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‘Christmas good turn’ continues to provide meals for the community
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‘Christmas good turn’ continues to provide meals for the community
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December 20, 2019
Over the past four years, the poor and indigent of Kingstown have been treated to a grand Christmas lunch at the Catholic Soup Kitchen. A good turn ‘i...
Auxiliary cop, paralyzed by bullet, has no regrets joining force
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Auxiliary cop, paralyzed by bullet, has no regrets joining force
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December 17, 2019
by Lyf Compton Despite being shot and paralyzed from the neck down, auxiliary police officer Kurtland Jack says he does not regret entering law enforc...
Nine Nights off to bright, colourful start
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Nine Nights off to bright, colourful start
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December 17, 2019
This country’s unique Christmas festival officially began yesterday morning with its usual excitement at Heritage Square and various other locations a...
Man sentenced to eight years in prison for manslaughter
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Man sentenced to eight years in prison for manslaughter
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December 17, 2019
Four years after Christopher Rouse died on the steps of a mobile police station in Glen while making a report that he had been stabbed in the neck, hi...
Early Christmas gift for students of Layou Gov’t School
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Early Christmas gift for students of Layou Gov’t School
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December 17, 2019
Christmas came early for fifth graders at the Layou Government School when a newly formed group donated school bags and supplies to the students. The ...
Woman kills husband in row over unpaid utility bill
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Woman kills husband in row over unpaid utility bill
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December 13, 2019
A wife who delivered 19 knife wounds to her husband in a dispute over an unpaid utility bill, killing him in front of their young son, must spend a to...
Santa brings gifts, treats pre-schoolers
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Santa brings gifts, treats pre-schoolers
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December 13, 2019
Santa’s elves worked hard to give over 100 pre-school children a massive Christmas party last Saturday, with festive music and food, and a special vis...
Roucher Bay residents fedup of intolerable stench in the area
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Roucher Bay residents fedup of intolerable stench in the area
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December 13, 2019
by Lyf Compton Residents of Roucher Bay, Campden Park are calling on the St Vincent Brewery Limited and the relevant authorities to address the foul o...
Stranded Ghanaian  national  returns home this weekend
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Stranded Ghanaian national returns home this weekend
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December 13, 2019
Ghanaian Hassan Kennedy, stranded in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) for more than 25 years, is scheduled to leave for his homeland this weekend. ...
PM Gonsalves leads campaign against Almagro’s re-election
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PM Gonsalves leads campaign against Almagro’s re-election
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December 10, 2019
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves is leading a campaign to ensure that Luis Almagro is not re-elected secretary general of the Organisation of America...
UWP fake news, lies failed – Anthony Astaphan
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UWP fake news, lies failed – Anthony Astaphan
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December 10, 2019
Anthony Astaphan, senior counsel and main lawyer for the Dominica Labour Party administration has described the results of Dominica’s December 6 Gener...
Financially underprivileged students get assistance
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Financially underprivileged students get assistance
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December 10, 2019
Last week, the Republic of China (Taiwan) officially awarded 524 scholarships to less privileged primary, secondary and college students throughout th...
Five teens, 21-year-old accused of vicious attack
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Five teens, 21-year-old accused of vicious attack
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December 6, 2019
Police have confirmed that they have received a report of another incident of alleged gang rape among school-aged children in St Vincent and the Grena...
Child drowns in same spot where uncle drowned 20 years ago
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Child drowns in same spot where uncle drowned 20 years ago
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December 6, 2019
by Lyf Compton Twenty years ago, Mary Browne left her two-year-old son Ravel at home in Penniston with a family member so she could travel into Kingst...
Vincentian farmer among three dead in Barbados
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Vincentian farmer among three dead in Barbados
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December 6, 2019
by Bria King Close relatives of a Vincentian man who was found slashed to death in Barbados last Saturday are calling on the police there to carry out...
Man files lawsuit against state for wrongful detention
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Man files lawsuit against state for wrongful detention
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December 6, 2019
Hezekiah Naphtali, a Vincentian who legally changed his name to Tonic Ikiya Ali, and who was last year sent by the court for psychiatric evaluation at...
Nine Morning Festival launched in Heritage Square
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Nine Morning Festival launched in Heritage Square
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December 3, 2019
by Bria King Mothers with babies strapped to their chests, men speaking animatedly under tents and children dancing excitedly at the front of the stag...
Tourism Authorities recognize stakeholders in the industry
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Tourism Authorities recognize stakeholders in the industry
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December 3, 2019
For their contribution to the tourism product in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), several stakeholders were recognized last weekend. Their moment ...
Boy undergoes complex surgery to remove spear from thorax
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Boy undergoes complex surgery to remove spear from thorax
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November 29, 2019
by Lyf Compton Despite harsh criticism levelled at the local health sector on a daily basis, medical personnel here continue to perform lifesaving pro...
Girl in witness  protection programme sexually molested
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Girl in witness protection programme sexually molested
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November 29, 2019
A key witness in a murder case has made allegations of being repeatedly raped and sexually exploited by some members of the police force while at a po...
SVG to put an end to single use plastic shopping bags
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SVG to put an end to single use plastic shopping bags
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November 29, 2019
The importation, distribution, sale and use of single use plastic bags and certain plastic food containers will be completely banned in St Vincent and...
National Wear Not Necessarily a Representation of the Flag – Mark
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National Wear Not Necessarily a Representation of the Flag – Mark
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November 29, 2019
by Bria King The national wear of a country represents something about that country and is not necessarily a representation of the national flag. So s...
