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Rehabilitation projects valued at $3.4 m begin
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Rehabilitation projects valued at $3.4 m begin
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August 7, 2012
Construction work valued at some $3.4M was expected to have begun yesterday, under the Hurricane Tomas Emergency Recovery Project (HTERP).{{more}} In ...
Dengue fever cases show increase over 2011
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Dengue fever cases show increase over 2011
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August 7, 2012
The number of cases of Dengue fever recorded this year, thus far, is more than five times that recorded for the corresponding period in 2011.{{more}} ...
Vincentian woman killed in Barbados
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Vincentian woman killed in Barbados
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August 7, 2012
Tue, Aug 7. 2012 Police in Barbados are treating the unnatural death of Vincentian national Laurette Diana “Junie” Skeete, 54, as foul play, after...
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Courts to help householders make smart energy choices
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August 3, 2012
Courts, the country’s leading home appliance store, along with appliance manufacturers Whirlpool and Mabe, is embarking on a campaign to help househ...
Chavez travels  to Brazil for MERCOSUR meeting
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Chavez travels to Brazil for MERCOSUR meeting
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August 3, 2012
The President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, suspended his programme of activities related to the presidential election on Oct...
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Five Parliamentary representatives selected for OECS Assembly meeting
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August 3, 2012
This country’s Parliament has selected the five representatives who will attend the first meeting of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (O...
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Karib Cable mandated to block all other Olympic feeds and programming
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August 3, 2012
Following widespread complaints, viewers of the 2012 Olympic Games in the Caribbean should already be getting better coverage of the Games.{{more}} Th...
Karib Cable launches its “Back to School” Promotion
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Karib Cable launches its “Back to School” Promotion
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August 3, 2012
Karib Cable, the only telecommunications company in SVG offering a Triple Play service, inclusive of premium cable TV, fiber optic Internet and fixed ...
Palmyra Restaurant and Bar promises to keep it fresh, exciting
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Palmyra Restaurant and Bar promises to keep it fresh, exciting
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August 3, 2012
Vincentians looking for a place to have a few drinks and perhaps a night of fine dining, now have to look no further than the Palmyra Restaurant and B...
Headstart Pre-School  celebrates Carnival 2012
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Headstart Pre-School celebrates Carnival 2012
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August 3, 2012
The 2012 Carnival season did not exclude the children of Headstart Pre-School, who, during a school-based event, dubbed Carnival Fun Day, gained an ap...
All Saints University hosts health fair
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All Saints University hosts health fair
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August 3, 2012
The key to a healthy lifestyle is about knowing what one needs to do to live one.{{more}} And this was what the students of the All Saints University ...
New Vincy group formed in Toronto
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New Vincy group formed in Toronto
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August 3, 2012
The Toronto SVG Group was launched on July 15, at a function billed as a “Summer Social Event”. The launch activity lived up to its bidding, as th...
Banana the only crop that brings in weekly income – agriculture official
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Banana the only crop that brings in weekly income – agriculture official
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August 3, 2012
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture Nathaniel Williams believes that the ‘farm dollar’ is the most economically important dollar in...
Banana not a lost cause – Allen
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Banana not a lost cause – Allen
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August 3, 2012
Despite the setbacks faced by the struggling banana industry, banana farmers are said to be in it for the long haul.{{more}} So says Chairman of the N...
Soroptimist International SVG celebrates 25 years
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Soroptimist International SVG celebrates 25 years
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August 3, 2012
Soroptimist International of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SISVG) celebrated its 25th anniversary with activities from July 13 to 16.{{more}} Visitin...
Rotaracters complete Toastmasters Speechcraft Programme
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Rotaracters complete Toastmasters Speechcraft Programme
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August 3, 2012
The Achievers Toastmasters Club of St Vincent and the Grenadines recently completed a programme which consisted of 6 sessions of public speaking train...
