Features
September 23, 2005
by Ossana de Riggs Being one of the 25 from the first batch of students to travel to Cuba (under the new agreement with the Government) was quite an a...
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September 23, 2005
by Ezra Ledger Director, SVG Bureau of Standards My first impression of Cuba was a gloomy one. Beginning at home, there abounded a lot of negative rum...
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September 23, 2005
While Vincentian students who have benefited from higher education in Cuba can boast of a sound education and broad experience, while our country has ...
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September 23, 2005
by Dr. Franklyn James I always dreamt of being a medical doctor as a child growing up, but knew it was always going to be difficult for me to realize ...
Features
September 23, 2005
This month we feature President of the Employers' Federation Don Providence who was recently re-elected to this office for the third consecutive year....
Features
September 23, 2005
George Frederick: I want to know more about stocks and bonds, particularly equities. We need to understand in layman's terms how money works. Christin...
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September 23, 2005
The Consumer Price Index for the month of August 2005 remained unchanged. Consequently, the "All Items" index stood at a similar level as July 2005 at...
Features
September 16, 2005
by Thornley Myers During the period 1980 to 83, one of the most tightly knit groups of Vincentians that existed anywhere in the world outside of St. V...
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September 16, 2005
by Berwin King My Cuban experience started when I boarded a Cubana Airline jet in Barbados, one afternoon in early September 1980. Everybody, includin...
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September 16, 2005
by Leslie Grant For the last quarter of a century, Cuba has played a pivotal role in providing tertiary education for many of St. Vincent's prominent ...
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September 16, 2005
by Andreas Wickham After almost seven years in teaching, in 1980, I grabbed the opportunity to study in Cuba through a scholarship offered by the Gove...
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September 16, 2005
by Dr. Rowena Derrick I was amongst the first group of seven students granted free scholarships officially accepted by the Government of St. Vincent a...
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September 16, 2005
by Bernard Hamilton, Manager, Risk Management, National Commercial Bank The "Vision Now" initiative undertaken by the Government of St. Vincent and th...
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September 16, 2005
It is extremely difficult, well-nigh impossible to quantify the value of the sacrificial assistance of the Socialist Republic of Cuba to St. Vincent a...
Features
September 16, 2005
Message from Ambassador JOSE ALVAREZ PORTELA Ambassador of Cuba to St. Vincent and the Grenadines Dear brothers and sisters: On the occasion of the 25...
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September 16, 2005
by Dr. The Honourable Ralph E. Gonsalves Prime Minister In the 1950s my geography lessons on Cuba at my primary school at Colonaire came alive in the ...
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September 16, 2005
by Dr. Douglas Slater Twenty-five years ago, I made a decision that has impacted notably on my life. As a boy it was always my dream and expectation t...
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September 16, 2005
by Paul Lewis The Historical and Archaeological Society of St.Vincent and the Grenadines mourns the loss of Dr. Ian Ayrton Earle Kirby, a fine public ...
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September 16, 2005
by Morrison Baisden Every once in a while God sends to us an extraordinary person/spirit. Those like me who live more mundane lives, marvel at the num...
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September 16, 2005
Dr. I.A. Earle Kirby popularly known as Doc â has been called to higher service. âDocâ the veterinarian, archaeologist, historian, explorer, dis...
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September 16, 2005
by Dr. Godwin Friday I wish also Mr. Speaker to join with the members on the other side, the Hon. Minister of Tourism in expressing my condolences on ...
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September 16, 2005
by a friend Dr. EarlE Kirby was an agriculturist, a veterinarian, a field naturalist.... Outstanding in these fields, he was an entomologist, archaeol...
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September 16, 2005
In 1999, in commemoration of the United Nations âYear of the Elderly,â St. Vincent and the Grenadines issued a set of commemorative stamps to hono...
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September 16, 2005
by DR. Melanie âKimmyâ Kirby My dad Dr. Ian Ayrton Earle Kirby has now passed on to meet his beloved Granny Fina who he had always said will be wa...
