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Child author plans to publish seven books by her seventh birthday
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Child author plans to publish seven books by her seventh birthday
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August 26, 2022
by Bria King One of the Caribbean’s youngest authors is on a mission to publish seven books by her seventh birthday in October this year. “I just thou...
HMS Protector departs SVG after brief routine visit
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HMS Protector departs SVG after brief routine visit
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August 26, 2022
The Royal Navy ship, HMS Protector left Port Kingstown yesterday, August 25 after a routine stop over during which crew were engaged in a slew of acti...
Brown sugar may soon retail for more than $2 per pound
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Brown sugar may soon retail for more than $2 per pound
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August 26, 2022
It may be a bitter-sweet time for Vincentians when the next shipment of brown sugar arrives on these shores. This could very well be the case as the p...
PM: teachers fighting political battle
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PM: teachers fighting political battle
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August 26, 2022
Some teachers in this country are fighting a “political battle”, in deciding whether or not to reapply for their jobs, which they are deemed to have a...
Senator Peters to be sworn in as Foreign Affairs Minister today
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Senator Peters to be sworn in as Foreign Affairs Minister today
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August 26, 2022
The first female Minister of Foreign Affairs in St Vincent and the Grenadines will be sworn into office today, Friday August, 26. The announcement was...
Government addressing concerns of fisherfolk  relocated to Lowmans Bay
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Government addressing concerns of fisherfolk relocated to Lowmans Bay
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August 26, 2022
Improved security, street lights, water and better road conditions are in the process of being provided to the displaced Rose Place fishermen who are ...
60-year-old man  accused of chopping fellow villager about his body with a cutlass
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60-year-old man accused of chopping fellow villager about his body with a cutlass
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August 26, 2022
A 60-year-old Richland Park resident is alleged to have chopped another villager about the body with a cutlass. Austin Jack is indictably charged that...
Owia residents hold candlelight vigil for slain fellow villager
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Owia residents hold candlelight vigil for slain fellow villager
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August 26, 2022
The usual lively atmosphere in Owia was transformed to one of pain and mourning as villagers walked through the streets of this northern community in ...
Court hears man damaged cell phone over non-payment for drugs
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Court hears man damaged cell phone over non-payment for drugs
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August 26, 2022
A man charged with damage to property told the court this week that the person owed him two “grand” for drugs. On March 4, one Iswag cellular phone va...
Soca artiste bonded for six months and advised to behave himself
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Soca artiste bonded for six months and advised to behave himself
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August 26, 2022
A soca artiste found himself before the court on Monday due to discord with another villager, and has been bonded so he could have better conduct. Aky...
NDP vice president  claims Vincentians prostitute themselves to make ends meet
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NDP vice president claims Vincentians prostitute themselves to make ends meet
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August 26, 2022
Vice President the New Democratic Party (NDP), St Clair Leacock feels that “something is fundamentally wrong in this country” St Vincent and the Grena...
Vincy singer Shiiloh reps Caribbean, releases collab with Konshens
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Vincy singer Shiiloh reps Caribbean, releases collab with Konshens
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August 26, 2022
A conversation with singer, songwriter and deejay from St Vincent and the Grenadines, Shiiloh, is flavoured with all the spices from the Caribbean, pr...
Focus now on Notting Hill Carnival  in London
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Focus now on Notting Hill Carnival in London
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August 26, 2022
With the passage of the high point of the 2022 Caribbean Carnival the focus shifts to Carnival in the Diaspora – Caribana in Toronto, Notting Hill in ...
Vinsave wraps up six week Summer programme
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Vinsave wraps up six week Summer programme
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August 26, 2022
Vinsave wrapped up its 2022 Summer programme last week Friday, August 19 with a colourful performance in which participants proudly wore tie-dyed tee-...
Fairhall man hoping for compensation to fix his broken leg
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Fairhall man hoping for compensation to fix his broken leg
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August 26, 2022
A Fairhall farmer is calling on the police to arrest and charge a man he claims is responsible for an incident that broke his leg more than five years...
Flow gives South Rivers students and parents back to school treat
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Flow gives South Rivers students and parents back to school treat
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August 26, 2022
Telecommunications company, FLOW earlier this month treated residents in the South Rivers community to a fun-filled afternoon of activities ahead of t...
