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Gonsalves in Venezuela on official visit as Pro Tempore President of CELAC
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Gonsalves in Venezuela on official visit as Pro Tempore President of CELAC
Clare 
February 7, 2023
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves is scheduled to leave the state today, February 7 for Venezuela, in what is his first official visit as Pro-Tempore ...
WPP conducts Mission for population with speech, behavioural deficiencies
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WPP conducts Mission for population with speech, behavioural deficiencies
Webmaster 
February 7, 2023
The World Paediatric Project (WPP) says it is reaching a well needed portion of the population of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) with its most re...
France Commits €3 million to OECS mangrove restoration
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France Commits €3 million to OECS mangrove restoration
Webmaster 
February 7, 2023
The United Nations has designated February 2 as World Wetlands Day to raise awareness of the importance of wetlands and the need to preserve them, esp...
YATE officially opens office in Kingstown
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YATE officially opens office in Kingstown
Webmaster 
February 7, 2023
The Youth and Adult Training for Employment (YATE) Programme officially opened a new office in Kingstown on Friday, February 3. The office, located op...
Bequia on the itinerary of  new luxury cruise vessel, Seabourn  Pursuit
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Bequia on the itinerary of new luxury cruise vessel, Seabourn Pursuit
Webmaster 
February 3, 2023
Port Elizabeth, Bequia, the northern most Grenadine island in St Vincent and the Grenadines, is among ports of call for a luxury cruise ship, the Seab...
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Police Co-operative Credit Union awards Junior Savers
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February 3, 2023
The Police Co-operative Credit Union (PCCU) has provided Samsung Galaxy tablets to 193 children under the PCCU Junior Savers Challenge. The presentati...
Eight officers celebrate 20 years of policing in SVG
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Eight officers celebrate 20 years of policing in SVG
Webmaster 
February 3, 2023
Another eight members of the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) marked 20 years of service in the constabulary on Tuesday, Janu...
SVG is third least corrupt country in the Caribbean
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SVG is third least corrupt country in the Caribbean
Webmaster 
February 3, 2023
Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2022 ranks SVG as third least corrupt country in the Caribbean The 2022 Transparency Internati...
MOU signed to signal start of Women’s Empowerment Project
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MOU signed to signal start of Women’s Empowerment Project
Webmaster 
February 3, 2023
Nine Organisations have been selected to participate in the Women’s Empowerment Project (WEP) International Programme sponsored by the Government of T...
SVG among Republic Bank’s East Caribbean PMAD Partners or 2023
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SVG among Republic Bank’s East Caribbean PMAD Partners or 2023
Webmaster 
January 31, 2023
Under the theme ‘Enabling Sustainable Futures- Be The One To Make The Change”, Republic Bank on Wednesday, January 25, unveiled its 2023 Power To Make...
FLOW lends a hand to National Society of Persons with Disabilities
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FLOW lends a hand to National Society of Persons with Disabilities
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January 31, 2023
Telecommunications provider, FLOW, said it has partnered with the National Society of Persons with Disabilities in their continued mission to improve ...
Attempted robbery foiled at medical cannabis company
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Attempted robbery foiled at medical cannabis company
Clare 
January 28, 2023
An attempted robbery at a medical cannabis company operating at Queensbury, Vermont, St Vincent was foiled on Friday morning, a release from the secur...
Press Release – New Import Tax Regime in SVG for Motor Vehicles
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Press Release – New Import Tax Regime in SVG for Motor Vehicles
Clare 
January 28, 2023
January 27, 2023 In November 2022, Government introduced a new tax regime for the importation for motor vehicles. The new import tax regime lowers Imp...
Bequia Sunshine School targetted for Inclusive Education Pilot Project
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Bequia Sunshine School targetted for Inclusive Education Pilot Project
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January 27, 2023
St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), will launch a pilot programme for the establishment of an inclusive school system on Bequia, in partnership with ...
