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Findings of Labour demand survey to be presented September 14
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September 3, 2021
THE HUMAN Development Service Delivery (HDSD) Project in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, will host a workshop on September 14 to prese...
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Red Cross to distribute kits to more than 600 children
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September 3, 2021
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Red Cross (SVGRC)in collaboration with the Ministry of National Mobilization will be hosting the distribution of ‘C...
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WPP donates to the Ministry of Health
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September 3, 2021
THE WORLD PAEDIATRIC Project (WPP) continued its support of children and families in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) with a donation to the Minis...
Youlou Arts Centre celebrates Art Teachers
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Youlou Arts Centre celebrates Art Teachers
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September 3, 2021
On exhibition at the Youlou Art Centre are the artworks of several Art Teachers. The show runs from September through the end of November 2021. The pu...
CARPHA takes mitigation measures as staffer tests COVID19 positive
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CARPHA takes mitigation measures as staffer tests COVID19 positive
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September 3, 2021
THE CARIBBEAN PUBLIC Health Agency (CARPHA) wishes to inform all of its stakeholders that another staff member at its Port of Spain office tested posi...
Covid19 vaccine now a requirement for US Immigrant visa applicants
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Covid19 vaccine now a requirement for US Immigrant visa applicants
Clare 
September 2, 2021
All U.S. immigrant visa applicants are required to complete a medical examination as part of the normal application process.   Effective October 1, a ...
Two boys tie for first in 2021 CPEA results
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Two boys tie for first in 2021 CPEA results
Clare 
September 2, 2021
The preliminary results of the 2021 Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment (CPEA) indicate that almost 85% of registered students met the prescribed standa...
Seven new Covid 19 cases recorded in SVG
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Seven new Covid 19 cases recorded in SVG
Clare 
September 2, 2021
NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION PRESS RELEASE Seven (7) new cases were reported from one hundred and eighty-seven (187) samples processed  ...
SVG reports 12 new Covid19 cases
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SVG reports 12 new Covid19 cases
Clare 
September 1, 2021
NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION PRESS RELEASE Twelve (12) new cases were reported from two hundred and sixty-three (263) samples processed ...
Struggling patient gets oxygen only after another dies
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Struggling patient gets oxygen only after another dies
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August 31, 2021
A NURSE AT a major hospital in Jamaica has detailed a sombre Saturday night treating a COVID patient battling for life amid a shortage of medical oxyg...
Caribbean Airlines cargo expands network in China
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Caribbean Airlines cargo expands network in China
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August 31, 2021
CARIBBEAN AIRLINES Cargo has appointed Megacap S.A.Limited as its General Sales and Service Agent (GSSA) for China. Megacap S.A. Limited is a leading ...
CDU hosts power panel on ‘the politics of climate change’
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CDU hosts power panel on ‘the politics of climate change’
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August 31, 2021
THE CARIBBEAN Democrat Union (CDU), in partnership with the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) hosted a Power Panel on “The Politics of Climat...
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Ministry of Education to launch recovery efforts today
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August 31, 2021
THE MINISTRY OF Education will officially launch its recovery efforts with a virtual event on social media today, August 31. The live broadcast will i...
CARICOM statement on Haiti
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CARICOM statement on Haiti
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August 31, 2021
THE BUREAU OF Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met in Special Session on Friday 27 August 2021 to discuss the political and hu...
South Africa identifies potential COVID-19 variant of interest
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South Africa identifies potential COVID-19 variant of interest
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August 31, 2021
SOUTH AFRICA HAS identified a potential variant of interest (VOI) of Covid-19 that is assigned to the PANGO lineage C.1.2. C.1.2 was first identified ...
Barbados could see 500 COVID-19 cases per day
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Barbados could see 500 COVID-19 cases per day
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August 31, 2021
WITH BARBADOS recording its 49th COVID-19 related death today, residents are being warned that if the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus continues to...
Trinidad police seize cache of weapons from 29-year-old
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Trinidad police seize cache of weapons from 29-year-old
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August 31, 2021
POLICE ARRESTED A 29-year-old Tunapuna man after seizing a large number of illegal guns and ammunition on Saturday. On Sunday, a police release said t...
Five new Covid19 cases reported over the weekend
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Five new Covid19 cases reported over the weekend
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August 31, 2021
NEMO PRESS RELEASE August 30, 2021 Five new COVID-19 cases were reported during the period August 27 to the 29 th . Two (2) of these  cases were repor...
Public Health Rules 2021 published for public consultation and discussion
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Public Health Rules 2021 published for public consultation and discussion
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August 27, 2021
PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND DISCUSSION PUBLIC HEALTH (PUBLIC BODIES SPECIAL MEASURES) RULES 2021 The draft of the Public Health (Public Bodies Special Mea...
Recommendations on the use of the COVID-19 vaccines currently available in SVG
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Recommendations on the use of the COVID-19 vaccines currently available in SVG
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August 27, 2021
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 27 th August, 2021 Contact: Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment Recommendations o...
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Jamaicans to face Green cards vaccination hurdle
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August 27, 2021
JAMAICANS APPLYING for permanent residence in the United States must be vaccinated as part of the green card process. The new requirement released by ...
