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VINLEC reaching out to the public with new initiatives
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VINLEC reaching out to the public with new initiatives
Forrest 
May 10, 2024
The St Vincent Electricity Services Limited (VINLEC), said it is in the process of launching several transformative initiatives and projects geared to...
CWSA monitoring major systems due to reduced rainfall
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CWSA monitoring major systems due to reduced rainfall
Forrest 
May 10, 2024
The Central Water and Sewerage Authority (CWSA) recorded a 37 per cent reduction in rainfall during September, 2023 which is usually referred to as th...
National Libraries celebrate Library week
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National Libraries celebrate Library week
Forrest 
May 7, 2024
The National Public Library, Archives and Documentation Services (NPLADS) is this week celebrating Library Week from May 6-11 under the theme: Ready, ...
Stronger measures needed to monitor flea-affected schools – SVGTU head
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Stronger measures needed to monitor flea-affected schools – SVGTU head
Forrest 
May 7, 2024
Representatives of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers Union (SVGTU) are questioning when the Ministry of Education will establish proper monit...
Teachers Union anticipates victory in Court of Appeal
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Teachers Union anticipates victory in Court of Appeal
Forrest 
May 7, 2024
The St Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers Union (SVGTU) believes that victory is certain stating that the Court of Appeal will uphold the ruling that...
Rubis makes donation to Petersville School
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Rubis makes donation to Petersville School
Forrest 
May 7, 2024
Rubis has donated a quantity of supplies to the Petersville primary school comprising backpacks, books, ink, printing paper, a printer, and laptop to ...
Economically disadvantaged  student loan applications now open
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Economically disadvantaged student loan applications now open
Forrest 
May 7, 2024
The Ministry of Education has opened the application process for the economically disadvantaged student loan for the academic year 2024-2025. The appl...
PM expresses opposition to ‘pay and wear’ to raise funds in schools
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PM expresses opposition to ‘pay and wear’ to raise funds in schools
Forrest 
May 3, 2024
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves feels that charging money for students to attend classes without their uniform is creating unnecessary tensions and ...
Dr Gonsalves still laments absence of death penalty
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Dr Gonsalves still laments absence of death penalty
Forrest 
May 3, 2024
This country’s Minister of National Security, Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has once again stated his support for the death penalty to apply to pe...
PM Gonsalves receives honour from Japan
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PM Gonsalves receives honour from Japan
Forrest 
May 3, 2024
On Monday April 29, 2024, the Government of Japan announced its conferment of the high national decoration of the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Ris...
Prime Minister calls on Trade Unions to introspect
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Prime Minister calls on Trade Unions to introspect
Forrest 
May 3, 2024
St Vincent and the Grenadines observed Labour Day on Wednesday May 1, without fanfare. No major events or celebrations were put on by the workers’ rep...
TeamUp Global bringing employment opportunities to SVG
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TeamUp Global bringing employment opportunities to SVG
Forrest 
May 3, 2024
Founder and chief executive officer of TeamUp Global, Harry DeBari, believes “the time is right” for the expansion of the nearshore sector in St Vince...
Better protocols needed for information sharing between government departments – Land management officer
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Better protocols needed for information sharing between government departments – Land management officer
Forrest 
May 3, 2024
Land management officer in the Land and Surveys Department, Collis Murray, has made a call for protocols to be established to make it mandatory for go...
Sale of ICC T/20 tickets begins in Kingstown
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Sale of ICC T/20 tickets begins in Kingstown
Forrest 
May 3, 2024
Kent Louis of Rose Bank was the first purchaser of a ticket on Thursday morning, May 2, 2024, when the ICC T/20 Cricket World Cup box office commenced...
PSCS – a 35 year journey of faith and perseverance
News, Special Feature
PSCS – a 35 year journey of faith and perseverance
Forrest 
May 3, 2024
The Start: It was May 1, 1989, that Camille Crichton, not yet 30, took the decision to step into a new endeavour by starting her own business. As she ...
Body of John Doe discovered in New Montrose residence
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Body of John Doe discovered in New Montrose residence
Christina 
May 1, 2024
At approximately 11 am on Tuesday, April 30, the Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force received information about a partially decomposed...
