Police in pursuit of accused rapist (0)

3/10/10 •

Police are currently hunting a man, who brutally raped a 10-year-old pupil of the Georgetown Government School.
According to reports, the young girl was attacked on her way to the school’s toilet at about 10.30 a.m. on  Monday, March 8.
Reports indicate that a young man in his mid 20’s hid in the toilet, and pounced on [...]

Water high on CARICOM agenda (0)

3/10/10 •

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) With several Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) reeling from the effects of drought, the water situation in the Region will come under sharp focus at the 21st Intersessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government which opens Thursday morning.
The Heads of Government Meeting at Fort Young [...]

Lighting of bush fires is criminal – police commissioner (0)

3/10/10 •

A desperate call is going out to the public to stop the practice of lighting bush fires.
This warning comes from the combined force of the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVP), the Central Water and Sewerage Authority (CWSA), St. Vincent and the Grenadines Electricity Services Limited (VINLEC) and the Forestry Division in [...]

County of Buckinghamshire/SVG school partnership visit (0)

3/10/10 •

PRESS RELEASE: The Ministry of Education convened a welcome ceremony on Monday, March 8th, for a group of eight (8) principals and teachers respectively from the County of Buckinghamshire, who are here for a week’s visit.
These educators will meet with local principals and ministry officials to form partnerships, interact and get a first hand view [...]

Overseas experts to assist with archaelogical digs (0)

3/10/10 •

St. Vincent is expected to host a team from the University of Calgary in Canada, to assist with archaeological digs on island, according to Culture Minister Rene Baptiste.
Apart from the Canadian archaeologists, the Department of Culture in Egypt will send four experts – two engineers and two archaeologists to assist with the relocation of the [...]

Hosts of radio shows organise peaceful protest in support of Anesia Baptiste (0)

3/10/10 •

At 11.30 today a peaceful protest walk and picket will be held in disapproval of the suspension of Communications Manager at the Ministry of Tourism Anesia Baptiste.
The protest and picket is organised by the hosts and supporters of the call in programs ‘Staying Awake’ and ‘Current Affairs’ both aired on Nice Radio.
Persons participating in this [...]

Cultural icon to receive award in NY (0)

3/10/10 •

Local cultural icon and President of the Garifuna Heritage Foundation David Darkie Williams will soon travel to New York to accept an award on behalf of the group.
The award will be presented at a ceremony in New York, which will be hosted by the Garifuna Coalition of that city.
The award is for the SVG Garifuna [...]

Bill passed to increase constituencies (0)

3/10/10 •

Government has received the two-thirds majority needed to increase the number of constituencies from 15 to 17.
The Bill to increase the number of constituencies was passed in Parliament on Thursday.
In presenting the Bill, Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves said the primary aim is to aid with better representation in the House of Assembly. The last [...]

2ND Garifuna Heritage Foundation Exhibition (0)

3/10/10 •

PRESS RELEASE: On Monday 8th March, Minister of Culture, Honourable Rene Baptiste, Minister of Culture, officially declared the Garifuna Heritage Foundation and the Alliance Francaise exhibitions open.
The exhibition is the second of its kind and is housed at the Old Public Library.  The theme of the exhibition is “From the Orinoco to Exile” – featuring [...]

Join the SVG Today.com team! The #1 daily online publication in St. Vincent & the Grenadines (0)

3/09/10 •

SVG Today, svgtoday.com, the leading daily online news publication for St. Vincent & the Grenadines, is seeking full-time and part-time reporters, as well as sales staff.
Reporters

- Have at least three (3) years substantial reporting experiencing
- Must have a valid driver’s license
- Possess excellent oral and written skills
- Be very aggressive, up-to-date on current issues, and [...]