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Playaz Youth Academy increases back to school donations
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Playaz Youth Academy increases back to school donations
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September 9, 2022
The Playaz Youth Academy, a charitable entity that offers material assistance to students has increased the number of beneficiaries who received schoo...
Fort Charlotte to undergo restoration work
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Fort Charlotte to undergo restoration work
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September 9, 2022
The historic Fort Charlotte will undergo extensive restoration and upgrades under a regional initiative funded by the World Bank. Currently the work i...
VINLEC awards three secondary school scholarships to  employees’ children
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VINLEC awards three secondary school scholarships to employees’ children
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September 9, 2022
The St Vincent Electricity Services Limited (Vinlec), has awarded three new scholarship to children of its employees to attend secondary school from t...
Revenue of NLA jumps by over $7 million
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Revenue of NLA jumps by over $7 million
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September 9, 2022
The National Lotteries Authority (NLA) registered an increase in revenue of just over EC7 million for the 2021/22 financial year which ended on July 3...
Displaced families adjusting well to new homes at Orange Hill
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Displaced families adjusting well to new homes at Orange Hill
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September 6, 2022
Families from the volcanic red zone who were displaced by the April 2021 volcanic eruptions are continuing to settle into their brand new homes at Ora...
PM commends former and current Housing Ministers at distribution of houses
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PM commends former and current Housing Ministers at distribution of houses
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September 6, 2022
Former ministers of housing, Montgomery Daniel and senator Julian Francis,along with current minister of Housing, Orande Brewster received commendatio...
Volcano victims glad for their new homes at Orange Hill
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Volcano victims glad for their new homes at Orange Hill
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September 6, 2022
Eva Lavia is one of the 27 homeowners who were presented with keys to their new homes at Overland at an official ceremony last Thursday, September 1. ...
Fisherman of the year collects his prize
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Fisherman of the year collects his prize
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September 6, 2022
He had to wait a few weeks, but Earl Medford is now the grateful owner of a brand new boat engine as his prize for being the top fisher for 2022. Medf...
Absolutely Caribbean steals the show at Speciality and Fine Food Fair
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Absolutely Caribbean steals the show at Speciality and Fine Food Fair
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September 6, 2022
One business entity from St Vincent and the Grenadines was among the 10 Caribbean artisan producers recently showcased at the Speciality and Fine Food...
Pedestrian crossing placed outside school where two pupils were hurt in vehicle accident
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Pedestrian crossing placed outside school where two pupils were hurt in vehicle accident
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September 6, 2022
A pedestrian crossing is now in place on the road outside the Sandy Bay Anglican School to aid in the safety of students and provide direction for dri...
Two dead and two injured in separate shooting  incidents over the weekend
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Two dead and two injured in separate shooting incidents over the weekend
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September 6, 2022
The police say they have launched investigations into three separate shooting incidents that occurred on Saturday, September 3, and Sunday, September ...
Dad from  Overland wins half million lotto jackpot
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Dad from Overland wins half million lotto jackpot
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September 6, 2022
A resident of Overland has landed the most recent National Lotteries jackpot amounting to EC$595,000. Lionel T Browne did not allow much time to elaps...
Bishop’s College  students return to in-person classes after two years (+video)
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Bishop’s College students return to in-person classes after two years (+video)
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September 6, 2022
Students of Bishops College Kingstown have expressed mixed emotions about the resumption of face to face learning. After a little over two years of on...
Twenty-seven displaced families receive keys to new homes at Orange Hill
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Twenty-seven displaced families receive keys to new homes at Orange Hill
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September 3, 2022
Twenty seven families from the red volcano hazard zone, who were displaced in the aftermath of the April 2021 volcanic eruptions, now have brand new h...
KCCU, Western Union join forces to provide expanded money transfer  services
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KCCU, Western Union join forces to provide expanded money transfer services
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September 2, 2022
The Kingstown Cooperative Credit Union launched its Western Union services at its headquarters last Tuesday, August 30 which essentially has provided ...
