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RIDU Thanksgiving Homecoming concert
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December 4, 2009
The Regional Integration and Diaspora Unit, in collaboration with the SVG Gospel Fest Committee, will be hosting a National Homecoming Thanksgiving Co...
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SVG 2010 Budget put back until January
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December 4, 2009
The 2010 Budget has been postponed until sometime in the second fortnight of January.{{more}} This announcement was made on Tuesday, December 1, by Pr...
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LIAT mum on reason for recent dismissals
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December 4, 2009
LIAT is offering no comment at this time as to reason for the dismissal of several of its workers here in St. Vincent.{{more}} Last week, Searchlight ...
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No property tax increase coming – Prime Minister
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December 4, 2009
Contrary to reports, property taxes in St.Vincent and the Grenadines will not be increased in the near future. This was stated by Prime Minister Dr.Ra...
100 Australian University scholarships for Caribbean
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100 Australian University scholarships for Caribbean
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December 4, 2009
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has unveiled a package of assistance of 100 university scholarships for the Caribbean.{{more}} This disclosure wa...
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Eustace wants fresh elections soon
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December 4, 2009
Opposition Leader Arnhim Eustace has pressed on with calls for Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves to resign and for there to be fresh general elections...
Evesham group aids shooting victims
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Evesham group aids shooting victims
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December 4, 2009
On December 12, Lester Davis will travel to Trinidad for a mandatory check up.{{more}} This is just one of the additional costs he and his wife Ruby h...
Pineapples get boost in SVG
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Pineapples get boost in SVG
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November 27, 2009
The Ministry of Agriculture and the Taiwan Technical Mission have teamed on a programme to boost pineapple production in St. Vincent and the Grenadine...
SVGBC launches its 2009 Christmas promo
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SVGBC launches its 2009 Christmas promo
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November 27, 2009
There is only one guaranteed way to win a prize in the 2009 St. Vincent and the Grenadines Broadcasting Corporation Christmas Promotions.{{more}} And,...
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BVI to host top CXC awards
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November 27, 2009
The British Virgin Islands will host the Regional Top Awards Presentation Ceremony and 41st meeting of the Caribbean Examinations Council on December ...
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CXC Extends Examination Registration Deadline
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November 27, 2009
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has extended the deadline for candidates to register for its May/June 2010 CAPE and CSEC examinations by two ...
Ateisha Graduates Valedictorian
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Ateisha Graduates Valedictorian
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November 27, 2009
Only the second Vincentian to become valedictorian at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Ateisha Bishop is encouraging young people ...
Sion Hill Brownie Pack wins District Sports Day
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Sion Hill Brownie Pack wins District Sports Day
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November 27, 2009
Despite the dismal start to the day with thunder and showers, the sun did eventually shine to allow the Sion Hill Brownie Pack to emerge victorious at...
KPS retains Leo Club National Primary Schools’ Writing/Reading Competition
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KPS retains Leo Club National Primary Schools’ Writing/Reading Competition
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November 27, 2009
Aranique Jackson, an eight-year-old Grade Four student of the Kingstown Preparatory School, read and wrote her way to the top position of the Leo Club...
Selfless Vincentian is regional Unsung Hero 2009
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Selfless Vincentian is regional Unsung Hero 2009
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November 27, 2009
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - A dedicated 42-year-old community worker from Mayreau in St. Vincent and the Grenadines has been adjudged as most deserving of ...
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Layou petroglyphs, new tourism site
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November 27, 2009
The Ministry of Tourism has commissioned another of its tourism products — the Layou Petroglyph Park, which was officially handed over on November 2...
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More emphasis needed on religious education
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November 27, 2009
A senior civil servant wants to see parents place greater emphasis on the religious education of their children.{{more}} Permanent Secretary in the Mi...
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St. Joseph’s Convent Young Leaders bring message of health
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November 27, 2009
A strong, positive conscious mind leads to a healthy body. A mind and body in sync paves the way for the soul to connect with God.{{more}} This was ju...
Nine Mornings Festival to launch this Sunday
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Nine Mornings Festival to launch this Sunday
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November 27, 2009
Capital city Kingstown is expected to be a hive of activity this Sunday when the 2009 SVG Christmas/Nine Mornings Festival is officially launched in g...
The first Rotary Club Public Speaking competition
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The first Rotary Club Public Speaking competition
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November 27, 2009
It was back to winning ways for Fiona Antoine as she swept away the competition in the first Rotary Club Public Speaking competition November 17.{{mor...
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BRAGSA to employ over 4,900
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November 27, 2009
More than 4,900 persons are expected to find employment under the Buildings, Roads and General Services Authority’s (BRAGSA) road cleaning programme...
LIME winner picks up great bag of goodies
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LIME winner picks up great bag of goodies
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November 27, 2009
The Christmas season is off to a fabulous start for four lucky LIME customers who won cash and other exciting prizes in the first prize draws of LIMEâ...
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High Commissioner visits farms in Canada
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November 27, 2009
HIGH Commissioner to Canada, H.E Brendon Browne, recently visited workers from St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica and St. Kitts and Nevis who ar...
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SVG signs new MOU with Taiwan
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November 27, 2009
ST. VINCENT and the Grenadines and Taiwan have signed a new memorandum of understanding on human resource development.{{more}} The agreement was signe...
IADC gets final batch of trucks from UK
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IADC gets final batch of trucks from UK
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November 27, 2009
The final five of 12 trucks formerly owned by the British Army and bought by the International Airport Development Company (IADC) have arrived in the ...
