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CPEA schools placement list released
Webmaster 
July 1, 2022
The list indicating the placement into secondary schools of students who wrote the Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment (CPEA) has been released.  Minist...
Police Band Summer Programme returns after a two-year break
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Police Band Summer Programme returns after a two-year break
Clare 
June 30, 2022
With much anticipation, the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) is pleased to announce the recommencement of the Police Band Su...
Adverse weather conditions affecting St Vincent and the Grenadines
Press Release
Adverse weather conditions affecting St Vincent and the Grenadines
Clare 
June 28, 2022
St. Vincent and the Grenadines has begun to feel the impacts of Potential Tropical Cyclone Two as   gusty winds and intermediate rainfall from feeder ...
Met Office issues weather advisories for potential Tropical Cyclone Two
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Met Office issues weather advisories for potential Tropical Cyclone Two
Clare 
June 28, 2022
WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE TWO Issued at 12:00 noon, Tuesday 28 th June, 2022  A Flash Flood Watch will be in effect from 6:00 ...
Registration continues for COVID-19 and Volcano income support
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Registration continues for COVID-19 and Volcano income support
Webmaster 
June 28, 2022
PERSONNEL FROM the Ministry of National Mobilisation were at the Revenue Office in Bequia yesterday, June 27 to begin the process of registering peopl...
June 30 is deadline to apply for one of over 700 scholarships
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June 30 is deadline to apply for one of over 700 scholarships
Webmaster 
June 28, 2022
THE GOVERNMENT will be offering more than 700 scholarships to qualifying candidates at varying levels of study. The Government’s Tuition Scholarship i...
Coreas Building Supplies goes Digital!
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Coreas Building Supplies goes Digital!
Webmaster 
June 28, 2022
The Building Supplies division made up of Coreas Construction Supplies, ACE Hardware, ACE 2 Arnos Vale, ACE 3 Pembroke, and Diamond Woods will now be ...
Government of Mexico offering scholarships to OECS nationals
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Government of Mexico offering scholarships to OECS nationals
Webmaster 
June 28, 2022
THE EMBASSY OF the United Mexican States to the Eastern Caribbean States has placed a call to residents of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean State...
SVG charged with advocating  for Small Island Developing States at Commonwealth Heads of  Government meeting
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SVG charged with advocating for Small Island Developing States at Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting
Webmaster 
June 28, 2022
St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) is among 11 countries charged with the responsibility of championing the cause of Small Island Developing States ...
LIAT Pilots Association says PM Gonsalves comments are ‘unfortunate’
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LIAT Pilots Association says PM Gonsalves comments are ‘unfortunate’
Clare 
June 27, 2022
Monday 27 th June 2022 The Leeward Islands Airlines Pilots Association(LIALPA) is disappointed and saddened by the unfortunate comments made by the Pr...
St Lucia increases Monkeypox surveillance after positive case on flight
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St Lucia increases Monkeypox surveillance after positive case on flight
Clare 
June 27, 2022
The Epidemiology Department within the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs of St Lucia is increasing its surveillance of Monkeypox after ...
Soca Monarch semifinals postponed to Monday, June 27
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Soca Monarch semifinals postponed to Monday, June 27
Clare 
June 26, 2022
The Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) has postponed the Royal  Rumble (Soca Monarch Semifinals) until tomorrow, Monday 27 th June  2022. A releas...
Tropical Wave expected to affect SVG starting Sunday
Press Release
Tropical Wave expected to affect SVG starting Sunday
Clare 
June 26, 2022
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Meteorological Services continues to monitor the progress  of two westward moving tropical waves located over the t...
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700 families in Green Zone to get COVID relief
Webmaster 
June 24, 2022
Families in the volcano green zone and also in the Grenadines will also benefit from relief measures offered by the Government. Speaking on NBC Radio’...
20 artistes to clash at the Royal Rumble this Sunday
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20 artistes to clash at the Royal Rumble this Sunday
Webmaster 
June 24, 2022
The stage is set for a ‘Royal Rumble’ at Solidarity Inc Car park this Sunday, June 26 as 20 semifinalists in both the ragga soca and soca categories p...
