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New group to promote ICT programmes in SVG
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March 27, 2009
The National Information and Communications Technology Association of Beneficiaries (NICTAB) Kingstown Chapter has been officially launched.{{more}} D...
Gourmet Food opens at Cruise Ship Terminal
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March 27, 2009
It’s official! Gourmet Food Supermarket from Sweden has opened a second supermarket in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.{{more}} The new outlet, locat...
CSEC developing new structure – Dr. Jules
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March 27, 2009
by Omesha Spence 27.MAR.09 There are new developments occurring within the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) as it marks its 30th anniversary. This ...
SVG hosts CSEC 7th annual Art Exhibition
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March 27, 2009
The Kingstown Methodist Church Hall came alive on Monday, 23 March, 2009, as St. Vincent hosted the CSEC (Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate) A...
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March 27, 2009
Following much public outcry at the steadily deteriorating condition of the roads in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the Ministry of Transport and Wor...
Teenage stab victim laid to rest
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March 27, 2009
“The life of a future rock star snuffed out just like that.” That how’s Superintendent Minister of the Kingstown /Chateaubelair Circuit of the M...
Visitor arrivals drop by 11 percent
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March 27, 2009
There was an 11 percent drop in visitor arrivals to St Vincent in 2008, compared to 2007. If preliminary figures announced by Minister of Tourism Glen...
Grenadines set to join World Heritage sites
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March 27, 2009
by Omesha Spence 27.MAR.09 The Grenadine Islands are being considered to join the ranks of the best sites of the world as a UNESCO World Heritage Site...
Lynx to launch Sunday
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March 27, 2009
This weekend, the mas band WE FM-KBB Shipping-First Caribbean Singer Lnyx will launch their 2009 production, which they hope would give them their gre...
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March 27, 2009
Venezuelan Ambassador Yoel Pérez Marcano is of the opinion that St. Vincent and the Grenadines will greatly benefit from having its own university.{{...
Children of Canouan  celebrate gift of Reading
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March 27, 2009
The children of Canouan celebrated Literacy week from March 9 to 16. Reading competitions, recitation of poems, setting up of bulletin boards, a Libra...
Sentry Insurance opens new branch in Bequia
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March 27, 2009
One of this country’s locally owned insurance companies is poised and ready to respond to the need for security in the current global economic situa...
’Ole George, Butcher honoured
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March 27, 2009
Accolades continue to pour in for Earl ’Ole George Daniel and Joel Butcher, who recently hung up their walking shoes, following a Guinness World Rec...
Rose Hall showcases its talent
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March 27, 2009
Last Saturday’s cultural festival in the North Leeward community of Rose Hall provided residents and visitors with clean entertainment and nostalgic...
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March 27, 2009
The matter involving two senior lawyers who have made accusations of unethical behaviour against each other is no longer in the hands of the St Vincen...
Chateaubelair woman appeals for assistance
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March 27, 2009
When life deals a tough hand, some may accept it, others may wallow in self-pity, but 29-year-old Carla Samuel of Sharpes Village, Chateaubelair, is d...
Courts sends home seven
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March 27, 2009
Seven persons have been sent home from COURTS St Vincent Limited, including a person who has worked at the company for 30 years, dating back to when i...
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March 27, 2009
Vincentians who were at the gas pump or at various supermarkets on Monday, March 16th, enjoyed price reductions on two important commodities, as both ...
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March 20, 2009
At least one calypso tent is hoping for an early start of the 2009 calypso season.{{more}} Members of the North South Leeward Calypso Tent will gather...
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March 20, 2009
The Young Leaders of the St. Joseph’s Convent Kingstown held a symposium at the school’s premises on Wednesday, 4th March.{{more}} The purpose of ...
Venezuelan journalists visit SVG
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March 20, 2009
As part of its regional integration project, three Venezuelan journalists from the Nuevo Día newspaper recently spent a week in St. Vincent and the G...
Bureau providing Laboratory training
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March 20, 2009
Officials of non-clinical laboratories in St. Vincent and the Grenadines can expect to be well versed on issues relating to the quality of lab work, f...
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March 20, 2009
Once the green light is given by Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves, the late Ebenezer Theodore Joshua will be named as the second national Hero of St ...
Fancy celebrates National Heroes Day
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March 20, 2009
by Donn DeRiggs 20.MAR.09 With the theme “Celebrating our people: ... rich in history, culture, and unique traditions” and for the fifth year runn...
Students pay tribute to well-loved teacher
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March 20, 2009
by Samantha Campbell 20.MAR.09 Staff and students at the J.P. Eustace Memorial Secondary School, formerly The Emmanuel High School, at Victoria Park R...
PM: Don’t forget our heritage
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March 20, 2009
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves is urging Vincentians to learn from Carib Chief Joseph Chatoyer’s struggle against the British and to “...turn ...
40 years of Calypso immortalised
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March 20, 2009
Several Vincentian calypsonians have been immortalised in a 104-page publication produced by the Department of Culture. “A Handbook of Calypso in St...
New air cargo courier service begins in SVG
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March 20, 2009
Persons returning home with extra bags can breathe a sigh of relief because help is on the way to ease the frustration of baggage that is left behind....
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March 20, 2009
20.MAR.09 The Thusian Institute For Religious Liberty (T.I.R.L) is calling upon the government and people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to recogni...
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March 20, 2009
In an attempt to spark young people’s interest in the agriculture industry, the Cooperative Department of the Ministry of National Mobilisation has ...
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March 20, 2009
The women of the Unity Labour Party (ULP) will be “extremely aggressive” in the propagation of the party’s policies and vision.{{more}} As she t...
Bequia Mission Canada brings in more support
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March 20, 2009
The Bequia Mission Local committee began its week of activities on Wednesday, March 11, 2009, with the distribution of supplies to secondary, primary ...
LIME brings EDUMAX to primary schools
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March 20, 2009
Teachers and students alike are excited about the new EDUMAX (ICT Literacy/ Educating MAX Project) project that will begin in earnest next term in 16 ...