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The 2026 graduation yearbook published by the Embassy of St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the Republic of China (Taiwan). The cover design was by Vincentian Sharleen Branch, who graduated from a university in Taiwan with a master’s degree in art and design.

25 Vincentians graduate from Taiwan universities

TAIPEI, Taiwan – At least 25 nationals of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) graduated from universities in Taiwan in 2026, while another 36 have been granted scholarships to pursue…

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Education

Recipients invited to pay for state lands as review nears completion

Minister of Housing, Land Management, Urban Development, and Informal Settlement Upgrading, Andrew John, on July 2, 2026.

Land Management Minister Andrew John is urging people who were assigned state lands in the lead-up to the November 2025 election to report to the Housing and Land Development Corporation…

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Let’s get serious about culture

By *Jomo Thomas Jamaica got Reggae; Trinidad got calypso and carnival; Barbados got Crop Over with Soca on the Hill; St. Lucia got Jazz Fest; Grenada has Jab Jab and…

6h ago

3 Vincies among 10 people replacing late Queen on EC notes

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…

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Court & Crime

Park ranger steals trimming equipment from Layou site

A park ranger has been ordered to pay a fine and given a suspended prison sentence for stealing site maintenance equipment, including a weed trimmer, from the Layou Petroglyph Park….

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Thief admits to one offence after CCTV revealed another

The crimes of Largo Height thief who struck one store in Kingstown twice in a month were uncovered after a speaker was found to be missing during a stock count….

9 Jul 2026 1:27AM

Woman, 84, found dead; ‘several’ people in custody

Police have taken “several” people of interest into custody amidst an investigation into the death of Lida Lewis, an 84-year-old farmer, of Peruvian Vale. Police said that they received a…

4 Jul 2026 5:26AM

Lowmans man charged over murder of St. Lucian

Police in St. Vincent and the Grenadines have charged a Lowmans Hill man in connection with the shooting death of a St. Lucian man in the West Kingstown community on…

1 Jul 2026 9:48PM

Politics

Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Godwin Friday, speaking at the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College graduation ceremony in Kingstown on June 23, 2026.

PM wants SVG where youth don’t feel compelled to migrate

Prime Minister Godwin Friday says his government’s “simple” but central goal is to ensure that young Vincentians can build successful lives and careers at home, as he pledged job creation,…

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Wace partners with NDP gov’t to continue S. Grenadines recovery

A major housing recovery and resilience project is being launched in the southern Grenadines, with British investor Ian Wace partnering with the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to…

9 Jul 2026 3:43AM

Gonsalves denies gov’t had to make up cruise ship pier shortfall

Opposition Leader Ralph Gonsalves has denied that his Unity Labour Party government has to contribute to the operation of the cruise ship pier because it was running at a loss….

9 Jul 2026 2:01AM

Gonsalves confirms ULP gov’t was in talks to lease cruise port

Leader of the Opposition Ralph Gonsalves has confirmed that his Unity Labour Party government had held detailed discussions with Global Ports Holdings (GPH) before it was voted out of office…

1 Jul 2026 3:08AM

Business

SVG Postal Corporation announces ‘strategic leadership appointments’

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…

7 Jul 2026 4:20AM

Gov’t follows through on ULP loans amidst tight fiscal space

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…

3 Jul 2026 2:43AM

St. Kitts party pays up for using Vincy campaign song

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…

29 Jun 2026 10:48AM

Corea partners with JP Logistics to launch UK-SVG cargo service

Corea & Co. (1988) Ltd. has announced its appointment as the authorised agent for JP Logistics Solutions (JPLS) in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), effective June 1. The partnership…

29 Jun 2026 9:31AM

Lifestyle

Vincentian-Canadian violinist and Vincentian pianist Sean Sutherland will perform at the Kingstown Methodist Church on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Vincy-Canadian violinist Tanya Charles returns to perform, teach in SVG

Twenty-one years ago, a young Vincentian-Canadian violinist took the stage alongside Vincentian pianist Sean Sutherland at Government House before the then-governor general, Sir Frederick Ballantyne, and captivated all who were…

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Social media for more than ‘posting and being messy,’ SVGCC grads told

Featured speaker Andrea Veira has urged graduates of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College (SVGCC) to move beyond “scrolling, comparing” and online drama, and instead use social media…

9 Jul 2026 2:16AM

Maddzart’s ‘shift’ ends; Chanique dedicates crown to late mother

Reon “Maddzart” Primus’ reign as calypso monarch ended Sunday night without a third “shift” as Chanique Rogers-Bailey won the crown on her first attempt. Rogers-Bailey, singing “Lift Me Up”, a…

8 Jul 2026 7:29AM

Tourism Ministry leads ‘Love SVG’ cleanliness initiative for Vincymas

The Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation and Sustainable Development has joined with the Solid Waste Management Unit, the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force, the Public Health Department,…

7 Jul 2026 2:32AM