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First ever ‘One Fest Canouan’ set for June 3 – 4 on Canouan
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First ever ‘One Fest Canouan’ set for June 3 – 4 on Canouan
Clare 
May 30, 2023
The first ever ‘One Fest Canouan’, which is conceptualised as a melting pot for the creative community of St Vincent and Grenadines, will take place o...
UWI public health expert among winners of global team science ward
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UWI public health expert among winners of global team science ward
Christina 
May 30, 2023
An interdisciplinary group of researchers who worked collaboratively to address cancer and health disparities in patient populations of African descen...
Students in Union Island engage in Digicel reading initiative
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Students in Union Island engage in Digicel reading initiative
Christina 
May 30, 2023
Some 15 students were engaged in a recent reading initiative in which telecommunications provider Digicel, partnered with the Union Island Community G...
Applications now open for interest-free loans under Eastern Caribbean Green Entrepreneurship Initiative
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Applications now open for interest-free loans under Eastern Caribbean Green Entrepreneurship Initiative
Christina 
May 30, 2023
The Eastern Caribbean Green Entrepreneurship Initiative (EC Greenpreneurs) is making the second call for applications for its Accelerator Interest-Fre...
The OECS releases documentary on fishing in SVG to mark International Day for Biological Diversity
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The OECS releases documentary on fishing in SVG to mark International Day for Biological Diversity
Christina 
May 30, 2023
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has released a video documentary on the progress and successes of the fishing industry in St Vince...
The UWI Press launches App
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The UWI Press launches App
Christina 
May 30, 2023
The University of the West Indies Press (UWI Press), has announced the launch of its app which is available in the Google Play Store and the Apple App...
World Paediatric Project completes its first scoliosis clinic for 2023
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World Paediatric Project completes its first scoliosis clinic for 2023
Christina 
May 30, 2023
The World Paediatric Project (WPP) completed its first scoliosis clinic for this year on May, 14, at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital where a total o...
1st National Bank upbeat following fruitful visit  to SVG branch
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1st National Bank upbeat following fruitful visit to SVG branch
Webmaster 
May 26, 2023
Top officials of Saint Lucia’s 1st National Bank St. Lucia Limited are very upbeat following their first official visit to the Bank’s Saint Vincent an...
Caribbean Magazine Plus Poetry contest
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Caribbean Magazine Plus Poetry contest
Webmaster 
May 26, 2023
The Caribbean Magazine Plus (CMP) and Arawak Media is launching its 3rd annual poetry contest, 2023 and is endeavouring to double the number of partic...
Caribbean Language teachers to get free training from Macmillan
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Caribbean Language teachers to get free training from Macmillan
Webmaster 
May 26, 2023
Macmillan Education Caribbean will roll out a new set of language webinars as part of their ‘Language Lab’ series during next week. The webinar series...
Hairoun launches J’ouvert band – Paintopia
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Hairoun launches J’ouvert band – Paintopia
Clare 
May 26, 2023
On Saturday May 13, we experienced the launch of the biggest, most colourful J’ouvert band to hit the streets of Kingstown. Paintopia the Glow edition...
Students invited to enter essay competition
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Students invited to enter essay competition
Webmaster 
May 23, 2023
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade is inviting students to show their research and creative writing skills by participating in its annu...
NWM and ECGC sign new Agreement
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NWM and ECGC sign new Agreement
Webmaster 
May 23, 2023
The National Workers Movement (NWM) and the East Caribbean Group of Companies (ECGC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that would see in...
Ministers of Finance of CELAC discuss a common agenda in response to the global economic crisis
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Ministers of Finance of CELAC discuss a common agenda in response to the global economic crisis
Webmaster 
May 23, 2023
Eighteen Ministers of Finance of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) have agreed to move forward to a common regional agenda ...
Virtual party for official launch of 2023 Child Month
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Virtual party for official launch of 2023 Child Month
Webmaster 
May 19, 2023
It was an event full of laughs, messages of care and local talent when the Ministry of Education and National Reconciliation hosted the official launc...
Today is World Family Doctor Day
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Today is World Family Doctor Day
Webmaster 
May 19, 2023
Submitted by Drs. Miriam Sheridan and Francesa Onu. Every year since 2010, on May, 19 the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) celebrates Worl...
