St Vincent and the Grenadines National Lotteries Jackpot now stands at a record-breaking $1.5 Million dollars, this after no one was able to match the winning numbers for Tuesday nights jackpot of $1.4 Million. Marketing Manager of the NLA Anthony Dennie says there were two jackpot winners above 800,000 respectively…
Schools throughout the Country are being prepared for the phased reopening. The two main areas of focus are Sanitization and Physical distancing. On Tuesday morning Education Minister Jimmy Prince visited one school, Kingstown Preparatory, to get a first-hand view of progress so far. “I spoke to Principals and Teachers who…
(TELESUR) - Political lecturers in Lesotho affirmed that the authorities have focused on the political crisis rather than the health crisis due to the COVID-19 breakout. Lesotho's Prime Minister Thomas Thabane resigned from his office on May 19, after several murder accusations against him and his wife. “I appear before…
Today saw the disbursement of over EC$600,000 in grants to 80 persons under the PRYME and PRYME Plus programmes – spearheaded by the Minister of Finance, Economic Planning, Sustainable Development and Information Technology Hon. Camillo Gonsalves. Grant amounts range between $2,500 and $40,000, with the majority of the successful applicants…
A gas station in Clifton exploded sometime between 6.30 pm - 6.45 pm on the evening of Tuesday 19th May 2020, Clifton is known as the main business center on Union Island. Residents told News784 that the fire tender was called into action, as Clifton was plunged into darkness due…
This country has recorded its 18th positive COVID-19 case. This is according to results received from the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) laboratory today, May 19. This new positive case is the first recorded in the last 17 days. A release from the National Emergency Management Unit, dated today, May…
(CNA) - A top American official on Monday pushed for Taiwan's inclusion in the World Health Assembly (WHA) after it was not invited to the annual meeting of the World Health Organization's decision-making body for a fourth straight year. Speaking on the first day of the WHA's two-day virtual meeting,…
A Vincentian national who was charged by police on 10 May 2020 following a drug bust with charges of intent to supply drugs, money laundering and illegally entering Grenada will be deported from the state. During the drug bust a quantity of cannabis was seized, EC$2,590 was confiscated and 24 cannabis trees…
FRAUD FACTORY FIRMS TRACED TO PENNILESS PROXIES (OCCRP) Rita is almost 13,000 euros in debt and was convicted of shoplifting a bottle of gin. Ricardo is unemployed and has been arrested several times for drug possession and driving without a license. His mother, Silwia, stole a white sweater worth 16…
PR – Another person has been charged in connection with the May 11th 2020 seizure of just over fourteen thousand dollars at a residence in Woburn, St. George. Vincentian national Ricardo McFee, 32, Vendor, of Kingstown, was formally charged with one count of Money Laundering. Mc Fee will make his…
Morning Updates on COVID-19 Pandemic - National Response By Minister Luke Browne The PCR Machine required for testing for COVID-19 arrived in SVG last Friday. It is currently being set up and lab technicians are being trained in the use of the machine. We should be able to commence in-country…
The government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines said it will make this country’s quarantine facilities available to Grenadian Nationals who are unable to be repatriated to their home country. Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves said several Grenadian sailors are among scores of Vincentians onboard the Disney Cruise Lines, who…
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