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Students urged to focus research on SVG
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Students urged to focus research on SVG
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August 28, 2009
The Ministry of Science, Technology, Telecommunications and Industry is currently involved in an initiative aimed at getting students studying oversea...
New school term put back one week
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New school term put back one week
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August 28, 2009
With several changes and updates occurring within the education system, the Ministry of Education announced at a recent press conference that the 2009...
SJCK records 82 percent pass rate
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SJCK records 82 percent pass rate
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August 28, 2009
The students and teachers at the St. Joseph’s Convent Kingstown (SJCK) must surely be overjoyed at the performance of this year’s students in the ...
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Compensation for information
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August 28, 2009
Anyone in possession of information concerning a crime of praedial larceny, which can lead to the culprits being brought to justice, will be compensat...
Caesar: ‘Success will not come overnight’
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Caesar: ‘Success will not come overnight’
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August 28, 2009
Efforts to provide an alternative for marijuana farmers adversely affected by the recent Vincy Pac offensive are in full swing.{{more}} Special provis...
Opposition still to vote “No”
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Opposition still to vote “No”
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August 28, 2009
Even though sixty-five pages of amendments have been made to the draft Constitution bill, the Leader of the Opposition says he is still not satisfied ...
PM urges OECS to make use of opportunities
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PM urges OECS to make use of opportunities
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August 28, 2009
The economic turmoil being experienced regionally and internationally makes a strong case for both economic and political union in the Organization of...
Invest SVG Launched
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Invest SVG Launched
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August 28, 2009
With the approval of the Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, the investment promotion agency, formerly known as the National Investment and Promotions Inc...
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Savings and Investment graduation tomorrow
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August 28, 2009
The Graduation ceremony of the fifth Savings and Investment course organized by the East Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), the Eastern Caribbean Institut...
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PM: Government not involved in tapping phones
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August 28, 2009
The passage of legislation to allow law enforcement authorities to intercept various forms of communication such as telephone conversations and e-mail...
Bramble lucky to be alive
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Bramble lucky to be alive
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August 28, 2009
Jamal Bramble may have suffered a much more serious punishment even before he was sentenced at the Serious Offences Court on Tuesday.{{more}} Bramble,...
Logos Hope leaves memories
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Logos Hope leaves memories
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August 21, 2009
There were many teary eyes aboard the Logos Hope on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 ,as the ship’s visit to St. Vincent came to an end.{{more}} Local volun...
Summer hot at LIME
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Summer hot at LIME
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August 21, 2009
21.AUG.09 LIME customers are “It” this summer as the temperature gets hotter. Ask the winning customers when they come to collect their weekly pri...
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Ferry service coming by October
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August 21, 2009
By October 20 this year, Vincentians will have the option of travelling by air or sea on a daily basis to the neighbouring islands of Barbados, St. Lu...
Students awarded LIME scholarships
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Students awarded LIME scholarships
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August 21, 2009
Twenty-six years after the programme was first introduced, Cable & Wireless, now LIME, is still donating scholarships to children of its employees and...
Book follows lecture series
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Book follows lecture series
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August 21, 2009
Following last year’s successful ‘Behold the Man’ lecture series, the non-profit organisation 2 By 2 has recently published a book that compiles...
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BRAGSA to save government money
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August 21, 2009
It is anticipated that the newly established Bridges, Roads and General Services Authority (BRAGSA) will provide better value for money than did the e...
Back to School Summer Fest
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Back to School Summer Fest
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August 21, 2009
Like many others, Stuart ‘Rudy’ Louie believes that there are not enough social activities to occupy the free time of youths in his community. But...
Lions Club donates to Primary School pupils
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Lions Club donates to Primary School pupils
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August 21, 2009
Thirteen Primary School pupils are now proud recipients of school supplies donated by the Lions Club of Kingstown-SVG.{{more}} The Grade One to Six pu...
25 graduate from YES training programme
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25 graduate from YES training programme
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August 21, 2009
The annual Young Employee Socialisation Training Programme, which came to an end on Monday, August 17, saw the graduation of twenty-five youths, who s...
Browne’s a KIND student
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Browne’s a KIND student
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August 21, 2009
Christopher Browne best displayed the qualities of a KIND student and as such, the young man was named the most outstanding student in this year’s K...
‘Fat Man’ to be laid to rest tomorrow
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‘Fat Man’ to be laid to rest tomorrow
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August 21, 2009
The entertainment fraternity will pay its final respects tomorrow to one of the best known engineers and DJs in the local industry.{{more}} Venol ‘F...
Search and Rescue team gets training
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Search and Rescue team gets training
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August 21, 2009
Residents of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) can look forward to greater assistance from police officers who respond to the call for help wheneve...
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Land and Water
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August 21, 2009
A national awareness campaign will be held in St.Vincent and the Grenadines next week to raise the consciousness of Vincentians on pertinent issues re...
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SVG students record better CSEC pass rate
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August 21, 2009
Even though fewer students sat the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations this year, the nation’s children recorded a better ...
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Several new projects to be implemented
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August 21, 2009
Projects valued at a total of over EC$15 million will get started here in St. Vincent and the Grenadines shortly. Prime Minister and Minister of Finan...
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CAPE results retain standard
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August 21, 2009
Although the overall pass rate has dipped somewhat, from 91 per cent in 2008 to 89 percent this year, Chief Education Officer Susan Dougan insists tha...
PTA to picket next week
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PTA to picket next week
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August 21, 2009
The Parent Teacher Association (PTA) of the Lowmans Windward Anglican School will picket the Ministerial Building and the Ministry of Education on Wed...
Evaluation puts CAP on Summer Programme
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Evaluation puts CAP on Summer Programme
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August 21, 2009
The benefits to be derived from the Children Against Poverty/ Bridging Summer programme can only be effective in the long term if a system is applied ...
Man dies at National Library project
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Man dies at National Library project
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August 21, 2009
When the National Library Project is officially opened in about two months, at least one person who had a hand in the historic project will not be aro...