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Renson Haynes to manage Sports Council

Renson Haynes

The Ministry of Sports has announced the appointment of former national footballer Renson Haynes as manager of the National Sports Council (NSC).Haynes’ appointment took effect on May 4. The ministry…

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Court & Crime

Politics

PM Friday promises ‘course correction’ on SVG debt

Prime Minister Godwin Friday says his administration is executing a “course correction” of St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ public finances, after discovering on taking office in November that the country’s…

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Business

Neverson feeling the ‘Sandals Effect’

For more than 15years, Kendal Neverson has been welcoming visitors to St. Vincent and the Grenadines from behind the wheel of his taxi. It was steady work, but in 2024…

Gov’t rolls out tax cuts to keep food prices in check

Prime Minister Godwin Friday, on Wednesday, unveiled a package of tax reductions, freight reforms, and agricultural support measures aimed at slowing increases in food prices, as global fuel and shipping…

Lifestyle

Calypso Association seeking more control over results

The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Calypsonians Association has agreed to a new judging framework for the national calypso monarch and is pressing for changes in how results are compiled,…

SVG lagging behind despite increased visitor arrivals

Minister of Tourism Kishore Shallow says St. Vincent and the Grenadines is lagging behind other countries in the region, although stay‑over visitor arrivals have posted double‑digit growth in the first quarter…

Sports

SVG’s H20 Lions gain swimming experience in Barbados

The H20 Lions Swim Academy of Questelles represented St. Vincent and the Grenadines at the Sonia O’Neal Memorial Invitational Swimming Competition held in Barbados from May 21–24. Swimmers Tezza Sutherland,…

Ethan Kent represents SVG on regional tennis stage

Vincentian tennis player Ethan Kent represented his country in the Junior Infantile Tennis International Championships (JITIC): a premier COTECC Under-14 tournament in El Salvador. This event hosts the top 48…