Autopsy of doctor shows death was due to asphyxia from sea sand
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Autopsy of doctor shows death was due to asphyxia from sea sand
Christina 
May 1, 2024
The Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) wishes to provide an update regarding the ongoing investigation into the discovery of...
Police: No foul play suspected in death of Paul Over man
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Police: No foul play suspected in death of Paul Over man
Christina 
April 29, 2024
The Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) is currently investigating the discovery of a body found off the coast of Rose Bank o...
National footballer shot dead
Front Page, News
National footballer shot dead
Forrest 
April 26, 2024
by Eldonte Samuel Zenroy Lee had taken a sabbatical from this country’s Senior National Football team, but returned to the trial squad and had been th...
Dr Margaret Ann Eustace found dead on Bequia beach
Front Page, News
Dr Margaret Ann Eustace found dead on Bequia beach
Forrest 
April 26, 2024
Dr Margaret Ann Eustace was said to have gone to Bequia to escape some of the heat currently being experienced and booked herself in at Friendship Vil...
Inland Revenue to go after Unicomer for full $20 million taxes owed
Front Page, News
Inland Revenue to go after Unicomer for full $20 million taxes owed
Forrest 
April 26, 2024
Unicomer St. Vincent Ltd., parent company of Courts Furniture Store, is expected to be served with notice very soon from the Inland Revenue Department...
Woman who was robbed, beaten looking forward to returning to work
Front Page, News
Woman who was robbed, beaten looking forward to returning to work
Forrest 
April 26, 2024
A woman of Rockies who was attacked and robbed on her way to work last weekend was still a patient at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (MCMH) up to p...
Pastor urges new police officers to ‘raise the bar’
Front Page, News
Pastor urges new police officers to ‘raise the bar’
Forrest 
April 26, 2024
by Eldonté Samuel In keeping with the theme, ‘Success through faith and discipline’, keynote speaker Pastor Brent St Jean emphasised that in order for...
Former LIAT SVG workers still waiting for compensation
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Former LIAT SVG workers still waiting for compensation
Forrest 
April 26, 2024
by Kirby Jackson The Vincentian workers of the now defunct LIAT 1974 limited are hoping that Prime Minister, Ralph Gonsalves will give them the perfec...
Man’s partly decomposed body found at his home at Argyle
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Man’s partly decomposed body found at his home at Argyle
Forrest 
April 26, 2024
The Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF), said they are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of...
Port workers dismissals hard to challenge – Union
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Port workers dismissals hard to challenge – Union
Forrest 
April 26, 2024
by Christina Smith The National Workers Movement (NWM) has weighed heavily and decided it is not in the best interest of the Union to challenge the di...
Ambassador King affirms SVG has long recognised Palestine
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Ambassador King affirms SVG has long recognised Palestine
Forrest 
April 26, 2024
St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), is among the majority of independent Caribbean states which have recognized Palestine as an independent State. Th...
Regional Utilities examine disaster management strategies
News
Regional Utilities examine disaster management strategies
Forrest 
April 26, 2024
Electric utilities across the region have been discussing strategies for the management of disasters at the annual disaster management round table of ...
SVG Parrot population growing again
News
SVG Parrot population growing again
Forrest 
April 26, 2024
There are positive signs that the population of this country’s National Bird, the Amazona Guildingi, is being restored following the eruptions of La S...
Tourism Minister welcomes air  connection to French Caribbean
News
Tourism Minister welcomes air connection to French Caribbean
Forrest 
April 26, 2024
Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation, Carlos James has welcomed the announcement of new flights connecting St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Lucia...
Association to address concerns of Calypsonians raised at weekend forum
News
Association to address concerns of Calypsonians raised at weekend forum
Forrest 
April 26, 2024
The general consensus of participants in a judges workshop, organised by the executive of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Calypsonians Association (...
Fleas force closure of Secondary Schools at Arnos Vale
News
Fleas force closure of Secondary Schools at Arnos Vale
Forrest 
April 26, 2024
Students of the Thomas Saunders Secondary and the St Vincent Girls’ High School were expected to return to their classrooms today, Friday April 26, 20...
Brother must pay for striking sister with cutlass over food
From the Courts, News
Brother must pay for striking sister with cutlass over food
Forrest 
April 26, 2024
A young man who used a cutlass to strike his half sister after an argument over items of food that were not his, was fined and ordered to pay compensa...
