ISLAND WIDE COVERAGE
Police and Judiciary to Receive Mental Health Training
By S.Browne. Updated 3:56 p.m., Thursday, June 25, 2026, Atlantic Standard Time (GMT-4). Police officers, members of the judiciary and legal professionals are expected to receive specialised training on mental health issues as part of a broader government effort to improve how mental illness is identified, understood and managed across public institutions. Speaking at a…
SVG Gets Psychiatrist After 10-Year Gap in Recruitment and Retention, Minister Says
By S.Browne. Updated 2:29 p.m., Thursday, June 25, 2026, Atlantic Standard Time (GMT-4). St. Vincent and the Grenadines now has a psychiatrist following a period of approximately 10 years during which the country was unable to recruit and retain a psychiatrist, Health Minister Daniel Cummings has said. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, June…
Severe Nurse Shortages at Mental Health Facility, With Ratios Reaching 1 to 112 at night
By S.Browne. Updated 1:36 p.m., Thursday, June 25, 2026, Atlantic Standard Time (GMT-4). The Mental Health Rehabilitation Centre is operating with staffing levels that see nurse-to-patient ratios rise to as high as one nurse to 112 patients during night shifts, officials have disclosed. Speaking during a press conference held on Thursday, June 25, 2026, Senior…
Health Minister Says Healthcare Workers Facing ‘Literal Burnout’
By S.Browne. Updated 11:20 a.m., Thursday, June 25, 2026, Atlantic Standard Time (GMT-4). Health Minister Daniel Cummings says healthcare workers across the public health system are experiencing “literal burnout”, as the ministry moves to strengthen support systems for staff through a newly established human resource management (HRM) unit. Speaking at a press conference held on…
Gunshots at Mental Health Centre After Police Respond to Disturbance
By Admin. Updated 8:19 p.m., Wednesday, June 24, 2026, Atlantic Standard Time (GMT-4). Residents of Glen were left shaken on Wednesday (June 24) after gunshots were reportedly heard from within the compound of the Mental Health Centre during an incident involving a man said to be experiencing a mental health crisis. According to reports received…
Man Killed On June 23 Is St Lucian National, Police say
By Admin. Updated 7:37 p.m., Wednesday, June 24, 2026, Atlantic Standard Time (GMT-4). Police say the individual who died after a shooting incident in Great House Lowmans Hill on June 23 is a St. Lucian national. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Atland Browne, who is currently in charge of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), spoke…
SVG Credit Union Shapes Key Decisions at Caribbean Credit Union Gathering
By S.Browne. Updated 4:52 p.m., Wednesday, June 24, 2026, Atlantic Standard Time (GMT-4). A delegation from St. Vincent and the Grenadines played an active role in regional discussions on governance, innovation and sector resilience at a major Caribbean credit union gathering in Barbados, where leaders from across the region convened to chart the future direction…
Lawyer Serves Notice to Sue State Over Alleged Assaults on Mentally Vulnerable Man
By S.Browne. Updated 4:20 p.m., Wednesday, June 24, 2026, Atlantic Standard Time (GMT-4). Attorney-at-law Carlos James has served formal notice of intended civil proceedings against the State, alleging that a mentally vulnerable man was subjected to multiple assaults while in police custody across three separate incidents between March and May 2026. Speaking at a live…
Lawyer Alleges SSU Officer Shot Man Seven to Eight Times at MCMH
By S.Browne. Updated 3:51 p.m., Wedesday, June 24, 2026, Atlantic Standard Time (GMT-4). Attorney-at-law Carlos James has alleged that a Special Services Unit (SSU) officer shot a civilian seven to eight times at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital compound on March 29, 2026, during an incident now the subject of intended civil proceedings against the…
Canada Seizes 15kg of Cocaine From Traveller Arriving From SVG
By Admin. Updated 1:50 p.m., Wednesday, June 24, 2026, Atlantic Standard Time (GMT-4). A traveller arriving in Canada from St Vincent and the Grenadines has been arrested after border officers allegedly discovered more than 15 kilogrammes of cocaine concealed in luggage at Toronto Pearson International Airport, Canadian authorities say. The seizure was announced on Wednesday…
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