The case for Nellie Ebou
By *Jomo Thomas “The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house. They may allow us to temporarily beat him at his own game, but they will never enable us…
iWitness News
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Sailing Association says it is celebrating an impressive performance by young sailors Scarlett Hadley and Kai Marks Dasent, who represented the country in the…
The defending champions in the 1st Division of the 24th Annual Bequia Basketball Tournament have put themselves in an uncomfortable spot after losing their first two matches. In a highly…
St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has been recognised as one of the premier beach travel destinations in the Western Hemisphere, earning the #22 spot in Travel And Tour World’s…
Court & Crime
A licensed marijuana farmer has been remanded to prison on a murder charge in connection with the shooting death in his community on Saturday. Police have arrested and charged Rhyse…
A 19-year-old Rockies man has been ordered to work with a businessman to pay compensation for burglarising his business and stealing a cash register containing cash. However, before doing so,…
A then-14-year-old who in 2023 breached his curfew, stabbed a 19-year-old man to death in Georgetown, then threatened to “deal with” the deceased man’s relatives one by one has been…
An unlicensed driver who fled the scene of a crash with a 3-year-old child in the vehicle has been fined on four of the five traffic charges brought against him….
Politics
The opposition Unity Labour Party (ULP) has criticised the delay in the start of the 2026-2027 school year, saying that it demonstrates a lack of leadership and governance by the…
Prime Minister Godwin Friday has unveiled the broad contours of a plan to pull St. Vincent and the Grenadines back from what he calls a fiscal “precipice”, promising to stabilise…
Vincentian historian Michael Dennie has called for an enslaved woman who killed a plantation owner in Mayreau to be declared a national hero, arguing that Emancipation in St. Vincent and…
Prime Minister Godwin Friday on Tuesday outlined a broad strategy to tackle the rising cost of living in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, centring its immediate efforts on taming soaring…
Business
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…
Lifestyle
The Caribbean Digital Transformation Project (CARDTP) hosted a Moodle Platform Training Workshop from July 28–30 in Kingstown, aimed at strengthening the capacity of government stakeholders to utilise digital learning tools…
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…
Sports
The Blue Marlins Swim Club held its first-ever learn-to-swim summer camp from July 13 to 31, open to youngsters aged 3 to 16 years. The club management saw the need…
By Kemarlie Durrant TAIPEI, Taiwan — Team SVG, representing the Embassy of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the Vincentian community in Taiwan, finished second in the 4th Annual Emancipation Basketball…
The Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) has confirmed a drone show will take place before the start of the fixtures on Friday and Sunday at the Arnos Vale Sporting…
The Bequia Basketball Association (BBA) officially tipped off its 24th Annual Bequia Basketball Tournament on Saturday at the Clive Tannis Hard Court, treating spectators to an exciting evening of both…