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Ronald Millington is SVG’s 50th homicide
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Ronald Millington is SVG’s 50th homicide
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December 13, 2024
On Sunday, June 16, 2024, Ronald “Pliers” Millington broke his leg while fleeing from a shop in Murray’s Village after a gunman shot and killed 33-yea...
Faibairn Pasture resident shot and killed in Rose Place
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Faibairn Pasture resident shot and killed in Rose Place
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December 13, 2024
This week, a sea of condolences poured out over social media for Jarvis “Smadd Dan” Horne, the 26-year-old Fairbairn Pasture/Belmont resident who was ...
AIA makes  history with three AA  aircraft in SVG
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AIA makes history with three AA aircraft in SVG
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December 10, 2024
St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) celebrated an history occasion when three American Airlines aircraft flew to the main island on Saturday, December...
Two more media houses under attack from hackers
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Two more media houses under attack from hackers
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December 10, 2024
Nine months after SEARCHLIGHT Newspaper’s Facebook page was taken over by hackers, at least two other media outlets have come under cyber attacks. Hot...
More tourism standards in the works
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More tourism standards in the works
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December 10, 2024
In 2025 and 2026, the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Tourism Authority (SVGTA) will seek to implement more tourism standards while updating the ones t...
GHS wins NLA ‘Pitch Perfect’ Carolling contest
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GHS wins NLA ‘Pitch Perfect’ Carolling contest
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December 10, 2024
Girls’ High School Form 5 Integrated, was crowned this year’s NLA Carolling champions at the 2024 edition of ‘Pitch Perfect’. The event was staged at ...
69 year old honey thief remanded
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69 year old honey thief remanded
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December 10, 2024
A 69 year old man who stole 17 bottles of honey from Massy Stores was remanded in custody after crying “crocodile tears” in court. Brian Cuffy of Call...
Collect barrels, boxes ASAP – Port Authority
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Collect barrels, boxes ASAP – Port Authority
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December 6, 2024
With activity at the cargo ports expected to increase significantly into the holiday season, members of the public are being urged to move with haste ...
No illicit cargo found on Intercepted Gulfstream aircraft on Canouan
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No illicit cargo found on Intercepted Gulfstream aircraft on Canouan
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December 6, 2024
A Gulfstream jet that was recently intercepted and searched on Canouan displayed similarities to one that had previously flown to St Vincent, triggeri...
CLICO/BAICO collapse cost over $200m. in losses in SVG, says  Finance Minister
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CLICO/BAICO collapse cost over $200m. in losses in SVG, says Finance Minister
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December 6, 2024
The accumulated loss to the economy of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) as a result of the collapse of CLICO and BAICO insurance companies runs int...
Crime figures up says NDP, not so government says
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Crime figures up says NDP, not so government says
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December 6, 2024
The New Democratic Party (NDP) says the party will never accept as normal, the crime situation currently existing in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SV...
SVG Coast Guard celebrates 44 years
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SVG Coast Guard celebrates 44 years
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December 6, 2024
Over the last 44 years, the St Vincent and the Grenadines Coast Guard Service has grown from an eight-man service trained outside of the country to a ...
Nine Morning Festival off to bright start
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Nine Morning Festival off to bright start
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December 3, 2024
The 2024 Nine Mornings Festival got off to an energetic, colourful start on Sunday, December 1, in capital Kingstown. The parade with musical accompan...
PM explains sale  rather than exchange of Montgomery  Daniel’s lands l Page 2
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PM explains sale rather than exchange of Montgomery Daniel’s lands l Page 2
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December 3, 2024
Deputy Prime Minister Montgomery Daniel, waited for about a year before receiving payment for lands in Sandy Bay which he had sold to two private comp...
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Thirty four recognised at annual Tourism Awards Ceremony
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December 3, 2024
Bartender of the Year, James Spencer; Chef of the Year, Christopher John; and Most Compliant Tour Operator, Ronald Fraser were three of the 34 persons...
Doggone! Parliament passes Dogs Bill
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Doggone! Parliament passes Dogs Bill
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December 3, 2024
A Bill which seeks to provide for care and support for dogs in St Vincent and the Grenadines was passed in Parliament last week. The Dogs Bill 2024, t...
