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Playwright, producer and cultural practitioner Nisha Hope speaking at the inaugural National Performing Arts Conference in Kingstown on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. (Photo: Facebook/VC3)

SVG ‘cannot build a tourism industry without a strong orange economy’ — playwright

At St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ inaugural National Performing Arts Conference, the playwright and cultural practitioner argued that a thriving visitor economy depends on valuing local creativity — and building the support systems that help it reach audiences.

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News

Open Letter: Business as usual, PM Friday?

How the NDP administration looks like, sounds like and acts like the ULP Dear Prime Minister Friday, I wish you and your cabinet of ministers the very best as you…

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Five years, half a salary and no verdict

By Guevara Leacock On A View from the Outside this week, we turn our attention to the persecution of the teacher Adriana King, with the view being that the state…

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King Charles’ drivel and PM Burnham’s insult

By *Jomo Thomas Plain Talk has always maintained that the struggle for Reparations is not for the faint of heart. The developments unfolding at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting…

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Court & Crime

Selwyn Baxter leaves the High Court in Kingstown on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026, after being jailed for raping a 15-year-old girl on May 9, 2023.

Man jailed for raping teen who was afraid to go home

By Jada Chambers A man who raped a 15-year-old girl who was afraid to go home because she had been suspended from school has been jailed for his crime. Selwyn…

31 Oct 2026 8:10AM

Men who beat Bethel security guards at gunpoint get 13 years

By Jada Chambers Two men who tied up security guards at Bethel High School and beat them at gunpoint in October 2022 have been jailed for their crimes and ordered…

30 Oct 2026 6:18AM

Cabinet sets up National Crime Reduction Task Force

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…

28 Oct 2026 4:39AM

Man whose daughter recorded him trying to rape her gets 39 years

A 39-year-old man whose teenage daughter recorded him while he was attempting to rape her has been sentenced to more than 39 years in prison for the offence and two…

26 Oct 2026 8:44PM

Politics

VIDEO: Slavery ‘still casts a shadow’ over the Caribbean

Head of the Commonwealth, His Majesty King Charles III, says the Transatlantic slave trade “still casts a shadow” over the Caribbean islands and other Commonwealth countries. He said at the…

5 Nov 2026 12:52AM

PM to focus on investment, dev’t opportunities for SVG at CHOGM in Antigua

Prime Minister Godwin Friday is leading the St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) delegation to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Antigua and Barbuda from Sunday to Wednesday….

30 Oct 2026 7:42PM

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…

28 Oct 2026 3:59AM

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…

27 Oct 2026 7:39PM

Business

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Transformation, Israel Bruce.

Traditional growers must not become spectators in ganja industry — Bruce

Minister of Agriculture Israel Bruce says traditional growers of marijuana must be placed at the centre of the development of St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ medicinal cannabis industry. Bruce, who…

2 Nov 2026 4:17AM

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…

22 Oct 2026 12:50PM

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,…

22 Oct 2026 12:20PM

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…

10 Oct 2026 4:07AM

Lifestyle

Pannellists at the inaugural National Performing Arts Conference in Kingstown on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. From left: Gareth “Icon” John, Orandi “Bomani” Charles, Nisha Hope and Jonard Forde. (Photo: Facebook/VC3)

Creatives urge action to build SVG’s orange economy

At the inaugural National Performing Arts Conference, artistes and cultural practitioners call for stronger policies, arts education, intellectual property protection, and fairer working conditions.

5 Nov 2026 2:06AM

Mighty Sparrow’s legacy will endure beyond his death – Friday (+video)

Prime Minister Godwin Friday paid tribute to Mighty Sparrow in Parliament on Thursday, praising the late Trinidadian calypsonian’s musical range, influence on Caribbean identity and message to young people. “For…

24 Oct 2026 4:57AM

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…

6 Oct 2026 9:03PM

Houses damaged, hospital flooded, roads blocked as heavy rains batter SVG

Several houses were damaged, and flooding and landslides were reported across St. Vincent and the Grenadines, including the capital, Kingstown, as a tropical wave dumped 130.2mm (5.2 inches) of rain…

6 Oct 2026 8:52AM