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Minister optimistic about the implementation rate for projects in 2020
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Minister optimistic about the implementation rate for projects in 2020
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February 7, 2020
This year’s $1.2 billion budget features the largest sum of money estimated to be spent on projects in the history of St Vincent and the Grenadines. A...
2020 budget is an election budget – Dr Friday
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2020 budget is an election budget – Dr Friday
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February 7, 2020
Leader of the Opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) Dr. Godwin Friday says the 2020 budget is an election budget and that’s the only reason why it con...
Gun retrieved in connection with death of Cuban-born nurse
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Gun retrieved in connection with death of Cuban-born nurse
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February 4, 2020
A visibly nervous Mitchell ‘Mitch’ Israel appeared before the Serious Offences Court Monday morning to answer a charge brought against him for the mur...
Greiggs women charged with attempted murder
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Greiggs women charged with attempted murder
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February 4, 2020
Police have arrested and charged two women of Greiggs in connection with the cutlass attack on sixteen year old Z’Annie Charles last Wednesday afterno...
Former GG and dedicated humanitarian  laid to rest
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Former GG and dedicated humanitarian laid to rest
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January 31, 2020
Buried on Wednesday, January 29 in a breadfruit wood coffin, a symbol of his humility, former Governor General (GG) Sir Frederick Nathaniel Ballantyne...
Woman gunned down at her son’s school in broad daylight
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Woman gunned down at her son’s school in broad daylight
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January 31, 2020
Arianna Taylor Israel, a nurse of Lower Questelles was shot and killed on Thursday afternoon. Israel, who was born in Cuba and moved here several year...
Woman viciously chopped in Greiggs
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Woman viciously chopped in Greiggs
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January 31, 2020
More than one person is currently assisting police with investigations into a chopping incident that took place sometime after 6 pm on Wednesday at Gr...
Costumed man pays final respects to his former physician at State funeral
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Costumed man pays final respects to his former physician at State funeral
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January 31, 2020
Many persons flocked to the Kingstown Methodist Church on Wednesday to pay final respects to former Governor General, Sir Frederick Ballantyne. But no...
Government cannot properly maintain the plants – residents
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Government cannot properly maintain the plants – residents
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January 28, 2020
Despite a thorough presentation on the safety and mitigating protocols associated with the government’s asphalt and concrete batching plants, resident...
GG’s wish to be buried in a breadfruit tree coffin will be fulfilled
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GG’s wish to be buried in a breadfruit tree coffin will be fulfilled
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January 28, 2020
Former Governor General Sir Frederick Ballantyne will be laid to rest in a coffin built from the wood of a breadfruit tree, in keeping with his wishes...
Farmer seeks compensation for destroyed marijuana plants
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Farmer seeks compensation for destroyed marijuana plants
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January 24, 2020
by Lyf Compton The hurt exuding from Hamilton Edwards was palpable. When he visited SEARCHLIGHT on Tuesday, you could almost feel his anguish.   Edwar...
Proposed Location of the Asphalt and Concrete Plants is a Deliberate Insult – Cummings
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Proposed Location of the Asphalt and Concrete Plants is a Deliberate Insult – Cummings
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January 24, 2020
by Lyf Compton Residents of West Kingstown are demanding that the Government find another site for asphalt and concrete batching plants which the auth...
Accused in Baptist bishop murder to undergo psychiatric assessment
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Accused in Baptist bishop murder to undergo psychiatric assessment
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January 24, 2020
The accused in the 2018 chopping murder of Spiritual Baptist leader Ian Garfield Enoch, will undergo a psychiatric assessment to determine his fitness...
Beauty Shows Committee quit? Not so, says CEO
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Beauty Shows Committee quit? Not so, says CEO
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January 24, 2020
There is no truth to the rumour that the members of the Beauty Shows Committee (BSC) of the Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) have quit. So said ...
