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Prime Minister Godwin Friday speaking at a press conference in Kingstown on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, to update St. Vincent and the Grenadines on the impact of the tropical wave on the country on Tuesday, Oct. 6. 2026.

PM Friday lauds resilient ‘Vincy spirit’ after severe flooding

By Jada Chambers Following the severe flash flooding and landslides that struck Saint Vincent and the Grenadines earlier last week, Prime Minister Godwin Friday has praised the resilient “Vincy spirit”…

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News

‘I change me life and baptised,’ man nabbed with gun in mask tells court

Cordewell James outside the Serious Offences Court in Kingstown on Oct. 5, 2026.

By Jada Chambers A 42-year-old New Montrose man who pleaded with the court for mercy, saying he recently “gave my life to the Almighty God” has been jailed for three…

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The fuel surcharge, Pt 2: VINLEC, transparency and accountability

By Guevara Leacock On A View from the Outside this week, we return to the electricity issue, with the view being that VINLEC belongs to the people of St. Vincent…

10 Oct 2026 8:35AM

MOU signed for US$100m investment in Mayreau

An artist's impression of SOMA Mayreau, the proposed eco-resort in Mayreau.

Invest SVG has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Luxembourg-based real estate developer Nativo Group to advance the development of a new eco-resort, SOMA Mayreau, along with other sustainable…

10 Oct 2026 4:07AM

Court & Crime

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

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

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

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

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

PM Friday attends IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Thailand

Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Godwin Friday departs St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Friday to lead the country’s delegation to the 2026 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary…

9 Oct 2026 7:38PM

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

Lifestyle

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

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

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

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