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New Supervisor of Elections to be sworn in tomorrow
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New Supervisor of Elections to be sworn in tomorrow
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May 1, 2018
A NEW SUPERVISOR of elections will take the Oath of Office at Government House tomorrow. The official, whose name has not yet been made public, will r...
Mavcom SVG leads way in digital transformation
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Mavcom SVG leads way in digital transformation
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April 27, 2018
MAVCOM SVG has taken the lead in making Digital Transformation accessible and affordable for businesses in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). Mavcom...
CIBC FirstCaribbean sponsors Be Fit Movement,  Island Wide Fitness
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CIBC FirstCaribbean sponsors Be Fit Movement, Island Wide Fitness
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April 27, 2018
AS A PROUD ADVOCATE of healthy living and wellness, CIBC FirstCaribbean Bank is delighted to give its support to the Be Fit Movement SVG and to Island...
Ottley Hall’s home gardening project moves into implementation phase
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Ottley Hall’s home gardening project moves into implementation phase
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April 27, 2018
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL of Women SVG, with support from the New Zealand High Commission Fund is implementing a Home Gardening Project for the women of th...
St George’s Carnival committee launches 2018 activities today
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St George’s Carnival committee launches 2018 activities today
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April 27, 2018
THE ST GEORGES’ Carnival Committee launches their 2018 Carnival activities today, Friday, April 27, from 8 p.m., at the Calliaqua Hard Court. The laun...
KCCU donates computers to  NCW and Arrowroot Association
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KCCU donates computers to NCW and Arrowroot Association
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April 27, 2018
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL of Women (NCW) and the Arrowroot Association have each received a modern all-in-one computer from the Kingstown Co-operative Cred...
Local businesses stand to benefit from CEDA grant
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Local businesses stand to benefit from CEDA grant
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April 27, 2018
FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES that plan to begin exporting, or wish to improve their export potential, the Caribbean Export Development Agency (CEDA) is poised...
New religion on rise in SVG
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New religion on rise in SVG
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April 27, 2018
A RELIGION, NEW to this country, is taking root here and Kingstown Park resident, Noladmechadash Ben Israel, formerly Winford Roberts, is encouraging ...
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Invest SVG, CEDA host one-day sensitization workshop on DAGS
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April 27, 2018
INVEST SVG and Caribbean Export Development Agency Host Direct Assistance Grant Scheme Sensitization Workshop Invest SVG and the Caribbean Export Deve...
SVGTU executive hosts leadership workshop
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SVGTU executive hosts leadership workshop
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April 27, 2018
THE NEW EXECUTIVE of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers Union (SVGTU) is seeking to improve the leadership skills of its members. Last Friday,...
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Gulf Insurance sponsors SVG Gospel Fest 2018
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April 27, 2018
LOCAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Gulf Insurance Limited, is getting involved in the staging of this country’s premier gospel festival. Branch supervisor Miche...
Deputy PM leads high level delegation to ROC (Taiwan)
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Deputy PM leads high level delegation to ROC (Taiwan)
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April 27, 2018
A HIGH LEVEL delegation from St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) headed by Sir Louis Straker, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, T...
AIA to expect increased flights from CAL, Sunwing
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AIA to expect increased flights from CAL, Sunwing
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April 27, 2018
CAL BEGAN ITS ONCE weekly non-stop service between the AIA and the John F Kennedy International Airport in New York on Wednesday, March 14. According ...
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Caricom Youth Ambassadors SVG Committee elects new executive
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April 27, 2018
The CARICOM Youth Ambassadors’ (CYA) SVG Committee successfully elected a new executive on Friday, April 20. The successful candidates are Ademola Wil...
Nice Radio boss threatens to shut down radio station
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Nice Radio boss threatens to shut down radio station
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April 27, 2018
WITH THE THREAT of another lawsuit hanging over his head, Nice Radio owner and manager Douglas “Dougie” DeFreitas is threatening to shut down his radi...
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Tobago authorities looking for relatives of two Vincentians
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April 27, 2018
THE TOBAGO Regional Health Authority (TRHA) is seeking the assistance of the public in locating the relatives of two Vincentian nationals. The Vincent...
