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October 19, 2012
The Interior Zone Community Organization (IZCO) has honoured two pre-schools and an elderly man in a week of activities to commemorate their fifth yea...
MOE gets educational boost from OAS
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October 19, 2012
The Organization of American States (OAS) yesterday handed over educational materials and equipment to the Ministry of Education at the Curriculum Dev...
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October 19, 2012
The Budget debate for the fiscal year 2013 is Monday, December 3.{{more}} Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves, during the wrap up session of Parliament ...
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October 19, 2012
The controversial amended Property Tax Bill has been passed in the House of Assembly.{{more}} The Bill for an Act to make provisions for the valuation...
Renwick Rose attends conference in Prague
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October 19, 2012
Recently retired coordinator of WINFA Renwick Rose continues to assist the organisation with advocacy work on behalf of the farmers of the Windward Is...
New Chief Medical Officer appointed
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October 19, 2012
Chief Medical Officer Dr St Clair Thomas is now on pre-retirement leave, after serving in that capacity for almost 12 years.{{more}} The consultant ot...
Chickens stolen from poultry farmer
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October 19, 2012
Despite having properly secured her chicken pen on Tuesday night, Shormer Neverson,{{more}} a poultry farmer of Lowmans Windward, awoke the following ...
PR Campbell hospitalized
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October 19, 2012
Popular Queen’s Counsel Parnell Campbell is said to be resting comfortably after being hospitalized over the weekend.{{more}} His daughter Mandela C...
Colonarie to have EC$3 million bridge
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October 19, 2012
After originally being built 51 years ago, the Colonarie Bridge is being reconstructed at a cost of EC $3 million.{{more}} Funding for the project is ...
BAICO property receives  major facelift
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October 19, 2012
Calls for the relevant authorities to clean up the property owned by British American Company (BAICO) at Egmont Street have been heard.{{more}} Action...
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October 16, 2012
OECS Government Ministers of the environment and sustainable development will be in St Vincent and the Grenadines for their annual meeting on Thursday...
Subway opens new branch
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October 16, 2012
Subway restaurant on Friday opened a new branch on Grenville Street, Kingstown in the Browne’s Hardware building, opposite the Kingstown Methodist C...
Digicel offers ‘free weekends’
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October 16, 2012
Telecommunications provider Digicel on Friday launched its latest promotion, “Free Weekends”.{{more}} Digicel’s marketing executive Justin John ...
Garifuna book to be launched
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October 16, 2012
A book about the Garifuna people will be launched here as part of The Garifuna Heritage Foundation’s (TGHF) independence activities.{{more}} Christo...
Milton Cato Memorial to be renovated
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October 16, 2012
Some sections of the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital will be renovated, Minister of Health Clayton Burgin said earlier this month.{{more}} These include...
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October 16, 2012
Police are investigating a robbery at SEARCHLIGHT newspaper at Lower Kingstown Park on Wednesday.{{more}} Clare Keizer, editor of SEARCHLIGHT and chie...