A local hotelier has found a way to generate income both for herself and a number of small businesses in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), as entre...
Hundreds collect second COVID-19 relief benefits
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Hundreds collect second COVID-19 relief benefits
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July 3, 2020
Hundreds of workers in the informal sector, such as vendors, gathered yesterday at the Geest Shed to receive their second of three monthly payments of...
LIAT’s Union head wants  matters settled  in civil manner
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LIAT’s Union head wants matters settled in civil manner
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July 3, 2020
While workers may have the option of taking legal action, Jeremiah Howard, president of the LIAT Workers Union in St Vincent and the Grenadines said i...
PM looking to  the future for  regional air travel
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PM looking to the future for regional air travel
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July 3, 2020
When it comes to air travel in the region, Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves’ is looking to the future and is giving his support to air transport that...
Youth leader wins  Public Speaking title
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Youth leader wins Public Speaking title
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July 3, 2020
by Bria King Some people know Ruth Sheresa Stowe as a model. Others know her as a tutor and youth leader. And last Saturday, Stowe added yet another 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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