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Veteran seafarer felt suicidal while in quarantine on ship
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Veteran seafarer felt suicidal while in quarantine on ship
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July 3, 2020
A longtime cruise ship worker has revealed that in the two months he had to spend quarantined alone in a room, there were times that he felt suicidal....
Over EC$90 million owed to airline’s employees
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Over EC$90 million owed to airline’s employees
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June 30, 2020
MORE THAN EC$90 million in severance and vacation payments is owed to LIAT workers. But with the regional airline facing liquidation, Prime Minister D...
PM Gonsalves explores other options for air travel
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PM Gonsalves explores other options for air travel
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June 30, 2020
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has tapped two locally owned airline companies to facilitate travel into and out of St Vincent and the Grenadines (S...
Youngster charged with murder of nine-year-old nephew
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Youngster charged with murder of nine-year-old nephew
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June 30, 2020
TZAN ‘ZAZA’ PHILLIPS has been charged with the murder of his nine-year-old nephew, as well as grievous bodily harm and damage to property charges. Aft...
Masked crusaders battle CPEA
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Masked crusaders battle CPEA
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June 26, 2020
by Katherine Renton Yesterday, wearing masks and carrying transparent bags containing pencils and even hand sanitizer, 1920 grade six pupils around th...
Five-year-old boy electrocuted
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Five-year-old boy electrocuted
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June 26, 2020
by Lyf Compton Five-year-old Jeremiah Eustace-Huggins wanted to become an electrician like his father Carl Huggins. So much so, that for career day at...
Bound watchman chopped to death
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Bound watchman chopped to death
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June 26, 2020
With the killing of watchman Henry “Farmer” Neverson, a woman has lost her companion, a family the breadwinner, and a nephew someone to whom he could ...
First blood drawn in  legal battle
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First blood drawn in legal battle
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June 26, 2020
by Katherine Renton The legal team for businessman Leon “Bigger Biggs” Samuel has withstood an attempt by the State to have Samuel’s claim asserting h...
Facebook robber sent to jail
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Facebook robber sent to jail
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June 23, 2020
A fleet-footed target, who had been lured to the scene of an attempted robbery by someone on Facebook, has made sure that the culprit now has to spend...
Fitzhughes  fisherman on money laundering charge
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Fitzhughes fisherman on money laundering charge
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June 23, 2020
A FitzHughes fisherman has been charged with possession of over US$27,000, which he allegedly knew or suspected as being the proceeds of criminal cond...
GECCU moves into new  home
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GECCU moves into new home
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June 23, 2020
The General Employees’ Cooperative Credit Union (GECCU) opens the doors of its new headquarters building today. GECCU, which will celebrate its 56th a...
Large Saharan Dust Plume affects the  islands
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Large Saharan Dust Plume affects the islands
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June 23, 2020
A large plume of Saharan dust is affecting the islands, causing low visibility and poor air quality, therefore persons, especially with respiratory is...
STEM comes to the rescue with delivery of innovative online teaching services
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STEM comes to the rescue with delivery of innovative online teaching services
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June 19, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has created several challenges around the world, among them, the delivery of teaching services. “We are at an adaptive phase whe...
Public servant to pay half month’s salary to  Zero Hunger Trust Fund or face defamation suit
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Public servant to pay half month’s salary to Zero Hunger Trust Fund or face defamation suit
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June 19, 2020
A public servant has been given two weeks to pay half his monthly salary to the Zero Hunger Trust Fund or if not, face the possibility of being sued f...
New protocols for entry to SVG
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New protocols for entry to SVG
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June 19, 2020
Persons travelling to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) from countries outside of CARICOM will be required to complete a PCR test on arrival in the ...
One in Four Vincentians at Risk for Diabetes – Thompson
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One in Four Vincentians at Risk for Diabetes – Thompson
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June 19, 2020
Diabetes is one of the most rapidly growing diseases in the world, and in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), it is estimated that one quarter of the...
Heifer gives birth to three calves, making history in SVG
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Heifer gives birth to three calves, making history in SVG
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June 19, 2020
Three healthy calves were born to a heifer at Orange Hill recently, creating history in St Vincent and the Grenadines. This rare occurrence took place...
Three cruise ships drop anchor in Port Kingstown
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Three cruise ships drop anchor in Port Kingstown
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June 16, 2020
Three cruise ships arrived in Kingstown harbour yesterday, as St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) continues the process of repatriating Vincentian sai...
OAS calls on Guyana President to hand over power to PPP/C
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OAS calls on Guyana President to hand over power to PPP/C
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June 16, 2020
The Organization of American States (OAS) is calling on the head of Guyana’s elections commission to declare the country’s opposition the winner of th...
More PRYME grants being awarded  today
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More PRYME grants being awarded today
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June 16, 2020
Eighty additional persons will be awarded grants through the Promoting Youth Micro Enterprises (PRYME) programme today. The announcement of the new aw...
Sandy Bay man collects $1.6m lotto jackpot
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Sandy Bay man collects $1.6m lotto jackpot
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June 12, 2020
by Lyf Compton The EC$1.685 million National Lotteries Authority (NLA) jackpot won by Sion Hill, Sandy Bay resident Joseph Ballantyne means more that ...
Qualified thief, with years of  experience sent to  prison
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Qualified thief, with years of experience sent to prison
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June 12, 2020
A transformer from Jax Enterprises Ltd vanished after the man captured on CCTV footage stealing it got into a fight with the shop’s security. However,...
