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Vincentian  Filmmaker  Nominated for  International Awards
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Vincentian Filmmaker Nominated for International Awards
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May 15, 2020
How did a young Vincentian filmmaker manage to convince 46 millennials, of which four traveled from the US, to work for two months with no upfront pay...
Biker dies on spot after colliding with pole
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Biker dies on spot after colliding with pole
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May 15, 2020
The sudden death of a Biabou man has left several members of his family in denial. On Monday May 11, Fidel Davis, a 34-year-old chauffeur of Cedars wa...
What a glory for relatives of repatriated ship crew
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What a glory for relatives of repatriated ship crew
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May 12, 2020
The agony of having family members stuck at sea not knowing when they will be home ended on Saturday for the relatives of 87 sailors. Eighty-seven Vin...
Find money to bring home students – Opposition Leader
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Find money to bring home students – Opposition Leader
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May 12, 2020
If the government could allocate more than $2 million to LIAT for COVID-19 relief, they should be able to do the same for Vincentian students in Jamai...
CAL tickets being sold but flight not approved
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CAL tickets being sold but flight not approved
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May 12, 2020
A May 20, 2020 Caribbean Airlines flight from New York to the AIA on which persons claim they have bought seats has not yet been approved for landing....
Dozens ignore safety protocols while registering for assistance
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Dozens ignore safety protocols while registering for assistance
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May 12, 2020
Dozens gathered outside the office of the Ministry of National Mobilization yesterday, as registration for the Government’s interim assistance benefit...
Local COVID-19 cluster contained
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Local COVID-19 cluster contained
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May 8, 2020
The COVID-19 cluster from which five local cases emerged seems to have been contained. That is the word from Medical Officer of Health Dr Roger Duncan...
5 covered in Belle Isle landslide,  2 hospitalised
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5 covered in Belle Isle landslide, 2 hospitalised
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May 8, 2020
by Katherine Renton While stones habitually fall away from the mine area at Belle Isle, a larger than usual amount of material broke away from the cli...
Byrea residents in state of shock
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Byrea residents in state of shock
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May 8, 2020
A man who had been accused of brutally murdering a Byera resident by inflicting chop wounds was discharged by the court on Tuesday, May 5, causing a s...
Royal Caribbean sets new date to bring home local crew
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Royal Caribbean sets new date to bring home local crew
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May 5, 2020
by Bria King A new date has been set for the possible repatriation of 400 Vincentian nationals via sea, aboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Ltd (RCCL) vesse...
Disney Cruise Line agrees to terms for repatriation Vincentian crew members
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Disney Cruise Line agrees to terms for repatriation Vincentian crew members
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May 5, 2020
Disney Cruise Lines has agreed to follow all protocols established by local authorities, including the quarantine requirement, so that its Vincentian ...
Trinidadian trio given marching orders
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Trinidadian trio given marching orders
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May 5, 2020
Three Trinidadians who were nabbed for illegal entry but were required to complete 14 days of quarantine before entering their pleas, were yesterday o...
Rotary Club  donates US$500,000 in medical supplies to isolation centre
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Rotary Club donates US$500,000 in medical supplies to isolation centre
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May 5, 2020
The Ministry of Health last Thursday received a donation of medical supplies and equipment valued at US$500,000. The equipment was donated by MESA (Me...
‘Cop killer’ label does not fit Gleason – relative
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‘Cop killer’ label does not fit Gleason – relative
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April 30, 2020
The term ‘cop killer’ does not fit him. And the manner in which 39-year-old Gleason Lewis lost his life is heart wrenching, and the family wants to fo...
Who will foot the bill to quarantine over  1,000 sailors?
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Who will foot the bill to quarantine over 1,000 sailors?
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April 30, 2020
Who should foot the bill to quarantine over 1000 Vincentian sailors, once they are repatriated to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG)? That question i...
COVID-19 is here, we must adapt to new reality
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COVID-19 is here, we must adapt to new reality
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April 24, 2020
COVID-19 has changed the world as we see it and we must now learn to live with the virus. And while many countries have shut down, St Vincent and the ...
Nearly 700 file Covid-19 related unemployment claims – NIS
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Nearly 700 file Covid-19 related unemployment claims – NIS
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April 24, 2020
Almost 700 Covid-19 related unemployment claims have so far been received by the National Insurance Services (NIS). And last Friday, April 17, the soc...
Full military send-off for WPC 342
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Full military send-off for WPC 342
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April 24, 2020
Tributes poured out for Woman Police Constable (WPC) Daniele Daisy yesterday, April 23 as she was laid to rest with a full military funeral held at th...
Trinidadians charged with illegal entry must complete quarantine
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Trinidadians charged with illegal entry must complete quarantine
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April 24, 2020
Three Trinidadians charged with entering St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) illegally will have to wait until their 14-day quarantine period is over ...
Toughest time ever for schools in SVG – Minister
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Toughest time ever for schools in SVG – Minister
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April 21, 2020
The situation that Covid-19 has created may be the worst situation that the education sector in St Vincent and the Grenadines has ever experienced. Mi...
Sufficient housing a challenge  for returning Vincentian sailors
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Sufficient housing a challenge for returning Vincentian sailors
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April 21, 2020
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves says that sufficient accommodation is a challenge being faced by Government as it prepares for hundreds of Vincentia...
