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Trinidadian cops the award for 2023 Commonwealth Young Person of the Year
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Trinidadian cops the award for 2023 Commonwealth Young Person of the Year
Clare 
September 14, 2023
At the Commonwealth Youth Awards for Excellence in Development Work, Maya Kirti Nanan, Founder of the Autism Siblings and Friends Network (ASFN), was ...
RSVGPF mourns death of Inspector Henry Providence
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RSVGPF mourns death of Inspector Henry Providence
Christina 
September 13, 2023
The members of the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadine Police Force (RSVGPF) and its Auxiliary Force are mourning the death of the late, Henry Provide...
Corporal graduates with master’s  degree in forensic psychology
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Corporal graduates with master’s degree in forensic psychology
Webmaster 
September 12, 2023
A corporal of police has graduated with a master’s degree in forensic psychology. Corporal 808 Verna John graduated magna cum laude (with great distin...
SVGCC hosts Orientation Week for incoming students
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SVGCC hosts Orientation Week for incoming students
Webmaster 
September 12, 2023
The St Vincent and the Grenadines Community College (SVGCC) is this week hosting Orientation Week which will feature a range of activities designed to...
Vincentian achieves Toastmasters International’s highest honour
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Vincentian achieves Toastmasters International’s highest honour
Webmaster 
September 12, 2023
After eight years of unwavering dedication, St Clair Stapleton of New Montrose, Kingstown, has achieved the pinnacle of a worldwide educational organi...
‘Cribbit’ shot dead at Mala Village
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‘Cribbit’ shot dead at Mala Village
Clare 
September 10, 2023
The police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a shooting incident that has resulted in the death of Jamal Finch, alias “Cribbit”, a 41-ye...
Starlift showcases future talent at graduation ceremony
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Starlift showcases future talent at graduation ceremony
Webmaster 
September 8, 2023
Persons who attended the Graduation Ceremony of the 2023 Starlift Steel Orchestra’s Training Programme last Saturday, September 2 were given a taste o...
North Leeward students benefit from back-to-school drive
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North Leeward students benefit from back-to-school drive
Webmaster 
September 8, 2023
Over 100 students in the North Leeward constituency were the recipients of schools supplies in preparation for the 2023/2024 school term. Over the pas...
SVBLA, Red Root SVG join  forces to donate school supplies
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SVBLA, Red Root SVG join forces to donate school supplies
Webmaster 
September 8, 2023
The St Vincent Building & Loan Association (SVBLA) has partnered with Red Root SVG, a local NGO, to donate school supplies to three families with chil...
Open Standard Bible Churches hoping to bring change to Glen
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Open Standard Bible Churches hoping to bring change to Glen
Webmaster 
September 8, 2023
Positive changes are expected in the community of Glen, following the holding of a missions rally in the area. The rally was held by the Open Bible St...
SVG signs MOU with University of Guyana
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SVG signs MOU with University of Guyana
Webmaster 
September 8, 2023
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between St Vincent and the Grenadines and the University of Guyana at the conclusion of the OECS Fast S...
Bequia  Threadworks launches fashion brand ‘NOYO’
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Bequia Threadworks launches fashion brand ‘NOYO’
Webmaster 
September 8, 2023
NOYO, an ethical and sustainable fashion brand producing effortless resortwear in St Vincent and the Grenadines has launched its ‘Into The Wild’ colle...
Agricultural evolution mapped out for OECS at special ministers meeting
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Agricultural evolution mapped out for OECS at special ministers meeting
Webmaster 
September 8, 2023
The Food and Agriculture Systems Transformation (FAST) Strategy underwent a Member State national alignment and collaboration exercise on Thursday, Au...
African or Caribbean inspired fashion encouraged for Africa-Caribbean dress day
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African or Caribbean inspired fashion encouraged for Africa-Caribbean dress day
Clare 
September 6, 2023
Residents of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) are being encouraged to wear African or Caribbean inspired fashion on Thursday, September 7 in celebr...
Top CPEA performers from Georgetown Police Youth Club awarded
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Top CPEA performers from Georgetown Police Youth Club awarded
Webmaster 
September 1, 2023
Melnathlee Jennifer-John and Kemanie Glasgow, former students of the Dickson Methodist School have been rewarded for their performance in the Caribbea...
SVG and Taiwan sign agricultural agreements  valued at over $11 million
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SVG and Taiwan sign agricultural agreements valued at over $11 million
Webmaster 
September 1, 2023
The relationship between St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and the Republic of China (Taiwan) was further strengthened last Friday with the signing ...
