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Dispute over cell phone turns deadly
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May 2, 2014
A Mayreau family is in turmoil and the small community in shock, after a family argument turned deadly on that tiny Grenadine island last Sunday after...
Special Olympics SVG shares jackpot win
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April 25, 2014
Cassandra Richards, the winner of the Special Olympics SVG (SOSVG) bingo jackpot has decided to share her big win to Take Us to the World.{{more}} Cas...
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April 25, 2014
A coordinator for the Banana Accompanying Measures (BAM) initiative has been instated.{{more}} During a press conference on April 17, Minister of Agri...
Digicel promotions winners
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April 25, 2014
A number of Digicel customers enjoyed their Easter more than usual, as they were lucky winners in a number of giveaway promotions put on by the teleco...
Delicia wins ‘selfie’ competition
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April 25, 2014
Taking a photo of one's self (a selfie) is the new craze and just by doing this, Digicel customer Shonnell Delicia won herself a brand new Digicel DL6...
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April 25, 2014
While some mainland visitors and local residents to the Grenadine island of Bequia lamented that the Easter festivities were rather tame as compared w...
GECCU encourages ‘greener’ SVG
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April 25, 2014
A yellow Poui tree planted on the grounds of the National Public Library highlights the commitment of the General Employees Corporative Credit Union (...
Queen Elizabeth II marks 88th birthday
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April 25, 2014
Fri April 25, 2014 A portrait of Her Majesty The Queen by the renowned British photographer David Bailey CBE was released last Sunday to mark Her Maje...
Nelson Bloc says ‘We Drinking’ at Bottlers
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April 25, 2014
East Caribbean Bottlers Inc (ECBI) is now a corporate sponsor of Nelson Bloc Cultural Organisation’s 2014 production “We Drinkin”.{{more}} A rel...
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April 25, 2014
A combination of a twisted ankle and an infected cut kept Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves off his feet last week.{{more}} The prime minister told me...
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April 25, 2014
A record number of motor vehicle accidents took place here over the Easter weekend.{{more}} Police say that 16 accidents, one of which was fatal, were...
VSPCA provides medical care to needy animals
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April 17, 2014
The local animal welfare organisation and its affiliate are stepping up efforts to provide medical and other care to needy animals across the country....
Scotiabank donates to fisheries
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April 17, 2014
The 2014 Fisherman's Day Committee received a financial boost from the Bank of Nova Scotia last week.{{more}} On Wednesday, April 9, the bank became t...
KFC introduces  Original Recipe Salad
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April 17, 2014
Minister of Health Wellness and the Environment Clayton Burgin has lauded fast food restaurant franchise Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) for taking a hea...
Optipharm Eye Centre staff feed homeless
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April 17, 2014
The staff of Optipharm Eye Centre held a ‘feeding the homeless’ activity under the Singer gallery on Sunday, April 13, 2014.{{more}} This activity...
Bet you didn’t know
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April 17, 2014
The recently assigned Chargé d’Affairs at the Venezuelan Embassy, Elias Villaba, is the representative here of a government which has had long and ...
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April 17, 2014
Karen Hinds’ Phenomenal Women Conference was not designed to bash men.This view was highlighted by a number of the conference’s featured speakers,...
Gems of the Antilles donates to flood victims
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April 17, 2014
VINSAVE and the Children Welfare Fund Committee continue to assist some families who were affected by the December floods.{{more}} This assistance was...
Brand new clothing  for flood  victims
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April 17, 2014
Members of 15 families in the Dark View community who were affected by flash floods last December were recipients of brand new pieces of clothing, las...
Spring wins $500 grocery voucher from Courts
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April 17, 2014
Spring Village, Georgetown resident Veron Spring is Courts St Vincent Limited’s first I Love My Appliances from Courts Grocery Giveaway campaign win...
Guides’ photo exhibition
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April 17, 2014
Vincentians, who had the chance to visit the Girl Guides Headquarters last weekend, were treated to a visual display of guiding history in St Vincent ...