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SVGTU not happy with treatment of school head
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January 22, 2013
Former president of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers Union (SVGTU), Ronald Clarke, is quiet about his latest appointment, which the union sa...
Seventh Day Adventists donate items to needy
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January 18, 2013
An estimated EC$3,000 worth of canned and dried goods was donated to various institutions on Tuesday, by the Seventh Day Adventist National Youth Asso...
Parliamentarians pay tribute to Morris Slater
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January 18, 2013
As tributes pour in, following the passing of Morris Slater, the chief executive officer of the Housing and Land Development Corporation, parliamentar...
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January 18, 2013
Up to press time Wednesday, officials of regional airline LIAT, were not able to say what caused a flight leaving the E.T. Joshua Airport to abort tak...
Abandoned boats eyesore at  Canash Beach
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January 18, 2013
Canash Beach, a popular recreational spot on St Vincent’s southeastern coast, is seemingly becoming a dumping ground for wrecked and abandoned ships...
Changes being made in juvenile justice system
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January 18, 2013
Frederick Stephenson, Minister of National Mobilization, Social Development, Family, Persons with Disability and Youth, has said that the move to refo...
RC school ‘not introducing a fee’
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January 18, 2013
The money which the parents of pupils attending the St Mary’s Roman Catholic School have been asked to pay is not a fee, but a monetary contribution...
Leafless banana plant continues to strive
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January 15, 2013
Another week has passed and the felled banana plant that has no leaves continues to strive at the home of SEARCHLIGHT reporter Audwin Andrews.{{more}}...
Delpesche chides police officer
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January 15, 2013
Prosecutor at the Serious Offences Court Adolphus Delpesche is calling on police officers to apply themselves better to their duties.{{more}} Last Tue...
Hadaway elated to be accorded MBE title
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January 15, 2013
Deputy Commissioner of Police Reynold Adolphus Hadaway says he was “dumbfounded and elated” to learn that he has been accorded the title of Member...
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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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...