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Vincentians to pay more in NIS contributions
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Vincentians to pay more in NIS contributions
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January 15, 2013
Vincentians will pay more in National Insurance Services (NIS) contributions next year and will see some benefits increase, as the government pushes a...
Taxes coming on lottery winnings under $500
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Taxes coming on lottery winnings under $500
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January 15, 2013
Lottery winnings of $500 or less will no longer be exempted from tax.This was among the fiscal measures for 2013 Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves ann...
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Measures in place in event of oversubscription of shares in BOSVG – ECFH
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January 11, 2013
Provisions have been put in place in the event that there is an oversubscription of persons interested in owning shares in the Bank of St Vincent and ...
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LIAT apologises for flight cancellations and baggage delays
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January 11, 2013
LIAT has apologised to its customers travelling to/from Dominica and St Vincent on Wednesday for the inconvenience they have been experiencing, owing ...
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Youth Business SVG invites applications from young entrepreneurs
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January 11, 2013
Youth Business SVG is inviting applications, from aspiring young entrepreneurs interested in starting their business, for assistance under the Acceler...
Final days of VINLEC’s Energy Use Awareness Exhibition
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Final days of VINLEC’s Energy Use Awareness Exhibition
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January 11, 2013
The general consensus of visitors to the Energy Use Awareness Exhibition put on by St Vincent Electricity Services Limited is that the showcase is imp...
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SVG embarks on partnership to strengthen capabilities of Fire Department
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January 11, 2013
St Vincent and the Grenadines has embarked on a “Sister Islands” partnership with the island of Martha’s Vineyard in the U.S. state of Massachus...
Digicel continues to ‘Share a Smile’, as two more lucky customers collect their prizes
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Digicel continues to ‘Share a Smile’, as two more lucky customers collect their prizes
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January 11, 2013
Myrna Young and Sonia Duchesne are the latest persons to be rewarded as part of Digicel’s 2012 Christmas promotion which is dubbed “Share a Smile ...
More winners in Karib Cable’s ‘12 Gifts of Christmas’ promotion rewarded
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More winners in Karib Cable’s ‘12 Gifts of Christmas’ promotion rewarded
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January 11, 2013
Damani London of Diamond and Delia Mc Dowall of Clare Valley are the latest winners in the “Karib Cable 12 Gifts of Christmas, Karib Cable gave to m...
Digicel sponsors Karaoke competition at Rasco’s Bar
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Digicel sponsors Karaoke competition at Rasco’s Bar
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January 11, 2013
Persons who choose to take part in the Karaoke competition at Rasco’s Bar in Chauncey will receive great prizes, compliments Digicel -the “Bigger ...
Organizers say Angel Tree Project a tremendous success
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Organizers say Angel Tree Project a tremendous success
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January 11, 2013
Organizers of the Angel Tree Project in St Vincent and the Grenadines have said that the 2012 hosting of the event was a tremendous success.{{more}} M...
Woman, 22, says police strip-searched her
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Woman, 22, says police strip-searched her
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January 11, 2013
A 22-year-old Lowmans Leeward resident said that she was unfairly strip-searched by the police on Monday, while trying to lodge a complaint.{{more}} A...
Three persons injured in vehicular accident at New Montrose
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Three persons injured in vehicular accident at New Montrose
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January 11, 2013
Police said on Wednesday that they were investigating an accident, involving P8266, a car driven by Elbene Homer of Peter’s Hope, and R2908, driven ...
Francis stands by story about Eustace resigning
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Francis stands by story about Eustace resigning
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January 11, 2013
Unity Labour Party (ULP) General Secretary Senator Julian Francis says he stands by his statements that New Democratic Party (NDP) president Arnhim Eu...
Women told to seek assistance if  incapable of taking care of infants
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Women told to seek assistance if incapable of taking care of infants
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January 11, 2013
While speculations are rife about why the body of a newborn baby was placed in a garbage receptacle in Kingstown last week, hope is being offered to p...
