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Five students laid to rest after a moving six-hour funeral, witnessed by hundreds
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Five students laid to rest after a moving six-hour funeral, witnessed by hundreds
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January 27, 2015
There was hardly a dry eye at the Fancy Playing Field on Sunday, where the coffins containing the remains of Annique Alexander, Racquel Ashton, Jamal ...
Attacks on Coastguard unjustified – Commander
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Attacks on Coastguard unjustified – Commander
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January 23, 2015
The attacks on the St Vincent and the Grenadines Coastguard Service by persons on social media and on the radio, in relation to their response to the ...
Staff members of Prime Minister’s Office launch gospel CD
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Staff members of Prime Minister’s Office launch gospel CD
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January 23, 2015
‘Voices of Praise’ echoed through the Cabinet Room on Tuesday, as the family members of victims of the Rock Gutter tragedy were serenaded with loc...
Arnos Vale  resident to serve 5 years for killing elderly woman
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Arnos Vale resident to serve 5 years for killing elderly woman
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January 23, 2015
A 20-year-old Arnos Vale woman who struck an 89-year-old woman on the head with a wrench – killing her -- was on Monday at the High Court sentenced ...
Police officers break down as colleague speaks about his missing daughter
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Police officers break down as colleague speaks about his missing daughter
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January 23, 2015
With reality setting in that his daughter’s body may never be found, Station Sergeant Hezron Ballantyne says he is being kept strong by prayer. “I...
SVG secures US$15 million loan for development of geothermal energy
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SVG secures US$15 million loan for development of geothermal energy
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January 20, 2015
St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has secured US $15 million in concessional funding from the project facility of the International Renewable Energy...
Three-day regional workshop seeks to improve and strengthen telecoms sector
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Three-day regional workshop seeks to improve and strengthen telecoms sector
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January 20, 2015
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is the bedrock of an emerging Caribbean society and it is as critical as other supporting infrastructur...
Former drug addict and prostitute graduates from  UWI
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Former drug addict and prostitute graduates from UWI
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January 20, 2015
“I was a junkie; I did cocaine, I drank rum without water for many years, I smoked marijuana, I actually lived on the street, my bed was the sidewal...
“The water was really bad. If I had gone down any deeper I would have been dead too” – Diver
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“The water was really bad. If I had gone down any deeper I would have been dead too” – Diver
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January 20, 2015
Dillon “Bamboo” Baptiste and Zimron Baptiste, two of the divers who have been braving the turbulent waters off the north east coast of St Vincent,...
New urban radio station hits airwaves in SVG
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New urban radio station hits airwaves in SVG
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January 16, 2015
From today, Friday, January 16, a new urban radio station ‘Xtreme’ 104.3 FM (formerly Cross Country radio) is providing persons with a new source ...
Diamonds man allegedly chased, beaten to death
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Diamonds man allegedly chased, beaten to death
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January 16, 2015
To Bethel Brackin-Gonsalves, her husband Anthony “Larbie” Gonsalves was the kind of man who would have travelled the corners of earth to make sure...
Potential and hope taken away
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Potential and hope taken away
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January 16, 2015
When passenger van HL636 plunged into the raging seas off the coast of Rock Gutter last Monday, it took with it a significant portion of the potential...
I wish I could have saved everybody – minibus driver
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I wish I could have saved everybody – minibus driver
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January 16, 2015
The driver of the minibus that plunged into the Atlantic Ocean on Monday, said that he tried his best to avert the accident that claimed the lives of ...
Athletes get field day at Arnos Vale
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Athletes get field day at Arnos Vale
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January 13, 2015
Athletes got a chance to gauge their throwing skills last Saturday morning at the Arnos Vale Two Playing Field, during Team Athletics SVG’s Throws C...
Government Senator admits to driving without valid driving permit for four years
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Government Senator admits to driving without valid driving permit for four years
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January 13, 2015
Less than one month after it was revealed that an Opposition parliamentarian had been driving an unlicensed and uninsured motor vehicle for almost fiv...