Airport Service Charge reverts to XCD $100
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Airport Service Charge reverts to XCD $100
Christina 
May 16, 2023
A memo from the Argyle International Airport (AIA), dated May 10, has advised about an amendment to the Airport Service Charge. The Airport Service Ch...
VINSAVE gets appreciation award from SKYE
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VINSAVE gets appreciation award from SKYE
Webmaster 
May 16, 2023
The St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) Save the Children Fund (VINSAVE) has received an appreciation award from the Skills for Youth Employment in th...
CARILEC Convenes annual Leaders conference in the Dominican Republic
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CARILEC Convenes annual Leaders conference in the Dominican Republic
Webmaster 
May 16, 2023
Chief Executive Officers and leaders of the Caribbean Electric Utility Services Corporation (CARILEC) will converge in the Dominican Republic for thei...
Deputy Clerk of the House of Assembly dead
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Deputy Clerk of the House of Assembly dead
Clare 
May 15, 2023
Sharon Nash, the Deputy Clerk of the House of Assembly has died. In a release, the Clerk of the House said Mrs Nash passed away on May 13 in Trinidad ...
St Joseph’s Convent trio wins 2023 ECCB/RSS-ARU Songwriting Competition
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St Joseph’s Convent trio wins 2023 ECCB/RSS-ARU Songwriting Competition
Webmaster 
May 12, 2023
A three member team from the St Joseph’s Convent School, Kingstown, emerged in the number one position in a song competition organised by the Eastern ...
Latin America and the Caribbean records world’s biggest drop in childhood vaccination over past decade
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Latin America and the Caribbean records world’s biggest drop in childhood vaccination over past decade
Webmaster 
May 12, 2023
In the last 10 years, Latin America and the Caribbean has gone from having one of the highest rates of childhood vaccination in the world to one of th...
National Sports Council closes Playing Fields for restorative work
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National Sports Council closes Playing Fields for restorative work
Webmaster 
May 12, 2023
The National Sports Council (NSC) has announced the closure of the Arnos Vale 1 & 2 Playing Fields, the Wilf Slack Nets as well as the Sion Hill and S...
Police urge owners to collect livestock at Calliaqua
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Police urge owners to collect livestock at Calliaqua
Christina 
May 10, 2023
The general public is asked to note that several sheep and goats were recovered and are in the possession of the police at the Calliaqua Police Statio...
Standard Caribbean Shippers make donation to the police
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Standard Caribbean Shippers make donation to the police
Webmaster 
May 9, 2023
The Public Relations and Complaints Department of the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) were the recipients of a microwave and...
COVID-19 is no longer a Global Health Emergency – WHO
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COVID-19 is no longer a Global Health Emergency – WHO
Webmaster 
May 9, 2023
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that COVID-19 is no longer a public health emergency of international concern. However, health author...
Former Speaker to be accorded Official Funeral on Union Island
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Former Speaker to be accorded Official Funeral on Union Island
Clare 
May 5, 2023
Dennie Mc Carl James Wilson, former Senator and Speaker of the House of Assembly, who passed away on April 07, 2023, will be accorded an Official Fune...
Declaration by CARICOM Heads of Government
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Declaration by CARICOM Heads of Government
Webmaster 
May 5, 2023
The following is the Declaration by CARICOM Heads of Government following their two day symposium on Crime and Violence held in Trinidad and Tobago: W...
Insurance Association has new executive
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Insurance Association has new executive
Webmaster 
May 5, 2023
`The Insurance Association of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) elected a new executive at its annual general meeting on April, 26. A release from ...
Over 1700 students to write 2023 CPEA Thursday and Friday
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Over 1700 students to write 2023 CPEA Thursday and Friday
Clare 
May 3, 2023
Grade six students from across St. Vincent and the Grenadines will take the final component of the Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment (CPEA) on Thursda...
World Press Freedom Day Statement – Media Institute of the Caribbean
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World Press Freedom Day Statement – Media Institute of the Caribbean
Clare 
May 3, 2023
Media Institute of the Caribbean WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY STATEMENT 3rd May 2023 Shaping a Future of Rights: Freedom of expression as a driver for all ...
Education Minister’s message to commemorate Child Month 2023
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Education Minister’s message to commemorate Child Month 2023
Clare 
May 2, 2023
As we observe Child Month, it’s that time of the year when we place extra special focus on our children, who, according to the United Nations, are per...
