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SVGS successfully defends Inter-Secondary Schools’ Athletics Championships title
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SVGS successfully defends Inter-Secondary Schools’ Athletics Championships title
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March 27, 2015
Coach of the St Vincent Grammar School Rawlson Morgan has dedicated his team’s fourth successive lien on the male division of the National Lotteries...
CDC officially reveals contestants for Miss SVG 2015
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CDC officially reveals contestants for Miss SVG 2015
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March 27, 2015
The eight contestants who will vie for the prestigious title of Miss SVG 2015 have been officially revealed. They are: Precious Abraham, Melicia Antoi...
Restaurateur questions treatment of mother at senior citizens’ home
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Restaurateur questions treatment of mother at senior citizens’ home
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March 27, 2015
Restaurateur, Yvonne Thomas is questioning the quality of care provided by local senior citizens’ homes, after her mother sustained an injury to her...
Issue of wreaths retrieved from obelisk is petty, trivial – MP
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Issue of wreaths retrieved from obelisk is petty, trivial – MP
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March 27, 2015
“It simply shows you how petty and simplistic their mind is!” This was the response from a senior New Democratic Party parliamentarian in relation...
‘Assistance is available for synthetic track’ – Coe
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‘Assistance is available for synthetic track’ – Coe
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March 24, 2015
Funding is available to counties like St Vincent and the Grenadines to assist in the erection of a synthetic track. This point was reiterated to SEARC...
‘We are going to defend our title’ – coach Morgan
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‘We are going to defend our title’ – coach Morgan
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March 24, 2015
Rawlson Morgan, head coach of the St Vincent Grammar School, the defending Male Division Champions of the Inter-secondary Schools’ Athletics champio...
Fancy gets brand new school bus
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Fancy gets brand new school bus
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March 24, 2015
A brand new 30-seater school bus was on Thursday, March 19, handed over to the community of Fancy. The bus was purchased with funds provided by the Na...
Mother pleads to Ministry of Education for her suspended child
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Mother pleads to Ministry of Education for her suspended child
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March 24, 2015
The mother of a teenaged student is calling on the relevant authorities to do what needs to be done so that her son can return to school. Gibson Corne...
Evesham woman wins EC$290,000 Super 6 jackpot
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Evesham woman wins EC$290,000 Super 6 jackpot
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March 20, 2015
For many, when the 13th day of the month falls on a Friday, it is considered to be a day of bad luck. But, for one Evesham resident, it was quite the ...
Why was the former Chief Minister’s burial site allowed to fall into disrepair?
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Why was the former Chief Minister’s burial site allowed to fall into disrepair?
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March 20, 2015
Leading trade unionist Noel Jackson has expressed disappointment that the burial site of Ebenezer Theodore Joshua had been allowed to fall into disrep...
Government’s actions against COP Toussaint unlawful – Judge
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Government’s actions against COP Toussaint unlawful – Judge
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March 20, 2015
Following a 12-year legal battle, a High Court judge has ruled in favour of a retired Commissioner of Police (COP) – deeming the actions of the Gove...
Maxwell is a fine gentleman, but too laid back – Straker
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Maxwell is a fine gentleman, but too laid back – Straker
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March 20, 2015
Parliamentary Representative for Central Leeward Maxwell Charles has been described by the man he succeeded as “not aggressive enough to look out fo...
National Netball Tournament gets facility upgrade
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National Netball Tournament gets facility upgrade
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March 17, 2015
Netballers using the Kingstown Netball Centre for the 2015 LIME National Netball Club Tournament will do so in “upgraded” conditions. A re-painted...
Motorcyclist succumbs to injuries following accident
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Motorcyclist succumbs to injuries following accident
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March 17, 2015
Annetha Thomas wishes her son had paid heed to her fear of him riding motorcycles. “I tried to tell Shane to get away from riding that bike. I tell ...
Ben Exeter says he is not daunted by Straker’s return
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Ben Exeter says he is not daunted by Straker’s return
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March 17, 2015
The man slated to contest the Central Leeward seat on an opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) ticket says he is not daunted by the reintroduction of ...
ULP incumbent, challenger for Central Leeward refuse to withdraw, so Sir Louis is back!
