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JCI past presidents honoured as senators
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January 3, 2014
Three members of the Junior Chamber International (JCI) were bestowed with lifetime membership to the organization, at a special ceremony last weekend...
State to pay for funerals of victims
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January 3, 2014
Those persons who died as a result of the rains and flooding last week will be buried at the expense of the state.{{more}} Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gon...
New Year baby girl
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January 3, 2014
Dezia Dallaway is the first baby to be born at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital for 2014.{{more}} On January 1, Diamond resident Charlene Huggins wel...
Taiwan donates to relief effort
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January 3, 2014
The government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) has donated US$200,000 for emergency relief and humanitarian aid in the aftermath of devastating floo...
Helicopter creates excitement among children
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January 3, 2014
Children in Fitz-hughes were given an eyeful on Old Year’s Day, when a helicopter from the Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Nationa Security landed o...
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January 3, 2014
The regular collection of household garbage has been interrupted in some areas, as a result of last week’s trough system, which caused severe floodi...
Resort praises emergency services
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January 3, 2014
Although the luxury hotel is already on full recovery, flash floods on Christmas Eve caused significant damage to the facilities at the Buccament Bay ...
NDP committed to helping flood victims
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January 3, 2014
The opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) says that it intends to do all that it possibly can to lend support to those who have been adversely affecte...
Littering a problem for everyone
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January 3, 2014
Manager of the Solid Waste Management Unit (SWMU) Winsbert Quow is of the view that while littering may not have caused the recent flooding, it contri...
Rubis spreads Christmas cheer
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January 3, 2014
On Christmas Eve, elderly underprivileged persons in various communities across St Vincent and the Grenadines were treated to Christmas cheer by petro...
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January 3, 2014
A ninety per cent restoration of the water systems in St Vincent has been achieved as of yesterday, January 2.{{more}} An update from the Central Wate...
$500 reward for information on bins
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January 3, 2014
A $500 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and successful prosecution of the individual(s) who removed two litter and recycl...
Fitz-Hughes home goes up in flames
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January 3, 2014
Delcina Granderson’s hillside home at Cacartha in Fitzhughes was left unscathed by the Christmas flooding; her good fortune however, was shattered f...
RVA volunteers join forces with CWSA
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January 3, 2014
Ever since the destruction of many feet of water main pipes during the Christmas weather system, employees of the Central Water and Sewerage Authority...
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January 3, 2014
Fri Jan 03, 2013 Residents of Point Village had reason to celebrate this season, as the North Windward community has emerged winners in the 2013 VINLE...
CIBC FirstCaribbean names new chairman
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January 3, 2014
The Board of Directors of CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank has announced the appointment of David Ritch as its new non-executive Chairman. The a...
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January 3, 2014
The emergence of a new and better St Vincent, rising from the rubble and debris of the 2013 Christmas disaster, is the hope of Prime Minister Dr Ralph...
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January 3, 2014
An average of nine inches of rain fell in the five- hour period between 8 p.m. on Christmas Eve and 1 a.m. on Christmas Day.{{more}} This information ...
Body of missing child recovered
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January 3, 2014
Colleen James feels a sense of closure, now that the body of her two-year-old child has been found.{{more}} The body of Shalani Headley, which was swe...
Welcome man fatally stabbed
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January 3, 2014
Coming to terms with the reality and circumstances surrounding the death of Adrian Thomas is difficult, his relatives have said.{{more}} According to ...
Nine Mornings in the Southern Grenadines
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December 27, 2013
Fri Dec 27, 2013 Story and photos by Donald De Riggs Except you are bringing your “trailer load” to make up the numbers, don’t expect to see mas...