22 Calypsonians clash at tonight’s semi-finals
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22 Calypsonians clash at tonight’s semi-finals
Webmaster 
June 24, 2022
The first Vincymas 2022 show kicks off tonight in carnival city, Victoria Park, where 22 calypso semi-finalists will perform in hopes of securing one ...
Historic victory for Black women in Columbia  presidential elections
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Historic victory for Black women in Columbia presidential elections
Webmaster 
June 24, 2022
As congratulations continue to pour into Colombia in the wake of last Sunday’s epic electoral victory of the progressive forces in the presidential po...
Camillo leads delegation to Commonwealth Heads of Gov’t meeting
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Camillo leads delegation to Commonwealth Heads of Gov’t meeting
Webmaster 
June 24, 2022
Finance Minister, Camillo Gonsalves is leading this country’s delegation to the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting which is taking place in Kiga...
Female Vincentian police officer  receives regional recognition award
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Female Vincentian police officer receives regional recognition award
Webmaster 
June 24, 2022
An officer in the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF), has received the prestigious 2020 “Top Caribbean Career Move Award” from ...
OECS Environment Ministers  examine ways towards greater harmonisation at meeting in SVG
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OECS Environment Ministers examine ways towards greater harmonisation at meeting in SVG
Webmaster 
June 24, 2022
The Council of Ministers with responsibility for Environmental Sustainability in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), have been lookin...
The UWI Seismic Research Centre cops global award for managing La Soufrière crisis
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The UWI Seismic Research Centre cops global award for managing La Soufrière crisis
Webmaster 
June 24, 2022
The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Seismic Research Centre, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago has received high commendation from the world’...
Vincentian man shot and killed in the BVI
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Vincentian man shot and killed in the BVI
Webmaster 
June 24, 2022
by Dean Greenaway, Special to The Daily News A 35-year-old man from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), was gunned down in Road Town on Tuesday even...
Police investigating suspected case of arson in Edinboro
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Police investigating suspected case of arson in Edinboro
Webmaster 
June 21, 2022
THE POLICE SAY they are investigating the circumstances surrounding a report of arson made by a 37 year old Stevedore of Edinboro which took place on ...
OECS celebrates its 41st Anniversary
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OECS celebrates its 41st Anniversary
Webmaster 
June 21, 2022
THE ORGANISATION of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), observed its 41st Anniversary on June 18, 2022 with celebrations held under the theme, ‘41 Years ...
OECS PMs call on WTO for change in ‘harmful fisheries subsidies’
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OECS PMs call on WTO for change in ‘harmful fisheries subsidies’
Webmaster 
June 21, 2022
Courtesy SDG Knowledge Hub THE PRIME MINISTERS of the six nations comprising the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), called for last week...
NEMO Conducts Emergency Response Equipment simulation workshop
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NEMO Conducts Emergency Response Equipment simulation workshop
Webmaster 
June 21, 2022
THE NATIONAL Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO), in collaboration with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), and the Unite...
COP concludes his second term as President of the ACCP
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COP concludes his second term as President of the ACCP
Webmaster 
June 21, 2022
COMMISSIONER OF POLICE of the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF), Colin John presided over his last meeting as president of th...
Police probing shooting death of 33 year old man
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Police probing shooting death of 33 year old man
Webmaster 
June 21, 2022
THE POLICE HAVE launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of Cassion Stapleton, a 33 year old unemployed man of ...
Tropical Shipping makes donation to World Paediatric Project
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Tropical Shipping makes donation to World Paediatric Project
Webmaster 
June 17, 2022
Tropical Shipping St Vincent & the Grenadines has made a donation of EC$ 2700.00 towards the work of the World Paediatric Project (WPP). A cheque in t...
