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LIAT makes inaugural trip to Canouan
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LIAT makes inaugural trip to Canouan
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March 13, 2009
by Jamila Soso-Vincent 13.MAR.09 Canouan had much to celebrate on Tuesday, March 10th, as it officially welcomed the inaugural LIAT flight to that Gre...
Lucky break for police attacker
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Lucky break for police attacker
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March 6, 2009
There will be no jail time for the 21-year-old man who threatened two police officers with a cutlass and had a laundry list of traffic offences.{{more...
PM Gonsalves opens new account at Bank of Antigua
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PM Gonsalves opens new account at Bank of Antigua
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March 6, 2009
by Jamila Soso-Vincent in Antigua 06.MAR.09 Stating that banking is about trust and confidence, Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves backed up his words...
Two die on boat run to Barbados
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Two die on boat run to Barbados
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March 6, 2009
by Omesha Spence 06.MAR.09 Selma Layne should have been celebrating her son’s birthday on Wednesday, March 4. Instead, she is preparing to get his b...
Schoolboy stabbed to death in Belair
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Schoolboy stabbed to death in Belair
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March 6, 2009
Curious onlookers crowd the Belair Health Centre to get a glimpse of schoolboy David Glenn’s body as it is removed following his fatal stabbing.
Marcus DeFreitas on fraud charge
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Marcus DeFreitas on fraud charge
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February 27, 2009
Local Businessman Marcus DeFreitas was last Thursday, February 19, 2009, released on $10,000 bail, after being brought before the Serious Offences Cou...
Belair man doused with gasoline, set afire
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Belair man doused with gasoline, set afire
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February 27, 2009
Irvin James didn’t get a chance to finish cooking his rice and chicken at around 2:30 pm on Monday, February 23.{{more}} Instead, the 28-year-old Be...
ECAIC now runs Bank of Antigua
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ECAIC now runs Bank of Antigua
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February 27, 2009
Jamila Soso-Vincent27.FEB.09 Following mass panic withdrawals by depositors of the Bank of Antigua (BOA), induced by civil fraud charges brought again...
Sharpes Tragedy
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Sharpes Tragedy
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February 27, 2009
A Firefighter douses the house of Leroy “Jerry” Williams (inset, right) in an effort to retrieve the bodies of three-year-old Kayla Sutherland and...
Mother charged in fiery deaths of toddlers
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Mother charged in fiery deaths of toddlers
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February 27, 2009
“She is a wicked woman... They didn’t deserve such a death and we want justice.”{{more}} These were just some of the sentiments expressed by fum...
Peters: Any Eustace-led NDP will lose the coming Elections!
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Peters: Any Eustace-led NDP will lose the coming Elections!
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February 20, 2009
“If Arnhim Eustace leads the party into the next Elections, the NDP will lose.”{{more}} That is the declaration of Jonathan Peters, former Trade M...
‘US Peanut Butter contamination not a threat to SVG’
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‘US Peanut Butter contamination not a threat to SVG’
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February 20, 2009
J. Soso-Vincent 20.FEB.09 “It’s not a threat to St. Vincent and the Grenadines...” This is the official word from Chief Environmental Health Off...
Third youth charged in vendor killing
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Third youth charged in vendor killing
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February 20, 2009
Another young man was arrested and charged for the murder of Ashley “Semore” Warren.{{more}} Raphael “Butter Bread” John, 19, of Layou and Gle...
Schoolgirl caught jolly-riding in passenger van
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Schoolgirl caught jolly-riding in passenger van
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February 20, 2009
The bus terminal at Little Tokyo in Kingstown was the scene of much commotion last Monday when a child was caught playing truant by her mother.{{more}...
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Sexual predator on the prowl – woman
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February 13, 2009
by J. Soso-Vincent 13.FEB.09 A concerned citizen is warning Vincentian women against the wiles of a middle-aged man who, under the guise of being a Go...
