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Record number of scholarships awarded at schools Independence rally
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Record number of scholarships awarded at schools Independence rally
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October 28, 2022
Seventy-three academic awards with a total value of almost $20 million were presented to graduates of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Community Coll...
Aspiring politician leads St Martin’s to National Public Speaking title
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Aspiring politician leads St Martin’s to National Public Speaking title
Clare 
October 27, 2022
The St Martin’s Secondary School came out on top in this year’s FLOW/Lions Club St Vincent South National Secondary Schools Public Speaking Competitio...
Duty free concessions on barrels to begin mid-November
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Duty free concessions on barrels to begin mid-November
Clare 
October 27, 2022
Vincentians will receive duty free concessions on barrels for the 22nd consecutive time this year. Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves, as he has in pre...
Two named as new Sporting Ambassadors for St Vincent and the Grenadines
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Two named as new Sporting Ambassadors for St Vincent and the Grenadines
Clare 
October 27, 2022
Woodrow “Keelee” Williams and Obed Mc Coy are St Vincent and the Grenadines newest sporting ambassadors. Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves made the an...
Problem Child appointed Cultural Ambassador for St Vincent and the Grenadines
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Problem Child appointed Cultural Ambassador for St Vincent and the Grenadines
Clare 
October 27, 2022
Singer, musician and songwriter Shertz ‘Problem Child’ James has been appointed a Cultural Ambassador for St Vincent and the Grenadines. Prime Ministe...
Grenville Williams to serve as next Attorney General
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Grenville Williams to serve as next Attorney General
Clare 
October 26, 2022
Lawyer and former national scholar, Grenville Williams has been appointed to serve as the next Attorney General of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG)...
Vendors blame Kingstown Town Board for destroyed goods, produce (+video)
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Vendors blame Kingstown Town Board for destroyed goods, produce (+video)
Christina 
October 25, 2022
From as early as 7 am on Monday, more than a dozen vendors who ply their trade from the Central Kingstown Market staged protests following a weekend c...
Residents of SVG now able to pay for services using credit and debit cards at Government offices
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Residents of SVG now able to pay for services using credit and debit cards at Government offices
Clare 
October 25, 2022
Beginning today, Tuesday, October 25, residents of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) will be able to pay for services utilizing credit and debit car...
Vincentian sentenced to seven years for rape, dismissed from Royal Navy
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Vincentian sentenced to seven years for rape, dismissed from Royal Navy
Christina 
October 24, 2022
A Vincentian national, who was an engineer in the Royal Navy, has been jailed for seven years after being convicted of raping a male colleague. A thre...
Top 12 Most Significant Moments in the History of St Vincent and the Grenadines
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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...
Oil arrives in St Vincent and the Grenadines from Venezuela under Petrocaribe
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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 ...
Vincentian man in Royal Navy accused of raping male colleague
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Vincentian man in Royal Navy accused of raping male colleague
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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...
Ministry of Agriculture hands over tractors to schools and a farmers’ cooperative
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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...
SVG Coast Guard seizes Trinidadian vessel with cocaine, ammunition on board
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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...
Department of Culture closes out 2022 National Dance Festival with great public support
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Department of Culture closes out 2022 National Dance Festival with great public support
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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 ...
“Nature” unmasked, Parliament sitting suspended
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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...
PM promises scholarships to honour Clare Valley five, Rock Gutter seven
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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 ...
Clare Valley 5 being buried side-by-side at Chauncey cemetery (+ videos)
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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...
St Vincent and the Grenadines defeats USA in opening game of the Americas Netball World Cup qualifiers
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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...
Screams and wails erupt as bodies of Clare Valley 5 arrive for funeral service  (+video)
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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...
SVG Robotics team wins award at Global Robotics competition in Geneva
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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...
SVG begins campaign in Americas Netball World Cup Qualifiers with matches against USA and Jamaica
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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, ...
Prominent Union Island business woman stabbed to death
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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...
Businessman charged with trespassing onto school property and threatening a student
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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...
Owia accident survivor wants compensation for his injuries
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Owia accident survivor wants compensation for his injuries
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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...
Vincentian in Florida drove through dark, heavy showers to escape Hurricane Ian
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Vincentian in Florida drove through dark, heavy showers to escape Hurricane Ian
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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...
Man who allegedly threatened his daughter’s classmate charged by police
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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...
St Vincent and the Grenadines entered the age of flight 95 years ago – The journey from 1927
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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...
Principal told to ‘mind her business’ over student’s poor attendance at school
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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...
Kingstown Credit Union blazes the trail in Solar Energy Provision
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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...
Deputy PM to speak with Ministry of Education about child who was put off a school bus
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Deputy PM to speak with Ministry of Education about child who was put off a school bus
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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” ...
UK court to hear plea of Vincentians charged with murder in December
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UK court to hear plea of Vincentians charged with murder in December
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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...
Community College Lecturer exposes his students to real life court proceedings
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Community College Lecturer exposes his students to real life court proceedings
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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...
PetroCaribe Agreement to resume by month end
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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...
Police and its Auxiliary Force mourn the loss of APC Shorn Pompey
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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...
‘We’ve come a long way’, says pre-school mom who graduated from SVGCC with her teenage daughter
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‘We’ve come a long way’, says pre-school mom who graduated from SVGCC with her teenage daughter
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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...
Lavaman gets set for face off with Ole George in endurance walk for charity
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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...
Jam-packed calendar of events for Independence month
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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...
Two Vincentians charged with murder of pensioner in the UK
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...
Man lands in hospital after allegedly being wounded by teenager
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...
Police officer on aggravated burglary and assault charges granted bail
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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-...
First of two tropical waves expected to affect St Vincent and the Grenadines from tonight
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...
Vincy Heat hammered at home by Grenada in football friendly
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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Minors threaten the survival of Bagga Fish Fest – organisers
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Minors threaten the survival of Bagga Fish Fest – organisers
Webmaster 
May 9, 2025
The last thing that the Bagga Fish Fest Committee wants to do is shut down the event, but with the disturbing number of children who are present at Fi...
CARPHA zeroes in on Mental Health
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CARPHA zeroes in on Mental Health
Webmaster 
May 9, 2025
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has brought attention to what has been described as “an urgent but often overlooked challenge of our time”...
Lodge Village mother faces two-year jail time for theft
From the Courts, News
Lodge Village mother faces two-year jail time for theft
Webmaster 
May 9, 2025
A Lodge Village mother of three, who is well known at several Massy Stores as a thief, may face up to two years in prison after she was caught again, ...
Officer Charged in Traffic Violation Case
From the Courts, News
Officer Charged in Traffic Violation Case
Webmaster 
May 9, 2025
A police officer, alleged to have aided and abetted a civilian to break traffic regulations, has been charged, and will appear in court on May 12,2025...
Park Hill farmer pleads guilty to handling stolen ginger
From the Courts, News
Park Hill farmer pleads guilty to handling stolen ginger
Webmaster 
May 9, 2025
A 45-year-old farmer of Park Hill, who pleaded guilty to a charge of handling stolen goods was fined, bonded, and ordered to make restitution when he ...

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