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Four pre-schoolers awarded one-year scholarships
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Four pre-schoolers awarded one-year scholarships
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July 29, 2022
Four pre-school pupils have been awarded one-year scholarships by the Dr Nicholette Spring Charitable Foundation. Scholarship certificates were presen...
Support needed for seamoss farmers
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Support needed for seamoss farmers
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July 29, 2022
Local sea moss farmers are advocating for the establishment of a climate-smart sea moss processing facility, among other things, to assist in an ongoi...
Vincentian graduate has his eyes set on becoming the next CEO of the AIA
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Vincentian graduate has his eyes set on becoming the next CEO of the AIA
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July 29, 2022
Recent university graduate Davon London has declared his interest in becoming the next CEO of Argyle International Airport (AIA) and furthering the de...
SVG needs to become export driven – Dr Friday
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SVG needs to become export driven – Dr Friday
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July 29, 2022
There is a need for St Vincent and the Grenadines to become an export-driven country, if the Port Modernisation project is to bear successful fruit in...
Opposition  member calls for more  equity in port  development for Grenadines
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Opposition member calls for more equity in port development for Grenadines
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July 29, 2022
Terrence Ollivierre, the parliamentary representative for the Southern Grenadines has called for equity in the development of ports in the Grenadines,...
Passion Entertainment gives back to SVG
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Passion Entertainment gives back to SVG
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July 29, 2022
The group Passion Entertainment is giving back to communities in St Vincent and the Grenadines. On Tuesday July 26, the group held a virtual news conf...
‘Luta’ feels he was born to serve
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‘Luta’ feels he was born to serve
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July 26, 2022
“I THINK I was destined for this.” These are the words of this country’s Consul General designate to the United States, Rondy ‘Luta’ McIntosh. McIntos...
No VAT on electricity bills for most domestic consumers
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No VAT on electricity bills for most domestic consumers
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July 26, 2022
DOMESTIC CONSUMERS of electricity in St Vincent and the Grenadines will be given some financial relief over the next three months. For the months July...
La Croix Food Terminal Strengthens Food Security
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La Croix Food Terminal Strengthens Food Security
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July 26, 2022
EFFORTS TO IMPROVE food security in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) have been further strengthened with the launch of a Food Terminal at the forme...
PM orders investigation into missing freezer
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PM orders investigation into missing freezer
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July 26, 2022
A DEEP FREEZE that was lent to an emergency shelter has gone missing and the matter may soon engage the attention of the police. A caller to WE FM’s ‘...
Fire destroys house leaving six persons homeless
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Fire destroys house leaving six persons homeless
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July 26, 2022
SIX PERSONS are now homeless after a fire destroyed their place of abode recently. The fire of unknown origin destroyed a two-bedroom house at Byera H...
Laboratory services being decentralized – Minister
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Laboratory services being decentralized – Minister
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July 26, 2022
ALL LABORATORY SERVICES in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) will be decentralized so as to adequately accommodate the Vincentian public. Minister o...
ULP is going to ‘wipe the opposition on floor’ in next general elections says Gonsalves
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ULP is going to ‘wipe the opposition on floor’ in next general elections says Gonsalves
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July 26, 2022
POLITICAL LEADER OF the ruling Unity Labour Party (ULP) Dr Ralph Gonsalves is predicting a significant victory for his party, whenever the next genera...
The Macmillan Caribbean ‘Summer School’ launches online
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The Macmillan Caribbean ‘Summer School’ launches online
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July 26, 2022
MACMILLAN Education Caribbean has announced the launch of its Summer School, a series of activities to keep young brains active over the summer holida...
CARICOM Chief Medical Officers receive updates on regional health coordination
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CARICOM Chief Medical Officers receive updates on regional health coordination
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July 26, 2022
Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met on Wednesday, July 13, to review updates on strengthening the regional heal...
The UWI celebrates PMs Gonsalves and Mottley on their recent international accolades
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The UWI celebrates PMs Gonsalves and Mottley on their recent international accolades
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July 26, 2022
THE UNIVERSITY of the West Indies (The UWI) says it proudly celebrates Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines Ralph Gonsalves and Prime Minis...
Fish production will double as result of Rainforest Seafoods – Finance Minister
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Fish production will double as result of Rainforest Seafoods – Finance Minister
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July 22, 2022
FINANCE MINISTER Camillo Gonsalves is confident that fish production in St Vincent and the Grenadines will double as a result of the newly opened Rain...
Building and Loan embracing change for the benefit of customers
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Building and Loan embracing change for the benefit of customers
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July 22, 2022
THE ST Vincent Building and Loan Association (SVBLA) is progressive, innovative and embracing change for the benefit of its members and customers. Las...
ULP to hold convention at Campden Park next Sunday
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ULP to hold convention at Campden Park next Sunday
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July 22, 2022
THREE HUNDRED and fifty-four delegates are expected to converge at the Campden Park Secondary School on Sunday July 31 for the convention of the rulin...
Local farmers export 600 pounds of sea moss to Canada
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Local farmers export 600 pounds of sea moss to Canada
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July 22, 2022
Six hundred pounds of dry sea moss was shipped to Canada this week — the largest quantity for the year for sea moss farmers being guided by non-govern...
Minister proposes parking meters for Kingstown
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Minister proposes parking meters for Kingstown
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July 22, 2022
THE MINISTER OF Local Government is proposing that parking in Kingstown be metered to help ease the parking woes in the city. Senator Julian Francis s...
Nigel Greaves to be buried Tuesday,  July 26, at  St George’s Cathedral
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Nigel Greaves to be buried Tuesday, July 26, at St George’s Cathedral
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July 22, 2022
Many Vincentians and members of the business community were saddened and in a state of shock this week upon hearing of the sudden death of prominent b...
