The fuel surcharge: A real problem for Vincentians
By Guevara Leacock On A View from the Outside this week, we turn our attention to the fuel surcharge on electricity bills, with the view being that replacing it with…
iWitness News
Election petitioner Luke Browne says he does not think it is fair for the public to suggest that the Unity Labour Party (ULP) candidates would not have brought the dual citizenship election petitioners if the New Democratic Party (NDP) had lost the November 2025 general election.
A South Leeward woman and her mother are slated to appear in court on Monday to face corruption and other charges over their alleged use of money allocated to a…
Prime Minister Godwin Friday called on Vincentians to support one another throughout the year, as he addressed a flag-raising ceremony marking the start of celebrations for the country’s 47th anniversary…
Court & Crime
By Jada Chambers As the historic constitutional election petition nears its final stages, Prime Minister Godwin Friday has described the legal challenges brought by candidates for the opposition Unity Labour…
Foreign Affairs Minister Dwight Fitzgerald Bramble has declined to state whether he would renounce his Canadian citizenship if the High Court rules against him, stating he that he will not…
Deputy Prime Minister and National Security Minister St. Clair Leacock says the government is prepared to seek regional security assistance and expand police operations in response to recent violence, while…
Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Dwayne Bailey’s stint as the acting Prisons chief will end soon and he will return to the constabulary to head police operations. Minister of…
Politics
Prime Minister Godwin Friday says the government is working on a comprehensive response to the shooting in Green Hill that left four people dead and four injured, combining immediate security…
St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ tourism officials are working to counter the reputational damage from the mass shooting on Friday, using marketing teams and overseas networks to reassure visitors and…
Opposition Leader Ralph Gonsalves has rejected claims that his Unity Labour Party (ULP) operatives contacted international media to generate coverage of the shooting in Green Hill on Friday that left…
St. Vincent and the Grenadines has stepped onto a larger global stage in the climate crisis, joining the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) with a pointed appeal for fairer financing and…
Business
The Everything Vincy Expo Plus will not take place this year, Invest SVG announced on Monday, saying that the pause will provide an opportunity to review the event. “Invest SVG…
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, has concluded a week-long technical mission to strengthen the technical capacity of the…
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, Foreign Investment and Diaspora Affairs, Dwight Fitzgerald Bramble, has told Vincentians in New York that the government sees them not as distant supporters but…
Prime Minister Godwin Friday has urged Vincentians living abroad to move beyond traditional remittances and embrace a deeper, more structured role as “strategic partners in development”. He told an audience…
Lifestyle
We Are Mayreau Inc. (WAM) is marking six months of implementation under the Targeted Ridge-to-Reef Ecosystem-based Adaptation Interventions in St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines (TREBAI), the regional…
Prime Minister Godwin Friday has confirmed that his government will maintain the long-standing ban on jet skis in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, even as it pursues a broader strategy…
Four schools in St. Vincent and the Grenadines will reopen on Wednesday, while two more will open next Monday, following an extended summer vacation. The Ministry of Education announced at…
St. Vincent and the Grenadines has announced that the ban on the importation of birds, which had been in effect since 2011, has been lifted with immediate effect. The Ministry…
Sports
The Archery Association of SVG, Inc. held their outdoor national championships on Saturday at the National Archery Range in Belair. Archers competed in various categories/divisions in a tightly contested event….
Black Sands Swim Squad (BSSS) produced an outstanding performance at the SVG Gallagher National Swim Championships 2026, with 32 swimmers representing the club. The championships, held from Aug. 27 to…
The inaugural Jiggy Saturday, hosted by Senator Cheiftain Neptune, brought young people from across several communities together for an exciting day of football, cricket and community celebration at the Gorse…
The H2O Lions Swim Club say its athletes performed superbly at the SVG Gallagher National Swim Championships, at the Shrewsbury Aquatic Centre from Aug. 27–30. Swimmers recorded a substantial increase…