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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...
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October 28, 2005
Jamal was a bit scared of being with me because of the age difference but I loved him or so I thought. It was a Saturday morning when things really go...
John carving his niche in IT world
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October 28, 2005
Managing Director of Computec Ltd., Michael John, is celebrating the 10th anniversary of his company. His decision to become a full time entrepreneur ...
Unsolved murders still baffle police
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October 21, 2005
The question of unsolved murders has long been occupying the attention of opposition members in the House of Assembly. During the June 27, 1996 sittin...
Sunsail team keeps customers coming
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October 21, 2005
In any business, efficient service is a key to getting customers to come back for more and the staff at Sunsail provide just that. Here's your opportu...
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October 21, 2005
Part 1 I never thought in a million years I would be here, at a medical clinic waiting on my HIV results. How could I have been so dumb? What was I th...
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October 21, 2005
The NIPI will be hosting the official launch of the National Export Strategy on Monday, October 31. The launch ceremony will take place at Methodist C...
Suzanne’s gives seniors free hair day
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October 21, 2005
It was all smiles at Suzanne's Hair Studio as several elderly women got their hair and nails done at the hair salon on Wednesday, October 19 for free....
From fisherman to vendor
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October 21, 2005
A fisherman for the past 35 years, Cyril Laborde knows that good weather and bait are essentials for a good catch. Today he is also a vendor at the no...
Tita Bruce fishing in man’s domain
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October 21, 2005
Although fishing is dominated by males Tita Bruce grew up in the fishing village of Clare Valley, where her great-grandmother, grandmother, and mother...
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October 14, 2005
In the West Indian section of the Journal 'Archaeological Research' No.8 W. Keegan describes a progression of Native Americans migrating from Yucatan ...
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October 7, 2005
Last week saw the publication of the first article in our 'Building Trust' series. In it we took an overview of the heritage we received from our ance...
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September 30, 2005
National Pride. National Anthem, we stand tall with head high. National bird, Vincy, our endemic parrot, only in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Natio...
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September 23, 2005
LEPTOSPIROSIS Leptospirosis has surfaced in St. Vincent and the Grenadines and has everyone talking. Although this disease is deadly, it can be preven...
Yvette: I’ll do it again
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September 23, 2005
by Yvette Barnwell-Wickham If I have to do it again, I definitely will! When I left in 1981 in the second set of students to study in Cuba, I never an...
Twenty-five years of education Cuba-SVG
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September 23, 2005
by Caspar London Twenty-five years ago, a Revolution in education began in this country, initiated by an organization named the Youlou United Liberati...
‘My years were well spent’
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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...
The one who did not return
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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 ...
A dream come true
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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 ...
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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...
The way we lived in Cuba
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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...
Leslie Grant – I stayed the course
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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 ...
A richly rewarding experience – Wickham
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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...
Cuba, a school in every sense
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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...
How can we ever repay such kindness?
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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...
A better world is possible!
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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...
A glimpse of Cuba in our political history
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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 ...
Cuba, a humbling experience
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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...
Dr. Earle Kirby – A remarkable life
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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 ...