Ministry of Agriculture loses both Chief and Deputy Chief
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Ministry of Agriculture loses both Chief and Deputy Chief
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January 11, 2013
The Ministry of Agriculture is now in search of a new chief agriculture officer.This comes as the man who has been at the helm for the past three year...
ULP spreading political propaganda – opposition parliamentarians
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ULP spreading political propaganda – opposition parliamentarians
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January 11, 2013
Opposition parliamentarian and New Democratic Party (NDP) vice president St Claire Leacock has denied that three of his colleagues were supporting him...
PM: State agencies failed paralysed teenager
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PM: State agencies failed paralysed teenager
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January 11, 2013
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has scolded various state agencies for failing to aid gunshot victim Sweet-I Robertson, and has made several urgent ...
Vincentian is one of the best in field of immunology
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Vincentian is one of the best in field of immunology
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January 11, 2013
Margaret Bynoe could be considered a trendsetter, even in her early years as a young, single mother living in Georgetown.{{more}} Now, Margaret Bynoe,...
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Glen Baptist Church hosts missionary teams
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January 8, 2013
The Glen Baptist Church will this year celebrate 30 years of ministry, under the theme: “Embracing a Spirit of Excellence.”{{more}} As part of the...
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Anglican community to host lecture/seminar
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January 8, 2013
The local Anglican community will host a lecture/seminar entitled “Reflections on Faith of Our Fathers — The Development of the Apostles’ Creedâ...
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2012, deadliest year for journalists – RSF
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January 8, 2013
2012 has been the deadliest year for journalists internationally since Reporters Without Borders (RSF) began producing its annual round-up in 1995, th...
Karib Cable customers  spin to win prizes  for Christmas
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Karib Cable customers spin to win prizes for Christmas
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January 8, 2013
Karib Cable customers who paid their bills and signed up for services on December 28, 2012, were not disappointed, as they walked away with many gifts...
PM ‘back-backs’ on property tax – Eustace
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PM ‘back-backs’ on property tax – Eustace
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January 8, 2013
The government estimates that it will collect $3.5 million in property tax this year, $2.5 million less than it budgeted for in 2012, Opposition Leade...
Cane End man wins KBB Shipping raffle
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Cane End man wins KBB Shipping raffle
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January 8, 2013
Ken Browne of Cane End was pleasantly surprised yesterday when KBB Shipping presented him with a stove at his house.{{more}} Browne’s prize was a re...
More winners in Karib Cable’s ‘12 Gifts of Christmas’ promotion
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More winners in Karib Cable’s ‘12 Gifts of Christmas’ promotion
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January 8, 2013
Karib Cable’s 12 Gifts of Christmas promotion continues to bring great joy and smiles to many of its customers. On December 27, 2012, Josiah Louie o...
Female realtor to launch Bijou Real Estate
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Female realtor to launch Bijou Real Estate
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January 8, 2013
Realtor Sharleen Greaves is promising the best experience when buying or selling real estate.{{more}} She further says she is willing and able to go t...
Acting Deputy  Commissioner of Police celebrates 36 years
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Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police celebrates 36 years
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January 8, 2013
Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police Brensley Ballantyne on Friday marked his 36th anniversary as a member of the Royal St Vincent and Grenadines Poli...
Friends of Argyle international airport contributes another US$10,000
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Friends of Argyle international airport contributes another US$10,000
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January 8, 2013
Friends of the Argyle international airport made their second contribution of US$10,000 toward the airport project on Friday.{{more}} This is a follow...
IADC confident airport will be completed by year end
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IADC confident airport will be completed by year end
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January 8, 2013
A number of “small” things are yet be completed, but Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the International Airport Development Company Ltd (IADC) Dr ...
Discovery of baby in trash leaves homeless man stunned
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Discovery of baby in trash leaves homeless man stunned
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January 8, 2013
Francis Lewis, the homeless man who discovered the lifeless body of a newborn baby boy while he was rummaging through a drum containing garbage last T...
Suspected cases of dengue in Georgetown prompt officials to fog against the vermin
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Suspected cases of dengue in Georgetown prompt officials to fog against the vermin
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January 8, 2013
There were two suspected cases of dengue fever in Georgetown last week, prompting public health officials to fog against the mosquito that spreads the...
