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SVG Cycling Union president gains ICECP credentials

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May 26, 2023

Having successfully completed the International Coaching Enrichment Certificate Programme (ICECP), Shinamo Bailey is eager and willing to put all that...

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Grassroots Swimming Programme unearthing talented youngsters

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May 26, 2023

The Grassroots Swimming Programme, which gives opportunities to young people throughout communities in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) to learn to...

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Fourteen-year-old wins Cycling race

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May 26, 2023

Riding in his first race,14- year-old, Gabriel Culzac, crossed the finish line at Rent-and-drive ahead of the pack last Sunday, May 21, to win the St ...

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Andre John leads SVG’s effort at Barbados Squash Masters

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May 26, 2023

Reigning national Masters Squash champion Andre John, was St Vincent and the Grenadines’ best performer in the 2023 BCQS Barbados Squash Masters, held...

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SVG sends largest contingent to Whitsuntide Games in Grenada

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May 26, 2023

More than 200 Vincentian athletes and officials will descend on Grenada this weekend for the Whitsuntide Games set for the Kirani James Athletics Stad...

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Racism rears its ugly head in Spanish Football

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May 26, 2023

There has been strong condemnation globally of the latest manifestation of racism in Spanish Football. Over the weekend Brazilian and Real Madrid star...

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Sports officer calls on more students of SMSS to take part in sports

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May 23, 2023

Sports officer, Kalil Cato has called for more students from the St Martin’s Secondary School (SMSS) to take part in sports. Cato, a former athlete an...

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Vincentian athlete adds to his resume

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May 23, 2023

Vincentian, Shad Thomas continues to carve a name for himself and his country on the United States (US) college Basketball scene. He is one of three s...

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Greiggs Football Competition welcomed

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May 19, 2023

A full 11 versus 11 Football competition is in full swing at the Antoine Playing Field in Lauders. Organised by the Greiggs Football League in conjunc...

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Handal Roban pouches another Big Ten bronze

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May 19, 2023

Handal Roban showed his worth when he collected his second Big Ten Championships bronze medal by placing third in the 800 metres last Sunday, May 14, ...

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Police take charge of Seven A Side Football competition

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May 19, 2023

It took sudden death penalty kicks last Sunday night at the Comsports Sports facility at Arnos Vale, to give Police the Comsports Business Houses Seve...

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Sion Hill does divisional double in National Netball Championship

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May 19, 2023

The Sion Hill Sports Club’s Netball Teams 1 and 2 did the divisional double this year when they won the Divisions Three and Four titles respectively i...

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Overseas based athlete happy to compete at home

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May 16, 2023

Vincentian sprinter Jabari Michael Khensu, was happy to be part of this year’s hosting of the Wendell Hercules National Open Championships held at the...

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X-Ceed retain Division One netball championship

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May 16, 2023

OnTrac X-Ceed (1) retained their Division One Netball title with a hard fought 3 -1 series win over the Inter-Island Trading/DHL Mitres on Tuesday, Ma...

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Hendrickson relieved of duties as Coach with Chicago Fire

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May 12, 2023

Vincentian soccer coach Ezra Hendrickson, has been relieved of his coaching duties at USA Football club Chicago Fire FC after a season and a half in t...

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Kyle Lawrence sets two championship records

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May 12, 2023

Kyle Lawrence of the Chatoyer Club, won both the men’s 100 metres and 200 metres at last weekend’s staging of the Wendell Hercules National Open Champ...

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Twenty-one certified in Sports Sciences at SVG Community College

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May 12, 2023

Twenty-one students who are expected to graduate in June this year from the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College (SVGCC) received certific...

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Eight records set at Wendell Hercules Open National weekend championships

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May 12, 2023

Teia Laborde of Mustangs not only won the 100 metres and 200 metres races at last weekend’s staging of the Wendell Hercules National Open Championship...

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Special Olympians compete at National Open Championships

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May 12, 2023

As part of the practice of inclusion, three athletes from Special Olympics St Vincent and the Grenadines were part of last weekend’s Wendell Hercules ...

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Local schools celebrate Kids Athletics Day

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May 12, 2023

St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) played its part in celebrating Kids’ Athletics Day, 2023. Observed on May 7, St Vincent and the Grenadines commemo...

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SVG to announce team for Commonwealth Youth Fast 5 Tournament

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May 9, 2023

The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Netball Association (SVGNA) is expected to soon announce the squad to represent this country in the Fast 5 Netball ...

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Catalans in defence in TBPO Football title

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May 9, 2023

The winners of the first and second editions of the Coreas Distribution Top Belair Progressive Organisation Nine A Side Football Competition, Catalans...

