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NCB Customers Collect Winnings
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March 3, 2006
The National Commercial Bank (SVG) Ltd. is pleased to announce the names of the lucky winners for the January draw of their Christmas Loan Sale, which...
Cassava now Viable Option
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March 3, 2006
Some have deemed it useless, a poisonous root that goes back to ancient times, or a shapeless bush that sprouts out of the land, but whatever negative...
VINLEC gives back to the community
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March 3, 2006
In an effort to assist with the reduction of functional illiteracy in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Vincent Electricity Services Ltd.'s (VINLEC)...
Gill: We Want to Export More
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March 3, 2006
If all goes according to plan, agricultural exports will get an economic boost as Cassava joins the list of commodities exported from this Country. {{...
Alexander at the Heart of Farine Baking
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March 3, 2006
At least one farmer is trying relentlessly to keep the traditional processing of cassava into farine alive. Dorothy Alexander has been processing fari...
Discovery Works Legal
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March 3, 2006
Varallo is Presidentl Ken Varalli – 2 years President Ken is in charge of the US operations, and is here to make sure that they get the best out of ...
Verrelli is Senior Vice-President
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March 3, 2006
l Lou Verrelli – Senior Vice president of Business Development Since 2005 Lou in charge of sales, and of bringing work to St. Vincent and the Grenad...
Riquelme  C.O.O. – Discovery Works Legal
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March 3, 2006
l Sergio Riquelme – 2 years Chief Operating Officer Sergio focuses strictly on operations and project management, whereas the other partners focus o...
President cuts ribbon to open DiscoveryWorks
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March 3, 2006
Opened on February 24, the state-of-the-art facility which is now home to the DiscoveryWorks Legal local office is located on the third and fourth flo...
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March 3, 2006
by Ken Varallo, President of DiscoveryWorks – opening of new St. Vincent and the Grenadines office Our Chief Executive Officer Harry DeBari could no...
Cassava Cultivation in SVG
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March 3, 2006
The first Amerindian settlers (Ciboney) arrived in St. Vincent and the Grenadines about 5000 B.C. They were followed by the Arawaks from about the fir...
Towards a writing system for Vincentian creole
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February 24, 2006
By Paula Prescod PHD Vincentian speech can only accurately be referred to as part of the oral tradition of a people. Part II of III The present spelli...
‘You N Eye’ brings fresh look to business
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February 24, 2006
He promises that his new clothing and accessories store “You N Eye Inc.” will be all about giving that professional service to his customers, and ...
Towards a writing system for Vincentian creole
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February 17, 2006
Vincentian speech can only accurately be referred to as part of the oral tradition of a people. by Paula Prescod PhD Part I of III The language spoken...
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February 17, 2006
Liberty Lodge Young Leaders Project 2006 – part 5 What is respect? There are numerous definitions of this word; according to the Webster’s Diction...
Freddy still batting strong at 101
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February 17, 2006
Everybody wants to know the secret to a long, healthy life, but on meeting the loving family of 101-year-old Freddy Beache, it was immediately obvious...
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February 10, 2006
Liberty Lodge Young Leaders Project 2006 – part 4 What is “respect”? Everyone would say that respect is such an important value in our society, ...
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February 3, 2006
Bed bugs are present everywhere especially in countries with tropical climate like St.Vincent and the Grenadines. There was a time when bed bugs were ...
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February 3, 2006
Results of the Largest Ever Study Into Omega 3 and Children's Concentration! Mainstream children shown to benefit by 35% from taking Fish Oil suppleme...
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February 3, 2006
Liberty Lodge Young Leaders Project 2006 – part 3 We understand that when we embrace we are thinking of hugging and holding and very often we are ha...
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February 3, 2006
Liberty Lodge Young Leaders Project 2006 – part 2 This week we continue our article “Cherishing Life.” There are so many things in life that we ...
Looking at Captain Hugh
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February 3, 2006
The Times newspaper June 19, 1919 "Richard Mulzac of Union Island and his fellow countrymen in St.Vincent will be pleased to learn of the distinction ...
4 who made a difference
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January 27, 2006
In 2005 many business persons made contributions to this country in various ways. This month in Searchlight BUSINESS, we salute just four of the many ...
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January 20, 2006
Liberty Lodge Young Leaders Project 2006 – part 1 When I hear or read the news that someone has committed suicide, especially a young person, I feel...
BYRON-COX EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR
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January 13, 2006
PHOTO LEFT: Dougald Byron-Cox, left, receiving the National Broadcasting Corporation Employee of the Year Award. PHOTO RIGHT: Employees and members of...
NBC shows profit at end of 2005
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January 13, 2006
In spite of challenges that the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) faced in 2005, the station's provisional records are showing that it has succe...
Javalatte – new drink on the block
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December 16, 2005
A perfect moonlight shimmered on the Xcape Restaurant and Bar in Villa last Tuesday night while the tranquil waters off mainland St.Vincent and the lu...
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November 25, 2005
This people's organisation is dedicated to preserving the environments in which we live and move and have our being. We concern ourselves with our his...
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November 18, 2005
What is dengue fever? What is dengue hemorrhagic fever? Dengue fever is a flu-like viral disease spread by the bite of an infected mosquito. Dengue he...
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November 18, 2005
This week we are going to tell you a story, a true one, about one of our folk heroes. Ja Ja was born in 1821 in Igboland in the Niger Delta. He was ca...
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November 11, 2005
It is difficult to quantify the true economic value of the forests. The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, however, has acknowledged their ...
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November 4, 2005
The Oxford Dictionary of Architecture defines “Conservation” as "retention of existing buildings or groups of buildings, landscapes etc. taking ca...
Nurse – from village to village on foot
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November 4, 2005
Doris Providence retired as a Nurse after serving for 25 years. She has seen changes in the approach to medical practices as compared to her time in t...
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November 4, 2005
Trust?? What trust? There was none in the heat of the moment and I was gullible and stupid to fall for it. Foreplay was extremely intense and my body ...
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October 28, 2005
"Hairoun! Our fair and blessed isle". "St Vincent Land so beautiful. Your mountains high so clear and green". Words found in our national anthem. Word...