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March 13, 2009
The Caspar/Maria Marshall Centre (CASMAC) will be holding the fourth in a series of Workshops on HIV and AIDS, during the period 19-24 March, 2009. Th...
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March 13, 2009
Veteran educator Marcus Caine has been tipped to lead the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College as it moves into the latest stage of its ev...
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March 13, 2009
Foul play is not suspected in the death of a French national, who was found floating in the waters off Union Island, next to a jetty, in the early hou...
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March 13, 2009
The Ministry of Agriculture continues to provide assistance to farmers as they engage in activities that are aimed at improving the quality and yields...
Tribute to Larry Bascombe
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March 13, 2009
by Aubrey Burgin 13.MAR.09 I became acquainted with Larry Bascombe sometime in the 1980s and got to know him much better through his involvement in sp...
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March 13, 2009
Local cable TV operator Karib Cable, which has recently introduced a fixed line telephone service here, is asking LIME, formerly known as Cable and Wi...
SVGCC hosts Miss Heritage Show
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March 13, 2009
Five participants from the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College (SVGCC) are set to vie for the accolade of Miss Heritage 2009 on Saturday,...
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March 13, 2009
Women are being urged to follow through on domestic violence cases and not to be coerced into dropping cases based on the promises of change made by t...
Fairtrade women meet at Georgetown
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March 13, 2009
Women in the agricultural sector have been told that opportunities for success abound, despite the many challenges of today’s world.{{more}} This is...
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March 13, 2009
13.MAR.09 The National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC) is currently in the process of conducting a survey to acquire the status of tel...
45 graduate from University of West England
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March 13, 2009
Praised for successfully completing two-year bachelor’s degrees in Leadership and Management in Primary Schools, forty-five teachers were conferred ...
Vinlec – Electricity surcharge way down
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March 13, 2009
The St. Vincent Electricity Services Ltd. (VINLEC) did everything possible to improve its efficiency last year so that electricity consumers could gai...
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March 13, 2009
The Republic of the Gambia is the latest country with which St. Vincent and the Grenadines has established Diplomatic Relations.{{more}} Documents est...
Sharpes woman claims police damaged her roof
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March 13, 2009
A Redemption Sharpes woman is asking for justice, after claiming that police are responsible for damage to her home at Trigger Ridge.{{more}} Jasmine ...
SVG to host CSEC art exhibition
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March 13, 2009
The island of St Vincent and the Grenadines will host this year’s Caribbean Examinations Council Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Vi...
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March 13, 2009
Peter Ollivierre is hopping mad that his boat has been caught up in a TT$4.3 million (EC$2.15 million) drug bust in Trinidad and Tobago.{{more}} Micha...
Former prison officer wants justice
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March 13, 2009
“It seems like there is no justice for poor people in St Vincent.” That is the conclusion of 41-year-old Rebecca Toby, who claims that she has bee...
NDP holds Rally  in Chateaubelair
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March 13, 2009
Last Saturday evening, close to one thousand people gathered at Sharpes Park in Chateaubelair where the New Democratic Party (NDP) held their second p...
School boy attacked at Barrouallie Secondary
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March 13, 2009
Just a week after a 14-year-old student was stabbed to death, another student almost suffered a similar fate at the Barrouallie Secondary School.{{mor...
PM tours Argyle excavation site
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March 13, 2009
Following a four-hour tour of key areas of the Argyle International Airport Project, Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves indicated that he is pleased w...
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March 13, 2009
More assurances are being given regarding CLICO, the troubled conglomerate, which has, over the last few weeks, been making investors and policy holde...
Tourism Plan in final stages
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March 13, 2009
The last of five public consultations on the St. Vincent and the Grenadines National Parks and Protected Areas System Plan was held this week, making ...
SVG’s Heritage  captured on stamps
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March 6, 2009
The heritage of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, captured on postage stamps, is on display for the final day today, Friday, March 6th, as part of an Ex...
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March 6, 2009
With Cancer now declared the number one cause of death in St Vincent and the Grenadines, the outgoing president of the SVG Cancer Society, Dr. Sherian...
Inland Revenue marks Tax Awareness Month
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March 6, 2009
As part of its month long activities celebrating Tax Awareness Month, the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) held a Church Service at the Kingstown Metho...
A friendship that’s making a difference
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March 6, 2009
What started as two friends growing up together on the Leeward side of the island in the village of Questelles more than 50 years ago has now develope...
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March 6, 2009
Just relax and see what happens... That is the moral of the story for Marian and Brian Payne from the Bahamas, who have been trying to have a baby for...
SVGCC holds fund raising activities for King
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March 6, 2009
by Omesha Spence 06.MAR.09 Over the next couple of weeks, the students of St. Vincent Community College (SVGCC) will be busy with parties and fun acti...
Nacalcog launches Skills Training Programme
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March 6, 2009
With the objective of raising the levels of literacy of young adults in their community, the New Grounds, Adelphi, Chapmans Adult Literacy coordinatin...
Star Radio celebrates first year
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March 6, 2009
Well wishers and supporters of the Unity Labor Party turned out in the droves, to celebrate the first anniversary of the party’s radio station Star ...
NDP holds meet in Bagga
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March 6, 2009
While speculations of early general elections are swirling, the opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) is taking no chances. “We are ready”, procla...
New decor for Guadelupe Home
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March 6, 2009
The once barren front office of the Guadelupe Home for Girls is now furnished, thanks to a donation from one of this country’s corporate citizens.{{...