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My Imagination Mas Band launches this Saturday
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My Imagination Mas Band launches this Saturday
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April 6, 2023
Regular masqueraders of the My Imagination Mas Band, and those who are prospective players will have their first impression of the band’s production f...
National Population and Housing Census to begin on June 16
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National Population and Housing Census to begin on June 16
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April 6, 2023
The 2023 National Census, a head count of the population of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) is set to commence on June 16, 2023 and run for a peri...
Minibus operators offered incentive to provide late night service
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Minibus operators offered incentive to provide late night service
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April 6, 2023
Operators of minibuses who are willing to provide a late night service to commuters have been offered the incentive of a 100 per cent waiver on import...
Finance Minister and West Kingstown MP spar in  Parliament over roads expenditure
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Finance Minister and West Kingstown MP spar in Parliament over roads expenditure
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April 6, 2023
A bill for an act to authorize the government to secure a loan to assist in financing the National Secondary Roads Improvement programme and for conne...
A loyal send-off for our beloved Yvette Wilson-Bentick
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A loyal send-off for our beloved Yvette Wilson-Bentick
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April 6, 2023
The sudden death of our beloved 73-year-old Yvette Bentick plunged Union Island into mourning culminating in the well-deserved loyal send off that she...
Donald Trump indicted
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Donald Trump indicted
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March 31, 2023
Former President Donald Trump is to be indicted in connection to alleged hush money payments made via lawyer to former adult film star Stormy Daniels....
Bequia centenarian celebrates 101st birthday  surrounded  by her children (+Video)
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Bequia centenarian celebrates 101st birthday surrounded by her children (+Video)
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March 31, 2023
Vesta Helen Duncan-Bunyan was born on March 5, 1922. Her parents were Beatrice Tannis and John Duncan of O’Car, Bequia, St Vincent and the Grenadines....
Vincentian lawyer and patriot dies in New York
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Vincentian lawyer and patriot dies in New York
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March 31, 2023
A funeral service for Colin Adrian Liverpool, described by his eulogist as a dedicated servant of St Vincent and the Grenadines, was held in Brooklyn,...
Vincentian among Caribbean poets to present their work in Paris
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Vincentian among Caribbean poets to present their work in Paris
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March 31, 2023
Come June this year, 10 poets from around the Caribbean region will be showcasing their work at one of the most important literary events in Europe - ...
Central Leeward Secondary School band members to get Junior Savers Accounts at SVGTCCU
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Central Leeward Secondary School band members to get Junior Savers Accounts at SVGTCCU
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March 31, 2023
The Central Leeward Secondary School (Barrouallie Secondary), won Best Jingle at the St Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers’ Cooperative Credit Union ...
Vincentian national wanted in Florida for fraud
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Vincentian national wanted in Florida for fraud
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March 31, 2023
A warrant has been issued by the Monroe County Sheriff in Florida, USA for a national of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). The suspect, 25-year-ol...
Parent who assaulted teacher escapes jail time
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Parent who assaulted teacher escapes jail time
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March 31, 2023
A parent who assaulted a teacher in the presence of her students will now have to dig deep into his pockets after the court ordered him to pay compens...
Fanfare SVG launches new septic management service
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Fanfare SVG launches new septic management service
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March 31, 2023
Fanfare SVG continues to diversify and the company’s latest venture has seen it move into septic management services for residential and commercial cl...
Long Piece resident to spend 22 years in jail for killing his friend
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Long Piece resident to spend 22 years in jail for killing his friend
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March 31, 2023
A man who killed a fellow villager whom he considered his friend was sentenced to 22 years in prison after it was concluded that a degree of provocati...
Dominica’s Roosevelt Skerrit hails Gonsalves as PM of the Caribbean
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Dominica’s Roosevelt Skerrit hails Gonsalves as PM of the Caribbean
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March 31, 2023
The Prime Minister of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit is appealing to Vincentians not to change the ruling Unity Labour Party (ULP) whenever the next Gene...
