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Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Godwin Friday, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te and officials from both countries toast the 45 years of diplomatic relations in Taipei on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (Photo: Office of the President, Republic of China)

Leaders recommit to partnership as SVG, Taiwan celebrate 45 years

TAIPEI, Taiwan — St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and Taiwan on Wednesday celebrated 45 years of diplomatic relations with Prime Minister Godwin Friday and President Lai Ching-te, both expressing…

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News

Culture Minister promotes Vincymas 2027 in New York

Minister of Sports, Culture and the Creative Industries Kaschaka Cupid will travel to New York this week as part of a delegation from the Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) to promote…

13 Aug 2026 4:57PM

95 acres, one small island: Who gets to own Bequia?

Marlon Bute is an entrepreneur, construction worker, and writer.

By Marlon Bute Imagine what 95 acres could mean in Bequia if carefully planned and made available to hundreds of Vincentians. Some might build homes. Others might build apartments, small…

13 Aug 2026 4:47PM

James claims health officials knew about outbreak since July

Administrative health officials in the Ministry of Health have known about the drug-resistant bacterium, Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB), since July, says opposition Senator Carlos James. He said on Tuesday that,…

13 Aug 2026 4:37PM

Court & Crime

Man jailed for 40 years over chopping death in G’town

A Georgetown man who chopped another man 19 times, killing him in July 2021, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison. The man, Deron Franklyn, was handed the sentence…

10 Aug 2026 3:12PM

Man jailed for gun under pillow killed 1 week after release

A man who was jailed in 2022 for an unlicensed gun that police found under his pillow as he and a 15-year-old girl slept naked on a bed was shot…

8 Aug 2026 8:20AM

VIDEO: Farmer charged with murder over shooting death

A licensed marijuana farmer has been remanded to prison on a murder charge in connection with the shooting death in his community on Saturday. Police have arrested and charged Rhyse…

6 Aug 2026 6:10PM

Businessman offers burglar chance to avoid more jail time

A 19-year-old Rockies man has been ordered to work with a businessman to pay compensation for burglarising his business and stealing a cash register containing cash. However, before doing so,…

6 Aug 2026 11:40AM

Politics

Taiwan welcomes PM Friday with military honour, state banquet

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), Godwin Friday, was welcomed to Taiwan with full military honours as he began an official visit on Tuesday,…

11 Aug 2026 1:31PM

SVG denied chance for CPL team under ULP — James

St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) was denied the opportunity to field a team in the regional T20 cricket tournament, the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), when the Unity Labour Party…

10 Aug 2026 2:53PM

PM Friday leads delegation on official visit to Taiwan

Prime Minister Godwin Friday is leading a delegation on an official visit to Taiwan as the two countries mark 45 years of diplomatic relations. The Office of the Prime Minister…

9 Aug 2026 6:06PM

James ‘very disappointed’ school reopening pushed back 1 week

The opposition Unity Labour Party (ULP) has criticised the delay in the start of the 2026-2027 school year, saying that it demonstrates a lack of leadership and governance by the…

6 Aug 2026 11:35AM

Business

SVG-branded InterCaribbean aircraft a ‘flying ambassador’

St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) on Thursday unveiled a branded InterCaribbean Airways aircraft bearing the national flag and the name “Spirit of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines”, in what…

24 Jul 2026 5:02AM

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…

10 Jul 2026 6:47AM

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

Lifestyle

Milton Cato Memorial Hospital in a March 2024 photo.

Drug-resistant bacteria detected at Milton Cato Memorial Hospital

The Ministry of Health, Wellness, Environmental Health and Energy (MOHWEE) said Monday that it has begun contact tracing and placed restrictions on elective surgeries after a drug-resistant bacterium was found…

10 Aug 2026 10:31PM

SVG among top beach destinations in the Americas

St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has been recognised as one of the premier beach travel destinations in the Western Hemisphere, earning the #22 spot in Travel And Tour World’s…

7 Aug 2026 4:01PM

CARDTP advances digital transformation through Moodle training

The Caribbean Digital Transformation Project (CARDTP) hosted a Moodle Platform Training Workshop from July 28–30 in Kingstown, aimed at strengthening the capacity of government stakeholders to utilise digital learning tools…

6 Aug 2026 8:03AM

School registration fees were ‘a mess’ — Minister

Education Minister Philip Jackson says the new policy on registration fees for new students entering secondary school is aimed at ending a “mess” of widely varying registration and related fees…

21 Jul 2026 10:30AM