Accident survivors relive horrific incident
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Accident survivors relive horrific incident
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January 13, 2015
While this country continues to mourn the lives lost in the motor vehicle accident at Rock Gutter, Owia yesterday, 12-year-old Terrill Thomas is lucky...
Accident leaves five confirmed dead, 14 injured and two missing
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Accident leaves five confirmed dead, 14 injured and two missing
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January 13, 2015
Emotions ran high in the North Windward village of Owia yesterday, as persons there tried to make sense of the tragedy that up to press time, had clai...
Van carrying school children overturns into sea at Owia
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Van carrying school children overturns into sea at Owia
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January 12, 2015
The nation has been thrown into a state of mourning after a mini van carrying school children and three other persons overturned at a location between...
Man hangs himself in public on Old Year’s Day
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Man hangs himself in public on Old Year’s Day
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January 9, 2015
A family member of Darion Lampkin believes that the 26-year-old man took his own life as a result of mental illness. Lampkin, a farmer of South Rivers...
Authorities being called on to deal with environmental concerns at Villa Flat
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Authorities being called on to deal with environmental concerns at Villa Flat
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January 9, 2015
Some residents of the Villa Flat area are calling on local authorities to take action against owners of some businesses that operate in the area, clai...
Police mum on whether MP will be charged for driving unlicensed vehicle
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Police mum on whether MP will be charged for driving unlicensed vehicle
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January 9, 2015
Head of the Traffic Branch Superintendent Kenneth John remains tight-lipped about whether charges will be brought against parliamentarian Nigel Steven...
Trinidadian man robbed at gun point while sitting in van
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Trinidadian man robbed at gun point while sitting in van
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January 6, 2015
A Trinidadian man, who came here over the Christmas season to attend a wedding, said while he was sitting in a van, Desmond Browne snatched two chains...
Seven pound, 12 ounce, bouncing baby boy, pushes his way to first spot on January 1, 2015
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Seven pound, 12 ounce, bouncing baby boy, pushes his way to first spot on January 1, 2015
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January 6, 2015
Zachery Pompey Jr isn’t even a week old and already, he is a star. The seven pound, 12 ounce, bouncing baby boy pushed his way to the first spot on ...
Burning of altar is  wake-up call – Rector
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Burning of altar is wake-up call – Rector
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January 6, 2015
Rector and Dean at the St George’s Cathedral Reverend Patrick McIntosh says that the burning of the altar at the Church of the Ascension (Anglican C...
Church members shocked and hurt that altar was set on fire
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Church members shocked and hurt that altar was set on fire
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January 6, 2015
Last Sunday, tears, theories and shock were the order of the morning at the Church of the Ascension (Anglican Church) at Sion Hill, as churchgoers dis...
Vincentian nurse makes research presentation to international conference
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Vincentian nurse makes research presentation to international conference
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January 2, 2015
A lecturer at the St Vincent Community College, Division of Nursing Education, who recently presented her thesis in Chicago at an international resear...
Third instalment of Rodney Small’s Steel Expressions show hailed a success
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Third instalment of Rodney Small’s Steel Expressions show hailed a success
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January 2, 2015
Tributes were paid to legends living and dead, foreign and local, as the third instalment of Rodney Small’s Steel Expressions show took place last S...
Husband gets to meet last person to see wife alive, after nearly a year
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Husband gets to meet last person to see wife alive, after nearly a year
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January 2, 2015
Just hours before the first anniversary of when the late Josel Small was swept out to sea by the raging Buccament river, her husband Ricky Small got t...
Appeal made at Memorial Service for Vincentians to live better with one another
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Appeal made at Memorial Service for Vincentians to live better with one another
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January 2, 2015
An appeal has been made for Vincentians to live better with one another. While making remarks at a national remembrance service, held on December 24, ...
Miss SVG brings Christmas cheer to children
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Miss SVG brings Christmas cheer to children
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December 23, 2014
Since being crowned Miss SVG 2014 in May, Shadeisha George has been throwing her name and title behind several worthy causes in St Vincent and the Gre...