PM chides CDB over slow response to Climate Change matters
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PM chides CDB over slow response to Climate Change matters
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March 31, 2023
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has come under fire from Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves who said on Tuesday that the organisation drags it fe...
Send Shevern John to Parliament at next General Elections – Dr Friday
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Send Shevern John to Parliament at next General Elections – Dr Friday
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March 31, 2023
Leader of the Opposition, Dr Godwin Friday has made a call to the people of North Windward to vote in the next General Elections for Shevern John, the...
Consumers urged to know their rights
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Consumers urged to know their rights
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March 31, 2023
Minister of the Public Service, Consumer Affairs and Sports, Frederick Stephenson is encouraging Vincentians to become more familiar with their rights...
SVG gets EC$240 million CDB loan to help in transformation and resilience building
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SVG gets EC$240 million CDB loan to help in transformation and resilience building
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March 31, 2023
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has made available to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), EC$240 million through the Country Engagement Strategy...
Professionals presenting research findings on La Soufriere receive thanks from PM Gonsalves
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Professionals presenting research findings on La Soufriere receive thanks from PM Gonsalves
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March 31, 2023
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has extended gratitude to professionals from within St Vincent and the Grenadines and across the globe for providing...
Digical SVG Gospel Fest opens on Sunday
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Digical SVG Gospel Fest opens on Sunday
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March 31, 2023
The 2023 edition of the Digicel SVG Gospel Fest will officially open this Sunday, April 2 at the Russell’s auditorium from 6.00 p.m. The festival whic...
More Fish Aggregating Devices deployed in the waters of SVG
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More Fish Aggregating Devices deployed in the waters of SVG
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March 31, 2023
Fishers from across the country have been engaged in a World Bank Project which involves the development and deployment of Fish Aggregating Devices (F...
We have ‘exploding mountains’ says Professor Richard Robertson
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We have ‘exploding mountains’ says Professor Richard Robertson
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March 31, 2023
Experts, Academics, Scientists and Disaster Management Specialists from around the world, convened at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Cam...
Police in Eastern Division intend to get tough with road traffic violators
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Police in Eastern Division intend to get tough with road traffic violators
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March 31, 2023
Divisional Head of the Eastern Division of the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force, Superintendent Hesran Ballantyne, has identified a li...
Trial on after daughter’s evidence in joint assault case results in change of plea
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Trial on after daughter’s evidence in joint assault case results in change of plea
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March 28, 2023
A mother and her daughter who are accused of assaulting another woman will now stand trial after a swift change in their plea before they were sentenc...
“If you’re coming in  uniform come correct”, magistrate tells student
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“If you’re coming in uniform come correct”, magistrate tells student
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March 28, 2023
“Step down and go outside”, was the order given by Chief Magistrate, Rechanne Browne as she expressed her disapproval of a student who turned up to co...
Pastor reminds church of Cain and Abel as murder victim is laid to rest
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Pastor reminds church of Cain and Abel as murder victim is laid to rest
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March 28, 2023
The story of Cain and Abel was the central theme of the sermon which was preached by Pastor Adrian Massiah on Saturday, March 25 at the funeral servic...
Earthquake felt on Bequia
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Earthquake felt on Bequia
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March 28, 2023
Last Friday, March 24, one day after the National Emergency Management Organisation(NEMO) conducted a Tsunami Evacuation Exercise in Port Elizabeth, B...
Education Minister boasts of “Massive Transformation” under ULP administration
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Education Minister boasts of “Massive Transformation” under ULP administration
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March 28, 2023
Minister of Education, Curtis King reflected on the “massive transformation” that St Vincent and the Grenadines has undergone over the past 22 years u...
Vendor claims she was beaten by Kingstown Board employees
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Vendor claims she was beaten by Kingstown Board employees
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March 28, 2023
Brenda Lee, a resident of McCarthy, who has been vending for over 40 years, says her blouse was ripped off by workers attached to the Kingstown Town B...
