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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Distinguished lawyer passes at age 68

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March 29, 2018

The death of one of this countryâs most distinguished and highly regarded lawyers has resulted in an outpouring of tributes from those who knew him ...

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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 ...

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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...

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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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Thief changes plea to guilty to avoid viewing of surveillance video

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March 23, 2018

A man who decided against allowing the court to see a video of him allegedly committing a burglary, by changing his plea to guilty, was sentenced to f...

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Pedal cyclist found guilty of reckless riding

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March 23, 2018

Pedal cyclist Tyrie Woods of Sandy Bay has been found guilty of reckless riding of a bicycle. The court heard that on May 15, 2017, at about 1:50 pm, ...

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‘Mind benders’ banned from Facebook for alleged illegal activity

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March 23, 2018

A company that worked in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) on at least three political campaigns has been suspended by Facebook for allegedly illega...

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CARICOM endorses SVG’s candidacy for UN Security Council seat

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March 20, 2018

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has endorsed the candidacy of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) for a seat on the United Nations (UN) Security Cou...

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Man charged in connection with Redemption Sharpes shooting

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March 20, 2018

Mwata Henry, 25, will appear before the Serious Offences Court today, charged with one count of murder and six counts of attempted murder. He is charg...

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Miss SVG contestants 2018 revealed

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March 20, 2018

The seven girls who will vie for the crown and title of Miss SVG were, for the first time, unveiled to the public in all their splendour, as they were...

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Man held in Heritage Square Lotto booth shooting

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March 20, 2018

The man who is charged with shooting two persons at Heritage Square last Thursday will be remanded for a week, while the court keeps an eye on the ser...

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Cottage road in Fancy opened ahead of Heroes Day

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March 16, 2018

The Cottage road in the village of Fancy was officially opened on Tuesday, on the eve of National Heroesâ Day, celebrated in honour of Paramount Car...

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Vincentian jurist to head CCJ

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March 16, 2018

The Honourable Mr Justice Adrian Dudley Saunders, a citizen of St Vincent and the Grenadines has been appointed as the incoming President of the Carib...

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Public Servants told to free up information!

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March 16, 2018

Public servants should adopt the mindset that data collected by the state is the peoplesâ data and should be made available to the public as a matte...

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Tribal leaders pay tribute to Chatoyer

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March 16, 2018

The Right Excellent Joseph Chatoyer was hailed as a hero for all in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and for all indigenous people, at the annual w...