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Invest SVG woos Taiwan businesses
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December 11, 2009
by Kenton X. Chance 11.DEC.09 An Invest SVG delegation left Taiwan on Tuesday having encouraged businesspeople here to consider opportunities in St Vi...
War: Stations battle over promotion idea
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December 11, 2009
A war is brewing between two of this country’s premier radio stations over a Christmas marketing initiative. Candice Sealey, Head of Sales & Marketi...
Primary Schools get a sports boost
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December 11, 2009
Seven of this nation’s primary schools are now equipped with cricket and netball gear compliments the St Vincent and the Grenadines’ Nationals of ...
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December 11, 2009
The first Community Christmas Lighting ceremony for 2009 takes place in the village of Carriere this evening at 7:30 pm.{{more}} The annual turning on...
LIME managers attend training workshop
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December 11, 2009
In its continuing effort to improve the leadership skills of its People Managers, LIME held a People Managers training session last Thursday, December...
Lyndsay wants schoolmates to emulate her
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December 11, 2009
Lyndsay Dowers of the St Mary’s Roman Catholic School is encouraging her school mates to continue reading so that they too can enjoy the success she...
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December 11, 2009
Nathalie Andrews, author of two novels, Leroy, Sydney and Fanny - The Price of Freedom, has now written her third novel: Beryl Brewster - A woman of c...
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December 11, 2009
The long awaited coroner’s inquest into the death of Kemasha “Suicide” Alexander will not be open to the general public.{{more}} At the start of...
Magistrate shocked over missing marijuana
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December 11, 2009
Chief Magistrate Sonya Young is quite perplexed by the disappearance of marijuana samples that were to be tendered into evidence by the prosecution ea...
Unfair! sings calypsonian
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December 11, 2009
Popular calypsonian Zion I believes that he has been the victim of a referendum backlash. The calypsonian, whose real name is Alvin Dennie, believes t...
Vincentian called to Massachusetts Bar
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December 11, 2009
YET another Vincentian has been called to the Bar. Joanna Daniel-Morris, formerly of Arnos Vale, was called to the Massachusetts Bar on December 2 bef...
LIME customers have it in the bag
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December 11, 2009
Hundreds of daily winners in the LIME Christmas Goodie Bag promotions are already celebrating for Christmas after receiving fantastic prizes from LIME...
‘Man has to do what God wants him to do’
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December 11, 2009
Worship and entertainment must not be mixed! That’s the view of church leader Joel Jack in response to comments made during the Praise for the Natio...
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December 11, 2009
Former Prime Minister of St.Vincent and the Grenadines Sir James Mitchell has had an article he authored on genetically modified foods published in th...
‘Organisation – key to Vote No win’
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December 11, 2009
“Organization!” Political pundits are still analyzing the results of the November 25 referendum, but Sir James Mitchell, one of the ‘Vote No’ ...
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December 4, 2009
The marriage between the Caribbean Money Market Brokers (CMMB) and the First Citizens Bank is going well. That’s according to Deputy Chief Executive...
Twenty graduate in cake making and decoration
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December 4, 2009
Twenty women on Union Island have just completing a three-month course in cake making and decoration.{{more}} The course was run by “White Lady Prod...
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December 4, 2009
The St Vincent and the Grenadines Port Authority (Port Authority) is expressing its commitment to providing, as far as possible, a conducive environme...
Nine Mornings kicks off!
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December 4, 2009
THE 2009 Nine Mornings Festival was officially launched on Sunday, November 29, at the Chamber of Commerce Car Park.{{more}} The festival, which is be...
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December 4, 2009
A new virtual shopping website MyIslandShop.com servicing St. Vincent and the Grenadines was launched earlier this week.{{more}} The site is an e-comm...
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December 4, 2009
Since its inception more than fifty years ago, the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Band has been doing its part to spread Christmas cheer ...
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December 4, 2009
President of the Caribbean Spa and Wellness Association (CSWA) is calling on health and beauty therapists to become certified and stay current.{{more}...
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December 4, 2009
Home is the story of a young Vincentian girl torn between the love for country and the promise of a brighter future abroad.{{more}} The one-hour ficti...
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December 4, 2009
Participants in this year’s National Commercial Bank (NCB) Ministry of Culture Theatre Arts Festival will be awarded for their work this Sunday at t...
Salvation Army’s Kettle appeal launched
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December 4, 2009
The bells of the Salvation Army’s Kettle Appeal are once again being heard throughout the town. As Vincentians get ready to usher in the Christmas s...
Invest SVG Wellness Exhibition
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December 4, 2009
The Grenadine House hotel was transformed into a resort of sorts last Saturday, as a one-day exhibition displaying various health and wellness product...
SVG named as hub  for activities of IHC
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December 4, 2009
St. Vincent and the Grenadines has been chosen as the hub for the activities of the International Hospital for Children (IHC).{{more}} The IHC held a ...
Nurses mark 10 years in health care
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December 4, 2009
December 1, 2009, was a special occasion for 19 nurses here as they marked their 10th anniversary since joining the nursing profession.{{more}} Initia...
Union Island begins 2010 tourist season
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December 4, 2009
by Donn DeRiggs 04.DEC.09 The Union Island community is now ready to receive visitors to that part of the state, having concluded one week of activiti...
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December 4, 2009
QUEEN’S Counsel Andrew Cummings believes that there is a lack of empathy, compassion and dignity in today’s society.{{more}} Cummings was the feat...
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December 4, 2009
Minister of Education Girlyn Miguel has indicated that the challenges faced by student teachers during their tenure at the Division of Teacher Educati...
Candlelight and rose ceremony
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December 4, 2009
Stigma and discrimination are still prevalent and relevant today, despite the advancement of information and technology in the fight against HIV and A...