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Clydon “Savage” Cato, photographed here outside the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Oct. 24, 2022, was found dead with gunshot wounds in Georgetown on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026.

Emancipation Day shooting takes homicide count to 29

A Georgetown man who has faced several charges, including attempted murder, rape, wounding and burglary, was found dead in the east coast town on Saturday with apparent gunshot wounds. The…

Is life fair?

Kenrick Quashie.

By Kenrick Quashie Over 23 years ago, I stood before an audience at the finals of the Lions Club South Public Speaking Competition as a proud representative of the North…

Emancipation’s promise and Britain’s debt

A view

By *Guevara Leacock On A View from the Outside this week, Saturday Aug. 1, 2026, Emancipation Day itself, we turn our attention to what emancipation actually delivered, and what it did…

The elections petition case

Plain Talk

By *Jomo Thomas A legal slugging match is on the way in the High Court in Kingstown. Presided over by Justice Gertel Thom, the case, which will determine, in the…

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Court & Crime

Belmont mechanic fined for cocaine possession

Mathew Alexus, a 29-year-old mechanic, of Belmont, has been ordered to pay a fine of EC$1,700 within one month for cocaine possession. In default, he will serve six months in…

Politics

Gonsalves neither supports nor opposes gratuity bill

Leader of the Opposition Ralph Gonsalves on Tuesday delivered a long, technical critique of a bill to give compassionate gratuity to non-pensionable public sector workers but stopped short of saying…

NDP fixed in months what ULP didn’t in 25 years — PM

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…

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Business

Lifestyle

Minister announces end to secondary school registration fees

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…

SVG, India sign MoU on public health advancement 

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

George makes world history for SVG in squash

Vincentian Jayden George has made national sporting history, becoming the first-ever squash player from St. Vincent and the Grenadines to appear in the sport’s junior world championships. The world championships…

Team SVG wins historic Caribbean Junior Squash title

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…