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NLA launches new app, website
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NLA launches new app, website
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August 5, 2016
The National Lotteries Authorities (NLA) has launched their new website and NLA application (app), after their website had been down for about a year....
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Vincentians, Jamaican remanded at Dominica State Prison
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August 5, 2016
Two Vincentians and a Jamaican were remanded at the Dominica State Prison after they were charged with possession of marijuana. The men, Jeffrey Stapl...
SVG’s first Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea in 1988
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SVG’s first Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea in 1988
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August 5, 2016
St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has participated in every Olympic Games since 1988 and will again compete in Rio, Brazil, in the Games which comme...
Owen Ralph exhibits artwork at Sion Hill intersection
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Owen Ralph exhibits artwork at Sion Hill intersection
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August 5, 2016
Noted designer and Carnival band leader Owen Ralph last Sunday and Monday added a different flavour to the Sion Hill intersection, with a display of h...
Rodriguez was not forced out – CDC
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Rodriguez was not forced out – CDC
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August 5, 2016
Chair of the Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) Dennis Ambrose said on Wednesday that the CDC is sorry to see Cheryl Rodriguez resign as chairpers...
Courts’ 3rd Fashionista Competition August 25
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Courts’ 3rd Fashionista Competition August 25
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August 5, 2016
The third edition of the Courts Fashionista Competition will be held on Thursday, August 25. The competition, which connects fashion and furniture, wi...
FLOW’s Internet Summer School 2016 in full swing
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FLOW’s Internet Summer School 2016 in full swing
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August 5, 2016
By the end of the 2016 summer vacation, over 270 children and a number of retirees would have learnt more about computers and the Internet, thanks to ...
KCCU presents scholarships, bursaries to students
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KCCU presents scholarships, bursaries to students
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August 5, 2016
Four students have received five-year scholarships from the Kingstown Co-Operative Credit Union Limited (KCCU). Anju Dowers, Eduardo Gibbons, Zavorn C...
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More watchdog agencies join call for amendment to Cybercrime Bill
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August 5, 2016
Two more watchdog agencies, the Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD) and the International Press Institute (IPI), have joined Reporters Without Borders ...
PM Gonsalves responds to RSF comment on Cybercrime Bill
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PM Gonsalves responds to RSF comment on Cybercrime Bill
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August 5, 2016
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has responded to a letter sent to him by the watchdog agency Reporters Without Borders (RSF) stressing that this cou...
Taiwan awards sixteen more scholarships to  Vincentian students
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Taiwan awards sixteen more scholarships to Vincentian students
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August 5, 2016
Sixteen Vincentians have been awarded scholarships by the Taiwanese government to pursue their Under­gra­duate, Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees....
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No charge yet against woman in bathroom birth incident
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August 5, 2016
A mother of seven, who recently gave birth to a baby in a bathroom at the back of a shop in Clare Valley, has not been charged with an offence. The wo...
Baton of honour passes to new Commissioner of Police
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Baton of honour passes to new Commissioner of Police
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August 5, 2016
The baton of honour has been passed to a new Commissioner of Police, Renold Hadaway. On the evening of Tuesday, August 2, Michael Charles, who served ...
Three Vincentian men rescued at sea
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Three Vincentian men rescued at sea
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August 5, 2016
Three Vincentians were rescued at sea by two motor vessels within a week in July. Rescued are Junior De Roche, 18 years, of Union Island and Bradley D...
Students get Norma Keizer  scholarships, bursaries
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Students get Norma Keizer scholarships, bursaries
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August 5, 2016
The Norma Keizer Scholarship Foundation awarded scholarships and bursaries to six students last Wednesday. Full seven-year scholarships were awarded t...
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Vinsave remembers humble beginnings
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July 29, 2016
The Save the Children Fund (VINSAVE) formerly CANSAVE, is reflecting on the beginnings of the organization. Fifty-three years ago on July 24, 1963, th...
Digicel SVG joins global ‘Pokemon Go’ phenomenon
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Digicel SVG joins global ‘Pokemon Go’ phenomenon
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July 29, 2016
With an increasing number of Vincentians now enthralled with the global phenomenon Pokemon Go, telecommunications giant Digicel is allowing its custom...
Police bandmaster retires after long-standing career
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Police bandmaster retires after long-standing career
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July 29, 2016
Inspector of Police Bernard Haynes calls time on his long-standing policing career this Saturday, July 30, 2016. Haynes has been a police officer for ...
RSVGPF awards scholarships, bursaries to successful CPEA students
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RSVGPF awards scholarships, bursaries to successful CPEA students
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July 29, 2016
The Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVPF) and the Police Co-operative Credit Union on Wednesday awarded 53 seven-year scholarships ...
CSR 23rd Annual Congress held in SVG
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CSR 23rd Annual Congress held in SVG
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July 29, 2016
The Caribbean Society of Radiologists (CSR) held its 23rd Annual Congress in St Vincent and the Grenadines this past weekend. Attended by 46 delegates...
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Youlou Art programme 2016 commences
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July 29, 2016
The 2016 Art Programme, organized by Youlou Arts Foundation, has begun. The programme started on Monday, July 18 and will end August 3. The programme ...
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UWI ‘Global Giving Week’ kicks off next Monday
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July 29, 2016
The University of the West Indies will hold its inaugural Giving Week, as it moves towards new ways to support the regional tertiary education institu...
