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Layou Police Youth Club marks its first decade
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Layou Police Youth Club marks its first decade
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February 3, 2023
The Layou Police Youth Club (PYC) marked its first decade of service on Sunday, January 29 with a ceremony at the Layou Police Station during which 36...
Garifuna in Honduras protest ongoing repression
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Garifuna in Honduras protest ongoing repression
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February 3, 2023
“We do not accept the murder of Black indigenous Garifuna people are left unpunished”. This quote by the Latin American news network Telesur, is from ...
Owia nurse who pleaded guilty to  having cocaine to know her fate today
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Owia nurse who pleaded guilty to having cocaine to know her fate today
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February 3, 2023
A nurse who pleaded guilty to possessing 60kg of cocaine with intent to supply will be sentenced at the Serious Offences Court in Kingstown today. Luc...
Autobody repairman making good use of PRYME grant
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Autobody repairman making good use of PRYME grant
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February 3, 2023
Recipient of a 2020 PRYME Grant, Camal Preddie is pleased at being able to offer new services after receiving $10,000 to invest in his automotive and ...
PM promises no delay in implementing Budget measures
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PM promises no delay in implementing Budget measures
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January 31, 2023
Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves has promised that there will be speedy implementation of the measures outlined in the 2023 Budget which was passed ...
Weed whacker co-operative can address unemployment – Bramble
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Weed whacker co-operative can address unemployment – Bramble
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January 31, 2023
Member of Parliament for East Kingstown, Fitzgerald Bramble, is suggesting that the Ministry of Agriculture invests in some weed whackers and operate ...
Social media personality  in court for  alleged use of threatening language
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Social media personality in court for alleged use of threatening language
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January 31, 2023
Social media personality, Zandrine Butler has found herself before the court after she was accused of using threatening language to another villager. ...
Children at Kingstown Preparatory School learn to recycle using art
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Children at Kingstown Preparatory School learn to recycle using art
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January 31, 2023
Art teacher Nievet Isles is leaving a legacy of creativity and environmental friendliness as she concludes 21 years of teaching service with one of he...
Teenager on gun and ammo charges changes plea to guilty
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Teenager on gun and ammo charges changes plea to guilty
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January 31, 2023
A Cane Garden/Barrouallie teenager who pleaded not guilty on illegal gun and ammunition charges changed his plea when he reappeared in court this week...
Gun-toting 18-year-old given second chance
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Gun-toting 18-year-old given second chance
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January 31, 2023
New Montrose resident, 18-year-old Joel Williams, pleaded guilty when he appeared in the Serious Offences Court on January 9, after he was charged tha...
Vincentian changing lives with Nottingham-based charity
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Vincentian changing lives with Nottingham-based charity
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January 31, 2023
Vincentian-born Shanine Fasasi, is touching and changing the lives of men, women and children in the United Kingdom with her charity foundation,Divers...
New Import tax regime for motor vehicles
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New Import tax regime for motor vehicles
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January 31, 2023
The following is a release issued by the Customs and Excise Department: In November 2022, Government introduced a new tax regime for the importation f...
Vincentian artist Calvert Jones signs with International firm
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Vincentian artist Calvert Jones signs with International firm
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January 31, 2023
Local creative, Calvert Jones continues to push the boundaries, and his latest move has seen him sign with Elizabeth Sloane, a Jamaican business devel...
Former Park Hill Government School teachers return to observe Education Day
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Former Park Hill Government School teachers return to observe Education Day
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January 31, 2023
Staff and students at the Park Hill Government School observed international Education Day last Tuesday, January 24 in a very memorable way. The day w...
Couple to set up charity after falling in love with tragic dog in Canouan
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Couple to set up charity after falling in love with tragic dog in Canouan
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January 31, 2023
A couple is setting up a charity to help dogs in the South Caribbean following the death of a stray dog they hoped to bring to the UK. Colette and Tom...
Owia nurse pleads guilty to possession of cocaine
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Owia nurse pleads guilty to possession of cocaine
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January 29, 2023
A 35-year-old nurse of Owia has pleaded guilty to possession of almost 60 kg of cocaine, but not guilty to another related charge. Lucresha Nanton app...
SVG’s Work Plan as President of CELAC is ‘ambitious’,  ‘doable’ – Senator Peters
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SVG’s Work Plan as President of CELAC is ‘ambitious’, ‘doable’ – Senator Peters
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January 27, 2023
Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Foreign Trade of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), senator Keisal Peter has highlighted the potential within the C...
