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Plane that crashed in Cuba made trips to SVG
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Plane that crashed in Cuba made trips to SVG
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May 25, 2018
PEOPLE who travelled between St Vincent and Cuba on Easy Sky last year may just have dodged a bullet.The plane that crashed in Cuba on Friday, May 18,...
Opposition refuses to sign Declaration of Qualification
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Opposition refuses to sign Declaration of Qualification
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May 25, 2018
The elected members of the Opposition have declined to join with the elected members of Government in making a Declaration of Qualification before the...
Mayreau residents concerned about water catchments being invaded by goats
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Mayreau residents concerned about water catchments being invaded by goats
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May 25, 2018
Obtaining clean water has become a problem for those residents of Mayreau who must rely on water collected by catchments, now said to be riddled with ...
12-year-old burglar escapes flogging; co-accused sentenced
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12-year-old burglar escapes flogging; co-accused sentenced
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May 25, 2018
By a stroke of luck a 12-year-old boy did not receive 12 lashes for breaking into a liquor store, unlike his unlucky co-accused who was incarcerated. ...
Calypso tent looking to dominate competition
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Calypso tent looking to dominate competition
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May 22, 2018
The Upstage Xperience Calypso tent showed last Wednesday why for the last six years, artistes from that tent have been dominating the National Calypso...
Police ‘star witness’ backpeddles in baby murder case
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Police ‘star witness’ backpeddles in baby murder case
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May 22, 2018
Monty Hillocks, a chauffeur of Belmont who was named as a key witness in a murder case last year says that he was never and is now not a witness in th...
Plastic bag charge
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Plastic bag charge
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May 22, 2018
From July 3, 2018, customers who shop at Massy Stores will have to pay for plastic bags as the company tries to reduce the use of the most popular dis...
More than 100 dead as Cuban airline crashes into cassava field near airport
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More than 100 dead as Cuban airline crashes into cassava field near airport
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May 22, 2018
HAVANA – A Cuban-operated airliner with at least 110 people on board crashed into a cassava field just after takeoff from Havana’s international airpo...
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Stage set for fifth annual AMP awards
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May 22, 2018
The fifth AMP Music Award, hosted by the St Vincent and the Grenadines Association of Music Professionals (SVG AMP) will be held on Wednesday, May 30 ...
Woman’s arm severed while crowd looks on
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Woman’s arm severed while crowd looks on
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May 18, 2018
A 20-year-old Petit Bordel resident who was attacked while holding a child in her arms is wondering why bystanders thought it better to videotape the ...
PM appeals to Opposition Leader to  give up  Canadian  citizenship
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PM appeals to Opposition Leader to give up Canadian citizenship
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May 18, 2018
The Prime Minister has encouraged the Leader of the Opposition to give up his Canadian citizenship because a person who aspires to leadership should n...
Prices will increase because of USD restriction – businessman
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Prices will increase because of USD restriction – businessman
restriction affecting business
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May 18, 2018
The restriction imposed by the Ministry of Finance on payments in United States dollars (USD) to Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) is said to be negatively af...
Young beauties vie for Miss Whitsuntide Regatta 2018
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Young beauties vie for Miss Whitsuntide Regatta 2018
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May 18, 2018
Five gorgeous princesses will grace the stage representing their sponsors as they vie for the coveted title of Miss Whitsuntide Regatta 2018. The show...
Man considered to be armed and dangerous – Police
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Man considered to be armed and dangerous – Police
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May 15, 2018
The Police have issued a wanted bulletin for Simeon “Gabo” Francois, who is a person of interest in investigations into a report of abduction, attempt...
St Vincent Cocoa Company  expands into European market
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St Vincent Cocoa Company expands into European market
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May 15, 2018
After 18 months of producing Vincentian Chocolate, the St Vincent Cocoa Company is expanding into the European market, and will this Friday May 18, la...
ASP, mom charged in alleged  passport scam
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ASP, mom charged in alleged passport scam
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May 15, 2018
Investigators in Antigua and Barbuda have charged a mother and son in relation to a suspected passport racket that has links with St Vincent and the G...
PM Gonsalves cautions against over optimism about medicinal marijuana industry
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PM Gonsalves cautions against over optimism about medicinal marijuana industry
NO POT OF GOLD
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May 15, 2018
While the Government is making moves to establish a medicinal marijuana industry here, Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has warned against believing ...
Shafiqua  Maloney named MVP at US outdoor track meet
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Shafiqua Maloney named MVP at US outdoor track meet
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May 15, 2018
Vincentian Shafiqua Maloney was on Saturday named the MVP at the Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor final.This, after she registered double victories ...
Petit Bordel residents angry over assault on 10-year-old girl
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Petit Bordel residents angry over assault on 10-year-old girl
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May 10, 2018
A 10-year-old girl was reportedly snatched, taken to a remote area of Petit Bordel, and raped on Wednesday night. Speaking under the condition of anon...
I didn’t kill my wife – Barrouallie man
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I didn’t kill my wife – Barrouallie man
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May 10, 2018
“I did not kill my wife!”That is the message Barrouallie resident Paul Stephens would like sent to persons who yesterday spread or heard the rumour th...
21-year-old man to be deported to stand trial in UK
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21-year-old man to be deported to stand trial in UK
MURDER ACCUSED TO BE EXTRADITED
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May 10, 2018
A 21-year-old wanted for murder in the United Kingdom (UK) will be deported from St Vincent and the Grenadines(SVG) and sent back to the UK, in order ...