ECGC ‘fully on board’  with ON-SITE Programme
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ECGC ‘fully on board’ with ON-SITE Programme
Webmaster 
January 27, 2023
The Eastern Caribbean Group of Companies, (ECGC) is expected to be one of the largest businesses participating in the newly launched Offering National...
Sagicor Financial Company names new CEO
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Sagicor Financial Company names new CEO
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January 27, 2023
Sagicor Financial Company Ltd. (TSX: SFC, “Sagicor” or “the Company”) has named its group chief operating officer and chief financial officer, as its ...
SVG Drum Foundation celebrates 10th anniversary
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SVG Drum Foundation celebrates 10th anniversary
Christina 
January 24, 2023
The SVG Drum Foundation is celebrating its 10th anniversary of existence. The organisation was started in September, 2013. The members of the foundati...
The OECS  initiates  project to tackle plastic  pollution
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The OECS initiates project to tackle plastic pollution
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January 24, 2023
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), with funding from the European Union, through the Agence Française de Développement, has embarked...
Recent COVID-19 deaths include four females, one male
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Recent COVID-19 deaths include four females, one male
Christina 
January 21, 2023
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment (MOHWE) has provided a breakdown of the five recent COVID-19 related deaths which were recorded w...
Joint Press Statement on Care and Management of Rayden Davis
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Joint Press Statement on Care and Management of Rayden Davis
Clare 
January 21, 2023
PRESS STATEMENT Rayden Davis first presented to the medical team at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (MCMH) in June 2022.  Sadly, he was discovered t...
SVG among beneficiaries of World Bank-supported Regional Health Project
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SVG among beneficiaries of World Bank-supported Regional Health Project
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January 20, 2023
St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) is among countries in the sub-region that are benefitting from a World Bank multi-million health sector facility. ...
Small Island Developing States accelerate action to tackle biggest killers
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Small Island Developing States accelerate action to tackle biggest killers
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January 20, 2023
The Government of Barbados, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), convened a two day high-level technic...
Latest harmonised coding system now being used by SVG Customs and Excise Department
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Latest harmonised coding system now being used by SVG Customs and Excise Department
Webmaster 
January 17, 2023
This country’s Customs and Excise Department has introduced the latest version of the Harmonised Commodity and Coding System- HS 2022, of the CARICOM ...
Winners in 2022 Nine Mornings Festival
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Winners in 2022 Nine Mornings Festival
Webmaster 
January 17, 2023
These are the 2022 Nine Mornings Results released by the National Nine Mornings Committee: Best Nine Mornings Community 2022 1st. Stubbs 2nd . Richlan...
No room for complacency, Covid-19 is not over warns CARPHA
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No room for complacency, Covid-19 is not over warns CARPHA
Webmaster 
January 17, 2023
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) contends that there is no room for complacency because the COVID-19 Pandemic is not over. Speaking at a tr...
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WPP kickstarts 2023 with General Surgical Mission
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January 17, 2023
The World Paediatric (WPP) has kickstarted 2023 with a general surgery mission. A release from the WPP said 31 children were seen during a clinic on S...
Government providing Covid relief burial grant
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Government providing Covid relief burial grant
Webmaster 
January 17, 2023
The government, through the Ministry of National Mobilisation, and the Ministry of Economic Planning are informing the public of the availability of a...
Bequia celebrates New Year’s Eve Fireworks after three year absence
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Bequia celebrates New Year’s Eve Fireworks after three year absence
Webmaster 
January 13, 2023
AFTER A three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of residents of Bequia and elsewhere joined landbased and yacht-based visitors to ce...
Pm calls on US to address the easy access to guns
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Pm calls on US to address the easy access to guns
Webmaster 
January 10, 2023
Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has called on government officials in the United States of America (USA) to do something about the easy access to ...
CARICOM to mount general Election Observer Mission to Antigua & Barbuda
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CARICOM to mount general Election Observer Mission to Antigua & Barbuda
Webmaster 
January 10, 2023
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) said it has responded to an invitation extended by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda to mount a CARICOM Election...