Wetty Beatz wins  2016 Breakout Artiste
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Wetty Beatz wins 2016 Breakout Artiste
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July 29, 2016
Phillip ‘Wetty Beatz’ Bastien is the Carnival Development Corporation’s (CDC) Breakout Artiste for 2016. The CDC announced Bastien as the winner...
Young scholar praises GECCU for continued support
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Young scholar praises GECCU for continued support
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July 29, 2016
Akayla Crichton, the General Employees Cooperative Credit Union (GECCU) 2016 top scholar has praised the financial institution for recognizing and awa...
DPP, DRP head differ on Clause 16 of proposed Cybercrime Bill
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DPP, DRP head differ on Clause 16 of proposed Cybercrime Bill
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July 29, 2016
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Colin Williams is of the opinion that not everyone who can read and write are automatic legal experts. Williams ...
ECFM, ACE Zone 3 provide training in bread making
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ECFM, ACE Zone 3 provide training in bread making
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July 29, 2016
East Caribbean Flour Mills (ECFM) teamed up with the Adult and Continuing Education Unit (ACE), Zone 3, to provide training in bread-making for 28 com...
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More Vincentians get scholarships from Island Scholars Inc
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July 29, 2016
Seven more Vincentians have been awarded scholarships by Island Scholars Inc to undertake university education. Island Scholars Inc, a non-profit orga...
FLOW rewards four lucky customers
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FLOW rewards four lucky customers
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July 29, 2016
Recently, four lucky FLOW customers received some much welcomed cash. The four, Anita Ralph, Suzette May, O’Kelly Roberts and Wendy Ann Peterson, al...
Condition of some schools deplorable – SVGTU head
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Condition of some schools deplorable – SVGTU head
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July 29, 2016
The condition of some of the nation’s schools has been described by the president of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers Union (SVGTU) Oswald...
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ECCU to analyse, assess commercial bank fees
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July 29, 2016
A comprehensive analysis and assessment of the suitability of fees charged by commercial banks in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) is to be...
Flow awards five students with scholarships, one with grant
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Flow awards five students with scholarships, one with grant
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July 29, 2016
Six students who performed exceptionally well during this year’s Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment (CPEA) were provided with scholarships from FLOW ...
Four secondary school students benefit from VINLEC scholarships
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Four secondary school students benefit from VINLEC scholarships
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July 29, 2016
St Vincent Electricity Services Limited (VINLEC) has granted four scholarships to children of employees who were successful in the 2016 CPEA. The chil...
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Scrubb charged under existing provisions of criminal code
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July 29, 2016
A person cannot be charged for a crime under an Act which does not exist. Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Colin Williams reinforced this point o...
Caller threatens to kill Hot 97.1FM ‘AM Mayhem’ hosts on air
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Caller threatens to kill Hot 97.1FM ‘AM Mayhem’ hosts on air
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July 29, 2016
Alex ‘Kubiyashi’ Barnwell has called on the police to look into a caller who has, for the last few days, been calling into Hot 97.1 FM’s AM Mayh...
Vincentians listed among NY Times honorees of Great Immigrants
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Vincentians listed among NY Times honorees of Great Immigrants
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July 29, 2016
On July 4, the New York Times newspaper listed the honorees of Great Immigrants. This is an initiative launched by the Carnegie Cooperation of New Yor...
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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for changes to proposed Cybercrime Bill
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July 29, 2016
Reporters Without Borders (RSF), an international organization that defends freedom of information, has written to Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves, ...
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Teachers urged to pass on knowledge from summer institute workshop
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July 26, 2016
Teachers who participated in the two-week summer institute workshop have been encouraged to pass on what they learned at the beginning of the school y...
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CIBC/FCIB to launch insurance agency
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July 26, 2016
Customers of a leading local commercial bank will soon be able to take care of all of their home and auto insurance needs right where they bank. CIBC ...
CIBC FirstCaribbean throws support behind volcano hike
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CIBC FirstCaribbean throws support behind volcano hike
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July 26, 2016
Persons living with HIV/AIDS in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) will benefit from the proceeds of a charity event supported by a local commercial ...
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Persons urged to attend Emancipation Rally at Argyle
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July 26, 2016
It is one of our poets, Esworth Mc G Keane, who wrote in his poem, L’Oubli "we thrive upon forgetting, fresh dreams our breath…” As the 2016 ann...
Lucky customer wins $500 from Courts
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Lucky customer wins $500 from Courts
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July 26, 2016
A few standard house chores and a little exercise earned Stacey Little $500 in cash from Courts. Little came out on top in the in-store Mad Dash Chall...
SVG ships more cattle to Grenada
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SVG ships more cattle to Grenada
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July 26, 2016
Grenada continues to show interest in purchasing livestock and small ruminants from St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), as a second set of purchasers...
FLOW sends customer to ‘Soca on the Hill’
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FLOW sends customer to ‘Soca on the Hill’
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July 26, 2016
Just by signing up for FLOW’s Turbo 12 Internet service, Chezelle Williams was able to go on an all-expense paid trip to Barbados for Soca on the Hi...
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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...
Five entrepreneurs to make business pitch in Men’s Empowerment Project
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Five entrepreneurs to make business pitch in Men’s Empowerment Project
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July 4, 2025
The Centre for Enterprise Development Inc, (CED) has announced its upcoming Business Pitch Competition, where five dynamic entrepreneurs will compete ...

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