Weekend shooting in Paul’s Avenue leaves three dead
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Weekend shooting in Paul’s Avenue leaves three dead
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December 3, 2024
The bloodletting for which Paul’s Avenue is now known continued last Saturday, November 30, 2024, with a mass shooting that left four men injured, thr...
Police warn of ‘phishing’ scam on social media
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Police warn of ‘phishing’ scam on social media
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December 3, 2024
The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) has issued a public alert about a ‘phishing’ scam on social media. “It has been brought...
Female student stabbed in neck
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Female student stabbed in neck
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November 29, 2024
A Layou mother is of the opinion that an incident where a female student athlete was stabbed in the neck on Thursday, November 28, 2024, by another st...
‘Bad’ drivers should be banned from roads – Minister Daniel
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‘Bad’ drivers should be banned from roads – Minister Daniel
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November 29, 2024
Despite warnings given by the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF), and the Ministry of Transport and Works, to deter drivers of ...
Shortage of SBA Language, Literature choices fires teenager to produce book of poems
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Shortage of SBA Language, Literature choices fires teenager to produce book of poems
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November 29, 2024
by Eldonté Samuel Nineteen-year-old Aphia Blugh, hopes that a book of poems she has produced will be used as part of the School-Based Assessment (SBA)...
ULP still short of reaching ‘Mount Zion’  PM Gonsalves
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ULP still short of reaching ‘Mount Zion’ PM Gonsalves
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November 29, 2024
Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves last Sunday November 24, 2024, boasted that he has never had to remove a minister in his Cabinet or had a minister...
ULP chooses  PM Gonsalves again to lead
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ULP chooses PM Gonsalves again to lead
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November 26, 2024
Political Leader of the ruling Unity Labour Party (ULP), Dr Ralph Gonsalves, was re-elected unopposed at the party’s 26th Annual Conference of Delegat...
Public warned to know cybercrimes law or face the penalties when breached
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Public warned to know cybercrimes law or face the penalties when breached
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November 26, 2024
Vincentians are being warned that they can find themselves on the wrong side of the Cybercrime law by committing certain acts which many deem ‘normal’...
IRD closes  CashWiz  over  non-compliance
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IRD closes CashWiz over non-compliance
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November 26, 2024
Failure by CashWiz, a local pawn shop, to pay taxes owed to the Government’s Inland Revenue Department (IRD), has resulted in the business being close...
Mock hanging well received at National Performing Arts Festival
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Mock hanging well received at National Performing Arts Festival
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November 26, 2024
by Eldonte Samuel An old Vincentian tradition, Mock Hangings, was displayed through the art of stage acting last Saturday, November 23, 2024, at the P...
Friday scoffs at joint venture agriculture initiative with Venezuela
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Friday scoffs at joint venture agriculture initiative with Venezuela
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November 26, 2024
Opposition Leader, Dr Godwin Friday has slammed an announcement by this country’s Minister of Agriculture, Saboto Caesar, about a joint agriculture in...
Trough System brings depression
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Trough System brings depression
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November 22, 2024
by Christina Smith and Jada Chambers Vincentians have no doubt been feeling as if they are living under consistent hurricane-like conditions as heavy ...
Rockies family scampers to safety as house collapses
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Rockies family scampers to safety as house collapses
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November 22, 2024
When Debbie Ashton went to bed on Monday night, she did not envision that hours later her family would be scampering out to seek refuge when their hou...
Emmanuel High’s Head Girl makes history at Science Fair
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Emmanuel High’s Head Girl makes history at Science Fair
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November 22, 2024
It was the Emmanuel High School Mesopotamia(EHSM)’s first attempt at the VINLEC National and Technology Fair where Head Girl, Anicia De Roche, copped ...
Another local beverage  receives traction in the UK
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Another local beverage receives traction in the UK
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November 22, 2024
Nine Isles Gin, a product which was conceptualised and registered in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), has made it onto Vogue’s Winter Wish list fo...
128 given rights to plots in Langley Park
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128 given rights to plots in Langley Park
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November 19, 2024
Government has distributed letters for 128 lots of lands to persons in two areas in the constituency of North Windward. The distribution of offer lett...
