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Barbados PM congratulates President-Elect Biden and VP Elect Harris
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November 7, 2020
Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Amor Mottley has congratulated President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President Elect Kamala Harris on being elected to off...
Another non-national from Europe tests positive for Covid-19 on day-14 screening
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Another non-national from Europe tests positive for Covid-19 on day-14 screening
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November 4, 2020
St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) on Wednesday recorded one new COVID-19 case. The new case is a non-national who arrived from Europe with a negativ...
Political parties satisfied with ballot boxes and ballot paper specimen
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Political parties satisfied with ballot boxes and ballot paper specimen
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November 4, 2020
Political parties in St Vincent and the Grenadines have unanimously expressed satisfaction with the ballot paper specimen and ballot box with locks, w...
MORE THAN 200 QUARANTINED PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE TOMORROW
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MORE THAN 200 QUARANTINED PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE TOMORROW
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November 4, 2020
A total of 242 persons completing Day 6 to Day 14 quarantine are eligible to vote tomorrow, Election Day in St Vincent and the Grenadines. Representat...
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Polls show Biden with slim lead over Trump in today’s poll
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November 3, 2020
Today is election day in the United States and Donald Trump, Joe Biden, their running mates and their spouses spent yesterday, the last day of the pre...
Police officer is one of two Vincentians awarded for  service to Barbados
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Police officer is one of two Vincentians awarded for service to Barbados
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November 3, 2020
Police Constable Devon Bute, a final year law student who is pursuing his Bachelors of Law Degree at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Bar...
BRAGSA completes Sion Hill Clinic
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BRAGSA completes Sion Hill Clinic
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November 3, 2020
The Roads, Buildings and General Services Authority (BRAGSA) has completed renovation work on the Sion Hill Clinic. The project saw the replacement of...
Vincentian environmentalist publishes book  on the impact of Climate Change on Youth
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Vincentian environmentalist publishes book on the impact of Climate Change on Youth
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November 3, 2020
‘The Impact of Climate Change on Youth in Small Island Communities’ by Dr Andrew Simmons, published by Springer Nature, one of the largest global publ...
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Regional Government Securities Market Remains Stable Amidst COVID-19 Pressures
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November 3, 2020
30 October, Basseterre, Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis – The performance of the Regional Government Securities Market (RGSM) remains relativel...
Visitor from Europe tests positive for Covid-19 on Day 14
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Visitor from Europe tests positive for Covid-19 on Day 14
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November 1, 2020
Yet another COVID-19 case has been recorded in St Vincent and the Grenadines. This means that there are now five active cases of COVID-19 in this coun...
Scorecards for SVG 2020 General Elections
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Scorecards for SVG 2020 General Elections
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November 1, 2020
Click on the link to access the SVG 2020 General Elections Scorecards.   https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZjxpHuSmkqWE2F7Y7wX_u3R4tiramuvY?usp=...
SVG to assume presidency of UN Security Council
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SVG to assume presidency of UN Security Council
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October 30, 2020
On November 1, 2020, St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) will assume the presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for one month ending...
Mustique Charitable Foundation funds 170 Partial Scholarships
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Mustique Charitable Foundation funds 170 Partial Scholarships
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October 30, 2020
For the academic year 2020-2021, The Mustique Charitable Foundation has funded 170 partial scholarships for disadvantaged young Vincentians at the St ...
SVG records one new Covid-19 case from Italy, new Covid-19 protocols now in place
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SVG records one new Covid-19 case from Italy, new Covid-19 protocols now in place
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October 27, 2020
St Vincent and the Grenadines on Monday, October 26 recorded a new COVID-19 case with the receipt of a confirmatory result from CARPHA. “The new case ...
Health Services Subcommittee  Advisory on the conduct of elections In St. Vincent and the Grenadines during the Covid-19 pandemic
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Health Services Subcommittee  Advisory on the conduct of elections In St. Vincent and the Grenadines during the Covid-19 pandemic
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October 27, 2020
AIM: The safe conduct of elections in St Vincent and the Grenadines in a manner that reduces  the risk of the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in...
US Embassy and SVGCC Screen Broadway Musical Hamilton 
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US Embassy and SVGCC Screen Broadway Musical Hamilton 
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October 25, 2020
Ahead of Independence Day in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, US Embassy Public Affairs Officer Larry Socha and Public Affairs Associate Caitlin Moran ...