Mt Pleasant man gets eight year sentence for chopping his cousin
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Mt Pleasant man gets eight year sentence for chopping his cousin
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March 28, 2023
For an offence that could have landed him in prison for a lifetime, a 39 year old man will spend only almost seven years in prison for a vicious chopp...
Small: National School Bands Music Showcase ‘out of this world’
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Small: National School Bands Music Showcase ‘out of this world’
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March 28, 2023
Coordinator of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers Co-operative Credit Union(SVGTCCU) National Secondary School Bands showcase, Rodney Small, h...
Vanessa Layne revisits love for music with cover of ‘Whisper in the Dark’
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Vanessa Layne revisits love for music with cover of ‘Whisper in the Dark’
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March 28, 2023
by Tricia Reddock St Vincent and the Grenadines’ own Vanessa Layne is revisiting her love for singing after a 30-year hiatus spent pursuing other inte...
Family of Vincentian woman killed in Anguilla boat accident call for thorough investigation
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Family of Vincentian woman killed in Anguilla boat accident call for thorough investigation
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March 24, 2023
Relatives of Shanika Thomas, a Vincentian who recently lost her life in a boating accident in Anguilla, are calling on authorities on that island to c...
Unions have a right to protest, but went about it the wrong way – Jackson
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Unions have a right to protest, but went about it the wrong way – Jackson
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March 24, 2023
General Secretary of the National Workers Movement (NWM) Noel Jackson is of the view that while persons have the right to protest if they feel wronged...
Elderly woman roughed up as masked men burglarise her home
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Elderly woman roughed up as masked men burglarise her home
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March 24, 2023
Five armed men made their way into the home of 75-year-old Alma Ferdinand of Ottley Hall around midnight of February 24 and stole a quantity of valuab...
Former Health Minister complains about VINLEC
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Former Health Minister complains about VINLEC
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March 24, 2023
Former Minister of Health, lawyer, Luke Browne is calling on utility companies like the St. Vincent Electricity Services Limited (VINLEC), to interact...
Tourism Minister welcomes P&O Arvia’s arrival as a wonderful addition to regional cruise tourism
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Tourism Minister welcomes P&O Arvia’s arrival as a wonderful addition to regional cruise tourism
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March 24, 2023
Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Sustainable Development and Culture, Carlos James has described the addition of P&O Cruises’ Arvia to the Caribbe...
Man jailed for almost four years for having sexual intercourse with 11-year-old girl
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Man jailed for almost four years for having sexual intercourse with 11-year-old girl
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March 24, 2023
A 26-year-old man who became friends with a child on social media then had sexual intercourse with her on two different occasions will spend nearly fo...
Teen with Vincentian parents to lead team in US robotics competition
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Teen with Vincentian parents to lead team in US robotics competition
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March 24, 2023
A Vincentian teenager is set to lead her team in a major robotics competition in the USA. Although not Vincentian by birth, both of Mya Sergeant’s par...
Jomo Thomas pained by Noel Jackson’s comments
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Jomo Thomas pained by Noel Jackson’s comments
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March 24, 2023
Lawyer Jomo Thomas says he is pained by comments made on BOOM FM 106.9 by general secretary of the National Workers Movement (NWM), Noel Jackson. Thom...
Smart Clinic opens in Georgetown (+Video)
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Smart Clinic opens in Georgetown (+Video)
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March 24, 2023
The doors of the Georgetown Smart Clinic are now open to members of the public, after the clinic was closed for sometime for upgrade and transformativ...
New Mas band “Energy” to be launched on Saturday
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New Mas band “Energy” to be launched on Saturday
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March 24, 2023
The newest mas entity, Energy, will officially launch this Saturday, March 25 at the Sion Hill Intersection. Apart from formally announcing its presen...
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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
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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
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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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