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Consultant charged with three counts of deception
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September 11, 2026
THE POLICE, on September 5, 2026, arrested and charged Liane Jaxon-Defreitas, a 33-year-old consultant of Green Hill, with three counts of deception. ...
Murals enhance Villa/ Calliaqua stretch
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September 11, 2026
A CONSPICUOUS addition to the area between the Aquatic Club gap to the entrance near the French Verandah Restaurant on the coastal Villa stretch, has ...
Barbados steps up swine fever protection
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September 11, 2026
BARBADOS IS STEPPING up efforts to protect its agriculture sector from animal health and biosecurity threats, particularly African Swine Fever (ASF), ...
President Lula defends Brazil’s sovereignty
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September 11, 2026
ON SUNDAY, [September 6, 2026] Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva defended national sovereignty on the eve of Independence Day,[September 7...
Kione De Shong etching his name
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September 11, 2026
KIONE DE SHONG, one of St Vincent and the Grenadines’ upcoming swimmers is etching his name in the record books whenever he competes. A member of the ...
Richland Park Primary gets new computer lab
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September 11, 2026
THE STUDENTS AND staff of the Richland Park Government School have been encouraged to never allow their circumstances to determine the size of their dreams. That boost was delivered by Tacelia C. Williams of TCW Foundation during the handing over of ...
Thousands headback to school
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September 8, 2026
THE MAJORITY of primary, secondary, and technical- vocational institutions across St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), officially reopened their doors yesterday, Monday, September 7, 2026, welcoming staff and students for the start of the 2026–2027 a...
NDP benefitting from ULP ‘windfall’ – Opposition Leader
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September 8, 2026
LEADER OFTHE OPPOSITION Dr. Ralph Gonsalves said without certain “windfalls”, created by the Unity Labour Party (ULP) administration, the current government would not be able to meet certain obligations, among them the payroll. Speaking on the Mornin...
‘Start swimming or sink like a spoon’ PM Friday warns
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September 8, 2026
PRIME MINISTER DR. GODWIN FRIDAY has warned that regional administrations must “start swimming or sink like a spoon,” as he called for a comprehensive transformation of fiscal architecture across Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Friday who was ...
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Consultant charged with three counts of deception
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September 11, 2026
THE POLICE, on September 5, 2026, arrested and charged Liane Jaxon-Defreitas, a 33-year-old consultant of Green Hill, with three counts of deception. ...
Murals enhance Villa/ Calliaqua stretch
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September 11, 2026
A CONSPICUOUS addition to the area between the Aquatic Club gap to the entrance near the French Verandah Restaurant on the coastal Villa stretch, has ...
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Kione De Shong etching his name
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September 11, 2026
KIONE DE SHONG, one of St Vincent and the Grenadines’ upcoming swimmers is etching his name in the record books whenever he competes. A member of the ...
Ty Clarke scores in his first CPL start
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September 8, 2026
VINCENTIANTY CLARKE scored his first professional goal in his second game for Inter Toronto FC last Saturday, September 5, 2026, against Forge FC in t...
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Electrician charged with multiple offenses
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September 4, 2026
A 44-YEAR-OLD electrician of Belair charged with multiple offenses, was granted EC$10,000 bail with one surety when he appeared at the Serious Offence...
Five charged with affray
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August 28, 2026
Five men, two of whom are teenagers, have been charged with the offense of affray, which is described as a criminal offense that involves two or more ...
Man with mental issues jailed
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July 31, 2026
KESROYWILLIAMS A mentally ill man whose court case spurred an intimate look into the treatment of psychiatric patients in St Vincent and the Grenadine...
Theft of rum lands elderly man in jail
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July 3, 2026
A 70-year-old man of Kingstown Park/Sion Hill received a short jail sentence over his theft of two 200 ml bottles of Strong Rum. The police said in a ...