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Help for important fruit and vegetable sector
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December 3, 2013
St Vincent and the Grenadines is getting Mexican assistance to build capacity in the local fruit and vegetable sector.{{more}} Mexican vegetable consu...
Renovation on Liberty Lodge Boys Training Centre to commence
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Renovation on Liberty Lodge Boys Training Centre to commence
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December 3, 2013
Work on the renovation of the Liberty Lodge Boys Training Centre is to begin in approximately two weeks time.{{more}} Last Friday, Minister with respo...
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Workshop to help reduce child mortality begins today
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December 3, 2013
A Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) workshop, which seeks to reduce child mortality, begins here today.{{more}} The workshop, which is being conducted by t...
Free HIV testing done as Vincentians mark World AIDS Day for 2013
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Free HIV testing done as Vincentians mark World AIDS Day for 2013
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December 3, 2013
St Vincent and the Grenadines on Sunday joined the rest of the world in commemorating World AIDS Day, with a series of activities that began on Friday...
Andrew and Anneke Russell called to the Bar
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Andrew and Anneke Russell called to the Bar
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December 3, 2013
Andrew and Anneke Russell last Friday became only the second couple in St Vincent and the Grenadines to be called at the same time to the local Bar.{{...
Browne on UNFPA Youth Advisory Group
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Browne on UNFPA Youth Advisory Group
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December 3, 2013
Minister of National Mobilisation, Social Development, Family, Gender Affairs, Persons with Disabilities and Youth Frederick Stephenson has expressed ...
Smooth transition at Port Authority
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Smooth transition at Port Authority
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December 3, 2013
Officials at the St Vincent and the Grenadines Port Authority (SVGPA) have declared that the transition from port police officers to members of the Ro...
BAICO to pay out $16.2 million to policyholders in SVG by 2014
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BAICO to pay out $16.2 million to policyholders in SVG by 2014
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December 3, 2013
Between now and March 2014, 540 persons in St Vincent and the Grenadines who hold policies with BAICO will receive payments totalling EC$16.2 million....
Police seize 80 pounds of cocaine at Questelles beach
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Police seize 80 pounds of cocaine at Questelles beach
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December 3, 2013
The coordinated intelligence work of the different law enforcement agencies here is bearing fruit.{{more}} Prime Minister and Minister of National Sec...
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Sunday is World AIDS Day
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November 29, 2013
Fri Nov 29, 2013 World AIDS Day, December 1, will be commemorated this Sunday under the theme: “Getting to Zero: Zero New HIV infections; Zero AIDS-...
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Communities to have say on Greenhouse Parks
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November 29, 2013
Public consultations on the establishment of Green­house Parks for improved vegetable production begin next week in the three targeted areas of the c...
Universal Children’s Day
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Universal Children’s Day
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November 29, 2013
As the world celebrated Universal Children’s Day on Wednesday, November 20, some Early Childhood practitioners of District 1, which includes the Fan...
Programmes created, targeting youth
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Programmes created, targeting youth
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November 29, 2013
Youths in St Vincent and the Grenadines have been encouraged to become a part of groups in their schools and communities.{{more}} Through the Ministry...
Civil society presents petition to CARICOM leaders on Dominican Republic Court Ruling
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Civil society presents petition to CARICOM leaders on Dominican Republic Court Ruling
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November 29, 2013
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has an “historic opportunity” to demonstrate its relevance to, and its caring for, the citizens of the region by...
CARICOM suspends review of Dominican Republic’s request for membership
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CARICOM suspends review of Dominican Republic’s request for membership
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November 29, 2013
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has suspended consideration of a request by the Dominican Republic for membership of CARICOM.{{more}} A statement is...
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Public assistance needed to clean up voters’ list
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November 29, 2013
Members of the general public are being asked to get involved in the process to clean up the voters’ list.{{more}} Speaking on Tuesday night on Star...
Home owners in landslide prone areas urged to be on lookout
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Home owners in landslide prone areas urged to be on lookout
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November 29, 2013
Extensive rainfall has once again wreaked havoc on mainland St Vincent, causing a number of land slides in the Windward and Mesopotamia areas earlier ...
Owia Sports and Cultural Organisation (OSCO) to host fashion extravaganza
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Owia Sports and Cultural Organisation (OSCO) to host fashion extravaganza
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November 29, 2013
The Owia Sports and Cultural Organisation will, on Saturday evening, bring fashion to Owia and surrounding communities, with the staging of the first ...
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Sagicor Inc to hold road show in Kingstown on December 6
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November 29, 2013
The local branch of Sagicor Inc will hold an information session for new policyholders, persons who recently had their policies transferred from Briti...
Police Band ready for Christmas concerts
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Police Band ready for Christmas concerts
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November 29, 2013
Instead of presenting just a melodious package for their annual Christmas concerts, the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force Band will thi...
SHE returns to Caribbean news-stands in December
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SHE returns to Caribbean news-stands in December
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November 29, 2013
SHE is back, and SHE’s bigger and better than SHE ever was! That’s right. We’re talking about the Caribbean’s favourite magazine, loaded with ...
Digicel brightens up  customers’ Christmas
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Digicel brightens up customers’ Christmas
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November 29, 2013
Just by doing what comes naturally with your Digicel cellular phone, or using any of the company’s other services, can earn you up to EC$2,000 a day...
Cato, Garraway win $500 each in ‘Top Up and Win’ promotion
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Cato, Garraway win $500 each in ‘Top Up and Win’ promotion
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November 29, 2013
Clementina Garraway and Shiron Cato were both made to smile this week by Digicel as the two women each collected EC$500 from the telecommunications co...
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Eastern Caribbean Central Bank launches 2014 OECS Essay Competition
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November 29, 2013
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) announces the launch of the 2014 OECS Essay Competition, which is designed to encourage critical thinking am...
