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Sion Hill Clinic to be temporarily relocated effective tomorrow
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Sion Hill Clinic to be temporarily relocated effective tomorrow
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June 30, 2020
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment announces the temporary relocation of the Sion Hill Clinic effective Wednesday, July 1, 2020. The...
Project launched  to enhance the  institutional capacity of the Tobago Cays  Marine Park
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Project launched to enhance the institutional capacity of the Tobago Cays Marine Park
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June 30, 2020
The Tobago Cays Marine Park (TCMP) has received a grant of EC$131,360.00 which will be used to enhance the institutional capacity of the TCMP. The gra...
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PwC’s CFO Pulse Survey
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June 30, 2020
Caribbean Edition Survey Highlights Financial Actions: 77% of respondents are considering implementing cost containment 50% of respondents are conside...
Finalists for Virtual Soca, Ragga Soca and  Calpyso Monarch  Competitions Named
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Finalists for Virtual Soca, Ragga Soca and Calpyso Monarch Competitions Named
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June 30, 2020
The finalists for the first ever virtual Soca, Ragga Soca and Calypso monarch competitions in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) have been announced....
Statement by the Chairman of Caricom
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Statement by the Chairman of Caricom
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June 26, 2020
Many of us have observed with great sadness what has been transpiring in Guyana. It is more than 100 days since the people of Guyana went to the polls...
Police  organizations lend support to police officer
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Police organizations lend support to police officer
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June 26, 2020
In light of circumstances surrounding of a fire that destroyed the house and possessions of Police Constable 62 Ascenia Barnwell on May 11, 2020, the ...
Sagicor sees increase in number of doctors covered to offer telemedicine claims
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Sagicor sees increase in number of doctors covered to offer telemedicine claims
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June 26, 2020
Sagicor now covers 60 doctors in the Eastern Caribbean and Belize for telemedicine claims since it began offering this extended coverage to clients in...
HIV Testing Nationwide Today
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HIV Testing Nationwide Today
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June 26, 2020
Regional HIV Testing Day, which is commemorated each year on June 27, will be observed in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) today. Three days of isl...
UNDP approves US$100,000 to  assist with Salt Whistle Bay Project
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UNDP approves US$100,000 to assist with Salt Whistle Bay Project
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June 26, 2020
The UNDP’s programme, “Enabling Gender-Responsive Disaster Recovery, Climate and Environmental Resilience in the Caribbean” (EnGenDER) has approved co...
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Lions Club St Vincent South installs new board for 2020-2021
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June 26, 2020
On Saturday June 20, the Lions Club St Vincent South installed its new board members for the 2020-2021 Lionistic Year. The ceremony conducted by Zone ...
LIAT extends suspension of passenger services
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LIAT extends suspension of passenger services
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June 25, 2020
Passenger services for LIAT will remain suspended until July 15, 2020 due to the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is according to a rel...
Nation photojournalist killed on assignment
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Nation photojournalist killed on assignment
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June 23, 2020
A 25-year-old photojournalist was attacked and killed in Barbados on Monday afternoon while responding to a report of a body in Bishop’s Court, St Mic...
Deadline extended for submission of songs for Virtual Soca, Calypso competition
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Deadline extended for submission of songs for Virtual Soca, Calypso competition
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June 23, 2020
With anticipation building and many artistes and producers putting their final touches to their 2020 music productions, the organizers of the 1st Virt...
OECS rejects US attempts to punish countries that accept medical assistance from Cuba
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OECS rejects US attempts to punish countries that accept medical assistance from Cuba
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June 23, 2020
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) on Sunday, June 21 expressed its deep appreciation to the Republic of Cuba for the medical support...
Former West Indies fast bowler to test wicket for PNM in Trinidad elections
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Former West Indies fast bowler to test wicket for PNM in Trinidad elections
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June 23, 2020
Sporting personalities Mervyn Dillon and Cleopatra Borel have been selected by Trinidad and Tobago’s People’s National Movement (PNM) screening commit...