SVG restarts trade with Barbados
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SVG restarts trade with Barbados
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April 21, 2020
Local traffickers who sell produce to places like Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) are hoping that the various travel bans are soon lifted. The ...
US denies holding up SVG’s Covid-19 supplies
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US denies holding up SVG’s Covid-19 supplies
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April 17, 2020
While this Government may be experiencing issues with the shipping of equipment that will facilitate in-country testing for COVID-19, a US Embassy spo...
Man fatally shot outside his Ottley Hall home
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Man fatally shot outside his Ottley Hall home
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April 17, 2020
These days, persons in masks are assumed to be trying to protect themselves from the coronavirus, but that wasn’t the case with one individual at Ottl...
Union  Island gearing up for its latest centenarian
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Union Island gearing up for its latest centenarian
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April 17, 2020
Over the years, Union Island has celebrated its fair share of Centenarians, the most recent being Ruth Ferary-Mitchell, who will celebrate her 100th b...
Isolation facility to be handed over today
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Isolation facility to be handed over today
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April 17, 2020
The Isolation Facility being prepared for severe and moderate cases of COVID-19 will be handed over to Government today. Minister of Health Luke Brown...
$2000 fine, 6 months in prison if you break quarantine
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$2000 fine, 6 months in prison if you break quarantine
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April 9, 2020
by Bria King Anyone caught breaking quarantine in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) will be liable to a $2000 fine and six months imprisonment. This...
Operators say COVID-19  killing  minivans
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Operators say COVID-19 killing minivans
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April 9, 2020
by Lyf Compton Many of the over 1700 minivan operators are already feeling the chilling effects of COVID-19. With school children out of school, fewer...
‘The justice system has to go on’
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‘The justice system has to go on’
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April 9, 2020
by Katherine Renton Senior Magistrate Rickie Burnett has indicated that he has strong objections to lawyers who are staying away from court because of...
Fisherfolk reeling under COVID-19
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Fisherfolk reeling under COVID-19
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April 7, 2020
by LYF COMPTON THE COVID-19 pandemic is taking a toll on the fishing industry here. “I sell blackfish. I does go in the countryside, but since this, I...
VINTAS to suspend bus service from tomorrow
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VINTAS to suspend bus service from tomorrow
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April 7, 2020
THE VINCENTIAN Transportation Association (VINTAS), formerly the National Omnibus Association (NOBA), has asked its members to suspend their services ...
Over 100 contacts traced to Covid-19 positive woman
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Over 100 contacts traced to Covid-19 positive woman
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April 7, 2020
TO DATE, over 100 contacts have been traced of the woman who was confirmed as St Vincent and the Grenadines’ (SVG) second case of COVID-19. This was d...
SVG facing a water crisis
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SVG facing a water crisis
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April 7, 2020
St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has “now arrived at a crisis situation in terms of its water supply” and in order to ensure that every area of the...
Village  in panic
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Village in panic
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April 3, 2020
Over 30 persons from at least seven households in a rural seaside village are now in mandatory quarantine after a homeowner there tested positive for ...
COVID-19 claims  Vincentian lives  in New York
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COVID-19 claims Vincentian lives in New York
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April 3, 2020
When Glenroy Layne spoke to his mother last Friday, March 27, she was showing him how beautiful the day was, with the sun shining through her hospital...
Man cut down in hail of bullets
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Man cut down in hail of bullets
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April 3, 2020
Two gunmen created mayhem in Fairbairn Pasture on Sunday afternoon when they brazenly ran into a shop and fired over 15 bullets into a 34-year-old man...
Young Attorney Called to the Bar via Skype
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Young Attorney Called to the Bar via Skype
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April 3, 2020
Twenty-four-year-old Allana Cumberbatch, stepped out of an impeccable academic career, and into her journey as an attorney-at-law, after being called ...
All accounted for as Our Lady of Guadalupe Home burns
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All accounted for as Our Lady of Guadalupe Home burns
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March 31, 2020
POLICE CORDONED OFF the road leading to Our Lady of Guadalupe Home at Cane End last night as it was engulfed in flames. Residents of the area looked o...
Minibus operators call for government subsidy
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Minibus operators call for government subsidy
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March 31, 2020
IF THE AUTHORITIES want minibuses to carry fewer passengers in order to implement physical distancing, the minibuses would have to be subsidised. That...
Two robbers get long jail sentences
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Two robbers get long jail sentences
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March 31, 2020
by KATHERINE RENTON THE SOLE Breadwinner of a family was forced to sell six of his sheep at an undervalued price when he could no longer work after be...
SVG borders will remain open unless conditions change – PM
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SVG borders will remain open unless conditions change – PM
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March 27, 2020
THE BORDERS of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) will remain open even as other countries across the region have opted to implement total and partia...
Mini-van operators facing big challenge in face of COVID-19
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Mini-van operators facing big challenge in face of COVID-19
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March 27, 2020
A BOTTLE of rubbing alcohol filled three-quarters of the way, and a bottle of hand sanitiser sat in a tissue box on the dashboard of a white van trave...
Grandmother seeks justice in toddler’s death
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Grandmother seeks justice in toddler’s death
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March 27, 2020
THE PATERNAL grandmother of a three-year-old, who died at the hands of his mother, continues to grieve for the child she raised and doesn’t feel that ...
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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