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Unemployed man charged with gun and ammo theft
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Unemployed man charged with gun and ammo theft
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August 8, 2023
An unemployed man of Bequia has been charged with theft of a firearm and ammunition. Tiquaido Williams, 26 was arrested and charged on August 1 with t...
100 young Vincentians to be taught Garifuna traditions, customs, language
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100 young Vincentians to be taught Garifuna traditions, customs, language
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August 8, 2023
One hundred young people in St Vincent and the Grenadines will be involved in a performing arts workshop this month as part of a Garifuna Indigenous L...
Scholarship winners learn about Taiwanese culture during three-week Mandarin course
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Scholarship winners learn about Taiwanese culture during three-week Mandarin course
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August 8, 2023
Students who received 2023 university scholarships to study in Taiwan are elated to have created bonds with each other while learning the new culture ...
Soroptimists ‘Girls on Fire’ programme imparts new skills, life values
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Soroptimists ‘Girls on Fire’ programme imparts new skills, life values
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August 8, 2023
The ‘Girls on Fire’ Summer programme hosted by The Soroptimist International of St Vincent and the Grenadines and which came to an end on July 28, imp...
Trinity School of Medicine  announces growth initiatives including  multi-million dollar campus expansion
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Trinity School of Medicine announces growth initiatives including multi-million dollar campus expansion
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August 8, 2023
Trinity School of Medicine has announced growth initiatives, including a multi-million dollar campus expansion in St Vincent and the Grenadines, pavin...
UWI mourns the passing of Dr Ruby Lake Richards, one of its first students
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UWI mourns the passing of Dr Ruby Lake Richards, one of its first students
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August 8, 2023
The University of the West Indies (UWI) community is mourning the loss of one of its first students, Dame Dr Ruby Lake Richards who passed away last w...
Christian radio station tackles national issues during weekly talk show
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Christian radio station tackles national issues during weekly talk show
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August 8, 2023
Christians usually have views on issues affecting the country, but at times do not feel comfortable expressing themselves on popular mainstream media....
Opposition Leader questions the benefit of the Education Revolution
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Opposition Leader questions the benefit of the Education Revolution
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August 8, 2023
Leader of the Parliamentary Opposition Dr Godwin Friday has questioned the relevance of the Education Revolution in St Vincent and the Grenadines, as ...
NIS still solid despite need for pension reform – Haynes
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NIS still solid despite need for pension reform – Haynes
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August 8, 2023
Although the National Insurance Services (NIS) must implement pension reform, its Director Stewart Haynes says that the social security institution is...
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Rosegold Foundation announces six secondary school scholarships
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August 8, 2023
The RoseGold Foundation, a newly formed private foundation, has announced the first six recipients of its scholarship fund as part of its pilot progra...
Glen Beache to resign from Tourism Authority
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Glen Beache to resign from Tourism Authority
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August 4, 2023
The Chief Executive Officer of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Tourism Authority (SVGTA), Glen Beache has announced his resignation after more than ...
Seven Peace Corp Volunteers to be sworn in today
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Seven Peace Corp Volunteers to be sworn in today
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August 4, 2023
The United States Peace Corps will be hosting a swearing-in ceremony for the 93rd group of Peace Corps Trainees at Frenches House today, August 4. A r...
Sports and cultural activities to be boosted in October annually (+Video)
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Sports and cultural activities to be boosted in October annually (+Video)
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August 4, 2023
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) will soon have two days in October of each year assigned specifically for sporting and cultural activities. Pri...
Nigerian medical student drowns off Fort Duvernette
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Nigerian medical student drowns off Fort Duvernette
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August 4, 2023
Tragedy struck on the southern coast of St Vincent on Emancipation Day when a Nigerian medical student drowned in the vicinity of Fort Duvernette. The...
Caribbean must redouble reparations efforts says PM Gonsalves
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Caribbean must redouble reparations efforts says PM Gonsalves
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August 4, 2023
Countries in the Caribbean that were affected by native genocide and the enslavement of African people must redouble efforts to seek reparations globa...
Vinlec’s disconnection drive not tied to Carnival – CEO
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Vinlec’s disconnection drive not tied to Carnival – CEO
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August 4, 2023
The chief executive officer of the St Vincent Electricity Services Ltd, VINLEC, has distanced the company’s present arrears collection and disconnecti...
