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May 15, 2009
Some workers at the General Equipment and Services Corporation (GESCO) have spent the last two weeks in a state of uncertainty and dissatisfaction. Th...
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May 15, 2009
The head of the Police Oversight Body (POB) is seeking to reassure the public that complaints made against the police will be investigated and justice...
Charles battles with HLDC over land
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May 15, 2009
15.MAY.09 by Jamila Soso-Vincent For many years, Sanford Charles and his wife dreamt of retiring and returning to St. Vincent to enjoy their golden ye...
Three drug accused to know fate next Monday
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May 15, 2009
June 2nd is “D-day” for the three Vincentian men who are wanted in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) on cocaine importation charges.{{more}} Very s...
Aircraft collides with fence at ET Joshua
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May 15, 2009
by Jamila Soso-Vincent 15.MAY.09 A pilot managed to escape bodily harm when the aircraft he was commanding crashed into the south side security fence ...
Magna user gets gift from Digicel
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May 8, 2009
08.MAY.09 Park Hill resident Rhonie Marksman now has a new Motorola E8 cellular phone courtesy Digicel.{{more}} Marksman received the new handset from...
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May 8, 2009
08.MAY.09 Vincentians can once again speak with family and friends in the UK, USA and Canada more cheaply for longer.{{more}} Postpaid and prepaid Dig...
House of Hope gets a Digicel cellular phone
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May 8, 2009
08.MAY.09 An Easter promotion held by Digicel’s flagship store ‘The Cell’ and a kind gesture by a vacationing Vincentian, who resides in Europe,...
Roving Caregivers reaching out more
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May 8, 2009
The Roving Caregivers (RCP) is strengthening its outreach programme. The programme, which is supported by the Netherlands-based Bernard van Leer Found...
Lowman wins Digicel text JAZZ promotion
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May 8, 2009
08.MAY.09 This weekend, a number of music lovers in the Caribbean will witness performances by Beres Hammond, Chaka Khan, Bebe Winans, Patti La Belle ...
Fairbain’s gas  problem not political
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May 8, 2009
A retired businessman is convinced that a local company is refusing to sell him Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) because of politics, but this claim has ...
Junior Customs Officers on 8-week course
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May 8, 2009
Sixteen junior Customs officers are presently being trained for possible promotion in the public service.{{more}} An opening ceremony for the 8th Juni...
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May 8, 2009
The parting of ways between the Junior Achievement Programme (JAP) and the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (CIC) has been likened by both parties, to...
SVG marks Labour Day with Rally
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May 8, 2009
Maternity leave, the right to picket, trade unions, group insurance and uniforms; these are some of the benefits that employees in St. Vincent and the...
7 lasses vie for Miss SVG Teen
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May 8, 2009
Following the successes over the last five years of the annual Miss SVG Teen Model competition, Producer Angenella Young - Managing Director Le Andre ...
Hitz 103.7 Launches Carnival for 2009
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May 8, 2009
This year saw a break in tradition for Hitz 103.7, one of Carnival’s Platinum sponsors when for the 1st time, it became the 1st station in SVG to go...
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May 8, 2009
With a packed calendar of events, the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Nurses’ Association (SVGNA) will be celebrating Nurses’ Week 2009, running fr...
OAS/FEMCIDI funds local projects
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May 8, 2009
Following in its long tradition of supporting rural development in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the Organisation of American States (OAS) has recen...
NCB opens 24-hour ATM at Layou branch
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May 8, 2009
Tuesday, May 5th 2009 was an exciting and special occasion for customers of the National Commercial Bank (NCB) and residents of Layou and the surround...
Students receive National Awards
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May 8, 2009
The achievement of more than 50 students in the 2008 Common Entrance (CE) and the CXC/CSEC examinations did not go unheeded, as the Ministry of Educat...
Farmers benefit from compost production
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May 8, 2009
From now on, Vincentian farmers can profit from compost - a mixture of decayed plant matter and manure, which can be used for making the soil richer.{...
Union Island Airport closed for two weeks
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May 8, 2009
The Union Island Airport will be closed from Monday May 4 to May 19, to facilitate rehabilitative work on the Airport, primarily the runway.{{more}} A...
SVG gets Tamiflu medicine
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May 8, 2009
Vincentians can rest more easily, with the arrival in the State of 400 doses of the medicine TAMIFLU, which is one of only two drugs effective in the ...
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May 8, 2009
On April 29, the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Social Investment Fund (SVGSIF) signed three Memoranda of understanding (MOU) with local community gro...
New Courier service opens doors for business
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May 8, 2009
Entrepreneurs in St.Vincent and the Grenadines, including farmers, who were unable to sell their produce on the regional market, now have an opportuni...
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May 8, 2009
The Mothers’ Union in the Archdeaconry of St. Vincent and the Grenadines celebrates its 60th anniversary from Friday 8th to Sunday 10th May, 2009, u...
New twist to CL Financial saga
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May 8, 2009
The saga of the financial challenges facing CL Financial Group, the parent company of CLICO and British American Insurance, has taken a new twist, wit...
Doctor Cecil Cyrus honoured
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May 8, 2009
At an Awards Banquet held in St Lucia on Friday, 24 April, 2009, Dr Cecil Cyrus received an award from the Caribbean Health Research Council at its Fi...
Turtles slaughtered on Gorse Beach, Colonarie
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May 8, 2009
by Omesha Spence 08.MAY.09 “Stop killing the turtles. Conserve them!” This is the plea of Wild Life Protection Officer Fitzroy Springer, following...
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May 8, 2009
If there was any doubt that unity is needed in the Caribbean, the much talked of global financial crisis should remove all uncertainty.{{more}} “If ...