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North Leeward Farmers Trained in Vetiver Systems for Soil Conservation
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North Leeward Farmers Trained in Vetiver Systems for Soil Conservation
Clare 
August 31, 2022
Thirty-four farmers from Coulls Hill, Troumaca, Rose Bank, Belmont and Petit Bordel have received advanced training in Vetiver Systems Technology (VST...
Soroptimist goes public over illegal dumping of garbage outside comfort station
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Soroptimist goes public over illegal dumping of garbage outside comfort station
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August 30, 2022
Piles of pungent, smelling garbage repeatedly dumped and left outside the Soroptimist International comfort station at Heritage Square is distressing ...
Vincentian professor awarded US$1.7 million grant to train under-represented groups in STEM
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Vincentian professor awarded US$1.7 million grant to train under-represented groups in STEM
Clare 
August 29, 2022
A Vincentian professor of Biology has been awarded a five-year US$1.7 million grant from the United States National Institutes of Health/National Inst...
ATM cards being distributed at Financial Complex to West Kingstown road cleaners
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ATM cards being distributed at Financial Complex to West Kingstown road cleaners
Clare 
August 27, 2022
Residents of West Kingstown were gathered Saturday afternoon outside the Financial Complex in Kingstown to collect ATM cards through which they will r...
At historic swearing in ceremony Senator Keisal Peters urges young people not to be derailed from their purpose
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At historic swearing in ceremony Senator Keisal Peters urges young people not to be derailed from their purpose
Clare 
August 26, 2022
Today, August 26, 2022 has been declared an “historic moment” in Vincentian history by Senator Keisal Peters, who was sworn in this morning as the cou...
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...
Police treating death of Pole Yard resident as a homicide
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Police treating death of Pole Yard resident as a homicide
Clare 
August 25, 2022
Residents of Pole Yard have expressed displeasure in the act that has caused the death of their neighbour and friend, Keisha Small. Small’s body was f...
Candlelight vigil held in Owia for slain resident
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Candlelight vigil held in Owia for slain resident
Clare 
August 25, 2022
The usual lively atmosphere in Owia was transformed to one of grief and mourning on Tuesday, as residents held a candle light vigil for slain communit...
Flash Flood Watch in effect for St Vincent and the Grenadines until noon on Thursday
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Flash Flood Watch in effect for St Vincent and the Grenadines until noon on Thursday
Clare 
August 25, 2022
A tropical wave with a broad area of moisture trailing behind of it is forecast to produce roughly  50-60mm of rainfall across Saint Vincent and the G...
Four Vincentians awarded prestigious Chevening Scholarships for 2022
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Four Vincentians awarded prestigious Chevening Scholarships for 2022
Clare 
August 25, 2022
Four Vincentians have been awarded prestigious Chevening Scholarships for 2022. The Chevening scholars for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean were off...
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...
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...
Resurfacing work on Hopewell / Richland Park main road
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Resurfacing work on Hopewell / Richland Park main road
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August 23, 2022
Motorists using the Hopewell/Richland Park main road are advised that resurfacing works on the upper part of the road will be carried out on Tuesday, ...
Flash Flood Watch now in effect for St Vincent and the Grenadines
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Flash Flood Watch now in effect for St Vincent and the Grenadines
Clare 
August 22, 2022
An upper level trough is favourably positioned over Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) producing  rain and thunderstorm activity. A release from t...
Former Windward Islands cricketer Irvin Warrican dies after a brief illness
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Former Windward Islands cricketer Irvin Warrican dies after a brief illness
Clare 
August 21, 2022
Former St Vincent and the Grenadines and Windward Islands cricketer Irvin Warrican died today, Sunday, August 21 after a brief illness. Warrican was a...
Player knocked unconscious in Cricket West Indies Under-19 match in St Vincent
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Player knocked unconscious in Cricket West Indies Under-19 match in St Vincent
Clare 
August 21, 2022
Day one of the three-day Cricket West Indies (CWC) Under-19 clash between the Windward Islands and Barbados ended in near tragedy on Saturday when a p...
Breadfruit believed to be part of the solution to global hunger crisis
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Breadfruit believed to be part of the solution to global hunger crisis
Clare 
August 20, 2022
While researchers predict that climate change will have an adverse effect on most staple crops, including rice, corn and soybeans, a new Northwestern ...
Relocated Rose Place fishermen in urgent need  of utilities (+Video)
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Relocated Rose Place fishermen in urgent need of utilities (+Video)
Adib 
August 19, 2022
Fishermen trying to set up operations at Lowmans Bay after being displaced from Rose Place are highlighting an urgent need for water, electricity, a p...
Vincentian shot dead in Trinidad
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Vincentian shot dead in Trinidad
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August 17, 2022
A Vincentian national has become a statistic in the escalating crime wave in Trinidad and Tobago. According to information from the Ian Allen network,...
Georgetown woman’s business takes off after Searchlight feature
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Georgetown woman’s business takes off after Searchlight feature
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August 16, 2022
A SMALL business woman of Georgetown has admitted that her business has really taken off, since she was featured in SEARCHLIGHT earlier this year. “I ...
Duo charged with burglary of Campden Park house
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Duo charged with burglary of Campden Park house
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August 16, 2022
A YOUNG DUO has been charged for allegedly breaking into a 55-year-old man’s house. Javill Williams, 24 years of Ottley Hall, and Kaysany Peters, 23 y...
Thief beats watchman and makes off with solar panels at the Argyle International Airport
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Thief beats watchman and makes off with solar panels at the Argyle International Airport
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August 17, 2022
Three solar panels have been stolen from the solar farm at the Argyle International Airport (AIA) and the watchman at the site was reportedly beaten b...