Calliaqua residents to discuss implementation of Caribbean Community Risk Information Tool
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Calliaqua residents to discuss implementation of Caribbean Community Risk Information Tool
Webmaster 
August 29, 2023
A meeting will be held on Wednesday in Calliaqua to discuss the implementation of the Caribbean Community Risk Information Tool (CCRIT). The CCRIT is ...
InterCaribbean Airways introduces its first ATR 72
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InterCaribbean Airways introduces its first ATR 72
Webmaster 
August 29, 2023
InterCaribbean Airways on Monday announced the deployment of its first ATR 72 turboprop aircraft. A release from the Turks & Caicos based airline said...
SVG to host major OECS Agriculture Summit
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SVG to host major OECS Agriculture Summit
Webmaster 
August 29, 2023
Ministers of Agriculture from the OECS sub-region will converge in Kingstown, St Vincent and the Grenadines this week for a summit to address the impl...
28 students graduate from NTRC’s MyApp summer programme
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28 students graduate from NTRC’s MyApp summer programme
Webmaster 
August 25, 2023
Twenty-eight students from Kingstown and surrounding areas are now able to code, having attended the National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission...
Open Bible Standard Church to hold mission rally at Glen Hard Court
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Open Bible Standard Church to hold mission rally at Glen Hard Court
Webmaster 
August 25, 2023
The Open Bible Standard Church in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) is claiming the community of Glen for Jesus Christ. So much so that the church w...
Local documentary makes international stage at EU summit
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Local documentary makes international stage at EU summit
Webmaster 
August 25, 2023
Hand2Earth’s documentary film ‘Grassmen II’ about a prisoner and ex-offender rehabilitation project in the prisons of St Vincent and the Grenadines (S...
Youlou Arts wraps up successful summer programme supported by grant from French Embassy
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Youlou Arts wraps up successful summer programme supported by grant from French Embassy
Webmaster 
August 22, 2023
The 2023 annual visual arts programme titled “Growing Young SVG Artists”, came to a close on Friday, July 28 on the grounds of the St Joseph’s Convent...
C-Arm X-Ray machine enhances diagnostic services at MCMH
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C-Arm X-Ray machine enhances diagnostic services at MCMH
Webmaster 
August 22, 2023
A new C-Arm X-ray machine has been officially installed at the Milton Cato Memorial (MCMH). The installation of the machine is part of the continuing ...
Rescheduled Emancipation Memorial Lecture to address ‘Emancipation Still Comin’
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Rescheduled Emancipation Memorial Lecture to address ‘Emancipation Still Comin’
Clare 
August 22, 2023
The ‘Oscar Allen Emancipation Memorial Lecture’ which had been postponed from last week will take place on Tuesday, August 22. Dr Michael Garrey Denni...
Co-Creating Peaceful and Sustainable Futures for and with young people
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Co-Creating Peaceful and Sustainable Futures for and with young people
Clare 
August 21, 2023
by Sukanya Podder, King’s College London, and Terri-Ann Gilbert-Roberts, The Commonwealth Secretariat    This International Youth Day, stakeholders ar...
Flash Flood Watch in effect for SVG until Monday
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Flash Flood Watch in effect for SVG until Monday
Clare 
August 19, 2023
The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) is urging residents and motorists in low  lying areas, areas prone to flooding and landslides an...
Homeowners being consulted on Arnos Vale Acute Care Hospital
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Homeowners being consulted on Arnos Vale Acute Care Hospital
Webmaster 
August 18, 2023
Consultations on the Arnos Vale Acute Care Hospital (AVACH) have begun and are scheduled to run until August 25 as plans unfold for the construction o...
St Vincent Brewery Ltd is #1 in the Americas
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St Vincent Brewery Ltd is #1 in the Americas
Webmaster 
August 18, 2023
The St Vincent Brewery Limited (SVBL) has been adjudged brewers of the Best Guinness in the Americas for the year 2022-2023. This is according to resu...
Flow retires its 2G network to bolster 3G & 4G
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Flow retires its 2G network to bolster 3G & 4G
Webmaster 
August 18, 2023
Leading telecommunications provider FLOW has announced the upgrade and improvement of its 3G and 4G Mobile networks. “As part of its ongoing commitmen...
Shackell Bobb sworn in as Senator
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Shackell Bobb sworn in as Senator
Christina 
August 15, 2023
St Vincent and the Grenadines ushered in its youngest senator to Cabinet when 30-year-old lawyer Shackell Bobb was sworn in at a ceremony at Governmen...
The UWI’s Faculties of Medical Sciences accredited by CAAM-HP for another 5 years
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The UWI’s Faculties of Medical Sciences accredited by CAAM-HP for another 5 years
Webmaster 
August 15, 2023
The University of the West Indies (The UWI) has announced that its Faculties of Medical Sciences have been successfully accredited for an additional f...
