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French group for concert
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January 13, 2006
French group, "Les croquants" will stage a concert at the Alliance Française, Old Public Library, on the 20th of January, 7:30 p.m. The group, which ...
The ‘Art of Belonging’
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December 16, 2005
Next Friday, December 23, the curtains will come down on the “Art of Belonging,” an outstanding showcase of 67 pieces of art being exhibited at th...
Image for Brown Sugar
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December 16, 2005
On Sunday December 18, 2005, Image Modelling Agency takes over St. Kitts when they participate in the Annual Brown Sugar Fashion Show. This year’s s...
Local beauty wins in BVI
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December 2, 2005
Full figured Regional Beauty Queen Diana Jackson shows her trophies and crown proudly after winning the Miss Big and Beautiful pageant in St. Thomas. ...
BET Jazz, SHE-Magazine looking for a hostess
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December 2, 2005
Are you the hostess that BET Jazz is looking for? Then what are you waiting for? The word is out: the Black Entertainment Television, BET and SHE Cari...
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November 25, 2005
A cast of nine Vincentian vocalists, accompanied by Dennis Jardine on the grand piano and Joffre Venner on guitar, will present an evening of musical ...
Ras Oba’s book signing  – A family affair
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November 25, 2005
Ras Oba Chatoyer, Vincentian international social activist, accompanied by his wife and six children, was in Montreal on Saturday 19th November to lau...
Bunny Wailer fills the vacuum
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November 18, 2005
Vincentians, especially those sympathetic towards the Rastafarian lifestyle and culture, lived through their years hearing about the legendary group t...
GHS Golden girls meet
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November 18, 2005
by Jeanette France During the week of October 23 to 28, twenty Girls' High School past students from Canada, USA, Barbados and St.Vincent and the Gren...
Ivory and Steel Show a big hit!
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November 11, 2005
The professional well tuned Digicel Rhythmix Steel Orchestra, conducted by the maestro Sean Sutherland, proved that classical European music could be ...
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November 11, 2005
Janet Jackson has denied what she claimed is a rumour about her being a mother. The 39-year-old singer denied a former brother-in-law's claim that she...
Poverty, HIV/AIDS exposed through poetry
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November 11, 2005
AJA is a poet from Barbados who is on a mission to tackle the international issues of violence, poverty and HIV/AIDS through the artform. The premiere...
Little Kenny Isles – a genius in the making
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November 11, 2005
He is the son of one of this country's famous panists, Ken Isles, and already he has shown that he can walk in the footsteps of his father. At just fi...
‘Nzimbu fills gallery with masterpieces
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November 11, 2005
Some artists use paint to express their work but Nzimbu Browne uses the banana plant. Every inch of the plant is useful and never considered waste as ...
Alisha is Miss GHS Heritage
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November 11, 2005
by Jimesha Prince Beauty, brains and of course spectacular talent were just some of the things which greeted patrons at the Peace Memorial Hall on Fri...
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October 21, 2005
The popular Caribbean entertainment TV show "The E-Zone" has returned again for yet another fun-filled and highly charged Season. Fans across the Cari...
Ice Kid third in Heinekin DJ clash
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October 21, 2005
D.J Ice Kid's magical skills and vinyl ability on the turntables were not enough to beat D.J Mix Master of St Maarten in the second annual Regional He...
Five for Miss Biker 2005
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October 21, 2005
Public Relations officer of the SVG Motorcycle Club, Jasmin Edwards is encouraging everyone to attend the Miss Biker Babes Show. Edwards said that the...
Soroptimists present prizes to art winners
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September 30, 2005
Last Wednesday, September 21, World Day of Peace, students from the St. Joseph’s Convent Marriaqua (SJCM) and the St. Vincent Grammar School (SVGS) ...
Bequia poet releases album
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September 30, 2005
by Jonathan Ashby By day, she's a security guard at J.F. Mitchell airport, Bequia. But by night, she's better known to residents as well as visitors t...
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September 30, 2005
Regional airline Caribbean Star is looking for a new galaxy of Caribbean stars. Announcing an amateur talent competition titled "Caribbean Star Search...
