Call for culture shift as male nurses remain scarce

13 Senior Caribbean medical professionals warned that entrenched cultural attitudes are deterring men from entering nursing, leaving the profession overwhelmingly female at a time of critical shortages. Speaking to reporters at the Nurses’ Pinning...

St Vincent and the Grenadines to appear at Country night at CARIFESTA XV tonight

The Culture and Heritage of St. Vincent and the Grenadines will be on full display this evening at CARIFESTA 15 in Barbados as the Vincentian delegation hosts its country night. Director of Culture, Maxine Browne tells NBC News this evening’s...

Saint Lucia in Group A for Concacaf Women’s Qualifiers

Saint Lucia’s Piton Girlz are expected to play two home games and two away fixtures in the Concacaf Women’s Qualifiers, beginning in November. The draw for the 29-team competition took place at the weekend in Miami, Florida. Drawn in Pool A, Saint...

SVG using every opportunity to showcase the country’s culture at CARIFESTA XV

The St. Vincent and the Grenadines contingent at CARIFESTA 15 continues to grab every opportunity to showcase this country’s culture and heritage at the region’s premier cultural festival. This statement was made by Director of Culture, Maxine...

Government to highlight commitment to education infrastructure at ceremony in North Leeward this Friday

Parliamentary Representative for North Leeward, Carlos James said the Government will highlight its continued commitment to education infrastructure with the official opening ceremony of the Fitz Hughes Primary School and a newly constructed Early...

VI singer honoured at Carifesta

Virgin Islands musician Raul “Jougo” Sprauve received the Carifesta XV Icon Award on Sunday at the 15th annual Caribbean Festival of the Arts in Bridgetown, Barbados. And that was just a small part of the territory’s ongoing participation in the...

Students unite in spirit of CARIFESTA

28 More than 250 students from 12 Caribbean countries have spent the past week sharing culture and camaraderie in Barbados as part of the CARIFESTA XV Student Jamboree, a regional camp hailed by Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley as a living example...

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Advances National Efforts to Curb Plastic Pollution through…

Saint Vincent, August 14, 2025. From August 12–14, 2025, stakeholders across government, private sector, civil society, and academia came together in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines for a series of national workshops aimed at tackling plastic...

Sandals Foundation reaffirms support for Paediatric Cancer Support across the Caribbean

ST.VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES is among six countries that will benefit from enhanced research, diagnosis and treatment of childhood cancers in the Caribbean as the Sandals Foundation reaffirmed its commitment to the Sick-Kids-Caribbean Initiative...

NBC’s Special Report – Thursday August 28th 2025

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is continuing to carve its place in the global medicinal cannabis space — not just through policy and production, but through culture, tourism, and innovation. Following the official launch of Cannabliss 2025,...

Q&A H. Nigel Thomas' novel examines the cost of secret lives A Different Hurricane follows two gay men in the island nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Books -Bookends |1 hour ago

H. Nigel Thomas' latest novel, A Different Hurricane, is set on the lush Caribbean island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It's about two young men, Gordon and Allen, who become secret lovers, until society forces them apart. After returning...

PAHO’s vaccine mission to protect SVG’s children

In a critical public health initiative, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has completed a comprehensive five-day mission to St. Vincent and the Grenadines, preparing the nation for the introduction of two life-saving vaccines that...

Women's Rugby World Cup Predictions 2025: FloRugby Staff Picks

Over the course of the next month, the world will learn which country is the home of the best women’s rugby team at the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup. Since the Black Ferns of New Zealand won the 2021 Women’s World Cup, it has been England’s...

Ombudsman urges Caribbean leaders to follow youth example on regional unity

19 Caribbean governments stuck on the question of free movement should look to their young people for inspiration, Ombudsman Nigel Taylor said, pointing to the spirit of solidarity already on display among students at the CARIFESTA XV Student...

Caribbean culture takes centre stage as Carifesta XV lights up Barbados

BRIDGETOWN, Bar­ba­dos — The 15th edi­tion of the Caribbean Fes­ti­val of Arts (Car­ifes­ta) opened on Fri­day with or­gan­is­ers promis­ing to de­liv­er “glob­al ex­cel­lence” in keep­ing with the ten-day cel­e­bra­tion’s theme—Caribbean Roots,...

Back to School with Balance: Protecting Mental Health for Teachers by SHIMANO BAIL

by SHIMANO BAILEY Social Worker AS THE NEW academic year begins, teachers across St.Vincent and the Grenadines are returning to their classrooms, organizing lesson plans, wrapping up professional development sessions, and preparing to welcome...

Teenage SVG sailor makes waves at the Junior PanAm Games

SCARLETT HADLEY focused on the racing Front Page August 29, 2025 EIGHTEEN-YEAROLD SAILOR, Scarlett Hadley has etched her name into the sporting history of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) after delivering a record-making performance at the...

ST VINCENT-CULTURE – Historians complete first volume of history of St Vincent and the Grenadines

Women's Rugby World Rankings Ahead Of The 2025 Women's World Cup

The Women's Rugby World Cup is finally here and the 16 international teams set to take the field are gearing up for the first round of group stages. The USA Women's Eagles will kickoff the World Cup against the No. 1 world-ranked England Rugby on...

Ras John tells Gonsalves’ ULP he is unafraid

‘Give me one generation of young people and I will transform the world.’ — V.I. Lenin. By *Jomo Sanga Thomas (“Plain Talk” Aug. 29, 2025) I have long held to the view that my generation and the generation before us have been a dismal failure. To...