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Warning notice: covid-19 related scams
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Warning notice: covid-19 related scams
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August 28, 2020
The Eastern Caribbean Securities Regulatory Commission (ECSRC) advises the public in the member countries of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECC...
Sparrow’s rum now available in 200ml bottles
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Sparrow’s rum now available in 200ml bottles
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August 28, 2020
St Vincent, we heard you! The nation’s top-selling rum, Sparrow’s Premium Rum is now available in 200-ml bottles at rum shops and retail outlets throu...
143 students awarded by Cenio Lewis  Education Fund
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143 students awarded by Cenio Lewis Education Fund
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August 28, 2020
One hundred and forty-three students throughout St Vincent and the Grenadines are in a better financial position to prepare for the upcoming school ye...
A Virtual Carnival for Notting Hill, UK
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A Virtual Carnival for Notting Hill, UK
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August 28, 2020
Innovative ways are being found in different countries to find room for cultural and entertainment activities in the midst of the COVID pandemic. One ...
This Month in the Security Council – August 2020
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This Month in the Security Council – August 2020
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August 28, 2020
Due to COVID-19, video-teleconferencing continued to be the primary medium for Security Council meetings. Our delegation continued to work closely in ...
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SCORCH cancer support foundation celebrates its fifth anniversary
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August 28, 2020
The SCORCH cancer support foundation whose acronym stands for Surviving Strong Optimistic Resilient Confident Hopeful in spite of… is a non-profit bas...
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UK provides further support to the CDB Special Development Fund for COVID-19 recovery in the region
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August 28, 2020
The Government of the United Kingdom recently approved a £4.5 million contribution to the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Special Development Fund to...
SVG records two COVID-19 cases from Sweden
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SVG records two COVID-19 cases from Sweden
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August 27, 2020
St Vincent and the Grenadines on Wednesday confirmed two new COVID-19 cases. “The non-nationals arrived from Sweden entering the country from Grenada ...
Farmers to get 50 percent discount on price of fertilizer
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Farmers to get 50 percent discount on price of fertilizer
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August 25, 2020
The Covid-19 Stimulus package for farmers has provided a 50 per cent discount on the price of fertilizers. However, the centralized selling and delive...
Cuba moves closer to its own COVID vaccine
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Cuba moves closer to its own COVID vaccine
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August 25, 2020
With the global death tally from the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly approaching seven digits, it currently having gone past the 800,000 mark, frantic effor...
World Bank  financing to support over 7,000 people in Dominica during COVID-19 pandemic
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World Bank financing to support over 7,000 people in Dominica during COVID-19 pandemic
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August 25, 2020
WASHINGTON, August 24, 2020 – Dominica will strengthen its response to the economic hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic using US$5.2 million from...
Republic Bank initiative delivers specialized Covid-19 community care to the OECS
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Republic Bank initiative delivers specialized Covid-19 community care to the OECS
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August 25, 2020
Thursday, August 20, 2020: While many large multi-national corporations in the Caribbean have stepped up to support communities and customers during t...
Scholarship created to honour Annette Liverpool’s 38 years as an educator
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Scholarship created to honour Annette Liverpool’s 38 years as an educator
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August 25, 2020
In honour of her contribution as a career educator of 38 years, the Annette Liverpool Scholarship has been created by her son Kurt Liverpool. The late...
Flash flood watch in effect for SVG
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Flash flood watch in effect for SVG
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August 22, 2020
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES FROM 4:00 P.M TODAY, AUGUST 21ST 2020 UNTIL 12:00 NOON SATURDAY 22ND, 2020. The St...
Rose honoured as Castro’s 94th birth date remembered
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Rose honoured as Castro’s 94th birth date remembered
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August 21, 2020
Veteran local social and political activist and journalist Renwick Rose was last Thursday, August 20, officially recognized for his record of “dedicat...
SVG used as decoy  for Venezuela-bound  aircraft loaded with  firearm – COP
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SVG used as decoy for Venezuela-bound aircraft loaded with firearm – COP
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August 21, 2020
U.S. customs officers intercepted a Venezuela-bound private jet in south Florida loaded with 82 firearms, including a sniper rifle, plus 63,000 rounds...
Commonwealth Foundation Launches Covid-19 Small Grants Programme for Civil Society
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Commonwealth Foundation Launches Covid-19 Small Grants Programme for Civil Society
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August 21, 2020
The Commonwealth Foundation, a non-profit organisation for civil society organisations in the Commonwealth, is launching a special grants programme in...
