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PM hails the fruits of the ‘Education Revolution’
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PM hails the fruits of the ‘Education Revolution’
Forrest 
July 1, 2025
The education revolution introduced by the Ralph Gonsalves-led administration following the win of his Unity Labour Party (ULP), in the 2001 general e...
Beryl Memorial today in Southern Grenadines
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Beryl Memorial today in Southern Grenadines
Forrest 
July 1, 2025
One year ago today, on July 1, 2024, Hurricane Beryl, a category five hurricane, struck St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and nearby islands, leavin...
Word to Graduating Math Teachers: Roll up your sleeves and Get to work
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Word to Graduating Math Teachers: Roll up your sleeves and Get to work
Forrest 
July 1, 2025
Educators in St Vincent and the Grenadines are being urged to do away with the approach of having students just blindly follow instructions in the tea...
CPEA performances inspiring, says Education Minister
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CPEA performances inspiring, says Education Minister
Forrest 
July 1, 2025
Minister of Education, Curtis King, said the results of this year’s Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment (CPEA)examination are inspirational. He told the...
Eleven selected to go up against MaddZart for Calypso Crown
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Eleven selected to go up against MaddZart for Calypso Crown
Forrest 
July 1, 2025
Eleven calypsonians have been selected from the Calypso semi-finals to compete in the Calypso finals scheduled for Sunday, July 6, 2025 in at Dimanche...
Caribbean delegation travels to Europe to discuss slavery reparations
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Caribbean delegation travels to Europe to discuss slavery reparations
Forrest 
July 1, 2025
Leaders in the reparations movement from across the Caribbean region will be in Europe next week for a series of political engagements. The delegation...
Police investigate fatal auto crash, and homicide
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Police investigate fatal auto crash, and homicide
Forrest 
July 1, 2025
The Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) said its Traffic Branch has launched an investigation into a motor vehicle collision whi...
Island Scholars Inc. announces scholarships for the 2025-2026 academic year
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Island Scholars Inc. announces scholarships for the 2025-2026 academic year
Forrest 
July 1, 2025
Students who are citizens of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), and currently reside there are encouraged to apply for university scholarships from...
Sugar Mill Academy families reflect on CPEA journey
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Sugar Mill Academy families reflect on CPEA journey
Forrest 
July 1, 2025
Striking a good balance with school work, extracurricular and leisure activities required some juggling and shuffling from the five Sugar Mill Academy...
Community College extends entry criteria for applicants
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Community College extends entry criteria for applicants
Forrest 
July 1, 2025
The St Vincent and the Grenadines Community College (SVGCC) has extended its entry criteria for applicants by basing entry on the applicant’s chosen p...
PM Commends students’ performance at CPEA
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PM Commends students’ performance at CPEA
Forrest 
July 1, 2025
Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, has extended congratulations to all the students who sat the 2025 CPEA exams following release by the Ministry of ...
Five out of Ten  for Sugar Mill Academy in CPEA
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Five out of Ten for Sugar Mill Academy in CPEA
Webmaster 
June 27, 2025
In any school setting, a score of five out of ten would be considered below average but for the Sugar Mill Academy, who copped five out of the top ten...
Hard work pays off for Korey
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Hard work pays off for Korey
Webmaster 
June 27, 2025
(Korey Micah Lavia, Lowman’s Leeward Anglican School) While Kenroy has been away providing for his family as a seaman, his wife Venola, who works as a...
Adrina places first for girls overall in CPEA
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Adrina places first for girls overall in CPEA
Webmaster 
June 27, 2025
(Adrina Ledger, Sugar Mill Academy ) Aspiring lawyer with a green thumb, Adrina Ledger, has emerged as the top girl in the country. She told SEARCHLIG...
Make your weak subjects become strong and your strong subjects … Mason
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Make your weak subjects become strong and your strong subjects … Mason
Webmaster 
June 27, 2025
(Mason Rayshaud Williams, New Grounds Primary School) When Mason Rayshaud Williams, a student of the New Grounds Primary School, learnt about his resu...
Raffique scores  100  percent  in Science
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Raffique scores 100 percent in Science
Webmaster 
June 27, 2025
(Raffique Latchman, Sion Hill Government School ) Science and Mathematics lover, Raffique Latchman, can brag of being the only student in St Vincent a...
McCalmon family sees God’s faithfulness through Blossom’s stellar CPEA results
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McCalmon family sees God’s faithfulness through Blossom’s stellar CPEA results
Webmaster 
June 27, 2025
Blossom Petal McCalmon’s mother, Heather, has always known that she was intelligent and would have probably placed in the top 20 in the CPEA. She was ...
