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Eustace: Not enough emphasis on bananas
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January 29, 2010
Opposition Leader Arnhim Eustace has said that not enough emphasis has been placed on bananas in the 2010 Estimates. “Although I recognize that bana...
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Bigger SVG Community College coming
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January 29, 2010
The extension of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College Division of Arts, Sciences, and General Studies this year will allow the institu...
Soroptimists donate to Haiti
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Soroptimists donate to Haiti
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January 29, 2010
Soroptimist International of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has made a contribution to the Haiti relief effort.{{more}} The group dispatched two bar...
Eustace calls on PM to clear air
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Eustace calls on PM to clear air
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January 29, 2010
The financial image of St. Vincent and the Grenadines has been hurt by the allegations of wrong doings concerning a US $1 million transaction at the s...
Argyle Petroglyphs to be preserved
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Argyle Petroglyphs to be preserved
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January 29, 2010
Work on the relocation of the petroglyphs at Argyle is expected to begin soon, with the assistance of the Government of Egypt.{{more}} At a press conf...
SVG loses its first ever policewoman
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SVG loses its first ever policewoman
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January 29, 2010
The first woman to join the ranks of the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force was laid to rest on Tuesday, January 26, 2010.{{more}} In a ...
Digicel rewards more loyal customers
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Digicel rewards more loyal customers
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January 29, 2010
“Simply unbeatable.” Those two words were used to describe Digicel by Kesslon Wilson (one of Digicel’s customers) last Wednesday as Digicel’s ...
Vincentians come out to support Haiti
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Vincentians come out to support Haiti
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January 29, 2010
Some gave. Some had already given. Some will give. All agreed it could have been us. The thousands of persons who squeezed into Unity Square on Bay St...
3 ex-parliamentarians to get monthly allowances
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3 ex-parliamentarians to get monthly allowances
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January 29, 2010
Three former elected parliamentarians who are ineligible for an elected member’s pension will now be paid a monthly pension.{{more}} Prime Minister ...
Murray’s Village fire
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Murray’s Village fire
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January 29, 2010
Police are investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed a house at Murray’s Village, leaving one elderly man homeless.{{more}} The wooden abode ...
Grenadines $1 Port user fee discontinued
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Grenadines $1 Port user fee discontinued
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January 29, 2010
With immediate effect, persons travelling to the Grenadines will no longer have to pay the $1 user fee introduced two and a half years ago.{{more}} La...
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Opposition Leader says 2010 Budget is a fraud
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January 29, 2010
“All the big budget talk is a bag of nonsense!” Leader of the Opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) Arnhim Eustace has described the 2010 budget p...
PM hopes new initiatives will boost economy
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PM hopes new initiatives will boost economy
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January 29, 2010
Seemingly undaunted by the economic challenges the country faces, Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves hopes to stimulate the economy in 2010 with a set...
Francis refutes allegations that he defied police orders
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Francis refutes allegations that he defied police orders
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January 29, 2010
Former Minister of Housing Julian Francis has refuted allegations that he defied police orders at Monday’s picketing of the Budget debate.{{more}} F...
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Teenage girl shot at Ottley Hall
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January 22, 2010
A 15 year-old girl from Ottley Hall is the latest person to be shot in St Vincent.{{more}} Police told SEARCHLIGHT that Kanasha Browne was shot in her...
Stage two of Power plant project to cost EC$54m
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Stage two of Power plant project to cost EC$54m
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January 22, 2010
The St. Vincent Electricity Company Ltd. (VINLEC) power plant at Lowmans Bay is the most powerful electricity plant in the country.{{more}} This decla...
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Web technology to improve competitiveness of local tourism businesses
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January 22, 2010
The implementation team of the EU funded project “Business Skills Development and e-Business Incubators” has, over the past weeks, been intensifyi...
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Digicel network functioning in Haiti
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January 22, 2010
Digicel announced on Monday that the Digicel network is now functioning well in Port-au-Prince with more and more customers connecting to it and being...
Fancy man wins LIME’s $50,000
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Fancy man wins LIME’s $50,000
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January 22, 2010
For 51-year-old Garfield Toussaint, the New Year rolled in with new cheer from LIME as the telecommunications company announced him as the lucky winne...
West St. George to get new school
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West St. George to get new school
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January 22, 2010
Students of the West St. George Secondary School will occupy a new school building by September 2011. This was announced at the contract signing cerem...
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Customs and Excise Department celebrates ICD with a week of activities
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January 22, 2010
The Customs and Excise Department will join its counterparts around the world in celebrating International Customs Day (ICD) on January 26th, 2010 und...
Archaeologists learn more of SVG history
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Archaeologists learn more of SVG history
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January 22, 2010
Archaeologists have found evidence of relations between the Amerindians who resided here and European colonizers.{{more}} A team from the Archaeologic...
Salvation Army  organizing flights
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Salvation Army organizing flights
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January 22, 2010
The local branch of the Salvation Army will be teaming up with regional airline LIAT to transport items donated by Vincentians to Haiti.{{more}} This ...
President of JCI returns
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President of JCI returns
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January 22, 2010
Sharlene Wyllie, President of JCI St. Vincent, recently returned to state following a visit to the 90th US Jaycees Leadership Academy.{{more}} Describ...
Vincentian man dies in road accident
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Vincentian man dies in road accident
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January 22, 2010
22.Jan.10 A Vincentian man who had been living in Brooklyn for the past 13 years, died on the spot in the wee hours of Sunday morning after the vehicl...
