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Curtains come down on third round of Guinness ‘Got Balls?’ pool competition
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Curtains come down on third round of Guinness ‘Got Balls?’ pool competition
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February 2, 2016
Pool enthusiast Dygo Sergeant is into the finals of the 2016 Guinness ‘Got Balls?’ pool competition. Sergeant won the third leg of the tournament,...
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CIBC FirstCaribbean opens Finance Centre in Barbados
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February 2, 2016
CIBC FirstCaribbean has opened a new Finance Centre in Barbados. The new Finance Centre caters to the bank’s platinum and business banking clients, ...
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PRISPAF preliminaries commence today
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February 2, 2016
The Preliminaries of the Primary Schools Performing Arts Festival (PRISPAF) 2016 will commence today Tuesday, February 2, at the Kingstown Preparatory...
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UWI Open Campus, ROC to host session on 2016 Taiwan scholarships
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February 2, 2016
The University of the West Indies Open Campus, in collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of (China) on Taiwan, will host an Information Sharin...
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Law changes coming for music played on mini-vans
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February 2, 2016
You’ve had a stressful day at work, and you’re longing to get home to relax. But there’s one more hurdle between you and your bed – the van dr...
OSV Group creates history in SVG
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OSV Group creates history in SVG
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February 2, 2016
The amalgamation of eight companies has led to the formation of the One St Vincent (OSV) Group, the first of its kind here in St Vincent and the Grena...
Landmark agreement between IDB and CARPHA to address tourism and health
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Landmark agreement between IDB and CARPHA to address tourism and health
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February 2, 2016
The Caribbean is the most tourism dependent region in the world, receiving a record 26.3 million stay over arrivals in 2014. These high levels of trav...
ECMMAN launches mural, song and music video
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ECMMAN launches mural, song and music video
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February 2, 2016
Local talent took the spotlight last week when the Eastern Caribbean Marine Managed Areas (ECMMAN) launched a mural, song and music video, all produce...
YAP providing second chance for youths
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YAP providing second chance for youths
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February 2, 2016
Vulnerable youth who may have fallen through the cracks now have a second chance at getting their lives on track through the Youth Assistance Programm...
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Small businesses invited to become part of Brand SVG
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February 2, 2016
A small group of Vincentian food and beverage manufacturers is calling for interested parties to apply for membership. This group, known as Brand SVG,...
VINLEC utility pole fire caused by electrical fault
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VINLEC utility pole fire caused by electrical fault
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February 2, 2016
The fire that broke out on a pole of the St Vincent Electricity Services Ltd (VINLEC) in the Gorse area Monday morning was not as a result of arson, a...
Cayo Village at Argyle to serve as tourist attraction
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Cayo Village at Argyle to serve as tourist attraction
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February 2, 2016
The Carib village currently being reconstructed adjacent the Argyle International Airport (AIA) is expected to be an added attraction for the area, wh...
Supporters urged to stay strong at NDP ‘Victory Rally’
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Supporters urged to stay strong at NDP ‘Victory Rally’
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February 2, 2016
New Democratic Party (NDP) activist Collin ‘Hitman’ Graham, on Saturday, encouraged persons to continue protesting the results of the December 9 G...
Mother of four calls for justice after attack, attempted rape
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Mother of four calls for justice after attack, attempted rape
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February 2, 2016
Ottley Hall resident Roxanne Ferdinand wants the man who attacked her at her home to be brought to justice. The mother of four told SEARCHLIGHT that o...
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Opposition to be penalized for boycotting Parliament?
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February 2, 2016
“The public is expecting that we will do something about persons who don’t want to come to Parliament, but want to draw money… We will do it bec...
Coreas donates fans to School for Children with Special Needs
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Coreas donates fans to School for Children with Special Needs
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January 29, 2016
The students, teachers and management of the School for Children with Special Needs are thanking Coreas Hazells Inc for bringing some level of comfort...
JEMS continues to bring Hope 4 Home
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JEMS continues to bring Hope 4 Home
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January 29, 2016
For yet another year, New York based non-profit humanitarian organization JEMS: Hope 4 Home has comforted the lives of 80 families by providing 80 foo...
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FLOW launches TNT Series
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January 29, 2016
Coming on the heels of the recent agreement reached with Bravo, Flow, the consumer brand of Cable and Wireless Communications (C&W) has partnered with...
One million pounds of arrowroot to be reaped
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One million pounds of arrowroot to be reaped
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January 29, 2016
Arrowroot harvesting officially got underway in the north of St Vincent on Monday, January 25, with approximately 150 acres to be harvested. “We are...
Special needs students on attachment at Courts
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Special needs students on attachment at Courts
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January 29, 2016
Courts St Vincent Limited has proven that disability is not inability by taking, on attachment, four students from the School for Children with Specia...
SVGCIC still having membership, financial problems – Regisford
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SVGCIC still having membership, financial problems – Regisford
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January 29, 2016
Despite the fact that the St Vincent and the Grenadines Chamber of Industry and Commerce (SVGCIC) is an important organization that can drive business...
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Presentations of 2016 Taiwan Scholarship Programmes
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January 29, 2016
Vincentians who are interested in applying for 2016 Taiwan Scholarship Programmes are invited to attend one of the presentations on the programmes at ...
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Sol excited to launch ‘Free Fuel for Life!’ promotion
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January 29, 2016
Sol continues to present communities in St Vincent and the Grenadines with opportunities to win exciting prizes. The company has officially launched i...
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SVG clean energy for Barbados?
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January 29, 2016
In three years St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) will be almost self-sufficient in electricity generated from geothermal and hydro plants, and once ...
Gonsalves supports UWI, but criticizes  mode of study
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Gonsalves supports UWI, but criticizes mode of study
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January 29, 2016
St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has assured young people of his country that they would continue to receive free unive...