New  attitudes, as students return to the classroom
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New attitudes, as students return to the classroom
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January 8, 2013
New bags, new shoes, and new attitudes are just some of the things this country’s children returned to their classrooms with after a three-week Chri...
Eustace not optimistic about  prospects of growth in SVG
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Eustace not optimistic about prospects of growth in SVG
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January 8, 2013
Washington averting the “fiscal cliff” and a settlement of the bad mortgages that helped to trigger the global financial crisis, could stimulate g...
2 million Bank of SVG shares for sale in initial public offering
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2 million Bank of SVG shares for sale in initial public offering
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January 8, 2013
Twenty per cent of the shares of the Bank of St Vincent and the Grenadines (BOSVG), formerly the National Commercial Bank (NCB), is now up for grabs.{...
Will fruit of unusual banana plant survive?
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Will fruit of unusual banana plant survive?
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January 8, 2013
Can a plant without branches or leaves bear fruit? Well, that is what SEARCHLIGHT reporter Audwin Andrews is watching to see after a banana plant he f...
Homeless man discovers lifeless body of newborn in trash
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Homeless man discovers lifeless body of newborn in trash
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January 8, 2013
Police say that they are not yet close to finding the person(s) responsible for disposing of a newborn baby boy, in a drum in Kingstown last week.{{mo...
Teachers win big with  furniture and appliance giant Courts SVG Ltd
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Teachers win big with furniture and appliance giant Courts SVG Ltd
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January 4, 2013
Years after completing her studies in Jamaica, educator Karen Burnett says she is ready to return, thanks to Furniture and Appliance Giant Courts St V...
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Supervisors move to improve Credit Union oversight in Eastern Caribbean
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January 4, 2013
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), with financial support from the World Bank, has engaged the international consultancy firm of Dave Grace & ...
Tourism Authority feeds SVG homeless
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Tourism Authority feeds SVG homeless
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January 4, 2013
Members of staff of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Tourism Authority (SVGTA) again participated in their annual Christmas Charity aimed at spreadin...
Byesave brings Christmas cheer to elderly residents of Byera
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Byesave brings Christmas cheer to elderly residents of Byera
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January 4, 2013
The Byesave Women’s Group – Byera, brought Christmas cheer to 10 elderly persons of the Byera and Chester Cottage Communities on December 20, when...
Digicel Social Club’s food baskets feed five families
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Digicel Social Club’s food baskets feed five families
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January 4, 2013
This year, five families benefited from the generosity of Digicel’s Social Club when two ‘Digi’ teams made stops on the Windward and Leeward sid...
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Customers win cash back from Courts
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January 4, 2013
Three more customers of Courts St Vincent Limited are smiling all the way to the bank, after getting cash back from the furniture and appliance giant....
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We will still pursue CBI says Opposition Leader Dr Friday
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We will still pursue CBI says Opposition Leader Dr Friday
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July 31, 2025
LEADER OFTHE OPPOSITION New Democratic Party (NDP), Dr Godwin Friday, said despite the several negative issues that have been revealed about the Citiz...
Post-Beryl income support to continue into August – PM
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Post-Beryl income support to continue into August – PM
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July 31, 2025
THE GOVERNMENT has dispersed almost EC$30 million since January 2025 in assistance to households in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. This, according ...
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Designs completed for East St George Secondary School
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July 31, 2025
THE PRELIMINARY DESIGNS are completed, paving the way for actual work to begin on the construction of a secondary school in the constituency of East S...
New initiative being introduced to ease transportation woes for vulnerable citizens
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New initiative being introduced to ease transportation woes for vulnerable citizens
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July 31, 2025
THE GOVERNMENT IS soon to introduce a transportation initiative to ease the transportation woes of people needing dialysis treatment, as well as the e...
Five recipients of Teachers Credit Union scholarship urged to be role models
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Five recipients of Teachers Credit Union scholarship urged to be role models
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July 31, 2025
THE TEACHERS Cooperative Credit Union (TCCU) has added five students to the list of 31 who receive scholarship support through their secondary and ter...

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