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Remains of infants removed after Georgetown house fire
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Remains of infants removed after Georgetown house fire
Christina 
October 24, 2024
The remains of two infants have been removed from a house in Georgetown which was destroyed by fire on Wednesday. The children were brother and sister...
SVG rums stand out at London Rum Festival
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SVG rums stand out at London Rum Festival
Webmaster 
October 18, 2024
RUMS from St Vincent and the Grenadines were a big attraction at the London Rum Festival, the world’s longest-running rum festival. Introduced in 2006...
Two outstanding Vincentians honoured by VINCI in New York
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Two outstanding Vincentians honoured by VINCI in New York
Webmaster 
October 18, 2024
TWO OUTSTANDING Vincentians were honoured, and another acknowledged for her sporting prowess by the Vincentian American Independent National Charities...
Unreasonable police bill for Cricket says PM
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Unreasonable police bill for Cricket says PM
Webmaster 
October 18, 2024
“LET’S BE REASONABLE.” This is the plea of Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves to police officers who recently provided security during this country’s ...
Vincentian Basketball Star Leads MCU to Repeat Championship Victory in Taiwan
Sports
Vincentian Basketball Star Leads MCU to Repeat Championship Victory in Taiwan
Webmaster 
October 18, 2024
VINCENTIAN, Michael Smith, aged 21, has successfully led his team to victory for the second consecutive year in the Miaoli Cup Championship in Taiwan....
Woman charged for defamation and distributing sexual images
From the Courts
Woman charged for defamation and distributing sexual images
Christina 
October 15, 2024
A self-employed resident of Ottley Hall, has pleaded guilty to posting defamatory remarks about another woman on social media. Zarrieta Zavisha Wilson...
Jet Blue flight crew optimistic about destination SVG
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Jet Blue flight crew optimistic about destination SVG
Christina 
October 15, 2024
Last Wednesday, October 9, 2024, a new partnership was established to offer direct flights between New York, USA, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines (...
Retired educator chopped, robbed in Sandy Bay
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Retired educator chopped, robbed in Sandy Bay
Webmaster 
October 15, 2024
Police are investigating an incident in Sandy Bay which has left a retired educator nursing chop wounds about his body at the weekend. Around noon on ...
Larger and cooler parade  for 45th Independence  Anniversary – SoP Simmons
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Larger and cooler parade for 45th Independence Anniversary – SoP Simmons
Webmaster 
October 15, 2024
Troops participating in the 45th Independence night parade on October 27, 2024, are welcoming the change as previous parades held during the day resul...
Hundreds come out to share ‘messages of hope’ at breast cancer walk
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Hundreds come out to share ‘messages of hope’ at breast cancer walk
Webmaster 
October 15, 2024
The streets of Kingstown were coloured pink on Friday, October 11, 2024, as hundreds of Ministry of Health stakeholders, school children and cancer su...
Barrouallie bus conductor charged with murder of contractor
From the Courts, News
Barrouallie bus conductor charged with murder of contractor
Webmaster 
October 15, 2024
A ‘Bagga’ youth has appeared in court, charged with the murder of a man who died last weekend after sustaining multiple stab wounds to his body. Jevon...
ULP trying to bamboozle the public with new hospital-Dr Friday
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ULP trying to bamboozle the public with new hospital-Dr Friday
Webmaster 
October 15, 2024
Over the last 23 years, the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (MCMH) has been going downhill, but with election in the air, leader of the Opposition Dr. G...
350 local workers to help build new Hospital
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350 local workers to help build new Hospital
Webmaster 
October 11, 2024
The construction of the new Acute Referral Hospital in Arnos Vale, is expected to be completed by a local workforce of 300-plus workers. Preliminary w...
Four new speakers stolen from St George’s Anglican Cathedral, Kingstown
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Four new speakers stolen from St George’s Anglican Cathedral, Kingstown
Webmaster 
October 11, 2024
One day before the visit to the Windward Islands Anglican Diocese of the outgoing Bishop of the Episcopal Church, four brand new speakers were stolen ...
Jet Blue passengers, crew receive warm welcome on inaugural flight
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Jet Blue passengers, crew receive warm welcome on inaugural flight
Webmaster 
October 11, 2024
Wednesday, October 9, 2024, marked a historic day for St Vincent and the Grenadines’ aviation service with the inauguration of non-stop flights from J...
Local artist receives Knighthood in Malta
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Local artist receives Knighthood in Malta
Webmaster 
October 11, 2024
Local artist and entrepreneur, Calvert Jones has been knighted under the ancient and prestigious lineage of the Knights of Malta (KMFAP). The conferme...
