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Court to decide today on competency to stand trial report
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April 21, 2026
TODAY, APRIL 21, 2026 the Serious Offences Court is expected to make a decision regarding a competency to stand trial report relating to psychiatric patient Kesroy Williams. The ruling on the permissibility of the report was expected to be made yeste...
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...
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Under-aged boys charged with knife possession
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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...
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April 21, 2026
There were three special awardees when the April 8-11, 2026 Tus-T Water Easter Junior National Squash Tournament ended at the National Squash Centre, ...
Lady Heat ends campaign with a win
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April 21, 2026
ST VINCENT and the Grenadines’ senior women’s team, Lady Heat, eked out a 1-0 win over St Lucia last Saturday, April 18, 2026 in their final Group A e...
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April 21, 2026
The St Vincent Grammar School is the lone Vincentian outfit to compete at the 2026 Penn Relays in the Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA. Set for Frankli...
From the Courts
Union Island Man on four gun charges, remanded
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April 14, 2026
A UNION ISLAND MAN who is facing four gun related charges, including shooting another man in his left leg with a firearm, was remanded into custody. Z...
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 ...