Vincentian brothers named ‘America’s Most Musical Family’
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Vincentian brothers named ‘America’s Most Musical Family’
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January 21, 2020
by Chanolde Munroe The Melisizwe Brothers are America’s Most Musical Family. The teenagers -- Zacary, Seth and Mark James -- whose parents were born i...
Marijuana Farmers Want No Part of Political Wars – Activist
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Marijuana Farmers Want No Part of Political Wars – Activist
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January 21, 2020
by Lyf Compton President of the Cannabis Revival Committee (CRC) Junior ‘Spirit’ Cottle is calling on persons who are so bent, to leave traditional ma...
NDP accusing us of election rigging and they hired SCL – PM
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NDP accusing us of election rigging and they hired SCL – PM
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January 17, 2020
The government of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has been accused over and over of rigging elections by the New Democratic Party (NDP). But, acco...
57-year-old man commits suicide in Barrouallie
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57-year-old man commits suicide in Barrouallie
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January 17, 2020
The first suicide in St Vincent and the Grenadines for 2020 was recorded at the beginning of this week in Barrouallie. Police are investigating the ci...
No truth to prison rumours – ASP Clarke
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No truth to prison rumours – ASP Clarke
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January 17, 2020
Assistant Superintendent of Prisons (ASP) Julian Clarke says there is absolutely no truth to rumours that inmates at Her Majesty’s Prisons (HMP) are b...
Silky’s nephew denies turning accused into Lucifer
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Silky’s nephew denies turning accused into Lucifer
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January 17, 2020
The General Manager of Star Garage, Joshua DaSilva, denied under cross examination this week that he had personal issues with former employee and defe...
Layou Government reopens  library after decade of inactivity
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Layou Government reopens library after decade of inactivity
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January 17, 2020
The Layou Government School reopened its library after a decade of inactivity. A small ceremony took place on Tuesday, January 14 on the school compou...
Step up to the plate, serve – Chief Justice
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Step up to the plate, serve – Chief Justice
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January 17, 2020
Chief Justice Dame Janice Pereira is calling on all member Governments of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC), which includes St Vincent and th...
Leacock’s right, Labour ain’t easy to beat – Gonsalves
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Leacock’s right, Labour ain’t easy to beat – Gonsalves
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January 14, 2020
Hundreds of Unity Labour Party (ULP) supporters gathered at the Campden Park Secondary School last Sunday for the party’s 24th national convention. Ad...
235 PCCU  Junior  Savers earn Amazon Fire tablets
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235 PCCU Junior Savers earn Amazon Fire tablets
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January 14, 2020
Two hundred and thirty five Junior Savers received Kindle Fire tablets from the St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Cooperative Credit Union (PCCU) o...
More and bigger cruise ships coming to SVG this year  – Beache
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More and bigger cruise ships coming to SVG this year – Beache
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January 14, 2020
Glen Beache, the chief executive officer of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Tourism Authority (SVGTA), believes there will be an increase in number ...
Winners in 2019 Nine  Mornings festival rewarded
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Winners in 2019 Nine Mornings festival rewarded
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January 14, 2020
Winners in the various Nine Mornings festival competitions have been called to think about the festival’s tourism potential so they can package their ...
Businessman denies that former employee, charged with fraud, was his lover
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Businessman denies that former employee, charged with fraud, was his lover
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January 10, 2020
by Katherine Renton Prominent businessman Bertille ‘Silky’ DaSilva vehemently denied under cross examination on Wednesday that a former employee, faci...
CCTV cameras being installed around capital
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CCTV cameras being installed around capital
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January 10, 2020
The installation of CCTV cameras in Kingstown this week has marked the implementation of the first phase of the ‘Intelligent Bus Management and Monito...
Parents call for investigation into their son’s drowning
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Parents call for investigation into their son’s drowning
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January 10, 2020
by Bria King When Dernick Patterson went swimming, he always wore a pair of red pants and he never swam with his shirt on. But when the 18-year-old’s ...
NLA records gross revenue of $70 million in 2019
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NLA records gross revenue of $70 million in 2019
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January 10, 2020
The National Lotteries Authority (NLA) recorded gross revenue of EC$70 million at the end of the 2019 financial year, up from EC$58 million in 2018. G...
