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Doctor with Vincentian  heritage is named ‘Doctor of the Year’ by New York Hospital
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Doctor with Vincentian heritage is named ‘Doctor of the Year’ by New York Hospital
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April 22, 2022
An American doctor with part Vincentian heritage has had the prestigious honour of being named ‘Doctor of the year.’ The honour was bestowed upon Dr C...
Rabacca farmers welcome fertilizer subsidy
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Rabacca farmers welcome fertilizer subsidy
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April 22, 2022
An announcement this week by the Ministry of agriculture that the government will be offering a huge discount on fertiliser is like music in the ears ...
The Brewery’s ‘Smallie’ makes big debut
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The Brewery’s ‘Smallie’ makes big debut
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April 22, 2022
Smallie, the newest product of the St Vincent Brewery Ltd has hit the shelves with great force unequal to its size, gaining much attention and promisi...
Vincentian poet releases her first publication
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Vincentian poet releases her first publication
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April 22, 2022
A dream was realised this month when Vincentian poet, Marcella Dublin officially launched her first ever publication.  Dublin, who writes under the pe...
Toronto group disburses first E.B John memorial bursary
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Toronto group disburses first E.B John memorial bursary
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April 22, 2022
The first EB John Memorial Bursary was conferred on media worker, Lucinna Poyer by the Toronto SVG Support Group this week at a brief ceremony at the ...
It’s now easier to get married in SVG
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It’s now easier to get married in SVG
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April 14, 2022
The recently amended marriage regulations not only decentralises the process of acquiring a marriage license but will also allow this country to tap i...
CDB hosts second stage of procurement  reform programme in the Eastern Caribbean
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CDB hosts second stage of procurement reform programme in the Eastern Caribbean
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April 14, 2022
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has started a new phase of its public procurement reform programme which is helping Eastern Caribbean countries t...
New Canadian law halts Air  Canada’s service to SVG – Beache
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New Canadian law halts Air Canada’s service to SVG – Beache
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April 14, 2022
The decision of Air Canada not to return to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) until November is not because of a lack of demand for flights but has ...
The Girls’ High School hosts surprise send off  for retiring headmistress
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The Girls’ High School hosts surprise send off for retiring headmistress
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April 14, 2022
For almost 42 years, Michelle Beache poured herself into her career as an educator in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) who strived to impart not ju...
Coreas Pharmacy 2 moves to bigger location at the Joshua Centre
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Coreas Pharmacy 2 moves to bigger location at the Joshua Centre
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April 14, 2022
Coreas Hazells has opened their new Coreas Pharmacy 2 in the new wing of the Joshua Centre as of April, 2. The Pharmacy which was previously located w...
Hikers go head-tohead with mother nature as they climb La Soufriere (+video)
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Hikers go head-tohead with mother nature as they climb La Soufriere (+video)
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April 14, 2022
Heavy rainfall, wind and fog shrouded the entire La Soufriere trail for most of the morning of April 9, 2022 — exactly one year since the volcano erup...
FAO Food Price Index posts  significant leap in March
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FAO Food Price Index posts significant leap in March
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April 14, 2022
World food commodity prices made a significant leap in March to reach their highest levels ever, as war in the Black Sea region spread shocks through ...
SVGTA to give fully vaccinated taxi drivers an ID card
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SVGTA to give fully vaccinated taxi drivers an ID card
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April 14, 2022
Taxi drivers, operators, and tour guides who are fully vaccinated will be provided with an Identification card from the Tourism Authority that shows t...
Chateaubelair resident gets bounty of Soufriere coals after eruption
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Chateaubelair resident gets bounty of Soufriere coals after eruption
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April 12, 2022
A Chateaubelair resident who collects gravel and catches tri tri at Richmond collected five sacks of ‘Soufrière coals’ from that area after last year’...
Office of House of Assembly temporarily moved to Ratho Mill
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Office of House of Assembly temporarily moved to Ratho Mill
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April 8, 2022
THE OFFICE of the House of Assembly has been temporarily relocated to a house at Ratho Mill until the temporary Parliament building being constructed ...
Cummings draws flak for ‘Chris Rock’ remark
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Cummings draws flak for ‘Chris Rock’ remark
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April 8, 2022
WHILE MANY PERSONS may have found laughter in recent comments by Parliamentary Representative for West Kingstown, Daniel Cummings which later went vir...