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National player Hosni Chandler says thanks for turn out at football event

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May 5, 2023

Hosni Chandler, a national footballer, who is in search of $71, 000 to defray costs to undergo surgery in Cuba, is buoyed by the public’s support of t...

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Taekwondo Association hosts inaugural competition

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May 5, 2023

The Sport of Taekwondo is declared to be alive and thriving in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). On Saturday, April 29, A2 Taekwondo Academy held i...

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Police donate soccer balls to His Majesty’s Prison

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May 5, 2023

The organisers and participants of the prison’s Behind the Walls Five-a-side Street Soccer Tournament were the beneficiaries of six new soccer balls. ...

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Leann Nicholas gains SUNY award of excellence

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May 5, 2023

A 3.96 Grade Point Average(GPA) in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Spanish, as well as wins in the Women’s Triple Jump event at the 2023 American ...

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Clinchers clinch Division 2 Netball title

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May 5, 2023

Dutch Lady Clinchers last Friday, April 28, clinched the Division 2 Netball title with a 43/40 win over National Properties Netters at the Nutricia Ne...

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Athletes to seek national titles this weekend

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May 5, 2023

Local athletes will be seeking for national champions honours when Team Athletics SVG stages the Wendell Hercules National Open Championships at the D...

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National netball held for the first time at refurbished Chili Playing Field

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April 28, 2023

FOGSCO Country Blazers defeated the GECCU All-Stars 27-14, in a Division three game of the Bank of St Vincent and the Grenadines National Netball Tour...

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Vincy/Bajan cricketer at home in VPL

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April 28, 2023

Born to Vincentian parents, but a Barbadian by birth, Roshon Primus took up the offer to play in the Dream 11 Vincy Premier League (VPL), edition 5.0,...

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Zefal Bailey among 75 to complete Pan American Cycling road race

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April 28, 2023

Zefal Bailey was the lone Vincentian and among five cyclists from the English speaking Caribbean to finish at the Pan American Championships’ road rac...

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Footballer in need of funds to travel for medical intervention

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April 28, 2023

A appeal has gone out to Vincentians and others for financial assistance to help national footballer, Hosni Chandler obtain medical attention in Cuba ...

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Four Vincentians on Windwards team for Windies Rising Stars Under-19 Tournament

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April 28, 2023

Four Vincentians- Reshawn Lewis, Solomon Bascombe, Kirtney Franklin, and Divonie Joseph, were selected to the Windward Islands Under-19 cricket team t...

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National footballer overcomes challenges to gain Bachelor’s degree

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April 28, 2023

Exemplifying persistence and perseverance, national footballer- Azinho Solomon put his travails and disappointments behind him, and is now the holder ...

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Five Squash players named as brand ambassadors

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April 28, 2023

Five players were identified as brand ambassadors following the staging of the 2023 Vita Malt National Junior Squash Championships, held April 11 to 1...

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Vincentian breaks RHAC 50m feestyle record

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April 28, 2023

Seth Byron and Kione Deshong represented Black Sands Swim Squad (BSSS) at the 23rd Inter-Club RHAC Invitational Swimming Championships held in St Luci...

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Je Belle wins National Premier Division Football title

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April 25, 2023

The coffers of the Je Belle Football Club will be upped by $25,000 after they kicked their way to the 2022/2023 Premier Division title of the National...

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Vita Malt salutes junior Squash champs Jaydon and Jayden

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April 24, 2023

The track and field sport season may have concluded, but the Vita Malt initiative which seeks to encourage students to become more involved in sports ...

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Shiv Chanderpaul to star in President’s team as VPL 5.0 reaches its zenith this weekend

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April 21, 2023

Some exhilarating Cricket is forecast for this weekend as the Dream 11 Vincy Premier League (VPL) 5.0 T/10 Cricket competition climaxes at the Arnos V...

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Greiggs retains title in Marriaqua Primary Schools’ Football Tournament

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April 21, 2023

The second edition of the Memorial Funeral Home Marriaqua Football Association (MFA) Primary Schools’ Cup ended last Friday, April 14 at the Cane End ...

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Three siblings among winners in National Junior Squash Championships

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April 21, 2023

Siblings- Caeli ,Jayden and Ciara George, all copped age group titles when the Vita Malt National Junior Squash Championships came to an end last Satu...

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SVG Sailing Association gets new coaches/instructors

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April 21, 2023

The St Vincent and the Grenadines Sailing Association (SVGSA), now has three Level Two coaches and five Level One instructors. Tegan Deane, Mia Bailey...

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New records set at Community College Invitational Meet

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April 18, 2023

Nineteen-year-old Verrol Sam of the Xcel Track Club broke the St Vincent and the Grenadines national high jump record on Wednesday, April 5, with a cl...