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Former parliamentarian Conrad Sayers is laid to rest
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Former parliamentarian Conrad Sayers is laid to rest
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January 30, 2024
by Eldonté Samuel Former Member of Parliament for Central Kingstown, Conrad Sayers was laid to rest yesterday, Monday January 29, 2024 following a fun...
Police investigating  alleged abuse by officers against 10-year-old boy
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Police investigating alleged abuse by officers against 10-year-old boy
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January 30, 2024
The police say they have launched an investigation into reports of alleged misbehaviour by police officers towards a 10-year-old boy. A release states...
Our women are not fruits to be picked – ACP Bailey
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Our women are not fruits to be picked – ACP Bailey
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January 30, 2024
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in charge of crime, Trevor ‘Buju’ Bailey has made a passionate plea for an end to sexual violence in St Vincent...
57 year old dies in motor vehicle accident
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57 year old dies in motor vehicle accident
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January 29, 2024
The police at the Chateaubelair Police Station have opened an investigation into a motor vehicle accident that resulted in the death of Maurice Murphy...
MEDICAL OFFICER OF  HEALTH CONFIRMS FIRST CASE OF JN.1 COVID CASE IN SVG
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MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH CONFIRMS FIRST CASE OF JN.1 COVID CASE IN SVG
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January 27, 2024
Medical Officer of Health (MOH), Dr Roger Duncan has confirmed the first case of the JN.1 COVID-19 variant in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). Mak...
At least one recalled product still on local supermarket shelves
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At least one recalled product still on local supermarket shelves
Quaker Oats issues second recall in weeks
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January 26, 2024
by Eldonté Samuel Quaker Oats has issued two recalls in the span of one month for dozens of its products that may have been contaminated with the Salm...
SVG to be served by  regional ferry service
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SVG to be served by regional ferry service
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January 26, 2024
St Vincent and the Grenadines is included in the list of destinations to which a new ferry service will move passengers during the first phase of it’s...
New Activities and Regulations coming for SVG tourism
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New Activities and Regulations coming for SVG tourism
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January 26, 2024
As St Vincent and the Grenadines makes huge strides in the tourism sector, regulating old habits should not come as a surprise for Vincentians. In his...
Young man found guilty of sexual  offences with minor to be sentenced  in February
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Young man found guilty of sexual offences with minor to be sentenced in February
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January 26, 2024
Tears welled up in a young man’s eyes when a jury found him guilty of attempting to have unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl 11 years old, and for...
A ‘scraping sound’ and mini bus flips over in Happy Hill, Layou
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A ‘scraping sound’ and mini bus flips over in Happy Hill, Layou
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January 26, 2024
A passenger who was in omnibus H5666 when it overturned in Happy Hill, Layou has said that the accident was not a result of speeding. Shock struck dri...
PM Gonsalves visits  his old university
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PM Gonsalves visits his old university
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January 23, 2024
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves today, January 23,2024 paid a visit to the University in Uganda, where he spent time as a doctoral student decades a...
LIAT takes to the skies in  final flight
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LIAT takes to the skies in final flight
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January 23, 2024
LIAT (1974) Ltd, made its final flight to the Argyle International Airport (AIA) yesterday afternoon (January 22), ending its 67-year journey as ‘The ...
Man shot and business robbed Saturday by masked gunmen
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Man shot and business robbed Saturday by masked gunmen
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January 23, 2024
Ajine Joseph, son of journalist Duggie “Nose” Joseph was shot in the face on Saturday night in Arnos Vale. Joseph and a female companion were hanging ...
Judge tells businessman it’s an offense to stop worker from doing jury duty
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Judge tells businessman it’s an offense to stop worker from doing jury duty
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January 23, 2024
A judge has warned a businessman of the penalties of obstructing the court when he was summoned for allegedly threatening to fire a member of his staf...
ASP urges Layou residents to cooperate to fight crime
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ASP urges Layou residents to cooperate to fight crime
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January 23, 2024
Divisional Commander of the Southwestern Division of the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF), Assistant Superintendent Nigel Bu...
Youth on trial for alleged sexual offence
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Youth on trial for alleged sexual offence
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January 23, 2024
A trial has begun for a young man who is accused of attempting to have unlawful sexual intercourse with a child who was under the age of 13, and for h...
