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Dominica gets $100,000 rebuilding boost
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Dominica gets $100,000 rebuilding boost
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October 26, 2018
T-shirt sales, wrist bands and generous donations from the people of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) have resulted in a local association being ab...
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Teens break into police station at Georgetown and steal exhibits
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October 26, 2018
Two teenagers have executed a bold burglary against the Georgetown Police station, seemingly for their love of bikes. Shemore James, 17 years, and Kev...
Another section of the old Jack’s Wall collapses
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Another section of the old Jack’s Wall collapses
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October 23, 2018
The section of Jack’s Wall that collapsed on Sunday night was part of the driveway wall and not part of the wall that was reconstructed under the supe...
Everything Vincy Plus Expo 2018 kicks off today
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Everything Vincy Plus Expo 2018 kicks off today
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October 23, 2018
The Everything Vincy Plus Expo 2018 that is to run across the entirety of the Independence week, will be launched today, with 120 businesses at the re...
Safety concerns force closure of Kingstown Anglican School Annex
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Safety concerns force closure of Kingstown Anglican School Annex
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October 19, 2018
The Kingstown Anglican School Annex has been closed until next Monday, while the government completes an assessment to ensure that the building is saf...
Investors in Buccament Bay Resort sign head of terms of agreement
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Investors in Buccament Bay Resort sign head of terms of agreement
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October 19, 2018
Three investors and trustees for the Buccament Bay Resort signed a head of terms of agreement this week. Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves named busin...
SVG joins international fight against breast cancer
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SVG joins international fight against breast cancer
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October 16, 2018
Breast Cancer is the second most common cancer globally and with this in mind, the St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) Medical Association remains com...
Over EC$1.2 million saved in schools’ thrift programme
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Over EC$1.2 million saved in schools’ thrift programme
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October 16, 2018
The National Schools’ Cooperative Thrift Programme has amassed over EC$1.2 million, jointly saved by over 12,000 of the nation’s youths. And, last Tue...
Whatsapp Messages suggest Close Relationship between Commissioner and Constable
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Whatsapp Messages suggest Close Relationship between Commissioner and Constable
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October 14, 2018
The policewoman who has accused the Commissioner of Police of sexually assaulting her once participated in a relationship with him that spanned at lea...
Police woman accuses Commissioner of sexual misconduct
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Police woman accuses Commissioner of sexual misconduct
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October 12, 2018
A female police officer has accused Commissioner of Police Colin John of sexual misconduct. The accusation has come in the form of a letter which was ...
NEMO opens  satellite warehouse at Noel, Sandy Bay
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NEMO opens satellite warehouse at Noel, Sandy Bay
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October 12, 2018
Residents north of the Rabacca River can rest assured that they will be taken care of, should the area be cut off from the rest of the island during a...
Grieving made even worse by social media comments – Relatives
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Grieving made even worse by social media comments – Relatives
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October 12, 2018
Relatives of a woman who died while bathing at the Questelles beach on Wednesday morning have expressed their dismay at comments made on social media ...
Searchlight staff gets crash course in radio broadcasting
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Searchlight staff gets crash course in radio broadcasting
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October 12, 2018
On the path towards establishing itself as a multimedia organization, SEARCHLIGHT took another step by participating in a training session hosted by W...
SVG honours veteran musician
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SVG honours veteran musician
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October 9, 2018
For Franklyn “Frankie” McIntosh, any award bestowed to him in his homeland, St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), is extremely special. The Vincentian-...
President of SVG FF reinstates banned footballer
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President of SVG FF reinstates banned footballer
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October 9, 2018
National footballer Azhino Solomon, who was withdrawn from the senior men’s team Vincy Heat, for this Thursday’s encounter in the CONCACAF Nations Lea...
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Taxman given greenlight to take legal action against tax defaulters
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October 9, 2018
The taxman is coming! That is the word from Minister of Finance Camillo Gonsalves who said last week that the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has been...
New team to ramp up bid for Security Council seat
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New team to ramp up bid for Security Council seat
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October 5, 2018
Six young professionals have recently been added to the staff of the Permanent Mission of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) to the United Nations (U...
Suspended cop says he was beaten by Commissioner
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Suspended cop says he was beaten by Commissioner
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October 5, 2018
An allegation has been made that the Commissioner of Police (COP) was among a group of police officers who beat a junior officer so severely that the ...
To make a dent in crime, we must put in the effort
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To make a dent in crime, we must put in the effort
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October 5, 2018
If we are to make a dent in the crime problem in the country, or any problem for that matter, we must stop playing the blame game says Pastor Cheryl-A...
Spiritual Baptist Archbishop, church member perish at Gordon Yard
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Spiritual Baptist Archbishop, church member perish at Gordon Yard
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October 2, 2018
Several families are mourning the loss of their loved ones, following a vehicular accident on Sunday that resulted in the death of two persons and hos...
Customs Officer charged with stealing over EC$43,500
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Customs Officer charged with stealing over EC$43,500
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October 2, 2018
A Customs officer has been charged with stealing over EC$43,500 from the government of St Vincent and the Grenadines(SVG). Julia Phillips of Port Eliz...
Volcanologists working to create volcano ready communties
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Volcanologists working to create volcano ready communties
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October 2, 2018
Twelve communities on mainland St Vincent are working towards being designated ‘volcano ready’ by November 2019. The communities, located in the red z...