Methodist Church hands out scholarships and bursaries
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Methodist Church hands out scholarships and bursaries
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August 21, 2020
The Methodist Church, Kingstown/Chateaubelair Circuit handed out full scholarships to three students, while a total of 24 children were awarded one-of...
FLOW rewards children of staff members entering secondary school
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FLOW rewards children of staff members entering secondary school
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August 21, 2020
Leading telecommunications provider Flow has once again awarded scholarships and bursaries to children of its employees who were successful in the rec...
TSSS student is SSBQ winner for July
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TSSS student is SSBQ winner for July
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August 21, 2020
On Monday, August 17, Laurel Ragguette of the Thomas Saunders Secondary School received her prize, valued at over $600 for winning the Secondary Schoo...
UK welcomes applications for projects that support Clean Growth in the Caribbean
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UK welcomes applications for projects that support Clean Growth in the Caribbean
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August 21, 2020
UK Export Finance (UKEF) is providing opportunities to support clean growth projects in the Caribbean. Clean Growth encompasses work that will aid in ...
Concerns raised over forced  disappearance of Garifuna men in Honduras
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Concerns raised over forced disappearance of Garifuna men in Honduras
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August 18, 2020
The Garifuna Heritage Foundation (TGHF) of St Vincent and the Grenadines is concerned about the recent abduction and forced disappearance of four memb...
Significant shifts expected in new ministerial portfolios in Trinidad and Tobago
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Significant shifts expected in new ministerial portfolios in Trinidad and Tobago
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August 18, 2020
The new government of the Keith Rowley administration in Trinidad and Tobago will see a significant shift in ministerial portfolios and possibly a new...
Trinidad and Tobago at community spread stage of COVID-19 – CMO
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Trinidad and Tobago at community spread stage of COVID-19 – CMO
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August 18, 2020
Chief Medical Officer of Trinidad and Tobago Dr Roshan Parasram has announced that he has recommended to the World Health Organisation (WHO) that Trin...
CIBC FirstCaribbean seeking covid-19 unsung heroes across the region
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CIBC FirstCaribbean seeking covid-19 unsung heroes across the region
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August 18, 2020
Communities across the region have a unique opportunity to hail those special heroes, who in the darkest moments of the Covid-19 crisis, shone brighte...
CARPHA turnaround time for testing remains consistent with no test results pending
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CARPHA turnaround time for testing remains consistent with no test results pending
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August 18, 2020
The CARPHA Medical Microbiology Laboratory (CMML) says that as the regional reference laboratory, it continues to conduct tests for suspected COVID-19...
EGCG’s gives financial assistance to children of its employees who were successful in CPEA
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EGCG’s gives financial assistance to children of its employees who were successful in CPEA
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August 14, 2020
As has been done for the last 21 years, the East Caribbean Group of Companies (EGCG) has this year, given financial assistance through the granting of...
Police implement traffic changes to ease congestion in the Arnos Vale area
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Police implement traffic changes to ease congestion in the Arnos Vale area
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August 14, 2020
Consequent upon an increase of vehicular traffic in areas of Arnos Vale and Kingstown, the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force, Traffic D...
SVG establishes formal  diplomatic relations with Kenya
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SVG establishes formal diplomatic relations with Kenya
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August 14, 2020
On August 12, 2020, St Vincent and the Grenadines and the Republic of Kenya signed the Joint Communiqué establishing formal diplomatic relations. The ...
SALUTING FIDEL, TREASURING  INTERNATIONALISM – Statement of SVGCFS on 94th anniversary of birth of Commandante Fidel Castro Ruz
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SALUTING FIDEL, TREASURING INTERNATIONALISM – Statement of SVGCFS on 94th anniversary of birth of Commandante Fidel Castro Ruz
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August 14, 2020
The St Vincent and the Grenadines/Cuba Friendship Society joins the Cuban people and tens of millions of people the world over in commemorating the 94...
Plastic bags now illegal for businesses to distribute, sell and use
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Plastic bags now illegal for businesses to distribute, sell and use
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August 14, 2020
It is now illegal for business places in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) to distribute, sell or use disposable plastic shopping bags or sell or pr...
Farmers continue to register for COVID-19/ Drought 2020 relief
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Farmers continue to register for COVID-19/ Drought 2020 relief
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August 11, 2020
Registration of farmers for support from the impacts of COVID-19 and Drought 2020 continued yesterday at 30 registration centres across the country. D...
