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CID officers call for more manpower
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CID officers call for more manpower
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March 18, 2025
Officers within the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) have identified a lack of manpower and technology as some of challenges affecting the oper...
Garifuna applaud Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines
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Garifuna applaud Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines
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March 13, 2025
Speakers at the 12th International annual Garifuna conference 2025, have applauded the move by the Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), ...
First Chief Minister ET Joshua honoured
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First Chief Minister ET Joshua honoured
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March 13, 2025
Notes of praise went up from the Kingstown Cemetery as drummers, Spiritual Baptist leaders, Government officials, family, and others gathered at the g...
Vincentian cop dies in the UK
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Vincentian cop dies in the UK
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March 13, 2025
Deceased police officer Constable 504 Alford Jacobs has been described by his colleagues as an exemplary lawman who will be remembered for his unwaver...
Vincentian University  Students make soap from Sargassum Seaweed
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Vincentian University Students make soap from Sargassum Seaweed
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March 13, 2025
University of the Southern Caribbean (USC) students, Vincentian Ahjea Jackson and Hansel Thomas, both Vinada delegates in the Portraits of Excellence ...
Deportation of Lucian not main event or capital  offence says PM Gonsalves
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Deportation of Lucian not main event or capital offence says PM Gonsalves
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March 13, 2025
Although St Lucian, Chester King was sent back to his country without the knowledge of the court and the Immigration Department, “it is not a capital ...
Hairouna Film Fest kicks off  Saturday with Caribbean’s first full-length animated film
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Hairouna Film Fest kicks off Saturday with Caribbean’s first full-length animated film
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March 13, 2025
This year the Hairoun Film Festival (HFF) team is taking another step in discovering talent with action!; an acting and directing workshop, as well as...
Garifuna people receive great news for Heritage Month
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Garifuna people receive great news for Heritage Month
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March 7, 2025
The uninhabited island of Balliceaux has been acquired by the Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). The acquisition of the treasured isla...
Issue at the  Kingstown Port Modernization Project being addressed – PM
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Issue at the Kingstown Port Modernization Project being addressed – PM
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March 7, 2025
The multi-million port that is currently under construction in Kingstown, has encountered a problem, with the loss of some reclaimed material. Prime M...
Teachers Union President decries treatment of teacher at Service Commissions Department
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Teachers Union President decries treatment of teacher at Service Commissions Department
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March 7, 2025
President of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers Union (SVGTU), Oswald Robertson, has condemn the actions by police officers who arrested and d...
Members of Parliament pay tribute to the late Allan Cruickshank
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Members of Parliament pay tribute to the late Allan Cruickshank
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March 7, 2025
Members of Parliament yesterday, Thursday March 6, 2024, paid tribute to the late Allan Cruickshank who died at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (MCM...
Why were ‘Tarmac’ dogs beaten to death? – VSPCA
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Why were ‘Tarmac’ dogs beaten to death? – VSPCA
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March 7, 2025
President of the Vincentian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (VSPCA), Jhanice Nelson, is questioning why such harsh measures were empl...
$16K bill to repatriate “Doctor” stressing grieving family
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$16K bill to repatriate “Doctor” stressing grieving family
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March 7, 2025
A Redemption Sharpes family grieving the loss of a relative are experiencing another headache after being quoted EC$16,000 to return the body from Gre...
Petit Bordel Students target health and wealth with their chips production business
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Petit Bordel Students target health and wealth with their chips production business
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March 7, 2025
Agricultural Science students at the Petit Bordel Secondary School (PBSS) have conceptualized a natural food product in an effort to build technical a...
No student fees owed to UWI- PM Gonsalves
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No student fees owed to UWI- PM Gonsalves
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March 4, 2025
Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves has dismissed an online report about Vincentian students being barred from writing their UWI exams due to financial...
Allan Cruickshank remembered as humble, generous, and a party stalwart
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Allan Cruickshank remembered as humble, generous, and a party stalwart
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March 4, 2025
Former New Democratic Party (NDP) Parliamentarian, Allan Cruickshank is being remembered by one of his sons as a “very humble and generous family man”...