Senior Magistrate tells traffic cops – ‘be professional’
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Senior Magistrate tells traffic cops – ‘be professional’
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September 28, 2018
Traffic officers have been reminded that they should remain professional at all times when dealing with the public. Senior Magistrate Rickie Burnett g...
Supreme Court owed $22m.
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Supreme Court owed $22m.
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September 28, 2018
Heads of Government of member states of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) have been called upon to address the 22 million dollars in arrears ...
South Rivers resident is SVG’s newest centenarian
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South Rivers resident is SVG’s newest centenarian
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September 28, 2018
At 100 years old, Evelyn Hackshaw still remembers quite vividly what it was like growing up in the early 1900s. The South Rivers resident is St Vincen...
Search on for two men who left Canouan on 24-foot pirougue
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Search on for two men who left Canouan on 24-foot pirougue
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September 28, 2018
An out of work mason looking to make some money and an experienced fisherman were up to press time missing at sea. A search was launched for fisherman...
ECSC paving the way to a Modern, Efficient Judiciary for the Eastern Caribbean
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ECSC paving the way to a Modern, Efficient Judiciary for the Eastern Caribbean
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September 25, 2018
Last week the body of legal professionals across nine Caribbean countries gathered for a full ceremonial Opening of the Law Year, for the first time s...
ECTEL announces availability of LPN service
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ECTEL announces availability of LPN service
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September 25, 2018
Consumers in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) who wish to change their cellular phone service provider but keep their telephone number will soon be...
Every accused is entitled to legal representation – Bruce
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Every accused is entitled to legal representation – Bruce
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September 25, 2018
Defending the constitutional rights of his clients far outweighs the political aspirations of lawyer Israel Bruce. A member of the New Democratic Part...
Peace Corps to continue longstanding partnership with SVG
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Peace Corps to continue longstanding partnership with SVG
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September 21, 2018
Peace Corps volunteers who left St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) four weeks ago, under a shroud of mystery, will return soon. An “agency spokespers...
Suspended cop, 4 others charged with robbing doctor
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Suspended cop, 4 others charged with robbing doctor
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September 21, 2018
FIve men have been charged this week in relation to the robbery of a medical doctor and have been denied bail at the Kingstown Magistrate’s Court. Gle...
Taxi-driver accused of slapping wheelchair bound man at AIA
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Taxi-driver accused of slapping wheelchair bound man at AIA
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September 21, 2018
Police are said to be investigating an incident in which a visitor was allegedly assaulted by a tourism authority approved taxi-driver stationed at th...
McKie’s Hill shopkeeper fights off armed bandits
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McKie’s Hill shopkeeper fights off armed bandits
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September 21, 2018
A McKie’s Hill shopkeeper who tussled with one of three gunmen who entered his shop on Wednesday is thankful to be alive. Elvin “Eddie” Edwards was si...
John, Small release ‘Love of Pan’ music video
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John, Small release ‘Love of Pan’ music video
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September 18, 2018
The music video for “Love of Pan” by Hance John and Rodney Small, tells a story of a young man, who, despite his trials, embraces what he was born to ...
Invest in CCTV security systems – Minister Gonsalves
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Invest in CCTV security systems – Minister Gonsalves
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September 18, 2018
The government is encouraging the private sector to invest in their own security by installing closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras. And to suppor...
Teachers taught how to make local history relevant and engaging for students
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Teachers taught how to make local history relevant and engaging for students
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September 18, 2018
Some of this country’s teachers have received a lesson in how to make local history relevant and engaging for students in the classroom setting. The w...
Youth says don’t blame poverty for bad mind
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Youth says don’t blame poverty for bad mind
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September 14, 2018
When 18-year-old Kahlel Beach-Ash saw another teenager whom he knew well charged with a series of serious offences, he decided to make an intervention...
Youth nabbed in connection with assault on Indian Bay woman
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Youth nabbed in connection with assault on Indian Bay woman
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September 14, 2018
Terrano ‘Tone Boss’ Samuel of Troumaca is expected to be charged with the September 11 assault of a 32-year-old woman of Indian Bay. The attack on the...
Autopsy:  Domestic raped,  murdered
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Autopsy: Domestic raped, murdered
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September 14, 2018
Yolande McMaster, the Lower Questelles resident who was found dead around 8 a.m. last Monday died of blunt force trauma to the head. The 47-year-old d...
Former SVGCC  students rewarded for academic  excellence
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Former SVGCC students rewarded for academic excellence
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September 14, 2018
The policy of the Government to award academic excellence has been expanded to include the associate degree programs offered at the St Vincent and the...
Opposition New Democratic Party takes steps against crime
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Opposition New Democratic Party takes steps against crime
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September 11, 2018
Members of the opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) walked for jobs and against crime on Saturday, traversing a distance of 22 miles from Fitz-Hughes...
Consul General Fitz Huggins hands over  refurbished ambulance
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Consul General Fitz Huggins hands over refurbished ambulance
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September 11, 2018
An ambulance donated by Hamilton Paramedic in Canada will strengthen the fleet of ambulances in this country, and help to improve the quality of healt...
Who should lead conversation on LGBTQQ issue?
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Who should lead conversation on LGBTQQ issue?
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September 7, 2018
The government and not the church should start a conversation on homosexuality, says Bishop of the Windward Islands, the Right Reverend C Leopold Frid...
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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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