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The St Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation (SVGFF) has moved from an organisation that had to borrow EC$100 from a local shopkeeper to help reopen a national tournament, to an entity that can pay its president an EC$5000 salary.

While the New Democratic Party (NDP) welcomes capital projects, the party believes that meaningful things must be done with these projects in order to facilitate economic growth of communities and people. On Wednesday, speaking on the NDP sponsored New Times radio program on Nice Radio, Major St Clair Leacock said the government should be commended on the Kingstown Port Development Project but noted that projects like that and the Argyle …

Members from several Christian Denominations gathered at Heritage Square yesterday for a National Day of Prayer Rally under the theme “Unity and Resilience”.   The event was organized by the National Day of Prayer Committee in collaboration with Ecclesiastical Affairs Unit within the Ministry of Education and National Reconciliation.   Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves…

We have now entered the month of October a month though fraught with climatic dangers for us, is still the month of very significant events for Vincentians, here and abroad. After all, it is the month during which significant constitutional advances were made for us, Associate Statehood and National Independence which we will celebrate on October 27. But as we so commemorate these advances, we must never forget that they, together …

Persons who attended the Graduation Ceremony of the 2023 Starlift Steel Orchestra’s Training Programme last Saturday, September 2 were given a taste of the future of the band. This, as the 58 graduates of the programme exuded confidence, dexterity and skill, as they rendered local folksong ‘Moonlight’ (‘Poor Man’s Lantern’ ) and ‘Never on a Sunday’. [caption id="attachment_170324" align="aligncenter" width="542"] Nia Simmons (left) accepts her tokens...

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No permission was granted by any government official for the removal of items from a vendor at the Brighton Beach Facility in July. This, according to Minister of Tourism Carlos James as he answered a question posed in Parliament yesterday by Opposition member St Clair Leacock. James said the action, which was taken against Errol Arthur shows “disregard” for the working relationship that exists between the businessman, himself and East …

DR. Tennyson Joseph, a discredited politician by his own grassroots from the arts and crafts, fishing and agricultural village of Choiseul and Saltibus...

The Opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) has called on the Gonsalves-administration to outline the plan to address the rising crime in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG).

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