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Zahndra of Kingstown  Preparatory School wins Grade 6 writing competition
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Zahndra of Kingstown Preparatory School wins Grade 6 writing competition
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January 20, 2023
The Winner of the the Grade 6 writing competition, Zahndra Roberts did not think she would have made it beyond the preliminary round. On Wednesday, Ja...
Robin Yearwood steals spotlight with amazing electoral record
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Robin Yearwood steals spotlight with amazing electoral record
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January 20, 2023
While congratulations pour in to re-elected Prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, whose party won 9 of the 17 seats in Wednesday’s gen...
Senior magistrate raises concerns again about people not showing up for cases
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Senior magistrate raises concerns again about people not showing up for cases
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January 20, 2023
Senior Magistrate, Rickie Burnett has once again expressed concerns with the delays in court hearings. The senior magistrate addressed the situation o...
Farmer charged for chopping goat
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Farmer charged for chopping goat
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January 20, 2023
A 26 year old farmer of Rose Hall will appear in court to answer to a charge of damage to property. The police arrested and charged Iran Charles, on W...
Accounting, IT firm makes donation to St Vincent Grammar School
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Accounting, IT firm makes donation to St Vincent Grammar School
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January 20, 2023
A local accounting and information technology firm has made a donation to the St Vincent Grammar School to assist with the promotion of good hygiene p...
ON-SITE to complement YES and SET programmes
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ON-SITE to complement YES and SET programmes
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January 20, 2023
The existing Youth Empowerment Service (YES) along with the Support for Education and Training (SET) Programme and the newly launched Offering Nationa...
Do not to abuse ON-SITE internship programme – Anthony Regisford
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Do not to abuse ON-SITE internship programme – Anthony Regisford
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January 20, 2023
The newly launched ON-SITE internship programme will see 175 local youth being given hand on opportunities across a number of industries in the privat...
Barrouallie Police Youth Club donates gift baskets to 40  elderly residents
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Barrouallie Police Youth Club donates gift baskets to 40 elderly residents
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January 20, 2023
Some 40 senior residents of Barrouallie received gift baskets from the Barrouallie Police Youth Club on Sunday, January 15. A release from the police ...
Sandrea Maynard named new UWI Pro Vice-Chancellor Global Affairs
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Sandrea Maynard named new UWI Pro Vice-Chancellor Global Affairs
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January 20, 2023
The University of the West Indies (The UWI), has appointed a new pro-vice chancellor (PVC), global affairs in furtherance of its strategic agenda and ...
CDB Forecasts Caribbean  Economic Growth of  5.7% in 2023
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CDB Forecasts Caribbean Economic Growth of 5.7% in 2023
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January 20, 2023
The Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) vice president (Operations), Isaac Solomon has forecasted regional growth of 5.7 % for 2023. At a press confere...
Orange Hill houses for displaced residents to be finished by March
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Orange Hill houses for displaced residents to be finished by March
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January 20, 2023
Parliamentary Representative for the North Windward Constituency, Montgomery Daniel is thankful for the work completed to date on 21 houses currently ...
A most memorable week
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A most memorable week
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January 20, 2023
by Renwick Rose This week which ends on Saturday, January 21, is an important one in the history of the people of the Caribbean and Africa. There are ...
Cane Garden teen charged for gun and ammo possession
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Cane Garden teen charged for gun and ammo possession
Christina 
January 18, 2023
During routine checks at the Grenadines Wharf in Kingstown, members of the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force attached to Port intercep...
St. Vincent and the Grenadines records two COVID-19 deaths
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St. Vincent and the Grenadines records two COVID-19 deaths
Christina 
January 18, 2023
Two new COVID-19 related deaths have been recorded in St Vincent and the Grenadines, bringing the total number of deaths to 123. According to informat...