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ULP incumbent, challenger for Central Leeward refuse to withdraw, so Sir Louis is back!
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March 17, 2015
Sir Louis Straker is back! Just over four years after he called it quits from active politics, Straker, 71, who was parliamentary representative for t...
Fife drops out of race for candidacy
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Fife drops out of race for candidacy
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March 13, 2015
Former Unity Labour Party (ULP) candidate for West Kingstown Michelle Fife has dropped out of the race to secure candidacy for the party in the upcomi...
Police Band snubbed at Music Awards?
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Police Band snubbed at Music Awards?
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March 13, 2015
“What happened to the police band at the AMP awards?” That is the question being asked by bandmaster Inspector Bernard Haynes, after the Royal St ...
International summit attracts delegations of Garifuna from all around the world
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International summit attracts delegations of Garifuna from all around the world
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March 13, 2015
The Garifuna are a prime example of how the African Diaspora, which is “scattered” around the globe, has formed unique cultures as a result of ble...
KFC franchise taken from Boyea – Gonsalves
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KFC franchise taken from Boyea – Gonsalves
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March 13, 2015
Despite a statement by Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves that the KFC franchise has been “yanked,” Ormiston “Ken” Boyea, the man who has opera...
School boat fees in Southern Grenadines should be subsidized
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School boat fees in Southern Grenadines should be subsidized
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March 10, 2015
by Donald De Riggs Tue, Mar 10, 2015 While there are a myriad of reasons why students from mainland St Vincent and the Grenadines drop out of school, ...
Coaches call for synthetic track for track and field
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Coaches call for synthetic track for track and field
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March 10, 2015
Two of St Vincent and the Grenadines accomplished track and field coaches – Godfrey Harry and Michael Ollivierre – are running in the same lane wh...
Researchers recreate  early colonial  indigenous village
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Researchers recreate early colonial indigenous village
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March 10, 2015
Members of the public have been given a glimpse into the way of life of the indigenous people of St Vincent and the Grenadines. A model of an authenti...
Receivers expected to supervise financial restructuring
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Receivers expected to supervise financial restructuring
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March 10, 2015
After operating in St Vincent and the Grenadines for almost 29 years, the doors of the three branches of the local KFC franchise were shut yesterday b...
Woodley found guilty of murder a second time
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Woodley found guilty of murder a second time
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March 6, 2015
For the second time in almost seven years, Webster Woodley has been found guilty of the murder of taxi operator Peter “Kazaman” Joseph. Woodley wa...
Unity Labour Party holds final National Council meeting before General Elections
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Unity Labour Party holds final National Council meeting before General Elections
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March 6, 2015
With ONLY A FEW months to go before general elections are to be held, the National Council of the Unity Labour Party (ULP) this week held the last cou...
SVG  educational outputs increasing despite low ranking in sub-region
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SVG educational outputs increasing despite low ranking in sub-region
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March 6, 2015
Although St. Vincent and the Grenadines has recorded among the lowest student outcomes of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), the Min...
Why use the MCU for a ‘petty’ offence? – Teachers’ Union
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Why use the MCU for a ‘petty’ offence? – Teachers’ Union
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March 6, 2015
Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers’ Union (SVGTU) Wendy Bynoe says she is mystified as to why one of the u...
La Gracia pulls off first ever dance awards/cocktail
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La Gracia pulls off first ever dance awards/cocktail
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March 3, 2015
It was a case of lights, camera and a lot of action over the weekend when one of St Vincent and the Grenadines’ top dance troupes hosted its first e...
$5,000 bail for woman on fraud charges
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$5,000 bail for woman on fraud charges
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March 3, 2015
Campden Park resident Margaret Charles is now out on $5,000 bail after she was charged with two counts of fraud. Charles appeared at the Serious Offen...
Students learn how to manage money
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Students learn how to manage money
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March 3, 2015
Students of the CW Prescod Primary School last week received lessons in money management, compliments the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB). The g...
Expletive-laced Facebook post gets attention of police
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Expletive-laced Facebook post gets attention of police
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March 3, 2015
A secondary school teacher will appear at the Kingstown Magistrate’s Court this morning, charged with two counts of obscene publication. This was co...
