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Teen charged with 2014 murder of Green Hill resident
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Teen charged with 2014 murder of Green Hill resident
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August 5, 2016
A 19-year-old prisoner has been charged with a murder that occurred two years ago. Green Hill resident Deshawn Slater stood before the Kingstown Magis...
Second schoolboy dies tragically in summer vacation
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Second schoolboy dies tragically in summer vacation
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August 5, 2016
While many youngsters his age were passing their summer holidays engaged in enjoyable activities, 15-year-old Justin Young, recognizing a huge gap in ...
Father, son say police shot at their car
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Father, son say police shot at their car
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July 29, 2016
A Queen’s Drive man and his 15-year-old son are counting their lucky stars after a run-in with law enforcement officers resulted in a bullet being f...
St Lucian man says money missing after police search
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St Lucian man says money missing after police search
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July 29, 2016
A St Lucian man has accused members of the local constabulary who searched his place of abode of removing EC$4,700 and US$40 from his belongings and n...
Deputy PM urges police to keep cool, even when provoked
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Deputy PM urges police to keep cool, even when provoked
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July 29, 2016
Deputy Prime Minister Sir Louis Straker has urged police officers to act fairly, justifiably and with a respect for life when exercising their duties....
347,170 mature marijuana plants destroyed in RSS Basic Course 1
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347,170 mature marijuana plants destroyed in RSS Basic Course 1
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July 29, 2016
Fifty-seven huts, 347,170 mature marijuana plants, 325 dried marijuana plants and 3,141,000 marijuana seedlings were destroyed during a drug raid in L...
Police storm Rose Place in ‘Operation Illegal Guns’
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Police storm Rose Place in ‘Operation Illegal Guns’
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July 29, 2016
Over 100 police officers from various branches of the local constabulary swooped down on the fishing community of Rose Place on Wednesday morning. Res...
COP outlines retirement plans
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COP outlines retirement plans
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July 26, 2016
When outgoing Commissioner of Police Michael Charles retires from service with the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF), do not e...
The rent of $24,000 would be difficult to pay – Sir James Mitchell
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The rent of $24,000 would be difficult to pay – Sir James Mitchell
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July 26, 2016
An experienced Vincentian hotelier is of the view that anyone operating the Cobblestone Inn hotel would find it difficult to pay a monthly rent of EC$...
Charges were laid to send a message to persons in the diaspora – lawyer
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Charges were laid to send a message to persons in the diaspora – lawyer
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July 26, 2016
The matter in which calypsonian Paul ‘I-Madd’ Scrubb has been charged is a witch-hunt intended to satisfy some of the intended provisions in the C...
Boy, 15, drowns  while spear fishing
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Boy, 15, drowns while spear fishing
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July 26, 2016
Parents tend to encourage their children to put down the video games and play outside, but if Cetar ‘Ming’ Francis could rewind the clock to last ...
Vermont residents happy with police breakthrough
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Vermont residents happy with police breakthrough
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July 26, 2016
A number of residents of the South Leeward district of Vermont say that they will sleep a little better at night and feel safer during the day, now th...
Canouan kicks off ‘The Ultimate Summer Event’ tonight
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Canouan kicks off ‘The Ultimate Summer Event’ tonight
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July 22, 2016
This year’s Canouan Carnival is shaping up to be one of the grandest in recent times. Hansel “Crush” Henry, president of Club Nuevo, the eventâ€...
PSU, SVGTU felt negative impact of lack of solidarity
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PSU, SVGTU felt negative impact of lack of solidarity
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July 22, 2016
If the public service workforce had been able to stand together last year when the Public Service Union (PSU) and the St Vincent and the Grenadines Te...
CPSA members urged to work harder to  find common ground
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CPSA members urged to work harder to find common ground
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July 22, 2016
Regional public sector workers are in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) attending the 46th Annual Caribbean Public Services Association (CPSA) Confe...
Doctor under fire again for political rant at clinic
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Doctor under fire again for political rant at clinic
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July 22, 2016
Dr Michael Goodluck, the district medical officer attached to the Stubbs polyclinic, has once again come under public scrutiny for politically infused...
Hadaway to step up to COP post John to resume police service
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Hadaway to step up to COP post John to resume police service
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July 22, 2016
Deputy Commissioner of Police Renold Hadaway is expected to take up the top spot in the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) when...
