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Workshop aims to improve Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards (LEGS) in SVG
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February 24, 2015
The Animal Health and Production Division (AHPD) in the Ministry of Agriculture, in conjunction with the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organiza...
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Hosts being sought after for International Garifuna Summit
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February 24, 2015
The Garifuna Heritage Foundation (TGHF) is seeking hosts for some persons who have indicated an interest in attending the March 2015 International Gar...
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Cuban specialist assisting with livestock development programme
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February 24, 2015
Over the next three months, farmers across St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) will be given the opportunity to enhance their farming techniques when ...
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Gospel Fest 2015 to kick off in April
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February 24, 2015
“Restoring the land,” taken from Bible verse Joel 2: 21-26 is the theme for this year’s St Vincent and the Grenadines Gospel Fest. The event run...
Ministry to hold bee-keepers certification course
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Ministry to hold bee-keepers certification course
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February 24, 2015
The Apiculture industry in the Ministry of Agriculture will be holding a “Beginners’ Certification Training Course” on Thursday, February 26 at ...
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Martinique offically sworn in as associate member of OECS
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February 24, 2015
An historic breakthrough that is of much significance to all countries within the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has just occurred.{{...
Rural women to be empowered by new project
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Rural women to be empowered by new project
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February 24, 2015
Women in rural communities are expected to be empowered by a project which is to come on stream soon. The project, which was conceptualized by Invest ...
Foreign policies affect almost everything – Senator Gonsalves
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Foreign policies affect almost everything – Senator Gonsalves
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February 24, 2015
In small countries like St Vincent and the Grenadines, almost everything we talk about has a foreign affairs component. And according to the Minister ...
Water Taxi group is sole authorized Tobago Cays Marine Park garbage collector
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Water Taxi group is sole authorized Tobago Cays Marine Park garbage collector
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February 24, 2015
The Southern Grenadines Water Taxi Association has been appointed the sole authorized garbage collector in the Tobago Cays Marine Park (TCMP). Accordi...
Drummers ask for Balliceaux to be declared national  monument
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Drummers ask for Balliceaux to be declared national monument
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February 24, 2015
The Resistance Heartbeat Drummers Inc, a cultural and educational organization, will, during the months of March to July, be seeking the support of th...
UWI Open Campus to host country conference
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UWI Open Campus to host country conference
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February 24, 2015
The local University of the West Indies Open Campus will, from March 11 to 12, host a country conference under the theme “Promoting a culture of saf...
Vincentian appointed webmaster at Caribbean Examinations Council
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Vincentian appointed webmaster at Caribbean Examinations Council
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February 24, 2015
A Vincentian is among three persons recently appointed to the staff of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC). Ayodele Pompey, a Vincentian, has bee...
GHS student wins first Local History Figure Contest
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GHS student wins first Local History Figure Contest
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February 24, 2015
Girls’ High School (GHS) student Cedeira Bonadie is both shocked and happy about winning the first ever Ministry of Education’s “Local History F...
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Miss SVG 2015 date set for May 30
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February 24, 2015
This year the Miss St Vincent and the Grenadines pageant will be held on Saturday, May 30, beginning at 8 p.m. at the usual venue, the Victoria Park. ...
Past student donates to Questelles Government School
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Past student donates to Questelles Government School
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February 24, 2015
About 32 years ago, Christopher Henville, a past student of the Questelles Government School, migrated to the USA to join his family and to further hi...
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Overseas voters were asked to take photo of ballot – PLP official
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February 24, 2015
Some Kittitian voters living in the diaspora were asked to take photos of their ballots to ensure that they would be placed on a flight back home.{{mo...
Police conducting survey to find new strategies  to help fight crime
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Police conducting survey to find new strategies to help fight crime
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February 24, 2015
The findings of a survey being conducted by the police will be used to come up with strategies to fight crime more effectively. The survey, which bega...