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St Vincent receives US$42 million in remittances for 2017
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April 27, 2018
REMITTANCES TO St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) for the year 2017 were US$42 million. According to latest remittance inflow data from the World Ban...
RSVGPF receives new bullet-proof vests
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RSVGPF receives new bullet-proof vests
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April 27, 2018
THE ROYAL ST VINCENT and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) received 17 new bullet-proof vests on Tuesday, compliments Lantie Castello, a Vincentian...
New band ready to Blaze  Fire for Vincy Mas 2018
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New band ready to Blaze Fire for Vincy Mas 2018
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April 27, 2018
BLAZING FIRE, A three-member live band, is hoping to make a huge impact on Vincy Mas 2018. The band is made of up Glenroy “Homey” Delpesche - lead sin...
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Any voter can challenge eligibility of representative to sit in House – Constitution
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April 27, 2018
ANYONE WISHING to challenge a representative’s eligibilty to sit in the House of Assembly may take the member of Parliament to court. The Constitution...
VINLEC to launch drive to collect CFL bulbs
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VINLEC to launch drive to collect CFL bulbs
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April 27, 2018
VINLEC WILL BE hosting activities to commemorate Environmental Health and Safety Awareness month throughout May to raise public awareness about safety...
Local firefighters receive advanced training
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Local firefighters receive advanced training
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April 24, 2018
THE LOCAL constabulary should now have improved capacity to fight fires, following participation in a one-week advanced fire fighting training course ...
Changes to LPG retail prices
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Changes to LPG retail prices
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April 24, 2018
RETAIL PRICES OF Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) have changed as of April 16. The prices in Area 1, which stretches from Arnos Vale/Villa to Lowmans Lee...
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Work of four artists being featured at Youlou Art Centre
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April 24, 2018
THE YOULOU ART Centre in keeping with its mission to focus on showcasing the work of local artists and artisans of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG)...
SJCK receives gift of piano from New  Kingstown Chorale
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SJCK receives gift of piano from New Kingstown Chorale
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April 24, 2018
A SHINY PIANO was handed over to the students of St Joseph’s Convent Kingstown last Friday, in hopes that the instrument would strike a chord in the m...
‘Everything Vincy Expo’ 2018 promises to be bigger and better
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‘Everything Vincy Expo’ 2018 promises to be bigger and better
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April 24, 2018
INVEST SVG, the facilitators of last year’s inaugural ‘Everything Vincy Expo’, will be working with a regional trade and investment promotion agency t...
‘Culture of violence’ can be avoided advises UWI Professor
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‘Culture of violence’ can be avoided advises UWI Professor
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April 24, 2018
THERE ARE SEVERAL things that must be looked at when talking about murders, where there is a period of stable plateau, a period which there is conside...
SJCM to host  IMF senior economist at public lecture
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SJCM to host IMF senior economist at public lecture
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April 24, 2018
AS ACTIVITIES continue to mark the 50th Anniversary of St Joseph’s Convent Marriaqua, formerly the Marriaqua Secondary School, the 50th Anniversary Co...
Skinny Fabulous gears up for hectic tour schedule
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Skinny Fabulous gears up for hectic tour schedule
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April 24, 2018
BETWEEN MAY 5 and November 5 this year, Gamal “Skinny Fabulous” Doyle will take part in over 22 events in 10 different countries including Germany, Th...
Collusion by AIA screeners not plausible – CEO
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Collusion by AIA screeners not plausible – CEO
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April 24, 2018
THE THEORY THAT a security screener at the Argyle International Airport (AIA), placed a bullet in the bag of a passenger who was leaving the country l...
Mixed reaction to Prince Charles as new Commonwealth head
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Mixed reaction to Prince Charles as new Commonwealth head
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April 24, 2018
THERE HAS BEEN mixed reaction to the agreement of Commonwealth Heads of States to make the heir to the British throne, Prince Charles of Windsor, the ...
Cuba to send over 20 medics to work at  Georgetown
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Cuba to send over 20 medics to work at Georgetown
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April 24, 2018
MORE THAN 20 Cuban medical specialists are expected to arrive in St Vincent and the Grenadines in the next few days to take up employment at the ‘Mode...
