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New winners crowned in Police Carolling Contest
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New winners crowned in Police Carolling Contest
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December 20, 2022
Western Carollers upset defending champions, Traffic Angels to win the title and bragging rights for the next 12 months when the annual Police Carolli...
Reform urgent as 2023 pension bill totals $75 million
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Reform urgent as 2023 pension bill totals $75 million
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December 20, 2022
The reform of the existing public service pension plan has been promised again as the government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) is expected t...
Thief begs to be sent to Mental Health Center, not jail
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Thief begs to be sent to Mental Health Center, not jail
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December 20, 2022
A man who was sentenced to time in prison for theft had a request to make of Chief Magistrate, Rechanne Browne when he stood before her on Monday, Dec...
Ambassador Bowman calls on women to protect their worth
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Ambassador Bowman calls on women to protect their worth
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December 20, 2022
Ambassador of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) to Taiwan, Andrea Bowman has reiterated that one of her major duties is to represent the dignity of ...
2023 revenue to increase by 12.4 percent – Finance Minister
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2023 revenue to increase by 12.4 percent – Finance Minister
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December 20, 2022
Government is expected to see an increase in tax revenue to the tune of $761.4 million, 12.4 percent above the amount budgeted in 2022. Minister of Fi...
CDB to fund consultancy to address Eastern Caribbean Air Transport Crisis
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CDB to fund consultancy to address Eastern Caribbean Air Transport Crisis
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December 20, 2022
The air transportation woes affecting the Eastern Caribbean since the collapse of LIAT will be getting closer attention from the Caribbean Development...
Air pollution complaints from disabled people in San Souci building
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Air pollution complaints from disabled people in San Souci building
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December 20, 2022
Apart from having to cope with chronic conditions which have rendered them disabled, persons who use the Voice of the Disabled centre at San Souci are...
Annual Christmas luncheon held again for North Leeward Elderly
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Annual Christmas luncheon held again for North Leeward Elderly
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December 20, 2022
Several senior residents in the southern area of North Leeward were on Sunday, December 11 treated to a Christmas luncheon, the first after a two year...
New mural unveiled at Decommissioned E.T Joshua airport  (+Video)
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New mural unveiled at Decommissioned E.T Joshua airport (+Video)
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December 20, 2022
A new mural has been unveiled at the shopping complex at the Decommissioned E.T Joshua Airport and the public can expect to see another 14 at various ...
I have no apologies to make for striking Jomo – Thompson
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I have no apologies to make for striking Jomo – Thompson
Clare 
December 19, 2022
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Medicinal Cannabis Authority Dr Jerrol Thompson says he has no apologies to make for striking lawyer and former S...
Husband sentenced to seven years in jail for stabbing wife
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Husband sentenced to seven years in jail for stabbing wife
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December 16, 2022
A man who stabbed his wife about her body with a knife in the presence of their children at their home has been sentenced to seven years in prison. De...
Finance Minister presents Estimates for 2023 amounting to EC$1,445,886,613
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Finance Minister presents Estimates for 2023 amounting to EC$1,445,886,613
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December 16, 2022
The Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the 2023 fiscal year amounting to EC $1,445,886,613 were presented in the House of Assembly on Tuesday, D...
Ollivierre calls for the Grenadines to get ‘a fair piece of the pie”
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Ollivierre calls for the Grenadines to get ‘a fair piece of the pie”
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December 16, 2022
Parliamentary Representative for the Southern Grenadines, Terrence Olliverre made an appeal in Parliament last Tuesday, stating that it is time for th...
Opposition Leader challenges Finance  Minister to identify source of ‘other receipts’
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Opposition Leader challenges Finance Minister to identify source of ‘other receipts’
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December 16, 2022
Leader of the Opposition Dr Godwin Friday has blasted the 2023 Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure and criticised Minister of Finance Minister, Camil...
Carriere turns on lights to start Nine Mornings in the Valley
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Carriere turns on lights to start Nine Mornings in the Valley
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December 16, 2022
After a challenging two years the Carriere Nine Mornings Committee is now back in full swing with their Nine Mornings Festivities. Residents from Carr...
Friday calls for establishment of Civilian Complaints Commission to help fight crime
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Friday calls for establishment of Civilian Complaints Commission to help fight crime
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December 16, 2022
Opposition Leader, Dr Godwin Friday has made a call for the establishment of a Civilian Complaints Commission to be established within the Royal St Vi...
Cousin of fatal shooting victim believes his past may have followed him
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Cousin of fatal shooting victim believes his past may have followed him
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December 16, 2022
The sound of gunshots, five to be precise, interrupted the sleep of a resident in Boom Boom Hill, Lowmans Leeward on Tuesday, December 13. The residen...
Man pleads not guilty to charges of stealing from two women
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Man pleads not guilty to charges of stealing from two women
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December 16, 2022
A resident of Sion Hill charged for theft, entered a not guilty plea when he appeared in the Kingstown Magistrate court before Senior Magistrate, Rick...
Questelles man pleads not guilty of assault, granted bail
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Questelles man pleads not guilty of assault, granted bail
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December 16, 2022
A resident of Lower Questelles who pled not guilty to assault when he appeared in the Kingstown Magistrate Court on Wednesday, December 14 before Seni...
2018 Country Poverty Assessment has been terminated – Finance Minister
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2018 Country Poverty Assessment has been terminated – Finance Minister
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December 16, 2022
After repeated calls from the Opposition, New Democratic Party and alleged leaked information which came to light in 2020, the Minister of Finance, Ca...
Flow makes donation to Police Carolling Contest
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Flow makes donation to Police Carolling Contest
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December 16, 2022
The carolling committee of the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) received three Samsung Galaxy A03 Android cellular phones to...