Learn how to be creative – advises visual artist
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Learn how to be creative – advises visual artist
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August 3, 2012
Part Two of the SVG National Youth Lecture Series 2012 (NYLS 2012), “Youth in Arts & Culture: The Age of Self Expression”, was held on July 26 at ...
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Courts delivering Facebook challenge
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August 3, 2012
Fans of furniture and appliance giants Courts have an extra reason to surf the company’s Facebook page these days. They stand a chance of winning pr...
SVG Solidarity in Action Inc donates to hospital
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SVG Solidarity in Action Inc donates to hospital
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August 3, 2012
Donations continue to pour in at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (MCMH).{{more}} Less than two weeks after receiving donations of fans and mattresse...
SVG Helping Hands Inc continues to give back
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SVG Helping Hands Inc continues to give back
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August 3, 2012
Wish lists continue to be granted by the California based non-profit organization SVG Helping Hands Inc.{{more}} Over several weeks, children of the S...
SVG Port Authority hands over Clarence Keizer Education Award scholarships
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SVG Port Authority hands over Clarence Keizer Education Award scholarships
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August 3, 2012
The SVG Port Authority has granted scholarships to three students who passed this year’s Common Entrance Examination.{{more}} The scholarships were ...
Five BOSVG staff members  complete radio amateur course
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Five BOSVG staff members complete radio amateur course
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August 3, 2012
The Bank of St Vincent and the Grenadines Ltd (BOSVG) has trained an additional five senior members of staff with skills leading up to an amateur radi...
Cecil Browne launches second book, ‘Feather your Tingaling’
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Cecil Browne launches second book, ‘Feather your Tingaling’
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August 3, 2012
Vincentian author Cecil Browne is encouraging other persons to start writing.{{more}} Browne made the call at the launch of his second book, ‘Feathe...
Youths get first-hand  lesson on Vincentian  heritage, environment
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Youths get first-hand lesson on Vincentian heritage, environment
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August 3, 2012
Eighteen young persons from the Central Leeward constituency now have a better understanding of and appreciation for parks and protected areas and the...
First ever National Broadcasting Corporation Scholarship awarded
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First ever National Broadcasting Corporation Scholarship awarded
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August 3, 2012
Areah Browne is the first recipient of the National Broadcasting Corporation’s (NBC) inaugural scholarship.{{more}} On Monday, Browne received the f...
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Pay more attention to details in cases of rape – PM Gonsalves
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August 3, 2012
Special attention needs to be paid to the details in cases of rape. Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves made the comment in relation to a recent rumour ...
Burgin – Stop spreading false  information about the health sector
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Burgin – Stop spreading false information about the health sector
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August 3, 2012
Minister of Health Clayton Burgin is “growing tired” of persons who he says spread false information that the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (MCHM)...
Indigenous Vincies to trace heritage
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Indigenous Vincies to trace heritage
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August 3, 2012
St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has been included in a worldwide effort to track the migration of the world’s indigenous peoples.{{more}} Beginn...
High Court Judge  orders SOL to resume petrol delivery to Mespo Gas Station
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High Court Judge orders SOL to resume petrol delivery to Mespo Gas Station
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August 3, 2012
The sale of fuel at the Marriaqua Petrol Station recommenced yesterday, after High Court judge Justice Monica Joseph, on July 27, ordered SOL (EC) Ltd...
NEMO’s Otto Sam ‘will never be intimidated’
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NEMO’s Otto Sam ‘will never be intimidated’
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August 3, 2012
A staff member at this country’s disaster management agency has told the organization’s director that he would not be intimidated, even as the Min...
NEMO head asks for employee letter probe
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NEMO head asks for employee letter probe
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August 3, 2012
Director of the National Emergency Management Office (NEMO) Howie Prince has asked the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security to eva...
LIAT appoints new CEO
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LIAT appoints new CEO
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August 3, 2012
The Board of Directors of LIAT Airline announced on Tuesday the appointment of Captain Ian Arthur Brunton as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with effect...