Campden Park men blame ‘hard times’ for theft of drinks from  St Vincent Brewery Ltd
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Campden Park men blame ‘hard times’ for theft of drinks from St Vincent Brewery Ltd
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January 27, 2023
Six burglars who appeared in court on Monday, January 23, blamed “hard times” for stealing over 116 cases of drinks worth close to $9,000 from the St....
Man who went into the Owia Police Station with  cocaine receives fine and suspended sentence
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Man who went into the Owia Police Station with cocaine receives fine and suspended sentence
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January 27, 2023
An Owia resident has been fined and given a suspended sentence after he went into the Owia Police Station with cocaine in his possession, then escaped...
Stay vigilant for Dengue,  Chikungunya and Zika, CARPHA urges
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Stay vigilant for Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika, CARPHA urges
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January 27, 2023
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), is reminding the public that arboviral diseases such as dengue, chikungunya and Zika are still circulatin...
Bequia Mount Gay Music Fest 2023 climaxes this weekend
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Bequia Mount Gay Music Fest 2023 climaxes this weekend
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January 27, 2023
The 2023 Bequia Mount Gay Music Fest is scheduled to climax this weekend with a number of home-grown acts on stage. And, organisers say a number of lo...
Caesar wants to see farmers get better prices for produce
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Caesar wants to see farmers get better prices for produce
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January 27, 2023
Agriculture Minister, Saboto Caesar is urging local farmers to seek a better price for their produce. “You must not sell your commodities for a value ...
Non-profit donates Equipment to Paediatric Ward at MCMH
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Non-profit donates Equipment to Paediatric Ward at MCMH
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January 27, 2023
Caribbean Health Collaborative (CHC), has partnered with a group of Vincentian physicians to purchase needed medical equipment and supplies for the Pa...
NIS pressing ahead with Pension Reform Consultations
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NIS pressing ahead with Pension Reform Consultations
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January 27, 2023
Officials from the National Insurance Services (NIS)are holding a series of consultations with stakeholders, as they press ahead with pension reform. ...
FAO Director-General challenges CELAC Heads to address hunger and inequality
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FAO Director-General challenges CELAC Heads to address hunger and inequality
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January 27, 2023
Latin America and the Caribbean “can and must step up” to address increasing hunger and inequality rates in the region, a role that would move them “t...
Retail operations of CIBC FCIB in SVG to end March 22
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Retail operations of CIBC FCIB in SVG to end March 22
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January 26, 2023
Clients of CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank (CIBC FCIB) in St Vincent and the Grenadines have been advised that in-branch retail operations will...
Forty more Graduate under Women’s Empowerment Programme
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Forty more Graduate under Women’s Empowerment Programme
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January 24, 2023
Forty more Vincentian women have graduated having completed the Women’s Empowerment Programme (WEP) through the Republic of China (ROC),Taiwan. The WE...
New poor relief applications on hold as revision takes place
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New poor relief applications on hold as revision takes place
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January 24, 2023
Cabinet took a decision last year to put a temporary hold on reviewing new applications for poor relief assistance, Minister of National Mobilization,...
SVG’s Whistling Warbler in the spotlight at BirdsCaribbean workshop
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SVG’s Whistling Warbler in the spotlight at BirdsCaribbean workshop
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January 24, 2023
The organisation, BirdsCaribbean has mounted a land bird monitoring workshop in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) to help conserve the endangered W...
PM officially launches new book, ‘A Time of Respair’
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PM officially launches new book, ‘A Time of Respair’
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January 24, 2023
Months after the announcement of the completion of his eleventh book, Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has officially released ‘A Time of Respair B...
Guyana housing agreement on ‘reasonable terms’- PM Gonsalves (+video)
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Guyana housing agreement on ‘reasonable terms’- PM Gonsalves (+video)
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January 24, 2023
Plans are advancing on the construction of 50 pre-fabricated houses sourced from Guyana, following the official signing of a EC $6 million loan agreem...
‘Street Law’ found not guilty of breaching curfew
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‘Street Law’ found not guilty of breaching curfew
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January 24, 2023
A man who appears to have multiple homes where he sleeps was found not guilty of breaching a curfew order when he appeared in court yesterday, January...