Durrant nursing injuries after alleged police beating
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Durrant nursing injuries after alleged police beating
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November 27, 2009
SINCE last Saturday night, charged Anthony Durrant, his ears have been ringing from the slaps he allegedly received at the hands of police.{{more}} Th...
Rawacou Recreational Park opens
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Rawacou Recreational Park opens
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November 27, 2009
THE development of national parks and other recreational sites around the island was described as having a “most invaluable benefit to the people of...
PM – Stop beating up on my wife
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PM – Stop beating up on my wife
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November 27, 2009
“If you are a man beat me up. Don’t beat up me woman!” That’s how Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves admonished Opposition Leader Arnhim Eusta...
NCB employee suspended for alleged confidentiality breach
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NCB employee suspended for alleged confidentiality breach
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November 27, 2009
A worker at the National Commercial Bank (NCB) has been suspended for allegedly breaching the institution’s confidentiality rules.{{more}} That empl...
‘No’ takes the cake!
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‘No’ takes the cake!
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November 27, 2009
The results of the battle between the “yes” and “no” cakes are in! And the “nays” have it, beating the “yeas” soundly in both the cup ...
Pollster surprised by  size of Yes Vote defeat
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Pollster surprised by size of Yes Vote defeat
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November 27, 2009
Political scientist and pollster Peter Wickham believes that yesterday’s rejection of a new constitution by Vincentians can be viewed as an indictme...
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PMC: PM Gonsalves made a promise
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November 27, 2009
The People’s Movement for Change (PMC) is reporting that Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves told them last week that if the referendum failed a new ...
Car rentals cash in
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Car rentals cash in
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November 27, 2009
Car rental services in St Vincent and the Grenadines appear to have cashed in big on Wednesday’s referendum, which saw tens of thousands of Vincenti...
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Little observation of election laws
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November 27, 2009
The fact that election laws were to be followed by voters in this week’s referendum seemed to have fallen on deaf ears.{{more}} In some areas, mainl...
Woman says presiding officer tore her ballot
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Woman says presiding officer tore her ballot
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November 27, 2009
The Dorsetshire Hill polling station was the scene of a noisy dispute around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday when Judy Gibson objected strongly to her ballot bein...
Voters defy weather to cast referendum ballots
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Voters defy weather to cast referendum ballots
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November 27, 2009
The uncertainty of the weather that threatened Wednesday’s vote on a new constitution was certainly no match for the persistence of persons determin...
Reports say polling quiet at  most stations throughout island
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Reports say polling quiet at most stations throughout island
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November 27, 2009
Excited calm was the order of the day throughout the Windward end of the island on the day when Vincentians went to the polls to vote for a new consti...
Vincentian wins CAN$7m. off dead brother’s lotto ticket numbers
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Vincentian wins CAN$7m. off dead brother’s lotto ticket numbers
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November 27, 2009
Some may say its luck, but the Vincentian-born winner of a multi-million dollar lottery in Canada believes it was divine intervention.{{more}} Orbiton...
Young Vincentian grabs prestigious scholarship
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Young Vincentian grabs prestigious scholarship
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November 27, 2009
Kamal Wood, a 22-year-old Vincentian national scholar now studying at the Cave Hill campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI), is the Caribbea...
I am not afraid to ‘Vote No’
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I am not afraid to ‘Vote No’
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November 27, 2009
Last Saturday night’s turnout at Victoria Park for the No Vote campaign, was one of the party’s biggest.{{more}} Not only did the several speakers...
OAS: We  are happy
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OAS: We are happy
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November 27, 2009
The Organisation of American States has declared the conduct of this week’s referendum “free and fair”. OAS Chief of Mission Steven Griner said ...
No ULP loss
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No ULP loss
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November 27, 2009
Wednesday’s referendum loss was not a defeat of the Unity Labour Party (ULP). That’s the view of Director of Operations of the YES-Vote Committee ...
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BDO announces admission of new member firm in the Eastern Caribbean
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November 20, 2009
BDO, the world’s fifth largest accountancy network, last week announced the appointment of a new member firm in the Eastern Caribbean, comprising of...
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St. Joseph’s Convent T&T wins Inaugural UWI International Reparation Debate
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St. Joseph’s Convent T&T wins Inaugural UWI International Reparation Debate
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May 13, 2025
TRINIDAD ANDTOBAGO has clinched victory over Jamaica in the inaugural International Reparation Debate, hosted by the Centre for Reparations Research a...
District Stairs spruces up Police Public Relations and Complaints Office
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District Stairs spruces up Police Public Relations and Complaints Office
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May 13, 2025
DISTRICT STAIRS SVG Ltd., a company with operations in St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Canada, has demonstrated its commitment to corporate social ...
Government launches GYVE programme targetting Youths
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Government launches GYVE programme targetting Youths
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May 13, 2025
A NEW PROGRAMME in which the government is targetting youth volunteerism across St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), was launched on Monday, May 12, 2...
Man with 46 convictions to be sentenced for stealing from church
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Man with 46 convictions to be sentenced for stealing from church
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May 13, 2025
A 45YEAR OLD man who has been convicted 46 times, is awaiting sentencing after he confessed to six more offences, including stealing a transformer and...
Thousands on temporary electricity connections after expiration date
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Thousands on temporary electricity connections after expiration date
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May 13, 2025
MINISTER OFTRANSPORT and Works, Montgomery Daniel, has praised the “excellent work” being done by the Electrical Inspectorate Unit, but expressed conc...

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