A short memory: police promotions and the party that set the precedent
By *Guevara Leacock On A View from the Outside this week, we turn our attention to the new leadership of the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF), with…
iWitness News
Vincentian sailor Kai Marks-Dasent has competed in his first World Championship, making him one of the youngest sailors competing in the 15–18 age category. He finished 74th in the Under-17…
By *Jomo Thomas “A country does not have permanent friends, only permanent interests.” Lord Palmerston (1784 – 1865). On March 17, 2026, St. Clair Leacock, our nation’s deputy prime minister…
Vincentian authors Shefflorn and Ann-Marie Ballantyne launched their latest book, “I Do Not Consent: The Vincentian Chapter of the COVID-19 Plandemic” in Kingstown on Aug. 13. The launch fulfilled a…
Court & Crime
Acting Commissioner of Police Trevor “Buju” Bailey says police have recovered three firearms linked to a series of recent shootings, as part of what he describes as a more visible, intelligence‑driven crackdown on gun…
The new acting Commissioner of Police Trevor “Buju” Bailey has promised a tougher, more coordinated response to gun crime, insisting that the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force…
A man was shot and killed in the former Cinerama building on White Chapel Road, Kingstown, near His Majesty’s Prison around 1 a.m. on Tuesday. The man has been identified…
The gun violence that has been plaguing St. Vincent and the Grenadines over the last few years, contributing to the bulk of the 29 homicides so far this year, spilt…
Politics
Opposition Leader Ralph Gonsalves has described Prime Minister Godwin Friday’s official visit to Taiwan last week as “pure hypocrisy”. He argued on Wednesday that the results touted by the New Democratic Party (NDP) government…
Leader of the Opposition Ralph Gonsalves has once again criticised the appointment of Brenton Smith as an acting assistant commissioner of police, saying that he intends to write to CARICOM…
Prime Minister Godwin Friday says Taiwan has committed grant funding to help capitalise the national development bank (NDB) that the New Democratic Party (NDP) administration has proposed for St. Vincent and the Grenadines….
Prime Minister Godwin Friday says his government is in “very serious” and ongoing talks with Taiwan over ways to ease St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ crushing public debt, with Taipei signalling a “genuine willingness” to help…
Business
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…
Historical diplomatic solidarity must be reinforced by dynamic commercial enterprise, private-sector investment, and deep economic integration, St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ (SVG) Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Foreign…
Prime Minister Godwin Friday has presented St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) as an ideal destination for private-sector investment from Taiwan. “St. Vincent and the Grenadines is transitioning its bilateral…
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…
Lifestyle
Minister of Sports, Culture and the Creative Industries, Kaschaka Cupid, has concluded a visit to New York as part of a delegation promoting Vincymas 2027 under the theme “Road to…
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Tourism Authority (SVGTA) is celebrating the successful homecoming visit of NASCAR driver and SVG Sporting Ambassador Rajah Caruth, whose visit to St. Vincent and…
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Meteorological Services has issued a flash-flood watch for St. Vincent and the Grenadines, effective until 2 p.m. Saturday. A strong tropical wave approaching the…
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…
Sports
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Netball Association launched its Game Changers Netball Grassroots Development Programme on Saturday at the Fancy Hardcourt. The launch attracted male and female athletes aged…
Antigua & Barbuda Falcons won a final-ball thriller to open the 2026 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) over Jamaica Kingsmen at Arnos Vale Sports Complex Friday night. The Falcons…
Professional NASCAR driver and Sporting Ambassador for St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Rajah Caruth, will be in the country for a special homecoming visit from Aug. 12–16, the St. Vincent…
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Sailing Association says it is celebrating an impressive performance by young sailors Scarlett Hadley and Kai Marks Dasent, who represented the country in the…