Hospital worker asks for apology from bosses after being strip searched
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Hospital worker asks for apology from bosses after being strip searched
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August 16, 2022
THE Public Service Union (PSU) says that one of its members is seeking an apology from local health authorities after being strip searched while on he...
Fisherman shot dead while sitting in the porch of a house
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Fisherman shot dead while sitting in the porch of a house
Clare 
August 15, 2022
A fisherman was shot to death this morning while sitting in the porch of a house at New Rose Place. Rohan "Charla" Rawlins was shot at about 11:45 am ...
15-year-old girl missing from her grandmother’s home at Villa
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15-year-old girl missing from her grandmother’s home at Villa
Clare 
August 15, 2022
A 15-year-old girl is missing from her grandmother's residence at Villa. A bulletin from the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF)...
Workers at Argyle International Airport will shut down operations if issues not addressed – Union
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Workers at Argyle International Airport will shut down operations if issues not addressed – Union
Clare 
August 13, 2022
Workers at the Argyle International Airport (AIA) are prepared to take industrial action and shut down operations at the airport if management does no...
Teachers reject re-application offer, say reinstatement is the way to go (+video)
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Teachers reject re-application offer, say reinstatement is the way to go (+video)
Webmaster 
August 12, 2022
Teachers took to the streets of Kingstown yesterday to publicly declare that they do not intend to reapply for jobs, after being unemployed for the pa...
Man killed, others injured in Arnos Vale Karaoke shooting
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Man killed, others injured in Arnos Vale Karaoke shooting
Webmaster 
August 12, 2022
St Vincent and the Grenadines recorded its 26th homicide this week when Frenches resident, Jaron DeRoche was shot and killed at Arnos Vale. Police hav...
36 children introduced to history and built heritage
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36 children introduced to history and built heritage
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August 12, 2022
Thirty-six children from the Edinboro and Ottley Hall community were given the opportunity to learn about the social history and built heritage of the...
RBTT transitions to First National  seamlessly
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RBTT transitions to First National seamlessly
Webmaster 
August 12, 2022
The weekend of Friday July 29 to August 1, 2022 saw a flurry of activity as contractors of the First National Bank of Saint Lucia worked feverishly to...
Washrooms at 21 schools upgraded by Japan
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Washrooms at 21 schools upgraded by Japan
Webmaster 
August 9, 2022
The upgrade of washroom facilities at 21 primary and secondary schools has been completed with a EC$730,000 donation from the Government of Japan. Dur...
Eight students receive scholarships and bursaries  from FLOW
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Eight students receive scholarships and bursaries from FLOW
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August 9, 2022
Four students have received full scholarship packages from telecommunications company FLOW, while four others received one time grants. Receiving the ...
New Consul General to US welcomed by colleagues
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New Consul General to US welcomed by colleagues
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August 12, 2022
This country’s newly appointed Consul General to the United States received commendations from colleagues at a welcoming ceremony at Friends of Crown ...
Ah Vinjam Wedding
Bassy - Love Vine
Ah Vinjam Wedding
Webmaster 
August 5, 2022
De highlight of my Emancipation weekend was ah Wedding on Monday. The Ceremony was quite unique. All weddings are unique, except dat dis Ceremony was ...
Government secures funding for the Acute Referral Hospital to be built at Arnos Vale
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Government secures funding for the Acute Referral Hospital to be built at Arnos Vale
Webmaster 
August 9, 2022
The Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines has been credited with just over 50 per cent of the total funding for the Acute Referral Hospital to b...
Pat Ragguette weds childhood friend in lavish ceremony
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Pat Ragguette weds childhood friend in lavish ceremony
Webmaster 
July 15, 2022
It was a scene out of the movies when former female calypso monarch Pat Ragguette wed the love of her life Roy Russell on Saturday, June 25 at the St ...
Tropical Shipping donates to successful students
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Tropical Shipping donates to successful students
Webmaster 
August 9, 2022
Tropical Shipping on Thursday, July 28, handed over donations totalling $4100 to five students who successfully gained entrance into secondary schools...
Mustique Charitable Foundation gives 10 young entrepreneurs a kick start
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Mustique Charitable Foundation gives 10 young entrepreneurs a kick start
Webmaster 
August 9, 2022
A Grant-Loan Project to propel the business ideas of 10 young entrepreneurs in skill areas recently commenced with an official hand over of tools and ...
Taiwan and SVG deepen  relations
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Taiwan and SVG deepen relations
Webmaster 
August 9, 2022
Two treaties were signed on Monday between the Governments of St Vincent and the Grenadines and the Republic of China on Taiwan, that will see the dee...
SVG has capability to test for Monkey Pox – Dr Duncan
Press Release
SVG has capability to test for Monkey Pox – Dr Duncan
Webmaster 
August 9, 2022
Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Roger Duncan has expressed confidence in the health system’s ability to adequately test for the Monkey pox virus. Dunc...
Healthcare workers required to take boosters every 5 months
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Healthcare workers required to take boosters every 5 months
Webmaster 
August 9, 2022
Healthcare workers in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) are now required to take COVID-19 boosters at five-month intervals. This is according to a m...
Peters says ULP is a ‘big deal’
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Peters says ULP is a ‘big deal’
Webmaster 
August 9, 2022
Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Senator Keisal Peters says the Unity Labour Party (ULP) attracts as much attention as it does bec...
Unusual (and Interesting) Medical Conditions
Physician's Weekly
Unusual (and Interesting) Medical Conditions
Webmaster 
August 5, 2022
Q: My wife lives in the States and was diagnosed with persistent sexual arousal syndrome. What is this? And what are some conditions that people in SV...
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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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