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Top 12 Most Significant Moments in the History of St Vincent and the Grenadines

Clare

October 22, 2022

A country's legacy is built on the struggles and triumphs of its people and here in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), we have overcome insurmountab...

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Oil arrives in St Vincent and the Grenadines from Venezuela under Petrocaribe

Clare

October 22, 2022

A cargo ship has arrived at Lowmans Bay, St Vincent carrying 23,000 barrels of oil from Venezuela under the PetroCaribe Agreement. The MV Inmaculada a...

Press Release

Vincentian man in Royal Navy accused of raping male colleague

Webmaster

October 21, 2022

A Royal Navy Sailor told a court in the United Kingdom that he fell asleep after a barbecue and woke up to find out he was being raped by one of his c...

News

Ministry of Agriculture hands over tractors to schools and a farmers’ cooperative

Clare

October 20, 2022

The Ministry of Agriculture has handed over a hand tractor valued at EC$4,500 to the Bishops College for use in its Agricultural Science programme. Th...

News

SVG Coast Guard seizes Trinidadian vessel with cocaine, ammunition on board

Christina

October 18, 2022

A police operation conducted by the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Coast Guard led to the seizure of drugs and ammunition as well as the arrest of fou...

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Department of Culture closes out 2022 National Dance Festival with great public support

Webmaster

October 18, 2022

THE CURTAINS CAME down on the KCCU Dance Festival last Saturday, October 8 after a two year absence due to the challenges of COVID-19. This year, the ...

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“Nature” unmasked, Parliament sitting suspended

Clare

October 17, 2022

The refusal of one Opposition member to wear his face mask forced House Speaker Rochelle Forde to suspend Monday’s Parliamentary sitting. Around 10:45...

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PM promises scholarships to honour Clare Valley five, Rock Gutter seven

Clare

October 16, 2022

Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves says the Government will introduce two new university scholarships from next September in honour of the Rock Gutter ...

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Clare Valley 5 being buried side-by-side at Chauncey cemetery (+ videos)

Clare

October 16, 2022

Crowds of people numbering in the hundreds have turned out today for the burial of the five Clare Valley men who perished in the Old Sandy Bay vehicul...

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St Vincent and the Grenadines defeats USA in opening game of the Americas Netball World Cup qualifiers

Clare

October 16, 2022

St Vincent and the Grenadines defeated the United States 51 - 24 in their opening game of the Americas Netball World Cup qualifiers today, Sunday Octo...

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Screams and wails erupt as bodies of Clare Valley 5 arrive for funeral service (+video)

Clare

October 16, 2022

The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) was called upon to restore order at the viewing of the five Clare Valley men who perish...

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SVG Robotics team wins award at Global Robotics competition in Geneva

Clare

October 16, 2022

Team SVG Robotics, the group representing St Vincent and the Grenadines at the Global Robotics competition in Geneva Switzerland has received an award...

Sports

SVG begins campaign in Americas Netball World Cup Qualifiers with matches against USA and Jamaica

Clare

October 16, 2022

The St Vincent and the Grenadines netball team will begin its campaign in the Americas Netball World Cup Qualifiers in Jamaica on Sunday October 16, ...

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Prominent Union Island business woman stabbed to death

Clare

October 13, 2022

A prominent business woman was killed on Union Island on Wednesday night. Dianna "Sherma" Adams Thomas was found at her home at Big Sand, Union Islan...

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Businessman charged with trespassing onto school property and threatening a student

Clare

October 11, 2022

A 41-year-old man of Fountain appeared in court today, October 11, charged with trespassing upon the property of the St Mary’s Roman Catholic School a...

News

Owia accident survivor wants compensation for his injuries

Webmaster

October 11, 2022

A resident of Owia who was involved in a vehicular accident in May this year said he is still waiting and hoping for some form of compensation. Lemoth...

News

Vincentian in Florida drove through dark, heavy showers to escape Hurricane Ian

Webmaster

October 11, 2022

THE CONSTANT PING of tornado alerts on her mobile phone, trying to calm three small children, and high winds threatening to overturn their vehicle. Th...

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Man who allegedly threatened his daughter’s classmate charged by police

Clare

October 11, 2022

A man who is alleged to have threatened a pupil of the St Mary’s Roman Catholic School earlier this year has been charged in connection with the incid...

Features

St Vincent and the Grenadines entered the age of flight 95 years ago – The journey from 1927

Clare

October 9, 2022

by Garrey Michael Dennie & Clare Keizer Ninety-five years ago St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) entered the Age of Flight. In a truly momentous occa...

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Principal told to ‘mind her business’ over student’s poor attendance at school

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October 7, 2022

PRINCIPAL OF THE Sandy Bay Government School, Hepcie Roberts received a stern warning recently when she made an intervention on behalf of one of her p...

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Kingstown Credit Union blazes the trail in Solar Energy Provision

Webmaster

October 7, 2022

A LOCAL credit union, which recently launched a $700,000 solar panel system, has been described as a trailblazer in the thrust for greater use of rene...

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Deputy PM to speak with Ministry of Education about child who was put off a school bus

Webmaster

October 7, 2022

DEPUTY PRIME Minister, Montgomery Daniel has undertaken to speak with the Ministry of Education on a matter in which a child was reportedly “put off” ...

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UK court to hear plea of Vincentians charged with murder in December

Webmaster

October 7, 2022

COME DECEMBER, Vincentians Chelsea Grant and Xyaire Howard, will enter a plea in a United Kingdom (UK) court for charges of murder, theft and fraud. T...