New Vincy film explores concept of ‘love without boundaries’
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New Vincy film explores concept of ‘love without boundaries’
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January 19, 2024
‘In the Name of Love’, a romance thriller written and directed by Vincentian film maker, Javed DaSouza, had its first major screening last Saturday, J...
World Paediatric Project kicks off Missions for 2024
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World Paediatric Project kicks off Missions for 2024
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January 19, 2024
The World Paediatric Project (WPP) kicked off their activities for the year at the weekend by hosting the general surgery team at the Milton Cato Memo...
TVET, not second class education component in SVG -Minister
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TVET, not second class education component in SVG -Minister
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January 19, 2024
Minster of Education, Curtis King said the opening of the North Leeward Technical Institute is an historic occasion in the quest to provide quality ed...
Vendors told pay  up due fees or go
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Vendors told pay up due fees or go
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January 19, 2024
by Eldonté Samuel Some vendors are once again at loggerheads with the management of the Kingstown Town Board following their receipt of a letter manda...
Mother on cocaine charges begs Senior Magistrate for mercy
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Mother on cocaine charges begs Senior Magistrate for mercy
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January 19, 2024
A 22 year old mother of three begged Senior Magistrate, Colin John, to “please have mercy on me” after pleading guilty to drug trafficking and possess...
Thirteen -year-old accomplishes Sailing mission
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Thirteen -year-old accomplishes Sailing mission
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January 19, 2024
It was the ambition of 13-year-old Kai Marks- Dasent to sail across to Bequia to raise money to help fund his future representation at regional and in...
Crime rate trends downwards for the period 2012-2023
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Crime rate trends downwards for the period 2012-2023
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January 18, 2024
A General Analysis of the trend of crime for the period 2012 – 2023 and assessing the crime situation for 2023: As can be seen in the table above, cri...
NEMO hosts two day Tsunami training workshop
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NEMO hosts two day Tsunami training workshop
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January 17, 2024
Eighty seven teachers on mainland St. Vincent are participating in an earthquake and tsunami training workshop which ends today, Wednesday January, 17...
Police launch investigation into Choppins melee
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Police launch investigation into Choppins melee
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January 16, 2024
Acting Police Commissioner of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Enville Williams, has ordered an investigation into a melee at Choppins involving a repor...
ECSC officially welcomes three Vincentian  judges
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ECSC officially welcomes three Vincentian judges
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January 16, 2024
Three Vincentian Judges were officially welcomed to sit on the benches of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC). The official welcome came from C...
We need to build confidence in the Justice system – DPP
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We need to build confidence in the Justice system – DPP
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January 16, 2024
Director of Public Prosecutions of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), Sejilla Mc Dowall has spoken of the need to build public confidence in the Jus...
Local and overseas partners host Teddy Bear clinic for children
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Local and overseas partners host Teddy Bear clinic for children
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January 16, 2024
Last Saturday, January 13, 2024 at the Kingstown Baptist Church, volunteers from the Central Georgia Technical College in the USA, and the Kingstown B...
Fewer fires reported in 2023
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Fewer fires reported in 2023
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January 16, 2024
The number of reported fires across St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), went down by 11 per cent in 2023. Last year there were 77 total reports of fi...
One dollar debt lands Questelles man in court
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One dollar debt lands Questelles man in court
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January 16, 2024
A Lower Questelles man was bonded for pushing a vendor to the ground causing him to strike his head on a step, after refusing to repay the vendor the ...
Budget 2024 gets stamp of approval
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Budget 2024 gets stamp of approval
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January 12, 2024
The 2024 National Budget passed through all of its stages in the House of Assembly on Wednesday January 10, without much debate. This year’s Budget wa...
Increased minimum wages to take effect from March 1
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Increased minimum wages to take effect from March 1
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January 12, 2024
The minimum wage in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) for full time workers has been increased to one thousand dollars (EC$1,000) as government seek...
Teenage sailor to make solo fundraising crossing to Bequia in his Laser craft
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Teenage sailor to make solo fundraising crossing to Bequia in his Laser craft
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January 12, 2024
Fresh from his placement in the top three of the Optimist Class in the December 17, 2023 Sailing Competition at Calliaqua Bay, young Kai Marks – Dasen...