Vincy lass is Miss Miami Carnival 2005
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September 30, 2005
Vincentians in Miami stood tall last September 18 when Typhani Mattis emerged the winner of the Miss Miami Carnival Pageant. Typhani, the daughter of ...
Everything nice for Beenie Man
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September 30, 2005
It’s been a month since Moses “Beenie Man” Davis’ spectacular performance at Victoria Park, but the night is still fresh in the memory of the ...
Jamesy P on the up and up!
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September 30, 2005
"James Morgan born and bred in St.Vincent, but I don't know where I was buttered." From that introduction, right away you know that Jamesy P has a liv...
Bunny Wailer coming to SVG
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September 30, 2005
The dynamic Bunny Wailer told SEARCHLIGHT in a telephone interview from his Kingston, Jamaica, home he has accepted an invitation to perform at the Vi...
Jah Cure’s rape victim speaks out
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September 30, 2005
"Love is much more to life than just words," are the lyrics from current popular Jamaican reggae singer, Jah Cure that everyone is bobbing their heads...
Mattafix for young Vincy
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September 30, 2005
A young Vincentian, Marlon Roudette, has hit the music scene in Europe, taking Vincy talent further into international recognition. Marlon named his n...
Rastafari: Omega is rising!
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September 9, 2005
Believers of the Rastafari philosophy have the expression King Alpha and Queen Omega: ‘The beginning and the end.’ Alpha is ascribed as the first ...
Youth back from World Youth Festival
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September 9, 2005
A delegation of young people who attended the 16th World Youth and Students Festival in Caracas, Venezuela, now have a better understanding of the eco...
Artists relieve waiting pain
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September 9, 2005
Three graduates of the Community College Art and Design Program have volunteered their creative energies to demonstrate how art can bring enjoyment to...
Carnival beauty wants to help Bequia hospital
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September 2, 2005
Exclusive by Jonathan Ashby If Bequia’s carnival queen Christine James had a magic wand, there is only one thing she would do to improve the island ...
Dukes are kings at UK box office
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September 2, 2005
The film of 1970s TV show, The Dukes of Hazzard, has topped the UK box office in its first weekend on release, despite largely hostile reviews from cr...
Beenie Man  for Victoria Park tonight
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September 2, 2005
He goes by several titles: King of the Dancehall, the Maestro, Gal Dem Sugar, the Doctor; but his real name is Moses Davis, aka “Beenie Man.” Howe...
Rihanna still on De Replay
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September 2, 2005
Seventeen-year-old Robin Rihanna Fenty is still heating up the summer with her hit song, “Pon De Replay” after completing her first album called â...
The Small among the Euphonium
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September 2, 2005
Rodney Small, who has been featured before in BuZZ, was part of the National Lottery Sion Hill Euphonium’s ensemble of eleven players and manager Wa...
Playwright Bobby Fraser develops radio drama
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September 2, 2005
Have you ever heard of Nelly Ibo? Well if you listen to NBC Radio 705, you just might. Thanks to local playwright Bobby Fraser, the slave woman was br...
Sugar Aloes thrills crowd at Iguana
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September 2, 2005
There have been times when Vincentians complained about having nothing to do entertainment wise. However anyone visiting our shores this past weekend ...
Oliver show a big hit
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September 2, 2005
Excellent play! This is my rating of the Patrick Browne presentation “Ras Noah and the Hawk” staged at the Peace Memorial Hall from Wednesday, Aug...
Cable & Wireless Internet Camp closes
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September 2, 2005
On Friday, August 26, 2005, over 270 students attended Methodist Church Hall to receive certificates for completion of the Internet Summer School host...
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September 2, 2005
The fuss of trying to use Cable & Wireless prepaid cards before their expiry date is no more. The company has now extended the life of the card to one...
Camillo Gonsalves in AG’s Chambers
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September 2, 2005
The name Gonsalves has been quite familiar to Vincentians, first in relation to the Liquor store, and the black wine that has been one of the specialt...