“Vote NO” Committee Formed and demands equal funding for their Campaign

A group calling themselves the Vote NO committee has been formed. At a press conference called to announce the group, they stated that their mission is “to educate the Vincentian public as to why they should and must VOTE NO in the referendum on the Constitution in its current form.”
This they said they hope to [...]

30,000 School Children in SVG to Receive $200 on November 9th

Re-enactment of ‘79 flag raising ceremony went wrong in 30th Anniversary Celebration

The re-enactment of the raising of the national flag 30 years ago to signal our attainment of political independence went wrong when at midnight the flag was raised and it was upside down.
There was clearly something wrong when the female member of the SVG Cadet Force came to the flag pole after being handed the [...]

Mixed Choir perform Hooray, hooray Independence

A Cultural Showcase put on by organisers of the Vincy Home Coming event gave Vincentians lots of opportunity to reflect on patriotic songs and dances and to enjoy performances from the likes of Alson ‘Becket’ Cyrus, Rasum, Lexi Vibrating Scakes, Bomani and Ipa.
A troupe of over 400 young people performed dance, drama, poetry and music.
In [...]

Vibrating Scakes performing the Independence Song at last evenings Cultural Extravaganza

Attendees at the NDP Youth Convention ‘09 held at Langley Park

New Democratic Youth Convention Declared a Success

Sunday Oct 25— Hundreds of young people from around St. Vincent and the Grenadines converged on the Lauders Community Centre for the Young Democrats Convention 2k9.
The business session saw the election of a new Young Democrats Executive and heard greetings being brought from all of the constituencies who were present.
The Featured Speaker was Ms. Anesia [...]

Israeli police storm Jerusalem’s holiest site

JERUSALEM – Israeli forces stormed Jerusalem’s holiest shrine Sunday, firing stun grenades to disperse hundreds of stone-throwing Palestinian protesters in a fresh eruption of violence at the most volatile spot in the Holy Land.
A wall of Israeli riot police behind plexiglass shields closed in on the crowd, sending many protesters — overwhelmingly young men — [...]

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Canouan has the action this weekend

All eyes would be on Canouan this weekend. Watch this spots for our reports