Police Corporal to be accorded full military funeral
The police have said that Corporal 118 Vanley Bruce who lost his life in a motor vehicle accident on Sunday, May 26, 2024, will be accorded a full military funeral. The officer, who was attached to the...
View ArticleVINLEC explains island-wide outage
The St Vincent and the Grenadines Electricity Services Limited (VINLEC), has provided an explanation for the power outage on Sunday June 2, 2024, that lasted for just over four hours. The electricity...
View ArticleTwenty-five to battle for North Leeward Soca Monarch title
Twenty-five Soca artistes will do battle for the title of North Leeward Soca Monarch 2024, tonight June 8, at Cherry Hill, Chateaubeliar. The event which starts at 10:00 P.M promises to be electrifying...
View ArticleBardoo selected for prestigious McCain Global Leaders Programme
Vincentian lawyer, activist, writer, and NGO leader, Jeshua Bardoo, has been chosen among an elite group of the top 22 Global Leaders for the McCain Institute’s highly prestigious McCain Global Leaders...
View ArticlePolice stage annual National crime prevention week and exhibition
The Crime Prevention Unit (CPU) of the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF), opened its annual Crime Prevention Week and Exhibition yesterday June 24, 2024. A release from the...
View ArticleGet copyright licenses ahead of Vincymas – says Music Rights group
The Eastern Caribbean Collective Organisation for Music Rights (ECCO), has urged event organisers in St Vincent and the Grenadines and Saint Lucia to obtain copyright licenses ahead of their national...
View ArticleYoulou Arts Foundation to host annual Summer Programme
Youlou Arts Foundation is staging its 2024 Annual Visual Arts Programme -”Growing Young SVG Artists”. The Foundation said in a release that with the long July/August school holidays fast approaching,...
View ArticlePolice recognize two Constables for 20 years of service
The Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) has recognized “the significant milestone” achieved by Police Constable #15 Jermine Durrant, and Police Constable #81 Delroy Pompey. The...
View ArticleNTRC to host MyApp Summer Programme in Canouan and Georgetown
Person interested in being involved in the annual MyApp Summer programme organised by the National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC), have until this Friday June 28, 2024 to register. In...
View ArticleSVG Association of Toronto offers bursary
The St. Vincent and Grenadines Association of Toronto said it is offering three bursaries in its scholarship programme to students attending university, college, or a trade school in the 2024 - 2025...
View ArticleWarning to Caribbean Countries-take the threat from “ghost guns’ seriously
Barbados and other Caribbean countries are being warned to take the growing threat of privately-made firearms (PMFs) more seriously. With increased gun crimes worrying authorities in Barbados and in...
View ArticleNDP condemns recent homicides
The New Democratic Party (NDP), in a release has condemned “the senseless killings that are occurring in our country.” The party highlighted the shooting death this week of Kezron Deshong in Belmont,...
View ArticleMonitor the weather – Met Services
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) Meteorological Services say they are monitoring a tropical wave located over the Eastern Atlantic east of SVG. A weather information statement issued yesterday...
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FAO supports SVG, other Caribbean countries affected by Hurricane
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), has deployed in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and other areas of the Caribbean which have been impacted by Hurricane Beryl. A...
View ArticleGreater urgency needed in Hurricane Beryl recovery – NDP
President of the New Democratic Party (NDP), and Leader of the Opposition Dr Godwin Friday, has called on the government to act with greater urgency in its recovery effort following the passage of...
View ArticlePolice begin annual Summer Programmes
The Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF), yesterday, July 15, began the first of two summer programmes it is offering for 2024. The first programme opened with phase one of the SVG...
View ArticlePAHO, World Bank, and IDB join to strengthen health financing in the Caribbean
UNDERTHE UMBRELLA of the Alliance for Primary Health Care (A4PHC), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the World Bank, and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) convened a two-day...
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Rotary Village Doctor programme helps more than 157 residents on Union Island
THE ROTARY FAMILY in St Vincent which comprises four clubs, provided medical services to more than 157 persons on Union Island last Sunday, July 14, 2024 in the wake of a heightened need following the...
View ArticleSVG Brewery lays out its support for sports, culture and community upliftment
The management of St. Vincent Brewery Limited has laid out their " track record of sponsorship" and support of sports, culture and community upliftment in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. “We thrive...
View ArticleTwenty-six Graduate from Basic Seamanship Course
A BASIC Seamanship course has further equipped 26 young people to provide services within the St.Vincent and the Grenadines Coast Guard Service. A ceremony was held on Friday, July 19,2024, to award...
View ArticleAgriculture students to engage in Micro Business Simulation Game Workshop
STUDENTS PURSUING agriculture studies at the Division of Technical and Vocational Education, of the SVG Community College, will be getting some experience in starting and operating a small business at...
