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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...
Vincentians reach out to Haiti victims
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January 22, 2010
Plans are said to be in place for this afternoon’s concert to raise funds for earthquake stricken Haiti. A mega concert scheduled for Unity Square o...
Electoral Office receives OAS recommendations
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January 22, 2010
The Organization of American States (OAS) Observer Mission to the November 25, 2009, referendum has recommended that the legality and appropriateness ...
PM’s son back home recuperating
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January 22, 2010
An update has been given on Storm Gonsalves’ condition as he recuperates from a Wednesday, January 6, 2010, motorbike accident.{{more}} Prime Minist...
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January 22, 2010
Two Trade Unions here have declined to accept the Government’s three per cent increase in salaries.{{more}} Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, deli...
Enhancements coming for teachers
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January 22, 2010
The teaching profession here will be enhanced to the point where it becomes one of the most attractive careers that can be pursued by Vincentians.{{mo...
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January 22, 2010
Both female and male police officers are expected to benefit from a set of initiatives which will be introduced by the Government this year.{{more}} P...
NDP protests outside House of Assembly
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January 22, 2010
Protesters, mainly supporters of the opposition New Democratic Party (NDP), were quite vocal as they chanted anti-government slogans outside the House...
Leacock curtails speech after clash with PM
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January 22, 2010
A showdown between Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves and Opposition Senator St.Clair Leacock turned ugly last Tuesday evening.{{more}} Both men have ...
SVG’s public debt stands over EC$1b
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January 22, 2010
This country’s public debt now stands at EC$1.19 billion. Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves made the disclosure on Tuesday, January 19, 2010, while...
King: I will defend myself
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January 22, 2010
Hans King, Press Secretary to Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, and New Democratic Party (NDP) diehard supporter Kendal ‘Kenlyn’ Neverson, had a...
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January 15, 2010
St. Vincent and the Grenadines will join the rest of the world in coming to the assistance of the Caribbean nation of Haiti. Describing the situation ...
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January 15, 2010
Vincentians are waking up today to a new look Cabinet. The announcement of the changes were made on Monday evening by Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalve...
More customers get Bickles gifts
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January 15, 2010
More persons have become winners with Bickles and its brand new promotion. Marijke Williams-Wyllie, Ann Marie Branch and Cordella Clarke were among th...
Jackson wins Nintendo Wii System
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January 15, 2010
Leslie Jackson of Town Hill is the winner of a new Nintendo Wii game system, thanks to Carifuna Incorporated. Jackson entered the raffle to win the Wi...
Bequia Resident wins TV
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January 15, 2010
It was a jolly time indeed when Junior James of Belmont, Bequia, was told that he had won a 27” RCA flat screen TV from Browne’s Hardware. James w...
Calder SDA church donates
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January 15, 2010
THE CALDER Seventh Day Adventist Church is reaching out to people with disabilities and has donated $1,000 to the National Society of Persons with Dis...
Digicel to the rescue
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January 15, 2010
Digicel has once again helped to improve the living conditions of one of its customers. This time it is Union Island resident Rosetta Alexander who is...
Police gets new printer
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January 15, 2010
Thanks to kindness of two ex-police officers, the Welfare Department of the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force now has a brand new print...
Consignment store opens in St. Vincent
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January 15, 2010
A store which offers quality clothing at affordable prices has opened here in St. Vincent. And, according to Toni Connell, the woman behind ‘Fabulou...
Grant wins with Trotman’s
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January 15, 2010
Earleen Grant can enjoy cool air despite the warm weather, all thanks to Trotmans Depot.{{more}} Grant, a Calder Ridge resident, won a Tempstar air co...
44 graduate from UWI
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January 15, 2010
Forty-four new graduates of the University of the West Indies have been urged not to hoard their newly acquired skills.{{more}} This advice has come f...
Doris graduates with Master’s
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January 15, 2010
Doris D. Charles graduated on January 11, 2010, with a Master of Laws degree from Kingston University in the UK. Doris is the daughter of Ruby Mattis ...
Rose Hall Government School celebrates
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January 15, 2010
Fifty years ago the Rose Hall Government School opened its doors for the first time with six classes and just over 100 students.{{more}} The school’...
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January 15, 2010
Gunfire broke out in capital Kingstown last Friday evening, leaving many innocent passersby scampering for their lives and two bystanders nursing mino...
SVG maintains its foreign policy independence
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January 15, 2010
This country will maintain its independence on the issue of foreign policy.{{more}} Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves told the nation that this was d...
Vincentians urged to be more proactive
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January 15, 2010
A call has been made to Vincentians to be more proactive and businesslike so that they can capitalize on the spinoffs from the construction of the new...
SVG gets US$50m soft loan from ALBA
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January 15, 2010
St.Vincent and the Grenadines has accessed a soft loan of US$50 million through the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) initiative.{{more}} Pr...
Narrow escape for truck driver
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January 15, 2010
One week after a tragic accident at Argyle claimed three lives, Webster Shallow of Barrouallie narrowly escaped with his in another bizarre accident.{...
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January 15, 2010
A TRADE FACILITATION TASK FORCE, aimed at increasing efficiency and competitiveness with respect to local and international trade issues, has embarked...
National Trust plants trees
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January 15, 2010
The first of what the National Trust hopes to be thousands of trees planted around St. Vincent and the Grenadines was planted on the grounds of the An...
Graduates Tent charts new calypso course
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January 15, 2010
The oldest calypso tent in St. Vincent and the Grenadines has proclaimed that it is ready for the 2010 calypso season. Four members of the Graduates C...
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January 15, 2010
The Upstage Xperience Tent will be conducting auditions for the 2010 Carnival Season on Saturday, February 6. Prospective and current members are expe...
Wind Study – no need for cross-wind runway
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January 15, 2010
The wind study being carried out at the Argyle International Airport site is indicating that there is no need for the construction of a cross-wind run...
IADC to paint trucks yellow
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January 15, 2010
Twelve military trucks purchased from the British firm L. Jackson & Co. for use on the international airport project at Argyle will be painted yellow....
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January 15, 2010
The New Democratic Party (NDP) has planned a protest during the Budget debate later this month. A press release from the NDP states that the party wil...