Sea defence works in pipeline for Sandy Bay, Shipping Bay
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Sea defence works in pipeline for Sandy Bay, Shipping Bay
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January 17, 2023
Sandy Bay residents will be getting a measure of relief through a massive sea defence project. In his Budget presentation on January 9, Minister of Fi...
Little Tokyo to get $3.1 million upgrade
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Little Tokyo to get $3.1 million upgrade
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January 17, 2023
Just over $3 million has been provided for in the 2023 budget for the commencement of work to upgrade the Little Tokyo bus terminal in Kingstown later...
2023 Budget: $13m. allocated for Kingstown transformation
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2023 Budget: $13m. allocated for Kingstown transformation
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January 17, 2023
The sum of EC$13 million dollars has been allocated to the upgrade of capital city Kingstown in this year’s budget. Minister of Finance, Camillo Gonsa...
Gonsalves says Vincentians better off under ULP
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Gonsalves says Vincentians better off under ULP
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January 17, 2023
Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves has declared that Vincentians are much better off now than they were prior to the advent of the Unity Labour Party ...
Carnival belongs to everyone says PM
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Carnival belongs to everyone says PM
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January 17, 2023
Persons who have an input to make that can help the Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) achieve its mandate can make their ideas heard but should d...
Pembroke man gets three year jail time on firearm, ammo and drugs charges
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Pembroke man gets three year jail time on firearm, ammo and drugs charges
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January 17, 2023
A young man will spend the next three years behind bars after he was sentenced for having a firearm and 10 rounds of ammunition in his possession. Pem...
Magistrates Courts must be given care and attention – Chief Magistrate, SVG
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Magistrates Courts must be given care and attention – Chief Magistrate, SVG
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January 17, 2023
Chief Magistrate of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), Rechanne Browne delivered the address on behalf of Magistracy of the Organisation of Eastern...
Church office accused burglars remanded for bail review
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Church office accused burglars remanded for bail review
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January 17, 2023
Two men, one from Calliaqua and other from Vermont, appeared in the Serious Offences Court before chief magistrate, Rechanne Browne on January 16, on ...
Medical cannabis industry rebounding after body blow says Finance Minister
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Medical cannabis industry rebounding after body blow says Finance Minister
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January 17, 2023
Minister of Finance, Minister Camillo Gonsalves has referred to 2022 as a year of recovery for the medicinal cannabis industry in St Vincent and the G...
Nine Mornings Committee looking to increase money for community stakeholders
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Nine Mornings Committee looking to increase money for community stakeholders
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January 17, 2023
Higher financial support for the various stakeholders involved at the community level with the National Nine Mornings Festival is the aim of the Natio...
Historic spending in 2023 Budget for Health Care
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Historic spending in 2023 Budget for Health Care
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January 17, 2023
The 2023 Budget has allocated an unprecedented 96.1 million dollars for healthcare, a major investment in the sector. Minister of Finance, Camillo Gon...
More successful students in May-June exit exams to get $500 payment next week
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More successful students in May-June exit exams to get $500 payment next week
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January 17, 2023
The final disbursement of the $500 awards issued to students by the Government for academic performance in the 2022, May-June exit exams will be made ...
Vincy lass, Shiiloh making musical waves overseas
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Vincy lass, Shiiloh making musical waves overseas
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January 17, 2023
Persons may sometimes struggle to tie down Vincentian songbird and songwriter Shavsha Ariah Speedwell, stage name “Shiiloh”, to one genre of music. Af...
SVG embassy donates books to Taiwan’s  National Central Library
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SVG embassy donates books to Taiwan’s National Central Library
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January 17, 2023
The embassy of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) in Taiwan has made a donation of 11 books and literary works to the National Central Library. The d...
Grade 6 writing competition concludes on January 18
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Grade 6 writing competition concludes on January 18
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January 17, 2023
The Ministry of Education/Hodder Education Grade 6 Writing competition will conclude on Wednesday, January 18, with the finals and closing ceremony. T...