SVG Port Authority to adopt new Orange Hill Community
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SVG Port Authority to adopt new Orange Hill Community
Webmaster 
January 6, 2023
The St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) Port Authority says it intends to adopt the new village at Orange Hill where some volcano evacuees have been r...
2023 Law Year opens next Tuesday
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2023 Law Year opens next Tuesday
Webmaster 
January 6, 2023
The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court will mark the commencement of the New Law Year on Tuesday, January 10, with its traditional ceremonial opening pro...
Northern Grenadines Coast Guard sub-base recommissioned
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Northern Grenadines Coast Guard sub-base recommissioned
Webmaster 
January 6, 2023
The Ministry of National Security in collaboration with the Office of the Deputy Director of Grenadines Affairs has re-established the Northern Grenad...
SVG Brewery introduces new label with Hairoun Holiday Caravan
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SVG Brewery introduces new label with Hairoun Holiday Caravan
Webmaster 
January 6, 2023
Members of staff of the St. Vincent Brewery Limited (SVBL) boarded the Hairoun Holiday Caravan on Saturday, December 17, 2022 to traversed from the Le...
The UWI ushers in 75th anniversary celebrations with “UWI Day”
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The UWI ushers in 75th anniversary celebrations with “UWI Day”
Webmaster 
January 6, 2023
The University of the West Indies (The UWI) has singled out 2023 as an important year in the life of the institution as it marks 75 years since the of...
CARICOM reflects on achievements in 2022 and looks ahead with optimism
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CARICOM reflects on achievements in 2022 and looks ahead with optimism
Webmaster 
December 30, 2022
End of year message from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General: Dr Carla N. Barnett We have come to the end of another year during which...
The Gecko population in Union  Island almost doubled in four years
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The Gecko population in Union Island almost doubled in four years
Webmaster 
December 23, 2022
By Al Mayadeen English A critically endangered gecko, only a little bigger than a paper clip, has been saved by diligent conservationists on St. Vince...
Rotary Club makes donation to Guadalupe Home for Girls
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Rotary Club makes donation to Guadalupe Home for Girls
Webmaster 
December 23, 2022
The Rotaract Club of Kingstown, with the help of Rotary International’s District 6600, last Thursday, December 15 made a donation to the Our Lady of G...
Stubbs Police Youth Club  donates gift baskets to children
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Stubbs Police Youth Club donates gift baskets to children
Webmaster 
December 23, 2022
Members of the Stubbs Police Youth Club on Monday, December 19, presented gift baskets to 11 children in the community. A release from the police said...
Children’s Welfare Fund  Committee, Rotary Club host children’s Christmas party
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Children’s Welfare Fund Committee, Rotary Club host children’s Christmas party
Webmaster 
December 23, 2022
The Children Welfare Fund Committee and the Rotary Club held the annual children’s Christmas party on Saturday, December 10 at Government House under ...
Tuesday December 27 declared a public holiday
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Tuesday December 27 declared a public holiday
Clare 
December 22, 2022
The public is hereby advised of the Cabinet decision to declare Tuesday, December 27, 2022, a public holiday. A release from the Office of the Prime M...
World Paediatric Project concludes mission for 2022 with training and Laparoscopic surgeries
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World Paediatric Project concludes mission for 2022 with training and Laparoscopic surgeries
Webmaster 
December 20, 2022
The World Paediatric Project (WPP), has wrapped up its mission for 2022 in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) having undertaken laparoscopic surgerie...
Two new COVID-19 deaths reported in St Vincent and the Grenadines
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Two new COVID-19 deaths reported in St Vincent and the Grenadines
Clare 
December 17, 2022
Two new COVID-19 deaths have been reported in St Vincent and the Grenadines, bringing the total number of deaths to 118. The Health Services Sub Commi...
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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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