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Police have charged a Dickson Village farmer with murder following the fatal shooting of a fellow resident last weekend. The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) said 33-year-old Rhyse Henry, a farmer of Dickson Village, was arrested and charged on Wednesday, Aug. 5, in connection with the death of Clydon Cato, a 35-year-old labourer from the same community. According to police, the charge relates to an incident in Dickson Village on Saturday, Aug. 1, during which Cato sustained fatal injuries. He died at the scene, prompting a homicide investigation. Henry has been charged with murder, contrary to…

More than a year after Royal Navy recruit Alford Jacobs died during training at HMS Raleigh, former recruits who say they witnessed the incident have come forward with new accounts raising questions about the events leading up to his collapse. Mr Jacobs, a Vincentian national and former member of the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force, died on 11 March 2025 while undergoing Royal Navy training in the United Kingdom. His death prompted an investigation by Devon & Cornwall Police after emergency services were called to HMS Raleigh, near Torpoint. Police said at the time that the death…

A man identified as Renold Quashie, also known locally by the nickname “Bagga,” was found dead at his residence in Rutland Vale, Layou, on Tuesday morning, according to sources familiar with the incident. The man was reportedly discovered at approximately 8:00 a.m. after neighbours found him near the porch area of his home. Emergency assistance was sought, but he was later confirmed dead at the scene. A medical professional who attended the scene reportedly observed a serious head injury. Sources familiar with the incident alleged that the injury appeared to be consistent with a stab wound. However, other residents have…

Self-proclaimed prophet Jason Providence is reportedly facing possible legal action after making controversial statements on Facebook about a woman and her minor daughter. The controversy erupted after Providence published a lengthy Facebook post in which he referred to the child as a “spiritual lunatic” while attempting to defend himself against allegations being circulated online about his ministry. In the same post, Providence made several claims about the child’s personal condition and the mother’s private affairs, including allegations that the woman spent more than US$10,000 travelling overseas in search of spiritual help for the mother and child. He also claimed the…

Prophet Jason Providence, who identifies himself as a prophet, is once again at the centre of public attention following controversy surrounding his public prophecies, alongside separate allegations that he has been charging members of the public significant fees for private spiritual consultations across the Caribbean. In a recent Facebook broadcast, Providence issued a warning message directed at the British Virgin Islands, stating that “water that you see behind me… will come upon the land,” and that “lands that you so cherish will be shaken,” linking the alleged events to what he described as rising witchcraft activity in the territory. He…

Five months into the New Democratic Party (NDP) administration, frustration is emerging from within its own support base, with vocal supporter Arion Smart, who is also a former political leader of the United Progressive Party (UPP), publicly criticising the government for what he describes as poor prioritisation and a failure to adequately reform the public service. Smart is accusing the administration of placing too much emphasis on constitutional amendments relating to Commonwealth citizenship, while overlooking what he considers a more pressing issue — the continued presence of senior civil servants he claims are aligned with the former Unity Labour Party…

Opposition Leader Ralph Gonsalves says he has scored a political victory after the government withdrew two controversial pieces of legislation that had sparked heated debate in St Vincent and the Grenadines. The bills — the Constitution Amendment Bill and the Representation of the People Amendment Bill — were pulled by the administration of Prime Minister Godwin Friday following growing public and political criticism. The proposed laws had sought to amend parts of the Constitution and electoral rules, including provisions that critics said would have applied changes retroactively to October 27, 1979. Gonsalves strongly opposed the bills, accusing the government of…

Former Consul General of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to the United States, Rondy “Luta” McIntosh, is moving to seek legal redress over public allegations arising from claims that computer systems at the country’s New York consulate were “completely wiped” at the end of his tenure. The development comes amid an intensifying dispute between McIntosh and Foreign Affairs Minister Dwight Fitzgerald Bramble, who told Parliament that the incoming Consul General reported finding no accessible data on consular systems upon assuming office earlier this year. McIntosh, however, has issued a detailed rebuttal, describing the allegation as “completely false” and insisting that…

Armed Police Officers from the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force on Tuesday raided the home of Former public servant Shermaine Joseph-Barnwell and her husband, Marshall Barnwell, both of whom previously worked in the public service, in what police said was a search for illegal firearms and ammunition. The operation, carried out while the family — including young children — was at home, has raised questions about police conduct and the handling of search warrants. Joseph-Barnwell said she had been outside earlier in the day exercising and livestreaming before later sitting in her vehicle with her daughter. While…

A developing investigation into the complete erasure of computer systems at St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ Consulate in New York is expected to bring former Consul General Rondy “Luta” McIntosh into focus, as authorities seek answers to what officials have described as a deeply troubling breach of institutional continuity. The issue, first disclosed in Parliament earlier this week, has quickly escalated from a concerning administrative setback into a matter of potential accountability, with Foreign Affairs Minister Fitzgerald Bramble confirming that McIntosh will be questioned as part of the ongoing probe. While the Minister has not personally contacted the former diplomat,…