EC$5 Polymer Banknote now in circulation in Antigua and Barbuda
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EC$5 Polymer Banknote now in circulation in Antigua and Barbuda
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August 27, 2021
THE NEW EC$5 polymer banknote is now available in Antigua and Barbuda. The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has issued the new notes to the Antig...
SVG Red Cross donates generators to the police
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SVG Red Cross donates generators to the police
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August 27, 2021
THE ST VINCENT AND the Grenadines (SVG) Red Cross Society last Friday, August 20, donated three portable power generators to the Royal St Vincent and ...
CIBC First Caribbean extends three more years of support to UWI
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CIBC First Caribbean extends three more years of support to UWI
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August 27, 2021
CIBC FirstCaribbean has officially extended its partnership with The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus with the signing of a memorandum ...
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination of children 12 and over to begin in Barbados today
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Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination of children 12 and over to begin in Barbados today
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August 27, 2021
THE PFIZER coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine will be administered to children in Barbados 12 years and over in a phased approach beginning Friday, August...
Five new Covid19 cases reported in SVG
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Five new Covid19 cases reported in SVG
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August 27, 2021
Press Release from the National Emergency Management Organization Five (5) new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from one hundred and seventeen (1...
Parents, students jubilant about Covid-19 vax blitz
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Parents, students jubilant about Covid-19 vax blitz
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August 24, 2021
Jamaica: Across the Corporate Area, scores of children came out with their parents to be inoculated as the Government began its national vaccination d...
Ministry of Education institutes recovery programme to help students ‘catch-up’
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Ministry of Education institutes recovery programme to help students ‘catch-up’
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August 24, 2021
The Ministry of Education has begun the roll out of a two-year recovery programme to help students “catch-up” with learning lost due to the COVID-19 p...
SVG Maritime Administration launches essay competition
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SVG Maritime Administration launches essay competition
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August 24, 2021
The SVG Maritime Administration (SVGMARAD), in collaboration with the SVG Seafarers’ Group, is inviting participation in an essay competition on the t...
iLIVE Radio Network sends relief to SVG
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iLIVE Radio Network sends relief to SVG
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August 24, 2021
The iLive Radio Network which spans three continents has come together to provide assistance to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) in the wake of the...
Republic Bank with CPL for 7th year
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Republic Bank with CPL for 7th year
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August 24, 2021
Republic Bank has partnered with the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) for the seventh year in a row to enhance cricket fans’ experience both at home and...
Jamaica Records Highest Single-Day Total with 879 New COVID-19 Cases
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Jamaica Records Highest Single-Day Total with 879 New COVID-19 Cases
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August 24, 2021
Jamaica on Monday recorded its highest one-day COVID-19 total with 879 new cases reported within a 24-hour period. It breaks the previous record of 87...
Barbados police launch internal probe in anti-vaccine march
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Barbados police launch internal probe in anti-vaccine march
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August 24, 2021
As police continue an internal investigation into this month’s march against mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations, coordinator of the Steering Committee of...
CCRIF to make US$40 million payout to Haiti following earthquake
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CCRIF to make US$40 million payout to Haiti following earthquake
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August 24, 2021
The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Reduction Facility ( CCRIF) SPC said it will make a payout of approximately US$40 million to the government of Haiti fo...
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IICA Grenada launches backyard gardeners network
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August 24, 2021
  The Inter-American Institute for Co-operation on Agriculture (IICA) officially launched the first Backyard Gardeners Network Initiative (BGNI) in Gr...
St Vincent Building & Loan  Association gives a helping hand
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St Vincent Building & Loan Association gives a helping hand
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August 20, 2021
Persons living with disabilities are that much closer to benefiting from a facility that specifically caters to their needs, thanks to a financial con...
Vincentian Naval Officer commissioned
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Vincentian Naval Officer commissioned
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August 20, 2021
Vincentian-born Racquel Stephens-Marter, also known as Racqui, a graduate of the St. Joseph Convent Kingstown commissioned on Thursday, August 12, 202...
Taiwanese Government donates oxygen  concentrators to SVG
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Taiwanese Government donates oxygen concentrators to SVG
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August 20, 2021
Ambassador Calvin Ho handed over 30 sets of oxygen concentrators on behalf of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to the government of St...
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Assessment tool launched to help in post volcano recovery and rebuilding in SVG
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August 20, 2021
Last week, several regional and international development partners, together with the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), launched a c...
CDEMA deploying COST members to Haiti
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CDEMA deploying COST members to Haiti
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August 20, 2021
The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) is preparing to deploy CARICOM Operational Support Team (COST) members into Haiti following...
House of Ellis SVG makes donation to ‘Hands across the Sea’
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House of Ellis SVG makes donation to ‘Hands across the Sea’
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August 20, 2021
House of Ellis Inc, a non- profit organisation which focuses on education, youth, and community development in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), l...
Delta variant in St Kitts
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Delta variant in St Kitts
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August 20, 2021
A more easily transmissible variant of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) virus known as the Delta variant was confirmed in one of the samples that was sent ab...
Soroptimist International celebrating 100 years
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Soroptimist International celebrating 100 years
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August 20, 2021
This year Soroptimist International is 100 years old and as part of the Centennial Celebrations we are honouring the lives and contributions of our me...
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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
Forrest 
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
Forrest 
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
Forrest 
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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