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Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Godwin Friday speaking in Parliament on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026.

Left unchecked, national debt could hit 140% of GDP by 2030 – PM

By Jada Chambers A buildup of local debt, an “illegal” overdraft facility, and EC$178 million in unpaid bills have put St. Vincent and the Grenadines on track to see its…

Cabinet sets up National Crime Reduction Task Force

Members of the Special Services Unit, a tactical squad of the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force, during the parade in Arnos Vale to mark the 47th anniversary of Independence on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2027.

The Cabinet has set up a National Crime Reduction Task Force to address violent crimes in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Prime Minister Godwin Friday announced in his independence address…

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Gov’t to bring Social Protection Bill to Parliament

The government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) will bring a Social Protection Bill to Parliament to legally entrench assistance for the nation’s most vulnerable. Prime Minister Godwin Friday…

NIS pension to increase in January — PM

Vincentians receiving pensions from the National Insurance Services (NIS) will see an increase in their payouts in January 2027, for the first time since 2014. Prime Minister Godwin Friday made…

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Business

SVG to sign cruise port deal on Monday

Tourism Minister Kishore Shallow says St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) will sign an agreement with Global Ports Holding (GPH) on Monday, as the government moves to expand cruise operations…

PM announces gasoline price cut, while diesel rises

Vincentians buying gasoline at the pump are set to get an EC$1.02-per-gallon break from Monday, Prime Minister Godwin Friday told Parliament on Thursday. Meanwhile, diesel users will see small increases,…

MOU signed for US$100m investment in Mayreau

Invest SVG has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Luxembourg-based real estate developer Nativo Group to advance the development of a new eco-resort, SOMA Mayreau, along with other sustainable…

Lifestyle

29 people displaced by heavy rains, floods (+video)

Twenty-nine people from nine families have vacated their homes and are seeking shelter elsewhere after a tropical wave caused widespread floods and landslides across St. Vincent and the Grenadines Monday…

We Are Mayreau reports steady ridge-to-reef progress

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…

Sports

After 23 years, SVG make Netball World Cup Finals

After 23 years, St. Vincent and the Grenadines have secured a spot in the World Netball World Cup Finals. In a veritable 47th independence anniversary gift to the nation Monday…

Vincy Jewels secure crucial win against Bajan Gems  

The St. Vincent and the Grenadines National Netball Team, Vincy Jewels, defeated Barbados 49–43 Saturday night in a crucial fifth-round game in the  Americas Netball World Cup Qualifiers.  “We came…

Vincy Jewels clinical in defeating the BVI

St. Vincent and the Grenadines national senior female netball team, Vincy Jewels, were clinical on Friday, defeating the British Virgin Islands 91–13. The Jewels led in all quarters 25–04, 49–06,…