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Month: May 2020

Union Island Man Charged In EC$1 Million Dollar Drug Bust In Grenada

Less than 24 hours after police in Grenada disclosed that they had confiscated more than EC$2 million in cannabis from St Vincent and the Grenadines, a drug bust on the western side of the island resulted in a drug bust of 419 pounds involving a national from that neighbouring island.…

SVG police investigating death of 40yro man found dead on church grounds

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of Ohrma Jummo Dallaway, 40 years old Labourer of New Montrose. According to investigations, about 2 a.m. on 17.05.2020 the police was alerted to a report describing Dallaway’s body lying motionless at the grounds of the Faith Temple Church at New…

St Vincent Receives US $11Million Emergency Loan From CDB For Covid -19

The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is making available emergency loans to seven Caribbean countries, in the first instance, to finance the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, the Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a total for St. Vincent and the Grenadines (US$11.3 million). “The provision of support to the…

June 5 is election day in St Kitts/Nevis

Basseterre- St Kitts/Nevis:  A confident Prime Minister Dr Timothy Harris has announced that the people of St  Kitts and Nevis will head to the polls on Friday, June 5 to choose a Government to lead the Federation for the next five years. In a televised address to the nation today Prime…

MERCENARY OPERATIONS AGAINST VENEZUELA: A FAILED MILITARY THREAT.

VENEZUELA has recently been subject of a number of attempts of mercenary penetration in the country. According to research conducted by authorities of the Venezuelan National Government several armed cells made up by mercenaries and Venezuelan and foreign former militaries have intended to gather in Venezuelan territory in order to organise and…

Saint Vincent And The Grenadines Fresh Produce Markets Open Nationwide

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the closure of borders and institutions around the world. However, it seems to be creating the opposite effect on the Agriculture and Fisheries Sectors in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Over the last two (2) weeks, the island witnessed the opening of four (4) State…

SVG, other islands benefit from US donation of PPE, medical supplies

(CDEMA) – In response to the high demand for personal protective equipment (PPEs) and other medical supplies due to COVID-19, the United States has donated more than US$104,000 worth of PPE and other medical supplies for seven Eastern Caribbean countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts & Nevis, St.…

Vincentian Garvin Matthews – "One Man’s Journey To Authorship"

(THE VOICE) - GARVIN MATTHEWS was born on the island of St.Vincent and the Grenadines and moved to the UK in 2008 in search of a better life for himself and his family as well as to join the British army. After leaving the army, Matthews completed a degree in…

Five arrested for brazen teen abduction over drug debt

(BBC) - A wanted man has turned himself in after Canadian police arrested four others in connection with the March abduction of a 14-year-old boy. Solaiman Nassimi, 29, appeared in court on Friday after surrendering Thursday. According to Toronto police, the boy the five men allegedly abducted was targeted because…

BREAKING: 5 Vincentians Charged For Illegal Drugs Worth Over EC$1 million

NOW GRENADA) – Between 18 March and 13 May 2020, police in Grenada captured 5 Vincentian nationals during different drug busts and drug raids conducted by the Drug Squad of the Royal Grenada Police Force (RGPF). The street value of the drugs which are mainly cannabis, is more than EC$1 million.…

Vincentians not into Freedom – they are into free stuff

The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official position of News784. Send all articles to [email protected] By Nathan  ‘Jolly’ Green, I once asked a workman at Buccament, “who are you voting for?” He said I am voting ULP. He…

Meet Vincentian Filmmaker Tolga Akcayli

To start off, we will provide you with a summary on how a young Vincentian filmmaker managed to convince 46 millennials, of which 4 traveled from the US, to work for 2 months with no upfront pay, in order to be a part of what seemed like an over-ambitious dream.…