PM chides Vinlec’s late  response to social media disconnection falsehoods
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PM chides Vinlec’s late response to social media disconnection falsehoods
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August 4, 2023
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has refuted claims made by some person’s on social media, that their electricity was disconnected last week due to a...
Murder convicts dominate the prison population
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Murder convicts dominate the prison population
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August 4, 2023
Persons who have been incarcerated for murder continue to make up the largest slice of the population at His Majesty’s Prisons. There are a total of 1...
Priest urges forgiveness at funeral of mass shooting victim
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Priest urges forgiveness at funeral of mass shooting victim
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August 4, 2023
A local Minister of Religion is urging persons to not seek revenge for wrongs that may have been done to them and to understand that death is not the ...
Rillan Hill residents call on police to be peacemaker in land dispute
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Rillan Hill residents call on police to be peacemaker in land dispute
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August 4, 2023
Jamie “Rainy” Richards of Rillan Hill is calling on officers attached to the Questelles Police Station to take reports of threats to her family seriou...
First ever car show to take place in Union Island
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First ever car show to take place in Union Island
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August 4, 2023
Come Saturday August 12, Union Island is expected to host its first ever car show. The event, dubbed Auto Show, is being organized by Kennoll Wilson o...
CARPHA to host high level meeting of  medical personnel
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CARPHA to host high level meeting of medical personnel
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August 4, 2023
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), will be hosting a High-Level meeting of Chief Medical Officers(CMOs), Public Health Agencies, Internation...
Trinidad Financial Company records US$189 million in third quarter profits
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Trinidad Financial Company records US$189 million in third quarter profits
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August 4, 2023
The Chairman of Republic Financial Holdings Limited (RFHL), Vincent Pereira, has announced that the Group recorded profit attributable to its equity h...
UN Secretary-General creates Scientific Advisory Board
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UN Secretary-General creates Scientific Advisory Board
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August 4, 2023
The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, has announced the creation of a new Scientific Advisory Board to advise UN leaders on breakthro...
Network of agri-food trade negotiators in Latin America launched
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Network of agri-food trade negotiators in Latin America launched
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August 4, 2023
The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), launched a network o...
Minister of Agriculture represents SVG at India – LAC conference
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Minister of Agriculture represents SVG at India – LAC conference
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August 4, 2023
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry and Labour, Saboto Caesar, is attending the ninth Confederation of Indian...
Vincentian creative helps shape recommendations at EU-LAC Youth Day Advisory Committee
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Vincentian creative helps shape recommendations at EU-LAC Youth Day Advisory Committee
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August 4, 2023
Young people, civil society, and local authorities play an important role in the partnership between the European Union (EU), Latin America, and the C...
Fewer than 1,000 customers cut off in VINLEC disconnection exercise
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Fewer than 1,000 customers cut off in VINLEC disconnection exercise
Christina 
August 1, 2023
As the month of July came to an end, scores of Vincentians flocked to the office of the St. Vincent Electricity Services Limited (VINLEC) under the th...
Break-in at vlogger’s apartment during Vincy Mas will not  prevent her returning to SVG
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Break-in at vlogger’s apartment during Vincy Mas will not prevent her returning to SVG
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July 28, 2023
Over 11,000 followers on Instagram and 143,000 on TikTok have been made aware of an international travel vlogger’s harrowing experience with a home bu...
Man jailed for rape gets new sentence for assault and burglary
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Man jailed for rape gets new sentence for assault and burglary
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July 28, 2023
A man who broke into his cousin’s home late at night while she was asleep with her five year old daughter was jailed for eight years and six months. S...
Basil Charles  Educational  Foundation hands out 17 scholarships and bursaries
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Basil Charles Educational Foundation hands out 17 scholarships and bursaries
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July 28, 2023
The Basil Charles Educational Foundation awarded scholarships and bursaries to 17 students at a ceremony held at Basil’s Bar in Villa on Tuesday, July...
Police Credit Union and CED launch Micro-loan programme
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Police Credit Union and CED launch Micro-loan programme
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July 28, 2023
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Cooperative Credit Union (SVGPCCU), has launched a Micro Loan Programme that aims to provide a new source of...
Police Eastern Division gets more commendation
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Police Eastern Division gets more commendation
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July 28, 2023
Deputy Prime Minister Montgomery Daniel, has joined the police top brass in commending police officers in the Eastern Division for successes at solvin...