Vincentian creatives encouraged to think beyond SVG
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Vincentian creatives encouraged to think beyond SVG
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July 22, 2022
Vincentians in the creative and cultural industries have been encouraged to think beyond this country’s borders and embrace the digital opportunities ...
Ras Oba bid farewell with full Rastafarian rites
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Ras Oba bid farewell with full Rastafarian rites
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July 22, 2022
Despite the heavy downpour, dozens of friends and family members gathered at the Richmond Hill Playing Field in Kingstown last Friday, July 15 to bid ...
Port Project moving ahead (+video)
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Port Project moving ahead (+video)
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July 22, 2022
Management of the new Kingstown Port Project is wasting no time on the removal of structures vacated by former occupants of the Rose Place beach as th...
Meta official invites creatives and others to help build out the Metaverse
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Meta official invites creatives and others to help build out the Metaverse
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July 22, 2022
As the thrust continues for local entrepreneurs in the cultural and creative industries to capitalise on digital opportunities, so does the need to di...
PM receives award in Nicaragua
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PM receives award in Nicaragua
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July 22, 2022
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves was earlier this week awarded the “General Augusto Calderon Sandino Order in its Highest Degree (San Jacinto Battle)...
Reinstate teachers with full benefits, says Opposition MP
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Reinstate teachers with full benefits, says Opposition MP
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July 19, 2022
OPPOSITION SPOKESPERSON on matters relating to education, Terrance Ollivierre is supporting the call for unvaccinated teachers to be given back their ...
Prominent SVG businessman dies suddenly at home
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Prominent SVG businessman dies suddenly at home
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July 19, 2022
PROMINENT BUSINESSMAN Nigel Greaves, 63, the director of C K Greaves Group of Companies, died suddenly at his home at Indian Bay on Sunday, July 17 at...
PM Gonsalves honoured during official visit to Nicaragua
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PM Gonsalves honoured during official visit to Nicaragua
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July 19, 2022
PRIME MINISTER Dr Ralph Gonsalves is now into the third day of a three-day official visit to Nicaragua. The Prime Minister and his delegation arrived ...
Boring calypsoes don’t make sense – Zion-I
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Boring calypsoes don’t make sense – Zion-I
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July 19, 2022
THE CONTROVERSY surrounding Alvin ‘Zion-I’ Dennie’s song ‘Hypocrites’ has given the art form a boost. This is the opinion of the songwriter himself, w...
SVGTU worried  about health and  wellness of teachers
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SVGTU worried about health and wellness of teachers
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July 19, 2022
The St Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers Union has expressed concern about the health and wellness of its membership, some of whom have succumbed to...
Chatoyer’s 250-year-old punch ladle to be digitized then returned to SVG
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Chatoyer’s 250-year-old punch ladle to be digitized then returned to SVG
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July 19, 2022
Finance minister Camillo Gonsalves is hopeful that an artefact almost 250 years old, which belonged to this country’s sole national hero, Paramount Ch...
Gov’t seeking partnership for establishment of state of the art abattoir – Minister
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Gov’t seeking partnership for establishment of state of the art abattoir – Minister
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July 19, 2022
THE MINISTRY of Agriculture is seeking a joint venture partnership for the establishment of a state of the art abattoir in St Vincent and the Grenadin...
New book seeks to encourage young women to find God
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New book seeks to encourage young women to find God
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July 19, 2022
A BOOK that encourages young women to foster a relationship with God through prayer has been published by a local author. Desiree Neverson-Jack launch...
Howie out, Luta in as SVG Consul General to US
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Howie out, Luta in as SVG Consul General to US
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July 15, 2022
Rondy “Luta” McIntosh has been appointed Consul General to the United States following the recall of Howie Prince, whose last day on the job is July 3...
Ministry working on initiative to ease woes of traffickers
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Ministry working on initiative to ease woes of traffickers
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July 15, 2022
THE Ministry of Agriculture is working on an initiative that will more favourably position Vincentians who traffick goods to Trinidad and Tobago and B...
More than 80% of Vincentians have cut back on food – Survey
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More than 80% of Vincentians have cut back on food – Survey
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July 15, 2022
IF THE responses of over 500 Vincentians to a recent survey are to be considered instructive, Vincentians are distressed about the spiking inflation a...
Don’t forget the middle class – economist
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Don’t forget the middle class – economist
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July 15, 2022
THE SWELLING INFLATION with which our country is grappling can throw the emerging middle class into a downward spiral and they must not be overlooked,...
Class of 2022 of the SVGS may be best equipped graduates – Headmaster
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Class of 2022 of the SVGS may be best equipped graduates – Headmaster
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July 15, 2022
THE YOUNG men who graduated this year from the St Vincent Grammar School may very well prove to be the best equipped group of graduates the school has...
Salvation Army majors bid farewell to SVG
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Salvation Army majors bid farewell to SVG
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July 15, 2022
AFTER BEING with the Vincentian public through the volcanic eruption and the Covid-19 pandemic, Majors Ernest and Germanie Gachelin are bidding farewe...
UWI Open Campus to host two-day Conference on Vincentian History, Ancestry and Heritage
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UWI Open Campus to host two-day Conference on Vincentian History, Ancestry and Heritage
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July 15, 2022
THE UNIVERSITY of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus, St Vincent and the Grenadines, will present a two-day Country Conference entitled: ‘History, Ance...
ULP leader urges supporters to participate in events leading up to the National Convention
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ULP leader urges supporters to participate in events leading up to the National Convention
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July 15, 2022
AS THE RULING Unity Labour Party (ULP) prepares to hold its National Convention at the end of this month, Political Leader Dr Ralph Gonsalves is urgin...
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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