Sion Hill man nabbed with unlicensed firearm and ammunition
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Sion Hill man nabbed with unlicensed firearm and ammunition
Clare 
May 2, 2023
Andy Charles, a 43-year-old resident of Walvaroo/ Sion Hill has been arrested and charged with Possession of an Unlicensed Firearm and Ammunition. A r...
Time to prioritise social justice – Director General ILO
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Time to prioritise social justice – Director General ILO
Clare 
May 2, 2023
by  Gilbert F. Houngbo, Director-General of the International Labour Organization   May 1st is widely known as Labour Day, a day when we celebrate the...
St Vincent Brewery Ltd recognises World Safety Day with week of activities
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St Vincent Brewery Ltd recognises World Safety Day with week of activities
Clare 
May 1, 2023
World Day for Safety and Health at Work was celebrated on April 28 2023 and explored the theme of a safe and healthy working environment as a fundamen...
Message for Labour Day 2023 by Hon. Saboto Caesar, Minister of Labour
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Message for Labour Day 2023 by Hon. Saboto Caesar, Minister of Labour
Clare 
May 1, 2023
On behalf of the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, I wish to extend heartfelt greetings to all workers and recognized representative organ...
Chateaubelair Post Office closed for one week
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Chateaubelair Post Office closed for one week
Clare 
April 30, 2023
Residents of the Chateaubelair and surrounding communities are kindly asked to note that the Chateaubelair Post Office will be closed to the public fr...
Second group wraps up Public Health Emergency training today
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Second group wraps up Public Health Emergency training today
Webmaster 
April 28, 2023
Participants of the second cohort of the Public Health Emergency Response System Enhancement Project wrap up a five day training exercise today, April...
CDC releases names of Junior Calypso/Soca Finalists
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CDC releases names of Junior Calypso/Soca Finalists
Webmaster 
April 25, 2023
The Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) has released the names of the finalists for the 2023 Junior Calypso and Junior Soca Competitions scheduled ...
Schools receive computers as parting gift from FirstCaribbean
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Schools receive computers as parting gift from FirstCaribbean
Webmaster 
April 25, 2023
Several schools recently received much-needed computers for their students which would assist in research, learning and online access. This was a fina...
Windward Islands Lotteries donates US$ 20,000 to World Paediatric Programme
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Windward Islands Lotteries donates US$ 20,000 to World Paediatric Programme
Webmaster 
April 25, 2023
The Windward Islands Lotteries inc. (WINLOTT), has made a donation of US$ 20,000 to the World Paediatric Project (WPP), a non-profit organization that...
Forty-six cellphones among contraband found during search of prison
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Forty-six cellphones among contraband found during search of prison
Clare 
April 24, 2023
Forty-six cell phones were among contraband items discovered last Friday at His Majesty’s Prisons, Belle Isle Correctional Facility, during a “targete...
Commonwealth Secretary-General receives UC Berkeley’s Global Leadership Award
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Commonwealth Secretary-General receives UC Berkeley’s Global Leadership Award
Clare 
April 24, 2023
The Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, has become the first Black woman as well as the first Caribbean...
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SVG to launch Climate Initiative to build future resilience
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SVG to launch Climate Initiative to build future resilience
Forrest 
July 15, 2025
The Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Sustainable Development and Culture, through the Sustainable Development Unit (SDU), will officially launch S...
ERAO SVG calls upon St Vincent and the Grenadines to end LGBTQ+ discrimination
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ERAO SVG calls upon St Vincent and the Grenadines to end LGBTQ+ discrimination
Forrest 
July 15, 2025
ERAO SVG said it has received information and observed that LGBTQ+ persons in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) experience various forms of violence...
SVG to partner with US Medical Supply Foundation
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SVG to partner with US Medical Supply Foundation
Forrest 
July 15, 2025
Two representatives from the Afya Foundation of the United States are in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) on a fact-finding mission, assessing how ...
Marginalised students, targets of School Improvement Project
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Marginalised students, targets of School Improvement Project
Forrest 
July 15, 2025
Greater focus needs to be given to improving the access of students with special needs in order to improve the education outcomes for this group of le...
There is hope even as Sargassum problem grows says UN Official
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There is hope even as Sargassum problem grows says UN Official
Forrest 
July 15, 2025
Sargassum inundations are no longer occasional, with major events reported annually across the Caribbean, from the Mexican Caribbean and Central Ameri...

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