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AIA starts process towards certification
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August 21, 2026
Fixing the issues at St Vincent and the Grenadines’ (SVG), various airports is high on the agenda of the current administration and one thing that is ...
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Swimmers gave good account at CAC Games
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August 21, 2026
Punching above their weight class, the two Vincentian swimmers Hazel Dabriel and Zariel Nelson, gave a good account of themselves, when they competed ...
In comes Mr Michael Findlay
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In comes Mr Michael Findlay
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August 21, 2026
The decision by the executive committee of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation (SVGFF), to select and appoint Canadian Michael Findl...
In Memoriam – Maude Garraway
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In Memoriam – Maude Garraway
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August 21, 2026
In memory of our dearly departed mother, grandmother and great-grandmother Maude Garraway who departed this life on the 16th August 2007. Her life was...
In Memoriam – Vilna” June” Bennett
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In Memoriam – Vilna” June” Bennett
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August 21, 2026
In cherished memory of our beloved wife, mother, and grandmother: Vilna” June” Bennett of Indian Bay who left us eleven years ago today. Though a deca...
Changes in top ranks of SVG Police Force
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Changes in top ranks of SVG Police Force
THE Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) has announced changes in the highest ranks of the organisation, with seasoned officers Trevor “Buju” Bailey now acting as Commissioner of Police (COP), and Junior Simmons acting as the Dep...
August 18, 2026
Weekend brings chaos in Kingstown
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Weekend brings chaos in Kingstown
POLICE OFFICERS in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) were kept busy between August 14 to August 17, as four separate shooting incidents were recorded, two of which resulted in females being hospitalised. The chaotic weekend began on Friday, August ...
August 18, 2026
Pharmacist freed of wounding with licenced firearm charge
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Pharmacist freed of wounding with licenced firearm charge
THE USE OF A LICENSED FIREARM for self defence was again ventilated before the courts when this time around, pharmacist Esworth Lewis was freed of a charge of wounding, and use of a firearm with intent to commit an offence. This is the second licence...
August 18, 2026
Police present scholarships and bursaries to 78 students
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Police present scholarships and bursaries to 78 students
THE ROYAL STVINCENT and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF), on Thursday, August 13, 2026 handed out scholarships and bursaries to 78 students who will enter secondary schools at the start of the 2026-27 school year at a ceremony held under the them...
August 18, 2026
Inland Revenue Department updating Property Tax Information
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Inland Revenue Department updating Property Tax Information
THEVALUATION UNIT in the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) is advising property owners and the general public that it is currently undertaking a comprehensive update of its property tax database which is critical to ensuring that there is a record of c...
August 18, 2026
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Former NDP Gov’t minister passes
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August 21, 2026
This country has lost another former Member of Parliament with the death on Tuesday morning of Alpian Allen, who represented the constituency of North Leeward for three general election cycles- 1989, 1994 and 1998. Allen,who was 86, served within the...
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New ACP Brenton Smith set to tackle gun violence in SVG
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August 21, 2026
ACTING Commissioner of Police Trevor Bailey, said newly promoted Deputy Commissioner Acting Brenton Smith, has been assigned to take strategic command of the nation’s crime-fighting portfolio to directly tackle the surge in gun violence. That portfol...
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New Democratic Party confirms shift in stance on one-China policy
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August 21, 2026
Prime Minister Godwin Friday, has publicly reaffirmed the unwavering commitment of St Vincent and the Grenadines(SVG), to Taiwan with whom it is this year marking 45-years of diplomatic relations. He rejected any shift toward the one-China policy, gi...
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Daughter of Vincentian mother heading to UK ‘Magic Circle’ law firm
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August 21, 2026
by Grace Francis A Vincentian mother who spent 10 years serving in the Royal Navy is celebrating the academic achievements of her daughter, Destiny Rose-Forde Kennedy, who recently graduated from the University of Oxford and is set to begin training ...
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AIA starts process towards certification
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August 21, 2026
Fixing the issues at St Vincent and the Grenadines’ (SVG), various airports is high on the agenda of the current administration and one thing that is ...
Caution given on the responsible use of AI
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Caution given on the responsible use of AI
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August 14, 2026
With Artificial Intelligence (AI) becoming increasingly advanced and accessible, Chief Executive Officer of the National Centre for Technological Inno...
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Swimmers gave good account at CAC Games
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August 21, 2026
Punching above their weight class, the two Vincentian swimmers Hazel Dabriel and Zariel Nelson, gave a good account of themselves, when they competed ...
From the Courts
Man with mental issues jailed
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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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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 ...