Parliament amends Money  Services Business Act to keep pace with evolving practice
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Parliament amends Money Services Business Act to keep pace with evolving practice
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September 2, 2022
The increased regulation of micro-financing institutions such as FastCash and QuickCash is one of the changes effected by the passage in Parliament on...
Over 800 students to get tuition scholarships
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Over 800 students to get tuition scholarships
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September 2, 2022
More than 800 Vincentian students will receive tuition scholarships from the Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines for the 2022/2023 academic ye...
COP denies allegation of abuse
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COP denies allegation of abuse
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September 2, 2022
The Commissioner of Police (COP), Colin John, has denied that he tightened a plastic bag over the head of a cop who was taken into custody during the ...
Monkeypox testing is done once there’s a need – CMO ag
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Monkeypox testing is done once there’s a need – CMO ag
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September 2, 2022
The health authorities have been casting a wide net where it concerns testing for the monkeypox virus. When contacted this week for an update on the v...
Beckett, Sir Richie  and Lord Nelson among 16 to receive UWI honorary degrees
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Beckett, Sir Richie and Lord Nelson among 16 to receive UWI honorary degrees
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September 2, 2022
The University of the West Indies (The UWI) says it will welcome 16 outstanding global citizens to its graduation stage this year. Among them is this ...
CWSA, CTAWU sign new collective agreement
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CWSA, CTAWU sign new collective agreement
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September 2, 2022
The Commercial, Technical and Allied Workers Union (CTAWU), and the Central Water Sewerage Authority (CWSA), on Tuesday, August 30 signed a new collec...
Tobago Cays Marine Park rolls out E-Commerce System
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Tobago Cays Marine Park rolls out E-Commerce System
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September 2, 2022
THE Tobago Cays Marine Park (TCMP), has implemented a Website Based E-commerce system under the tag line “TCMP PAY”. In a release the TCMP said that p...
Steel pan  Summer Training programme nets 27 new players
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Steel pan Summer Training programme nets 27 new players
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September 2, 2022
A five-week steel pan Summer Training Programme has netted 27 new pan players for the Sandy Bay Secondary School. An initiative of the Sion Hill Eupho...
North Leeward Farmers Trained in Vetiver Systems for Soil Conservation
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North Leeward Farmers Trained in Vetiver Systems for Soil Conservation
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August 31, 2022
Thirty-four farmers from Coulls Hill, Troumaca, Rose Bank, Belmont and Petit Bordel have received advanced training in Vetiver Systems Technology (VST...
SVG schools on schedule to  re-open Monday, September 5
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SVG schools on schedule to re-open Monday, September 5
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August 30, 2022
The Ministry of Education is on schedule to have schools in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) reopen on Monday, September 5. This assurance was give...
Matter involving former public servants could head to Privy Council – PM
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Matter involving former public servants could head to Privy Council – PM
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August 30, 2022
The matter involving former public servants who were deemed to have abandoned their jobs by failing to take a COVID-19 vaccine, could reach all the wa...
Curtains come down on RSVGPF Band Summer Programme (+video)
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Curtains come down on RSVGPF Band Summer Programme (+video)
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August 30, 2022
The Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) is continuing to counter the influence of persons seeking to sway youths into unwholesom...
PM rejects Leacock’s people prostituting themselves claim
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PM rejects Leacock’s people prostituting themselves claim
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August 30, 2022
Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves has rejected recent claims by an opposition politician that some Vincentians “have to prostitute themselves to make...
West Kingstown, I am willing, ready to work with you – Peters
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West Kingstown, I am willing, ready to work with you – Peters
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August 30, 2022
Newly installed Minister of Foreign Affairs, Senator Keisal Peters says she is “ready and willing” to work with the people of West Kingstown, as she e...
Criticisms of Foreign Affairs Minister  motivated by jealousy – PM Gonsalves
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Criticisms of Foreign Affairs Minister motivated by jealousy – PM Gonsalves
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August 30, 2022
Criticisms of senator, Keisal Peters and her recent appointment as St Vincent and the Grenadines’ first ever female Minister of Foreign Affairs is a c...
