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Ministry of Health issues advisory on scheduling of PCR tests
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Ministry of Health issues advisory on scheduling of PCR tests
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October 19, 2021
THE MINISTRY OF Health, Wellness and the Environment on October 13 2021, issued the following public advisory regarding the scheduling of COVID-19 PCR...
OECS hosts successful 7th Council of Ministers Meeting
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OECS hosts successful 7th Council of Ministers Meeting
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October 19, 2021
THE ANNUAL MEETING of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Council of Ministers for Human and Social Development was held virtually fro...
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Ministry of Transport relocates
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October 19, 2021
THE MINISTRY of Transport, Works, Lands and Physical Planning would like to inform the General Public that the offices of the Lands and Surveys Unit i...
CARICOM Foreign Ministers hold two-day strategic meeting
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CARICOM Foreign Ministers hold two-day strategic meeting
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October 19, 2021
THE CARICOM Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) held a special meeting on October 16-17 2021, hosted by the Consul General of Jamaica...
Poverty a moral indictment: UN Secretary-General
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Poverty a moral indictment: UN Secretary-General
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October 19, 2021
INTERNATIONAL DAY for the Eradication of Poverty is observed annually on 17th October. The following message was issued by the UN Secretary General in...
Climate crisis driving hunger WFP warns
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Climate crisis driving hunger WFP warns
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October 19, 2021
THE WORLD faces an exponential increase in hunger fuelled by the climate crisis if urgent global action to help communities adapt to climatic shocks a...
Project to eradicate rats on Frigate Island to continue
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Project to eradicate rats on Frigate Island to continue
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October 19, 2021
FRIGATE ISLAND is a small, hilly, gem of the Southern Grenadines connected to Union Island by the Ashton Lagoon causeway. The island is a Wildlife Res...
82-year-old female is SVG’s 54th COVID19 death
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82-year-old female is SVG’s 54th COVID19 death
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October 19, 2021
NEW COVID-19 POSITIVE CASES Ten (10) new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from eighty-two (82) samples collected on  Sunday October 17 th , 2021,...
Elderly Calliaqua man drowns
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Elderly Calliaqua man drowns
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October 15, 2021
It has been confirmed that a body recently retrieved from the waters off Young Island by the coastguard is a 75-year-old resident of Calliaqua. Accord...
Two senior cops retire
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Two senior cops retire
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October 15, 2021
The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF), bade farewell to two senior members from among its ranks. After serving for a combined...
Caribbean Magazine Plus to launch short story  contest 2021/2022
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Caribbean Magazine Plus to launch short story contest 2021/2022
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October 15, 2021
After the success of the inaugural Caribbean Magazine Plus (CMP) poetry contest 2021, Arawak Media and CMP are today launching the CMP short story com...
CARICOM holds forum in pursuit of quality education
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CARICOM holds forum in pursuit of quality education
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October 15, 2021
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat is advancing efforts to achieve clearer alignment, co-ordination and harmonisation of standards for the ...
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Insurance Association concludes training for stakeholders
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October 15, 2021
The recently installed Insurance Association of SVG (IASVG) has fully committed itself to the continuous upliftment of standards in the insurance indu...
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UK Economic Partnership Agreement’s Trade and Development Committee first virtual meeting took place last week
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October 15, 2021
The first meeting of the CARIFORUM – United Kingdom Economic Partnership Agreement’s (EPA) Trade and Development Committee took place virtually last w...
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CARICOM Secretariat institutes vaccine policy
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October 15, 2021
The CARICOM Secretariat has instituted measures as of 1st October 2021, with respect to access to its offices across the region in order to provide a ...
Four more COVID19 deaths confirmed, six others under investigation
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Four more COVID19 deaths confirmed, six others under investigation
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October 14, 2021
Four additional COVID-19 deaths were reported in St Vincent and the Grenadines today October 14, bringing the official death toll from COVID-19 to 42....
CIBC FCIB to sell its banking assets in 4 OECS countries and Aruba
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CIBC FCIB to sell its banking assets in 4 OECS countries and Aruba
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October 12, 2021
Bridgetown, Barbados 12 th October 2021. FirstCaribbean International Bank Limited has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, FirstCaribbean Inte...