PC 270 takes home lion’s share of awards at Passing Out Parade
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PC 270 takes home lion’s share of awards at Passing Out Parade
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December 23, 2014
Fifty-one young men and women from across the country officially became police officers last Thursday December 18, at the 33rd Passing Out Parade of r...
Vincentian called up to West Indies Cricket team for second test
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Vincentian called up to West Indies Cricket team for second test
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December 23, 2014
Vincentian and Windwards left arm seam bowler Kenroy Peters has been called up by the West Indies Cricket Board panel of selectors for the test series...
Western Carollers steal crown at Police Carolling Competition, again
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Western Carollers steal crown at Police Carolling Competition, again
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December 23, 2014
For a second consecutive year, the Western Carollers showed why they are best among law enforcement officers when it comes to carol singing. The group...
Woman wins $40,000 in NLA’s Play 4 game
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Woman wins $40,000 in NLA’s Play 4 game
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December 19, 2014
Just about two weeks after its official launch, the National Lotteries Authority new online game Play 4 has seen its biggest winner to date in Keniesh...
Fishermen discover fish over 24 ft long trapped in nets
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Fishermen discover fish over 24 ft long trapped in nets
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December 19, 2014
The Buccament Bay beach, more popularly known for yielding vast amounts of the tiny “tri tri” fish, was this week the final resting place of one o...
Hundreds turn out to the first morning of the Nine Mornings Festival
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Hundreds turn out to the first morning of the Nine Mornings Festival
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December 19, 2014
Hundreds of Vincentians turned out to the first session of the Nine Mornings Festival, getting fully in the spirit of the season. On Tuesday, December...
Budget for 2015 of EC$971,367,582 to be debated on January 12, 2015
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Budget for 2015 of EC$971,367,582 to be debated on January 12, 2015
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December 19, 2014
The stage has been set for the national Budget debate slated for January next year. Members of Parliament on both sides of the House of Assembly state...
PM will only answer Opposition questions because of obligation
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PM will only answer Opposition questions because of obligation
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December 16, 2014
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has said that when Parliament meets tomorrow, the answers he gives to the Opposition’s questions will be superfici...
Several people arrested and fined for gun and marijuana possession
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Several people arrested and fined for gun and marijuana possession
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December 16, 2014
Close to $7,000 in marijuana fines were imposed at the Serious Offences Court yesterday — with most of them being paid. Between Friday, December 12 ...
Clare Valley man granted $40,000 bail
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Clare Valley man granted $40,000 bail
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December 16, 2014
Antwone Quincy Anthony, 39, CD vendor of Questelles, was on Friday, December 12, granted bail in the sum of $40,000 on five traffic charges. Anthony, ...
SVG to pause for one minute in honour of 2013 flood victims
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SVG to pause for one minute in honour of 2013 flood victims
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December 16, 2014
For one minute at noon on December 24, the entire nation of St Vincent and the Grenadines will stop, pause and pray in remembrance of the floods of De...
Fine imposed for traffic offences too lenient – head of traffic branch
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Fine imposed for traffic offences too lenient – head of traffic branch
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December 12, 2014
Head of the traffic branch of the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) Superintendent Kenneth John says the $80 fine imposed on p...
Hat-trick win at the Christmas Music Festival for Sandy Bay Government
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Hat-trick win at the Christmas Music Festival for Sandy Bay Government
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December 12, 2014
For the third consecutive year, the students of the Sandy Bay Government School have walked away with the top accolade at the Ministry of Education’...
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Problem Child takes first and second for Road March 2025
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Problem Child takes first and second for Road March 2025
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July 9, 2025
The 'Baddest Boy'- Shertz ‘Problem Child’ James- has copped first and second place for the 2025 Road March competition. The results were announced tod...
Soca Monarch win for Fireman & Skinny; Road March next
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Soca Monarch win for Fireman & Skinny; Road March next
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July 7, 2025
With the Soca Monarch finals out of the way, all eyes and ears are turned towards Kingstown in anticipation for who will capture the 2025 Road March t...
Vincentian UWI Professor gives SVG an “A” for educational advancement
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Vincentian UWI Professor gives SVG an “A” for educational advancement
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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
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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...

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