Gonsalves promises ‘magical uptake’ in tech-voc education
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Gonsalves promises ‘magical uptake’ in tech-voc education
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August 30, 2022
Government will place an even greater emphasis on Technical and Vocational Education to ensure a necessary economic shift. This was the assurance of p...
Elderly woman involved in  vehicle incident to be buried today
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Elderly woman involved in vehicle incident to be buried today
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August 30, 2022
An elderly woman who died at hospital just over one week after the vehicle in which she was travelling was said to have been struck by another vehicle...
Soroptimist goes public over illegal dumping of garbage outside comfort station
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Soroptimist goes public over illegal dumping of garbage outside comfort station
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August 30, 2022
Piles of pungent, smelling garbage repeatedly dumped and left outside the Soroptimist International comfort station at Heritage Square is distressing ...
UWI Research Leads the Group Scores 100% in research influence
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UWI Research Leads the Group Scores 100% in research influence
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August 30, 2022
Last month, the world’s most reputable higher education agency Times Higher Education (THE) announced its 2022 Latin America University Rankings. Mark...
Vincentian professor awarded US$1.7 million grant to train under-represented groups in STEM
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Vincentian professor awarded US$1.7 million grant to train under-represented groups in STEM
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August 29, 2022
A Vincentian professor of Biology has been awarded a five-year US$1.7 million grant from the United States National Institutes of Health/National Inst...
ATM cards being distributed at Financial Complex to West Kingstown road cleaners
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ATM cards being distributed at Financial Complex to West Kingstown road cleaners
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August 27, 2022
Residents of West Kingstown were gathered Saturday afternoon outside the Financial Complex in Kingstown to collect ATM cards through which they will r...
At historic swearing in ceremony Senator Keisal Peters urges young people not to be derailed from their purpose
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At historic swearing in ceremony Senator Keisal Peters urges young people not to be derailed from their purpose
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August 26, 2022
Today, August 26, 2022 has been declared an “historic moment” in Vincentian history by Senator Keisal Peters, who was sworn in this morning as the cou...
HMS Protector departs SVG after brief routine visit
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HMS Protector departs SVG after brief routine visit
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August 26, 2022
The Royal Navy ship, HMS Protector left Port Kingstown yesterday, August 25 after a routine stop over during which crew were engaged in a slew of acti...
Brown sugar may soon retail for more than $2 per pound
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Brown sugar may soon retail for more than $2 per pound
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August 26, 2022
It may be a bitter-sweet time for Vincentians when the next shipment of brown sugar arrives on these shores. This could very well be the case as the p...
PM: teachers fighting political battle
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PM: teachers fighting political battle
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August 26, 2022
Some teachers in this country are fighting a “political battle”, in deciding whether or not to reapply for their jobs, which they are deemed to have a...
Senator Peters to be sworn in as Foreign Affairs Minister today
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Senator Peters to be sworn in as Foreign Affairs Minister today
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August 26, 2022
The first female Minister of Foreign Affairs in St Vincent and the Grenadines will be sworn into office today, Friday August, 26. The announcement was...
Government addressing concerns of fisherfolk  relocated to Lowmans Bay
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Government addressing concerns of fisherfolk relocated to Lowmans Bay
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August 26, 2022
Improved security, street lights, water and better road conditions are in the process of being provided to the displaced Rose Place fishermen who are ...
Owia residents hold candlelight vigil for slain fellow villager
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Owia residents hold candlelight vigil for slain fellow villager
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August 26, 2022
The usual lively atmosphere in Owia was transformed to one of pain and mourning as villagers walked through the streets of this northern community in ...
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Vincentian UWI Professor gives SVG an “A” for educational advancement
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Vincentian UWI Professor gives SVG an “A” for educational advancement
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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 ...
Island Journeys: Rebuilding home and hope after Hurricane Beryl, Uriel Thomas’ Story
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Island Journeys: Rebuilding home and hope after Hurricane Beryl, Uriel Thomas’ Story
Forrest 
July 4, 2025
When Hurricane Beryl tore into Union Island in 2024, it didn’t just flatten homes it upended lives, reshaped communities, and served as another harsh ...

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