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Digicel appoints new chief financial officer
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August 26, 2022
Telecommunications company, Digicel has appointed John Townsend as its new chief financial officer (CFO). A release from the company said immediately ...
OECS official calls for  Institutional Strengthening at  CELAC-CAF International Seminar
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OECS official calls for Institutional Strengthening at CELAC-CAF International Seminar
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August 26, 2022
The Director General of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Dr. Didacus Jules made a call for the institutional strengthening of the ...
Teenage para-swimmer working hard to represent at the international level
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Teenage para-swimmer working hard to represent at the international level
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August 26, 2022
Inspired by the courage of Dexroy Creese, 16 -year -old amputee, Kentreal Kydd wants to emulate and even go a step further. Creese, became St Vincent ...
Handal Roban gifts SVG Open silver medal at NACAC
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Handal Roban gifts SVG Open silver medal at NACAC
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August 26, 2022
St Vincent and the Grenadines’ most promising male athlete, Handal Roban handed the country a silver medal in the 800m at the Anita Doherty North Amer...
Veteran Tennis players excel at National Championships
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Veteran Tennis players excel at National Championships
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August 26, 2022
With a combined age of 112 years, the pair of Truman Quashie and Robert Ballantyne rolled back the times to claim the Male Doubles title at the St Vin...
Swimmers give their all at SVG Gallagher Championships
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Swimmers give their all at SVG Gallagher Championships
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August 26, 2022
The 2022 SVG Gallagher National Swim Championships, undoubtedly, was one of the more competitive events in the history of the sport as the swimmers le...
Arnos Vale Sports  Complex to receive facelift
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Arnos Vale Sports Complex to receive facelift
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August 26, 2022
Approximately $2.3 million has been earmarked to facilitate upgrades to the Arnos Sports Complex. A signing ceremony was held on Tuesday, August 23 at...
St Lucian cricket official calls for investment in young  Vincentian fast bowler
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St Lucian cricket official calls for investment in young Vincentian fast bowler
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August 26, 2022
President of the Central Castries Cricket Association in St Lucia, Wayne Auguste has singled out Vincentian Under-19 fast bowler, Solomon Bascombe as ...
Kicking away the ladder to development
The World Around Us
Kicking away the ladder to development
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August 26, 2022
How did the rich countries today get rich? There is no single answer to this question. However, what is apparent is that they used certain policy tool...
What you need to know about Influencer Marketing
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What you need to know about Influencer Marketing
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August 26, 2022
Imagine being able to make people buy things or support your cause, by just posting on social media! That’s exactly what an influencer does! The big i...
I’ve been swept off my feet by my best friend’s cousin but  unsure about following through
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I’ve been swept off my feet by my best friend’s cousin but unsure about following through
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August 26, 2022
Hey Rosie, I went to my Bff’s birthday party and I met her cousin who came in from out of town. He is gorgeous! We hit it off immediately! We danced e...
The health challenges that many teachers face
Physician's Weekly
The health challenges that many teachers face
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August 26, 2022
Teachers perform one of the most important jobs in the world. Their ultimate goal is to guide, nurture, and educate impressionable minds of varying ap...
For what are we building?
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For what are we building?
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August 26, 2022
EDITOR: My great grand mother lived in a grass house. It was well laid out. There was another building nearby that served as a kitchen and a smaller o...
The tale of two ladies
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The tale of two ladies
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August 26, 2022
EDITOR: An honest analysis and survey would show that many married couples are not happily married. It would also show that many are living together, ...
The Fading West Indies Team in the Face of Cricket Imperialism
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The Fading West Indies Team in the Face of Cricket Imperialism
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August 26, 2022
There was a time when cricket was so imbued in our psyche that we saw it as evidence of a developing people, worthy of genuine independence. In the po...
Full responsibility for Foreign  Affairs passed to Senator Peters
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Full responsibility for Foreign Affairs passed to Senator Peters
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August 26, 2022
There are some among us who were at least sceptical that Prime Minister Gonsalves would shed some of his weighty responsibilities by giving up respons...
Retired police inspector dies hours after walking daughter down the aisle
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Retired police inspector dies hours after walking daughter down the aisle
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August 23, 2022
While condolences continue to pour in for the Hazelwood family on the passing of retired police inspector David Hazelwood, mere hours before his death...
