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Jackpot Winner Presented: National Lotteries Authority (NLA) Chairperson Luann Hadaway (left) and an NLA official (right) present Curlan Francis Edwards (center) with her promotional cheque for EC$524,000 at the NLA headquarters in Kingstown on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.

‘Bagga’ woman’s dream sparks EC$524,000 Super 6 win

Guided by a message in a dream from her late father, a Barrouallie woman has turned a free play into an EC$524,000 Super 6 jackpot. Curlan Francis Edwards played a…

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UPDATE: Most schools across SVG reopen today (Wednesday)

Severe flooding was reported at Leeward District SDA Primary in Buccament Bay. (Photo: Facebook/NBC Radio)

Most schools across St. Vincent and the Grenadines will resume normal, face-to-face operations today, Wednesday, following the severe weather conditions that affected the country on Monday. “The overwhelming majority sustained…

7 Oct 2026 4:58AM

29 people displaced by heavy rains, floods (+video)

A flooded house in Buccament Bay on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026.

Twenty-nine people from nine families have vacated their homes and are seeking shelter elsewhere after a tropical wave caused widespread floods and landslides across St. Vincent and the Grenadines Monday…

6 Oct 2026 9:03PM

More charges coming for mother-daughter duo hit with 100-plus counts

The accused, Morenike Cottle, left, and her mother, Lisby Cottle

More charges are expected to be brought against a mother-daughter duo who were slapped with six and 98 counts respectively on charges of obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception and…

6 Oct 2026 8:07PM

Court & Crime

Senior Counsel Stuart Young, left, and his clients, petitioners Luke Browne, centre, and Carlos Williams, speak to the media outside the High Court in Kingstown on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026.

Luke suggests petitions might have been filed even if he was elected (+video)

Election petitioner Luke Browne says he does not think it is fair for the public to suggest that the Unity Labour Party (ULP) candidates would not have brought the dual citizenship election petitioners if the New Democratic Party (NDP) had lost the November 2025 general election.

2 Oct 2026 11:20PM

Gov’t worker, her mother charged with corruption

A South Leeward woman and her mother are slated to appear in court on Monday to face corruption and other charges over their alleged use of money allocated to a…

2 Oct 2026 10:54PM

Election petition is ‘sour grapes and sore losers,’ PM Friday says (+video)

By Jada Chambers As the historic constitutional election petition nears its final stages, Prime Minister Godwin Friday has described the legal challenges brought by candidates for the opposition Unity Labour…

2 Oct 2026 12:12AM

Bramble dismisses need for ‘plan b’, confident court will not rule against him

Foreign Affairs Minister Dwight Fitzgerald Bramble has declined to state whether he would renounce his Canadian citizenship if the High Court rules against him, stating he that he will not…

1 Oct 2026 11:28AM

Politics

Prime Minister Godwin Friday speaking at the Independence Flag Raising Ceremony in Kingstown, on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2026.

PM calls on Vincies to make solidarity a daily practice

Prime Minister Godwin Friday called on Vincentians to support one another throughout the year, as he addressed a flag-raising ceremony marking the start of celebrations for the country’s 47th anniversary…

2 Oct 2026 10:45AM

PM outlines broad response to Green Hill shooting

Prime Minister Godwin Friday says the government is working on a comprehensive response to the shooting in Green Hill that left four people dead and four injured, combining immediate security…

30 Sep 2026 12:03PM

SVG moves to contain tourism fallout from mass shooting

St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ tourism officials are working to counter the reputational damage from the mass shooting on Friday, using marketing teams and overseas networks to reassure visitors and…

29 Sep 2026 6:27AM

Gonsalves rejects claim ULP operatives fueled int’l coverage of Green Hill killings

Opposition Leader Ralph Gonsalves has rejected claims that his Unity Labour Party (ULP) operatives contacted international media to generate coverage of the shooting in Green Hill on Friday that left…

29 Sep 2026 6:16AM

Business

Invest SVG Expo ‘paused’ ahead of new chapter

The Everything Vincy Expo Plus will not take place this year, Invest SVG announced on Monday, saying that the pause will provide an opportunity to review the event. “Invest SVG…

29 Sep 2026 7:45PM

87 coconut sector stakeholders equipped to advance production, resilience

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, has concluded a week-long technical mission to strengthen the technical capacity of the…

28 Sep 2026 2:31AM

NY diaspora ‘critical’ to SVG’s future — Minister Bramble

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, Foreign Investment and Diaspora Affairs, Dwight Fitzgerald Bramble, has told Vincentians in New York that the government sees them not as distant supporters but…

21 Sep 2026 2:20AM

PM urges Vincies abroad to move from remittances to real partnership

Prime Minister Godwin Friday has urged Vincentians living abroad to move beyond traditional remittances and embrace a deeper, more structured role as “strategic partners in development”. He told an audience…

19 Sep 2026 8:57PM

Lifestyle

Flooding in Lower Bay Street, Kingstown, on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026. (Photo: Facebook/NBC Radio)

Houses damaged, hospital flooded, roads blocked as heavy rains batter SVG

Several houses were damaged, and flooding and landslides were reported across St. Vincent and the Grenadines, including the capital, Kingstown, as a tropical wave dumped 130.2mm (5.2 inches) of rain…

6 Oct 2026 8:52AM

We Are Mayreau reports steady ridge-to-reef progress

We Are Mayreau Inc. (WAM) is marking six months of implementation under the Targeted Ridge-to-Reef Ecosystem-based Adaptation Interventions in St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines (TREBAI), the regional…

24 Sep 2026 10:02PM

Friday keeps ban on jet skis as SVG courts new tourism mix

Prime Minister Godwin Friday has confirmed that his government will maintain the long-standing ban on jet skis in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, even as it pursues a broader strategy…

21 Sep 2026 2:57AM

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