SVG records more than 1000 laboratory confirmed dengue cases
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SVG records more than 1000 laboratory confirmed dengue cases
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October 23, 2020
THIS COUNTRY has recorded more than 1000 laboratory confirmed cases of dengue fever as at October 14. According to a release from the Ministry of Heal...
Farmer charged with assault of a woman
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Farmer charged with assault of a woman
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October 23, 2020
A 29-YEAR-old farmer of Diamonds has been arrested and charged with assault. Uroy Lewis was charged on October 18. A release from the Royal St Vincent...
GHS wins French spelling bee competition
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GHS wins French spelling bee competition
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October 23, 2020
THE GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL emerged winners of the inaugural French Spelling Bee competition that was organized and hosted by the Modern Languages’ Departm...
Holder wins Bible Quiz for October
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Holder wins Bible Quiz for October
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October 23, 2020
RASHANNA HOLDER of the Mountain View Adventist Academy, winner of the Secondary School Bible Quiz for September, received her prize from Abby Lewis of...
Lodge Village Government School gets donation
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Lodge Village Government School gets donation
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October 23, 2020
THE Lodge Village Government School was the recipient of the benevolence of the Island Ryd-AZ Bike Club / Association in collaboration with the Forbes...
Covid-19 safety protocols will be in effect at annual  Independence Day Parade
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Covid-19 safety protocols will be in effect at annual Independence Day Parade
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October 23, 2020
A military parade to mark the 41st anniversary of Independence of St Vincent and the Grenadines will take place at the Victoria Park on Tuesday Octobe...
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Nurses at Paget Farm clinic advised to relocate to Port Elizabeth Hospital
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October 23, 2020
NURSES AT THE Paget Farm Clinic in Bequia have been advised to relocate to the Port Elizabeth Hospital. The Public Service Union (PSU) in a release da...
No exemptions to Covid-19 protocols – Taskforce
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No exemptions to Covid-19 protocols – Taskforce
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October 22, 2020
No exemptions will be granted to anyone travelling to St Vincent and the Grenadines in terms of the requirement to arrive with a negative PCR result o...
No. 23 Ranger Guides have their highest recruitment to date, 113 recruits
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No. 23 Ranger Guides have their highest recruitment to date, 113 recruits
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October 20, 2020
KINGSTOWN, SAINT Vincent and the Grenadines, October 12, 2020 — The No. 23 Ranger Guides Unit opened a new year of activities on Friday, October 9, 20...
Closing the Digital Gap to End Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean
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Closing the Digital Gap to End Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean
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October 20, 2020
By Carlos Felipe Jaramillo THE DIGITAL economy, connectivity and the possibilities offered by remote work have emerged as a shelter from the devastati...
Five to vie for Miss Independence SVG pageant crown
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Five to vie for Miss Independence SVG pageant crown
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October 20, 2020
The Miss Independence SVG pageant will be held on Independence Day, October 27 at the Glen Hard Court. The event, which is sponsored by National Prope...
“Not all Commonwealth citizens are created equal.”
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“Not all Commonwealth citizens are created equal.”
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October 18, 2020
by Doris D Charles Not all Commonwealth citizens are ‘created equal’ within the Commonwealth of Nations. Each sovereign state within the Commonwealth ...
West St George Secondary School achieves its highest pass rate in CSEC
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West St George Secondary School achieves its highest pass rate in CSEC
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October 16, 2020
The West St George Secondary School’s 2020 CSEC results show the school achieving an 83.34 pass rate, its highest thus far in the regional examination...
Hero launches Pantastic Music Academy
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Hero launches Pantastic Music Academy
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October 16, 2020
Hero’s Pantastic Music Academy is the brain child of Kingsley “Hero” Roberts pan arranger and musical director. Hero, who has been teaching pan for ma...
Six finalists to speak at the 32nd annual Secondary Schools Public Speaking Competition
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Six finalists to speak at the 32nd annual Secondary Schools Public Speaking Competition
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October 16, 2020
The 32nd annual Secondary Schools Public Speaking Competition sponsored by FLOW will take place on Thursday, October 22, at the Kingstown Methodist Ch...
Caribbean Export Development Agency Launches First  Virtual Expo Event
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Caribbean Export Development Agency Launches First Virtual Expo Event
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October 16, 2020
The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) has announced the launch of its first virtual expo event named ‘Absolutely Caribbean, unloc...