Vincy wins Junior  International Dance Talent Pageant
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Vincy wins Junior International Dance Talent Pageant
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May 10, 2018
ON Sunday, April 29, the 5th annual Junior and Senior International Dance Talent Pageant was held in Toronto. Eight-year-old J’Naya Ryan, daughter of ...
Vincy Mas blasts off from Leeward, Windward
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Vincy Mas blasts off from Leeward, Windward
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May 8, 2018
Hundreds of persons from throughout the length and breadth of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) took to the streets last Saturday May 5, for the lau...
Mas band  leader  takes  issue  with  Coreas Food container
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Mas band leader takes issue with Coreas Food container
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May 8, 2018
Kingsley Collis, one of the youngest leaders of a traditional mas band in the country, is upset about how he was treated by members of the local const...
Kingstown Fish Market to change management again
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Kingstown Fish Market to change management again
NOTHING TO FEAR
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May 8, 2018
Bequia Seafood Company Limited, a Bequia-based business established last year, is slated to take over management of the Kingstown Fish Market. The Kin...
Ottley Hall man charged with 2016 murder of New Montrose resident
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Ottley Hall man charged with 2016 murder of New Montrose resident
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May 8, 2018
Almost two years after a 29-year-old was gunned down mercilessly outside the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (MCMH), an Ottley Hall/Mckies Hill resident...
PLEASE  HELP  ME!
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PLEASE HELP ME!
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May 4, 2018
Homeless mother struggles to regain a roof over her head HOMELESS AND WITH two daughters to raise, a resident of Mesopotamia is reaching out to the pu...
‘Granny’ Rose passes at age 89
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‘Granny’ Rose passes at age 89
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May 4, 2018
GERMAINE ‘GRANNY’ ROSE, a woman whose name  is synonymous with early childhood education in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), passed peacefully on ...
Amerijet moves over 36,000 pounds of tuna, conch out of AIA
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Amerijet moves over 36,000 pounds of tuna, conch out of AIA
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May 4, 2018
OVER 36,000 POUNDS of tuna and conch were exported from St Vincent and the Grenadines this past Wednesday, the largest export of seafood on record for...
FIVE VIE  FOR MISS  PBSS
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FIVE VIE FOR MISS PBSS
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May 1, 2018
Miss PBSS contestants named after prominent Vincy women THIS FRIDAY, five young ladies will vie for the title of Miss Petit Bordel Secondary School. T...
Upstage Xperience adds momentum to  Carnival season
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Upstage Xperience adds momentum to Carnival season
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May 1, 2018
THE ST GEORGE’S CARNIVAL kicked off the 2018 rural carnival season last Friday with a joint launch with the Upstage Xperience Calypso Tent at the Call...
SVG touched in international human trafficking sting operation
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SVG touched in international human trafficking sting operation
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May 1, 2018
POLICE HERE will make a statement soon in relation to several persons who were rescued from an alleged human trafficking operation. The sting is said ...
Dad, mom, daughter each jailed for four years
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Dad, mom, daughter each jailed for four years
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May 1, 2018
A PASTOR, his wife and daughter have found themselves in hot water after a guilty verdict sees them spending four years behind bars, save and except t...
Medical students return to Dominica to continue studies
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Medical students return to Dominica to continue studies
BON VOYAGE
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April 27, 2018
Medical students return to Dominica to continue studies EIGHTY-EIGHT STUDENTS and faculty members attached to the Dominica campus of All Saints Univer...
Sir Louis renounced US citizenship in Feb. 1994
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Sir Louis renounced US citizenship in Feb. 1994
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April 27, 2018
He who digs a pit, shall fall in it - Straker
Best of the best
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Best of the best
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April 24, 2018
Searchlight’s duo shines at National Sports Award EDWARD NEWMAN copped the Sports Photograph of the Year award and Rohan Thomas, the Sports Journalist...
Opposition Leader’s tenure in parliament questioned
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Opposition Leader’s tenure in parliament questioned
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April 24, 2018
THE CONSTITUTIONALITY of the tenure in Parliament of the Leader of the Opposition and Member for the Northern Grenadines is being questioned. The ques...
‘War Teacher’ shot dead by police
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‘War Teacher’ shot dead by police
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April 20, 2018
A 26-YEAR-OLD MAN, known to his friends as “War Teacher”, was shot and killed by police officers patrolling the Gibson Corner area, last Tuesday, Apri...
Plans in place for formation of National Youth Band
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Plans in place for formation of National Youth Band
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March 29, 2018
The decommissioned ET Joshua Airport last Saturday became the stomping ground for 140 musicians from secondary schools across the country, as they per...
Distinguished lawyer passes at age 68
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Distinguished lawyer passes at age 68
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March 29, 2018
The death of one of this country’s most distinguished and highly regarded lawyers has resulted in an outpouring of tributes from those who knew him ...
Adopted, abused as a child, woman returns to  surprise biological mom
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Adopted, abused as a child, woman returns to surprise biological mom
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March 29, 2018
Among the passengers flying to St Vincent and the Grenadines on the first direct flight from Canada in February 2017 was a woman who was returning to ...
Joachim owes screeners an apology – AIA security chief
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Joachim owes screeners an apology – AIA security chief
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March 29, 2018
Social commentator Stephen Joachim owes security screeners at the Argyle International Airport an apology for his behaviour there two weeks ago. So sa...
Approximately $900 million sourced to deal with climate change issues
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Approximately $900 million sourced to deal with climate change issues
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March 23, 2018
The government has sourced approximately $900 million in grants and soft loans to deal with climate change issues, but there are delays in actually re...
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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
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
Forrest 
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
Forrest 
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
Forrest 
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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