Some dismissed teachers now eligible for retirement benefits under amended legislation
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Some dismissed teachers now eligible for retirement benefits under amended legislation
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April 8, 2022
TEACHERS WHO HAVE attained the age of 55 and were deemed as having resigned their jobs as a result of the government’s vaccine mandate may be consider...
MOH receives resuscitation and life support equipment from Taiwan
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MOH receives resuscitation and life support equipment from Taiwan
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April 8, 2022
THE MINISTRY OF Health was the recipient of high quality equipment this week, which will assist in its trust to provide resuscitation training, basic ...
WPP wraps up Orthopaedic mission this weekend
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WPP wraps up Orthopaedic mission this weekend
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April 8, 2022
A GENERAL Orthopaedics team of the World Paediatric Project (WPP), wrapped up a number of surgeries yesterday, Thursday April 7 having arrived in St V...
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SVG abstains on vote to suspend Russia from UN Human Rights body
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April 8, 2022
THE UNITED NATIONS General Assembly yesterday suspended Russia from the United Nations Human Rights Council over reports of “gross and systematic viol...
Vincymas to return in all its glory this year
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Vincymas to return in all its glory this year
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April 8, 2022
VINCYMAS WILL return in all its glory to its home, Victoria Park and the streets of Kingstown this July. The announcement was made this week by Ricard...
Fitz Hughes looked like a ghost town after eruptions – Spring
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Fitz Hughes looked like a ghost town after eruptions – Spring
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April 8, 2022
THE VOLCANIC explosions last year left Fitz Hughes looking like a ghost town according to one resident. Dawn Spring, 59 years, evacuated from the Nort...
Residents still wondering if Soufriere is finally resting
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Residents still wondering if Soufriere is finally resting
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April 8, 2022
AS THE VOLCANO SETTLES DOWN, some persons still contend with thoughts about whether it is finished. Venold Blugh, a resident of Petit Bordel, evacuate...
La Soufrière eruptions was a good and bad experience – Owia resident
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La Soufrière eruptions was a good and bad experience – Owia resident
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April 8, 2022
THE 2021 EXPLOSIVE eruptions of La Soufrière were “triple times” dangerous as compared with 1979 says one Owia resident who lived through a treacherou...
Fancy resident says his faith in God saw him through Soufrière eruptions
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Fancy resident says his faith in God saw him through Soufrière eruptions
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April 8, 2022
THE RESIDENT WHO stayed in Fancy when others evacuated last April said that he took that decision because he believes in God more than anybody else on...
Owia community to host thanksgiving event tomorrow
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Owia community to host thanksgiving event tomorrow
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April 8, 2022
A THANKSGIVING event will take place in Owia tomorrow on the first anniversary of the first explosive eruptions of La Soufriere in 2021. The event, wh...
Sandy Bay waiting for protection from the sea for 11 years
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Sandy Bay waiting for protection from the sea for 11 years
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April 8, 2022
RESIDENTS OF the northern coastal village of Sandy Bay have been waiting for some time for any kind of intervention that would prevent the sea from fu...
PM notes declining interest in the Commonwealth
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PM notes declining interest in the Commonwealth
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April 8, 2022
THIS COUNTRY’S Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves has noted a “decline in interest” by members in the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth consists of 54 co...
Taxi operators were left out of the bubble – Pops
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Taxi operators were left out of the bubble – Pops
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April 8, 2022
WITH THE cruise tourism season nearing its end this month, taxi operators are expressing dissatisfaction at being snubbed despite having been encourag...
Farmers revolt against traffickers, says PM
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Farmers revolt against traffickers, says PM
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April 8, 2022
FARMERS IN St Vincent and the Grenadines, seem to have had enough of what they say is a rip off at the hands of traffickers. So much so that “farmers ...
2008 – 2022 very challenging period in history of SVG – PM
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2008 – 2022 very challenging period in history of SVG – PM
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April 5, 2022
THE EXPLOSIVE volcanic eruptions of 2021 marks just one of the enormous challenges that this country has endured within the past 14 years. This is acc...
