Man jailed for stealing salami twice in one day
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…
iWitness News
Every few months or years, a familiar message begins circulating again on Facebook timelines across St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the wider Caribbean. It usually begins with a dramatic…
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…
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…
Court & Crime
Commissioner of Police Enville Williams, on Saturday, announced a sweeping, law-driven crackdown on criminal networks following the murder of three men in Kingstown late Friday night, just hundreds or yards…
Three men, including two with a history of violence, were shot and killed in Kingstown on Friday night, several hundred metres from the Central Police Station. The dead men are…
The homicide count in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) this year ticked up to 24 on Tuesday with the discovery of the body of a watchman with what appeared…
The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) has ruled that the lead judge who overturned the initial ruling in the COVID-19 vaccine mandate case in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG)…
Politics
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…
The decision by rating agency Moody’s to downgrade the credit rating of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to Caa1 with a negative outlook is the result of “prolonged neglect” during…
Eight months after being voted out of office, leaving the country with EC$3.5 billion in debt and a debt-to-GDP ratio of 113%, Opposition Leader Ralph Gonsalves has blamed the New…
Business
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…
The ruling St. Kitts and Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) has paid for the unauthorised use of the Vincentian song “Get Rid ah Dem” in its political campaign. Lawyer Franklyn Max…
Lifestyle
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…
Sports
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…
St. Vincent and the Grenadines concluded FIBA AmeriCup 2029 Caribbean Pre-Qualifiers third in Group B after recording two impressive victories before falling in its final two contests in the competition…
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Men’s National Basketball Team suffered a difficult 100-66 defeat to Haiti on Saturday in Game 3 of the FIBA AmeriCup 2029 Caribbean Pre-Qualifiers in Guyana….