Edinboro shooting victim dies; Layou murder victim’s brother shot
St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) recorded another homicide today (Saturday) with the death of Olando Guy, 36, one of two men who were shot in Edinboro during an early…
iWitness News
Police are on the hunt for a suspect who shot two men in Edinboro on Saturday morning, allegedly after an altercation with one of the men’s brothers. iWitness News was…
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation (SVGFF) on Friday said it is awaiting a decision by Concacaf after the Senior Women’s Football Team failed to reach Bermuda on-time…
Scarlett Hadley, a student at Girls High School, is representing St. Vincent and the Grenadines at the World Sailing Youth Championships in Buzios, Brazil this month. This is the first…
Court & Crime
The woman charged with the theft of a Salvation Army donation collection kettle in kingstown has failed to attend her court hearing, after being granted bail. Last week a video…
Police say no forensic analysis of guns handed in during amnesty
Many of the “missing person” reports issued by police in relation to teenage girls end with sex charges being brought, a senior police officer said on Thursday. Acting Assistant Commissioner…
Police concerned about apparent lack of motive in murder of 74-year-old man
Politics
Most of the farmers and fishers who have borrowed money from the state-owned Farmers’ Support Company (FSC) have not repaid their loans. In fact, of the 1,185 loans granted since…
Opposition Leader says study confirms NDP’s point about quality of jobs and cost of living in SVG
Opposition Leader Godwin Friday says there should be an investigation into what led to a shortage for oxygen for use in medical procedures at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital last…
A Jamaican politician who became the first person to win the Manchester Central seat for her party in three decades has told the New Democratic Party that it can win…
Business
Common Ground Bequia opened on Saturday on the Gingerbread Hotel compound by local designers, Ikesha Delpesche and Odini Sutherland. This new location is the second for the duo, who opened…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Guyana’s Finance Minister Ashni Singh says there’s a strong preference within CARICOM for a market based solution to deal with the transportation problems in the region….
By Kenton X. Chance GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – The chief executive officer of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Private Sector Organization (CPSO), Patrick Antoine says discussions have already started regarding the challenge…
By Kenton X. Chance GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley Monday said CARICOM nationals should consider investing their savings in the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF), rather than…
Lifestyle
By Kenton X. Chance ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — Caribbean weather forecasters began a two-day meeting here on Wednesday, amid the warning that while the region is beginning to feel some…
Journalist and songwriter Ashford Peters and calypsonian Marvo O’Brien Morgan have partnered on a duet, “Love Never Says Goodbye (At Christmas Time)” for this Christmas season. The song is a…
By Louise Mitchell, executive director, St. Vincent and the Grenadines Environment Fund In St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), we have witnessed an alarming change in coral reefs between August…
The climate and sustainable development programmes at Richmond Vale Academy (RVA) have attracted the attention of the green movement in Chicago and three students from that U.S. city will enrol…
Sports
Overland Ballers retained their championship title when the second edition of the Shevern John North Windward Netball Tournament took place on the weekend. On Saturday, in an exciting encounter at…
The National Senior Men’s Football Team — Vincy Heat– displayed determination and commitment in the Concacaf Nations League B tournament, engaging in a series of captivating matches, both home and…
By Kenton X. Chance The world governing body for football today (Thursday) confirmed that Venold Coombs, former president of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation (SVGFF) is no…
The National Sports Council of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (NSC) has apologised to AMAAS Sporting Services, the Barbadian team that it wrongly barred from the finals of the 2023…