ASUS Foundation delivers 100 laptop computers to the SVG Embassy in Taiwan
Press Release
ASUS Foundation delivers 100 laptop computers to the SVG Embassy in Taiwan
Webmaster 
June 17, 2022
In what has been described by the Embassy of St Vincent and the Grenadines in the R.O.C. (Taiwan) as a “partnership of benevolence”, ASUS Foundation, ...
Press Release
Ministry of Education to stage disaster simulation exercise in Buccament Bay
Webmaster 
June 17, 2022
A disaster simulation exercise is taking place this morning in the Buccament Bay area, regarded as one of the most hazard-prone areas on the mainland....
Press Release
CDC names 20 for Soca and Ragga Soca semis
Webmaster 
June 17, 2022
The Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) has announced the list of Ragga and Soca Artistes to compete in the Soca Monarch Semifinals on Sunday, June...
US$15,000 up for grabs at Flow InKnowvation Small Business Fridays
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US$15,000 up for grabs at Flow InKnowvation Small Business Fridays
Webmaster 
June 17, 2022
Telecommunications provider Flow Business is encouraging Caribbean entrepreneurs to take their business to the next level by participating in its next...
Arrowroot farmers to get $800,000 payout from Government
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Arrowroot farmers to get $800,000 payout from Government
Clare 
June 15, 2022
Government is expected to pay out over $800,000 to Arrowroot Farmers. Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves made the announcement today in an interview w...
VINLEC to offer some relief on June’s electricity bills
Press Release
VINLEC to offer some relief on June’s electricity bills
Clare 
June 15, 2022
FUEL SURCHARGE RATE APPLICABLE ON JUNE’S BILL  For immediate release  14 th June 2022  KINGSTOWN: St. Vincent Electricity Services Limited (VINLEC) re...
Cases of hand, foot and mouth disease confirmed in SVG schools – Ministry of Health
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Cases of hand, foot and mouth disease confirmed in SVG schools – Ministry of Health
Webmaster 
June 15, 2022
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment is closely monitoring the current situation of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD)as there have b...
SVG Coast Guard Youth Development 2022 Summer Programme to begin July 11
Press Release
SVG Coast Guard Youth Development 2022 Summer Programme to begin July 11
Clare 
June 15, 2022
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Coast Guard Service (SVGCGS), in collaboration with the Bank of St. Vincent and Grenadines, Sagicor Life Incorporat...
Local theatre production aims to paint a portrait of Vincentian women
Press Release
Local theatre production aims to paint a portrait of Vincentian women
Webmaster 
June 14, 2022
The producers of an upcoming stage play Wake: Black Girls’ Insurrection, is urging citizens of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) to wake up. Nisha ...
SVGCC launches new Certificate Programmes
Press Release
SVGCC launches new Certificate Programmes
Webmaster 
June 14, 2022
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College (SVGCC) will be launching two new certificate programmes that will each run for about seven weeks...
Sagicor invites NGOs to ‘join hands’
Press Release
Sagicor invites NGOs to ‘join hands’
Webmaster 
June 14, 2022
Regional financial services entity, Sagicor is inviting registered non-governmental organisations (NGOs) across the Caribbean to submit nominations to...
Judge With “Touch Of Tar” makes Australian Legal History
Press Release
Judge With “Touch Of Tar” makes Australian Legal History
Webmaster 
June 14, 2022
A distinguished indigenous Australian lawyer has made legal history by becoming the first indigenous person to be appointed to the Supreme Court in th...
Press Release
Former premier of BVI released on bail in Miami, Florida
Webmaster 
June 14, 2022
Highly-placed sources have informed BVI News that former Premier of the Virgin Islands, Andrew Fahie has posted his one-million-dollar bail in Miami, ...
The UWI Five Islands seeks wider collaboration through the Commonwealth
Press Release
The UWI Five Islands seeks wider collaboration through the Commonwealth
Clare 
June 13, 2022
The UWI Five Islands Campus, Antigua and Barbuda. Thursday, June 9, 2022. — The University of the West Indies Five Islands Campus will seek wider coll...
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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
News
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
News
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
News
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
News
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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