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Jazz Tropical being praised as an absolute triumph
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Jazz Tropical being praised as an absolute triumph
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July 25, 2023
by Maralyn Ballantyne The third Jazz@Sunset show “After de Carnival” pulled an appreciative diverse audience; music fanatics, JTP fans, Vincentians ‘w...
Ministry of Health increases surveillance for Monkey pox
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Ministry of Health increases surveillance for Monkey pox
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July 25, 2023
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment has said it is closely monitoring reports of confirmed cases of MPox (Monkey pox) in Trinidad and...
Some parents unhappy with Management at Canouan Government School
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Some parents unhappy with Management at Canouan Government School
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July 25, 2023
Several parents whose children attend the Canouan Government School (CGS) have expressed concerns about the management of the school and seem to have ...
CDC chair gives a passing grade to Vincymas 2023
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CDC chair gives a passing grade to Vincymas 2023
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July 25, 2023
Chairman of the Carnival Development Corporation (CDC), Ricardo Adams has given Vincy Mas 2023 a passing grade and also made a call for an “analysis” ...
False reports on night of mass shooting wasted police resources – CoP
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False reports on night of mass shooting wasted police resources – CoP
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July 25, 2023
Local media outlets who falsely reported on multiple shootings occurring in different communities across the country last Wednesday, July, 19, have be...
Carpenter who caused death of Barrouallie man by reckless driving sent to prison
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Carpenter who caused death of Barrouallie man by reckless driving sent to prison
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July 25, 2023
A 57 year old carpenter was sentenced to one year and eight months imprisonment for causing the death of a pedestrian in 2019. David Williams, pleaded...
Court releases man who spent more time on remand than his sentence
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Court releases man who spent more time on remand than his sentence
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July 25, 2023
A 32 year old man of Mahoe, Campden Park, who was facing a charge of manslaughter was released from custody this week when it was found that he had al...
CDB to Invest US $1.8 million in the Region’s creative sector
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CDB to Invest US $1.8 million in the Region’s creative sector
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July 25, 2023
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has committed US $1.8 million to support the development of the region’s creative industries. The Bank’s Board re...
UNDP Representative presents Credentials
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UNDP Representative presents Credentials
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July 25, 2023
United Nations Developmental Programme Resident Representative, Limya Eltayeb, on Monday, July 24, presented her credentials to acting Prime Minister ...
Giant African snail, a challenge for 2023 road cleaning programme
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Giant African snail, a challenge for 2023 road cleaning programme
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July 25, 2023
Officials from the Roads Buildings and General Services Authority (BRAGSA), and the Ministry of Agriculture are to have a very important meeting ahead...
Three from SVG in Cohort Three of Green Entrepreneurs Programme
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Three from SVG in Cohort Three of Green Entrepreneurs Programme
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July 25, 2023
Three green entrepreneurs from St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) are among 24 who were selected as part of the third cohort comprising 43 promising ...
Second shooting death for Golden Vale family
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Second shooting death for Golden Vale family
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July 21, 2023
For the second time in nine years, a shooting homicide has thrown a family of Golden Vale into mourning. Last Tuesday, July 18, around 8:00 a.m., Kemo...
PM urges Vincentians: ‘Be calm’ and do not panic
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PM urges Vincentians: ‘Be calm’ and do not panic
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July 21, 2023
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves, in an address to the nation on Thursday, July 20, urged Vincentians to remain calm and not to panic as investigatio...
VincyCares disburses scholarship payments to Secondary School students
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VincyCares disburses scholarship payments to Secondary School students
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July 21, 2023
VincyCares has made a disbursement of 23 scholarship payments to students for the 2023/2024 academic year. The five-year secondary school scholarships...
UK imposes visa requirements on Dominica citing ‘abuse’ of CBI scheme
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UK imposes visa requirements on Dominica citing ‘abuse’ of CBI scheme
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July 21, 2023
The United Kingdom (UK) has imposed visa requirements for all visitors from five countries including the Commonwealth of Dominica, which has been slam...
Cuba, SVG commit to more scholarships, enhanced security for medical professionals
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Cuba, SVG commit to more scholarships, enhanced security for medical professionals
Clare 
July 19, 2023
The heads of government of St Vincent and the Grenadines and the Republic of Cuba committed to more scholarships for Vincentians and enhanced security...
Georgetown teen charged with attacks on Cuban medical personnel
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Georgetown teen charged with attacks on Cuban medical personnel
Christina 
July 19, 2023
A 19-year-old labourer of Chilli Village, Georgetown has been charged with two attacks against two Cuban medical personnel. Jace Baptiste was charged ...
‘Bigga’ shot and killed in Calliaqua
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‘Bigga’ shot and killed in Calliaqua
Christina 
July 18, 2023
St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has recorded another homicide following an early-morning shooting in Calliaqua on Tuesday, July 18. The shooting o...
SVG Bar Association sad over death of former High Court Judge
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SVG Bar Association sad over death of former High Court Judge
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July 18, 2023
Members of the Bar of St. Vincent and the Grenadines were thrown into mourning the loss of former Justice Monica Joseph. The sad news was received las...
False reports complicating damage assessment reports
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False reports complicating damage assessment reports
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July 18, 2023
With the passage of Tropical Storm Bret last month, the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) launched into damage assessment procedures t...
More space needed for cemeteries
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More space needed for cemeteries
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July 18, 2023
Government is now faced with the task of finding more land for people across St Vincent and the Grenadines to bury their loved ones. So far, 11 cemete...
