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PM announces measures to yield revenue
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PM announces measures to yield revenue
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February 23, 2016
A number of tax measures, expected to yield an additional $20 million in revenue, were announced yesterday by Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves, as he...
KPS student wins writing competition
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KPS student wins writing competition
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February 19, 2016
Hannah Williams of the Kingstown Preparatory School (KPS) is encouraging students to take reading and writing seriously. The 11-year-old is the winner...
Justice’s words would not be the last word on teachers’ matter – Jomo Thomas
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Justice’s words would not be the last word on teachers’ matter – Jomo Thomas
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February 19, 2016
Lawyer and Speaker of the House of Assembly Jomo Thomas believes that the decision by the Public Service Commission not to re-employ three teachers wh...
Gidron Pope helps West Indies Under-19s lift ICC title
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Gidron Pope helps West Indies Under-19s lift ICC title
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February 19, 2016
Vincentian Gidron Pope is now part of West Indies cricket history, as his efforts helped the regional Under-19 team lift, for the first time, the ICC ...
Traffickers say new tariffs crippling trade with Trinidad
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Traffickers say new tariffs crippling trade with Trinidad
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February 19, 2016
Persons involved in moving agricultural produce from St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) to Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados are calling on the releva...
Father of two shot dead at Upper New Montrose
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Father of two shot dead at Upper New Montrose
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February 12, 2016
Janice Alexander and Winso May, the mother and stepfather of murder victim Jlani ‘Fatman’ Alexander, say that they miss the 26-year-old very much,...
Terry Bynoe begins new chapter in activism – Page 3
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Terry Bynoe begins new chapter in activism – Page 3
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February 12, 2016
For the average person, being beaten, arrested and banned from certain areas in one’s homeland while fighting to protect the rights of fellow citize...
Young McKies Hill woman lucky to escape with her life
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Young McKies Hill woman lucky to escape with her life
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February 12, 2016
A young female resident of McKies Hill was fortunate to have escaped with her life after her brother rescued her from the clutches of an attacker last...
Attempted rapist unleashes vicious beatings on women
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Attempted rapist unleashes vicious beatings on women
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February 12, 2016
Josette St Hillaire, who was attacked and beaten on Tuesday night, had the will to survive, and that she did. “I said is either you kill me or I kil...
Cruz Halbich stays in charge of open water event
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Cruz Halbich stays in charge of open water event
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February 9, 2016
Cruz Halbich, the winner of the inaugural OECS Open Water Championships held in Antigua in 2015, last Sunday on home soil, champed the 5,000m race, pu...
Softball cricket organizers to toughen up on ill-discipline
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Softball cricket organizers to toughen up on ill-discipline
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February 9, 2016
Organizers of the Police Co-operative Credit Union Clinchers Softball Cricket Tournament are bent on eradicating all levels of ill-discipline in its 2...
Barrouallie residents give SOE pleasant surprise
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Barrouallie residents give SOE pleasant surprise
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February 9, 2016
Supervisor of elections Sylvia Findlay fought back tears last Friday after she was surprised by residents of Barrouallie, who have been rallying and s...
Canouan residents hold beach picnic to protest restrictions
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Canouan residents hold beach picnic to protest restrictions
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February 9, 2016
The establishment of no-achoring zones on the east and west coasts of Canouan has come in for strong criticism by some residents of that southern Gren...
PetroCaribe fuel debt not $900 million – VINLEC CEO
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PetroCaribe fuel debt not $900 million – VINLEC CEO
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February 5, 2016
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the St Vincent Electricity Services Ltd (VINLEC) has spoken out against allegations that the Government is being ...
Barrouallie women come out in support of Supervisor of Elections
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Barrouallie women come out in support of Supervisor of Elections
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February 5, 2016
A number of women from Barrouallie have come out in support of the beleaguered supervisor of elections Sylvia Findlay and on Tuesday took to the picke...
Exeter files application to review revocation of firearm
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Exeter files application to review revocation of firearm
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February 5, 2016
Arguments will continue next Thursday, February 11 in relation to an application filed by NDP candidate Benjamin Exeter before the High Court, for jud...
Ministry of Health devises plan to stop virus
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Ministry of Health devises plan to stop virus
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February 5, 2016
The Ministry of Health has devised a thorough plan for the prevention and control of the Zika virus. Yesterday, minister of health, wellness and the e...
St Mary’s RC walks away with 2015 National Science and Technology Fair grand prize
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St Mary’s RC walks away with 2015 National Science and Technology Fair grand prize
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February 2, 2016
The St Mary’s Roman Catholic School has again been adjudged the overall winner in the National Science and Technology Fair, ahead of 28 other school...
Public servants urged to up their game
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Public servants urged to up their game
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February 2, 2016
With a $7.3 million increase in wages and salaries in the 2016 Budget Estimates, the Prime Minister is urging public servants to give the Vincentian p...
Woman dies on way to Adventist Convention
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Woman dies on way to Adventist Convention
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February 2, 2016
When Marilyn Isola Henry left home last Saturday, January 30, for a Seventh-Day Adventist convention at the Arnos Vale Playing Field, no one in her fa...
Man goes into church to chop woman
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Man goes into church to chop woman
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February 2, 2016
A man claiming he had sold his soul to the devil entered the Kingstown Methodist Church during worship last Sunday morning, saying the Heavenly Father...
