Yolanda Grant, the mother of blind student Faith Grant, who aced this year’s Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment (CPEA) to earn a place at the nation’s top high school for females,…
By Sharma London When I entered the field of computer science nearly 30 years ago, the world looked very different. I was writing code on early Macintosh computers at a…
Mathew Alexus, a 29-year-old mechanic, of Belmont, has been ordered to pay a fine of EC$1,700 within one month for cocaine possession. In default, he will serve six months in…
The government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines says it will continue to provide opportunities and create the space necessary to demonstrate its commitment to being “a business government”. Minister…
A then 49-year-old man who took turns raping two girls, aged 9 and 10 years old, while the other watched, then raped one of them on another occasion has received…
A Redemption Sharpes resident was fined after he was found guilty of assaulting a woman with whom he had a 10-year relationship. The fine stemmed from an altercation between carpenter…
A 58-year-old unemployed man who stole chicken salami twice in one day from the same supermarket has been jailed for his crime. Cecil Young was nabbed committing the crime at…
A 40-year-old construction worker has been jailed for 40 months for possession of an unlicensed firearm. Lesmond Franklyn, of Dickson and Orange Hill, was also sentenced to one year imprisonment…
Leader of the Opposition Ralph Gonsalves on Tuesday delivered a long, technical critique of a bill to give compassionate gratuity to non-pensionable public sector workers but stopped short of saying…
Prime Minister Godwin Friday has described the new Compassionate Gratuity Bill as a “big deal” for non‑pensionable, low‑paid public workers, arguing that his government has moved in months to fix…
Parliament passes ‘one of the most important laws’ for low‑paid public workers
Minister of Health Daniel Cummings has rejected the long‑circulated claim that the country’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Simone Keizer-Beache, was responsible for the controversial COVID‑19 vaccine mandate that led…
St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) on Thursday unveiled a branded InterCaribbean Airways aircraft bearing the national flag and the name “Spirit of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines”, in what…
Three prominent Vincentians are among the 10 people selected to replace the late Queen Elizabeth II on Eastern Caribbean (EC) banknotes. They are the first prime minister of St. Vincent…
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Postal Corporation says it has made two strategic appointments as it continues to strengthen its leadership team, modernise its operations, and expand its commercial…
The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines says that the main external loans contracted since January 2026 were already in train under the Unity Labour Party (ULP)administration, which was…
Education Minister Philip Jackson says the new policy on registration fees for new students entering secondary school is aimed at ending a “mess” of widely varying registration and related fees…
Darron Rodan John, a candidate for the Unity Labour Party (ULP) in the November 2025 general election, has completed a doctorate in Taiwan, eight months after his electoral defeat. John,…
Minister of Education and Vocational Training, Phillip Jackson, announced on Tuesday the removal of registration-related fees for Form 1 students entering public and government-assisted private secondary schools in St. Vincent…
St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and India have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) underscoring both countries’ commitment to advancing public health through shared expertise and regulatory alignment. The…
Six sailing boats that spent more than 25 years in storage at a British Army base have been shipped to St. Vincent and the Grenadines and delivered to the Grenadine…
Vincentian Jayden George has made national sporting history, becoming the first-ever squash player from St. Vincent and the Grenadines to appear in the sport’s junior world championships. The world championships…
The Parliament of St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Tuesday paid tribute to former West Indies cricketer Sir Garfield Sobers, who died on Friday, aged 89. Prime Minister Godwin Friday,…
Team SVG made an emphatic statement as the region’s best on the court during the 2026 Caribbean Junior Squash Championships — Junior CASA. The team’s historic run in Tortola began…