St Martin’s Secondary nails JCI Earth Day poster competition
News
St Martin’s Secondary nails JCI Earth Day poster competition
Christina 
April 25, 2024
In this year’s JCI St Vincent Poster Competition Lucas Huggins of the St Martins Secondary School took the top spot. He was followed by Rolene Sam of ...
Murder suspect fatally shot by police
News
Murder suspect fatally shot by police
Christina 
April 25, 2024
Following a shooting that occurred in the Murray’s Village/Rockies area, the primary suspect in the killing was reportedly shot and killed by police o...
East Caribbean Feeds  participates in St. Kitts Agricultural Fair
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East Caribbean Feeds participates in St. Kitts Agricultural Fair
Christina 
April 25, 2024
East Caribbean Feeds, a subsidiary of the East Caribbean Group of Companies (ECGC), said it is once again actively supporting a yearly agricultural ev...
Woman attacked, robbed on her way to work
News
Woman attacked, robbed on her way to work
Christina 
April 23, 2024
A Murray's Village woman is currently in hospital recovering, following an attack which left her lying unconscious on the road in a pool of blood. The...
Man bonded, ordered to pay compensation for boxing his girlfriend over little rice, no meat
From the Courts, News
Man bonded, ordered to pay compensation for boxing his girlfriend over little rice, no meat
Forrest 
April 23, 2024
A Green Hill man who boxed his girlfriend in the eye and about her body because she left a small portion of rice with no meat for him to eat, was orde...
NDP leader says ULP administration has underperformed economically
News
NDP leader says ULP administration has underperformed economically
Forrest 
April 23, 2024
The New Democratic Party (NDP), is of the view that the governing Unity Labour Party (ULP), has failed the people of St Vincent and the Grenadines. ND...
South Leeward to get $6.5 million investment
News
South Leeward to get $6.5 million investment
Forrest 
April 23, 2024
Major works under the national road rehabilitation project amounting to in excess of $6.5 million is almost at the half way time frame in the constitu...
COVID-19 vaccine mandate  appeal hearing slated for May
News
COVID-19 vaccine mandate appeal hearing slated for May
Forrest 
April 23, 2024
The Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal has set May 2, 2024 as the date for hearing the appeal in the COVID-19 vaccine mandate case. The case was initia...
Ministry of National Mobilisation receives donation from Taiwan
News
Ministry of National Mobilisation receives donation from Taiwan
Forrest 
April 23, 2024
The Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in collaboration with the SimplyHelp Foundation handed over sporting equipment, toys, shoes and clothing...
Work progressing to have a Digital Single Window for land and property Transactions
News
Work progressing to have a Digital Single Window for land and property Transactions
Forrest 
April 23, 2024
The Caribbean Digital Transformation Project (CARDTP) will this week be advancing efforts to implement a Digital single window for land and property t...
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OAS Funds US$125,000 CED Climate Change Project targeting Women
News
OAS Funds US$125,000 CED Climate Change Project targeting Women
Forrest 
August 14, 2025
The Organization of American States (OAS), through its Development Cooperation Fund (DCF), has approved a US$125,000 project for the Centre for Enterp...
Flow signs EC$1.2 million project to supply Internet services to schools across SVG
News
Flow signs EC$1.2 million project to supply Internet services to schools across SVG
Forrest 
August 14, 2025
The National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC) and Cable & Wireless St Vincent and the Grenadines Ltd. (Flow) officially signed a contra...
History of SVG Volume 1 handed over to Dr Gonsalves
News
History of SVG Volume 1 handed over to Dr Gonsalves
Forrest 
August 14, 2025
A document of our story, written by our own Vincentians, is how Minister of Culture, Carlos James, has described Volume One of the History of Saint Vi...
Police receive ‘bucket truck’ under Taiwan-funded Video Analytics project
News
Police receive ‘bucket truck’ under Taiwan-funded Video Analytics project
Forrest 
August 14, 2025
The exhibition and hand over ceremony for a bucket truck that marked the end-of-phase for the Enhancing Public Safety with Intelligent Video Analytics...
Police mourns passing of Corporal Bailey
News
Police mourns passing of Corporal Bailey
Forrest 
August 14, 2025
The Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force(RSVGPF) said it is deeply saddened by the passing of Corporal 603 Selman Bailey, who died on Satu...

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