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Police  investigating shooting  death of 60 year old Brighton  resident
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Police investigating shooting death of 60 year old Brighton resident
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August 20, 2021
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Edward Samuel, a resident of Brighton who was shot to death at around 11.40 p.m on...
Retired West Indies cricketers among 14 to receive honorary degrees from UWI
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Retired West Indies cricketers among 14 to receive honorary degrees from UWI
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August 20, 2021
The University of the West Indies (The UWI) will present honorary degrees to 14 eminent persons at its 2021 graduation ceremonies for their outstandin...
Accident at Pembroke leaves one man dead
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Accident at Pembroke leaves one man dead
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August 17, 2021
TRAGEDY STRUCK at Pembroke last Friday August 13 when two men from Campden Park crashed, leaving one of them dead. Jareek May’s death came five days a...
OECS Heads of Government discuss vaccine confidence
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OECS Heads of Government discuss vaccine confidence
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August 17, 2021
THE AUTHORITY of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS Heads of Governments), convened a special meeting on Wednesday, August11, 2021 to ...
Educators complete neurodiversity training
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Educators complete neurodiversity training
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August 17, 2021
EDUCATION STAKEHOLDERS including Special Education teachers and Education Officers, have received training in Teaching for Neurodiversity: Building In...
SVG providing financial help to Haiti
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SVG providing financial help to Haiti
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August 17, 2021
DESPITE THE MANY challenging issues, St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) will give to Haiti, US$100,000 in the wake of a 7.2-magnitude quake that str...
Death toll of powerful earthquake in Haiti soars to 1,419
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Death toll of powerful earthquake in Haiti soars to 1,419
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August 17, 2021
LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — The death toll from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Haiti climbed to 1,419 on Sunday, a day after the powerful temblor turned th...
PAHO deploys experts to support Haiti
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PAHO deploys experts to support Haiti
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August 17, 2021
A TEAM OF experts from the Pan American Health Organization’s (PAHO) office in Port au Prince has been deployed to evaluate damage and co-ordinate an ...
UN supporting Haiti in aftermath of earthquake
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UN supporting Haiti in aftermath of earthquake
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August 17, 2021
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL was saddened to learn of the tragic loss of life and injuries caused by the large earthquake that struck the southern part of Ha...
CDB president Dr Gene Leon makes statement on the earthquake in Haiti
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CDB president Dr Gene Leon makes statement on the earthquake in Haiti
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August 17, 2021
THE CARIBBEAN Development Bank (CDB) stands in solidarity with the Government and people of Haiti following the earthquake which occurred on Saturday ...
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OECS Authority issues statement on the earthquake in Haiti
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August 17, 2021
THE AUTHORITY of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) stands in solidarity with the Government and people of Haiti following the devast...
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CARICOM saddened by loss of life and damage in Haiti
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August 17, 2021
STATEMENT BY CARICOM on the August 14 earthquake in Haiti The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is deeply saddened at reports of loss of life and signific...
Constitutional provisions which permit COVID-19 vaccine requirement for certain jobs in SVG
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Constitutional provisions which permit COVID-19 vaccine requirement for certain jobs in SVG
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August 15, 2021
RELEVANT CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS PERMITTING A REQUIREMENT FOR VACCINATION AGAINST COVID-19 FOR PARTICULAR JOBS OR JOBS GENERALLY IN ST. VINCENT AND ...
La Soufriere is NOT erupting – NEMO
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La Soufriere is NOT erupting – NEMO
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August 15, 2021
The National Emergency Management Organisation is advising the public that the La Soufriere volcano   is NOT erupting. According to Professor Richard ...
Most Bajan teachers vaccinated, says BUT
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Most Bajan teachers vaccinated, says BUT
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August 13, 2021
FIVE WEEKS BEFORE the start of the new academic school year, more than 75 per cent of teachers and ancillary staff have already been vaccinated agains...
A Parliamentarian’s Right to Unhindered Access to the House of Assembly
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A Parliamentarian’s Right to Unhindered Access to the House of Assembly
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August 13, 2021
by Dr. The Hon. Ralph E. Gonsalves, PRIME MINISTER THE ISSUE Both at common law and statue law a member of Parliament has a right of unhindered access...
PAHO worried about spread of Covid Delta variant in the Eastern Caribbean
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PAHO worried about spread of Covid Delta variant in the Eastern Caribbean
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August 13, 2021
THE PAN American Health Organization/ World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Office for Barbados and Eastern Caribbean Countries is advising the public ...
Community College launches five week solar energy course
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Community College launches five week solar energy course
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August 13, 2021
THE St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College (SVGCC) has launched a solar photovoltaic installation course, aimed at encouraging education and...
UWI shares in Caribbean success at Tokyo Olympics
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UWI shares in Caribbean success at Tokyo Olympics
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August 13, 2021
THE UNIVERSITY of the West Indies (The UWI) is sharing in the Caribbean’s celebration of Olympic glory. In a release, the UWI said current students, a...
UWI Open Campus appoints head of new unit
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UWI Open Campus appoints head of new unit
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August 13, 2021
THE University of the West Indies says it has appointed Dr Veronica Simon to head a new unit of the UWI Open Campus effective August 1, 2021. She has ...
SVG Red Cross wraps up community resilience training
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SVG Red Cross wraps up community resilience training
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August 13, 2021
SOME 241 PERSONS last week Thursday August 5, completed a series of training conducted over four months under the Community Resilience Building Projec...
