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Invest SVG says  congrats to Lisa Hussain
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August 30, 2011
Invest SVG is extending congratulations to Lisa Hussain of the West St. George Secondary School on her recent success in the CSEC examinations.{{more}...
PM unhappy with media’s reaction
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August 30, 2011
At a recent press conference, Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves said that he is “disappointed” with the way in which the media has reacted to his...
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August 30, 2011
St. Vincent and the Grenadines has again been mentioned in leaked United States Embassy cables, published on the Wikileaks website.{{more}} On Friday,...
PM warns: You will be caught in the end
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August 30, 2011
Public Servants who function in an administrative position, who may be inclined do something unlawful with taxpayers’ money, have been warned that t...
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August 30, 2011
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Ms. Nita Thacker, visited St. Vincent and the Grenadines during August 10–19 for the annual Art...
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August 30, 2011
This week we recall a question I received from a loyal reader: “I am concerned about my family member who is in her 70’s and has diabetes for many...
West Indies women looking to go two up today
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August 30, 2011
West Indies will be looking to go two up in the series, when they meet their Pakistani counterparts in the second One Day International of their four-...
GCMCU holds Junior Savers Awards
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August 30, 2011
“Save today for a brighter future” was the theme under which the Georgetown/Mt. Coke Circuit Methodist Credit Union Ltd held its Junior Savers Out...
Student loan program is safe, says PM
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August 30, 2011
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has reaffirmed that the national student loan program for the economically disadvantaged is safe, despite the dives...
Lucky customer could win LIME Mazda vehicle
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August 26, 2011
One lucky LIME customer will win a Mazda Demio in the latest promotion dubbed “Beep Beep” from this country’s premiere full service telecommunic...
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August 26, 2011
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Coalition of Services Industries (SVGCSI) in collaboration the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Consu...
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August 26, 2011
Plans are now underway for a grand celebration next year, for past students of the Intermediate High School.{{more}} Dubbed the I.H.S Reunion 2012, th...
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August 26, 2011
The SVG Small Business and Microfinance Co-operative (COMFI) was formally inaugurated on Saturday, August 20, 2011, when 48 representatives of its 10 ...
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August 26, 2011
Three months after the launch of the ECCU/BAICO Health Insurance Support Fund (“Fund”), the Governments of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union ha...
84 children graduate in Canouan
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August 26, 2011
Parents of the children who participated in the Pan Against Crime Programme which took place in Canouan over the last four weeks have been urged to su...
Urban League Inc. Summer programme climaxes
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August 26, 2011
The curtains came down on the second annual Ministry of Culture and Urban League Inc. Arts summer school on Friday, August 12 at the Dr J.P. Eustace M...
Soroptimists host two-day workshop
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August 26, 2011
The Doris Mckie Learning Resource Centre was a hub of activity last Wednesday, August 17, as the Soroptimist International of St. Vincent and the Gren...
Garifuna dancers give SVG treat at Peace Mo
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August 26, 2011
Vincentians were treated to a piece of forgotten heritage last Saturday, August 20, with the staging of ‘Habinaha Garinagu - Dance St Vincent and th...
Russian Ambassador to present papers Monday
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August 26, 2011
Nikolay D. Smimov, Non-Resident Ambassador of Russia to St. Vincent and the Grenadines, will be presenting his letters of credence to Sir Federick Bal...
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August 26, 2011
LIAT has advised that persons travelling to and from Trinidad and Tobago during certain hours will be required to apply for a curfew permit.{{more}} P...
SVG banana cleanup campaign underway
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August 26, 2011
One week after the end of a series of consultations with banana farmers, a massive cleanup campaign for the control of the highly infectious leafspot ...
Humphrey wins trip to NY
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August 26, 2011
Derek Humphrey of Chauncey Village is the lucky winner of a trip for two to New York Labour Day celebration, in the Hairoun Beer Kings of D Road Carni...
Mission accomplished
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August 26, 2011
On Friday, August 19, 61 police officers from the Special Services Unit (SSU), Rapid Response Unit (RRU), Narcotics Unit and Coastguard were presented...
Dr Fraser writes book on Spiritual Baptists
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August 26, 2011
A book written by the local head of the University of the West Indies Open Campus will be launched next week.{{more}} “From Shakers To Spiritual Bap...
NOBA calling for $2 for all short drops
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August 26, 2011
Anthony Bacchus, President of the National Omnibus Association (NOBA), has made a strong call for the government to reconsider the decision not to imp...
More laptops arrive from Venezuela
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August 26, 2011
Five thousand more laptops have arrived in the country, as part of the government’s ‘one laptop per child’ initiative - according to Prime Minis...
UNICEF youth media workshop ends today
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August 26, 2011
A one week media training workshop for adolescents is expected to end here today, Friday, August 29.{{more}} The training workshop was conducted as th...
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August 26, 2011
A public servant was sent on leave this week while investigations are carried out into sums of money which are alleged to have gone missing at the Inl...
Sex charges pile up in Kingstown courts
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August 26, 2011
Almost each week since July, men have been appearing before the Kingstown Magistrate’s Court to answer charges of indecent assault, incest, unlawful...