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Blaming ‘new city’ delay for KFC woes  is ‘nonsense’ – source
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Blaming ‘new city’ delay for KFC woes is ‘nonsense’ – source
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March 13, 2015
The construction of the “new city” at Arnos Vale had always been seen by businessman Ormiston “Ken” Boyea as a threat, rather than something t...
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VINLEC’s fuel surcharge rate falls even lower
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March 13, 2015
The Fuel Surcharge Rate applicable on electricity bills for the month of March will be the lowest they have been since June 2009. A release from St. V...
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This is really tough – KFC Worker
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March 13, 2015
“This is not just over 100 persons out of a job, but we have families too. This is really rough!” This is the lamentation of one former employee o...
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Political parties to meet to discuss proposal to clean up voters’ list
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March 13, 2015
The political parties which are represented in Parliament will meet next week with the Supervisor of Elections to review a draft proposal for an amend...
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Boyea backs away from ‘new city delay to blame’ comment
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March 13, 2015
Ormiston “Ken” Boyea is backing away from an earlier statement that he is paying the penalty for the delay in the opening of the new city at Arnos...
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No distracting hairstyles, plunging necklines and body hugging clothing allowed in court!
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March 13, 2015
Attorneys-at-Law and Solicitors who practice before the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) have been advised that if they do not dress appropriate...
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Ministry to host Schools’ Garifuna Folk Festival this Thursday
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March 10, 2015
As part of the celebration of the International Garifuna Summit, the Garifuna Heritage Foundation, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and...
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SVG co-sponsors United Nations event on gender issues
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March 10, 2015
2015 marks the 20th anniversary of both the World Summit for Social Development, held in Copenhagen, and the Fourth World Conference on Women, held in...
String band music now in SMSS and NUSS
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String band music now in SMSS and NUSS
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March 10, 2015
Two schools, the St Martin’s Secondary School (SMSS) and the North Union Secondary School (NUSS) have been charged with the preservation of string b...
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High winds affecting some LIAT flights
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March 10, 2015
LIAT has advised customers travelling to/from Dominica and/or St Vincent and the Grenadines of the possibility of cancelled flights and delayed baggag...
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NEMO holds workshop on impact of volcanic ash today
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March 10, 2015
A workshop on ‘The Impact of Volcanic Ash on the Environment and Infrastructure’ is being held here today. The workshop, which is organized by the...
First SVG non-resident ambassador accredited to Republic of Chile
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First SVG non-resident ambassador accredited to Republic of Chile
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March 10, 2015
Andreas Wickham, St Vincent and the Grenadines’ (SVG) Ambassador to Venezuela has been accredited as the non-resident Ambassador of SVG to the Repub...
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CDB considering appropriate housing solutions for low, lower-middle income owners
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March 10, 2015
The Caribbean Development Bank is currently revising its Housing Sector Policy and Strategy so as to better assist its Borrowing Member Countries (BMC...
SVG non-compliant with music copyright fees for almost 50 years – Theobalds
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SVG non-compliant with music copyright fees for almost 50 years – Theobalds
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March 10, 2015
Following complaints from several shopkeepers and promoters regarding the payment of fees to the local music copyrights management agency, the chief c...
74 students head to Cuba on educational tour
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74 students head to Cuba on educational tour
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March 10, 2015
A group of students from the Girls’ High School (GHS), the Thomas Saunders Secondary School (TSSS) and the St Joseph Convent Kingstown (SJCK) are cu...
CW Prescod  continues 25th anniversary celebrations
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CW Prescod continues 25th anniversary celebrations
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March 10, 2015
The CW Prescod Primary School continues the year-long celebrations of its 25th anniversary with the hosting of a National Heroes Day activity, this Fr...
Three road fatalities in SVG for 2015?
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Three road fatalities in SVG for 2015?
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March 10, 2015
With seven students having died as a result of the January 12 motor vehicular accident at Rock Gutter, how then could the death of South Rivers reside...
