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CED to launch comic book next Tuesday
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June 12, 2009
The Centre for Enterprise Development Inc. (CED) Business Gateway Project will launch a comic book entitled “Launching into Entrepreneurship” next...
Bridal Exposition  a success – WOW
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June 12, 2009
After months of intensive preparation, WOW Creations managed to successfully stage St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ first bridal show on Sunday, June...
Volita Tucker – The dress that impressed
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June 12, 2009
The orange sheath that got the Best Evening Wear nod from the judges at the recently held Miss St Vincent and the Grenadines pageant was conceived and...
No coroner’s inquest for Suicide’s killing?
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June 12, 2009
12.JUNE.09 by Jamila Soso-Vincent When Kemasha ‘Suicide’ Alexander’s mother was informed that he had been slain by Police Officers on October 16...
Libya to open commercial bank
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June 12, 2009
Libya is set to open a commercial bank and an investment company, and will pump developmental aid into this and other Eastern Caribbean countries. As ...
Maths top scorer wants to be inventor
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June 12, 2009
Great things can be expected from Aaron Knights in the future. The Kingstown Government School student, who hopes to become an Inventor, tied for the ...
English is Raeisa’s favourite subject
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June 12, 2009
Raeisa’s favourite subject is English, so she wasn’t too surprised when she found out that she scored the highest mark in that subject in the 2009...
Rhea confident after Common Entrance Exam
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June 12, 2009
An action-packed summer is in store for 11-year-old Rhea Cain. A student of the Calliaqua Anglican School, Cain intends to include studying among the ...
Two bring pride to Georgetown
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June 12, 2009
Georgetown Government School has consistently earned spots in the top 10 category of the Common Entrance Examinations over the years, and this year wa...
Shalex grabs 8th place
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June 12, 2009
Shalex Bailey of the Cane End Government School is on top of the world after scoring the highest grade for General Paper in the Common Entrance Examin...
Delighted at 2nd overall
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June 12, 2009
Copping the coveted positions of first for girls and second overall in the Common Entrance Examination is no ordinary achievement. So it’s no surpri...
Walker is top shopper
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June 5, 2009
The next time Edmira Walker does shopping at CK Greaves Supermarket, it will be all at Digicel’s expense. The married mother of a seven-year-old son...
OAS lifts 47 year-old  suspension on Cuba
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June 5, 2009
A “historic wrong” was “righted” on Wednesday, June 3, 2009, when Foreign Ministers of the Organization of American States (OAS) voted to lift...
Top Honours
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June 5, 2009
Rozann De Freitas graduated Summa Cum Laude from Cleveland State University (CSU) on May 16th, 2009. She is the daughter of proud parents Marcus and S...
Port signs agreement
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June 5, 2009
On Monday, May 4, 2009, the St Vincent and the Grenadines Port Authority signed on to phase two of Grenadines Wharf Repair Project as part of its ongo...
Taiwan volunteers visit Special Needs school
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June 5, 2009
On May 28, four Taiwanese volunteers - Elsa CHANG, Smile CHIANG, Henry LAI and Shaoyi WANG, visited the School for the Children with Special Needs to ...
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June 5, 2009
Thirty persons are hoping to improve their supervisory skills at a seminar on “Supervisory Management Techniques for the Private and Public Sectorâ€...
King’s operation a success
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June 5, 2009
“Everyone is doing okay.” This is the reassuring news from Trinidad and Tobago, following Rodney King’s kidney transplant surgery. Rodney underw...
KPS Learning Resource Centre refurbished
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June 5, 2009
Students and teachers of the Kingstown Preparatory School are benefiting from the improved facilities in their Learning Resource Centre. At a handing ...
Teacher gives Bethel High School a boost
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June 5, 2009
English Teacher Francille Nicholls-Joseph has completed a refurbishment project, which has vastly improved the physical appearance of the Bethel High ...
Nine students vie for Miss Heritage crown
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June 5, 2009
05.JUNE.09 by Omesha Spence The nine contestants in the Vincy Homecoming Secondary Schools Miss Heritage Pageant 2009 are now better prepared to grace...
Canouan Regatta 2009
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June 5, 2009
05.JUNE.09 Photos and story by Don DeRiggs With a record number of sailing boats participating this year, the Canouan Regatta sailed off in fine style...
Ministry holds one-day workshop for farmers
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June 5, 2009
Fifteen vegetable farmers in agricultural region three who attended a one-day workshop are now able to identify and treat a number of pests and diseas...
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June 5, 2009
Additional efforts will soon be made to develop the local fisheries sector by making it more commercially viable and export oriented.{{more}} To this ...
Cosmos Harry is 2009 Fisherman of the Year
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June 5, 2009
Tardiness caused Ray Anthony Clarke this year’s Fisherman of the Year title, and while he is up in arms about the final decision, the $21,000 75HP 4...
PM advises nation as  Hurricane season begins
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June 5, 2009
As the 2009 Atlantic Hurricane Season begins, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, is calling on homes and business to be prepared. At a press conference h...
LIME ready for 2009 Hurricane season
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June 5, 2009
With the official start of the hurricane season on June 1, telecommunications company LIME is assuring its customers that it is fully prepared for any...
NEMO on the move for Hurricane season
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June 5, 2009
05.JUNE.09 by Don DeRiggs The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) has called all the major stakeholders involved with Disaster Managemen...
Another wanted man flushed out
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June 5, 2009
Less than a week after the names and photos of 10 fugitives were published in the SEARCLIGHT, one man has been apprehended and another shot and killed...