Officials breached duty of procedural fairness – Judge
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Officials breached duty of procedural fairness – Judge
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July 22, 2016
When education officials and the board of management of the St Joseph’s Convent Kingstown (SJCK) decided to expel a student in 2013, they breached t...
Former national footballer, cricketer dies at age 76
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Former national footballer, cricketer dies at age 76
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July 19, 2016
St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has lost another of its household names in sports. Dead is former national footballer, national cricketer and nati...
Son offered no medical assistance after being beaten by prison guard – mother
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Son offered no medical assistance after being beaten by prison guard – mother
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July 19, 2016
A mother, who turned up at the SEARCHLIGHT’s office in tears last Wednesday, July 13, is calling on prison authorities to look into an alleged beati...
Women advised to ‘let go’ at First Citizens Investment Services Women’s Conference
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Women advised to ‘let go’ at First Citizens Investment Services Women’s Conference
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July 19, 2016
Women from different walks of life last Saturday left the First Citizens Investment Women’s Conference feeling rejuvenated and even more determined ...
Opposition Leader says hotelier being victimized
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Opposition Leader says hotelier being victimized
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July 19, 2016
Leader of the Opposition Arnhim Eustace has called the impending eviction of local hotelier Ann Joshua from the Cobblestone Inn one of the “nastiest...
Joshua can apply, bid for Cobblestone Inn – PM
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Joshua can apply, bid for Cobblestone Inn – PM
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July 19, 2016
The service of an eviction notice on the operator of the Cobblestone Inn was not done to get at the business woman personally, but in an effort to giv...
Grenada top SVG to take OECS Under-23 Netball title again
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Grenada top SVG to take OECS Under-23 Netball title again
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July 15, 2016
Grenada took the 25th edition of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) OECS Under-23 Netball Tournament, which concluded last Wednesday night at t...
Ambrose clearly has no concept of the CDC’s or Carnival’s role in economy – Boyea
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Ambrose clearly has no concept of the CDC’s or Carnival’s role in economy – Boyea
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July 15, 2016
Dennis Ambrose, the chair of the Carnival Development Corporation (CDC), is out of touch with what the younger people want. This is the opinion of Luk...
VC3 online payments for Carnival credited to ‘Murry Heights H’
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VC3 online payments for Carnival credited to ‘Murry Heights H’
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July 15, 2016
Customers of the Vincentian Cultural Connection Channel (VC3) who used the business’s online streaming option that was available for Vincy Mas 2016 ...
Convicted murderer coming back home
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Convicted murderer coming back home
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July 15, 2016
by KIMBERLEY CUMMINS DEPORTATION PROCEDURES have been initiated in Barbados to have 59-year-old convicted killer Arleigh Hector James sent back to his...
Overwhelming turnout at STEM summer programme
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Overwhelming turnout at STEM summer programme
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July 12, 2016
Director of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) summer programme Petrus Gumbs is overwhelmed by the response to this year’s program...
‘Fireman’ under fire
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‘Fireman’ under fire
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July 12, 2016
Eight-time national Soca Monarch winner Delroy ‘Fireman’ Hooper has come in for harsh criticism over his behaviour during the jump-up on Mardi Gra...
Court finds four guilty of fighting during J’Ouvert
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Court finds four guilty of fighting during J’Ouvert
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July 12, 2016
Two young men pleaded guilty to fighting, while two others were found guilty of the same offence at the Kingstown Magistrate’s Court last week. Shem...
SVG, Grenada to battle for OECS Under-23 Netball title
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SVG, Grenada to battle for OECS Under-23 Netball title
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July 12, 2016
Hosts St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and defending champions Grenada have both stayed perfect in the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) OECS U...
Investors outline masterplan for Charlestown in Canouan
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Investors outline masterplan for Charlestown in Canouan
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July 12, 2016
With development taking place at the northern and southern ends of the island of Canouan, investors on that island have put forward a proposal for the...
Queen’s Drive family homeless after house breaks apart
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Queen’s Drive family homeless after house breaks apart
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July 12, 2016
The cycle of landslides and the collapse of retaining walls and houses that tends to accompany the rainy season has begun and the Gill family of Queen...