$164,000 lotto jackpot winner collects prize
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$164,000 lotto jackpot winner collects prize
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February 27, 2015
For the first time since all taxes were removed from National Lottery winnings, one lucky person has hit the jackpot. On behalf of her common-law husb...
Was Comptroller’s vehicle undervalued?
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Was Comptroller’s vehicle undervalued?
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February 27, 2015
Did Comptroller of Customs and Excise Grenville John undervalue, by more than 50 per cent, a vehicle he imported into the country earlier this month? ...
Man accuses rural constable of robbing him at gunpoint
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Man accuses rural constable of robbing him at gunpoint
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February 27, 2015
A rural constable has been accused by an elderly minibus driver of robbing him at gunpoint. And with no arrests being made since the report was made l...
Love, Healing and Comfort Gospel  Concert held in Fancy
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Love, Healing and Comfort Gospel Concert held in Fancy
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February 24, 2015
Fancy was once again the centre of national attention last Sunday, when the Pan Against Crime committee joined forces with the Royal St Vincent and th...
Leader of Opposition, NDP PRO attend swearing in ceremony in St Kitts/Nevis
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Leader of Opposition, NDP PRO attend swearing in ceremony in St Kitts/Nevis
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February 24, 2015
The newly elected Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis, Dr Timothy Harris has expressed his eternal gratitude for the New Democratic Party (NDP) of St...
Garifuna descendants carve piece of Vincentian history
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Garifuna descendants carve piece of Vincentian history
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February 24, 2015
A piece of Vincentian history has been carved into modern-day life by a group of Garifuna descendants, whose main aim is to educate the nation’s chi...
ECTEL has no power to stop LIME, Flow merger – Official
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ECTEL has no power to stop LIME, Flow merger – Official
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February 24, 2015
At the public consultation and panel discussion held yesterday on the proposed merger between Cable and Wireless Communications (CWC) and Columbus Com...
Pig farmer given until month end to cease operations
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Pig farmer given until month end to cease operations
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February 20, 2015
The rearing of pigs in residential areas is strictly prohibited in St Vincent and the Grenadines. Chief environmental health officer in the Ministry o...
Charges against Bigger Biggs should be overturned – Opposition MP
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Charges against Bigger Biggs should be overturned – Opposition MP
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February 20, 2015
Member of Parliament for West Kingstown Daniel Cummings has called on the Government to clear the name of Leon “Bigger Biggs” Samuel by rescinding...
PM adamant LPG prices had to go down… Rubis not very happy
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PM adamant LPG prices had to go down… Rubis not very happy
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February 20, 2015
The new prices for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), which came into effect on Monday, February 16, were arrived at by the Government, based on their res...
Minibuses strike for half-day
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Minibuses strike for half-day
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February 20, 2015
Commuters in the Gomea and Belair areas were, yesterday morning, left without the services of minibuses that work those routes, as threats to strike b...
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Ring the Bell, Shout Hallelujah! documentary to be aired on Spiritual Baptists holiday
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Ring the Bell, Shout Hallelujah! documentary to be aired on Spiritual Baptists holiday
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May 19, 2025
‘Ring the Bell, Shout Hallelujah!’ documentary is set to be premiered online as part of the celebrations for the first national Spiritual Baptists hol...
Glen resident to appear in court over alleged ‘plum rose’ killing
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Glen resident to appear in court over alleged ‘plum rose’ killing
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May 18, 2025
On Monday, May 19, Glen resident, DeAndre McDonald will appear in court charged with the murder of a man from the same community. McDonald, age 26, is...
Crime Chief, senior officers working around the clock on triple homicide
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Crime Chief, senior officers working around the clock on triple homicide
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May 17, 2025
Three people were shot and killed in Belmont Friday nigh t, May 16 and Deputy Commissioner of Police, Frankie Joseph is pleading with the general publ...
Five dead in one week after Belmont triple homicide
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Five dead in one week after Belmont triple homicide
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May 17, 2025
A fatal shooting which occurred on Friday, May 16, 2025 has claimed the lives of three people and injured at least two others. The shooting took place...
US 10% tariff will cause minimal harm to SVG- Gonsalves
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US 10% tariff will cause minimal harm to SVG- Gonsalves
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May 16, 2025
The 10% baseline tariff implemented by the United States of America (USA) on goods from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and other ...

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