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Anna Young, photographed here speaking at Invest SVG’s investment forum in the British Virgin Islands on May 2, 2026, has resigned as executive director of Invest SVG with immediate effect, the agency announced on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026.

Invest SVG head resigns

Anna Young, executive director of Invest SVG, has resigned with immediate effect, the investment promotion agency announced on Wednesday “Mrs. Nadine Agard-Juillerat, Director of Export Marketing and Promotions, has been…

19h ago

Politics

Govt won’t sacrifice vendors in drive to clean up capital — Leacock

Deputy Prime Minister and MP for Central Kingstown, St. Clair Leacock.

Deputy Prime Minister Major St. Clair Leacock says the New Democratic Party (NDP) administration will not sacrifice Kingstown’s vendors in its drive to clean up the capital. He said on…

23h ago

Gov’t signs deal to open US market for SVG dasheen, hot peppers

The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines has signed a data management and protection agreement with California-based Quantum Inc., clearing the way for local dasheen and hot pepper farmers…

23h ago

Gonsalves, Gibson-Velox weigh in as gov’t backs away from removing vendors

Minister of Local Government, Laverne Gibson-Velox, left, and Opposition Leader Ralph Gonsalves.

Minister of Local Government Laverne Gibson-Velox and Opposition Leader Ralph Gonsalves both weighed in on Monday on the government’s decision to back away from an announced removal of vendors from…

23h ago

Court & Crime

Peter Minors, left, Marilyn John, centre, and Jomo Brudy, each of whom has operated a business near the gap to the sports complex in Arnos Vale, have been shot and killed in separate incidents since April 2023.

Third business owner near sporting complex gunned down since 2023

The shooting death of a man at his home in Arnos Vale on Saturday morning has brought to three the number of businesspeople who have operated near the gap to…

13 Sep 2026 10:23AM

Driver who allegedly failed to renew licence charged over pedestrian’s death

A man who allegedly failed to renew his driver’s licence on his birthday in November has been charged with vehicular manslaughter in connection with the death of a pedestrian on…

12 Sep 2026 7:56PM

Machine operator granted bail on prohibited gun, ammo charges

An Ottley Hall man has been granted EC$20,000 bail and ordered to reappear in court on Thursday after he was allegedly found with an AR-15 rifle and 19 rounds of…

12 Sep 2026 5:10AM

Murder accused jailed for gun, ammo

One of the two men charged with the murder of St. Lucian Troy Casley, 34, in Lowmans Hill on June 23 has been jailed for firearm offences even as he…

6 Sep 2026 5:55AM

Politics

Senator Jemalie John speaking in Parliament on Aug. 27, 2026.

Opposition ‘obsessed with fear‑mongering’ — Senator John

Government senator Jemalie John has accused the opposition of being “obsessed with fear‑mongering” over foreign investors and land. He made the point as he backed the amendments to St. Vincent…

23h ago

King calls out Gonsalves’ ‘speculative utterances’ in Parliament

Opposition Leader Ralph Gonsalves built his case against the Companies (Amendment) Bill 2026 on “speculation and speculative utterances”, making sweeping claims about lawyers and foreign companies but had failed to…

23h ago

Gonsalves admits companies owed his gov’t millions but blasts amnesty

Opposition Leader Ralph Gonsalves has acknowledged that companies owed his government “large sums” despite changes in the Companies Act in 2016 aimed at ensuring compliance with the law. He, however,…

14 Sep 2026 5:43AM

Reversing ‘draconian’ changes to Companies Act makes SVG more attractive –– PM

Parliament has approved a new round of changes to the Companies Act that Prime Minister Godwin Friday says will reverse “draconian” amendments made in 2016 and make the country more…

14 Sep 2026 5:38AM

Business

SVG ends 15-year ban on importation of pet birds

St. Vincent and the Grenadines has announced that the ban on the importation of birds, which had been in effect since 2011, has been lifted with immediate effect. The Ministry…

6 Sep 2026 6:15AM

NDP gov’t inherited $10m debt to JetBlue as ULP signed deal, failed to pay

The government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines owes airline JetBlue more than EC$10 million under an agreement entered into by the Unity Labour Party (ULP) administration, Tourism Minister Kishore Shallow told Parliament on…

27 Aug 2026 9:01PM

Gov’t records lower revenue, smaller deficit year-on-year

Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Godwin Friday has reported a 10.6% fall in government current revenue for April 1 to July 31, 2026, compared to the same four months in 2025….

27 Aug 2026 12:42PM

Friday eyes Taiwanese business mission as SVG courts investors

Prime Minister Godwin Friday says his government is moving quickly to organise a visit by Taiwanese business leaders to St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), following what he described as strong investor…

18 Aug 2026 11:56PM

Lifestyle

Brighton Methodist School, one of the six schools in St. Vincent and the Grenadines that will not open on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, as scheduled.

Reopening of 6 schools delayed

Four schools in St. Vincent and the Grenadines will reopen on Wednesday, while two more will open next Monday, following an extended summer vacation. The Ministry of Education announced at…

7 Sep 2026 1:57AM

13 students receive KCCU 2026 CPEA scholarships

Thirteen students who passed the 2026 Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment (CPEA) have been recognised through KCCU’s academic scholarship, socio-economic scholarship, staff scholarship and bursary programmes. Academic scholarships were awarded to…

6 Sep 2026 5:25AM

Jiggy Saturday brings sporting action back to Gorse Playing Field

The inaugural Jiggy Saturday, hosted by Senator Cheiftain Neptune, brought young people from across several communities together for an exciting day of football, cricket and community celebration at the Gorse…

4 Sep 2026 10:00PM

Taiwan Int’l Youth Ambassadors shine at the Taiwan-SVG cultural night

Twenty-four Taiwan International Youth Ambassadors joined their Vincentian counterparts for the “Taiwan-St. Vincent and the Grenadines Cultural Night” in Kingstown on Aug. 27 The youth ambassadors distinguished themselves from among…

4 Sep 2026 9:26PM

Headlines

Invest SVG head resigns

Govt won’t sacrifice vendors in drive to clean up capital — Leacock

Gov’t signs deal to open US market for SVG dasheen, hot peppers

Gonsalves, Gibson-Velox weigh in as gov’t backs away from removing vendors

Court & Crime

Third business owner near sporting complex gunned down since 2023

Driver who allegedly failed to renew licence charged over pedestrian’s death

Machine operator granted bail on prohibited gun, ammo charges

Murder accused jailed for gun, ammo

Politics

Opposition ‘obsessed with fear‑mongering’ — Senator John

King calls out Gonsalves’ ‘speculative utterances’ in Parliament

Gonsalves admits companies owed his gov’t millions but blasts amnesty

Reversing ‘draconian’ changes to Companies Act makes SVG more attractive –– PM

Business

SVG ends 15-year ban on importation of pet birds

NDP gov’t inherited $10m debt to JetBlue as ULP signed deal, failed to pay

Gov’t records lower revenue, smaller deficit year-on-year

Friday eyes Taiwanese business mission as SVG courts investors

Lifestyle

Reopening of 6 schools delayed

13 students receive KCCU 2026 CPEA scholarships

Jiggy Saturday brings sporting action back to Gorse Playing Field

Taiwan Int’l Youth Ambassadors shine at the Taiwan-SVG cultural night

Sports

Archers battle heat at 2026 Outdoor National Championships

Black Sands Swim Squad make major impact at 2026 SVG championships

H2O Lions register ‘surge’ in medals, personal best times

Grinches net first-ever Bequia Basketball U12 championship

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