Former opposition spokesman turns lawyer in England
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Former opposition spokesman turns lawyer in England
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August 3, 2012
A lecturer at the St Vincent Teachers College, once referred to Israel R. Bruce as a “goat skin lawyer”.{{more}} Today, Bruce, a former teacher wh...
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PM presents 43-page paper to House
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August 3, 2012
A paper, prepared by Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves on the occasion of the 179th anniversary since an ‘Act for the Abolition of Slavery in the Br...
Speaker defers statement on standing orders
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Speaker defers statement on standing orders
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August 3, 2012
Hendrick Alexander, Speaker of the House, has said that he will wait before making a statement in relation to the standing orders - rules which govern...
Campden Park man shot in back
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Campden Park man shot in back
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August 3, 2012
Campden Park resident Andy Acosta is thankful to be alive, after being shot in the back one week ago.{{more}} Acosta, a 23-year-old painter from the v...
Taiwanese cultural exchange summer programme closes
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Taiwanese cultural exchange summer programme closes
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August 3, 2012
Following two weeks of cultural exchanges between Vincentian youths and Taiwanese volunteers, the 2012 Taiwan Youth Ambassador summer programme has co...
Arrowroot farmers get record price for 2012 crop
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Arrowroot farmers get record price for 2012 crop
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August 3, 2012
Monday, July 30 was pay day for 52 arrowroot farmers from the North Windward constituency, who three weeks ago sold their produce on the United States...
TB cases: ‘No cause for alarm’ – Health Minister
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TB cases: ‘No cause for alarm’ – Health Minister
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August 3, 2012
There were on Monday six confirmed cases of tuberculosis at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (MCMH).{{more}} But Minister of Health, Wellness and the...
Kittian sprinter controversy a problem for Team SVG at London Summer Olympics?
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Kittian sprinter controversy a problem for Team SVG at London Summer Olympics?
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August 3, 2012
Vice-President of the St Vincent and the Grenadines National Olympic Committee (SVGNOC) Wayne Williams has given the assurance that the management of ...
PM: Departure tax increase not an Argyle airport tax
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PM: Departure tax increase not an Argyle airport tax
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August 3, 2012
The recent increase on the departure tax is not to facilitate the construction of the international airport at Argyle.{{more}} Prime Minister Dr Ralph...
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Martiniquan students visit SVG to learn English
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July 27, 2012
St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has once again hosted Martiniquan students, through the collaboration of the Alliance Française SVG and the F.O.L...
Young entrepreneur launches website to advertise Caribbean businesses
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Young entrepreneur launches website to advertise Caribbean businesses
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July 27, 2012
With the intention of promoting and integrating local and regional travel and entertainment via one medium, young entrepreneur, Collin Dougan has deve...
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Contribution of Indians to SVG applauded
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Contribution of Indians to SVG applauded
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June 6, 2025
Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, has applauded the contributions made to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) by the Indian community here, noting t...
Coroner’s Inquest concluded into Death of Vincentian-born lass in the UK
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Coroner’s Inquest concluded into Death of Vincentian-born lass in the UK
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June 6, 2025
A Coroner’s Inquest in the United Kingdom (UK) has found that Vincentian, Judea “Bossgyal Judi” Cordice, who died by suicide was 22 weeks pregnant. Ea...
Man who cried to go to jail, gets his desire
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Man who cried to go to jail, gets his desire
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June 6, 2025
A 45 year old man with 33 convictions has told a Senior Magistrate that he does not want his foreign-based father to see him in prison when he returns...
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Rockies labourer charged with Criminal Assault
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June 6, 2025
A 35-year-old labourer of Rockies, charged with the offence of criminal assault, has been ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation, and had his m...
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800 added to Beryl income support list
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June 6, 2025
Government is continuing paying out income support to people who were made vulnerable due to the passage of Hurricane Beryl on July 1, 2024. Speaking ...

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