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Australia launches Direct Aid Programme
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August 13, 2021
THE GOVERNMENT of Australia through the Australian High Commission in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago has launched its Direct Aid Program (DAP) for...
Hairouna Film Lab accepting script submissions
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Hairouna Film Lab accepting script submissions
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August 13, 2021
THE Hairouna film lab said it has extended the deadline for script submissions to 6 p.m, August 28 2021. Hairouna Film Lab is a talent incubator desig...
Antigua’s former Prime Minister Lester Bird dies at age 83
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Antigua’s former Prime Minister Lester Bird dies at age 83
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August 10, 2021
Former Prime Minister of Antigua Sir Lester Bird has died. He passed away this morning at the age of 83. Prime Minister Gaston Browne described Bird a...
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Vincentian creatives launch Yurumein Strong
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August 10, 2021
SEVERAL ARTISTS have joined forces for the Yurumein Strong - The Tallawah Collective project, an initiative born of and inspired by the spirit of resi...
Firearms Association hosts successful shooting competition
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Firearms Association hosts successful shooting competition
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August 6, 2021
THE NATIONAL Firearms Association (NFA) in conjunction with the St Vincent and the Grenadines Firearms Registry and Training Office successfully held ...
Barber assisting police with investigation into death of Insurance Broker
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Barber assisting police with investigation into death of Insurance Broker
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August 6, 2021
POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING the circumstances surrounding the death of Jexol Skinner, an Insurance Brooker of Edinboro. A police report said according to...
SVG Association of Winnipeg donates meals to four shelters
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SVG Association of Winnipeg donates meals to four shelters
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August 6, 2021
Thanks to the generous donations of Vincentians and friends in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Association of Winnipeg Inc was ...
Application opens for UK Government’s Chevening Scholarships
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Application opens for UK Government’s Chevening Scholarships
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August 6, 2021
The application period to study in the UK on a Chevening Scholarship opened on Tuesday August 3 and will run until November 2, 2021. Applications can ...
African Swine Fever alert
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African Swine Fever alert
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August 6, 2021
THE Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHSFA) is advising Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States to intensify protective meas...
Illegal gun trader jailed for 15 years
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Illegal gun trader jailed for 15 years
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August 6, 2021
BARBADOS: Illegal gun trader Jamal Orlando Worrell bought and rented out firearms the way people rent out beach chairs. So said Justice Laurie-Ann Smi...
Vincentian elected as president of Caribbean Police Welfare Associations
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Vincentian elected as president of Caribbean Police Welfare Associations
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August 6, 2021
THE CARIBBEAN Federation of Police Welfare Police Associations (CFPWA) has elected Devon Bute of the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force ...
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Insurance Association’s new executive looks ahead
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August 6, 2021
A lively and stimulating road ahead is planned for The Insurance Association of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) following its June 9, 2021 Annual ...
Allegations of Financial Impropriety by the Leader of the Opposition are False – Minister of Finance
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Allegations of Financial Impropriety by the Leader of the Opposition are False – Minister of Finance
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August 2, 2021
PRESS RELEASE In recent statements to the media, the Honourable Leader of the Opposition of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is reported as suggesting...
Objective of the Public Health (Amendment) Bill 2021
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Objective of the Public Health (Amendment) Bill 2021
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July 30, 2021
Introduction On Thursday August 5, 2021, Parliament will debate, and be asked to approve/pass, the Public Health (Amendment) Bill 2021.  Given the ext...
Carimedix donates medical supplies to MCMH
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Carimedix donates medical supplies to MCMH
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July 30, 2021
THE MILTON Cato Memorial Hospital is the recipient of an assortment of medical supplies made possible through a donation by Carimedix Medical Supplies...
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Eastern Caribbean ‘Greenpreneurs’ Initiative Launched
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July 30, 2021
Green businesses and start-ups now have an opportunity to grow through the Eastern Caribbean Green Entrepreneurship Initiative (Eastern Caribbean Gree...
SVG Police force has 74 new constables
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SVG Police force has 74 new constables
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July 30, 2021
Seventy-four police officers complete probation Commissioner of Police Colin John has commended the latest batch of 74 men and women who have complete...
CDB, RSS continue to strengthen maritime security
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CDB, RSS continue to strengthen maritime security
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July 30, 2021
Safer seaports and wider maritime spaces in St Vincent and the Grenadines and the other nations of the Eastern Caribbean are anticipated once the Regi...
Prime Minister Pierre sworn in: ‘St Lucia, I will not fail you’
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Prime Minister Pierre sworn in: ‘St Lucia, I will not fail you’
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July 30, 2021
by Jonathan Stuart Philip J Pierre has officially been sworn in as Prime Minister of Saint Lucia. In his first address as Prime Minster, Pierre said, ...
CARICOM SG hails  Bermuda gold medalist’s ‘spectacular achievement’
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CARICOM SG hails Bermuda gold medalist’s ‘spectacular achievement’
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July 30, 2021
CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has extended congratulations to Flora Duffy of Bermuda who won gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in...
AdventHealth Hospitals  donate masks via Rotary
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AdventHealth Hospitals donate masks via Rotary
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July 30, 2021
The Rotary Clubs of St. Vincent donated 300,000 masks to the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment on Monday July 26 from AdventHealth in F...
Hayden Billingy  video in international  indigenous film festival
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Hayden Billingy video in international indigenous film festival
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July 30, 2021
A music video/short film for Hayden Billingy’s latest single “Shout it out” has been officially selected for the fifth annual Garifuna International I...
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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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