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Guyana Court of Appeal to hear elections case
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June 23, 2020
GEORGETOWN – The Court of Appeal Monday ruled that it has jurisdiction to hear an elections case regarding the election of a president and that it has...
Barbadians to Determine Nelson’s Fate – Mottley
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Barbadians to Determine Nelson’s Fate – Mottley
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June 23, 2020
Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley favours the removal of the statue of Lord Nelson from National Heroes Square in Bridgetown but declares it’s a ...
Virgin Atlantic Announces  Restart of Flights to Barbados
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Virgin Atlantic Announces Restart of Flights to Barbados
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June 23, 2020
Virgin Atlantic has announced its plan to restart passenger flying to 17 additional destinations from August 2020. Following the airline’s announcemen...
Supporting  the Rotary Wheelchair Project
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Supporting the Rotary Wheelchair Project
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June 23, 2020
By Dr Julian (Jules) Ferdinand “Rotary opens opportunities.” Rotary International Theme 2020-2021 The prevalence of diabetes has resulted in a corresp...
Taiwan donates more equipment to MOH
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Taiwan donates more equipment to MOH
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June 19, 2020
TWO PCR MACHINES with test kits, 200,000 surgical masks and 450 infrared forehead thermometers were handed over to the Ministry of Health Wellness and...
Oceania Marina cruise ship returns 75 seafarers
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Oceania Marina cruise ship returns 75 seafarers
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June 19, 2020
Seventy-five Vincentians arrived at Port Kingstown yesterday aboard the Oceania Marina as part of the ongoing repatriation process amidst the COVID-19...
CIBC FirstCaribbean teams up with Flow to offer free access to its online platforms
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CIBC FirstCaribbean teams up with Flow to offer free access to its online platforms
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June 19, 2020
Consumers across the region will see major savings in data costs as a result of a partnership between two major regional players in telecommunications...
Hurricane Names for 2020 Atlantic Season
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Hurricane Names for 2020 Atlantic Season
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June 19, 2020
Arthur Bertha Cristobal Dolly Edouard Fay Gonzalo Hanna Isaias Josephine Kyle Laura Marco Nana Omar Paulette Rene Sally Teddy Vicky Wilfred
75 Norwegian Cruise Line Seafarers Repatriated to SVG
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75 Norwegian Cruise Line Seafarers Repatriated to SVG
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June 19, 2020
Seventy-five employees of the Norwegian Cruise Line were repatriated to St Vincent and the Grenadines on board the Oceania Maria, which docked at Port...
Two new COVID cases recorded in SVG
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Two new COVID cases recorded in SVG
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June 16, 2020
Two new COVID-19 cases have been recorded today, June 16. A release from the National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) said the two cases foll...
CARICOM’s Secretary General receives Guyana election recount report
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CARICOM’s Secretary General receives Guyana election recount report
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June 16, 2020
Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, on Monday, June 15, 2020 received the Report of the CARICOM Observe...
Rainbow Radio League not associated with  LBGT – Donald DeRiggs
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Rainbow Radio League not associated with LBGT – Donald DeRiggs
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June 16, 2020
A local amateur radio club has changed its name from the ‘Rainbow Radio League’ so as not to be associated with the LBGT lifestyle. Donald DeRiggs, di...
LIAT to extend  pilots layoff
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LIAT to extend pilots layoff
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June 16, 2020
LIAT has advised the Leeward Islands Airline Pilots Association of the need to extend the temporary layoff of its pilots for three months. In a June 1...
RBC Royal Bank launches second phase of client relief options
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RBC Royal Bank launches second phase of client relief options
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June 16, 2020
The RBC Royal Bank on June 15 announced a second phase of financial relief options for its Caribbean clients impacted by the ongoing novel coronavirus...
