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LIME signs USF Bid Award
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December 6, 2011
LIME (St. Vincent and the Grenadines) has signed the third successive Universal Service Fund (USF) contract with the National Telecommunications Regul...
18-year-old missing from home for over a week
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December 6, 2011
The relatives of fifth form student Alisha Dublin of Diamonds Village are remaining hopeful that she is alive and well.{{more}} The 18-year-old went m...
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December 6, 2011
The National Commission on Crime Prevention (NCCP) has condemned the killing of Ewart “Ells” King of Pembroke, and has reiterated its call for cit...
Woman chopped in  cutlass attack in Bequia
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December 6, 2011
Up to press time on Monday, December 5, Bequia resident Givvon Bynoe was said to be in stable condition in the Intensive Care Unit at the Milton Cato ...
Eight men are of interest to police
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December 6, 2011
Investigations are being conducted into a series of armed robberies committed recently in the Kingstown area.{{more}} According to a release from the ...
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December 6, 2011
Digicel Eastern Caribbean has recently been awarded Approved Employer status for the Professional Development stream of ACCA’s (Association of Chart...
SVPPA launches rebranded COOL condom
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December 6, 2011
On Friday, December 2, the St. Vincent Planned Parenthood Association (SVPPA), in conjunction with Population Services International (PSI), officially...
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December 6, 2011
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Bureau of Standards (SVGBS), from today, is hosting a two-day training workshop on the Principles of the ISO 9000 s...
MAP programme officially launched
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December 6, 2011
United States Peace Corps Director Cuthbert "Mr. Cool" James says that he is very happy that the MAP (men as partners) empowerMENt programme has been ...
Rainbow Radio League to the rescue in Fancy
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December 6, 2011
by Don De Riggs Tue, Dec 6. 2011 Successful candidates from a recent amateur radio class conducted a weekend emergency message handling training cours...
LIAT fires Captain Michael Blackburn
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December 6, 2011
Captain Michael Blackburn, chairman of the Leeward Islands Airline Pilots Association (LIALPA), has been fired by LIAT.{{more}} A statement from the c...
NDP PRO organizing picket for Friday
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December 6, 2011
Plans are being made to picket the office of the Minister of National Security on Friday.{{more}} A call was made yesterday for Vincentians who are af...
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December 2, 2011
Today, Friday, December 2, the official launching for the MAP empowerMENt programme will be held at the Youth Affairs Department office at Rose Place....
Stowe wins church public speaking competition
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December 2, 2011
Getting actively involved in church life helps young people to develop positive attitudes that contribute to building a better nation.{{more}} This op...
SVG Coast Guard celebrates 31st Anniversary
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December 2, 2011
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Coast Guard Service will be celebrating its 31st anniversary on Friday, December 2, 2011.{{more}} The Coast Guard S...
Christmas with Aunty G
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December 2, 2011
Children in Georgetown and surrounding areas can look forward to another Christmas bash this year, compliments the Aunty G Charitable Children’s Org...
Angel Tree program back for a second year
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December 2, 2011
The Angel Tree program is back for a second year. The program, which sees the children of persons currently incarcerated at Her Majesty’s Prisons re...
More customers  win LIME hampers
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December 2, 2011
Two more LIME customers are the latest winners in the weekly hamper bonanza at the headquarters of the country’s premier telecommunications provider...
ULP building capacity to withstand shocks
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December 2, 2011
Torrential rains were no match for the hundreds of Unity Labour Party (ULP) supporters who turned up to the Party’s 18th National Convention last Su...
Building awareness of the Tourism industry
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December 2, 2011
The Ministry of Tourism and Industry celebrated Tourism Week 2011 from November 20 to 26, under the theme: ‘Preserving and Promoting Our Culture thr...
Government to revisit banana legislation
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December 2, 2011
As part of efforts to ensure better quality bananas for export, Agriculture Minister, Montgomery Daniel has said that for the upcoming year, 2012,{{mo...
UISS students produce over 400 lbs of chicken
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December 2, 2011
Last weekend, the Union Island Secondary School produced over 400 pounds of locally reared chicken, supplying the local community in time for the Chri...
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December 2, 2011
The Saint Vincent and The Grenadines Amateur Radio Club (SVGARC) has a new Executive.{{more}} At the annual general meeting on Tuesday, November 22, a...
King knocked off throne in St. Lucia
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December 2, 2011
The St Lucia Labour Party (SLP) came storming back into government in Monday’s general election, five years after it was swept aside by the United W...