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Teacher’s arrest is attempt to stifle expression of views – Opposition Leader
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March 10, 2015
The Leader of the Opposition has accused the government of trying to stifle people’s opinions, after a teacher was arrested last week for a profanit...
Teacher put on show at time of arrest – Officer
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Teacher put on show at time of arrest – Officer
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March 10, 2015
Sergeant Atland Browne, a member of the Major Crimes Unit (MCU), the branch of the police force that effected the arrest of school-teacher Jozette Bib...
CWSA concessions for  disconnected customers are ‘not enough’ – Eustace
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CWSA concessions for disconnected customers are ‘not enough’ – Eustace
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March 10, 2015
Leader of the Opposition Arnhim Eustace is adamant that the occasional concessions for disconnected Central Water and Sewerage Authority (CWSA) custom...
Engagement not Protest – the approach on Reparations, says PM Stuart
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Engagement not Protest – the approach on Reparations, says PM Stuart
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March 6, 2015
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will not “pursue the issue of reparations on the basis of a diplomacy of protest” but “on the basis of a diplo...
United Insurance supports the 2015 Bequia Easter Regatta
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United Insurance supports the 2015 Bequia Easter Regatta
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March 6, 2015
The Bequia Sailing Club will once again have the support of regional insurance company United Insurance Co. Ltd., as Silver sponsors for the 2015 Bequ...
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ICT businesses invited to apply for grant funding
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March 6, 2015
Businesses which are Information Communication Technology (ICT) based or ICT-enabled in nature are being invited to apply for grant funding up to EC$1...
Friends of Moonhole Foundation donate US$6,000 to Paget Farm Government School
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Friends of Moonhole Foundation donate US$6,000 to Paget Farm Government School
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March 6, 2015
by Denika Compton Fri, Mar 06, 2015 A lunch room will soon be constructed at the Paget Farm Government School, thanks to the generosity of the Friends...
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Scripts in CXC January exam sitting marked electronically
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March 6, 2015
For the first time in its history, CXC used electronic marking (e-marking) to mark all the scripts submitted in an examination sitting. All papers in ...
Anglican School benefits from FCIB Adopt A Cause Programme
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Anglican School benefits from FCIB Adopt A Cause Programme
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March 6, 2015
The Kingstown Anglican School is the most recent beneficiary of CIBC First Caribbean’s Adopt A Cause Programme. The school is the recipient of brand...
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Bequia to stage IWD activies from 2 p.m. on Sunday
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March 6, 2015
Activities to commemorate International Women’s Day in Bequia, organised by the Bequia Bookshop will be held at the Fig Tree Restaurant starting fro...
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NDP to outline its policy on women next week
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March 6, 2015
The New Democratic Party (NDP) will outline the party’s position and policy on women next week. A release from the party’s PRO Vynnette Frederick ...
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Faulty electrical wiring a major problem at JF Mitchell airport
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March 6, 2015
Since the JF Mitchell Airport in Bequia opened in 1993, expectations in relation to passengers traveling through the facility have not been realized. ...
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SVG to benefit from regional cassava industry development project
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March 6, 2015
This country is among seven countries to benefit from a recently launched Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) regional project to support the deve...
SET interns urged to embrace an entrepreneurial attitude
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SET interns urged to embrace an entrepreneurial attitude
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March 6, 2015
The first set of interns to take part in the Support for Education and Training (SET) Programme have been encouraged by Executive Director of Invest S...
FIU and RSVGPF strengthen relations in taking proceeds out of crime
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FIU and RSVGPF strengthen relations in taking proceeds out of crime
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March 6, 2015
The St Vincent and the Grenadines Financial Intelligence Unit (SVG-FIU) through continued partnership with the Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ...