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Community College Lecturer exposes his students to real life court proceedings

Webmaster

October 7, 2022

LAWYER AND LECTURER at the St Vincent and the Grenadines Community College (SVGCC), Adrian Odle is exposing his law students to court proceedings so t...

Press Release

PetroCaribe Agreement to resume by month end

Clare

October 7, 2022

Approximately 23,000 barrels of oil are scheduled to arrive in this country by month end under the Petro Caribe Agreement. Speaking at a press briefin...

Press Release

Police and its Auxiliary Force mourn the loss of APC Shorn Pompey

Clare

October 7, 2022

The members of the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) and its Auxiliary Force are mourning the death of Auxiliary Police Const...

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‘We’ve come a long way’, says pre-school mom who graduated from SVGCC with her teenage daughter

Webmaster

October 4, 2022

MEMBERS OF the Georgetown community are beaming with pride after a mother and her teenage daughter graduated in the same cohort from the St Vincent an...

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Lavaman gets set for face off with Ole George in endurance walk for charity

Webmaster

October 4, 2022

Popular hiker and tour guide, Desron ‘Lavaman’ Rodriguez recently completed the 54 km walk from Fancy to Kingstown as he prepares to face off with vet...

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Jam-packed calendar of events for Independence month

Christina

October 4, 2022

Over twenty events, including football matches, soca shows, church services and health walks, are being hosted in October as part of the 2022 Independ...

From the Courts

Two Vincentians charged with murder of pensioner in the UK

Webmaster

October 4, 2022

TWO VINCENTIANS are jointly charged by a Court in the United Kingdom (UK) with the murder of a 71-year-old woman. Chelsea Grant and Xyaire Howard, res...

From the Courts

Man lands in hospital after allegedly being wounded by teenager

Webmaster

October 4, 2022

A TEENAGER HAS been charged for an alleged wounding incident that left a 33-year-old man recovering in the hospital for six days. Farmer, Lee-Ronjay S...

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Police officer on aggravated burglary and assault charges granted bail

Clare

October 3, 2022

A police officer may possibly stand trial at the High Court for allegedly trespassing onto a woman’s property with a knife in 2020. Euwen Grant, a 29-...

Press Release

First of two tropical waves expected to affect St Vincent and the Grenadines from tonight

Clare

October 2, 2022

The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Meteorological Services is monitoring the progress of two westward moving tropical waves located just east of the W...

Sports

Vincy Heat hammered at home by Grenada in football friendly

Clare

October 2, 2022

Hosts St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) were hammered by Grenada on Saturday, October 1, losing 1-5 at home in an international football friendly, p...

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Prisoner swap between Venezuela and the United States takes place on Canouan

Clare

October 1, 2022

A swap of prisoners between the Venezuelan and United States governments took place today on Canouan in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). Venezuela...

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Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves wraps up UK visit with an audience with King Charles III

Clare

October 1, 2022

Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves wrapped up his visit to the United Kingdom with an audience with King Charles III at Balmoral, today, Saturday, Octo...

News

Sandals hires 55 more Vincentians

Webmaster

September 30, 2022

AFTER TWO DAYS of interviews, Sandals Resorts International hired another 55 Vincentians on Thursday, September 29 to work at resorts in St Lucia and ...

From the Courts

Judge rules two men will not be tried a third time for murder

Webmaster

September 30, 2022

HIS OWN views “notwithstanding” High Court judge, Brian Cottle last week ruled that the prosecution of two men accused of the shooting death of Redemp...

From the Courts

Man who killed his girlfriend after wrongfully believing she gave him HIV jailed for 21 years

Webmaster

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...

News

Chippy Browne dies at age 94

Webmaster

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 ...

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Driver dies after vehicle crashes into building at Arnos Vale

Clare

September 28, 2022

Police have confirmed the death of Suraj Bacchus who died this afternoon after the box truck he was driving crashed into the Adams building at Arnos V...

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Dr Ralph Gonsalves awarded honorary doctorate by the University of Wales Trinity St David (+video)

Clare

September 27, 2022

Dr Ralph Gonsalves, the Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Law degree by the University of Wales T...

From the Courts

Armed robbery suspects load up on more charges

Webmaster

September 27, 2022

Two young men and a young woman continue to rack up criminal charges and have been remanded for another week as police continue investigations. Michae...

News

SVG hosts CELAC discussions toward 8th Summit declaration

Forrest

December 5, 2023

St Vincent and the Grenadines, in its capacity as Pro Tempore President of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, (CELAC) hosted the 45...

News

Climate disaster ‘loss, damage’ fund approved at COP 28

Forrest

December 5, 2023

Delegates in attendance at the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates have advanced a “historic agreement”- the ...

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Rotaract Club of Kingstown gears up for annual charity drive

Forrest

December 5, 2023

In the true spirit of Christmas, the Rotaract Club of Kingstown is gearing up for its annual ‘One Wish’ Christmas project, inviting everyone to join h...

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SVG government signs ESWIFT contract with the UNCTAD

Forrest

December 5, 2023

Progress is being made by the Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines in its quest to establish an Electronic Single Window for Trade Facilitation...

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Venezuela claims large support for annexing oil-rich Guyana territory

Forrest

December 5, 2023

Al Jazeera - December 4, 2023 - More than half of eligible Venezuelan voters have taken part in a referendum that yielded overwhelming support for lay...