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The Reverend Kelron Harry on the picket line in Kingstown last Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. (iWN photo)

Vaccine mandate ‘unethical, ungodly and wicked,’ pastor says (+Video)

A pastor has described as “an unethical, ungodly and wicked mandate” the law in St. Vincent and the Grenadines that requires COVID-19 vaccines for “frontline” workers for whom vaccination is…

14 Dec 2021 6:02PM

COVID-19 in SVG

Hannah Green-Harry, principal of Diamonds Government School, on the picket line in Kingstown on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. (iWN photo)

Principal among educators opposed to vaccine mandate (+Video)

14 Dec 2021 5:36PM

An undated photo of the Lewis Punnett Home in Stoney Ground. (Photo: Asbert News Network)

Child, 4, dies after cupboard falls on him at Lewis Punnett Home

14 Dec 2021 3:13PM

Opposiiton Leader, Godwin Friday debates the Estimates in Parliament on Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. (Photo: NBC Radio/Facebook LIVE)

Finance Minister accused of ‘old trick’ of large budget without funding

14 Dec 2021 10:54AM

The Grade 2 teacher on the picket line in Kingstown on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. (iWN photo)

Teacher denied medical exemption despite blood clots (+Video)

14 Dec 2021 6:13AM

Minister of Finance, Camillo Gonsalves presents the Estimates in Parliament on Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. (Photo: NBC Radio/Facebook LIVE)

Camillo presents $1.32 billion Estimates for 2022

Parliament, on Tuesday, approved Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the 2022 fiscal year, amounting to EC$1,329,340,860. This is a 9.6% increase over the approved budget for 2021, which did…

14 Dec 2021 5:45AM

Budget 2022