$350,000 paid to current and past Community College Students
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$350,000 paid to current and past Community College Students
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March 4, 2025
Last Friday, February 28, 2025, 701 current and past students of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Community College (SVGCC) received an annual payout...
Gibson Corner man gets multiple sentences for stealing retired  officer’s cell phone
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Gibson Corner man gets multiple sentences for stealing retired officer’s cell phone
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March 4, 2025
A Gibson Corner man, who brought a retired police officer to tears after causing him to spend one month, including his birthday, without a cellphone w...
Fumigation and security work continue at GHS
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Fumigation and security work continue at GHS
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March 4, 2025
Another round of fumigation at the St Vincent Girls High School (GHS) continued over the weekend as authorities intensified the fight against the flea...
Multiple complaints  of Whatsapp sexually suggestive  groups  with pre-teens
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Multiple complaints of Whatsapp sexually suggestive groups with pre-teens
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February 28, 2025
In St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) several WhatsApp groups exist where it appears that sexual grooming of under-aged children is taking place. Acc...
Dismissed health workers uncertain about rehiring conditions, as Covid Mandate case heads to the Privy Council
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Dismissed health workers uncertain about rehiring conditions, as Covid Mandate case heads to the Privy Council
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February 28, 2025
Trade unions in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) involved in the COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate case have described the Prime Minister’s call for dismiss...
Ministry of Tourism launches Heroes and Heritage Month  Programme for 2025
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Ministry of Tourism launches Heroes and Heritage Month Programme for 2025
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February 28, 2025
Last Monday, February 24, 2025, the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Sustainable Development, and Culture, launched...
Family baffled at how work trip ended in tragedy
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Family baffled at how work trip ended in tragedy
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February 28, 2025
by Christina Smith A Redemption Sharpes family is at a loss as to how a relative, who travelled for construction work, ended up dead in the waters off...
Yemeni deportee’s request to resettle in SVG rejected
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Yemeni deportee’s request to resettle in SVG rejected
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February 28, 2025
St Vincent and the Grenadines has turned down the request of a national of Yemen who was seeking a place of refuge after he was being deported from th...
Grace Walters, a great candidate says North Windward incumbent representative
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Grace Walters, a great candidate says North Windward incumbent representative
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February 28, 2025
“Today is a significant day in the milestone of political history in this constituency, for today, we will endorse Grace Walters … as the next ULP can...
WhatsApp group  with sexual content and underage children
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WhatsApp group with sexual content and underage children
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February 25, 2025
A mother who found an unsavory WhatsApp group on her grade six daughter’s cellular phone is calling on parents to check their children’s digital devic...
Unions heading to Privy Council with Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate case
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Unions heading to Privy Council with Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate case
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February 25, 2025
Unions in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) who were dealt a heavy blow when the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal upheld the government’s appeal in...
‘Grace’ gets the nod for ULP in North Windward
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‘Grace’ gets the nod for ULP in North Windward
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February 25, 2025
To loud shouts of “aye”, the members and supporters of the Unity Labour Party (ULP) North Windward Constituency Council endorsed the candidacy of Dr. ...
NLA Lotto  records first sequential numbers  win
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NLA Lotto records first sequential numbers win
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February 25, 2025
The National Lotteries Authority (NLA) held its latest jackpot pay-out last Friday, February 23, 2025. It was the first time that the jackpot was won ...
Mckies Hill man arraigned for murder of New Montrose Vendor
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Mckies Hill man arraigned for murder of New Montrose Vendor
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February 25, 2025
A Mckies Hill man has been charged with the 2023 murder of a New Montrose vendor, who was shot several times in his abdomen. Lemar Isaacs, 23, appeare...
Government urging dismissed workers to re-apply
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Government urging dismissed workers to re-apply
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February 21, 2025
The dismissed public sector workers in the ‘COVID-19 Vaccine Case’ will soon be informing the public on their next move following the decision handed ...
Who paid for Vybz Kartel’s visit, NDP asks
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Who paid for Vybz Kartel’s visit, NDP asks
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February 21, 2025
The New Democratic Party (NDP) is calling on the ruling Unity Labour Party (ULP) administration to say who footed the bill for Jamaican dancehall arti...