Police investigating theft of items from church at Chester Cottage
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Police investigating theft of items from church at Chester Cottage
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October 12, 2021
THE POLICE are investigating a report of burglary made by a 49-year-old pastor of Chester Cottage against some unknown person or persons. The police s...
Motor vehicle allegedly set on fire, police are investigating
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Motor vehicle allegedly set on fire, police are investigating
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October 12, 2021
THE POLICE say they have launched an investigation into a report of arson made by a 37 year old chauffeur of Calder. On October 2, 2021 some person or...
OECS examine data on migration, environment, disaster and climate change
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OECS examine data on migration, environment, disaster and climate change
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October 12, 2021
PRIME MINISTER OF Grenada and Chairman of the OECS Authority, Dr Keith Mitchell has thrown his full support behind the movement towards increased coll...
Hazel Ellis donates to schools and organisations in SVG
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Hazel Ellis donates to schools and organisations in SVG
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October 12, 2021
OVER 30 SETS of uniforms and bags were recently distributed to kindergarten students of the Sandy Bay Government School by the SVG Volcano Relief Plus...
PM accepts letters of introduction from WFP representative
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PM accepts letters of introduction from WFP representative
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October 12, 2021
THE NEWLY ACCREDITED Representative and Country Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (UN WFP) Caribbean Multi -Country Office, Regis Ch...
Ministry of agriculture adjusts ID card distribution to farmers
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Ministry of agriculture adjusts ID card distribution to farmers
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October 12, 2021
IN A BID TO reduce congestion at its Richmond Hill headquarters and in light of the current COVID-19 situation , the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry...
NTRC extends registration date for icode784 competition
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NTRC extends registration date for icode784 competition
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October 12, 2021
THE NATIONAL Telecommunications Regulatory Commission(NTRC) has announced the extension of registration of its 2021 icode784 Competition. The new date...
ECCB Governor underscores importance of monetary stability
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ECCB Governor underscores importance of monetary stability
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October 12, 2021
GOVERNOR OF THE Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) Timothy N. J. Antoine has underscored the importance of monetary stability and what this means f...
St Lucia celebrates the reopening of the Canadian Market
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St Lucia celebrates the reopening of the Canadian Market
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October 12, 2021
TO COMMEMORATE the reopening of the Canadian market, the St Lucia Tourism Authority (SLTA), along with tourism stakeholders were on hand at Hewanorra ...
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IICA warns that African swine flu in the Americas threatens food security
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October 12, 2021
CO-ORDINATED EFFORTS in Latin America and the Caribbean are required to overcome African swine fever, given that its recent emergence in the Dominican...
Flash flood watch in effect for St Vincent and the Grenadines
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Flash flood watch in effect for St Vincent and the Grenadines
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October 10, 2021
Issued: 6:00 pm Saturday, 9 th October, 2021  Showers accompanied by gusty winds and thunderstorm activity are expected to intensify across St. Vincen...
Sion Hill Euphonium trains 36 more young pannists
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Sion Hill Euphonium trains 36 more young pannists
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October 8, 2021
Another 36 youngsters between 8 and 16 years of age have, within the last six weeks trained in the fundamentals of playing the various steelpan instru...
Vincentian gospel singer releases first novel
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Vincentian gospel singer releases first novel
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October 8, 2021
Singer, songwriter, minister, producer, and psalmist Monodel Ollivierre, who hails from Bequia has announced the release of her first novel, Preys Per...
CARICOM SG makes case for debt reduction at UNCTAD forum
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CARICOM SG makes case for debt reduction at UNCTAD forum
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October 8, 2021
An effective response to the post Covid-19 economic situation must include significant and broad debt reduction for all developing countries, includin...
W.H.O approves first Malaria Vaccine
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W.H.O approves first Malaria Vaccine
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October 8, 2021
The world has gained a new weapon in the war on malaria, among the oldest known and deadliest of infectious diseases when the World Health Organisatio...
SVG reports 99 new COVID19 cases for October 4
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SVG reports 99 new COVID19 cases for October 4
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October 7, 2021
Ninety-nine (99) new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from five hundred and seventeen  (517) samples processed on Monday October 4th, 2021, resul...
