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University of Wales holds screening today for a film by Vincentian film maker
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University of Wales holds screening today for a film by Vincentian film maker
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March 8, 2024
Today, March 8, 2024, Cardiff University’s School of Social Sciences will host a screening of “SugarLands,” a 45-minute film commissioned by the Unive...
Schools kick start National Heritage Month with annual Festival
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Schools kick start National Heritage Month with annual Festival
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March 8, 2024
The streets of Kingstown were on Tuesday March 5, 2024 resplendent in the colours gold, white and black as students from various Primary and Secondary...
St.Vincent Brewery installs a Robot
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St.Vincent Brewery installs a Robot
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March 8, 2024
St Vincent Brewery limited has installed a robot to assist in aspects of its production work. In a release, the Campden Park-based manufacturing compa...
Rains dislodge large boulder at Biabou
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Rains dislodge large boulder at Biabou
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March 8, 2024
Heavy and persistent rains on Tuesday resulted in a landslide at Biabou, which luckily, occurred before traffic got busy along the Windward Highway. T...
Murder suspects back in Grenada police custody
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Murder suspects back in Grenada police custody
Christina 
March 6, 2024
The three men who are the main suspects of a murder investigation of a US couple are officially back in the custody of the Royal Grenada Police Force ...
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CARICOM Heads still firmly committed to their fight against crime
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March 5, 2024
Following the inaugural symposium on Crime and Violence as a Public Health Safety Issue and the Declaration of the Heads of Government in Trinidad and...
Opposition Leader promises to revitalise SVG’s economy
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Opposition Leader promises to revitalise SVG’s economy
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March 5, 2024
Leader of the Opposition, Dr Godwin Friday says that he knows the hardships that people in St Vincent and the Grenadines are facing; and he is promisi...
NEMO invites stakeholders to a consultation at decommissioned ET Joshua Airport
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NEMO invites stakeholders to a consultation at decommissioned ET Joshua Airport
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March 5, 2024
The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO), has extended an invitation to residents, owners, and other interested stakeholders in the vicin...
Female scammer bonded  after pleading guilty, ordered to compensate victims
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Female scammer bonded after pleading guilty, ordered to compensate victims
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March 5, 2024
A woman who scammed some online shoppers of their money with her fake clothing business, was placed on a bond and ordered to pay compensation. Tasheca...
No ‘for sale’ sign in SVG’s window- PM Gonsalves
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No ‘for sale’ sign in SVG’s window- PM Gonsalves
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March 5, 2024
Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves has made it absolutely clear that no one will be allowed to dictate how St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), operat...
Primary Schools Teachers and administrators learn to implement new  harmonised curriculum
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Primary Schools Teachers and administrators learn to implement new harmonised curriculum
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March 5, 2024
Teachers and administrators of Primary Schools across St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), are into a weeks-long series of workshop sessions intended ...
ECCB to establish Regional Standards Setting Body for Non-Bank Financial Sector
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ECCB to establish Regional Standards Setting Body for Non-Bank Financial Sector
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March 5, 2024
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank said it is taking steps to introduce a Regional Standards Setting Body to regulate non-bank financial institutions ...
Man sentenced to 28 years for sexually abusing his niece
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Man sentenced to 28 years for sexually abusing his niece
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March 1, 2024
A young man asked a judge for “some leniency” before being sentenced to prison, after he was found guilty of having unlawful sexual intercourse with h...
St Vincent court orders that escaped Grenadians be deported
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St Vincent court orders that escaped Grenadians be deported
Christina 
March 4, 2024
A deportation order was handed down from the Kingstown Magistrate's Court on Monday for the three Grenadians who are now the main suspects in a murder...
Haiti, climate financing to be raised by UN Secretary General at CELAC summit
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Haiti, climate financing to be raised by UN Secretary General at CELAC summit
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March 1, 2024
The United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres has promised to raise the issue of the crisis in Haiti at today’s Community of Latin American a...
Local attorney Chevanev Charles admitted to New York Bar
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Local attorney Chevanev Charles admitted to New York Bar
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March 1, 2024
Local attorney, Chevanev Charles was officially admitted to the New York Bar on Wednesday, February 21, 2024. The admission ceremony, held before the ...
Opposition MP says Sandals has been given unfair advantage
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Opposition MP says Sandals has been given unfair advantage
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March 1, 2024
Member of Parliament for Central Kingstown, St Clair Leacock, has knocked the government for failing to create what he has described as a “harmonious ...
Gun amnesty takes effect from today
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Gun amnesty takes effect from today
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March 1, 2024
The Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF), is granting holders of illegal firearms and ammunition a 92-day grace period as of toda...
Syphilis, hypertension pregnancy admissions up; HIV-positive down for 2023
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Syphilis, hypertension pregnancy admissions up; HIV-positive down for 2023
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March 1, 2024
A local medical official has expressed concern about the “significant increase” in pregnant women being admitted to hospital with hypertension- a cond...
SVG accelerates efforts to grow its hot pepper industry
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SVG accelerates efforts to grow its hot pepper industry
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March 1, 2024
Building on the country’s plans to increase food production and trade, public and private sector stakeholders from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ha...
Jazz at Sunset making music magically
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Jazz at Sunset making music magically
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March 1, 2024
by Maralyn Ballantyne LLB. Hons. The February pre-Valentines edition of Jazz@ Sunset, sold out several days before the event, remains on the minds of ...