Increased Coast Guard patrols to address yacht  break-ins – PM
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Increased Coast Guard patrols to address yacht break-ins – PM
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December 16, 2022
There has been an upsurge in break-ins of yachts docked at local marinas and Prime Minister and Minister of National Security Dr Ralph Gonsalves says ...
Arrowroot farmers to receive support until new factory is completed
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Arrowroot farmers to receive support until new factory is completed
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December 16, 2022
The local economy is still feeling the adverse effects of the April 2021 La Soufriere volcanic eruptions-the arrowroot industry being a prime victim. ...
SVG aiming to expand arrowroot markets following completion of new factory (+ video)
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SVG aiming to expand arrowroot markets following completion of new factory (+ video)
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December 16, 2022
In 2019, the starch produced by arrowroot grown on the northeastern side of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) managed to fetch as much as US$7.35 p...
Historic Carnegie building in Kingstown being given a facelift
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Historic Carnegie building in Kingstown being given a facelift
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December 16, 2022
The Carnegie Building, headquarters of the St Vincent and the Grenadines National Trust, is being given a facelift by a Vincentian businessman based i...
Forestry Head hails conservation efforts at Zion Hill
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Forestry Head hails conservation efforts at Zion Hill
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December 16, 2022
Director of Forestry, Fitzgerald Providence does not want Zion Hill, in Barrouallie to be seen in a negative light following the discovery of possible...
Residents of Veryvine, Vermont now have improved telecomms access
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Residents of Veryvine, Vermont now have improved telecomms access
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December 16, 2022
Residents in Veryvine, a community in the Vermont Valley now improved telecommunications access after the launch of a project this week specifically t...
Woodwork shop at His Majesty’s Prisons receives carpentry tools
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Woodwork shop at His Majesty’s Prisons receives carpentry tools
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December 14, 2022
Woodwork tools valued at EC$2,500 have been donated to His Majesty's Prisons . A pair of drills, a jigsaw, a belt sander, two 12-inch saw blades, four...
Vincentian authorities applauded for heroic rescue of three Americans at sea
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Vincentian authorities applauded for heroic rescue of three Americans at sea
Clare 
December 14, 2022
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ Coast Guard Service (SVG-CGS) and this country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade have been applauded...
Young creatives make art at Decommissioned ET Joshua Airport
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Young creatives make art at Decommissioned ET Joshua Airport
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December 14, 2022
A group of young visual art students from the Thomas Saunders Secondary School, for the past four days, have been putting their creative talents to wo...
Rose Place squatter says  he is being  unfairly targeted by the Kingstown Town Board
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Rose Place squatter says he is being unfairly targeted by the Kingstown Town Board
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December 13, 2022
After two visits in less than a week from officials of the Kingstown Town Board to his residence, Rose Place (Bottom Town) resident, Quinn Andrews, sa...
Luke Browne called to the bar
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Luke Browne called to the bar
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December 13, 2022
Luke Browne has added to his long list of accomplishments having, last Tuesday, been admitted to practice as a Barrister and Solicitor in the Eastern ...
Three men shot in two separate incidents
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Three men shot in two separate incidents
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December 13, 2022
Three men were shot in two separate incidents between Sunday and Monday, less than four hours apart, and are nursing wounds at the Milton Cato Memoria...
Calder kicks off Nine Mornings Celebrations with storytelling (+video)
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Calder kicks off Nine Mornings Celebrations with storytelling (+video)
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December 13, 2022
A bonfire under the night’s sky with people gathered listening to old time stories is how the Calder Neighbourhood Watch Association kicked off their ...
Nine Mornings Museum opens Wednesday
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Nine Mornings Museum opens Wednesday
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December 13, 2022
A new offering will be injected into the National Nine Mornings festivities with the mounting of an art exhibition and educational project entitled Ni...
SVG’s small population makes  a National Health Insurance  Programme problematic – PM
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SVG’s small population makes a National Health Insurance Programme problematic – PM
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December 13, 2022
While many persons are calling for a National Health Insurance programme to be put in place in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), such a programme m...
Mission to ‘go look for girls’ turned  into the hour of salvation for Vincentian
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Mission to ‘go look for girls’ turned into the hour of salvation for Vincentian
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December 13, 2022
A mission to “go look for girls” turned out to be the hour of salvation for a Vincentian who is now at the helm of the New Testament Church of God in ...
DIGICEL connects 1,000 kids in rural schools
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DIGICEL connects 1,000 kids in rural schools
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December 13, 2022
Christmas came early for some students in rural schools in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) this year with Digicel’s recent gift of 20 laptops to ...
Union Island lands acquired by Government to be sold to private developers
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Union Island lands acquired by Government to be sold to private developers
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December 13, 2022
The beach front land at Campbell in Union Island that was recently acquired by the Government will be sold to developers involved in a hotel project t...
Two goat thieves to be sentenced December 20
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Two goat thieves to be sentenced December 20
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December 13, 2022
Two of three men from South Rivers, accused of the theft of two goats were found guilty when they appeared in the Serious Offences court before Chief ...
Motor cyclist dies after weekend road incident involving a truck
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Motor cyclist dies after weekend road incident involving a truck
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December 13, 2022
A motor cyclist died at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (MCMH), following a collision involving a truck along the Belmont Public Road last Saturday....
Leacock calls for police and civilians to respect each other
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Leacock calls for police and civilians to respect each other
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December 9, 2022
Vice President of the New Democratic Party (NDP), St Clair Leacock, has called for a show of mutual respect between civilians and members of the Royal...
House fire on Bequia leaves 10 homeless
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House fire on Bequia leaves 10 homeless
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December 9, 2022
Efforts are being made to clean up a wheelbarrow filled with coins that remained after a house fire in Bequia on Tuesday night, December 6, 2022. The ...
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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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