Government looks to pump expansion dollars into AIA
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Government looks to pump expansion dollars into AIA
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February 21, 2025
Millions of dollars in capital investment are to be pumped into the maintenance and possible expansion of the Argyle International Airport (AIA). Word...
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CSEC, CAPE students to get $500 award for performance next Friday
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February 21, 2025
Some 701 students who sat the 2024 CSEC, CAPE and Associate Degrees examinations will receive the annual $500.00 gift award for commendable performanc...
Conductor escapes jail time for choking, pushing dissatisfied passenger
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Conductor escapes jail time for choking, pushing dissatisfied passenger
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February 21, 2025
A Stubbs bus conductor received a suspended prison sentence, and was ordered to pay compensation, after admitting to choking a woman and pushing her t...
Police warn owners and dealers to comply with License plate laws
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Police warn owners and dealers to comply with License plate laws
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February 21, 2025
The Traffic Department of the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) is sending a warning to motorists to comply with laws regardin...
Largo Height men jailed for stealing at T/20 Cricket Match
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Largo Height men jailed for stealing at T/20 Cricket Match
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February 21, 2025
Two men who stole a woman’s handbag containing money and other items at the Arnos Vale Cricket Grounds last December where Bangladesh was engaging Wes...
Public health was top priority in Vaccine Mandate- SVG Government Senior Counsel
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Public health was top priority in Vaccine Mandate- SVG Government Senior Counsel
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February 18, 2025
Lead counsel for the Government in the Vaccine mandate case, Anthony Astaphan said persons must understand that the government placed public health ov...
Caretaker and son share warm  memories as Paul’s Avenue senior celebrates her 103rd birthday
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Caretaker and son share warm memories as Paul’s Avenue senior celebrates her 103rd birthday
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February 18, 2025
An outpouring of love flowed through Paul’s Avenue on Saturday, February 15, one day after the international day of love, when one of the country’s ol...
Constituency Council chooses Grenville Williams as ULP South Leeward candidate
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Constituency Council chooses Grenville Williams as ULP South Leeward candidate
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February 18, 2025
Delegates of the South Leeward constituency branch of the Unity Labour Party (ULP), last Saturday, February 15, 2025 unanimously endorsed Grenville Wi...
Boss at Medicinal Cannabis Authority says traditional growers are benefitting from Industry.
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Boss at Medicinal Cannabis Authority says traditional growers are benefitting from Industry.
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February 18, 2025
Since the passage of the Medicinal Cannabis Act in 2018, traditional cultivators in St Vincent and the Grenadines are said to have been making headway...
Seven pairs of twins at Girls’ High School
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Seven pairs of twins at Girls’ High School
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February 14, 2025
by Jada Chambers “Are you twins? Can you feel each other’s pain? I prefer you more than your sister. Do you have twin telepathy? Why can’t you be more...
Government  wins Vaccine Mandate Appeal
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Government wins Vaccine Mandate Appeal
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February 14, 2025
by Jada Chambers The Government has won an appeal at the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal in what has become known in St Vincent and the Grenadines a...
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PAHO: prepare Health Systems for very active 2025 hurricane season
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PAHO: prepare Health Systems for very active 2025 hurricane season
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June 3, 2025
With the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season underway, running from June 1 to November 30, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is urging countries ...
Rockies man with 46  convictions jailed for theft
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Rockies man with 46 convictions jailed for theft
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June 3, 2025
A Rockies man, who has been convicted 46 times, has now been sentenced to prison for four years and four months for stealing gallons of paint from the...
Man who handled stolen goods ran from the police to the police station
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Man who handled stolen goods ran from the police to the police station
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June 3, 2025
A man from Old Montrose who ran from the police to the police station, was fined for having handled stolen goods belonging to an American flight atten...
Colonial and slave names need an overhaul, says Finance Minister
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Colonial and slave names need an overhaul, says Finance Minister
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June 3, 2025
The change of the names of certain places in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) due to their colonial origin has once again been raised. Speaking on ...
BOSVG warns customers of social media scams
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BOSVG warns customers of social media scams
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May 30, 2025
Bank of St Vincent and the Grenadines (BOSVG) has issued an ‘urgent warning’ to its customers about fraudulent online schemes. The notice came via ema...

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