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Mentally ill man stabbed to death
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October 20, 2015
Dexter Weekes, a 49-year-old mentally challenged man, was stabbed and killed last Saturday, October 17. A police report said that Weekes was stabbed a...
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October 20, 2015
The various unions that represent public sector workers in St Vincent and the Grenadines will meet with Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves today. The m...
Government plans to eradicate hunger in SVG
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October 20, 2015
There are still 5,000 Vincentians who are categorized as vulnerable, because they don’t have enough food. So said Minister of Agriculture Saboto Cae...
Pan lovers to be  treated to free concert
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October 16, 2015
An ‘Island Pride Concert’, the first of two to be held by the Youlou Pan Movement, will be held this Sunday at the South Rivers Methodist School, ...
SVG Ex-Police Association donates to Dominica
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October 16, 2015
Another Vincentian organization has come to the assistance of Dominica following the passage of Tropical Storm Erika. Yesterday, the St Vincent and th...
First female Superintendent of Police retires
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October 16, 2015
Stenelia Francis, the first female to attain the rank of Superintendent of Police (SOP) in the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force, has p...
Eustace, collect your pension, go – Luke
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October 16, 2015
The Unity Labour Party (ULP) candidate for East Kingstown, senator Luke Browne, says constituency incumbent Arnhim Eustace should resign ahead of the ...
Scakes captured sentiments of time
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October 16, 2015
by Colin King One of the most memorable events arising out of St Vincent and the Grenadines Independence in 1979 was the release of a special song fro...
NDP will not abandon agriculture – Ferdinand
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October 16, 2015
The only way out of the “financial mess” that St Vincent and the Grenadines has found itself in is through the rehabilitation of the agricultural ...
Williams is longest serving teacher at PVS
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October 16, 2015
Anita Williams is the longest serving teacher at the Petersville Primary School, having been there for some 42 years. “As long as God gives me healt...
Small keeping the arts alive in SVG
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October 16, 2015
Students and persons involved in the arts in St Vincent and the Grenadines have been given first-hand advice on how to successfully pursue their craft...
Browne outlines plans for East Kingstown
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October 16, 2015
Luke Browne, the candidate for the Unity Labour Party (ULP) in East Kingstown, says if elected, he will have to right 17 years of wrongs caused by poo...
GECCU continues to invest in education
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October 16, 2015
In keeping with the world Credit Union Month’s theme of ‘People Helping People,’ Zel Charles, Nicole Bowman and Jenny Sandy were awarded bursari...
Rotary Club hosts ‘Wine and Cheese Soiree’
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October 13, 2015
Fine wine, cheese and art were the order of the evening, as the Rotary Club of St Vincent hosted its annual Wine and Cheese Soirée last weekend. The ...
JCI gives back to community
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October 13, 2015
The members of Junior Chamber International (JCI) St Vincent and the Grenadines have once again made donations to the Helping Hands Centre and residen...
SVG pledges full support for ROC on Taiwan
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October 13, 2015
The Republic of China (ROC) on Taiwan has evolved from a post-war state and post-war economy to what is now a thriving and vibrant democratic economy ...
NDP sees ROC as important partner
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October 13, 2015
The New Democratic Party (NDP) sees the Republic of China (ROC) on Taiwan as a very important and worthy partner in the development of St Vincent and ...
SVBLA denies EC$6m  withdrawal by Government
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October 13, 2015
The Board of Directors and management of the St Vincent Building and Loan Association (SVBLA) have emphatically denied that the Government withdrew EC...
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October 13, 2015
The producers of the “Happy SVG” video have a lot to be happy about themselves, after their 2014 effort became one of the few Vincentian music vid...
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October 13, 2015
Regular school activities will continue as usual today, Tuesday, October 13, the Ministry of Education says. In a release issued yesterday, the Minist...