PM looks to become ‘Six Star General’ after next  elections
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PM looks to become ‘Six Star General’ after next elections
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November 19, 2024
Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, has pronounced that he will move up a notch and wear the figurative badge of ‘Six Star General’ after the next Gen...
Architect speaks well of features of Holiday Inn  at hand over  last Saturday
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Architect speaks well of features of Holiday Inn at hand over last Saturday
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November 19, 2024
by Eldonté Samuel The new Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites located at Diamond, was handed over to the government of St Vincent and the Grenadines ...
Reclaiming the True Meaning of Garifuna Settlement Day
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Reclaiming the True Meaning of Garifuna Settlement Day
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November 19, 2024
by James Lovell During the month of November, culminating today, November 19, the towns of Dangriga and Punta Gorda in Belize come alive with festivit...
Man who paralysed inmate in 2017 shot dead on Saturday
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Man who paralysed inmate in 2017 shot dead on Saturday
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November 19, 2024
A Fairbaine Pasture man who is no stranger to violence, and who was given the alias “Bolo” (as he was compared to Bolo Yeung, an extremely violent mov...
Brazen daylight shooting in tourist area leaves one dead
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Brazen daylight shooting in tourist area leaves one dead
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November 19, 2024
Gunshots startled people, including tourists, at the Young Island dock last Friday, November 15, 2024 as this country added another homicide to its cr...
Money down the drain because of cargo vessel accident at Port
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Money down the drain because of cargo vessel accident at Port
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November 15, 2024
Service providers in the cruise tourism industry are estimating that hundreds of dollars have been lost as a result of the cargo vessel accident which...
Holiday Inn Hotel at Diamond to open soon
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Holiday Inn Hotel at Diamond to open soon
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November 15, 2024
Hotel development in St Vincent and the Grenadines is expected to move to yet another level with the expected of the Holiday Inn Express hotel at Diam...
Coroner’s Inquest into policeman and civilian’s death starts afresh
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Coroner’s Inquest into policeman and civilian’s death starts afresh
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November 15, 2024
The Coroner’s Inquest into the deaths of Sergeant of Police, Philbert Chambers, and Campden Park resident, Gleason Lewis, has restarted with a new mag...
More females being encouraged to enter the electricial field
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More females being encouraged to enter the electricial field
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November 15, 2024
by Eldonté Samuel Zeyana John, a Level Two student at the Kingstown Technical Institute (KTI), is inspiring women to consider careers in electrical in...
Lecturer lauds technological advances in Institute’s training programme
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Lecturer lauds technological advances in Institute’s training programme
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November 15, 2024
November has been declared ‘Technical Vocational Education Training Month’ by the Ministry of Education, and this year’s theme is “Advancing youth emp...
SVG delivers another third place in OECS Swimming Championships
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SVG delivers another third place in OECS Swimming Championships
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November 15, 2024
With a tally of 1102 points, host St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), docked third at the 32nd OECS Swim Championships that were held at the Shrewsbu...
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Contribution of Indians to SVG applauded
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Contribution of Indians to SVG applauded
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June 6, 2025
Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, has applauded the contributions made to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) by the Indian community here, noting t...
Stakeholders lament  impact of road traffic  incidents amidst fatality
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Stakeholders lament impact of road traffic incidents amidst fatality
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June 6, 2025
While stakeholders in health, law enforcement and motor insurance were expressing concern about the negative impact the high number of road traffic ac...
Coroner’s Inquest concluded into Death of Vincentian-born lass in the UK
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Coroner’s Inquest concluded into Death of Vincentian-born lass in the UK
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June 6, 2025
A Coroner’s Inquest in the United Kingdom (UK) has found that Vincentian, Judea “Bossgyal Judi” Cordice, who died by suicide was 22 weeks pregnant. Ea...
Middle-aged man, who does not want his father to see him in prison, jailed
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Middle-aged man, who does not want his father to see him in prison, jailed
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June 6, 2025
A 45 year old man with 33 convictions has told a Senior Magistrate that he does not want his foreign-based father to see him in prison when he returns...
Rockies labourer charged with Criminal Assault
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Rockies labourer charged with Criminal Assault
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June 6, 2025
A 35-year-old labourer of Rockies, charged with the offence of criminal assault, has been ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation, and had his m...

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