Twenty-eight new COVID19 positive cases reported for October 3
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Twenty-eight new COVID19 positive cases reported for October 3
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October 6, 2021
Twenty-eight (28) new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from one hundred and sixty-two (162) samples processed on Sunday October 3 rd , 2021, resu...
Sixty-two new COVID19 cases reported in SVG for October 2
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Sixty-two new COVID19 cases reported in SVG for October 2
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October 5, 2021
Sixty-two (62) new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from 309 samples processed on Saturday October 2 , 2021, resulting in a positivity of 20.1 pe...
Community college returning students go back on October 11
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Community college returning students go back on October 11
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October 5, 2021
SECOND YEAR STUDENTS of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College’s (SVGCC) divisions of Arts, Sciences & General Studies and Technical & V...
OECS examine IOM report on migration, environment, disasters and climate change
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OECS examine IOM report on migration, environment, disasters and climate change
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October 5, 2021
THE INTERNATIONAL Organization for Migration (IOM) with the support of the German Federal Foreign Office is hosting a three-day Regional Conference on...
Sagicor supporting breast cancer awareness
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Sagicor supporting breast cancer awareness
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October 5, 2021
IN THE ONGOING fight against breast cancer, it is widely acknowledged and accepted that early detection goes a long way towards saving lives, which is...
Ministry of National Mobilisation launches family support programme
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Ministry of National Mobilisation launches family support programme
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October 5, 2021
THE MINISTRY OF National Mobilisation in collaboration with UNICEF on Monday September 27, launched the Family Support programme which aims to provide...
ECCB celebrates 38 years of service to region
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ECCB celebrates 38 years of service to region
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October 5, 2021
THE EASTERN Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is celebrating 38 years of service to the governments and people of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union(ECC...
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Regional Youth Parliament issues 13-point resolution after virtual Climate summit
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October 5, 2021
The inaugural virtual Caribbean Youth Parliament on Climate Justice concluded successfully on September 23, organisers have said in a release. The for...
ZHTF awards bursaries to students from twelve primary schools
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ZHTF awards bursaries to students from twelve primary schools
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October 1, 2021
On Friday October 1, 2021, twelve students will receive bursaries from the Zero Hunger Trust Fund (ZHTF), to assist with their education as they enter...
ECCB and RSS Recovery Unit to host youth poetry competition 2022
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ECCB and RSS Recovery Unit to host youth poetry competition 2022
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October 1, 2021
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) and the Regional Security System Asset Recovery Unit (RSS-ARU) will host the 2022 Creative Youth Competition...
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‘Shooting him? Why would that be an option?’ Gloster’s sister questions
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‘Shooting him? Why would that be an option?’ Gloster’s sister questions
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July 11, 2025
A man, who was conducting business inside the offices of the Kingstown Cooperative Credit Union (KCCU) was shot and killed, allegedly by an on- duty s...
Windwards Diocese remembers Dean Smith’s passion for winning souls, and his hospitality
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Windwards Diocese remembers Dean Smith’s passion for winning souls, and his hospitality
Forrest 
July 11, 2025
The Diocese of the Windward Islands has extended condolences on the passing of Dean emeritus, Ulric Smith, who died on Saturday, July 5, 2025 at the M...
RSVGPF commends Public, Stakeholders for ‘exemplary conduct’ at VincyMas 2025
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RSVGPF commends Public, Stakeholders for ‘exemplary conduct’ at VincyMas 2025
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July 11, 2025
The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) has commended the public for allowing VincyMas 2025 to transpire “without any major inc...
CDC already planning for VincyMas 2026, says CEO Rodney Small
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CDC already planning for VincyMas 2026, says CEO Rodney Small
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July 11, 2025
VincyMas is no longer a seasonal event says Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Carnival Development Corporation (CDC), Rodney Small. “…we at the CDC...
Starlift wins 26th Senior Panorama competition
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Starlift wins 26th Senior Panorama competition
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July 11, 2025
EL DORADO Starlift Steel Orchestra has now won the Senior Panorama compe- tition 26 times, and while some people may say that’s a lot, band captain Ro...

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