Insurance sales agent resigns over missing $20
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Insurance sales agent resigns over missing $20
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February 24, 2015
An incident surrounding $20 which went missing at his place of employment, over three months ago, has caused an insurance sales agent to resign from h...
LIME shows LOVE to Valentine’s Day Winners
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LIME shows LOVE to Valentine’s Day Winners
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February 20, 2015
Five customers of LIME now have new reasons to love the country’s leading telecommunications provider more. Long-standing LIME customer Reuben Hayne...
Blue Lagoon Hotel & Marina reopens to rave reviews
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Blue Lagoon Hotel & Marina reopens to rave reviews
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February 20, 2015
The totally refurbished and newly reopened Blue Lagoon Hotel & Marina at Ratho Mill is celebrating being listed as the number one hotel in St Vincent ...
EU team reviews  projects in SVG
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EU team reviews projects in SVG
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February 20, 2015
A two-man team from the Delegation of the European Union to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean visited St Vincent and the Grenadines recently to discu...
I see no issue with police donation – COP
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I see no issue with police donation – COP
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February 20, 2015
A recent monetary donation made by a businessman to the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) is causing quite a stir. But, Commis...
VINLEC engineer on six-week training course in Japan
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VINLEC engineer on six-week training course in Japan
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February 20, 2015
Assistant Engineer at St Vincent Electricity Services Limited Morrison Creese is currently in Japan attending a six-week training programme that is ex...
Suggesting that NLA should not borrow from NIS is absurd – Gonsalves
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Suggesting that NLA should not borrow from NIS is absurd – Gonsalves
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February 20, 2015
It is absurd for the Leader of the Opposition to suggest that the National Lotteries Authority (NLA) should not borrow money from the National Insuran...
More excess needed to stimulate economic activity – Glasgow
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More excess needed to stimulate economic activity – Glasgow
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February 20, 2015
St Vincent and the Grenadines has allocated over 62 per cent (from our recurrent budget) to paying our public service, while debt servicing accounts f...
Spotlight on Karen Hinds’ Phenomenal Woman Conference 2015
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Spotlight on Karen Hinds’ Phenomenal Woman Conference 2015
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February 20, 2015
Four years ago, I had this crazy idea that we could put on an event in St Vincent and the Grenadines, where companies could send their female employee...
Private sector will commit when airport is nearing completion – Accountant
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Private sector will commit when airport is nearing completion – Accountant
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February 20, 2015
The local private sector will put things in place to take advantage of the Argyle international airport only when they think that it is nearing comple...
Bigger Biggs never kept track of operations – Environmentalist
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Bigger Biggs never kept track of operations – Environmentalist
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February 20, 2015
Environmentalist Dr Reynold Murray says owner and operator of Bigger Biggs Trucking and Block Construction Co, Leon ‘Bigger Biggs’ Samuel failed t...
Former Bigger Biggs employees unable to find employment
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Former Bigger Biggs employees unable to find employment
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February 20, 2015
In the four years that the operations of Bigger Trucking and Blocks Construction Company had been halted, at least two of the company’s former worke...
Calder SDA donates to National Society for Persons with Disabilities
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Calder SDA donates to National Society for Persons with Disabilities
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February 20, 2015
The Calder Seventh Day Adventist Church has made another donation to the National Society for Persons with Disabilities. During the church’s most re...
Hundreds honour Rock Gutter victims at Toronto Memorial Service
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Hundreds honour Rock Gutter victims at Toronto Memorial Service
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February 20, 2015
Hundreds of Caribbean nationals, mainly Vincentians, living in the Greater Toronto Area attended a Memorial Service at the Wesley Free Methodist Churc...
Brewery rewards retailer with UK trip
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Brewery rewards retailer with UK trip
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February 20, 2015
The St. Vincent Brewery Ltd, through its Guinness brand, is sending one of its lucky retailers, Suedan ‘Slim’ Francis, to England, where he will b...