GASA is the legitimate organization – Huggins
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GASA is the legitimate organization – Huggins
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January 29, 2016
Trevor Huggins, president of the recently revived Georgetown Area Sports Association (GASA), has restated that the umbrella organization is the legiti...
Residents complain about noise, smoke from Arnos Vale businesses
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Residents complain about noise, smoke from Arnos Vale businesses
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January 29, 2016
A number of residents of Arnos Vale who live in the vicinity of Chill Spot Bar and Grill, General Hardware Supplies and Aqua Lounge Restaurant and Bar...
NDP to boycott Parliament
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NDP to boycott Parliament
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January 29, 2016
When the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for 2016 are laid in the House of Assembly today, the Opposition members of Parliament will be conspicuo...
NDP ‘campaign man’ accuses party’s election agents
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NDP ‘campaign man’ accuses party’s election agents
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January 29, 2016
A high ranking member of the opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) says some of the agents who worked on behalf of the NDP in last December’s genera...
New calypso  association  head promises  inclusion
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New calypso association head promises inclusion
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January 26, 2016
Expect the tenure the current executive of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Calypso Association (SVGCA) Inc to be an inclusive affair. Such a project...
Sports organizations battle for ownership of North East Football League
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Sports organizations battle for ownership of North East Football League
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January 26, 2016
Two sporting organizations are claiming ownership of and right to host the annual National Lotteries Authority North East Football League. The Georget...
Two Canadians facing cocaine charges
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Two Canadians facing cocaine charges
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January 26, 2016
Two persons have been charged in relation to last week’s cocaine bust at the ET Joshua airport. Canadian residents Eron Williams and Paula Robinson ...
Random searches at wharf net drugs, ammunition
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Random searches at wharf net drugs, ammunition
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January 26, 2016
The random searches of passengers at the Grenadines wharf in Kingstown have in the last nine and a half months netted approximately 77 pounds of marij...
Too many persons ‘fighting’ lifting of standard in tourism – Beache
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Too many persons ‘fighting’ lifting of standard in tourism – Beache
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January 22, 2016
According to the chief executive officer of the SVG Tourism Authority (SVGTA), too many persons who operate within the tourism sector are “fightingâ...
We don’t need Zika to get here to start taking precautions – Dr Adams
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We don’t need Zika to get here to start taking precautions – Dr Adams
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January 22, 2016
A local epidemiologist is advising persons – especially pregnant women – to start taking precautions against contracting the Zika virus (and other...
SVGTA in talks with eight international airlines
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SVGTA in talks with eight international airlines
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January 22, 2016
The St Vincent and the Grenadines Tourism Authority (SVGTA) has been having discussions with eight international airlines in relation to establishing ...
Ten protestors removed from picket line – four charged
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Ten protestors removed from picket line – four charged
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January 22, 2016
Persons protesting the outcome of the December 9, 2015 General Elections must adhere to the Public Order Act or face the full weight of the law. That ...
Sports administrator questions imposition of user fees at playing facilities
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Sports administrator questions imposition of user fees at playing facilities
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January 19, 2016
Stephen Joachim, one of the co-hosts on last Friday’s OMG, aired by BOOM FM, a local radio station here, has expressed his opposition to the imposit...
Fees being enforced so National Sports Council can sustain itself – May
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Fees being enforced so National Sports Council can sustain itself – May
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January 19, 2016
The user fees currently being charged by the National Sports Council (NSC) for the use of sporting facilities have always been on the books. Jomadean ...
Burglars hit Allan Smith Family  Bakery
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Burglars hit Allan Smith Family Bakery
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January 19, 2016
Burglars who made off with the payroll and jewelry from a local bakery early Sunday morning also took the recordings from security cameras, in an effo...
Some licensed gun owners caught by surprise
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Some licensed gun owners caught by surprise
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January 19, 2016
Some licensed firearm holders here admit to being puzzled and concerned after a licensed firearm holder was charged with carrying an offensive weapon ...
Eustace asks questions relating to road safety, rescue operations
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Eustace asks questions relating to road safety, rescue operations
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January 15, 2016
Leader of the Opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) Arnhim Eustace stressed on Tuesday that the Rock Gutter tragedy of a year ago raised a number of i...
Government agencies urged to pay special attention to Fancy community
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Government agencies urged to pay special attention to Fancy community
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January 15, 2016
The students who survived the Rock Gutter tragedy and the family members of those who perished can depend on the various Government ministries to assi...
Boycott still on, but SEARCHLIGHT asked to provide coverage!!
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Boycott still on, but SEARCHLIGHT asked to provide coverage!!
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January 15, 2016
Act naturally. Deafening silence. Living dead. These are all examples of the oxymoron, which is a figure of speech which likens elements that appear t...
Daughter’s death brings cloud of grief over family
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Daughter’s death brings cloud of grief over family
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January 15, 2016
The killing of a daughter, allegedly by her father, in the United States of America (USA) has devastated a family from Dubois in St Vincent and the Gr...
SVG records first murder for 2016
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SVG records first murder for 2016
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January 12, 2016
Ten days into the New Year, St Vincent and the Grenadines recorded its first murder, as Ottley Hall, a residential community on the outskirts of Kings...
Medical doctor establishes vertical farm using PVC pipes in his backyard
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Medical doctor establishes vertical farm using PVC pipes in his backyard
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January 12, 2016
A farming technique which would see farmers producing more, while utilizing less land and labour, has been introduced to St Vincent and Grenadines by ...
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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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