Soufriere eruption was like watching a movie – boat captain
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Soufriere eruption was like watching a movie – boat captain
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April 5, 2022
THE EXPLOSIVE ERUPTIONS of La Soufriere volcano in April last year are still fresh in the memory of boat captain, Wayne Layne. “It was a surreal exper...
Owia to commemorate volcanic eruptions with thanksgiving event
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Owia to commemorate volcanic eruptions with thanksgiving event
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April 5, 2022
Saturday, April 9, 2022 will be exactly one year since the explosive eruptions of La Soufriere Volcano began in 2021. The eruptions resulted in mass e...
Soufriere was like a beast says Sandy Bay resident
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Soufriere was like a beast says Sandy Bay resident
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April 5, 2022
Alida Derrick Cordice has lived in Sandy Bay most of her adult life. She was there when La Soufriere erupted in 1979, and last April, she had to flee ...
Business owners must  rebuild elsewhere following demolition (+video)
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Business owners must rebuild elsewhere following demolition (+video)
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April 5, 2022
The structures at Arnos Vale previously perched alongside the river for decades were removed with sledgehammers last Thursday. The business owners had...
Hayden Billingy writes children’s book
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Hayden Billingy writes children’s book
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April 5, 2022
JUST AS THE Vincentian people had to bring alive their spirit of resilience in the wake of the eruption of La Soufriere volcano and the COVID-19 pande...
Vincentian families to receive UN payouts
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Vincentian families to receive UN payouts
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April 5, 2022
JUST OVER 3700 Vincentian families will receive monetary payouts from a UN agency in short order, as this country’s assistance efforts continue for fa...
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Charity thrift store to open on Bequia in support of Sunshine School
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April 5, 2022
THE GRENADINE island of Bequia is to get its first ever charity-run ‘thrift’ store this summer, offering used clothing, books and homeware at bargain ...
Mixed messages being sent about decision on proposed Layou jetty
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Mixed messages being sent about decision on proposed Layou jetty
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April 1, 2022
One official at the Physical Planning Unit said on Wednesday, March 30 that a decision had not been made by the Board as it concerns the application (...
Soufriere monitoring equipment vandalised, solar panels stolen
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Soufriere monitoring equipment vandalised, solar panels stolen
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April 1, 2022
The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) is making an urgent plea for members of the public not to tamper with, or remove any equipment t...
Construction of new hospital to begin next year
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Construction of new hospital to begin next year
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April 1, 2022
The necessary foundation is being laid this year for the construction of a new state-of-the-art hospital to commence at the beginning of 2023.  Financ...
Poor working conditions, lack of respect forcing nurses to migrate
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Poor working conditions, lack of respect forcing nurses to migrate
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April 1, 2022
Until the issues with the local healthcare sector are addressed, some nurses who have migrated to larger countries would seemingly rather endure issue...
Contracts  awarded for two major  hotels in SVG  – Gonsalves
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Contracts awarded for two major hotels in SVG – Gonsalves
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April 1, 2022
Contracts have already been awarded for at least two major hotel development projects in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). And more deals are alrea...
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Police officers seen on video assautling man placed on administrative leave
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Police officers seen on video assautling man placed on administrative leave
Christina 
July 2, 2025
The Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) has disclosed that the two police officers who were seen on video physically assaulting ...
Police need assistance identifying John Doe with ‘Family’, ‘Stay Alive’ tattoos
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Police need assistance identifying John Doe with ‘Family’, ‘Stay Alive’ tattoos
Christina 
July 1, 2025
The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a deceased male (John Doe) who was found in...
PM hails the fruits of the ‘Education Revolution’
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PM hails the fruits of the ‘Education Revolution’
Forrest 
July 1, 2025
The education revolution introduced by the Ralph Gonsalves-led administration following the win of his Unity Labour Party (ULP), in the 2001 general e...
Beryl Memorial today in Southern Grenadines
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Beryl Memorial today in Southern Grenadines
Forrest 
July 1, 2025
One year ago today, on July 1, 2024, Hurricane Beryl, a category five hurricane, struck St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and nearby islands, leavin...
Word to Graduating Math Teachers: Roll up your sleeves and Get to work
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Word to Graduating Math Teachers: Roll up your sleeves and Get to work
Forrest 
July 1, 2025
Educators in St Vincent and the Grenadines are being urged to do away with the approach of having students just blindly follow instructions in the tea...

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