Robinson returns as president of Teachers’ Union
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Robinson returns as president of Teachers’ Union
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March 1, 2024
Oswald Robinson was returned to the helm of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers’ Union (SVGTU) according to the preliminary returns from its Fe...
Taiwan to assist with SVG backyard gardening push
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Taiwan to assist with SVG backyard gardening push
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March 1, 2024
The Government of Taiwan, through its Embassy in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), is providing a boost to this country’s backyard gardening thrust...
Pan Against Crime celebrates 16 years with concert
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Pan Against Crime celebrates 16 years with concert
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March 1, 2024
The Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF), in collaboration with the National Commission on Crime Prevention (NCCP), the Pan again...
Bequia  Foundation  receives monetary donation from  St George Lodge
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Bequia Foundation receives monetary donation from St George Lodge
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March 1, 2024
The St George Lodge 2616 on Saturday February 24, 2024, presented a cheque in the amount of EC$2,000 to the Sylvester Ambrose Simmons Memorial Foundat...
Island Routes Expands to SVG
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Island Routes Expands to SVG
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March 1, 2024
Caribbean excursion company, Island Routes will expand operations to St. Vincent and the Grenadines in 2024, offering 29 private experiences, from adv...
Fraud in the farmer’s ID System helping to support thieves – Senator Bruce
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Fraud in the farmer’s ID System helping to support thieves – Senator Bruce
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February 27, 2024
Opposition Senator, Israel Bruce has expressed concern about inadequate audits of the Farmers’ ID system which he claims is leading to increased incid...
Facility to treat ‘the bends’ to be established in SVG
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Facility to treat ‘the bends’ to be established in SVG
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February 27, 2024
The Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), is in the process of sourcing a Hyperbaric Chamber from the United Kingdom to be able to offer ...
SVG Teachers Union  responds to money non-disbursement claim
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SVG Teachers Union responds to money non-disbursement claim
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February 27, 2024
Executive members of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers Union (SVGTU), have responded to a claim on radio by a member of the union that money ...
NDP members attend WFD Cross Party ‘Women Lead’ Conference in London
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NDP members attend WFD Cross Party ‘Women Lead’ Conference in London
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February 27, 2024
Opposition leader, Dr. Godwin Friday and Opposition Senator, Shevern John attended the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) Cross Party “Women L...
Bill passed to allow for audio and video High Court recordings
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Bill passed to allow for audio and video High Court recordings
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February 27, 2024
There is “too much tardiness” on the part of some judges in expediting matters before their courts. This is the view of Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsa...
Government to construct homes for at risk and abused children
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Government to construct homes for at risk and abused children
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February 27, 2024
The Ministry of National Mobilization has been mandated to construct two homes for at risk children in St Vincent and the Grenadines. This was highlig...
UNAIDS comments on High Court ruling on challenge to Buggery laws
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UNAIDS comments on High Court ruling on challenge to Buggery laws
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February 27, 2024
The United Nations body, UNAIDS has described as discriminatory, a recent High Court ruling in which two gay Vincentians living abroad mounted a chall...
Alleged baby killer  appears for arraignment
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Alleged baby killer appears for arraignment
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February 27, 2024
A 22 year old man who allegedly kidnapped and murdered a one year old baby in Rose Hall has been remanded into custody. Jeremiah Samuel, of Rose Hall,...
SEARCHLIGHT launches new Facebook page, WhatsApp channel
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SEARCHLIGHT launches new Facebook page, WhatsApp channel
Christina 
February 23, 2024
Following a security on its Facebook page, local newspaper SEARCHLIGHT has taken the decision to move their news content to a new page. The breach occ...
Schools to close for  two days  for CELAC Summit
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Schools to close for two days for CELAC Summit
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February 23, 2024
The Ministry of Education is instituting a two day closure of schools in light of the upcoming Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean...
PM’s wife does  not regret the  political journey  with her husband
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PM’s wife does not regret the political journey with her husband
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February 23, 2024
Eloise Gonsalves, wife of Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has spoken publicly of his unwavering love for the people of St Vincent and the Grenadines...
Leacock pays tribute to Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves
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Leacock pays tribute to Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves
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February 23, 2024
Opposition Member of Parliament, St Clair Leacock, has showered praise on Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves for his 30 years as representative in Par...
Caribbean Economies on the Rebound – CDB Official
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Caribbean Economies on the Rebound – CDB Official
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February 23, 2024
The majority of Caribbean economies are on the rebound says Director of Economics at the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Ian Durant. Speaking at the ...
Giddens heads new Board of Hotel and Tourism Association
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Giddens heads new Board of Hotel and Tourism Association
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February 23, 2024
The St Vincent and the Grenadines Hotel and Tourism Association has elected Isola Giddens as its new president. Giddens, who operates Grenadines House...
Windward bandits displaying potential for murder
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Windward bandits displaying potential for murder
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February 23, 2024
by Christina Smith “They took two big knives from the kitchen with the longest blades and I could not find them. I spoke to a police officer friend of...
OECS Robotics Association launched
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OECS Robotics Association launched
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February 23, 2024
The St Kitts and Nevis Robotics Association (SKNRA) celebrated a major milestone on Wednesday February 14, 2024, when it successfully launched the OEC...
India supporting Climate Change Resilience in the Caribbean
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India supporting Climate Change Resilience in the Caribbean
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February 23, 2024
St Vincent and the Grenadines and other small Island developing states are being encouraged to access technical and financial support in building clim...
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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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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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