Promoters of carnival-related events are now required to be issued an inspection certificate from the Electrical Inspectorate Division. Lonzel Jones, deputy chief electrical inspector, said that the increasing number of…
Prime Minister Godwin Friday has acknowledged that many public servants in St. Vincent and the Grenadines are being asked to perform “miracles” in “substandard” and even “health‑hazard” conditions. He pledged…
Holders of licensed firearms will not be allowed to take their weapons into Independence Park during Vincymas 2026 event. Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police, Trevor “Buju” Bailey, announced at a…
‘AI cannot become your creative juice,’ CDC chairman warns artistes
A Layou carpenter is slated to return to court on July 16 on an arson charge. Ray Patterson, 44, was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Colin John at the Serious Offences…
A 23-year-old Union Island man registered his first criminal conviction when he pleaded guilty to gun and ammunition charges at the Serious Offences Court on Monday. Rasheed Frogget, a marine…
A 25-year-old Ottley Hall man who owes the court EC$500 of an EC$700 fine for the possession of ammunition dating back to 2024 has paid a fine of EC$140 forthwith…
A Glen man accused of killing another over a plumrose has been committed to stand trial for murder in the High Court. Chief Magistrate Colin John committed the man, Deondre…
Opposition Leader Ralph Gonsalves is claiming that the government fired 28 employees attached to the Youth Employment Service (YES Programme) and is calling for their compensation. Gonsalves used his show…
HAVANA, Cuba — St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and Cuba marked 34 years of diplomatic relations on May 26, with Kingstown’s Embassy in Havana hosting an event on Saturday…
Founder and former executive editor of iWitness News, Kenton X. Chance, on Thursday, presented his letter of credence as the St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ (SVG) Ambassador to Taiwan. Chance,…
Prime Minister Godwin Friday says any citizenship-by-investment (CBI) programme his government plans to introduce later this year will be structurally separated from the political directorate. He said the initiative will…
St. Vincent and the Grenadines has “no choice” but to restore fiscal discipline while aggressively pursuing private‑sector‑led growth if it is to escape an unsustainable debt path and entrenched poverty,…
The company with which the government has signed a memorandum of understanding, paving the way for a 30-year concession and up to EC$250 million in the Kingstown Cruise Terminal, says…
CEO of BRAGSA, Kem Bartholomew, says surveys have identified about 4.2 million cubic metres of suitable material within a three-kilometre stretch of the Roseau Valley in North Leeward that can…
Chair of the National Insurance Services (NIS) board of directors, Stephen Joachim, says that the state-managed social security agency is under pressure but “financially stable for a while”. He said…
Minister of Culture and the Creative Industries, Kaschaka Cupid, has called on Vincentians to use Vincymas 2026 as a moment of national unity and economic opportunity, pledging to back the…
Deputy police chief vows wall-to-wall security for Vincymas 2026
Chairman of the Carnival Development Corporation (CDC), Ricardo “Ricky” Adams, warned on Wednesday against reducing Vincymas, St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ premier festival, to a purely commercial series of fetes,…
Ask Enterprise Ltd. has announced the upcoming production of “Number Seven,” a play by Vincentian playwright Kevin Roderiques. The production will be staged in St. Vincent and the Grenadines on…
South Rivers Methodist retained the top spot in the SVG Inter Primary Schools Developmental Cricket Competition, when they fended off a strong challenge from Owia Government School in the final,…
In a reduced 12-overs-per-side game, BOSVG All Stars delivered another dominant performance, defeating Spring Super Sixers by 57 runs in Match 34. After winning the toss and electing to bat…
The Ministry of Sports has announced the appointment of former national footballer Renson Haynes as manager of the National Sports Council (NSC).Haynes’ appointment took effect on May 4. The ministry…
Minister of Sports Kaschaka Cupid says that the government will further enhance the refurbished Edinboro Hardcourt by installing solar-powered lighting. He said that the hardcourt, which was handed over to…