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September 16, 2005
Tribute by the Hon. Rene Baptiste paid in the House of Assembly on Wed. September 7, 2005. Mr. Speaker, Honourable Members, it is with deep sadness th...
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September 9, 2005
by Marjorie Cohn Last September, a Category 5 hurricane battered the small island of Cuba with 160-mile-per-hour winds. More than 1.5 million Cubans w...
Features
September 2, 2005
For the past 15 years Jacqueline Clarke has been providing a top class catering service and has become a household name in St.Vincent and the Grenadin...
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August 26, 2005
At one time, rats and mice were afraid of humans but today they are not. Rats and mice can be seen in places occupied by humans. They eat the same foo...
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August 26, 2005
The Caribbean Discount Card was launched on Saturday August 13 at Roy's Inn. The card offers between 5% to 20% discount at participating businesses, a...
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August 26, 2005
Q: How did it all start? A: I lived with my father George Mills, who also built coffins and I sandpapered them at age 10. So I grew up with a pretty g...
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August 12, 2005
Imagine hearing about paradise for years and never visiting it, well this was the life of twin sisters Kianna and Kevrina Richards until now. The 12-y...
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August 12, 2005
This is the era when the world is widely referred to as a global village; every effort is being made to adjust to what's happening worldwide. One Vinc...
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July 29, 2005
by Fitz Dowers Many years ago, a visiting salesman enticed me to buy a book entitled "Modern Ways to Health". I remember casually paging through the b...
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July 29, 2005
5000 B.C. â Ciboneys begin to arrive in St. Vincent 1 â 1200 A.D. â Arawaks arrive After 1200 A.D. â Callinagos (Caribs) arrive 31st March 166...
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July 22, 2005
Ever since they were school mates at the St. Joseph's Convent Marriaqua, Ansonia Timothy, Gailene Peters and Sezzie Goodluck dreamed of owning a busin...
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July 22, 2005
â¢l Q. Is this what you envisaged you'd be doing when you were growing up? ⢠A. Actually no. When I was younger, I changed so many careers. At one ...
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July 15, 2005
Vincentians experienced the launching of a new unique concept of design awareness for home-owners known as 'Match by Design', on Sunday, July 3. Match...
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July 1, 2005
by Jude Knight Vincentian Leo Lewis is not one to boast and brag, but his name is pounding loud in the sound system industry internationally. Lewis, f...
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July 1, 2005
There was a full moon- thank God â because the road to Georgie's house had no street light. I wasn't sure what to do or say, so I just put my hands ...
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July 1, 2005
Dr. Joseph Alban Liverpool was, in a word, a fighter. As a young black doctor, he knocked down racial stereotypes and founded Torontoâs College Eucl...
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June 24, 2005
Georgie had me like Bob Marley waiting in vain for her love! The one day I decided to wait for madam, is the one day she didnât pass. You know I was...
Features
June 24, 2005
This month, we feature Martin Bollers, Country Manager, Digicel St. Vincent, and President of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce. ⢠Q: What is you...
Features
June 24, 2005
The Chamber of Commerce now has a new executive led by Martin Bollers, country manager of Digicel, as president. The new leadership team was elected a...
News
October 10, 2025
Gabriel ‘Webb’ Smart informed the Cabinet on Wednesday, October, 1 2025, that he does not want a full time job with the Ministry of Agriculture. He re...
News
October 10, 2025
Criminals attempting to move between the four Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries that from this month began allowing the unrestricted movement of...
News
October 10, 2025
For the first time, the Division of Technical and Vocational Education (DTVE) of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Community College (SVGC), has recor...
From the Courts, News
October 10, 2025
A Largo Height man was ordered to compensate his sister $2,500 after he smashed her washing machine because the noise bothered him. Kenton Harris appe...
News
October 10, 2025
Seventy-five young Vincentian farmers are receiving training courses in smart agricultural techniques through the Embassy of the Republic of China on ...