New National Dress by Jeremy Payne inspired by 1800s gown
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New National Dress by Jeremy Payne inspired by 1800s gown
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November 26, 2019
by Bria King Jeremy Payne, the designer of this country’s official national dress, says that his design is representative of the past, present and fut...
No local or foreign forces can hinder electoral processes
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No local or foreign forces can hinder electoral processes
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November 26, 2019
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has declared that he will not allow any local or foreign forces to hinder the electoral processes of St Vincent and ...
Vincentian launches line of  designer shoes
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Vincentian launches line of designer shoes
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November 26, 2019
Vincentian Alexei Crichton has launched his own line of designer shoes. Called Luxury Lex (ALX One), the sneakers are handcrafted from Italian leather...
Cops praised in arrest of man with guns, bullets
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Cops praised in arrest of man with guns, bullets
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November 22, 2019
Fifty-seven-year old building contractor and farmer Sealy Matthias of Arnos Vale is expected to know his fate today after pleading guilty to 10 charge...
Barbadian, St Lucians fined following big ganja bust
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Barbadian, St Lucians fined following big ganja bust
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November 22, 2019
Convicted Barbadian drug runner Joel Erad Payne could possibly have been serving his second prison sentence in this country for drug crimes had it not...
Export of large quantities of cattle hurts local businesses – butcher
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Export of large quantities of cattle hurts local businesses – butcher
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November 22, 2019
by Lyf Compton Some local butchers and persons who purchase farm animals are complaining that the trade of mostly cattle between St Vincent and the Gr...
Traitors of Labour will die politically – PM
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Traitors of Labour will die politically – PM
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November 19, 2019
by Lyf Compton The Unity Labour Party is the most successful party in the region and any person who parts ways with the organisation is a political co...
SVG’s smallest premature baby in last 5 years doing well, one year later
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SVG’s smallest premature baby in last 5 years doing well, one year later
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November 19, 2019
St Vincent and the Grenadines’ smallest premature baby in the last five years made quite an entrance into the world, having spent only five months in ...
Vincy Heat suffers heart break loss to Dominica
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Vincy Heat suffers heart break loss to Dominica
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November 19, 2019
St Vincent and the Grenadines’ Vincy Heat stumbled at the last hurdle, and suffered a one-nil heart-breaking loss yesterday at the Windsor Park in Dom...
Christians march in protest of anti-buggery laws challenge
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Christians march in protest of anti-buggery laws challenge
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November 15, 2019
by Lyf Compton thousands of white-clad people, primarily representing the various Christian denominations here, descended on Kingstown yesterday for a...
High Court to rule on application by churches to join state in  defending anti-buggery laws
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High Court to rule on application by churches to join state in defending anti-buggery laws
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November 15, 2019
by Katherine Renton Next Wednesday, the High Court will rule whether 10 churches may join with the state in defending St Vincent and the Grenadines’ a...
Restaurant workers claim unfair dismissal after striking
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Restaurant workers claim unfair dismissal after striking
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November 15, 2019
by Bria King Nine workers are seeking some form of redress for what they believe was unfair dismissal from their jobs at popular local restaurant, Caf...
Sickout was like a bolt from the blue;  totally  unnecessary – Gonsalves
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Sickout was like a bolt from the blue; totally unnecessary – Gonsalves
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November 15, 2019
By Bria King The management of Cafe Soleil has been wanting to make changes to the staff structure and organisational chart for some time. This is one...
Vincy Heat have all to play for today against Nicaragua
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Vincy Heat have all to play for today against Nicaragua
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November 15, 2019
When the St Vincent and the Grenadines senior men’s football team square off against Nicaragua today from 3 p.m. in the CONCACAF Nations League encoun...
Moving of the vendors was a long time in coming – Commissioner
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Moving of the vendors was a long time in coming – Commissioner
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November 12, 2019
The vendors who plied their trade in the Melville Street and Lower Middle Street areas are looking for new places to set up shop. The disruption to th...
We just want to ply our trade – vendors
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We just want to ply our trade – vendors
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November 12, 2019
Jomo “Top Dog” Brudy, one of the approximately 20 vendors asked to stop vending under the ACE gallery in Kingstown and a certain section of Middle Str...
Boldface plantain thief fires gun at landowner
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Boldface plantain thief fires gun at landowner
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November 12, 2019
A thief who stole two bunches of plantain, and fired a gun at the landowner when he was caught in the act, will remain incarcerated for four years and...
Daylight shooting suspect charged
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Daylight shooting suspect charged
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November 12, 2019
The 34-year-old who police allege is responsible for the shooting of a Rockies resident in Middle Street, Kingstown last Tuesday, has been charged and...
Church coalition joins state in defending anti-buggery laws
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Church coalition joins state in defending anti-buggery laws
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November 8, 2019
by Bria King Ten local churches have filed a notice of application to join the state in defending the challenge made to the buggery and gross indecenc...
Bigger Biggs to take Government to court over lands at Rabacca
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Bigger Biggs to take Government to court over lands at Rabacca
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November 8, 2019
by Lyf Compton Leon “Bigger Biggs” Samuel has stated his intention to take the government to court over the findings of a land survey that was conduct...
Black Messenger found dead at his home
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Black Messenger found dead at his home
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November 8, 2019
Police have launched an investigation into the death of calypsonian Michael “Black Messenger” John whose body was found at his Cemetery Hill home late...
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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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