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December 8, 2023
Five members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) died earlier this week in a helicopter crash near the border with Venezuela. On Wednesday, December 6, ...
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December 8, 2023
The National Lotteries Authority (NLA) of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has made a significant financial contribution to the hosting of the Poli...
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December 8, 2023
A member of the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) is currently under investigation for allegedly lending his service weapon to...
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December 8, 2023
Investigators are looking into the possibility that two shootings that took place on Tuesday December 5, 2023 may be linked. Gun violence in St Vincen...
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December 8, 2023
An Ottley Hall man, who appeared in court to answer eight charges, including for pointing a gun at another man with intent, has been granted bail in t...
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December 8, 2023
A Brighton man will be sentenced in January, after he pleaded guilty to shooting a man to death. Kishorn Sayers, who was 26 years old at the time of t...
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December 8, 2023
The 17-year prison sentence handed down to Devorn “Chiefman” Charles for possessing a gun with intent to murder, has been appealed by his lawyer Duane...
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December 8, 2023
Minister of Finance Camillo Gonsalves says a recent report that puts St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) as having the lowest salaries in the region, ...
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December 8, 2023
His Majesty’s Prisons will host the annual Christmas treat from next week as part of their rehabilitation mandate, and in an effort to encourage and r...
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December 8, 2023
Hundreds of mourners gathered last Saturday to say farewell to a woman who helped transform many lives. Jestina Charles, popularly known as “Lady Char...
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December 8, 2023
The Crime Prevention Unit (CPU) of the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force in collaboration with the National Commission on Crime Prevent...
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December 8, 2023
The Rotary Club of St Vincent South continues to focus on creating awareness about mental health. According to Governor of District 7030, Brian Glasgo...
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December 8, 2023
The EC$2 commemorative banknote, which the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) launched on December 1 is expected to be a symbol of hope which will ...
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December 8, 2023
Soroptimist International St Vincent and the Grenadines (SISVG) continues to fulfil its social responsibility and will once again assist several entit...
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December 8, 2023
The strong partnership between the United Kingdom and the Caribbean was on full display during the recently concluded UK Caribbean Infrastructure Conf...
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December 6, 2023
Gun violence in St Vincent and the Grenadines continues to escalate with a shooting onTuesday night. SEARCHLIGHT understands that just before 9 pm on ...
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December 5, 2023
St Vincent and the Grenadines, in its capacity as Pro Tempore President of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, (CELAC) hosted the 45...
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December 5, 2023
Delegates in attendance at the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates have advanced a “historic agreement”- the ...
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December 5, 2023
In the true spirit of Christmas, the Rotaract Club of Kingstown is gearing up for its annual ‘One Wish’ Christmas project, inviting everyone to join h...
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December 5, 2023
Progress is being made by the Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines in its quest to establish an Electronic Single Window for Trade Facilitation...
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December 5, 2023
Al Jazeera - December 4, 2023 - More than half of eligible Venezuelan voters have taken part in a referendum that yielded overwhelming support for lay...
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December 5, 2023
Young people in St Vincent and the Grenadines are showing increased interest in the drug which reduces the risk of contracting the Human Immunodeficie...
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December 5, 2023
Dr Carissa Etienne, former Director of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) and the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Regional Director for the...
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December 5, 2023
A teenager who was not allowed to register as a student at a secondary school was placed on a bond after he slashed the mesh on 19 windows at the scho...
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December 5, 2023
Participants in the 2023 Youth and Adult Training for Employment (YATE) program who graduated last week say they are excited about the new skills lear...
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December 5, 2023
Belle Adams, an 11-year-old first form student of the St Vincent Girls’ High School emerged the winner of a regional essay competition which was opene...
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December 5, 2023
Cabinet has approved an increase of EC$5.00 for persons on the Public Assistance Programme who are currently receiving EC$275, to ensure that they are...
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December 5, 2023
Linesmen from VINLEC brought tears to the eyes of many mourners on Saturday, when they sang their hearts out for their deceased co-worker Dario Victor...
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December 5, 2023
A bold and innovative move to tap into the art market and serve clients on a different level is how local artist and businessman Calvert Jones has des...
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December 4, 2023
Layou, Belmont and Edinboro were in the news over the weekend as those communities recorded shootings that took the homicide count in St Vincent and t...
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December 1, 2023
Police have, at last, found Tambu Patrick’s passport and other personal documents, two weeks after he was shot and killed and 11 months after he reque...
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December 1, 2023
The 2023 National Lotteries Authority Christmas/Nine Mornings Festival will be officially launched on Sunday, December 3, at Heritage Square, in Kings...
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December 1, 2023
The 2023 Nine Nights of Lights, which is into its ninth year, was officially launched on Tuesday at the Curator’s House at the Botanic Gardens. This y...
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December 1, 2023
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank’s Digital Currency Pilot – DCash, will be sprinkling the joy of the Christmas season across the region with a heart...
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December 1, 2023
A specialised unit of the US Army is currently in Guyana to conduct joint training exercises for the furtherance of a military alliance. The United St...
From the Courts, News
December 1, 2023
A jury has found a prison officer not guilty of raping a young woman with whom he had sexual relations, but who drew the line at penetration. “Devoted...
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December 1, 2023
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions – National Prosecution Service this week hosted its biennial Criminal Justice stakeholder’s forum AL...
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December 1, 2023
The Salvation Army has been forced to step up measures to secure the apparatus used in the annual Kettle Appeal after one was stolen in Kingstown rece...
From the Courts, News
December 1, 2023
Two women, who have been accused of chopping a fellow villager about her face with a cutlass, have been brought before the High Court for trial. Lesha...
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December 1, 2023
The inactivity of the Public Accounts Committee became a political football in the House of Assembly last week, with Parliamentarians each blaming the...
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December 1, 2023
Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Sustainable Development and Culture, Carlos James, will on Tuesday, December 5, deliver the keynote presentation ...
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December 1, 2023
A member of the top brass of the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) has expressed concern over a “disturbing” murder that took ...
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December 1, 2023
Thirty adult leaders of The Scout Association of St Vincent and the Grenadines (Scouts SVG) were on November 24, part of a training programme by the W...
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July 15, 2025
The Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Sustainable Development and Culture, through the Sustainable Development Unit (SDU), will officially launch S...
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July 15, 2025
ERAO SVG said it has received information and observed that LGBTQ+ persons in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) experience various forms of violence...
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July 15, 2025
Two representatives from the Afya Foundation of the United States are in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) on a fact-finding mission, assessing how ...
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July 15, 2025
Greater focus needs to be given to improving the access of students with special needs in order to improve the education outcomes for this group of le...
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July 15, 2025
Sargassum inundations are no longer occasional, with major events reported annually across the Caribbean, from the Mexican Caribbean and Central Ameri...
