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Hendrickson to publish novel set in SVG
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Hendrickson to publish novel set in SVG
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March 24, 2016
A US based author, whose parents hail from Layou, is preparing to release his first novel, which is partly set in St Vincent and the Grenadines. Jomo ...
SSL employees give mixed reports on work conditions
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SSL employees give mixed reports on work conditions
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March 24, 2016
Workers at St Vincent Shipyard Limited (SSL) paint a mixed picture about conditions there, with some saying things are fine, while others are disgrunt...
VINLEC joins regional utility companies at conference
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VINLEC joins regional utility companies at conference
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March 24, 2016
Representatives from 19 countries from the CARILEC (Caribbean Electric Utility Service Corporation) body met in Grenada last week, to discuss matters ...
VINLEC represented at inuaugural Women in Energy Conference
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VINLEC represented at inuaugural Women in Energy Conference
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March 24, 2016
St Vincent Electricity Services Limited (VINLEC) was represented at the inaugural Women in Energy Conference, hosted by the Jamaica Public Service Com...
Firefighters undergo training course
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Firefighters undergo training course
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March 24, 2016
Commissioner of Police Michael Charles has challenged 28 firefighters who participated in the recent Firefighter I Training Course, to put their train...
Rehabilitation  programme  welcomed by inmates
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Rehabilitation programme welcomed by inmates
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March 24, 2016
A recently introduced rehabilitation programme at Her Majesty’s Prisons has been welcomed by the inmates, many of whom say they now have a reason to...
ProjectMEN2020 to host Kingdom  Culture 2016
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ProjectMEN2020 to host Kingdom Culture 2016
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March 24, 2016
ProjectMEN2020 will host its annual national men’s conference during the Easter weekend, from March 24 - 26, 2016. On Thursday, March 24, they will ...
SVGRNA brings much needed facelift to MCMH male ward
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SVGRNA brings much needed facelift to MCMH male ward
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March 24, 2016
The SVG Retired Nurses Association (SVGRNA) has given the male medical ward of the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (MCMH) a much needed facelift. On Mon...
SVG hosts CARICOM meeting on strengthening social security
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SVG hosts CARICOM meeting on strengthening social security
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March 24, 2016
“A society cannot grow without having safeguard for its people; and the people in this context would be all of our CARICOM people.” This was the s...
Canouan Resort takes legal action against Bynoe
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Canouan Resort takes legal action against Bynoe
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March 24, 2016
Canouan Resort Development (CRD) Ltd has initiated legal action against Canouan activist Terry Bynoe – alleging that Bynoe and several others caused...
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SVG to launch National wages councils
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March 24, 2016
The St Vincent and the Grenadines National Wages Councils will be officially launched on Thursday March 31, 2016 at a ceremony to be held from 10 am a...
Consumer Affairs  Division celebrates World Consumer Day
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Consumer Affairs Division celebrates World Consumer Day
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March 24, 2016
The Consumer Affairs Division held their anual World Consumer Day exibition on March 16 at the Singer Gallery in Kingstown. Representatives from the B...
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New Testament Convention to be held in Chateaubelair
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March 24, 2016
The Chateaubelair District of the New Testament Church of God, St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and St Lucia, will host the church’s Quarterly Co...
Miss SVG date pushed back – CDC
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Miss SVG date pushed back – CDC
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March 24, 2016
Patrons of the Miss St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) show now have additional time to prepare for the pageant, since it will be staged one week lat...
PM Gonsalves appeals for extreme caution over Easter weekend
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PM Gonsalves appeals for extreme caution over Easter weekend
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March 24, 2016
In the wake of the drowning of 13-year-old Kimron ‘Champion Boy’ Lowman, Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has beseeched persons to be extra caref...
Women honoured in spirit of International Women’s Day
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Women honoured in spirit of International Women’s Day
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March 24, 2016
International Women’s Day was celebrated on March 8 and this year the management and staff of RBTT Bank Caribbean Limited St Vincent honoured three ...
Ayana Findlay (right) poses with her father Enroy ‘Blaze’ Findlay outside his shop
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Ayana Findlay (right) poses with her father Enroy ‘Blaze’ Findlay outside his shop
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March 24, 2016
Ayana Findlay will be remembered for her smile, her brave spirit and her determination to overcome adversity. Speaking to SEARCHLIGHT on Tuesday from ...
Raguette wins $50,000 in NLA scratch card game
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Raguette wins $50,000 in NLA scratch card game
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March 24, 2016
Bequia resident Elizabeth Raguette is the first Vincentian to win $50,000 in the National Lotteries Authority mobile money scratch card game. Speaking...
Visitor barred from entering recreation site with dog
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Visitor barred from entering recreation site with dog
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March 24, 2016
The rule prohibiting pets from entering recreation sites has come under fire from a recent visitor to one of these sites, with the visitor saying he i...
Rubis continues to reward loyal customers
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Rubis continues to reward loyal customers
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March 18, 2016
It is often said that it’s not the gift, but the thought that counts. RUBIS customers are expressing that sentiment, as they continue to be rewarded...
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College students invited to apply for scholarships
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March 18, 2016
Students from St Vincent and the Grenadines who demonstrate strong academic achievement, have been accepted at a college or university and need financ...
