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Rose congratulates Trinidadian activist
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September 2, 2011
Chairman of the Caribbean civil society regional grouping, the CPDC, (Caribbean Policy Development Centre) Renwick Rose has congratulated a long-stand...
Courts unveils Ashley line of furniture
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September 2, 2011
Furniture and appliance supplier Courts St. Vincent Limited has introduced another line of furniture and accessories to its list of products.{{more}} ...
SVG Coastguard  2011 Summer  Programme ends
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September 2, 2011
The curtains came down on the 2011 St Vincent and the Grenadines Sagicor/Bank of St Vincent and the Grenadines Coastguard Youth Development Summer Pro...
SDA launches music project
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September 2, 2011
Last Saturday afternoon, The Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church in Kingstown was packed to capacity as patrons, members and invited guests, were treat...
More Digicel customers top up and win EC$1,000
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September 2, 2011
Junior Errol John, Antoine Anthony and Alicia May are the latest persons to benefit from Digicel’s ‘Best Value Delivered’ promotion.{{more}} The...
Adolescents speak out at UNICEF workshop
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September 2, 2011
Aspects of the contents of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Convention on the Rights of the Child are now better understood by those who ...
Tour Guides ready  for Tourism industry
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September 2, 2011
Persons who received certificates after completing a tour guide course recently will next year be assessed and offered a license.{{more}} This was dis...
Government resumes low income  housing project
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September 2, 2011
The Ministry of Housing is continuing its low income housing project after a brief pause.{{more}} Permanent Secretary Luis deShong in an interview wit...
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September 2, 2011
St. Vincent and the Grenadines has officially recognized an independent Palestinian State.{{more}} The official Palestine News and Info Agency (WAFA) ...
Sir Dennis Byron is new President of CCJ
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September 2, 2011
Sir Charles Michael Dennis Byron has been sworn in as the President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).{{more}} The swearing-in, which took place...
Dr Fraser launches new Spiritual Baptist book
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September 2, 2011
A local historian has launched a book about the fascinating origins of the modern day Spiritual Baptist religion in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, an...
Some skills you cannot learn from a textbook.
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September 2, 2011
More focus needs to be placed on the development of the skills of students at the community college level.{{more}} This was brought out during a recen...
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...