Increased Activity Observed at Kick ‘Em Jenny Underwater Volcano, 1.5 km Exclusion Zone in Effect
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Increased Activity Observed at Kick ‘Em Jenny Underwater Volcano, 1.5 km Exclusion Zone in Effect
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June 15, 2020
Increased activity has been observed at the Kick ‘em Jenny submarine volcano located north of Grenada (12.18°N, 61.38°W) and all mariners are asked to...
Over 150 Vincentians to be repatriated this week
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Over 150 Vincentians to be repatriated this week
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June 14, 2020
Nineteen Vincentian students studying in Barbados will return home today, June 14 as part of the ongoing repatriation process amidst the COVID-19 pand...
Facebook post with reference to UK PM was the result of a hack, says Foreign Ministry
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Facebook post with reference to UK PM was the result of a hack, says Foreign Ministry
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June 12, 2020
A post that appeared on Wednesday on the Facebook page of the High Commission of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) in London, with an apparent refer...
Ross takes a place in National Corporate Public Speaking  Championship finals
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Ross takes a place in National Corporate Public Speaking Championship finals
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June 12, 2020
The National Corporate Public Speaking Championship will climax on Saturday, June 27 at the Russell’s Auditorium in Stoney Grounds, Kingstown. Since t...
SSBQ May  winner  receives prize
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SSBQ May winner receives prize
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June 12, 2020
Lorenzo Bobb, a St. Martin’s Secondary School student received his prize for winning the SSBQ May Quiz and being the fifth winner from his school. In ...
Invest SVG Hosts Beach Clean Up to Mark World Oceans Day
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Invest SVG Hosts Beach Clean Up to Mark World Oceans Day
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June 12, 2020
To celebrate World Oceans Day (June 8, 2020), staff at Invest SVG successfully executed a beach clean-up event at Questelles; joined by residents, mem...
Life Made Easier with VALEO Inspired Life Coaching
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Life Made Easier with VALEO Inspired Life Coaching
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June 12, 2020
The days of trying to navigate life on your own, is officially over! Let’s not forget the recently made popular phrase, “Living your best life”, a phr...
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Returned seafarer’s death not due to Covid-19
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June 12, 2020
The death of Dominic Moses, a seafarer who was repatriated to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) on May 26, is not as a result of COVID-19. The Healt...
Two Active Cases of COVID-19 Remain in SVG
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Two Active Cases of COVID-19 Remain in SVG
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June 9, 2020
St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) now has only two active cases of COVID-19, following the receipt on June 9, of 91 negative COVID-19 PCR results fr...
Senator Bruce receives certificate in Parliamentary Governance
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Senator Bruce receives certificate in Parliamentary Governance
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June 9, 2020
Senator Israel Bruce has been awarded a Professional Development Certificate in Parliamentary Governance from the McGill University School of Continui...
Ministry of Agriculture to begin distribution of  grafted citrus plants
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Ministry of Agriculture to begin distribution of grafted citrus plants
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June 9, 2020
The Ministry of Agriculture will begin distribution of approximately 1000 grafted citrus plants that are in high demand today Tuesday, June 9. The var...
St Kitts-Nevis election results indicate the will of the people – CARICOM Observer Mission
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St Kitts-Nevis election results indicate the will of the people – CARICOM Observer Mission
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June 9, 2020
The CARICOM Election Observation Mission, at the invitation of Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, Prime Minister of the Federation of St. Kitts and Ne...
Unofficial results show  33 seats for PPP/C, 31 for  APNU+AFC, one for list joinder
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Unofficial results show 33 seats for PPP/C, 31 for APNU+AFC, one for list joinder
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June 9, 2020
(Stabroek News, Guyana) - With all of the ballot boxes now recounted after a gruelling 33-day exercise, the unofficial final result shows that the opp...
STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE OF AMERICA
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STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE OF AMERICA
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June 5, 2020
by Dr. The Hon. Ralph E. Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines The government and people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines rejoi...
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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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