Local author explores life after death in new Kindle book
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Local author explores life after death in new Kindle book
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March 18, 2016
Local author Shefflorn Ballantyne is pleased to announce the release of his new Kindle book titled: Immortality, Death and the Hereafter. This book sh...
Committee considering four additional National Heroes
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Committee considering four additional National Heroes
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March 18, 2016
St Vincent and the Grenadines may soon have four additional national heroes, an accolade presently held only by Paramount Chief Joseph Chatoyer. The p...
GHS Young Leaders launch ‘Big Sister’ programme
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GHS Young Leaders launch ‘Big Sister’ programme
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March 18, 2016
The Young Leaders of the Girls’ High School (GHS) have recently launched a ‘Big Sister’ programme, which will see its members mentoring 40 young...
UISS Young Leaders launch project in grand style
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UISS Young Leaders launch project in grand style
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March 18, 2016
On Saturday, February 28, members of the community and surrounding areas in Union Island were blown away, as the Young Leaders of the Union Island Sec...
COSAGO donates kitchen supplies to MCMH
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COSAGO donates kitchen supplies to MCMH
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March 18, 2016
The Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (MCMH) recently received a quantity of kitchen items, courtesy of the Council of St Vincent and the Grenadines Organ...
Newly appointed Netherlands  ambassador visits SVG
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Newly appointed Netherlands ambassador visits SVG
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March 18, 2016
Governor General Sir Frederick Ballantyne on Tuesday, March 8, met with the newly appointed Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to St Vincent...
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Elderly woman raped at Lewis Punnett Home
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March 18, 2016
The granddaughter of a 79-year-old resident of the Lewis Punnett Home at Glen is alleging that last Saturday night, someone raped her grandmother whil...
Elderly, less fortunate treated to Heroes Day luncheon
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Elderly, less fortunate treated to Heroes Day luncheon
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March 18, 2016
While much of the activity for National Heroes Day took place on the Windward side of the country, the elderly and less fortunate of the South Leeward...
Digicel lends helping hand to local groups
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Digicel lends helping hand to local groups
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March 18, 2016
On Saturday, March 12, the staff of Digicel headed out in support of the SCORCH Cancer Support Group’s “Blazing the trail” SCORCH Cancer Walk. P...
Protesters bring traffic to a crawl
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Protesters bring traffic to a crawl
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March 18, 2016
While the organizers of last Friday’s protest action still have not identified themselves, political activist Luzette King says those who took part ...
Man shot dead outside his home
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Man shot dead outside his home
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March 18, 2016
Filbert ‘Scout’ Joseph has become St Vincent and the Grenadines’ sixth murder victim for the year. The body of the 36-year-old farmer was discov...
Victim of alleged kidnapping released from music label
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Victim of alleged kidnapping released from music label
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March 18, 2016
A local soca artiste who recently claimed that he was kidnapped at gunpoint has been released from his label/management company. This, according to a ...
Remembering Hugo Chavez
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Remembering Hugo Chavez
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March 18, 2016
“I’m a man with many defects. I love. I sing. I dream. I was born in the poor countryside. I was raised in the countryside, planting corn and sell...
Radio personality cries victimization
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Radio personality cries victimization
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March 18, 2016
Radio Personality and political activist Colin ‘The Hitman’ Graham is crying victimization in relation to his arrest last Friday at Arnos Vale. â€...
Government starts rolling out new multi-purpose ID
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Government starts rolling out new multi-purpose ID
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March 18, 2016
A new multi-purpose ID (MP-ID) is expected to bring the region closer together and make the lives of Vincentians easier. So said Minister of economic ...
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‘Pan Against Crime’ marks eighth anniversary
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March 11, 2016
The Pan Against Crime programme is celebrating its eighth anniversary, having been officially launched on February 20, 2008. To mark the occasion, the...
Journalist helping ‘zero hunger’ fight with song
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Journalist helping ‘zero hunger’ fight with song
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March 11, 2016
SONGWRITER AND JOURNALIST Ashford Peters is joining the fight against world hunger by highlighting the problem in a song titled ‘Give A Smile To A C...
Curtains close on annual Art Show and Sale
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Curtains close on annual Art Show and Sale
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March 11, 2016
The second annual Art Show and Sale organised by Youlou Arts Foundation took place from February 26 to March 9 2016 at the Curator’s House in the Bo...
Courts employees welcome return of Unicomer University
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Courts employees welcome return of Unicomer University
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March 11, 2016
Staff members of Courts in St Vincent and the Grenadines joined employees in the rest of the region to welcome the return of their very own learning i...
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SVG Scout Association elects new members
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March 11, 2016
Three new members have been added to the executive of the Scouts Association of St Vincent and the Grenadines. At the Annual General Meeting, held on ...
Vincentian places second in Courts OECS Primary School Reading Competition
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Vincentian places second in Courts OECS Primary School Reading Competition
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March 11, 2016
St Vincent and the Grenadines may have moved one step closer to capturing the elusive title of Courts OECS Primary Schools Reading Champion. Joelle Ca...
Coreas Distribution Limited joins effort to clean up Kingstown
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Coreas Distribution Limited joins effort to clean up Kingstown
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March 11, 2016
Coreas Distribution Limited (CDL), one of the newest companies in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and a former division of Coreas Hazells Inc (CHI...
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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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