View ArticleCustomers to receive estimated bills for July due to hurricane impact
St Vincent Electricity Services Limited (VINLEC) wishes to advise all customers that due to the challenges posed by Hurricane Beryl, electricity billing for July 2024 will be estimated. The fuel...
View ArticleDistrict Stairs donates to Grenadines recovery efforts
District Stairs SVG Ltd., has made a donation of EC$ 100,000 worth of waterproof vinyl flooring and labour to the National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO), to aid in the reconstruction in the...
View ArticleMOH declares dengue fever outbreak; over 80 cases in July
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment (MOHWE) has declared a dengue fever outbreak as figures show an increase in dengue fever cases recorded so far for this year. In a press release...
View ArticleCARICOM says ‘no division’ on statement on Venezuela election results
THE CARIBBEAN Community (CARICOM) will be leaving it up to its individual Member States to issue any statement on the results of the Presidential elections in Venezuela. The country held its elections...
View ArticleOECS congratulates Nicolas Maduro
THE ORGANISATION of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), has congratulated President Nicolas Maduro on being declared winner of the July 28,2024 presidential election in Venezuela. The sentiments are...
View ArticleECCB Issues 40th Anniversary Commemorative Stamps
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has announced the issuance of its 40th anniversary commemorative stamps. The stamps are now in circulation in the six independent ECCB member countries:...
View ArticleTaiwanese company to head construction of new hospital at Arnos Vale
On July 26, government signed a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Taiwanese company OECC to begin the construction of a new Modern Acute Care Hospital at Arnos Vale. Ambassador of the Republic...
View ArticleJunior Pan, King and Queen of the Bands scheduled for Sunday
Due to the passage of Hurricane Beryl, the Carnival Development Corporation adjusted some of the events listed on the 2024 calendar. The Junior Panorama was one such event which was not held on the...
View ArticleUNESCO Transcultura programme seeking applicants for cultural courses in Cuba
NATIONALS OF St Vincent and the Grenadines can be among scholarships recipients from the Caribbean granted the opportunity to pursue cultural courses in Havana, Cuba later this year. The courses are...
View ArticleElectricity update- Canouan 75% complete, poles deployed to Union Island
An update of the restoration work in the Southern Grenadines was provided by the St Vincent and the Electricity Services Ltd. outlining progress made so far since the passage of Hurricane Beryl. The...
View ArticleSVG to host Kids Athletics Instructors Course
Considered a leader in the development of the Kids Athletics Programme, Team Athletics SVG will host a regional Instructors Course from August 18 to 20, 2024. Set to commence on Sunday, August 18 with...
View ArticleTropical Shipping is title sponsor for CTO’s 2024 Regional Tourism Youth...
Tropical Shipping has been announced as the title sponsor for the 2024 Regional Tourism Youth Congress, a major highlight of this year’s Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) State of the Tourism...
View ArticleGovernment urgently needs rooms to relocate displaced hurricane victims
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves is appealing to Vincentians with guest houses, apartments and rooms to rent, to register with the Ministry of Tourism, as the government seeks accommodation for...
View ArticleGHS dominate ECTEL My ICT Champion’ Reel Contest
STUDENTS FROM the St Vincent Girls’ High School have copped all three top positions in one of two age segments of the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) My ICT Champion’ Reel...
View ArticleVincentian Film maker in winner’s row at Prestigious Cuban Film Festival
VINCENTIAN FILM MAKER Akley Olton has once again brought honour to his homeland by winning the “Best Short Documentary Award” at the “18th Festival Internacional de Cine de Gibara” in Cuba earlier...
View ArticlePolice seeking person of interest in murder investigation
The Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force is seeking the assistance of the public in locating Douglas Baptiste who is a person of interest in an ongoing murder investigation. The Force...
View ArticleWanted man charged with Greiggs murder
A Greiggs man who was previously identified as a person of interest in a murder investigation has now been slapped with a murder charge. Douglas Baptiste, a resident of Greiggs, has been formally...
View ArticleChile providing post-Hurricane Beryl aid
Chile is providing humanitarian aid to three countries affected by Hurricane Beryl. The Government of Chile has donated US$60,000 to Jamaica, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada, a release from...
View ArticleGovernment of SVG and Taiwan collaborate to import ICT equipment
The Government of Taiwan is continuing to assist the Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) in boosting its Information Communication Technology (ICT) capabilities. On August, 16, 2024,...
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Public asked to help identify men caught on CCTV footage
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) is seeking the public's assistance in identifying and locating two individuals captured...
View ArticleNew traffic signs expected to enhance road safety
The Traffic Department of the Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) received a donation of nine traffic signs from the Insurance Association of St. Vincent and the Grenadines...
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