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March 12, 2010
LONG-TIME member Rhonda Lee was elected president of JEMS Progressive Community Organization at a meeting on Wednesday, March 3.{{more}} Lee replaces ...
Vincy Market Place: More than fashion
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March 12, 2010
THE Cruise Ship Terminal was transformed last Sunday during Vincy Market Place. The event was coordinated by The Tourism Authority, The Port Authority...
Home destroyed by fire
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March 12, 2010
A family of eight is counting its blessings after surviving a vicious fire that destroyed its entire home. The fire burnt the home of Margaret Ambris ...
Grenadines residents crying out for water
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March 12, 2010
Residents of the Southern Grenadines are biting their nails in anticipation of the next rain cloud that will burst the eastern sky.{{more}} This is Go...
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March 12, 2010
In collaboration with the Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) the Meteorological Office is issuing a Drought Alert for St. Vincent and the ...
Picket a waste of time says onlookers
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March 12, 2010
“Shameful!” “A waste of time!” “Unnecessary!” The opinions of persons watching last Thursday’s picket, of parliamentary proceedings, by ...
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March 12, 2010
A bill to increase the constituencies in St.Vincent and the Grenadines, from 15 to 17, was successfully passed in the House of Assembly on Thursday, M...
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March 12, 2010
An elderly male teacher, accused of fondling a five-year-old student at a private primary school here, has denied the allegations brought against him....
Accident survivors happy to be alive
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March 12, 2010
Ronnique Sutherland and Calbert Shallow say that they remember very little of what took place during the fatal crash last Saturday morning.{{more}} Ne...
Coast Guard base in somber mood
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March 12, 2010
Among the many persons affected by last weekend’s fatalities are the men and women of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Coast Guard.{{more}} Derald ...
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March 5, 2010
Ranked among the top festival in SVG, Easterval in Union Island embodies the way of life of the natives of this small Island. Started in the late 1960...
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March 5, 2010
The Garifuna Heritage Foundation has agreed to stage two events this month because of repeated requests from the public.{{more}} This Saturday, the fo...
Help-a-thon in the name of Haiti
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March 5, 2010
ALL throughout the United States, Vincentians, like so many other people, have been pooling their resources to help the people of Haiti recover from t...
IRD celebrates Tax Awareness Month
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March 5, 2010
Communication, Co-operation, Commitment and Creativity were the four things Inland Revenue Department workers were encouraged to possess in order to p...
SVG gets new web portal AGORA
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March 5, 2010
The Agora was an open place of assembly for the ancient Greeks, so, too, it is expected to serve as a medium for interaction for persons to discuss al...
CED to host record keeping seminar
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March 5, 2010
PERSONS in the business sector have just a few more days to get into the Financial Management seminar on basic record keeping organized by the Centre ...
Kingstown Preparatory School gets innovative
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March 5, 2010
The Kingstown Preparatory School has been implementing innovative yet practical strategies to encourage its students to read.{{more}} This according t...
St. Vincent Brewery joins IBL
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March 5, 2010
INTERNATIONAL Brewing Limited (IBL) has completed the acquisition from Royal Unibrew of its stake in Saint Vincent Brewery Ltd., Antigua Brewery Ltd.,...
It’s Business After Hours at Bickles
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March 5, 2010
Bickles was a buzz with local businessmen and women as it hosted the Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours. The function, which bought local busine...
Cub Scouts reach out to Park Hill resident
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March 5, 2010
The Cub ScoutS of the Park Hill Government School recently visited and presented Brian “Bud” Glasgow with a basket of goodies. Glasgow was visibly...
Anglican School says Hats off to Reading
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March 5, 2010
The students of the Kingstown Anglican School gained an A plus for their 2010 edition of the Hats Off to Reading project.{{more}} Giving them high mar...
LIME, FCIB form partnership
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March 5, 2010
Telecommunications company LIME and FirstCaribbean International Bank, the largest bank in the English and Dutch-speaking Caribbean, have joined force...
Gum boats sail with Digicel sponsorship
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March 5, 2010
Digicel has made sure that the gum boats will sail in Canouan this year.{{more}} Last Friday, President of the Gum Boat Club Albert Ollivierre collect...
Sir James wins EC$1,000, compliments Digicel
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March 5, 2010
“The only other thing I ever won before getting this prize from Digicel were elections.”{{more}} Those are the words of Former Prime Minister of S...
Digicel rewards 15 loyal customers
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March 5, 2010
Persons the world over are complaining about financial restraints, so it was with pleasure, that on Thursday, February 6th, 15 persons each received E...
YOULOU Arts Foundation holds gala fundraiser
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March 5, 2010
Efforts to establish an Art Gallery and Centre continued as the YOULOU Arts Foundation staged its gala event last Saturday, February 27.{{more}} The e...
Glass to oversee Caribbean Export
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March 5, 2010
CARIBBEAN Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) welcomes Robert Glass of the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) to Caribbean Export to implemen...
Vinlec – Stop lighting fires
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March 5, 2010
St. Vincent Electricity Services Limited (VINLEC) is strongly appealing to the public to desist from lighting fires during this extremely dry season.{...
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March 5, 2010
Stop fooling the public! This is the message being sent to a young policeman who appealed to the authorities last week for help in a quest to have his...