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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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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...
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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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...
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 ...
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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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 ...
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...
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  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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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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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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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...