Childhood supervisors trained at workshop
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Childhood supervisors trained at workshop
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November 29, 2013
A cohort of Early Childhood Supervisors has been trained in Record-Keeping and Reporting. These persons were trained earlier this week at a “trainin...
Food on the table
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Food on the table
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November 29, 2013
Residents of the West St George (WSG) constituency can now fashion their menu and in fact set their lunch and dinner tables complete with chicken whic...
Anglicans to hold Advent Mission Service
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Anglicans to hold Advent Mission Service
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November 29, 2013
Sunday December 1 marks the start of the season of Advent which signals the beginning of the church’s year. The Anglican Archdeaconry of St Vincent ...
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Securing banana recovery through disease management training
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November 29, 2013
Efforts to modernise and develop SVG’s agriculture sector continued last week with specialised training for the key players in the fight against the...
Glasgow called to the Bar
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Glasgow called to the Bar
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November 29, 2013
Keah Glasgow, the newest member of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Bar wants to the other young people in the country to know that they should never...
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Nine Mornings Committee calls for ‘Lighting up of Kingstown’
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November 29, 2013
The SVG Nine Mornings Committee is making a strong appeal to government departments and businesses in Kingstown to “light up” their premises this ...
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Courts offering Black Friday deals all day long
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November 29, 2013
Black Friday deals have not escaped loyal customers of Courts, as they would be a part of the biggest shopping day of the year.{{more}} Today, the doo...
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‘Share the joy with a gift from Courts’ Sunday this Monday
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November 29, 2013
The mother of all Christmas promotions will begin this Sunday at Courts.{{more}} In addition to the fact that the furniture and appliance giant will b...
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Georgetown woman hospitalised after ingesting a poisonous substance
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November 29, 2013
A mother of five is said to be clinging to life at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital after ingesting a poisonous substance.{{more}} SEARCHLIGHT unders...
Frankie McIntosh to be honoured at Naniki Caribbean Jazz Safari
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Frankie McIntosh to be honoured at Naniki Caribbean Jazz Safari
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November 29, 2013
The prestigious Naniki Caribbean Jazz Safari Legends Award will be presented to St Vincent and the Grenadines’ best-known composer and multi-award w...
Region in need of proper wastewater management system
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Region in need of proper wastewater management system
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November 29, 2013
Approximately 85 per cent of wastewater that is produced in the Caribbean ends up in the marine environment without being treated.{{more}} This is one...
Eustace fires back  at Sir James
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Eustace fires back at Sir James
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November 29, 2013
After years of restraint, Arnhim Eustace is taking the fight to Sir James Mitchell.{{more}} On Wednesday, Eustace, President of the New Democratic Par...
What is a ‘cess’ payment?
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What is a ‘cess’ payment?
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November 26, 2013
Very often, when the banana industry is being discussed, reference is made to a “cess”. SEARCHLIGHT asked Ashley Caine of the Ministry of Agricult...
Vinsave Pre-school in Layou reopens in new facility
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Vinsave Pre-school in Layou reopens in new facility
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November 26, 2013
by Robertson Henry Tue Nov 17, 2013 Teachers and parents of pre-schoolers attending the Vinsave Pre-school at Layou can now breathe sighs of relief fo...
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CARICOM Bureau meets today on DR court ruling
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November 26, 2013
A Special Meeting of the Bureau of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be held today, Tuesday, 26 November...
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House of Assembly meets on Thursday
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November 26, 2013
Nineteen questions for oral answer, ten Bills and two questions for written answers are down on the Order Paper for when the House of Assembly meets t...
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Increasing exports to EU through market intelligence
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November 26, 2013
Today and tomorrow, the SVG Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation Unit (SVGEPAIU), in collaboration with Invest SVG, will conduct a workshop e...
Guyana to host CXC governance meetings
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Guyana to host CXC governance meetings
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November 26, 2013
Guyana will host the annual governance meetings of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) on December 5 and 6 , 2013 at the Pegasus Hotel in Georget...
Vincentian awarded with MBE by Queen Elizabeth II
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Vincentian awarded with MBE by Queen Elizabeth II
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November 26, 2013
Jannett Williams-Creese MBE, SRN, BA (Hons) was born and brought up in Calliaqua, St Vincent. Her parents were the late Daniel and Luenda Williams of ...
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Government is modernizing SVG, says PM Gonsalves
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Government is modernizing SVG, says PM Gonsalves
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August 22, 2025
THE GOVERNMENT, working with several state entities, is modernizing St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) with projects in areas ranging from the energy...
Sandals to invest more than US$ 375 million in new project in SVG
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Sandals to invest more than US$ 375 million in new project in SVG
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August 22, 2025
THE GOVERNMENT, working with several state entities, is modernizing St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) with projects in areas ranging from the energy...
Police turns out 126 from 2025 Summer Music Programme
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Police turns out 126 from 2025 Summer Music Programme
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August 22, 2025
SOME 126 YOUNGSTERS on Thursday, August, 21,2025, graduated from the annual Summer music programme hosted by the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines B...
Akley Olton Dominates Georgetown Film Festival 2025
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Akley Olton Dominates Georgetown Film Festival 2025
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August 22, 2025
THE GEORGETOWN Film Festival (GFF) 2025 spotlighted the remarkable achievements of Vincentian film maker, Akley Olton, whose films ‘Parliament Girls’ ...
NEMO keeps boots on the ground, engaging communities
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NEMO keeps boots on the ground, engaging communities
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August 22, 2025
THE NATIONAL Emergency Management Organisation ( NEMO), remains on the ground in the southern Grenadines, and Director, Michelle Forbes, said apart fr...

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