Brothers arrested for murder of vendor Ashley Warren
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Brothers arrested for murder of vendor Ashley Warren
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February 13, 2009
by Viclene Matthews 13.FEB.09 Two brothers, Junior David and Colin David, appeared at the Serious Offences Court on Wednesday, February 11, to answer ...
Green Hill  man dies in mom’s arms  at hospital
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Green Hill man dies in mom’s arms at hospital
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February 13, 2009
The family of a Green Hill man is wondering if the right procedures were followed, from the first time he went to the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital co...
SVG men owe thousands in child support
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SVG men owe thousands in child support
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February 13, 2009
Delinquent fathers are causing the Family Services Division (FSD) and the Family Court no end of headaches.{{more}} “It is a matter of worthlessness...
Youth acquitted of manslaughter
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Youth acquitted of manslaughter
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February 13, 2009
The verdict is out! One man walked free, but the case in Hazel-Ann Roberts’ mind, is far from closed.{{more}} As she wailed in grief outside the pre...
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Magistrate: I would be afraid to go to school!
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February 6, 2009
by Viclene Matthews 06.FEB.09 Senior Magistrate Donald Browne has described the nation’s schools in much the same way as war ridden country Iraq.{{m...
Colonarie man struck by passenger van
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Colonarie man struck by passenger van
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February 6, 2009
Viclene Matthews 06.FEB.09 Just last Friday he sang “Happy Birthday” to his mother. Now, a few days later, Lennox Lawrence is dead.{{more}} Lawren...
21-year-old shot, dies at hospital
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21-year-old shot, dies at hospital
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February 6, 2009
Veronica Haynes will remember her son Ashawn Haynes most for his last words to her as he lay in the male surgical ward of the Milton Cato Memorial Hos...
Assured
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Assured
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February 6, 2009
CLICO’s parent company CL Financial bailout causes jitters
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CLICO’s parent company CL Financial bailout causes jitters
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February 6, 2009
So far, it appears that the reassurance blitz launched here in SVG on CL Financial Group’s behalf has worked.{{more}} SEARCHLIGHT understands that w...
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Cops forced to break off hospital gate lock
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January 30, 2009
Police were forced to knock off the lock on a gate at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (MCMH) to get medical attention for a dying man.{{more}} As th...
Vendor Shot Dead
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Vendor Shot Dead
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January 30, 2009
Bullet to neck ends young man’s life
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Bullet to neck ends young man’s life
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January 30, 2009
Ashley “Semore” Warren was a hustler, rearing pigs and selling fruits, among other things. Apparently, not all his hustling was done on the right ...
Nice Radio DJ dies, wife hospitalised after fire
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Nice Radio DJ dies, wife hospitalised after fire
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January 30, 2009
An early morning blaze at a Fairhall apartment has claimed the life of one of this country’s radio personalities.{{more}} Peter ‘Playboy’ Dennie...
Dangerous predator may be lurking near local waters
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Dangerous predator may be lurking near local waters
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January 30, 2009
Viclene Matthews 30.JAN.09 A greedy predator that has the potential to destroy local fish stock and marine life may be lurking close to the waters of ...
Accident claims two at Barney Valley
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Accident claims two at Barney Valley
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January 23, 2009
The mangled truck which crashed and took the lives of Ricky Marks of Marriaqua and Alliston “Shines” Maloney of South Union.
Cop shoots at masked intruder on Prime Minister’s Frenches premises
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Cop shoots at masked intruder on Prime Minister’s Frenches premises
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January 23, 2009
Was Ambassador Camillo Gonsalves’ life under threat last Sunday morning at his father’s Frenches home? One may never know.{{more}} This, however, ...
President Barack Obama opens new chapter in US history
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President Barack Obama opens new chapter in US history
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January 23, 2009
Jamila Soso-Vincent 23.JAN.09 As the 44th President of the United States Barack Obama was sworn in at the Capitol, Washington DC, on Tuesday, the worl...