Jeshua Bardoo called to the Bar in SVG
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Jeshua Bardoo called to the Bar in SVG
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October 16, 2020
On the 8th day of October 2020, Vincentian 2012 National Exhibition Scholar and 2019 Chevening Scholar, Jeshua Jôvan Bardoo, was called to the Bar in ...
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Taiwan donates US$173,000 to MOH
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October 16, 2020
The Republic of China (Taiwan) on October 12 handed over a cash donation of US$173,000 to The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment for a C...
Top student at George Stephens Secondary School excels at CSEC, passing 11 subjects
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Top student at George Stephens Secondary School excels at CSEC, passing 11 subjects
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October 13, 2020
The George Stephens Senior Secondary School realized an overall pass rate of 65.15 per cent for the 2020 CSEC examinations. The top performer this yea...
Courts donates aeroboxes to help protect frontline workers
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Courts donates aeroboxes to help protect frontline workers
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October 13, 2020
COURTS (ST VINCENT) Limited, in partnership with Mabe, their largest supplier of appliances, has donated to the Ministry of Health Wellness and the En...
Women in Leadership in SVG – Getting to 30%
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Women in Leadership in SVG – Getting to 30%
webmaster 
October 13, 2020
Kingstown, St Vincent and the Grenadines - 9 October, 2020 (SVG): Let’s work together to increase women’s representation in all spaces of leadership a...
St Lucia can’t afford to fund stabilisation programme, says PM Chastenet
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St Lucia can’t afford to fund stabilisation programme, says PM Chastenet
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October 13, 2020
CASTRIES, St Lucia – Prime Minister Allen Chastanet has told St Lucians that it is “no secret” that the island has exhausted all of the efforts aimed ...
13-year-old dies from Dengue Fever related complications
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13-year-old dies from Dengue Fever related complications
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October 10, 2020
A 13-YEAR-old third form student of the Girls’ High School is the sixth person to die from complications related to Severe Dengue Fever in St Vincent ...
Special registration period begins tomorrow
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Special registration period begins tomorrow
webmaster 
October 10, 2020
THE CONTROVERSIAL special 15-day voters registration period begins tomorrow. This period, which ends on October 24, allows for persons who are eligibl...
Prepare for water disruptions – CWSA
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Prepare for water disruptions – CWSA
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October 10, 2020
THE CENTRAL Water and Sewerage Authority (CWSA) is alerting its customers to be prepared during this hurricane season for any un-planned water disrupt...
SVG MA designates October 16 as Pink Day
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SVG MA designates October 16 as Pink Day
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October 10, 2020
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 has been designated Pink Day as the SVG Medical Association remembers women who have been affected by breast cancer. The disease co...
Unicomer  announces new credit recovery  programme
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Unicomer announces new credit recovery programme
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October 9, 2020
Unicomer (St. Vincent) Ltd on Tuesday announced a landmark credit recovery program called Credi-Care. Credi-care is a comprehensive credit relief syst...
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Hard work pays off for Korey
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Hard work pays off for Korey
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June 27, 2025
(Korey Micah Lavia, Lowman’s Leeward Anglican School) While Kenroy has been away providing for his family as a seaman, his wife Venola, who works as a...
Adrina places first for girls overall in CPEA
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Adrina places first for girls overall in CPEA
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June 27, 2025
(Adrina Ledger, Sugar Mill Academy ) Aspiring lawyer with a green thumb, Adrina Ledger, has emerged as the top girl in the country. She told SEARCHLIG...
Make your weak subjects become strong and your strong subjects … Mason
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Make your weak subjects become strong and your strong subjects … Mason
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June 27, 2025
(Mason Rayshaud Williams, New Grounds Primary School) When Mason Rayshaud Williams, a student of the New Grounds Primary School, learnt about his resu...
Raffique scores  100  percent  in Science
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Raffique scores 100 percent in Science
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June 27, 2025
(Raffique Latchman, Sion Hill Government School ) Science and Mathematics lover, Raffique Latchman, can brag of being the only student in St Vincent a...
McCalmon family sees God’s faithfulness through Blossom’s stellar CPEA results
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McCalmon family sees God’s faithfulness through Blossom’s stellar CPEA results
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June 27, 2025
Blossom Petal McCalmon’s mother, Heather, has always known that she was intelligent and would have probably placed in the top 20 in the CPEA. She was ...

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