Beware! Protect yourself against swine flu and other viral infections: Ministry of Health
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Beware! Protect yourself against swine flu and other viral infections: Ministry of Health
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January 12, 2024
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment (MOHWE) has issued a public health advisory to take all the necessary precautionary measures to p...
Fund Launched For Woman Whose Loved Ones Died in Plane crash off Bequia
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Fund Launched For Woman Whose Loved Ones Died in Plane crash off Bequia
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January 12, 2024
A GoFundMe page has been launched to help the woman whose loved ones died when a single-engine plane flying from Bequia to Saint Lucia crashed. When t...
Decrease in road fatalities for 2023, but accidents up
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Decrease in road fatalities for 2023, but accidents up
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January 9, 2024
St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), saw a decrease in the number of road fatalities for 2023, but the number of motor vehicle accidents continues to ...
VINLEC  commences project to build new power plant on Bequia
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VINLEC commences project to build new power plant on Bequia
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January 9, 2024
The St Vincent Electricity Services Limited (VINLEC) has announced plans to construct a new power plant and supporting infrastructure on the Northern ...
Government moving to create more permanent jobs
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Government moving to create more permanent jobs
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January 9, 2024
This year 2024, the government will be moving to create more permanent jobs in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). This was outlined by Finance Minis...
SVG T/20 World Cup match dates revealed
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SVG T/20 World Cup match dates revealed
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January 9, 2024
St Vincent and the Grenadines Twenty-twenty (T/20) World Cup match dates have been revealed. This country will host five matches according to the rele...
Sandals St Vincent workers guaranteed ‘decent’ wages- employee
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Sandals St Vincent workers guaranteed ‘decent’ wages- employee
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January 9, 2024
The public discourse surrounding the upcoming opening of the Sandals Resort St Vincent has shifted to criticism about wages after employee contracts w...
Man remanded for allegedly cracking man’s skull
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Man remanded for allegedly cracking man’s skull
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January 9, 2024
A man whose address is listed as Sandy Bay and Arnos Vale has been remanded into custody after he was accused of cracking a man’s skull. Vivian Suther...
CWSA to spend millions of dollars to improve water treatment and storage capacity – PM
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CWSA to spend millions of dollars to improve water treatment and storage capacity – PM
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January 9, 2024
The Central Water and Sewerage Authority (CWSA) is planning to spend millions of dollars in the coming months to improve water treatment and storage c...
Four die as plane plunges into sea off Bequia
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Four die as plane plunges into sea off Bequia
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January 5, 2024
Story by Robertson Henry Tragedy hit the Grenadine island of Bequia at about 12:11 p.m.yesterday Thursday, January 4, 2024, when a small aircraft nose...
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‘Shooting him? Why would that be an option?’ Gloster’s sister questions
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‘Shooting him? Why would that be an option?’ Gloster’s sister questions
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July 11, 2025
A man, who was conducting business inside the offices of the Kingstown Cooperative Credit Union (KCCU) was shot and killed, allegedly by an on- duty s...
Windwards Diocese remembers Dean Smith’s passion for winning souls, and his hospitality
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Windwards Diocese remembers Dean Smith’s passion for winning souls, and his hospitality
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July 11, 2025
The Diocese of the Windward Islands has extended condolences on the passing of Dean emeritus, Ulric Smith, who died on Saturday, July 5, 2025 at the M...
RSVGPF commends Public, Stakeholders for ‘exemplary conduct’ at VincyMas 2025
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RSVGPF commends Public, Stakeholders for ‘exemplary conduct’ at VincyMas 2025
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July 11, 2025
The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) has commended the public for allowing VincyMas 2025 to transpire “without any major inc...
CDC already planning for VincyMas 2026, says CEO Rodney Small
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CDC already planning for VincyMas 2026, says CEO Rodney Small
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July 11, 2025
VincyMas is no longer a seasonal event says Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Carnival Development Corporation (CDC), Rodney Small. “…we at the CDC...
Starlift wins 26th Senior Panorama competition
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Starlift wins 26th Senior Panorama competition
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July 11, 2025
EL DORADO Starlift Steel Orchestra has now won the Senior Panorama compe- tition 26 times, and while some people may say that’s a lot, band captain Ro...

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