Miss T&T crowned Miss Carival 2016
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Miss T&T crowned Miss Carival 2016
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July 8, 2016
Miss Trinidad and Tobago Djennecia Francis proved yet again that consistency pays off, when she walked away with the title of Miss Carival 2016. Franc...
Lockhart hoping to help smaller bands achieve wins in bigger categories
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Lockhart hoping to help smaller bands achieve wins in bigger categories
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July 8, 2016
Almost everything that Oxley ‘Giddy’ Lockhart touches turn to gold and the mas man and designer is on a mission. His assignment? Make sure that th...
‘Rumist’ brings Chewalee Ragga Soca crown
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‘Rumist’ brings Chewalee Ragga Soca crown
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July 8, 2016
The 2016 Ragga Soca crown was taken by a man who made his debut into the music industry this year. Chewalee Johnson, with his performance of ‘Rumist...
Hypa 4000 wrecks Park en route to Soca title
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Hypa 4000 wrecks Park en route to Soca title
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July 8, 2016
For the first time in over a decade, the annual Soca Monarch competition crowned an artiste other than Gamal ‘Skinny Fabulous’ Doyle or Delroy ‘...
Joyous end for Mitres, Maple juniors
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Joyous end for Mitres, Maple juniors
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July 1, 2016
The 2016 Flow National Netball Club Tournament ended last Wednesday evening at the Kingstown Netball Centre in joy for Western Union Mitres and SVG Ge...
Sweet victory for Blondie Bird and Friends in Junior Carnival Band of the Year
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Sweet victory for Blondie Bird and Friends in Junior Carnival Band of the Year
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July 1, 2016
Blondie Bird and Friends Mas band celebrated a sweet victory last Saturday at the Victoria Park, as they secured a hat-trick in the Junior Carnival Ba...
Who will take Miss Carival crown?
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Who will take Miss Carival crown?
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July 1, 2016
Head of the Beauty Shows Committee (BSC) of the Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) Cheryl Rodriguez says that this is the happiest she has ever be...
Christopher siblings, Tia Wyllie, rule Victoria Park
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Christopher siblings, Tia Wyllie, rule Victoria Park
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July 1, 2016
Catchy lyrics, accompanied by attention grabbing props, dramatizations and dances, entertained the crowd gathered at the Victoria Park on Tuesday for ...
GHS gets first ever hat-trick in Junior Panorama Competition
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GHS gets first ever hat-trick in Junior Panorama Competition
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June 28, 2016
The St Vincent Girls’ High School bested six other schools in the schools’ section of the Junior Panorama Competiton to win its first ever hat-tri...
News article misleading and untrue – management company
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News article misleading and untrue – management company
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June 28, 2016
When Gamal ‘Skinny Fabulous’ Doyle read a newspaper headline stating, ‘Skinny prefers Barbados show’, he became distraught, as criticisms woul...
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‘Shooting him? Why would that be an option?’ Gloster’s sister questions
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‘Shooting him? Why would that be an option?’ Gloster’s sister questions
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July 11, 2025
A man, who was conducting business inside the offices of the Kingstown Cooperative Credit Union (KCCU) was shot and killed, allegedly by an on- duty s...
Windwards Diocese remembers Dean Smith’s passion for winning souls, and his hospitality
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Windwards Diocese remembers Dean Smith’s passion for winning souls, and his hospitality
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July 11, 2025
The Diocese of the Windward Islands has extended condolences on the passing of Dean emeritus, Ulric Smith, who died on Saturday, July 5, 2025 at the M...
RSVGPF commends Public, Stakeholders for ‘exemplary conduct’ at VincyMas 2025
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RSVGPF commends Public, Stakeholders for ‘exemplary conduct’ at VincyMas 2025
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July 11, 2025
The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) has commended the public for allowing VincyMas 2025 to transpire “without any major inc...
CDC already planning for VincyMas 2026, says CEO Rodney Small
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CDC already planning for VincyMas 2026, says CEO Rodney Small
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July 11, 2025
VincyMas is no longer a seasonal event says Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Carnival Development Corporation (CDC), Rodney Small. “…we at the CDC...
Starlift wins 26th Senior Panorama competition
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Starlift wins 26th Senior Panorama competition
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July 11, 2025
EL DORADO Starlift Steel Orchestra has now won the Senior Panorama compe- tition 26 times, and while some people may say that’s a lot, band captain Ro...

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