Miss SVG hopefuls aim to lift profile to new heights
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Miss SVG hopefuls aim to lift profile to new heights
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August 23, 2022
Contestants of the Miss SVG 2022 pageant are hoping to effect lasting change in their respective communities through eight individual projects that wi...
Over 100 recruits officially enlist in SVG Police Force
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Over 100 recruits officially enlist in SVG Police Force
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August 23, 2022
Members of one of the largest batches of Police recruits to be trained in this country have been officially enlisted in the Royal St Vincent and the G...
Bullets rain at Little Tokyo  as man gets shot in the back
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Bullets rain at Little Tokyo as man gets shot in the back
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August 23, 2022
Gunshots rang out at a busy, rainy bus terminal on Monday, August 22 causing one man to end up in the hospital after apparently being shot in the back...
Miss SVG contestants to strut across Queen’s Runway Saturday
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Miss SVG contestants to strut across Queen’s Runway Saturday
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August 23, 2022
The eight young women vying for the title of Miss SVG 2022 will strut down the catwalk this Saturday, August 27 wearing the finest garments on offer f...
Keisal Peters is the one to watch in West Kingstown, claims Gonsalves
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Keisal Peters is the one to watch in West Kingstown, claims Gonsalves
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August 23, 2022
Senator Keisal Peters is already gaining ground in the West Kingstown constituency, the Prime Minister claims, and according to him,”she is one to wat...
No ‘ramshackle’ management  structure for new port says PM
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No ‘ramshackle’ management structure for new port says PM
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August 23, 2022
A “ramshackle management structure” will not be compatible with the $650 million port being constructed at the western end of Kingstown. Prime Ministe...
We only have ‘Table Tennis sweaters’ in SVG – Stanley
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We only have ‘Table Tennis sweaters’ in SVG – Stanley
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August 23, 2022
Training once per week, will not cut it, if St Vincent and the Grenadines’ Table Tennis players want to be competitive on the regional or internationa...
Jomo Thomas is overly ambitious – Gonsalves
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Jomo Thomas is overly ambitious – Gonsalves
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August 23, 2022
Former Speaker of the House of Assembly, Jomo Thomas has been described as being overly ambitious. “His ambition ran ahead of him,” Prime Minister Dr ...
New ministry to give special attention to tertiary education
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New ministry to give special attention to tertiary education
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August 23, 2022
The Ministry of Post Secondary and Tertiary Education has been created so that this “highly specialized area” can be given the attention it needs. Pri...
Windward Islands Cricketer and Coach dies at age 56
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Windward Islands Cricketer and Coach dies at age 56
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August 23, 2022
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has extended condolences to the relatives and friends of Irvin Warrican, a former St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG...
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Vincentian UWI Professor gives SVG an “A” for educational advancement
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Vincentian UWI Professor gives SVG an “A” for educational advancement
Forrest 
July 4, 2025
The government of St Vincent and the Grenadines has been given a high grade for the strides made in education during its term in office, but is concer...
Four for Miss SVG grace Junior Calypso and Soca Monarch competition
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Four for Miss SVG grace Junior Calypso and Soca Monarch competition
Forrest 
July 4, 2025
Four contestants who will be competing in the Miss SVG show later this year, made an appearance at the Junior Calypso and Soca Monarch Competition on ...
SVG appoints Mikhail Charles as  Legal Advisor at UK High Commission
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SVG appoints Mikhail Charles as Legal Advisor at UK High Commission
Forrest 
July 4, 2025
Vincentian lawyer, Mikhail Charles, has been appointed Honorary Legal Advisor for St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) at its High Commission in the Un...
Five entrepreneurs to make business pitch in Men’s Empowerment Project
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Five entrepreneurs to make business pitch in Men’s Empowerment Project
Forrest 
July 4, 2025
The Centre for Enterprise Development Inc, (CED) has announced its upcoming Business Pitch Competition, where five dynamic entrepreneurs will compete ...
Island Journeys: Rebuilding home and hope after Hurricane Beryl, Uriel Thomas’ Story
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Island Journeys: Rebuilding home and hope after Hurricane Beryl, Uriel Thomas’ Story
Forrest 
July 4, 2025
When Hurricane Beryl tore into Union Island in 2024, it didn’t just flatten homes it upended lives, reshaped communities, and served as another harsh ...

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