Man jailed after stealing rum for Father’s Day
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Man jailed after stealing rum for Father’s Day
Webmaster 
June 27, 2025
A Lowmans Leeward man, who said he stole two quarter bottles of Strong Rum “because tomorrow is Father’s Day” was sentenced to prison for three months...
Twenty-one Housing Lots identified on Union Island for displaced Residents
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Twenty-one Housing Lots identified on Union Island for displaced Residents
Webmaster 
June 27, 2025
Minister of Housing, Orando Brewster, said in Parliament on Monday, June 23, 2025, that 21 housing lots have been identified on Union Island to help s...
OnSite- Yet another opportunity for Young People, says Finance Minister
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OnSite- Yet another opportunity for Young People, says Finance Minister
Webmaster 
June 27, 2025
One hundred and eighty-four interns gathered at the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College Campus on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, for an orient...
Better conduct called for at VincyMas events
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Better conduct called for at VincyMas events
Webmaster 
June 27, 2025
Patrons at the Bacchanal Bay event hosted by the Carnival Development Corporation (CDC), displayed conduct which does not sit well with CDC officials....
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​CED TAMEED Project targets men creating wealth
Webmaster 
June 27, 2025
The Center for Enterprise Development (CED), held its inaugural Men’s Empowerment Business Symposium on Thursday, June 19, 2025, that aims to assist m...
Nineteen graduate from SVG Coast Guard Basic Seamanship Course
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Nineteen graduate from SVG Coast Guard Basic Seamanship Course
Webmaster 
June 27, 2025
Nineteen officers from the Coast Guard Auxiliary (CGA) and other units on Friday, June 20, 2025, graduated from the SVG Coast Guard Basic Seamanship C...
Rose Place  businessman with 38 convictions cries ‘spite’
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Rose Place businessman with 38 convictions cries ‘spite’
Webmaster 
June 24, 2025
A Rose Place man who was convicted for the 39th time, after he was caught with 964 grammes of cannabis in his shop said he was being spitefully treate...
Former St Joseph’s Convent, Kingstown student cries for help
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Former St Joseph’s Convent, Kingstown student cries for help
Webmaster 
June 24, 2025
Life is becoming very hard for an ailing woman who takes care of her elderly mother, but who has now lost her ability to do so. “I can’t even do anyth...
SVG welcomes new British High Commissioner
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SVG welcomes new British High Commissioner
Webmaster 
June 24, 2025
The Government of the United Kingdom (UK), has announced the appointment of Simon Mustard as the new British High Commissioner to St. Vincent and the ...
Advisory Council launches ‘Ignite – the Official Talent Search’
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Advisory Council launches ‘Ignite – the Official Talent Search’
Webmaster 
June 24, 2025
The Prime Ministerial Advisory Council on Youth has launched “Ignite – The Official Talent Search”, a national competition aimed at discovering and ce...
Road rage almost lands ‘Bagga’ van driver in jail
From the Courts, News
Road rage almost lands ‘Bagga’ van driver in jail
Webmaster 
June 24, 2025
A Barrouallie omni-bus driver, who opened another driver’s door, raised a knife at him, then punched his shoulder after their vehicles’ wheels touched...
Insurance Association to Examine “Tariff Wars” at luncheon
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Insurance Association to Examine “Tariff Wars” at luncheon
Webmaster 
June 23, 2025
In keeping with the established objectives of the recently installed Executive of the Insurance Association of SVG, that body has set about to keep it...
PM urges public servants to ‘Come back to Work’
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PM urges public servants to ‘Come back to Work’
Webmaster 
June 20, 2025
Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves has once again appealed to public servants who were deemed absent without leave, and dismissed from their positions...
Focus on capabilities over credentials, Director General of the OECS
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Focus on capabilities over credentials, Director General of the OECS
Webmaster 
June 20, 2025
The education systems in the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS, have come under criticism for its heavy focus on credentials rather than ...
Sandals and SVG Community College conclude pilot internship programme
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Sandals and SVG Community College conclude pilot internship programme
Webmaster 
June 20, 2025
Sandals, St Vincent and the Grenadines has concluded a pilot internship programme in collaboration with the St Vincent and the Grenadines Community Co...