Candlelight memorial for Special Needs Youth who drowned
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Candlelight memorial for Special Needs Youth who drowned
Webmaster 
October 11, 2024
Residents of Sandy Bay and surrounding areas will be paying respect to a beloved son of the soil, whose body was recently fished out of the sea at Owi...
Stakeholders knock heads in SVG on sustaining agriculture in the Caribbean
News
Stakeholders knock heads in SVG on sustaining agriculture in the Caribbean
Christina 
October 10, 2024
After the virtual launch of Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) 2024 on June 14, 2024, St Vincent and the Grenadines was struck by a devastating hurri...
Vincy Heat battles El Salvador for CONCACAF top spot
Sports
Vincy Heat battles El Salvador for CONCACAF top spot
Christina 
October 9, 2024
St Vincent and the Grenadines' Senior Men’s Football team, Vincy Heat, will battle El Salvador in two matches at the Arnos Vale Playing Field. The fir...
‘Royal dream’ comes true  for Miss SVG
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‘Royal dream’ comes true for Miss SVG
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October 8, 2024
by Eldonte Samuel At a media event on Tuesday, September 17,2024, Zada Stephens expressed her desire to be crowned this year’s Miss SVG, saying it was...
‘Thoughts and prayers’ not enough says Union Island climate change activist
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‘Thoughts and prayers’ not enough says Union Island climate change activist
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October 8, 2024
“We are tired of the platitudes and the thoughts and prayers that without meaningful action…”. These were the parting words which Union Island lawyer ...
Women  allegedly involved in Langley Park Primary School  melee plead not guilty
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Women allegedly involved in Langley Park Primary School melee plead not guilty
Webmaster 
October 8, 2024
Three women charged in connection with a melee seen on a Facebook video in circulation, pleaded not guilty in court yesterday, Monday, October 7, 2024...
One Vincy, four Trinis on multiple drugs charges(+Video)
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One Vincy, four Trinis on multiple drugs charges(+Video)
Webmaster 
October 8, 2024
Four Trinidadians and a Petit Bordel man who were charged with illegal drug possession, drug trafficking and conspiracy to traffic, were posing for ph...
Man well known to the police shot and killed at Villa
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Man well known to the police shot and killed at Villa
Webmaster 
October 8, 2024
A man who was well known to the police was shot and killed over the weekend at Villa. Martin “Jahson” James who was deported from the USA more than tw...
Base level temperatures increase at La Soufriere Volcano
News
Base level temperatures increase at La Soufriere Volcano
Christina 
October 8, 2024
The Seismic Research Center on Monday October 7, 2024 at 2:38 pm communicated information about a low thermal anomaly (temperatures above existing bac...
St. Lucian baby  gets life-saving  surgery in SVG
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St. Lucian baby gets life-saving surgery in SVG
Mother thankful to WPP and SVG
Webmaster 
October 4, 2024
Another non-national, this time a Saint Lucian, has praised the healthcare system in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). Sabina Louis, via Facebook o...
President of Cuba confers honour on Renwick Rose
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President of Cuba confers honour on Renwick Rose
Webmaster 
October 4, 2024
Veteran local journalist, social and political advocate, and activist, Renwick Rose, has been honoured by the Government of Cuba for his unstinting su...
Mother of murdered teenager speaks out after being ridiculed
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Mother of murdered teenager speaks out after being ridiculed
Webmaster 
October 4, 2024
The ridicule that Takisha DaSouza has received on social media and on radio talk shows has been substantial, but the mother of five claims the negativ...
Back to back killings in  Petit Bordel
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Back to back killings in Petit Bordel
Webmaster 
October 4, 2024
Last weekend, there were two gun killings in Petit Bordel, a close-knit community where gun violence is rare. Dead are Othnell ‘Curtell’ Lavia, and St...
Peto residents indoors before dark after double killings
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Peto residents indoors before dark after double killings
Webmaster 
October 4, 2024
Though Petit Bordel has recorded violent incidents in the past, including murder, residents believe the two shooting deaths which occurred last weeken...
Teen’s death caused by drowning due to blunt trauma
News
Teen’s death caused by drowning due to blunt trauma
Christina 
October 3, 2024
The Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) provided an update on the death of FairHall teen, Matthew DaSouza. The body of the 13...
Teen found dead in Sion Hill Bay
News
Teen found dead in Sion Hill Bay
Christina 
October 1, 2024
Police responded to a report on Monday night where the body of a male teen was found at Sion Hill Bay. The boy, who is believed to be around age 12, w...
Vincentian woman heads UWI Global Campus, SVG
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Vincentian woman heads UWI Global Campus, SVG
Webmaster 
October 1, 2024
The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Global Campus has announced the appointment of Vincentian, Dr Resa Noel-McBarnett as Head of Site, St Vinc...
