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BETTER OIL DEAL
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July 8, 2005
If things work out well between Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves and Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, St. Vincent and the Grenadines ought to be ge...
DIGICEL NELSON BLOC DELIVERS
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July 8, 2005
Digicel Nelson Block, the 2005 Band of the Year champion is recovering from the rigours of its production this year entitled 'You Ask For It.' There w...
l JUNIOR BANDS SET STAGE FOR Mardi Gras
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July 1, 2005
Fabulous Mikhail Quashie, from Mirage Productions’ Fable Of The Unicorn seemed oblivious to the activity around him at 2005 Junior Carnival at Carni...
NELSON BLOC’S EM
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July 1, 2005
DIGICEL Nelson Bloc has captured the Junior Band of the Year tittle with their production called "You ask for it." Second was SVG Players Internationa...
BEAUTY BATTLE
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July 1, 2005
It promises to be a night of excitement as 10 contestants from around the region compete for the prestigious Miss Carival title Friday July 2 at the V...
QUICK PICK
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June 24, 2005
It's on. That is, the homestretch to the 2005 Carnival festivity. The build up which started as early as Labour Day celebrations in Brooklyn last Sept...
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June 24, 2005
Cingular Wireless Caribbean Limited is no more. In a hush-hush multi-million dollar deal that caught many in the telecoms industry by surprise, Irish-...
New Passports for Vincentians
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June 24, 2005
Vincentians no longer have to stand in long lines or wait lengthy periods to get a Vincentian passport. On Monday, June 20, the Immigration Department...
New coconut water bottling plant opens
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June 24, 2005
In the next three to five years, the shareholders of Palms Ltd. should be “pretty well off.” This prediction was made by a jubilant Prime Minister...
Debari: SVG great for business
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June 24, 2005
St. Vincent and the Grenadines is great for business. This vote of confidence has come from Harry Debari, a New York businessman who has been doing bu...
Vincy woman shot to death in Barbados
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June 17, 2005
Two Vincentian sisters who travelled to Barbados, still grieving for their elder sister who was gunned down last Saturday, have themselves come under ...
MORE  IN THE MORTAR
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June 17, 2005
Something is in the mortar beside the pestle. That is the message coming from the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers Union (SVGTU) which is seein...
OWEN WRONG
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June 17, 2005
"It’s unfair and a verbal ambush on the people of this country." That was how Prime Minister Dr.Ralph Gonsalves characterized statements made by Bar...
Andrews: Neighbours want my lot of land
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June 10, 2005
Squatters at Diamond are worried that more tragedy could befall the settlement if the authorities do not step in soon and address a number of problems...
WHEN DARKNESS FALLS
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June 10, 2005
When darkness falls, residents at Diamond try to satisfy their need for light with improvised lamps, candles, flambeaus and even with generators. One ...
THE FUGITIVE
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June 10, 2005
Three murder charges have been slapped on Grenadian Sheldon "Dutch" Bain, a fugitive whose name stirred feelings of uneasiness in the country during t...
• Sister Pat takes final passage through SVG
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June 3, 2005
In the wake of Sister Patricia Ann Douglas' tragic death, Bishop Robert Rivas has appealed to her sisters not to hold themselves responsible for her d...
Mayreau lass wears Miss SVG crown
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June 3, 2005
by Sheron Garraway Casynella Abygail Ollivierre, at a loss for words, was moved to tears when she was announced Miss SVG 2005 Saturday. The nineteen-y...
GOD’s NO ULP OR NDP!
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May 27, 2005
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has dispelled claims he went to Trinidad to "work obeah". Addressing members of the Mt. Carmel Spiritual Baptist Ar...
CRASH TAKES SIS. PAT
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May 27, 2005
Sister Pat has died. This tragic news was relayed back to St. Vincent late last Friday evening and for those closest to her, time stopped. Sister Pat ...
O.T’S SAFE SNATCHED
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May 20, 2005
Thieves broke into the premises of Finishing and Furnishing Ltd. in Kingstown owned by Omroy “O.T” Mayers, and made off with an entire vault. The ...
VILLAGE IN SHOCK
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May 20, 2005
"Sick!" That is how Vincentians are describing the seventh murder for the year. The murder of 77-year-old Dorsie Neptune sent shockwaves across St.Vin...
WEBSTER:  WASN’T ME
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May 13, 2005
Webster Woodley returns to court next Tuesday May 17 to face three murder charges. The 30-year-old Villa resident has been hit with a total of seven c...
LYNCH HANGING ON
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May 6, 2005
The nation still awaits the ruling by Chief Magistrate Simone Churaman in the E.G. Lynch trial. The ruling on this matter in which the talk show host ...
YOUTH DIES IN CRASH
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April 29, 2005
Jason Punnett, a 19-year-old Automotive Technician became this country's second road fatality when his Mitsubishi Pajero overturned at Gibson Corner o...
Mother Priam laid to rest
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April 22, 2005
"Mother Priam has struck gold in the eyes of God." That sentiment was echoed from the Rev. Selina Joseph as she delivered the sermon for her mother, t...
Sancho is ‘Pick 5’
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April 22, 2005
Vincentian Sancho Lyttle (above left) filed in at number five in last Saturday's Draft. Sancho praised Vincentian basketball coach Wayne Williams (ins...
BISHOP BOWS OUT
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April 22, 2005
While Catholics in St. Vincent and the Grenadines welcomed the naming of a new Pope, the local Anglican community will soon be losing their beloved Bi...
PM SAYS NO WAY!
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April 22, 2005
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has distanced himself from statements made by Vincentian Magistrate Carlyle Dougan QC who last week aroused a wave o...
BIG STEP FOR LYTTLE
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April 15, 2005
Another Vincentian basketballer is basking in the spotlight. With memories of Sophia Young's exploits still fresh, Sancho Lyttle is bidding for a Wome...
CLARE VALLEY MOURNS
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April 15, 2005
Emotions in the South Leeward village of Clare Valley are mixed. There is a feeling of happiness that Vanrick Allick, a 31-year-old fisherman had surv...
LYNCH IN TROUBLE
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April 8, 2005
Triumphant call: Opposition Leader Arnhim Eustace (left), Dr. Linton Lewis (centre), and Elwardo Lynch in a solidarity pact at Calliaqua last Saturday...