Father distraught at death of his son found bleeding at the roadside
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Father distraught at death of his son found bleeding at the roadside
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July 18, 2023
The father of a man who died in hospital not many days after he was found at the road side at Gibson Corner, is distraught over his death. Ronald “Tru...
Minister of Urban Development to lead consultation on parking in Kingstown
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Minister of Urban Development to lead consultation on parking in Kingstown
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July 18, 2023
The new Minister of Urban Development, Benarva Browne, is expected to lead a national consultation on urbanization, including associated problems such...
Soufriere wipes out fledgling ackee cultivation- Agriculture Minister
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Soufriere wipes out fledgling ackee cultivation- Agriculture Minister
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July 18, 2023
Minister of Agriculture, Saboto Caesar has revealed that this country’s efforts to diversify agricultural crops faced a set back as it relates to acke...
Handbook launched for patients on  haemodialysis
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Handbook launched for patients on haemodialysis
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July 18, 2023
Patients receiving haemodialysis treatment at the Modern Medical and Diagnostic Center (MMDC) can now be better informed about the treatment they are ...
SVG signs MOU with St. Lucia for livestock and sea moss support
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SVG signs MOU with St. Lucia for livestock and sea moss support
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July 18, 2023
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the Government and people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), and St. Lucia with the goal ...
JEMS hosts joint workshop on ecological farming today
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JEMS hosts joint workshop on ecological farming today
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July 18, 2023
The JEMS Progressive Community Organisation is teaming up with two other entities to organise a workshop at the Stubbs Primary School on July,18, to p...
Vincentians should consider high rise housing – PM
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Vincentians should consider high rise housing – PM
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July 18, 2023
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has pointed to the need for residents of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) to turn their sights to living in high ...
The JAZZ@SUNSET magic continues
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The JAZZ@SUNSET magic continues
Christina 
July 14, 2023
A review by Maralyn Ballantyne As the Jazz Tropical Project team prepares for JAZZ@SUNSET on Sunday, July 16, an invitation is being extended to every...
Urban Planner sworn in as Minister of  Urban Development
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Urban Planner sworn in as Minister of Urban Development
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July 14, 2023
The Government’s new Minister of Urban Development comes to the post well prepared for the task ahead of her. Benarva Browne, 33, an urban planner and...
SVG/Cuba Friendship Society  concerned about security for Cubans
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SVG/Cuba Friendship Society concerned about security for Cubans
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July 14, 2023
Long-standing former president of the SVG Cuba Friendship Society, Renwick Rose, has expressed concern about two recent incidents in which Cuban healt...
Ministry of Agriculture declares war on infestation by Giant African Snail
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Ministry of Agriculture declares war on infestation by Giant African Snail
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July 14, 2023
Another pest is now in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) that can pose a grave danger to this country’s agricultural sector. In a ministerial statem...
Man killed in Fairbairn Pasture, family mystified
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Man killed in Fairbairn Pasture, family mystified
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July 14, 2023
The family of a Fairbairn Pasture man who was shot and killed in the wee hours of Thursday, July 6, has retained the services of lawyer Jomo Thomas, i...
Returning Vincentian opens dessert house to help support her community work
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Returning Vincentian opens dessert house to help support her community work
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July 14, 2023
Vincentian Rachel Douglas who decided at age 11 “to give back to St Vincent,” is fulfilling her dream and has now opened a charity foundation and dess...
Parliament holds first sitting in new building
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Parliament holds first sitting in new building
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July 14, 2023
Twenty-three members of the House of Assembly conducted their first sitting in the temporary building at Calliaqua on Thursday, July 13. The $5.5 mill...
Many options for educational advancement says PM
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Many options for educational advancement says PM
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July 14, 2023
Students who want to pursue higher education after graduation should have no difficulties doing so, Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has said. Gonsa...
Fireman says he is about culture,  not winning and competition
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Fireman says he is about culture, not winning and competition
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July 14, 2023
Taking part in competition and events linked to Vincy Mas is not about money or fame for Delroy “Fireman” Hooper. “Yes, everyone would like a raise .....
PM promises more young people will assume leadership positions
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PM promises more young people will assume leadership positions
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July 14, 2023
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves, says the appointment of Benarva Browne to the post of Government Senator and Minister is an indication of the evolu...
Fireman takes 2023 Road March title with ‘Madness’
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Fireman takes 2023 Road March title with ‘Madness’
Christina 
July 12, 2023
Delroy 'Fireman' Hooper has proven that he is once again the "ruler of the land" claiming the 2023 Road March title with the song 'Madness'. The Road ...
Fireman Hooper takes his 12th Soca Monarch crown
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Fireman Hooper takes his 12th Soca Monarch crown
Clare 
July 11, 2023
Delroy “Fireman” Hooper continues to rack up wins in the national Soca Monarch competition, having taken the top spot in the 2023 clash of the local p...
Young woman chopped to death at Dorsetshire Hill
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Young woman chopped to death at Dorsetshire Hill
Clare 
July 11, 2023
For the second time this year, a young woman has been killed in the community of Dorsetshire Hill, on the outskirts of Kingstown. Dead is 26-year-old ...
Five bloody incidents over three days leave people on edge
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Five bloody incidents over three days leave people on edge
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July 7, 2023
Five violent incidents over a three day period here have left many people on edge, and pushed the homicide toll for 2023 to 26. And much of the concer...
Slain man’s mother has no idea what caused his death
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Slain man’s mother has no idea what caused his death
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July 7, 2023
Michael “Short Boss” Miller’s mother has described the slain man as, “quiet and cool” while stressing that she has no idea who would want to kill her ...
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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
Forrest 
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
Forrest 
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
Forrest 
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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