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Vincentian lawyer honoured in Canada
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March 24, 2016
by Ron Fanfair Receiving an award in Lincoln Alexander’s name more than made up for missing the opportunity to meet the Canadian trailblazer who pas...
SVG strengthens diplomatic relations
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March 24, 2016
St Vincent and the Grenadines has, over the past week, strengthened its diplomatic relations with three of its long-standing allies. Newly appointed n...
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 ...
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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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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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 ...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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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...
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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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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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...
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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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€...