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Man who killed his girlfriend after wrongfully believing she gave him HIV jailed for 21 years
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Man who killed his girlfriend after wrongfully believing she gave him HIV jailed for 21 years
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September 30, 2022
A MAN who believed that a woman gave him HIV/ AIDS but continued a sexual relationship with her before strangling and repeatedly stabbing her, will se...
Chippy Browne dies at age 94
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Chippy Browne dies at age 94
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September 30, 2022
Thomas Augustus “Chippy” Browne, a former prominent businessman from the Marriaqua Valley has died at the age of 94. Browne, who was once a household ...
748 students ‘emerge from the belly of the beast’ to graduate from SVGCC
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748 students ‘emerge from the belly of the beast’ to graduate from SVGCC
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September 30, 2022
DESPITE CHALLENGES such as COVID-19, a Dengue outbreak and volcanic eruptions, 748 students have “emerged from the belly of the beast” to graduate fro...
Some road gang workers still awaiting payment
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Some road gang workers still awaiting payment
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September 30, 2022
SOME PERSONS WHO were employed on the road cleaning programme last August, are yet to be paid. The recent road works were done under the Volcano Erupt...
Man dies in sugar truck crash
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Man dies in sugar truck crash
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September 30, 2022
A truck is said to have been “packed” with sugar when it smashed into a wall and another vehicle, resulting in the death of the driver on Wednesday, S...
$45 million proposed for road rehabilitation
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$45 million proposed for road rehabilitation
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September 30, 2022
THE GOVERNMENT is expected to embark on a comprehensive $45 million road rehabilitation programme to begin in 2023. Acting Prime Minister Montgomery D...
Minister of Works commends BRAGSA for excellent work
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Minister of Works commends BRAGSA for excellent work
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September 30, 2022
THE ROADS, Buildings and General Services Authority (BRAGSA), has come in for commendation from Minister of Transport and Works, Montgomery Daniel. “I...
Building material imported to repair volcano-damaged houses
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Building material imported to repair volcano-damaged houses
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September 30, 2022
GOVERNMENT HAS recently imported over $5 million in building materials to continue with the rebuilding process in the aftermath of the explosive erupt...
Dorsetshire Hill man gets his second sentence in five years on gun and ammo charges
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Dorsetshire Hill man gets his second sentence in five years on gun and ammo charges
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September 30, 2022
A MAN from Dorsetshire Hill who was sentenced to three years imprisonment in 2018 on charges of illegal possession of firearm and ammunition and recen...
Man who stabbed another man to death after bar fight, will spend 6 years in prison
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Man who stabbed another man to death after bar fight, will spend 6 years in prison
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September 30, 2022
A MAN who stabbed another man to death after being provoked into a bar fight, will spend six years and eight months in prison for manslaughter. Thirty...
SEAKAid Makes Donation to Schools in SVG
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SEAKAid Makes Donation to Schools in SVG
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September 30, 2022
A CHARITABLE organisation based in the United Kingdom (UK) has donated 1000 brand new books and a microwave oven for use in secondary schools across S...
WHO and ILO roll out guidelines to tackle mental health concerns in the workplace
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WHO and ILO roll out guidelines to tackle mental health concerns in the workplace
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September 30, 2022
THE WORLD Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have called for concrete action to address mental health concerns ...
PAHO Elects New Director
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PAHO Elects New Director
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September 30, 2022
MEMBERS STATES of the Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO) have elected Dr. Barbosa da Silva Jr of Brazil as its new Director. Dr Barbosa, who will...
Two WPP Missions to visit SVG in October
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Two WPP Missions to visit SVG in October
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September 30, 2022
Two medical teams from the World Paediatric Programme (WPP), will in St Vincent and the Grenadines during October to provide the usual free, specialis...
World Paediatric Project hosts retreat and workshop for its regional staff
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World Paediatric Project hosts retreat and workshop for its regional staff
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September 30, 2022
The World Paediatric Project (WPP), said it has successfully concluded its first regional strategic planning and team building workshop held earlier t...
Vincentian employee ‘a find’ for Sandals
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Vincentian employee ‘a find’ for Sandals
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September 30, 2022
A 26 year old employee with Sandals Resorts International is looking forward to a fruitful career with that tourism entity. In fact, Shakeen Antoine, ...