Car crashes  and overturns in Marian House’s yard
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Car crashes and overturns in Marian House’s yard
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January 16, 2009
PC 490 Shawn Chandler, a police officer attached to the Drug Squad is counting his lucky stars having survived an accident that could have claimed his...
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Urgent call to dust off, prepare SVG gallows
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January 16, 2009
It has been 13 years since a hangman has been employed here, but news of last month’s execution in St Kitts and Nevis is sure to have the two occupa...
Man, 67, gets 12 years for sex with 8-year-old
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Man, 67, gets 12 years for sex with 8-year-old
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January 16, 2009
A 67-year-old man of South Rivers was on Wednesday at the High Court in Kingstown sentenced to 12 years imprisonment after he admitted to having sex w...
SVG businesses feeling effects of US ‘economic cold’
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SVG businesses feeling effects of US ‘economic cold’
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January 16, 2009
The United States sneezed, now St. Vincent and the Grenadines has a cold. Last Tuesday, January 13, one company laid off 62 employees, making it abund...
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Vincentians urged to throw their support behind Team SVG
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January 9, 2009
The battle cry for the next five days will be for Vincentians to come out in their numbers and throw their fullest support behind this country’s Und...
Picture taking lawful
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Picture taking lawful
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January 9, 2009
The detention by police of veteran journalist Jeff Trotman at the scene of a fire on December 21st, 2008, on Grenville Street, in Kingstown, has come ...
Baby girl shows first for New Year
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Baby girl shows first for New Year
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January 9, 2009
In the wee hours of January 1, 2009, 3:48 a.m. to be exact, a six pound, eight ounce bundle of joy was born at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital. With...
Andrew Simmons: This one I am going to fight back
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Andrew Simmons: This one I am going to fight back
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January 9, 2009
WALKING PAPERS Community activist Andrew Simmons has been fired from his new job even before he could get a chance to sit in his seat.{{more}} Simmons...
Christmas Eve killing shocks Walvaroo
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Christmas Eve killing shocks Walvaroo
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January 2, 2009
A few slices of ham, home made bread, and a cup of hot chocolate tea is how 76-year-old Bertha Collis would have enjoyed her Christmas Morning.{{more}...
Que Pasa charged with money laundering
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Que Pasa charged with money laundering
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January 2, 2009
Antonio “Que Pasa” Gellizeau appeared before the Serious Offences Court on Monday, December 22nd, 2008, to answer charges of money laundering.{{mo...
AFTERNOON RIDE ENDS IN TRAGEDY
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AFTERNOON RIDE ENDS IN TRAGEDY
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January 2, 2009
Family and friends gather at the scene of the accident to hold a candlelight vigil.
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Minors threaten the survival of Bagga Fish Fest – organisers
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Minors threaten the survival of Bagga Fish Fest – organisers
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May 9, 2025
The last thing that the Bagga Fish Fest Committee wants to do is shut down the event, but with the disturbing number of children who are present at Fi...
CARPHA zeroes in on Mental Health
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CARPHA zeroes in on Mental Health
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May 9, 2025
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has brought attention to what has been described as “an urgent but often overlooked challenge of our time”...
Lodge Village mother faces two-year jail time for theft
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Lodge Village mother faces two-year jail time for theft
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May 9, 2025
A Lodge Village mother of three, who is well known at several Massy Stores as a thief, may face up to two years in prison after she was caught again, ...
Officer Charged in Traffic Violation Case
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Officer Charged in Traffic Violation Case
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May 9, 2025
A police officer, alleged to have aided and abetted a civilian to break traffic regulations, has been charged, and will appear in court on May 12,2025...
Park Hill farmer pleads guilty to handling stolen ginger
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Park Hill farmer pleads guilty to handling stolen ginger
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May 9, 2025
A 45-year-old farmer of Park Hill, who pleaded guilty to a charge of handling stolen goods was fined, bonded, and ordered to make restitution when he ...

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