CCJ president-designate selected by UN body for  Judicial Integrity Network
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CCJ president-designate selected by UN body for Judicial Integrity Network
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April 24, 2018
JUSTICE ADRIAN SAUNDERS, who will assume the post as president of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on July 4, has been appointed to the Advisory B...
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NTRC begins ICT pilot project at Calliaqua Anglican School
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April 24, 2018
THE Calliaqua Anglican School is the latest educational institution to benefit from an Information and Communications Technology (ICT) pilot project b...
T&T Archbishop calls for decriminalization of homosexuality
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T&T Archbishop calls for decriminalization of homosexuality
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April 20, 2018
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Monday April 16, 2018 – Archbishop of Port of Spain, Jason Gordon says even though the Catholic Church views buggery as an im...
Insurance professionals counselled on importance of ‘healthier lifestyles’
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Insurance professionals counselled on importance of ‘healthier lifestyles’
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April 20, 2018
INJURIES, ILLNESS and Insurance were on the menu when the Insurance Institute of SVG held its latest Lunchtime Seminar, on Wednesday, April 18. De Sal...
Samuel Commissiong – A Tribute
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Samuel Commissiong – A Tribute
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April 20, 2018
by CI MARTIN LIKE THE REST OF US, there were many sides to Samuel Commissiong. To me he was simply one of my best friends. Our friendship started at t...
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‘Darkie’ gets the limelight at FOSH gala dinner
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April 20, 2018
DAVID “DARKIE” WILLIAMS, last Saturday, became the third recipient of the Friends Of Sion Hill (FOSH) Inc. Lifetime Achievement Award, at the organisa...
SVGPA conducting traffic infrastructure improvement study
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SVGPA conducting traffic infrastructure improvement study
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April 20, 2018
SIX PNEUMATIC TRAFFIC counting devices have been installed at different locations in Kingstown to collect data for a traffic infrastructure improvemen...
SVG’s honorary consul brokers deal with Middle East travel agency
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SVG’s honorary consul brokers deal with Middle East travel agency
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April 20, 2018
DERON GRANT, this country’s honorary consul designate to Oman has announced an agreement with a major travel agency in the Middle East for the promoti...
IML being restructured, digital offerings to be strengthened
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IML being restructured, digital offerings to be strengthened
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April 20, 2018
INTERACTIVE MEDIA Limited (IML), publishers of SEARCHLIGHT newspaper, has begun a restructuring exercise, which will see the company making changes to...
We’re no longer purchasing items from businessman  Shane Browne – SVGPA
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We’re no longer purchasing items from businessman Shane Browne – SVGPA
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April 20, 2018
THE ST VINCENT and the Grenadines Port Authority (SVGPA) is no longer interested in purchasing items shipped to St Vincent by businessman Shane Browne...
‘Jacket’ Heads To High Court On Another Murder Charge
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‘Jacket’ Heads To High Court On Another Murder Charge
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April 16, 2018
A Rillan Hill resident on his third and fourth murder charges over the past three years, will go straight to trial at the High Court, after applicatio...
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We will still pursue CBI says Opposition Leader Dr Friday
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We will still pursue CBI says Opposition Leader Dr Friday
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July 31, 2025
LEADER OFTHE OPPOSITION New Democratic Party (NDP), Dr Godwin Friday, said despite the several negative issues that have been revealed about the Citiz...
Post-Beryl income support to continue into August – PM
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Post-Beryl income support to continue into August – PM
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July 31, 2025
THE GOVERNMENT has dispersed almost EC$30 million since January 2025 in assistance to households in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. This, according ...
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Designs completed for East St George Secondary School
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July 31, 2025
THE PRELIMINARY DESIGNS are completed, paving the way for actual work to begin on the construction of a secondary school in the constituency of East S...
New initiative being introduced to ease transportation woes for vulnerable citizens
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New initiative being introduced to ease transportation woes for vulnerable citizens
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July 31, 2025
THE GOVERNMENT IS soon to introduce a transportation initiative to ease the transportation woes of people needing dialysis treatment, as well as the e...
Five recipients of Teachers Credit Union scholarship urged to be role models
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Five recipients of Teachers Credit Union scholarship urged to be role models
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July 31, 2025
THE TEACHERS Cooperative Credit Union (TCCU) has added five students to the list of 31 who receive scholarship support through their secondary and ter...

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