Opposition leader muses about Clerk’s performance if no confidence motion is tabled in Parliament
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Opposition leader muses about Clerk’s performance if no confidence motion is tabled in Parliament
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July 28, 2023
Opposition Leader, Dr Godwin Friday is standing firm in his objection to the appointment of Deborah Charles to the post of Clerk of the House of Assem...
PSU calls for revocation of the appointment of Clerk of House of Assembly
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PSU calls for revocation of the appointment of Clerk of House of Assembly
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July 28, 2023
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Public Service Union (PSU), said it is displeased with the manner of the appointment of Deborah Charles as Clerk of...
NDP leadership wants to hear government’s plan to fight crime
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NDP leadership wants to hear government’s plan to fight crime
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July 28, 2023
The Opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) has called on the Gonsalves-administration to outline the plan to address the rising crime in St Vincent and...
Luke Browne nominated for Junior Chamber International accolade
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Luke Browne nominated for Junior Chamber International accolade
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July 28, 2023
Local lawyer and politician Luke Browne, has become the first Vincentian ever to be in the running to become one of the Junior Chamber International’s...
Court grants bail to siblings alleged to have caused victim’s leg to be broken
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Court grants bail to siblings alleged to have caused victim’s leg to be broken
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July 28, 2023
A brother and sister of Belair who are alleged to have inflicted injury to a Dauphine resident, were granted bail when they appeared in court on Wedne...
Police receiving outside help following deadly mass shooting in Kingstown
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Police receiving outside help following deadly mass shooting in Kingstown
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July 28, 2023
Members of the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) have been getting “outside support” in trying to restore peace and tranquilli...
Five students entering secondary school get financial award from Tropical Shipping
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Five students entering secondary school get financial award from Tropical Shipping
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July 28, 2023
Tropical Shipping has awarded scholarships to five students who were successful in the 2023 Caribbean Primary Exit assessment (CPEA) to help in their ...
SVG celebrates CARICOM’s 50th anniversary with multi-pronged event at Victoria Park
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SVG celebrates CARICOM’s 50th anniversary with multi-pronged event at Victoria Park
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July 28, 2023
St. Vincent and the Grenadines is marking the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) with a grand celebration at V...
SVG Primes for Caribbean Agricultural Productivity Improvement Activity
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SVG Primes for Caribbean Agricultural Productivity Improvement Activity
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July 28, 2023
St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) will soon be gaining significantly from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Caribbean ...
Bequia resident wins $275,000 in Super 6
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Bequia resident wins $275,000 in Super 6
Christina 
July 25, 2023
Simon Forde, a 56-year-old Paget Farm, Bequia resident, has 275,000 reasons to smile after claiming a portion of the Super 6 jackpot. Forde's winning ...
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‘Shooting him? Why would that be an option?’ Gloster’s sister questions
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‘Shooting him? Why would that be an option?’ Gloster’s sister questions
Forrest 
July 11, 2025
A man, who was conducting business inside the offices of the Kingstown Cooperative Credit Union (KCCU) was shot and killed, allegedly by an on- duty s...
Windwards Diocese remembers Dean Smith’s passion for winning souls, and his hospitality
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Windwards Diocese remembers Dean Smith’s passion for winning souls, and his hospitality
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July 11, 2025
The Diocese of the Windward Islands has extended condolences on the passing of Dean emeritus, Ulric Smith, who died on Saturday, July 5, 2025 at the M...
RSVGPF commends Public, Stakeholders for ‘exemplary conduct’ at VincyMas 2025
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RSVGPF commends Public, Stakeholders for ‘exemplary conduct’ at VincyMas 2025
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July 11, 2025
The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) has commended the public for allowing VincyMas 2025 to transpire “without any major inc...
CDC already planning for VincyMas 2026, says CEO Rodney Small
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CDC already planning for VincyMas 2026, says CEO Rodney Small
Forrest 
July 11, 2025
VincyMas is no longer a seasonal event says Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Carnival Development Corporation (CDC), Rodney Small. “…we at the CDC...
Starlift wins 26th Senior Panorama competition
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Starlift wins 26th Senior Panorama competition
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July 11, 2025
EL DORADO Starlift Steel Orchestra has now won the Senior Panorama compe- tition 26 times, and while some people may say that’s a lot, band captain Ro...

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