The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Chess Federation continues in its quest to make the sport of Chess a more popular sport in SVG.As part of its overall outreach and marketing approach the SVG Chess Federation will host its first ever Blitz Open Chess Championship. The event will be a one day event and will bring chess players from across Saint Vincent & the Grenadines.Blitz Chess is a fast paced version of Chess, it is also known as speed chess and often times called Rapid chess where players have a limited time to make their moves, typically 10 minutes or…
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The St. Vincent Building & Loan Association (SVBLA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Keyon Thomas as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective April 1st, 2025. Mr. Thomas succeeds Mr. Elroy R. John whose tenure is marked by outstanding leadership and dedication to the organization. Mr. John has led SVBLA with integrity and deep commitment to the financial well-being of its members and customers. During his time at the helm, he ushered in a new era of governance marked by robust internal structures, controls and accountability frameworks that strengthened transparency at every level of the St. Vincent Building…
By Jason Alexander | Political Correspondent, Sentinel Research Group EAST ST. GEORGE, SVG – Camillo Gonsalves, the incumbent MP for East St. George and Minister of Finance, is expected to secure a third consecutive term in office. Polling conducted by the Sentinel Research Group shows Gonsalves maintaining a firm lead over his challenger, Laverne Gibson Velox of the New Democratic Party (NDP), even as she increases her presence in the constituency. A Familiar Face With a Strong Record Gonsalves, first elected in 2015, won the seat again in 2020 with 2,846 votes, defeating Gibson Velox by a margin of 196…
On Tuesday, April 22, the Head of the Venezuelan diplomatic mission in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Francisco Pérez Santana said goodbye at Argyle International Airport to a group of nine young entrepreneurs from different productive sectors of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines who will participate in the 1st International Congress of Entrepreneurs “Connect, Create and Undertake!” to be held in Venezuela from April 23 to 25, 2025.Francisco Pérez Santana met with the group of entrepreneurs to explain all the logistics of the activity and emphasized that this Congress organized by the Bolivarian Government of Venezuela is a great opportunity…
By Chester Connell Who would have imagined in August 1950 that a then 4-year-old boy, scion of “poor” “peasants” from Portugal, would eighteen years later begin to position himself, at the salad age of 23, as a political heavyweight. He was a student among other students criticizing a head of government.Guiding impressive economic growth in 1968 Jamaica, Hugh Lawson Shearer was the third prime minister of the largest English-speaking nation in the Caribbean. How dare that Vincentian nascent Marxist challenge a prime minister? Though later admitted to the legal bar, because he was certainly qualified so to be, no mainstream…
The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines today, signed an agreement for the acquisition of 300 prefabricated houses from Trinidad and Tobago. The units are manufactured by Steel Framed Engineered Solutions Ltd. and will be used to provide housing for families affected by the passage of Hurricane Beryl. The ceremony was held at Cabinet Room. Prime Minister the Hon. Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, Minister of Housing, Hon. Orando Brewster, Representative of Steel Framed Engineered Solutions Ltd. Jesse Scott and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Housing, Neva Cordice as well as other senior government officials were on hand to witness…
Minister of Agriculture Hon. Saboto Saboto Caesar said this country along with other OECS member states are working together on a collective approach to deal with the continued accumulation of the sargassum sea weed. On Monday April 21st several locations around St. Vincent and the Grenadines such as the water front at the Kingstown Cruise Terminal, the Owia fisheries center as well as a number of closed bays were covered with sea weed, creating difficulties for a fishers and tourism stakeholders. In an interview with the API earlier today, the Agriculture Minister said the ministry will continue to work with…
April 22, 2025 – Kingstown: A 41-year-old Colombian national, Mateo Florez, has been arrested and charged with possession of an offensive weapon. According to police reports, on April 16, 2025, Florez, a retiree, was allegedly found in possession of a cutlass along the Rose Bank Public Road without lawful excuse and with intent to commit an offence. He appeared before the Layou Magistrate Court on April 17, 2025. Following the hearing, the court ordered that he be admitted to the Mental Health Centre for a two-week evaluation. The matter has been adjourned to May 2, 2025
– The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) wishes to provide an update on the ongoing investigation into the death of Mr. Michael Ronaldo A. Richards, also known as “Boxer,” a 26-year-old labourer of Glen. Mr. Richards was shot on April 1, 2025, in the vicinity of the Girls’ High School Bus Stop. He remained hospitalized until April 17, 2025, when he tragically succumbed to his injuries. A post-mortem examination conducted on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, has confirmed that Mr. Richards died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds. The investigation remains active. The RSVGPF strongly urges…
April 23, 2025 – Kingstown:The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) has confirmed that no foul play is suspected in the death of 48-year-old Cuthbert Carlos Young, a security guard of Roseau, Sion Hill. Mr. Young’s body was discovered at his residence on Thursday, April 17, 2025. A post-mortem examination conducted on April 22 determined that he died from hypervolemic shock due to a bleeding peptic ulcer. The RSVGPF continues its investigation into the matter and has extended heartfelt condolences to Mr. Young’s family and friends.