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February 4, 2011
JEMS Progressive Community Organization will hold a planning retreat from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Saturday, February 5, at the Enhams Community Centre.{{...
Digicel rewards 17 customers
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February 4, 2011
This week, 17 persons were rewarded with cash for being Digicel customers.{{more}} On Monday, at the conference room of the company’s corporate offi...
Acting Coast Guard head marks 25 years
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February 4, 2011
Wednesday was quite special for this country’s Coastguard Commander (Acting), Brenton Cain, as he celebrated his 25th anniversary as an officer of t...
Family of Barbadian  fisherman hopeful
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February 4, 2011
Norma Ollivierre, family member of missing Barbadian fisherman Brian Dowridge, remains hopeful that he is alive and well, after not having been seen s...
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February 4, 2011
Supporters of the Unity Labour Party (ULP) will be taking to the picket line outside the House of Assembly next Tuesday, February 8, to show support f...
Confiscated Assets Fund stands at $610,000
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February 4, 2011
As at September 30, 2010, the Confiscated Assets Fund had a balance of $610,000.{{more}} Prime Minister Dr.Ralph Gonsalves made this disclosure on Jan...
Students read to the community
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February 4, 2011
Over 20 students from the Kingstown Government School, located at Stoney Ground, took their reading skills to the community on Tuesday, February 2 201...
Senator Baptiste caught herself
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February 4, 2011
Senator Anesia Baptiste caught herself before she finished the word “interrupting”.{{more}} On Thrusday, January 27, when the Senator for the New ...
Lawyers owing taxes, says PM
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February 4, 2011
Only nineteen of the 62 lawyers in private practice in St. Vincent and the Grenadines paid income taxes in 2009.{{more}} Forty-three paid none at all....
Bumpy skies for Caribbean Airlines
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February 4, 2011
Caribbean Airlines can forget about plans to operate flights into St.Vincent and the Grenadines via the E.T. Joshua Airport if it proceeds with plans ...
Dr. Nanton brings new medical service to SVG
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February 4, 2011
Vincentians can now have endoscopies and colonoscopies performed without having to travel overseas for the procedures.{{more}} And over the last two w...
Put reading on front burner – Principal
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February 1, 2011
The parents and students of the Kingstown Government School have been urged to embrace literacy on a year-round basis.{{more}} The call was made by pr...
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February 1, 2011
The Caribbean Youth Environment Network St Vincent and the Grenadines (CYEN-SVG) Chapter is hosting a Poster Competition under the theme: “Preservin...
C.W. Prescod students raise hats to reading
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February 1, 2011
To cap ofF their literacy week programme, students, teachers and parents of the C.W. Prescod Primary School graced the streets of Kingstown in a massi...
FCB teaches finances to public
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February 1, 2011
More than 40 participants who attended the series of seminars conducted by financial institution First Citizens Bank last year, were this week recogni...
Public Archaeology  programme comes to SVG
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February 1, 2011
Persons interested in becoming a part of unearthing the archaeological history of St. Vincent and the Grenadines now have the opportunity to do so, as...
Parents told to take up their responsibility
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February 1, 2011
Parents at Colonaire were reminded of the need to take up their responsibility and make a more meaningful contribution to their children’s academic ...
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February 1, 2011
Opposition Leader Arnhim Eustace, yesterday called on His Excellency the Governor General Sir Frederick Ballantyne not to sign the Act to amend the Cr...
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February 1, 2011
On the heels of last Friday’s protest, the Opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) is planning another major protest for next Tuesday.{{more}} On that...