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December 2, 2014
Cecil Charles has been formally dismissed as manager of the National Sports Council. Charles received his letter of dismissal last Friday, signed by t...
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December 2, 2014
LIAT’s Chief Executive Officer David Evans has confirmed that the company recently terminated two pilots, charged with blatantly disregarding instru...
SVG wins gold medal in Treelympics
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December 2, 2014
St Vincent and the Grenadines received international praise for its participation in the recently concluded Treelympics competition, which saw million...
NLA introduces ‘Play 4’
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December 2, 2014
Just in time for the Christmas season, the National Lotteries Authority (NLA) is giving Vincentians another way to win some extra cash. Yesterday, Dec...
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December 2, 2014
The number of reported chikungunya cases here in St Vincent and the Grenadines has been declining, with a significant decrease in the number of cases ...
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December 2, 2014
A temporary ban has been placed on the importation of all poultry products from the United Kingdom. The Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Transformation,...
Farmers in Fancy learn new tricks of trade
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December 2, 2014
Farmers in Fancy will soon be able to practise innovative techniques in crop and livestock production. On Wednesday, November 26, 13 farmers from Fanc...
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November 28, 2014
The Vinsave Child Development Training Centre held its Graduation Ceremony on November 19, for Early Childhood caregivers who completed training in Ea...
Courts donates laptop to Island Scholar
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November 28, 2014
Eight years from now, Lletta Lewis hopes to have the title “Doctor” associated with her name. The current situation however, is that the 18-year-o...
Digicel customer wins $10,000
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November 28, 2014
When Digicel customer Cornelius Francis of Belvedere received a call telling him that he was chosen to take part in Digicel’s “Together we make Ch...
Tourism industry personnel honoured
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November 28, 2014
On Saturday, November 22, a number of persons were recognized for their contribution to the St Vincent and the Grenadines tourism industry. In a Touri...
Women trained as  caregivers for Mustique
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November 28, 2014
Six young women completed a course of study in Childcare and Development at the Vinsave Child Development Centre, in preparation for work on Mustique ...
Attendance at Anglican churches declining
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November 28, 2014
The number of persons that follow the Anglican faith in the Caribbean is diminishing as persons move towards churches that are not attached to the tra...
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November 28, 2014
December 17 is the date set for the presentation of the 2015 Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure. Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves, who made the ann...
PM explains recent Moody’s downgrade
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November 28, 2014
The recent downgrade of St Vincent and the Grenadines’ government bond ratings will not adversely affect any of the transactions that the Government...