Mother of seven jailed for cocaine trafficking
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Mother of seven jailed for cocaine trafficking
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June 12, 2020
A mother of seven has been sentenced to one year and five months jail time for cocaine found inside sealed juice boxes shipped from Trinidad to her. S...
Systemic racism in  US is like a  cancer – PM
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Systemic racism in US is like a cancer – PM
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June 9, 2020
The issue of systemic racism is a metaphoric cancer in the society and economy of the United States that ought to be addressed properly. This is the v...
Opposition Leader appeals to youth – ‘don’t give up!’
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Opposition Leader appeals to youth – ‘don’t give up!’
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June 9, 2020
The opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) has a plan to make this country’s economy stronger and bigger than it ever was, but the party cannot do it w...
Driver dies after accident at  Campden Park
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Driver dies after accident at Campden Park
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June 9, 2020
Sean “Old Dog” Samuel has been described as a man who loved to party, dance, and tell jokes. Samuel lost his life on Sunday morning around 1 o’ clock ...
Youth taken into custody in connection with chopping death of nephew
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Youth taken into custody in connection with chopping death of nephew
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June 5, 2020
by Lyf Compton Tzan “Zaza” Phillips was a promising footballer and athlete who had a bright future ahead of him. But now, the 21-year-old Cotton Groun...
$1,685,000 NLA jackpot winner yet to claim prize
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$1,685,000 NLA jackpot winner yet to claim prize
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June 5, 2020
Up to press time, the winner of the National Lotteries Authority (NLA) jackpot of $1,685,000 had not come forward to claim the prize. But, the NLA’s p...
Youth  drowns while fishing (+Video)
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Youth drowns while fishing (+Video)
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June 5, 2020
A family from the northeastern village of Fancy is in mourning after one of their own drowned off Canouan on Sunday morning. Reports are that 24-year-...
Mom, daughter stuck in Cuba
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Mom, daughter stuck in Cuba
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May 29, 2020
by Lyf Compton COVID-19 continues to negatively impact peoples’ lives and one such situation is the position in which Kerene Isaacs and her daughter R...
Fire erupts at kids store in Kingstown
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Fire erupts at kids store in Kingstown
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May 29, 2020
A fire that erupted suddenly in a kids store in the heart of Kingstown on Wednesday, was extinguished before the fire fighters arrived thanks to the q...
Four dead in four days
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Four dead in four days
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May 29, 2020
In a period of four days, St Vincent and the Grenadines’ (SVG) murder count rose from 11 to 15, as the grim reaper made an appearance, taking three ma...
7 Royal Caribbean Crew Test Positive for COVID-19
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7 Royal Caribbean Crew Test Positive for COVID-19
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May 29, 2020
This country has recorded seven additional COVID-19 positive cases, following repatriation of Vincentian crew members from the Royal Caribbean Cruise ...
Mayreau residents fight Salt Whistle Bay erosion with Conch shells
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Mayreau residents fight Salt Whistle Bay erosion with Conch shells
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May 26, 2020
by Katherine Renton The residents of Mayreau have taken action to provide a temporary reinforcement, using conch shells, for the strip of the idyllic ...
Gas station fire claims two lives
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Gas station fire claims two lives
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May 26, 2020
The Tuesday, May 19 fire that destroyed Union Island’s lone gas station and took the life of two residents should be an eye opener on how fuel is mana...
New protocols established for students returning to the classroom
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New protocols established for students returning to the classroom
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May 26, 2020
by Bria King Educators are satisfied that the first day back at school for students has gone well, with positive adherence to the new protocols that h...
Fisherman arrested on drug related charges
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Fisherman arrested on drug related charges
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May 26, 2020
Police have arrested and jointly charged Bastian Dember, 29-year-old fisherman of Union Island and Andris Jordan, a 30-year-old fisherman of Fitz Hugh...
Three persons injured in petrol station inferno
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Three persons injured in petrol station inferno
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May 22, 2020
The southern Grenadine island of Union, known for its peace and tranquility, was thrown into a state of panic on Tuesday when the island’s only petrol...
Questelles police station broken  by tragic loss of slain colleague
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Questelles police station broken by tragic loss of slain colleague
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May 22, 2020
by Katherine Renton The Questelles police station, where slain police officer Sergeant 209 Philbert Chambers was last stationed, has been left broken ...
Hand sanitizer product put me in Hospital – woman
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Hand sanitizer product put me in Hospital – woman
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May 22, 2020
A Murray’s Village woman, who was up to press time warded at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (MCMH), is claiming that hand sanitizer put her there. ...
Sergeant 209 Philbert Gregory Chambers’ final farewell
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Sergeant 209 Philbert Gregory Chambers’ final farewell
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May 19, 2020
by Katherine Renton Barrouallie, which may have been relatively quiet on any other Sunday afternoon, came alive this Sunday, May 17, as hundreds of pe...
Access to food among issues affecting students in Cuba
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Access to food among issues affecting students in Cuba
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May 19, 2020
by Bria King Access to food supplies is just one of several issues that Vincentian students in Cuba are facing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. A...
Some seawall vendors not happy with   relocation package
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Some seawall vendors not happy with relocation package
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May 15, 2020
by Katherine Renton Most of the vendors along the seawall at Little Tokyo are resigned to disassembling their structures so that the Kingstown Port Mo...
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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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