Owia man placed on remand tells magistrate he has no one to take care of his pigs
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Owia man placed on remand tells magistrate he has no one to take care of his pigs
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January 24, 2023
A man who escaped police custody and had cocaine in his possession will know his fate today when he appears in the Serious Offences Court for sentenci...
12 months in jail for Vermont teen burglar
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12 months in jail for Vermont teen burglar
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January 24, 2023
A teenager from Vermont has been sent to prison for 12 months for burglary. L’orennie James, a 17-year-old student, was arrested on January 8, 2023 an...
Financial Services Authority  tightens licensing policy for companies doing Forex Business
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Financial Services Authority tightens licensing policy for companies doing Forex Business
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January 24, 2023
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), the jurisdiction’s financial watchdog, has issued a formal notice to a...
Revulsion over desecration of Black Stalin’s grave
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Revulsion over desecration of Black Stalin’s grave
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January 24, 2023
There has been widespread revulsion expressed in Trinidad and Tobago over the desecration of the grave of cultural icon, the Black Stalin just a week ...
ECCB Governor highlights the Bank’s endurance, and gains as it celebrates 40 years
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ECCB Governor highlights the Bank’s endurance, and gains as it celebrates 40 years
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January 24, 2023
Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), Timothy N.J. Antoine, has described both the Bank’s 40th anniversary milestone and its accompli...
Thirty more Girl Guides  	enrolled in SVG Girl Guides  Association
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Thirty more Girl Guides enrolled in SVG Girl Guides Association
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January 24, 2023
The No.1 Kingstown Girl Guides Company hosted its annual enrolment and awards ceremony on Friday, January 13 at the La Vue Boutique Hotel and Beach Cl...
Call Centre denies bad labour  practice claims by former employee
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Call Centre denies bad labour practice claims by former employee
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January 24, 2023
A former employee of a locally operated call centre is accusing her former employer of several bad labour practices. The claims made against Protel Ma...
Toronto man charged in death of his Vincentian mother
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Toronto man charged in death of his Vincentian mother
Clare 
January 21, 2023
A Vincentian woman was killed earlier this week in Toronto, Canada. Dead is Joy Barnwell, who was originally from Lowmans Windward, but who resided in...
Mentally ill, North Union man shot and dies in confrontation with police
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Mentally ill, North Union man shot and dies in confrontation with police
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January 20, 2023
THE INTERACTION of law enforcement with the mentally ill has once again come to the fore with the death of Long Piece, North Union resident, Eral Augu...
St Mary’s RC School celebrates 101 years of education (+ video)
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St Mary’s RC School celebrates 101 years of education (+ video)
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January 20, 2023
Students and teachers of the St. Mary’s Roman Catholic School praised principal, Eula John for her dedication as the school marks 101 years of existen...
Opposition leader wants answers about the finances of the NIS
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Opposition leader wants answers about the finances of the NIS
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January 20, 2023
LEADER OF THE Parliamentary Opposition, Dr Godwin Friday has expressed concerns about the depletion of the finances of the National Insurance Services...
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Problem Child takes first and second for Road March 2025
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Problem Child takes first and second for Road March 2025
Christina 
July 9, 2025
The 'Baddest Boy'- Shertz ‘Problem Child’ James- has copped first and second place for the 2025 Road March competition. The results were announced tod...
Soca Monarch win for Fireman & Skinny; Road March next
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Soca Monarch win for Fireman & Skinny; Road March next
Christina 
July 7, 2025
With the Soca Monarch finals out of the way, all eyes and ears are turned towards Kingstown in anticipation for who will capture the 2025 Road March t...
Vincentian UWI Professor gives SVG an “A” for educational advancement
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Vincentian UWI Professor gives SVG an “A” for educational advancement
Forrest 
July 4, 2025
The government of St Vincent and the Grenadines has been given a high grade for the strides made in education during its term in office, but is concer...
Four for Miss SVG grace Junior Calypso and Soca Monarch competition
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Four for Miss SVG grace Junior Calypso and Soca Monarch competition
Forrest 
July 4, 2025
Four contestants who will be competing in the Miss SVG show later this year, made an appearance at the Junior Calypso and Soca Monarch Competition on ...
SVG appoints Mikhail Charles as  Legal Advisor at UK High Commission
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SVG appoints Mikhail Charles as Legal Advisor at UK High Commission
Forrest 
July 4, 2025
Vincentian lawyer, Mikhail Charles, has been appointed Honorary Legal Advisor for St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) at its High Commission in the Un...

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