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Thomas wins discount on EZone purchases
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July 30, 2010
Using EZone Internet Shopping and Delivery Service has paid off for Internet shopper Allison Thomas.{{more}} On Monday, Thomas was rewarded by EZone a...
LIME Halifax Street is back, with a new look
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July 30, 2010
After nearly two months of renovations, LIME officially re-opened the doors of its Halifax Street office on Sunday, July 25, giving their customers a ...
Largo Height teen wins LIME $10,000
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July 30, 2010
Largo Height resident Alyssa Dublin is $10,000 richer today after winning the grand prize in the LIME Carnival Sweepstakes draw on Monday, July 27.{{m...
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July 30, 2010
A website aimed at promoting culture and tourism with a view to fostering sustainable development has been launched here.{{more}} The new site, Strabo...
Obesity – A big problem in SVG
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July 30, 2010
This country’s highest ranking health official has described as “a serious problem” the prevalence of obesity here.{{more}} “We have a serious...
Smear campaign waged against me – Small
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July 30, 2010
One week after he was sent on leave with immediate effect, Lloyd Small, General Secretary of the Commercial Technical and Allied Workers’ Union (CTA...
Splectron boat ride heads to Canouan
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July 30, 2010
Persons who have never experienced Carnival in Canouan will have an opportunity to do so this weekend by participating in a boat ride to the Grenadine...
Voters’ list stands at 98,144 presently
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July 30, 2010
As of this week, there are 98,144 persons registered to vote in general elections in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.{{more}} And, Supervisor of Electi...
Chamber wants second look at tug service
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July 30, 2010
This country’s Chamber of Industry and Commerce has called on the government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to take a second look at the mandator...
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July 30, 2010
The St.Vincent and the Grenadines Port Authority will adjust some of its operational charges, following talks with the Caribbean Ship Owners Associati...
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July 30, 2010
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Chamber of Industry and Commerce (CIC) has alerted its business partners that Government has a pending decision to ...
Burglars leave photo evidence behind
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July 30, 2010
Three teenagers were having so much fun burglarising people’s homes that they even took time to photograph their escapades. Stupidly, they left the ...
Dalrymple receives Humber bursary
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July 30, 2010
Local student Ashee Dalrymple never met Doris Tallon, the lady known as the first lady of the Canada{{more}} based Humber College, but Dalrymple will ...
Farewell for 72 teachers
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July 30, 2010
The Ministry of Education on Wednesday said thank you and happy retirement to 72 educators{{more}} who retired last year or are retiring this year. â€...
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July 27, 2010
Forty two participants in the 6th Savings and Investment course by the ECCB/ECIB & FS/UWI will graduate this Saturday.{{more}} The graduation ceremony...
Two win with Holiday Foods
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July 27, 2010
Two lucky individuals walked away with Holiday snacks merchandise as winners of the latest Holiday Foods promotions.{{more}} Zimron Jackson of Georget...
Gen-X fashion show returns
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July 27, 2010
Hoping to become an annual addition to the local calendar of cultural events, the GenX Fashion Show has returned to showcase the creative talent of St...
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July 27, 2010
Kaj Designs of Tobago will be bringing to the Fashion Caribbean runway for the first time, a line of clothing and accessories embodying the Caribbean ...
John wins ZiNG  photo competition
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July 27, 2010
When Janique-Ka John entered a photo competition almost a year ago, she did so on a whim and then forgot about it. So imagine her surprise when she re...
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July 27, 2010
UWI Open Campus is making strides to establish a Student Support Fund.{{more}} Come this Friday the higher learning institution will buzz with activit...
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July 27, 2010
A Venezuelan trade mission will visit this country on August 9 with a view to buying agricultural and agro processed products.{{more}} Prime Minister ...
Journalists suffer in heat
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July 27, 2010
Media workers at Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves’ press conference last Tuesday had to contend with a hot Cabinet Room because of air conditionin...
I did not refuse to go to court! – PM
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July 27, 2010
by Kenton X Chance Tue, Jul 27, 2010 There is a disparity between his non-appearance in court to answer the rape allegation that had been brought agai...
Chief: Resurgence of Cocoa as a commodity
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July 27, 2010
Cocoa could be the next cash crop for St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) as the country seeks to diversify its agricultural sector in the face of a ...
Gunmen hold up Banfield Shell Service Station
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July 27, 2010
It’s far from business as usual for employees of the Banfield’s Shell Service Station on Grenville Street, Kingstown this week, after a brazen hol...
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July 27, 2010
The Ministry of Agriculture has identified a need to be able to trace locally produced crops back to the farms from which they were harvested.{{more}}...
Young females retreat for purity
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July 27, 2010
The women of the Diamond Evangelical Church women’s ministry believe that sexual and spiritual purity are necessary to become women of virtue and wi...