Winfresh and SLNFTO condemn protest action by farmers
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Winfresh and SLNFTO condemn protest action by farmers
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March 6, 2015
Winfresh Limited (“Winfresh”) and the National Fairtrade Organisation (St Lucia) Inc. (“SLNFTO”) unreservedly condemn the protest action by a ...
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SVG, Moroco sign agreement for Soil Fertility Mapping Project
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March 6, 2015
A cooperation agreement between the Moroccan Agricultural Technical Team and the Ministry of Agriculture has been signed for the implementation of the...
LIAT bans carriage  of e-cigarettes in  checked luggage
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LIAT bans carriage of e-cigarettes in checked luggage
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March 6, 2015
Regional airline LIAT has announced that e-cigarettes are prohibited for carriage in checked luggage on the airline’s services effective immediately...
Flow plans to introduce platform that will benefit local stations
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Flow plans to introduce platform that will benefit local stations
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March 6, 2015
Telecommunications provider Flow has indicated that a new platform will be introduced in the “near future” to allow local television stations to p...
School drop out rates: look at reasons, not figures – senior educator
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School drop out rates: look at reasons, not figures – senior educator
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March 6, 2015
A senior educator says that the high drop out rate in St Vincent and the Grenadines should not be addressed in terms of numbers but rather, the focus ...
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Black sigatoka becoming more expensive to contain
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March 6, 2015
The black sigatoka disease is expected to become increasingly more expensive to contain in the coming years. This is what minister of Agriculture, Sab...
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No word yet on flights to AIA – PM
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March 6, 2015
There is still no indication about which airlines will be flying into St Vincent and the Grenadines, once the Argyle International Airport (AIA) becom...
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UWI student, airline worker under investigation
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March 6, 2015
Investigations are said to be ongoing, to get to the bottom of what police believe is a drug ring operating out of the E T Joshua Airport at Arnos Val...
Brass cross stolen from Anglican church
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Brass cross stolen from Anglican church
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March 6, 2015
Churches seem to be getting a lot of attention from burglars these days. On Sunday, February 22, a burglar (or burglars) is said to have removed a cro...
Nurse takes on challenge  of assisting kidney patients
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Nurse takes on challenge of assisting kidney patients
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March 6, 2015
A video which has gone viral on Facebook has given a Vincentian nurse the impetus to build an association that will create awareness of the plight of ...
Migration a leading reason for ‘dropouts’ – Miguel
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Migration a leading reason for ‘dropouts’ – Miguel
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March 6, 2015
It would seem that migration is one of the leading reasons why children leave primary schools in St Vincent and the Grenadines without completing. Min...
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Government is modernizing SVG, says PM Gonsalves
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Government is modernizing SVG, says PM Gonsalves
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August 22, 2025
THE GOVERNMENT, working with several state entities, is modernizing St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) with projects in areas ranging from the energy...
Sandals to invest more than US$ 375 million in new project in SVG
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Sandals to invest more than US$ 375 million in new project in SVG
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August 22, 2025
THE GOVERNMENT, working with several state entities, is modernizing St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) with projects in areas ranging from the energy...
Police turns out 126 from 2025 Summer Music Programme
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Police turns out 126 from 2025 Summer Music Programme
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August 22, 2025
SOME 126 YOUNGSTERS on Thursday, August, 21,2025, graduated from the annual Summer music programme hosted by the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines B...
Akley Olton Dominates Georgetown Film Festival 2025
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Akley Olton Dominates Georgetown Film Festival 2025
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August 22, 2025
THE GEORGETOWN Film Festival (GFF) 2025 spotlighted the remarkable achievements of Vincentian film maker, Akley Olton, whose films ‘Parliament Girls’ ...
NEMO keeps boots on the ground, engaging communities
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NEMO keeps boots on the ground, engaging communities
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August 22, 2025
THE NATIONAL Emergency Management Organisation ( NEMO), remains on the ground in the southern Grenadines, and Director, Michelle Forbes, said apart fr...

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