Suspended sentence and compensation ordered for heavy hammer attacker
From the Courts, News
Suspended sentence and compensation ordered for heavy hammer attacker
Webmaster 
October 1, 2024
A Canouan man, who struck his co-worker in the head with a heavy hammer was given a suspended sentence and ordered to pay compensation. Randolph “Juni...
Magistrate urges Sharpes woman to keep her anger in check
From the Courts, News
Magistrate urges Sharpes woman to keep her anger in check
Webmaster 
October 1, 2024
A woman from Redemption Sharpes was warned by a Senior Magistrate to keep her anger in check, after she slapped her relative for allegedly getting her...
Father wants ‘swift justice’  in his son’s stabbing death
News
Father wants ‘swift justice’ in his son’s stabbing death
Webmaster 
October 1, 2024
Kenrick “Abdul” Hazell wants swift justice for his son’s killer, and hopes the man responsible for his death spends the rest of his life in prison. Ha...
Vincy Jewels are ECCB International Netball Series champions!
Sports
Vincy Jewels are ECCB International Netball Series champions!
Christina 
September 30, 2024
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Vincy Jewels handed the defending ECCB International Netball Series champions, Grenada, their second and most significa...
Vincy Jewels move one step closer to regional netball victory
Sports
Vincy Jewels move one step closer to regional netball victory
Christina 
September 29, 2024
St. Vincent and the Grenadines moved one step closer to regaining the ECCB International Netball title with a 56 – 41 victory over the Cayman Islands....
Child abuse charges brought against Lowmans Windward woman
From the Courts, News
Child abuse charges brought against Lowmans Windward woman
Webmaster 
September 27, 2024
Police have arrested and charged Mavis Cockburn, a 45-year-old Domestic Worker of Lowmans Windward, with two counts of assault related to the physical...
Several people injured as three vans collide
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Several people injured as three vans collide
Webmaster 
September 27, 2024
Two persons are still in hospital following an accident along the Nelson Mandela Highway in the vicinity of the Lewis Punnett Home, on Wednesday, Sept...
‘Fix the road as well’ – Taxi operator pleads for Fort Charlotte road repairs
Front Page
‘Fix the road as well’ – Taxi operator pleads for Fort Charlotte road repairs
Webmaster 
September 27, 2024
Tour operators are questioning if Fort Charlotte will, for another season, be scratched from the list of tourist attractions as the site remains under...
LIAT 2020 flies to SVG from October
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LIAT 2020 flies to SVG from October
Webmaster 
September 27, 2024
Vincentians, at home and abroad, as well as potential visitors have been questioning when and if the revamped regional air carrier, LIAT 2020, would b...
Vincentian author weighs in on weighty global  issues at Canada Summit
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Vincentian author weighs in on weighty global issues at Canada Summit
Webmaster 
September 27, 2024
by Eldonte Samuel Janielle Browne, an author, poet and teacher at the University of Toronto, was the only representative from St. Vincent and the Gren...
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Vincentian UWI Professor gives SVG an “A” for educational advancement
News
Vincentian UWI Professor gives SVG an “A” for educational advancement
Forrest 
July 4, 2025
The government of St Vincent and the Grenadines has been given a high grade for the strides made in education during its term in office, but is concer...
Four for Miss SVG grace Junior Calypso and Soca Monarch competition
News
Four for Miss SVG grace Junior Calypso and Soca Monarch competition
Forrest 
July 4, 2025
Four contestants who will be competing in the Miss SVG show later this year, made an appearance at the Junior Calypso and Soca Monarch Competition on ...
SVG appoints Mikhail Charles as  Legal Advisor at UK High Commission
News
SVG appoints Mikhail Charles as Legal Advisor at UK High Commission
Forrest 
July 4, 2025
Vincentian lawyer, Mikhail Charles, has been appointed Honorary Legal Advisor for St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) at its High Commission in the Un...
Five entrepreneurs to make business pitch in Men’s Empowerment Project
News
Five entrepreneurs to make business pitch in Men’s Empowerment Project
Forrest 
July 4, 2025
The Centre for Enterprise Development Inc, (CED) has announced its upcoming Business Pitch Competition, where five dynamic entrepreneurs will compete ...
Island Journeys: Rebuilding home and hope after Hurricane Beryl, Uriel Thomas’ Story
News
Island Journeys: Rebuilding home and hope after Hurricane Beryl, Uriel Thomas’ Story
Forrest 
July 4, 2025
When Hurricane Beryl tore into Union Island in 2024, it didn’t just flatten homes it upended lives, reshaped communities, and served as another harsh ...

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