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From the Courts, News
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April 17, 2026
Two 15-year-old secondary school students were taken before the Serious Offences Court on Thursday, April 16, charged with possession of offensive 202...
Budding teenage athlete Alia, laid to rest
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April 17, 2026
On Saturday, April 11, 2026 teenaged athlete Alia Crystal McDowall, was laid to rest at the Lowmans Hill Cemetery, following a funeral service at the ...
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April 17, 2026
A local dancehall artiste has released a song, mocking the gunshot homicides of Layou residents Enrique “Shebu” John, his cousin Perrance Matthews, an...
Vincymas 2026 – The Great  Escape is officially launched
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April 17, 2026
Vincymas, St Vincent and the Grenadines’ premier cultural festival is ready and rearing to go, following the launch on Saturday, April 11, 2026 at the tarmac of the decommissioned E.T Joshua Airport. The runway-style background and stage were indeed ...
Act to amend RPA heading to Parliament Tuesday
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April 17, 2026
Opposition Leader Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, has given the New Democratic Party (NDP) administration an ultimatum to withdraw their plans to amend the Constitution, or else “all hell will break loose”. The outspoken political leader of the Unity Labour Par...
Court to decide on competency of  doctors to provide Psychiatric reports
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April 17, 2026
Two doctors who prepared, and one who signed off on a competency to stand trial report for a mental health patient, told the Serious Offences Court, under oath, that they are not trained psychiatrists. The trio also admitted, under questioning from l...
Taiwan Navy squadron visits SVG after more than two decades
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April 17, 2026
St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and the Republic of China, Taiwan, may be worlds apart, but a visit by the R.O.C. Navy 2026 Midshipmen Cruising and Training Squadron from April 14 to 16, 2026 made that distance feel profoundly less. That was the ...
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From the Courts, News
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April 17, 2026
Two 15-year-old secondary school students were taken before the Serious Offences Court on Thursday, April 16, charged with possession of offensive 202...
Budding teenage athlete Alia, laid to rest
News
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April 17, 2026
On Saturday, April 11, 2026 teenaged athlete Alia Crystal McDowall, was laid to rest at the Lowmans Hill Cemetery, following a funeral service at the ...
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April 17, 2026
A local dancehall artiste has released a song, mocking the gunshot homicides of Layou residents Enrique “Shebu” John, his cousin Perrance Matthews, an...
Sports
Local Cricket in hospice condition
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April 17, 2026
Unless something is done drastically, lovers of cricket here in St Vincent and the Grenadines may soon be hearing a sport’s eulogy. This as the sport ...
Lady Heat cherishes  win over USVI
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April 17, 2026
After suffering big losses to Mexico and Puerto Rico in their previous two matches, St Vincent and the Grenadines senior women’s Football team, Lady H...
From the Courts
Police charged for theft granted $3,000 bail
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April 10, 2026
A Police Constable, who is currently under investigation for alleged for attempted murder, has been granted bail on a theft charge. Phillip Arrindell ...
Domestic Worker on two counts of assault
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March 13, 2026
A 45-year-old domestic worker of Campden Park, who pleaded not guilty in court to two counts of assault, has been granted bail and will appear in cour...