Volunteers clean up Colonaire Beach
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Volunteers clean up Colonaire Beach
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September 30, 2022
Over the past months volunteers from Colonaire have been working diligently to clean up the Colonaire Beach. A visit to the beach today will reveal it...
Rudy Boucher – A footballer ahead of his time
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Rudy Boucher – A footballer ahead of his time
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September 30, 2022
by Michael Findlay One of St Vincent and the Grenadines’ finest footballers, Rudolph “Rudy” Boucher died in the early hours of September 13 at the Sou...
Rudy Boucher – A football genius and a Vincentian nationalist
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Rudy Boucher – A football genius and a Vincentian nationalist
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September 30, 2022
by Dr. Garrey Michael Dennie In 1973, that is almost 50 years ago, St Vincent and Dominica clashed on a rain-soaked football field at Arnos Vale. For ...
Rudy Boucher was the best footballer we ever had – Davis
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Rudy Boucher was the best footballer we ever had – Davis
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September 30, 2022
Awed by Rudy Boucher’s immense football skills as he played for Notre Dames and for St Vincent and the Grenadines, Rudolph “Pabits” Davis was inspired...
‘Rudy Boucher was a  gentleman’- Roy Austin
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‘Rudy Boucher was a gentleman’- Roy Austin
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September 30, 2022
Former captain of the St Vincent and the Grenadines senior men’s football team Roy Austin, has described the late Rudolph “Rudy” Boucher as a “gentlem...
‘Rudy was a  totally compact player’ – Guy Lowe
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‘Rudy was a totally compact player’ – Guy Lowe
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September 30, 2022
Guy Lowe played alongside Rudy Boucher as members of the St Vincent and the Grenadines senior men’s football team from 1970 to 1977. The association w...
‘National Treasure, Football  Aristocracy’ – Former diplomat pays glowing tribute to Rudy
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‘National Treasure, Football Aristocracy’ – Former diplomat pays glowing tribute to Rudy
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September 30, 2022
Local football legend Rudy Boucher, rated as one of the best footballers of his time in the entire Caribbean, was paid glowing tribute, befitting his ...
The Victoria Park should be renamed The Rudy Boucher Park
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The Victoria Park should be renamed The Rudy Boucher Park
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September 30, 2022
by Conley Rose former Secretary/Treasurer of SVG Football Association The name Rudy Boucher is perhaps the most popular in Vincentian soccer history. ...
Morocco welcomes 23 new OECS scholars
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Morocco welcomes 23 new OECS scholars
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September 30, 2022
Last Friday, September 23 the Embassies of Eastern Caribbean States to the Kingdom of Morocco welcomed the 2021/22 Moroccan scholarship recipients fro...
Groups discuss occupational safety, health
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Groups discuss occupational safety, health
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September 30, 2022
Five years after the enactment of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), businesses still have time to p...
Nantional Day of Prayer to be held on 3rd Oct
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Nantional Day of Prayer to be held on 3rd Oct
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September 30, 2022
Monday, October 3 will be observed as a National Day of Prayer under the theme: ‘Always Pray and Not Give Up’. The event is being organized by the Min...
Taiwan’s Cabinet to pass mutual legal assistance Treaties with SVG
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Taiwan’s Cabinet to pass mutual legal assistance Treaties with SVG
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September 30, 2022
Taiwan’s Cabinet said it plans to pass the “Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Government of the Republic of China and ...
OECS Ministers  of Tourism  provide update on intra-regional travel and other initiatives
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OECS Ministers of Tourism provide update on intra-regional travel and other initiatives
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September 30, 2022
A special meeting of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Council of Ministers, Tourism was held on September 13, 2022 in Grand Cayman ...
Round D Town Relay back with a bang
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Round D Town Relay back with a bang
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September 30, 2022
Officials of Team Athletics SVG were all wearing broad smiles last Sunday, September 25 as close to 200 athletes divided into 49 teams, were part of t...
Vincentian head coach clears the air over sea voyage concerns
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Vincentian head coach clears the air over sea voyage concerns
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September 30, 2022
A decision to take the senior men’s cricket team on Wednesday morning by boat to Grenada to compete in the 2022 Windward Islands senior men cricket to...
