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Public invited to participate in moonlight walk around AIA
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February 3, 2017
A local group committed to the preservation and promotion of cultural heritage is inviting the public to join them for a moonlight walk around the Arg...
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Pension reform again
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February 3, 2017
The critical issue of pension reform again came to the fore during the debate on the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure earlier this week. It is a m...
RBTT donates to family who lost everything in fire
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RBTT donates to family who lost everything in fire
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February 3, 2017
0n October 4 2016, Esther Da Silva of Richland Park lost everything as a fire engulfed her home. The Management and Staff of RBTT came to her assistan...
Lowmans Leeward family grateful for Digicel help
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Lowmans Leeward family grateful for Digicel help
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February 3, 2017
The Edwards family of Lowmans Leeward was all smiles this morning when they were pleasantly surprised and presented with two large baskets of grocerie...
PCCU set to make its mark on SVG
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PCCU set to make its mark on SVG
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February 3, 2017
Hard work, pain, frustration and determination were all stepping-stones for the St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Cooperative Credit Union (SVGPCCU...
Enthusiasm building as word spreads about ‘Best of SVG’ campaign
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Enthusiasm building as word spreads about ‘Best of SVG’ campaign
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February 3, 2017
Following the official launch of the ‘Best of SVG’ campaign, public interest in and enthusiasm for the people’s choice awards programme is stead...
Rebel Media honoured to produce Best of SVG campaign – manager
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Rebel Media honoured to produce Best of SVG campaign – manager
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February 3, 2017
The managing director of Rebel Media says his company is honoured to have been awarded the task to produce the Best of SVG campaign, which seeks to pr...
PCCU recognizes chair of retrofitting committee
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PCCU recognizes chair of retrofitting committee
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February 3, 2017
The St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Cooperative Credit Union (PCCU) on Saturday awarded Horace Williams for his dedication towards the retrofitti...
VINLEC overhauls generating unit at Union Island Power Station
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VINLEC overhauls generating unit at Union Island Power Station
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February 3, 2017
A complete overhaul of a generating unit at the Union Island Power Station has been ongoing for the past week, in keeping with the mandate of St Vince...
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Becket Benefit to celebrate second anniversary with week of activities
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February 3, 2017
The Becket Benefit Organization will be celebrating its second anniversary with a week of activities. As part of this celebration, the organization wi...
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Opposition Leader concerned about current account deficit
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February 3, 2017
The creeping increase of the current account deficit over the years has always been a concern for the Opposition New Democratic Party. This year durin...
Deputy dean having hard time coping with death of her charges
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Deputy dean having hard time coping with death of her charges
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February 3, 2017
by CARLOS ATWELL JANELLE ALLEN is taking the deaths of three of her charges hard. While she is not a blood relative, she might as well have been, as s...
SVG records public debt of over 1 billion dollars
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SVG records public debt of over 1 billion dollars
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February 3, 2017
St Vincent and the Grenadines has recorded a public debt of $1,683,712, 299 ($1.68 billion), as of September 30, 2016. This figure, which is 11.9 per ...
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Government creates 83 new public service jobs
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February 3, 2017
Eighty-three new positions have been created across the public service, which Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves says would “…enhance service deliv...
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Unsustainable growth rate of pensions will be corrected – PM
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January 31, 2017
The rate of growth of pensions in St Vincent and the Grenadines is unsustainable, a situation which the Prime Minister says he intends to correct. Dur...
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Call made for police to step up patrol at Wallilabou Bay
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January 31, 2017
Yacht burglars are on the prowl in Wallilabou Bay and businessman Edmund “Chef” Morris is once again calling on the relevant authorities to step u...
FLOW continues to reward customers with CASH
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FLOW continues to reward customers with CASH
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January 31, 2017
FLOW’s money every day giveaway promotion continues to make persons happy with liquid cash and last Friday, Layou resident Zelda Taylor became one s...
Rainbow Radio League celebrates 22 Years
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Rainbow Radio League celebrates 22 Years
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January 31, 2017
It was from the summit of Mt St Andrews on Sunday, January 22, 1995 that the announcement was made that the Rainbow Radio League (RRL) was formed. Fiv...
Party Nation teams up with SVG Chocolate Company to promote Vincy culture
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Party Nation teams up with SVG Chocolate Company to promote Vincy culture
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January 31, 2017
Party Nation, the newest entertainment outfit here, has teamed up with the St Vincent Chocolate Company and their product Vincentian Chocolate to prov...
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SVGCC, Holland College sign MOU
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January 31, 2017
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the St Vincent and the Grenadines Community College (SVCGG) and Holland College was signed last week at th...
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Barbados resort pledges support for families
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January 31, 2017
The Crane Resort in Barbados has pledged its full support to the families of both the deceased and the survivors following Sunday’s deadly crash. In...
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Parliamentarians pay tribute to students killed in Barbados crash
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January 31, 2017
There was an outpouring of condolences, during yesterday morning’s sitting of the House of Parliament, to the families and friends of the three Vinc...
SVGCC staff working on closure arrangements
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SVGCC staff working on closure arrangements
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January 31, 2017
Two members of staff of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Community College (SVGCC) are presently in Barbados working on “closure arrangements,” f...
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OECS Commission sends message of condolence
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January 31, 2017
The OECS Commission extends deepest condolences to the Director, staff and students of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Community College (SVGCC) on ...
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Road too dark, say Graeme Hall residents
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January 31, 2017
RESIDENTS of Graeme Hall, Christ Church, Bar­ba­dos are asking the authorities to shed some light on why the stretch of road where Sunday’s fatal ...