Magistrate orders young man to  enroll in Skills Training Programme
From the Courts, News
Magistrate orders young man to enroll in Skills Training Programme
Webmaster 
June 20, 2025
A homeless young man, who aspires to be a makeup artist and nail technician was bonded and sent to Marion House to receive counselling for stealing a ...
Cane Garden mother steals content from purse
From the Courts, News
Cane Garden mother steals content from purse
Webmaster 
June 20, 2025
A Cane Garden mother, who found a purse in Kingstown and handed it over to the police was given a suspended sentence for stealing the money inside. Ke...
PM commends Public Service Choir, urges them to record
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PM commends Public Service Choir, urges them to record
Webmaster 
June 20, 2025
The musical rendition done by the Public Service Choir at the start of Public Service Week, on Monday, June 16, 2025, has prompted Prime Minister, Dr ...
VINLEC urges home  owners to clear vegetation around their properties
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VINLEC urges home owners to clear vegetation around their properties
Webmaster 
June 20, 2025
With the hurricane season officially started and predictions for an above-normal season, the St Vincent Electricity Service Limited (VINLEC) is urging...
NSPD welcomes CDC’s planned upgrade of Victoria Park
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NSPD welcomes CDC’s planned upgrade of Victoria Park
Webmaster 
June 20, 2025
The National Society of Persons with DisAbilities has lauded the planned upgrade of Victoria Park, in time for VincyMas 2025. Among the enhancements t...
​Clare Valley Government School completes math initiative
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​Clare Valley Government School completes math initiative
Webmaster 
June 20, 2025
A six week math initiative among Grade K students at the Clare Valley Government School involving parents wrapped up last Friday, June 20, 2025, with ...
Forty-two Specialised Security Courses on RSS’ 2025 training agenda
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Forty-two Specialised Security Courses on RSS’ 2025 training agenda
Webmaster 
June 20, 2025
The Regional Security System Training Institute (RSS TI) has set out an ambitious training schedule for 2025, offering 42 specialised courses aimed at...
Despite progress, child labour still affects 138 million children globally – ILO, UNICEF
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Despite progress, child labour still affects 138 million children globally – ILO, UNICEF
Webmaster 
June 17, 2025
Nearly 138 million children were engaged in child labour in 2024, including around 54 million in hazardous work likely to jeopardize their health, saf...
Vincentian storyteller/comedian launches Children’s Book
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Vincentian storyteller/comedian launches Children’s Book
Webmaster 
June 17, 2025
Collin Butler, a Vincentian storyteller and comedian, who resides in the Virgin Island, has launched a Children’s book, ‘Island Adventure: Caribbean T...
Police not tolerating  obscene lyrics, indecent assault this carnival season
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Police not tolerating obscene lyrics, indecent assault this carnival season
Webmaster 
June 17, 2025
The Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) has issued a stern warning about non-tolerance of certain behaviours usually heightened ...
Soca Monarch preliminaries at Victoria Park on Friday
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Soca Monarch preliminaries at Victoria Park on Friday
Christina 
June 13, 2025
The Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) invites managers, producers, artistes and members of the public to the 2025 Soca Monarch Preliminaries. The...
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SVG Represented at Global Water Workshop
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SVG Represented at Global Water Workshop
Forrest 
July 18, 2025
A three-member delegation represented St Vincent and the Grenadines at a recently concluded high-level workshop hosted by the Global Water Partnership...
Owner of Food Processing enterprise wins Men’s Empowerment Project Business Pitch Competition
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Owner of Food Processing enterprise wins Men’s Empowerment Project Business Pitch Competition
Forrest 
July 18, 2025
Ferique Shortte, owner and operator of Union Food Processing, a startup business, captured the first-place prize in the men’s empowerment project Busi...
PM Gonsalves calls for greater commitment to the CARICOM Development Fund
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PM Gonsalves calls for greater commitment to the CARICOM Development Fund
Forrest 
July 18, 2025
Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, has called for a renewed regionalcommitment to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Development Fund (CDF), emphasizi...
Transparency and Fairness needed in T&T-controlled Regional Airspace – PM Gonsalves
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Transparency and Fairness needed in T&T-controlled Regional Airspace – PM Gonsalves
Forrest 
July 18, 2025
The Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) is hoping to hold discussions in relation to sharing the benefits derived from the Piarco Flight...
Greiggs teacher seeks support to compete at international pageant
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Greiggs teacher seeks support to compete at international pageant
Forrest 
July 18, 2025
Early childhood educator and creative, Kishan Rodney, is hoping to bring the crown home to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), when she competes in t...

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