Digicel throws  support behind NTRC I2 competition
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Digicel throws support behind NTRC I2 competition
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January 29, 2016
The National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission’s (NTRC) Ideas and Innovation Competition/I2 Competition will continue to receive support from...
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LIAT removes fuel surcharges
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January 29, 2016
LIAT, The Caribbean Airline, announced on Wednesday the complete removal of fuel surcharges on all new tickets booked, effective March 1, 2016. Chief ...
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SVG ramps up fight against aedes aegypti mosquito
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January 29, 2016
A national clean up campaign will take place this Sunday, to futher ramp up efforts to reduce the presence here of the aedes aegypti mosquito, the vec...
Thomas, James attend CELAC meet in Ecuador
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Thomas, James attend CELAC meet in Ecuador
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January 29, 2016
Jomo Thomas and Carlos James, Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly respectively, represented St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) in Qui...
Mechanical failure strikes small aircraft
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Mechanical failure strikes small aircraft
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January 29, 2016
An aircraft touching down at the Canouan Airport last Tuesday suffered a malfunction soon after landing. The incident occurred just after 3 pm on Janu...
Who really searched me? – Jomo Rose
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Who really searched me? – Jomo Rose
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January 29, 2016
A local businessman is wondering whether two men who searched his pockets and wallet at Heritage Square after identifying themselves as police officer...
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Bandits beating, robbing motorists
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January 29, 2016
Are there groups of bandits operating here that are robbing and beating unsuspecting motorists who are lured into stopping their vehicles by women? It...
Switch bananas for ganja – Gonsalves
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Switch bananas for ganja – Gonsalves
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January 29, 2016
by George Alleyne St Vincent and the Grenadines’ Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, has said that the legacy of the Caribbean banana industry is en...
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IMPACT Justice hosts Caribbean Law Librarianship workshop in Jamaica
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January 26, 2016
Forty law library assistants from across the region will be trained at a workshop entitled “Caribbean Law Librarianship in the Digital Age,” under...
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$1,000 REWARD
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January 26, 2016
A reward of EC$1,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) involved in setting the fire at the Public...
SVG boasts second highest penetration of Credit Unions in world
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SVG boasts second highest penetration of Credit Unions in world
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January 26, 2016
The president of the Caribbean Confederation of Credit Unions (CCCU) has heaped glowing praises on the credit union movement within St Vincent and the...
Youths urged  not to let outside forces stop them from pursuing  dreams
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Youths urged not to let outside forces stop them from pursuing dreams
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January 26, 2016
In the Caribbean, we are not able to pull out of people their deepest professional desires and as a result we are creating a dangerously out of balanc...
UWI Business and Tech students on one-month exchange in Japan
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UWI Business and Tech students on one-month exchange in Japan
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January 26, 2016
Eight UWI students are currently in Japan participating in a one-month exchange programme at Sophia University. The initiative, which is funded by the...
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VINLEC sees sales increase for 2015
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January 26, 2016
VINLEC’s chief executive officer Thornley Myers believes that the reduction in the fuel surcharge over the last few months led to an increase in ele...
VINLEC CEO calls on Vincentians to make reports on faulty poles
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VINLEC CEO calls on Vincentians to make reports on faulty poles
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January 26, 2016
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of St Vincent Electrical Services Ltd (VINLEC) Thornley Myers is calling on Vincentians to make reports when there are f...
PCCU awards winners of Christmas Quiz
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PCCU awards winners of Christmas Quiz
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January 26, 2016
It was Christmas in January for three lucky Vincentians. On Thursday, January 21, 2016, Jamie Frederick, Philroy Conner and Rohan Joyles (collecting o...
New Chamber head to implement plans to turn finances around
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New Chamber head to implement plans to turn finances around
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January 26, 2016
Plans are in the pipeline to revamp the St Vincent and the Grenadines Chamber of Industry and Commerce’s (SVGCIC) earning capabilities, while increa...
Ministry of Health steps up surveillance against Zika virus
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Ministry of Health steps up surveillance against Zika virus
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January 26, 2016
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment has increased surveillance in the light of increased reports of Zika in several neighbouring regi...
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‘Shooting him? Why would that be an option?’ Gloster’s sister questions
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‘Shooting him? Why would that be an option?’ Gloster’s sister questions
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July 11, 2025
A man, who was conducting business inside the offices of the Kingstown Cooperative Credit Union (KCCU) was shot and killed, allegedly by an on- duty s...
Windwards Diocese remembers Dean Smith’s passion for winning souls, and his hospitality
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Windwards Diocese remembers Dean Smith’s passion for winning souls, and his hospitality
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July 11, 2025
The Diocese of the Windward Islands has extended condolences on the passing of Dean emeritus, Ulric Smith, who died on Saturday, July 5, 2025 at the M...
RSVGPF commends Public, Stakeholders for ‘exemplary conduct’ at VincyMas 2025
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RSVGPF commends Public, Stakeholders for ‘exemplary conduct’ at VincyMas 2025
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July 11, 2025
The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) has commended the public for allowing VincyMas 2025 to transpire “without any major inc...
CDC already planning for VincyMas 2026, says CEO Rodney Small
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CDC already planning for VincyMas 2026, says CEO Rodney Small
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July 11, 2025
VincyMas is no longer a seasonal event says Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Carnival Development Corporation (CDC), Rodney Small. “…we at the CDC...
Starlift wins 26th Senior Panorama competition
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Starlift wins 26th Senior Panorama competition
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July 11, 2025
EL DORADO Starlift Steel Orchestra has now won the Senior Panorama compe- tition 26 times, and while some people may say that’s a lot, band captain Ro...

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