SVG on US Level 3 COVID-19 warning list
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SVG on US Level 3 COVID-19 warning list
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August 11, 2020
St Vincent and the Grenadines is among several Caribbean countries that the United States has asked its citizens to reconsider travelling to due to CO...
Rowley declares election victory in T&T 22 -19
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Rowley declares election victory in T&T 22 -19
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August 11, 2020
TRINIDAD and TOBAGO: PEOPLE’S National Movement leader Dr Keith Rowley has declared victory in the 2020 general election. He made the declaration at 1...
Persad-Bissessar: I am not conceding, we want recounts
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Persad-Bissessar: I am not conceding, we want recounts
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August 11, 2020
TRINIDAD and TOBAGO: UNITED National Congress leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar said she is not conceding defeat in the general election, as the party is ...
Kittitians face fines of up to $5000 for not wearing masks in public places
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Kittitians face fines of up to $5000 for not wearing masks in public places
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August 11, 2020
The wearing of facemasks in pubic places in St Kitts and Nevis is now mandatory and anyone found in breach could be fined up to $5000 and imprisoned f...
Analysts: Tight Race for election 2020
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Analysts: Tight Race for election 2020
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August 11, 2020
(Daily Express) The general election race is going to be a tight one between the People’s National Movement (PNM) and the United National Congress (UN...
Guyana government  denies campaign of  vindictiveness against  former ministers, officials
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Guyana government denies campaign of vindictiveness against former ministers, officials
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August 11, 2020
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The newly installed People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) government says it will not be “bullied’ and urged former pres...
One new Covid-19 case; Five active cases remain in SVG
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One new Covid-19 case; Five active cases remain in SVG
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August 11, 2020
St Vincent and the Grenadines on Monday confirmed one new COVID-19 case. This new positive case arrived on Saturday August 1, 2020, from the USA on Am...
UK accelerating access to COVID-19 vaccines in the Caribbean  
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UK accelerating access to COVID-19 vaccines in the Caribbean  
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August 7, 2020
Ensuring equitable access to vaccines, treatments and tests to all in the Caribbean and Latin America through international and regional collaboration...
Vincy Women Artists at  forefront at Youlou Art Centre
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Vincy Women Artists at forefront at Youlou Art Centre
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August 7, 2020
Vincy Women Artists are at the forefront at the Youlou Art Centre. The second annual women’s art show will take place at the Youlou Art Centre startin...
Union Island Turtle Monitors get COVID-19 Relief for Efforts to Conserve Turtles
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Union Island Turtle Monitors get COVID-19 Relief for Efforts to Conserve Turtles
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August 7, 2020
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Environment Fund (SVGEF), headed by Executive Director Louise Mitchell, has just handed over a grant of EC$9,980.00...
COVID-19 Ethics  Handbook for Caribbean Policy Makers published
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COVID-19 Ethics Handbook for Caribbean Policy Makers published
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August 7, 2020
A handbook outlining ethical principles to guide the responses of Caribbean governments and policymakers in managing the COVID-19 pandemic is now avai...
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Rose Place  businessman with 38 convictions cries ‘spite’
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Rose Place businessman with 38 convictions cries ‘spite’
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June 24, 2025
A Rose Place man who was convicted for the 39th time, after he was caught with 964 grammes of cannabis in his shop said he was being spitefully treate...
Former St Joseph’s Convent, Kingstown student cries for help
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Former St Joseph’s Convent, Kingstown student cries for help
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June 24, 2025
Life is becoming very hard for an ailing woman who takes care of her elderly mother, but who has now lost her ability to do so. “I can’t even do anyth...
SVG welcomes new British High Commissioner
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SVG welcomes new British High Commissioner
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June 24, 2025
The Government of the United Kingdom (UK), has announced the appointment of Simon Mustard as the new British High Commissioner to St. Vincent and the ...
Advisory Council launches ‘Ignite – the Official Talent Search’
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Advisory Council launches ‘Ignite – the Official Talent Search’
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June 24, 2025
The Prime Ministerial Advisory Council on Youth has launched “Ignite – The Official Talent Search”, a national competition aimed at discovering and ce...
Road rage almost lands ‘Bagga’ van driver in jail
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Road rage almost lands ‘Bagga’ van driver in jail
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June 24, 2025
A Barrouallie omni-bus driver, who opened another driver’s door, raised a knife at him, then punched his shoulder after their vehicles’ wheels touched...

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