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Strengthening efforts in response to HIV and AIDS in the Caribbean
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January 22, 2010
The Caribbean HIV&AIDS Alliance (CHAA) is mobilising support in the response to HIV and AIDS in the Caribbean. CHAA held consultation meetings with ke...
LIME text line to assist Haitian Relief efforts
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LIME text line to assist Haitian Relief efforts
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January 22, 2010
LIME Caribbean is establishing a text line for its customers who wish to make a donation to the Haitian Earthquake Relief effort. The text line was ac...
Mitchell-Joseph appointed as first Honorary Consul to Finland
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Mitchell-Joseph appointed as first Honorary Consul to Finland
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January 22, 2010
Louise Mitchell-Joseph’s appointment as the first Honorary Consul to Finland was celebrated in style at a gala event last week Thursday evening.{{mo...
SVG signs another Tax Information Exchange Agreement
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SVG signs another Tax Information Exchange Agreement
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January 22, 2010
St. Vincent and the Grenadines concluded its latest Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) on January 18, 2010, with the United Kingdom of Great Br...
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Plans are in place to strengthen the Service sector in SVG
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January 22, 2010
Efforts at strengthening the service sector here will be taken a step further later this month when the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Commerce and Trad...
Beache: Take care of tourism sites
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Beache: Take care of tourism sites
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January 22, 2010
Minister of Tourism Glen Beache is reminding persons to take care of the newly developed Tourism sites. Beache made comments at a brief ceremony held ...
O’Garro drives away with keys to SOL Suzuki Grand Vitara
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O’Garro drives away with keys to SOL Suzuki Grand Vitara
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January 22, 2010
Irrith O’Garro of New Montrose is the lucky winner in the SOL “Power Up 2 Win” promotion. The draw for a Suzuki Grand Vitara vehicle took place ...
Nursing assistants to undergo practical training in Audiology
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Nursing assistants to undergo practical training in Audiology
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January 22, 2010
Over the next two weeks, four nursing assistants will undergo practical training in Audiology.{{more}} This was announced at a media briefing hosted b...
WINFA hands over EC$200,000 worth of items to farmers
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WINFA hands over EC$200,000 worth of items to farmers
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January 22, 2010
A quantity of items, which hopefully will make banana farmers’ operations more productive and efficient, has been handed over to the Fair Trade Orga...
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STAC contributes to Haiti
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January 22, 2010
More Vincentians are reaching out to the victims of the earthquake which shook Haiti last week. This time, the contribution has come from the Street T...
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Mentally, physically disabled persons to get assitance from cubans
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January 22, 2010
Forty Cuban professional consultants are expected to be in St. Vincent soon to work in the Lives to Live programme. The programme, which was announced...
Sea Freight Agencies celebrates third year
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Sea Freight Agencies celebrates third year
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January 22, 2010
Sea Freight Agencies is celebrating its third anniversary in this county, and according to David Ross, Executive Vice-President, the company will cont...
Rose Bank is best village
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Rose Bank is best village
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January 22, 2010
The community of Rose Bank is now EC $75,000 better off after being judged the Vincy Homecoming 2009 Best Village. The community’s winnings will, ho...
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Father angry over girl’s pregnancy
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January 22, 2010
A man who hails from a village in South Central Windward is seeking justice for his 14-year-old daughter who has allegedly been impregnated by an olde...
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UWI prof. receives Martin Luther King Legacy Award
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January 22, 2010
University of the West Indies (UWI) Vice Chancellor, Prof. E. Nigel Harris, has earned the prestigious “Martin Luther King Legacy Award for Internat...
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SVG rated as Top Tourism Destination
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January 22, 2010
St.Vincent and the Grenadines has been rated a top tourism destination by several prestigious organizations specialized in rating countries.{{more}} T...
Taiwan assists in production of compost
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Taiwan assists in production of compost
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January 22, 2010
Taiwanese Ambassador to St. Vincent and the Grenadines Leo Lee has given the assurance that his country will continue to cooperate with the Ministry o...
LIME worker on ITU team to Haiti
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LIME worker on ITU team to Haiti
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January 22, 2010
LIME Network Maintenance Engineer George Kelly is a member of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) team that has flown to Haiti to provide...
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Minors threaten the survival of Bagga Fish Fest – organisers
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Minors threaten the survival of Bagga Fish Fest – organisers
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May 9, 2025
The last thing that the Bagga Fish Fest Committee wants to do is shut down the event, but with the disturbing number of children who are present at Fi...
CARPHA zeroes in on Mental Health
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CARPHA zeroes in on Mental Health
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May 9, 2025
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has brought attention to what has been described as “an urgent but often overlooked challenge of our time”...
Campden Park mother faces two-year jail time for theft
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Campden Park mother faces two-year jail time for theft
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May 9, 2025
A CAMPDEN PARK mother of three, who is well known at several Massy Stores as a thief, may face up to two years in prison after she was caught again, s...
Officer Charged in Traffic Violation Case
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Officer Charged in Traffic Violation Case
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May 9, 2025
A police officer, alleged to have aided and abetted a civilian to break traffic regulations, has been charged, and will appear in court on May 12,2025...
Park Hill farmer pleads guilty to handling stolen ginger
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Park Hill farmer pleads guilty to handling stolen ginger
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May 9, 2025
A 45-year-old farmer of Park Hill, who pleaded guilty to a charge of handling stolen goods was fined, bonded, and ordered to make restitution when he ...

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