Eat More Eggs, Minister Urges Vincentians
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Eat More Eggs, Minister Urges Vincentians
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January 7, 2020
by Bria King The Ministry of Agriculture is calling on Vincentians to eat more eggs for breakfast and dinner to address the current glut of eggs on th...
Man charged with breaking ex-girlfriend’s arms
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Man charged with breaking ex-girlfriend’s arms
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January 7, 2020
by Katherine Renton A Cane Garden man who has been charged with breaking his ex-girlfriend’s arms, has been denied bail after the prosecution noted he...
Twin boys are the first babies born for 2020
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Twin boys are the first babies born for 2020
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January 3, 2020
by Bria King “Speak it into being” has never been truer for Shemica Hazell, the mother who gave birth to the first babies of 2020 — twin boys. Hazell,...
Police officers of the year 2019 awarded
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Police officers of the year 2019 awarded
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January 3, 2020
by Katherine Renton Sergeant of police 593 Karla Timm and police constable of 22 years PC 191 Glendon David have been named respectively policewoman a...
Queen’s Honouree hopes his award helps others
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Queen’s Honouree hopes his award helps others
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January 3, 2020
The only Vincentian to be named on the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List for 2020 is hopeful for the future, now that his work has been recognized, espe...
All stars, special awards presented at SVGCA Inc ceremony
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All stars, special awards presented at SVGCA Inc ceremony
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January 3, 2020
The St Vincent and the Grenadines Cricket Association Inc on the night of Saturday December 21, at the Arnos Vale Playing Field, hosted its annual awa...
SVGFF  president donates laptop to national female  footballer
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SVGFF president donates laptop to national female footballer
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January 3, 2020
When national Under-17 female footballer- Kizzy Ann Providence netted St Vincent and the Grenadines’ lone goal in an international friendly last month...
DPP proposes trials without a jury and for an end to PIs
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DPP proposes trials without a jury and for an end to PIs
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December 23, 2019
The Director of Public Prosecutions(DPP) has made a number of suggestions for changes in the justice system, including introducing judge only trials w...
Police Force releases Christmas Music Video for the First Time (+ Video)
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Police Force releases Christmas Music Video for the First Time (+ Video)
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December 23, 2019
The Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) has for the first time, produced a Christmas video featuring members singing the traditi...
Rotary Club South hosts children’s Christmas party in North Leeward
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Rotary Club South hosts children’s Christmas party in North Leeward
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December 23, 2019
Members of the Rotary Club South of St Vincent on Saturday, December 14, made the trek to North Leeward to host a Christmas party for some 120 primary...
Ghanaian, stranded in SVG, finally back with family
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Ghanaian, stranded in SVG, finally back with family
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December 20, 2019
Hassan Kennedy, a citizen of Ghana who had been stranded in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) for almost 30 years has returned to his homeland and i...
Salvation Army brightens up  season for needy
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Salvation Army brightens up season for needy
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December 20, 2019
Persons filled the seats of the Salvation Army Chapel and several more formed a small crowd at its door on Tuesday, eagerly anticipating this year’s d...
Aerospace Engineering student holds two-day workshop
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Aerospace Engineering student holds two-day workshop
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December 20, 2019
A Vincentian pursuing a degree in Aerospace Engineering has decided to give back to her community by ensuring that students in rural areas have as muc...
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Vincentian UWI Professor gives SVG an “A” for educational advancement
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Vincentian UWI Professor gives SVG an “A” for educational advancement
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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 ...
Island Journeys: Rebuilding home and hope after Hurricane Beryl, Uriel Thomas’ Story
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Island Journeys: Rebuilding home and hope after Hurricane Beryl, Uriel Thomas’ Story
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July 4, 2025
When Hurricane Beryl tore into Union Island in 2024, it didn’t just flatten homes it upended lives, reshaped communities, and served as another harsh ...

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