Students preparing to study in Cuba meet with Ambassador Jose Leyva
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Students preparing to study in Cuba meet with Ambassador Jose Leyva
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January 17, 2023
A group of young people from St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) preparing to study in Cuba, met on Saturday, January 14 with the ambassador of Cuba t...
Opposition group blanks final day of Budget Debate
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Opposition group blanks final day of Budget Debate
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January 13, 2023
The 2023 Appropriation Bill was passed in the House of Assembly on Thursday afternoon, January 12 with Opposition members opting to absent themselves ...
Pre-Covid airport service charge is back, hike in maritime fees
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Pre-Covid airport service charge is back, hike in maritime fees
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January 13, 2023
An increase in maritime fees, the re-introduction of the pre-COVID-19 airport service charge, and a bump in fees across areas of health care services,...
Opposition Leader  calls for temporary  residency for yachties
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Opposition Leader calls for temporary residency for yachties
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January 13, 2023
Opposition Leader, Dr Godwin Friday is suggesting the granting of temporary residence status to yachties who visit the shores of St Vincent and the Gr...
Youth Advisory Body  to be a first step in  reactivating a national entity
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Youth Advisory Body to be a first step in reactivating a national entity
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January 13, 2023
This year, efforts will be realized for the formation of a national body that will represent the voice of young people in St Vincent and the Grenadine...
New import regime now in place for newer vehicles
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New import regime now in place for newer vehicles
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January 13, 2023
The government is this year, lowering the rates on newer, imported vehicles as part of a new regime in calculating the surcharge on imported vehicles....
Nursing shortage hits the local Health System
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Nursing shortage hits the local Health System
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January 13, 2023
A nursing shortage has hit the health care system in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) so much so that government is now placing a bond on recent gr...
$120 million for roads rehabilitation
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$120 million for roads rehabilitation
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January 13, 2023
Finance Minister Camillo Gonsalves has announced a $120 million National Road Rehabilitation Project, in the 2023 National Budget which he presented i...
Jackson Bay in Layou targetted for enhancement
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Jackson Bay in Layou targetted for enhancement
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January 13, 2023
The sum of $1 million has been allocated in the 2023 budget for the enhancement of the Jackson Bay beach front in Layou. In his presentation of the 20...
Tax defaulters urged to go negotiate with Inland Revenue Department
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Tax defaulters urged to go negotiate with Inland Revenue Department
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January 13, 2023
The government of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) is planning to prosecute persons who are non-compliant in the payment of various forms of taxati...
Chief Justice anticipates a progressive ECSC Law year
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Chief Justice anticipates a progressive ECSC Law year
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January 13, 2023
The Eastern Caribbean Supreme (ECSC) Court held a special sitting on January 10, to mark the opening of the 2023 law year. This year’s special sitting...
Pregnant mother of four to be sentenced for stabbing 12-year-old boy
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Pregnant mother of four to be sentenced for stabbing 12-year-old boy
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January 13, 2023
A pregnant woman who blamed “frustration” for stabbing a 12-year-old boy about his body with a knife has been remanded in custody for one week pending...
Source claims that Seage John died of a broken neck
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Source claims that Seage John died of a broken neck
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January 13, 2023
SEVERAL RELATIVES and friends of Seage John, the Layou/Ottley Hall resident who died on January 1, 2023 after a run-in with police officers staged a p...
Preliminary Inquiry begins into the 2022 murder of Kevin George
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Preliminary Inquiry begins into the 2022 murder of Kevin George
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January 13, 2023
DIAMOND residents, 22 year old Tearon James and 25 year old Lesroy Stapleton appeared in the Serious Offences Court on January 9, before Chief Magistr...
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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...
Five entrepreneurs to make business pitch in Men’s Empowerment Project
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Five entrepreneurs to make business pitch in Men’s Empowerment Project
Forrest 
July 4, 2025
The Centre for Enterprise Development Inc, (CED) has announced its upcoming Business Pitch Competition, where five dynamic entrepreneurs will compete ...

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