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Government secures funding for new hospital

Local government has received 80 per cent of the funding it needs to reform the delivery of healthcare in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). Finance...

August 12, 2022

News

Dr Friday plans to have round table discussion on education with stakeholders

OPPOSITION LEADER, Dr Godwin Friday is to have a “round table” discussion with educators, employers and other interested persons in St Vincent and the...

September 23, 2022

News

Graduates of the SVGCC invited to apply for vacancies at Beaches Resorts

BEACHES RESORTS has teamed up with the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College (SVGCC) to recruit workers for its Turks and Caicos operations...

September 23, 2022

News

Salary increases, tax relief to cost Government about $60m over 3 years

THE RECENTLY announced salary increases for Government workers over the course of three years, 2023-2025, in addition to multiple tax relief decisions...

September 23, 2022

News

Deputy PM warns of further landslides in Owia and other areas

DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER, Montgomery Daniel has warned about the potential of further landslides in Owia and other areas if more heavy rainfall is experi...

September 23, 2022

News

Government conducts labour market survey to determine training, job needs

TEAMS FROM the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning are now going to various households conducting labour force surveys. Word of this came from M...

September 23, 2022

Editorial

Analysis of the 2022 CSEC results could reveal valuable lessons

THE ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS from the 2022 May/June Caribbean Secondary Certificate (CSEC) examinations is continuing at all levels – in the Mini...

September 23, 2022

Editorial

End of an Era, but will it be ‘Same Old’

BRITAIN’S SECOND Queen Elizabeth was conveyed to her final resting place yesterday, Monday, September 19 with unprecedented pomp, splendour and solemn...

September 20, 2022

Editorial

Queen’s passing a new opportunity for sovereignty

THE PEOPLE of the United Kingdom are in the final stages of their preparations for the final rites over their sovereign, Queen Elizabeth II who died l...

September 16, 2022

Editorial

Another awful tragedy amidst spate of fatal shootings. Will a gun amnesty help?

OUR CONDOLENCES go out to the relatives of the victims of the tragic accident in the Old Sandy Bay area over the weekend.We do hope that the police in...

September 13, 2022

Editorial

Pleasing International Monetary Fund Report

FOR QUITE SOME time now advertisements originating from an unknown source, which paint a very gloomy picture of the economy of St Vincent and the Gren...

September 9, 2022

Our Readers' Opinions

Your Account is Dormant, what does this mean?

This is definitely poor customer service. Making an account dormant is the last resort that any financial institution should take. When customers inte...

September 23, 2022

Our Readers' Opinions

We should not encourage prostitution, but we cannot change it

Editor: Prostitution is not a new thing or a ‘just come’. It was in existence in bible days. Rahab was a harlot. Who in effect was prostituting and so...

September 23, 2022

Our Readers' Opinions

The Catastrophe of Plastic

Editor: The entire world is addicted to plastic. This addiction is crystal clear and it is very easy to find. Have a look at the condition of some of ...

September 23, 2022

Our Readers' Opinions

Testing and generating hypotheses

EDITOR: Students generate and test hypotheses in their ordinary everyday living. They make evaluations and judgments. They make decisions based on wha...

September 16, 2022

Our Readers' Opinions

It is time to increase prayers for the nation

EDITOR: Death is something we could never get accustomed to. Yet we are faced with death of loved ones so often these days. It reminds us of how fragi...

September 16, 2022