ZHTF receives donation from BOSVG
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ZHTF receives donation from BOSVG
Webmaster 
August 11, 2023
The Zero Hunger Trust Fund (ZHTF) received support from its committed partner, Bank of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (BoSVG) in the sum of EC$30, 0...
Vincentian awarded prestigious US  Fulbright Scholarship
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Vincentian awarded prestigious US Fulbright Scholarship
Webmaster 
August 11, 2023
Jai-Len Williams, a Legal Officer at the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) in St Vincent and the Grenadines is currently in the United States pursuing...
Major ICT Roadshow slated for SVG this week
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Major ICT Roadshow slated for SVG this week
Webmaster 
August 8, 2023
The Internet Society of St Vincent and The Grenadines (ISOC SVG) will host the local leg of a regional ICT event here from Wednesday, August 9. Dubbed...
BOCAS Children’s Book Prize open for submissions
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BOCAS Children’s Book Prize open for submissions
Webmaster 
August 4, 2023
Registration is open for entries for the 2023 Bocas Lit Fest Children’s Book Prize. Now in its third consecutive year, The Bocas Children’s Book Prize...
The UWI  rebrands its Open Campus
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The UWI rebrands its Open Campus
Webmaster 
August 4, 2023
The University Council of The University of the West Indies (UWI), has approved the decision that the Open Campus will be rebranded as the Global Camp...
Commonwealth Secretary-General is in Trinidad and Tobago for the Commonwealth Youth Games
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Commonwealth Secretary-General is in Trinidad and Tobago for the Commonwealth Youth Games
Clare 
August 3, 2023
August 3, 2023: With days to go before the seventh Commonwealth Youth Games, Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, praised ...
Ground-breaking Reparations Study Tour and Racial Healing held in Barbados
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Ground-breaking Reparations Study Tour and Racial Healing held in Barbados
Webmaster 
July 28, 2023
A ground-breaking study tour on Reparations and racial healing wraps up in Barbados today, July 28. The activity was organised by the University of th...
RedRoot SVG gets Canada support for campaign against gender-based violence
Press Release
RedRoot SVG gets Canada support for campaign against gender-based violence
Webmaster 
July 28, 2023
The High Commission of Canada has provided CAD$18,000, through the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI), to RedRoot SVG Inc. to address gender-bas...
Finance Minister assumes Chairmanship of ECCB Monetary Council
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Finance Minister assumes Chairmanship of ECCB Monetary Council
Christina 
July 25, 2023
Minister with responsibility for finance in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), Camillo Gonsalves, has assumed the chairmanship of the Eastern Caribb...
Saint Lucia commits to liberalisation of movement of CARICOM citizens by 2024
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Saint Lucia commits to liberalisation of movement of CARICOM citizens by 2024
Webmaster 
July 25, 2023
Citizens of Saint Lucia and of other CARICOM Member States would be looking closely to the date of March, 31, 2024 as a possible milestone for the reg...
Lions Club South installs new executive
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Lions Club South installs new executive
Webmaster 
July 25, 2023
The Lions Club St Vincent South has installed its new executive who will serve the club for the 2023-2024 Lionistic Year. The Ceremony, on Saturday, J...
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Despite progress, child labour still affects 138 million children globally – ILO, UNICEF
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Despite progress, child labour still affects 138 million children globally – ILO, UNICEF
Webmaster 
June 17, 2025
Nearly 138 million children were engaged in child labour in 2024, including around 54 million in hazardous work likely to jeopardize their health, saf...
Vincentian storyteller/comedian launches Children’s Book
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Vincentian storyteller/comedian launches Children’s Book
Webmaster 
June 17, 2025
Collin Butler, a Vincentian storyteller and comedian, who resides in the Virgin Island, has launched a Children’s book, ‘Island Adventure: Caribbean T...
Police not tolerating  obscene lyrics, indecent assault this carnival season
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Police not tolerating obscene lyrics, indecent assault this carnival season
Webmaster 
June 17, 2025
The Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) has issued a stern warning about non-tolerance of certain behaviours usually heightened ...
Soca Monarch preliminaries at Victoria Park on Friday
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Soca Monarch preliminaries at Victoria Park on Friday
Christina 
June 13, 2025
The Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) invites managers, producers, artistes and members of the public to the 2025 Soca Monarch Preliminaries. The...
Chevonne Stewart is ULP’s new candidate for Southern Grenadines
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Chevonne Stewart is ULP’s new candidate for Southern Grenadines
Webmaster 
June 13, 2025
Chevonne Stewart was formally introduced last Sunday, June 8, 2025, as the person the Unity Labour Party (ULP) intends to be its candidate for the Sou...

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