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November 6, 2009
At an awards ceremony held Saturday, October 31, 2009, to mark the 10th anniversary of the Fairtrade Initiative, held at the Methodist Church Hall in ...
Spelling Bee winners
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November 6, 2009
Nine-year-old Ajay Miller is the winner of the 2009 Haliborange Seven Seas 11th Annual Spelling Bee competition.{{more}} The Kingstown Preparatory Sch...
Bigger plans in store for music awards
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November 6, 2009
Music, culture and the arts will get a boost next year as several plans are in the pipeline to develop the sector.{{more}} Minister of Culture René B...
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November 6, 2009
On Tuesday, the St. Benedicts Children Hospital received a monetary donation from ROK Entertainment, the entity that over the weekend gave the nation ...
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November 6, 2009
The Community Nursing Service within the Ministry of Health and the Environment, in collaboration with the National Diabetic and Hypertensive Associat...
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November 6, 2009
On Sunday, November 7th, 2009, seven Garifuna communities will hold their first ever Community Gathering. Participating at the Gathering will be repre...
Lowmans Wd school donates to villagers
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November 6, 2009
Eight elderly persons in the Lauders, Hadley’s Village and Lowmans communities were on the receiving end of food packages, donated by students of th...
Belle Isle Prison officially opens
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November 6, 2009
Most prisoners housed at the cramped and dilapidated prison in Kingstown will be transferred to the new Belle Isle Correctional Facility before yearâ€...
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November 6, 2009
A Trinidad pastor who has conducted services in St.Vincent and the Grenadines is on remand in Trinidad after six sex charges were laid against him.{{m...
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November 6, 2009
The plan to close 34 rural post offices across the state has taken effect.{{more}} An official from the St.Vincent and the Grenadines Postal Corporati...
Progress slow but sure
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November 6, 2009
“This is not a show we are making; these are serious matters when dealing with people’s lives and livelihoods.” The words of René Baptiste, Min...
Unsung hero passes on
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November 6, 2009
This country has lost another one of its outstanding citizens. Clarence Keizer, former Manager of Geest Industries, died at his home at New Montrose o...
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November 6, 2009
Louise Mitchell-Joseph is unable to say right now whether she would enter the political arena, but like her father Sir James Mitchell, she considers h...
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October 30, 2009
During the past three months, over 23,000 persons registered to have new National Identity Cards.{{more}} Rene Baptiste, Minister of Electoral Matters...
Diaspora group drafts framework of action
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October 30, 2009
A call for cohesiveness between political parties was made by committees representing the Diaspora, in a draft Framework of Action prepared for discus...
LIME a major sponsor of 2010 carifta Games
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October 30, 2009
30.OCT.09 LIME, the Caribbean’s premier telecommunications company, last week announced a sponsorship package for the staging of the 2010 CARIFTA Ga...
Top Awards for CSEC
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October 30, 2009
For the fourth consecutive year, a student of Queen’s College, Guyana, is the Most Outstanding Candidate Overall in the Region in the Caribbean Seco...
Grammar School to benefit from gifts
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October 30, 2009
Five hundred books, two trophies and one plaque were handed over to the St. Vincent Grammar School last Friday, a gesture of those who have benefitted...
Nation builder to be laid to rest Monday
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October 30, 2009
One of this country’s foremost nation builders will be laid to rest on Monday. Festus Augustus Toney, a man who enjoyed an extraordinary career in t...
UWI holds 2009 Horticultural Exhibition
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October 30, 2009
The University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus was transformed into a Garden of Eden last weekend as the Horticultural Society held its 2009 Hort...
Toastmasters celebrate
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October 30, 2009
The members of the Achievers and Imperial Champions Toastmasters speaking clubs last week held an unprecedented joint meeting.{{more}} The groups, apa...
NDP opens Learning Resource Centre
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October 30, 2009
The New Democratic Party (NDP) has opened a constituency office which will also function as a Learning Resource Centre.{{more}} The NDP West Kingstown...
Vote No committee calls for equal funding
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October 30, 2009
A legal injunction may be brought against the government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines for the special warrant issued to fund its Vote Yes Campaig...
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October 30, 2009
Law enforcement officials here are in active negotiation with Professional Powercraft, a maker of high speed coastal, offshore and interception vessel...
Vincentian launches debut Gospel CD in NY
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October 30, 2009
A life changing experience has led La Fleur Durrant, a former Redemption Sharpes resident, to her first Gospel CD, entitled “I will not be denied”...
Nostalgia -Third time’s the charm
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October 30, 2009
by Dayle DaSilva 30.OCT.09 It took some time in coming, but eventually a decent sized crowd turned out at the Arnos Vale playing field Sunday, October...
Vincentian is US Ambassador to UN
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October 30, 2009
A national of St. Vincent and the Grenadines has been nominated to be Ambassador of the United States to the Office of the United Nations (UN) and oth...
LIME launches phone directory for 2009-2010
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October 30, 2009
30.OCT.09 The 2009/10 LIME telephone directory was launched on October 26th, when LIME Country Manager Angus Steele handed over copies of the book to ...
Courts shows off brand new look
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October 30, 2009
Courts (St Vincent Ltd) has a new look: a new décor, new use of space and new product lines - all complemented by a revamped outlook to customer serv...