Four matches decided in Masters Cricket
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Four matches decided in Masters Cricket
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September 30, 2022
Four matches were played on Sunday, September 25 in the SVG Masters Cricket Competition. Computec Belfongo defeated Kirk DaSilva’s LaCroix by 7 wicket...
The mill just keeps running
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The mill just keeps running
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September 30, 2022
It is the completion of week four of the 2022/2023 academic year and there seems to be no fervour, zest nor drive to return of a full calendar of spor...
Vincy Heat and Spice Boyz battle at Victoria
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Vincy Heat and Spice Boyz battle at Victoria
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September 30, 2022
St Vincent and the Grenadines senior men’s Football team, Vincy Heat will host Grenada’s Spice Boyz this Saturday, October 1 at the Victoria Park in a...
Two centuries in North Leeward Softball cricket run fest
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Two centuries in North Leeward Softball cricket run fest
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September 30, 2022
Two centuries were registered last weekend in the DMG Furniture North Leeward Sports and Cultural Organisation competition. Responsible for the triple...
Full slate in Top Belair’s softball cricket weekend
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Full slate in Top Belair’s softball cricket weekend
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September 30, 2022
Despite the dicey weather, the National Lotteries Authority Top Belair Progressive Organisation (TBPO) Softball Cricket Competition, was able to host ...
Greiggs Softball Cricket powering up
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Greiggs Softball Cricket powering up
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September 30, 2022
Three matches were played on Saturday and Sunday at the Caesar’s Real Estate, Hairoun Beer, Nar Fren Dem Greiggs T/20 Softball Cricket tournament stag...
In Liz There is No Trust
The World Around Us
In Liz There is No Trust
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September 30, 2022
Mary Elizabeth (Liz) Truss assumed the office of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK) on 6th September 2022. Truss has taken over the leadership ...
Using LinkedIn effectively for your brand
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Using LinkedIn effectively for your brand
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September 30, 2022
When you think of social media, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube come to mind, but LinkedIn is a great tool for businesses in these times. With the int...
Health Challenges of the Beauty Salon Workers
Physician's Weekly
Health Challenges of the Beauty Salon Workers
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September 30, 2022
Beauty salon workers include the hairdresser, makeup artist, nail technician, esthetician, colorist, cosmetologist, barber, stylist, masseur, and rece...
Things I don’t know
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Things I don’t know
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September 30, 2022
Google is a wonderful tool for information-gathering, especially on health matters, current affairs, historical data and so on. Quite often, Dr Google...
Ah pair ah soccer boots and his picture
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Ah pair ah soccer boots and his picture
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September 30, 2022
Full marks foh ah “Baard” Editorial in choose-day’s Mid-week edition of de Searchlight entitled: “Will a National Hall of Fame Help?” Hall of Fame rem...
A friend in need …
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
A friend in need …
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September 30, 2022
It is said that “A friend in need, is a friend indeed”. If we accept that saying, we must be constantly on the alert for any friends that we have who ...
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St. Joseph’s Convent T&T wins Inaugural UWI International Reparation Debate
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St. Joseph’s Convent T&T wins Inaugural UWI International Reparation Debate
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May 13, 2025
TRINIDAD ANDTOBAGO has clinched victory over Jamaica in the inaugural International Reparation Debate, hosted by the Centre for Reparations Research a...
District Stairs spruces up Police Public Relations and Complaints Office
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District Stairs spruces up Police Public Relations and Complaints Office
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May 13, 2025
DISTRICT STAIRS SVG Ltd., a company with operations in St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Canada, has demonstrated its commitment to corporate social ...
Government launches GYVE programme targetting Youths
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Government launches GYVE programme targetting Youths
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May 13, 2025
A NEW PROGRAMME in which the government is targetting youth volunteerism across St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), was launched on Monday, May 12, 2...
Man with 46 convictions to be sentenced for stealing from church
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Man with 46 convictions to be sentenced for stealing from church
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May 13, 2025
A 45YEAR OLD man who has been convicted 46 times, is awaiting sentencing after he confessed to six more offences, including stealing a transformer and...
Thousands on temporary electricity connections after expiration date
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Thousands on temporary electricity connections after expiration date
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May 13, 2025
MINISTER OFTRANSPORT and Works, Montgomery Daniel, has praised the “excellent work” being done by the Electrical Inspectorate Unit, but expressed conc...

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