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Presentations on Taiwan Scholarship Programmes begin tomorrow
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January 31, 2017
Vincentians who wish to apply for Taiwan Scholarship Programmes are being strongly advised to attend one of three presentations on the 2017 Taiwan Sch...
Four areas get 76 per cent of recurrent budget
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Four areas get 76 per cent of recurrent budget
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January 31, 2017
The four functional areas of general public services, education, economic affairs and social protection have been allocated 76.3 per cent of the Gover...
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Visa waiver list of countries NOT changed
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January 27, 2017
The US Embassy to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean, and the OECS advises the public that, contrary to rumours, the list of countries participating in t...
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SVG joins the world in celebrating Customs Day
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January 27, 2017
The members of staff of the Customs and Excise Department of St Vincent and the Grenadines joined their counterparts around the world to celebrate Int...
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ULP holds in-house elections
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January 27, 2017
Senator Julian Francis has been re-elected general secretary of the Unity Labour Party (ULP) for the 23rd consecutive year. He was elected last Monday...
ICAO president, Cuba’s vice-president to attend AIA opening
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ICAO president, Cuba’s vice-president to attend AIA opening
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January 27, 2017
The vice-president of Cuba and the president of the International Civil Aviation Organization are among invitees who have indicated that they will be ...
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NDP pushes back convention date
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January 27, 2017
The annual convention of the New Democratic Party (NDP), which was scheduled for February 5, will now be held on February 12. This announcement was ma...
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Opposition needs time to study estimates – NDP
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January 27, 2017
With the Estimates scheduled to be laid before the House of Assembly on Monday, January 30, Opposition members have decried the late delivery of the d...
Vincentian poet  publishes her first anthology of poems
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Vincentian poet publishes her first anthology of poems
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January 27, 2017
A Vincentian poet residing in the United States has published her first anthology of poems, which she will release here in St Vincent and the Grenadin...
NTRC announces winners in I2 Competition
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NTRC announces winners in I2 Competition
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January 27, 2017
Teams from the Mountain View Adventist Academy made a sweep of the secondary division of the NTRC’s iSquared competition last week, while Hairouna D...
FLOW rewards first two to win in new promotions
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FLOW rewards first two to win in new promotions
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January 27, 2017
Patrick Garnes and Nolisha Miller are the first two winners in FLOW’s money every day giveaway promotion. They have each been rewarded with EC$400. ...
KPS calls on general public to support raffle efforts
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KPS calls on general public to support raffle efforts
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January 27, 2017
The Kingstown Preparatory School’s (KPS) raffle committee is calling on the general public and parents to support the school’s efforts to purchase...
Government eyeing Cubans for ‘Shopping Tourism’ in SVG
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Government eyeing Cubans for ‘Shopping Tourism’ in SVG
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January 27, 2017
The Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines is looking into ways in which Cuban private entrepreneurs can be encouraged to purchase merchandise lo...
Former registrar disbarred  from Bar of England and Wales
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Former registrar disbarred from Bar of England and Wales
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January 27, 2017
Former Registrar of the High Court Vanessa Tamara Gibson-Marks has now also been disbarred from the Bar of England and Wales. Gibson-Marks was thrown ...
No lifeguard service shows lack of  professionalism – taxi operator
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No lifeguard service shows lack of professionalism – taxi operator
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January 27, 2017
Sixteen years after taxi driver Edmond ‘Bam’ Thomas saved the lives of four German tourists at the beach at Argyle, the harrowing experience is st...
Delivering on a thought
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Delivering on a thought
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January 27, 2017
in the week following the damaging floods in the north of St Vincent, in Sandy Bay and surrounding areas, Rozann De Freitas felt moved to help those a...
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Applications open for youth entrepreneurship tech incubation programme
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January 24, 2017
A technology incubation programme that provides business support services for young entrepreneurs in Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean and Haiti is open...
Lions Club SVG  South distributes annual food packages
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Lions Club SVG South distributes annual food packages
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January 24, 2017
The president, members and prospective members of the Lions Club St Vincent South journeyed to Sandy Bay and surrounding communities on Sunday, Januar...
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SVG Represented at Global Water Workshop
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SVG Represented at Global Water Workshop
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July 18, 2025
A three-member delegation represented St Vincent and the Grenadines at a recently concluded high-level workshop hosted by the Global Water Partnership...
Owner of Food Processing enterprise wins Men’s Empowerment Project Business Pitch Competition
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Owner of Food Processing enterprise wins Men’s Empowerment Project Business Pitch Competition
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July 18, 2025
Ferique Shortte, owner and operator of Union Food Processing, a startup business, captured the first-place prize in the men’s empowerment project Busi...
PM Gonsalves calls for greater commitment to the CARICOM Development Fund
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PM Gonsalves calls for greater commitment to the CARICOM Development Fund
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July 18, 2025
Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, has called for a renewed regionalcommitment to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Development Fund (CDF), emphasizi...
Transparency and Fairness needed in T&T-controlled Regional Airspace – PM Gonsalves
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Transparency and Fairness needed in T&T-controlled Regional Airspace – PM Gonsalves
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July 18, 2025
The Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) is hoping to hold discussions in relation to sharing the benefits derived from the Piarco Flight...
Greiggs teacher seeks support to compete at international pageant
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Greiggs teacher seeks support to compete at international pageant
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July 18, 2025
Early childhood educator and creative, Kishan Rodney, is hoping to bring the crown home to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), when she competes in t...

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