Six local businesses attend CEDA grant  procurement workshop
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Six local businesses attend CEDA grant procurement workshop
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February 20, 2015
The six local entities that were promised reimbursement grants from the Caribbean Export Development Agency’s (CEDA) Direct Assistance Grant Scheme ...
William Wise jailed for  part in Ponzi scheme
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William Wise jailed for part in Ponzi scheme
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February 20, 2015
William Wise, the man who operated the St Vincent and the Grenadines based Millennium Bank, has been sentenced to almost 22 years in prison by a Calif...
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180 LIAT staff members to be sent home as cost savings measure
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February 20, 2015
It is not yet known whether staff cuts announced for the regional airline LIAT will affect Vincentian workers. Earlier this week, Prime Minister Dr Ra...
LIAT to embark on major structural changes – PM
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LIAT to embark on major structural changes – PM
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February 20, 2015
Major steps are being taken by regional airline LIAT in order to create a more efficient and cost effective network. Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves...
Team Unity sweeps polls in St Kitts/Nevis
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Team Unity sweeps polls in St Kitts/Nevis
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February 20, 2015
Following the appointment of a new administration in St Kitts and Nevis after its general election was held on Monday, February 16, both the Prime Min...
PM’s son, Storm, sources funds for school bus
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PM’s son, Storm, sources funds for school bus
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February 20, 2015
A new school bus is being purchased for students living in North Leeward, using funds sourced by Storm Gonsalves, son of the Prime Minister. Speaking ...
Rotary Club to hold leadership workshop this weekend
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Rotary Club to hold leadership workshop this weekend
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February 20, 2015
This weekend at the Blue Lagoon in Canash, a number of young people involved in leadership ventures in Antigua and Barbuda, St Kitts, St Lucia, Barbad...
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Digicel encourages Vincentians to take advantage of data services
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February 20, 2015
Marketing Executive at Digicel Danielle Cupid says that Digicel has recognized the growing importance of data services and a solid data network to fac...
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs launches essay competition for young people
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February 20, 2015
Vincentian students between the ages of 15 and 25 are being encouraged to take part in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ essay competition. The compe...
Sir James urges new St Kitts government to form one political party
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Sir James urges new St Kitts government to form one political party
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February 20, 2015
Following the victory of Team Unity in the recent general elections in St. Kitts and Nevis (SKN), former prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadi...
Bacchus tells retailers – absorb loss; sell  LPG at new prices
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Bacchus tells retailers – absorb loss; sell LPG at new prices
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February 20, 2015
Retailers of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) have been advised to absorb the loss and sell their old stock at the new prices with immediate effect. Spea...
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PM warns intelligence agencies about hegemony in the region
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PM warns intelligence agencies about hegemony in the region
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August 19, 2025
PRIME MINISTER and Minister of National Security, Dr Ralph Gonsalves is calling on intelligence organisations operating in the region to look at hegem...
Construction progressing steadily on Acute Hospital Project
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Construction progressing steadily on Acute Hospital Project
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August 19, 2025
SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS is being made on the Acute Hospital Project at Arnos Vale, with key structural works advancing on schedule. All reinforcement ste...
First female Coast Guard Officer certified as ‘Officer of the Watch’
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First female Coast Guard Officer certified as ‘Officer of the Watch’
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August 19, 2025
HISTORY WAS MADE in the St Vincent and the Grenadines Coast Guard Service (SVGCG) when Petty Officer, (PO) 780 Sasha Martin, became the first female t...
VincyCares awards 19 scholarships at 2025 Disbursement Ceremony
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VincyCares awards 19 scholarships at 2025 Disbursement Ceremony
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August 19, 2025
VINCYCARES, A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION committed to providing educational opportunities to less fortunate children in St Vincent and the Grenadines(SVG...
OAS Funds US$125,000 CED Climate Change Project targeting Women
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OAS Funds US$125,000 CED Climate Change Project targeting Women
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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...

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