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Colleagues remember Lakhram
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August 13, 2010
The emails and phone calls have been pouring into the offices of ‘SVG Air’ from clients who had interacted with Captain Suresh Lakhram, the pilot ...
SVG Air terminates its air ambulance service
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August 13, 2010
For many years, SVG Air has been the only carrier within the Eastern Caribbean to provide a service to airlift persons seeking medical assistance.{{mo...
25 farmers better equipped in compost making
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August 13, 2010
Twenty farmers, agricultural officers, and Taiwan Technical Mission experts recently attended a workshop which introduced farmers to how compost is ma...
Gonsalves visits Avenue School in Reading, UK
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August 13, 2010
On Sunday August 1, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Dr Ralph Gonsalves addressed the Vincentian Diaspora on developments in SVG at Th...
Thieves vandalise Moses’ business place
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August 13, 2010
The offices of East West Ship Services located at Campden Park, property of businessman Pauldric Moses, were burglarized and vandalized earlier this w...
NCB seeking to seal the deal on Bank purchase
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August 13, 2010
After several unsuccessful attempts in its bid to move towards divestment, the National Commercial Bank (NCB) is seeking to conclude the necessary neg...
Assessors workshop into second phase
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August 10, 2010
Close to 30 principals and staff of technical institutions, along with a number of private sector representatives, are currently into the second phase...
Businessman takes matters into his hands
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August 10, 2010
Businessman Roger Clifton took time out from his busy schedule on Sunday to clear a blocked drain near to where he will be relocating his business soo...
Coast Guard Summer Programme a big hit
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August 10, 2010
The three-week Coast Guard Youth Development Summer Programme is receiving positive feedback from its participants and the parents and guardians of th...
Recreational site visitor fees coming
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August 10, 2010
Visitor expenditure is lowest in St.Vincent and the Grenadines when compared to the other member states of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO).{{...
NCB employees get a scare
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August 10, 2010
Employees of all Kingstown branches of the National Commercial Bank (NCB), along with customers, had to evacuate{{more}} premises at Bedford, Halifax ...
Thomas family left with mixed emotions
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August 10, 2010
Relatives of Gregory ‘Vex’ Thomas say that they have mixed emotions about the final moments before their relative’s death.{{more}} Thomas died a...
Courts winner glows with delight
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August 6, 2010
Another customer of Furniture and Appliance giants Courts was this week glowing with delight, after winning an EC$800 voucher for free electricity in ...
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August 6, 2010
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Automobile Association held its Fun Day on Sunday, August 1, 2010. The day’s activities were hosted in very wet condi...
Reading Programme  set for Sion Hill youths
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August 6, 2010
For the remainder of the school vacation, students of the Sion Hill community have another avenue in which to channel their energies, as a reading pro...
Station Sergeant called to the Bar
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August 6, 2010
Another local police officer has excelled academically. Station Sergeant Colin John was on July 22, 2010, called to the Bar of England at the Honourab...