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NIS head wants to see  sidewalk ramps in city
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February 13, 2009
If the Head of the National Insurances Services has his way, the sidewalks and buildings in and around capital city Kingstown will soon be easier acce...
SVGNA hosts Women’s Health Week
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February 13, 2009
by Omesha Spence 13.FEB.09 “They have the information but they are not using it.” This is the conclusion of President of the St. Vincent and the G...
Defreitas Motors links with Magna
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February 13, 2009
Defreitas Motors is the newest Magna card partner. {{more}} The company joined the discount card service, on Monday, February 9th, 2009, at their esta...
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February 13, 2009
St. Vincent and the Grenadines was one of 50 countries represented at a global forum for producers of crops declared to be illicit.{{more}} Junior ‘...
Fine Arts, Film & Fashion Week ends
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February 13, 2009
by Viclene Matthews 13.FEB.09 The Fine arts, Film and Fashion Week came to a close last week Friday at the Peace Memorial Hall.{{more}} Minister of Cu...
LIAT to fly to Canouan from March 3
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February 13, 2009
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua - Regional airline LIAT Tuesday announced that it would shortly commence scheduled services to and from the Island of Canouan. E...
Adelphi Secondary hosts Career Day
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February 13, 2009
by Viclene Matthews 13.FEB.09 The Adelphi Secondary School held its second Career Day last Wednesday, February 4, under the theme “Positive choices ...
Urban League urges gangs to settle feuds
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February 13, 2009
It may be wishful thinking, but the Urban League of Ottley Hall and Edinboro is determined to foster unity between feuding gangs in the two communitie...
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February 13, 2009
Trinidad and Tobago desperately wants Vincentain nurses to work in their health care system, and the government is asking registered nurses who cannot...
Karib Cable launches ‘Triple Play’
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February 13, 2009
The price of telecommunication services can be driven down further and the providers will still be profitable, according to Minister of Telecommunicat...
Chryste cops top CXC award
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February 13, 2009
by J. Soso-Vincent 13.FEB.09 If Chryste DaSilva’s educational track record is anything to judge by, the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) award th...
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February 13, 2009
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has waved off the condemnation levied at him by the leadership of the Public Services Union (PSU) over remarks he ma...
Centuries old skeletons found at Argyle
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February 13, 2009
Archaeologists working at Argyle may have made one of the most important finds in the Windward Islands within recent times when they unearthed three s...
Simmons: Ganja men complaining
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February 13, 2009
Marijuana farmers in Chateaubelair have expressed concerns to Community Activist Andrew Simmons about the increased number of raids on their plantatio...
‘Copper’ George drowns at Rawacou
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February 13, 2009
Sunday, February 8, 2008, was just another ordinary day for Whitfield ‘Copper’ George - one that started with a few drinks of alcohol - by afterno...
Gold Adrian Award  for SVG editorial
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February 13, 2009
The Ministry of Tourism’s Pubic Relations Agency in North America, Spring O’ Brien, has won the 2008 Gold Adrian Award at the Leading U.S. Travel ...
Blues Fest postponed
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February 13, 2009
by Jamila Soso-Vincent 13.FEB.09 The 2009 Homecoming and Independence celebrations have gained an unlikely bedfellow - St. Vincent and the Grenadines ...
Beache marks 104th birthday
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February 13, 2009
by Omesha Spence 13.FEB.09 Frederick Beache may just be the oldest man in the island as he celebrated 104 years of longevity on Monday, February 9, 20...
Love still in the air for Bullocks
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February 13, 2009
Love is not measured in years, but in moments. This adage is very true in the lives of Estelle and Lawrence Bullock of Calder.{{more}} Sixty years ago...
SVG on target to  phase out CFCs
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February 6, 2009
This country is way ahead of its December 2009 target in their efforts to completely phase out chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).{{more}} This was made possi...
Vincy Diaspora gets Homecoming update
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February 6, 2009
By Sherrill-Ann Mason 06.FEB.09 In a pioneering dinner meeting held on Saturday, January 31, 2009, at the Friends of Crown Heights Educational Center ...
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February 6, 2009
06.FEB.09 The “socially conscious” SVG Green Party will hold a massive March and Rally in Kingstown on Friday, April 17, 2009, commencing at 1 p.m...
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February 6, 2009
The National Parks, River and Beaches Authority, in collaboration with the Forestry Department, Fisheries Division, Integrated Forest Management and D...
It’s fanfare!
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February 6, 2009
“Let our Elegance Cover you” This is one of many slogans being shouted by the newest events rental company - FANFARE EVENTS.{{more}} Fanfare Event...
Three customers win  great prizes from Digicel
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February 6, 2009
06.FEB.09 Telecommunications firm Digicel has again rewarded three persons with great prizes. Kirk Thomas, of Brighton, Benjamin Fraser, of Fairhall, ...
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February 6, 2009
LIME, the Caribbean’s only full service telecommunications company, is “showing some love” to its customers across the region this Valentine’s...
Three win in Stangro Christmas draw
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February 6, 2009
by J. Soso-Vincent 06.FEB.09 Three lucky patrons of STANGRO Supermarket have been awarded prizes in the company’s promotional Christmas draw. On Mon...
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February 6, 2009
A Friendly request! Run Fast! Play it Safe! Use Yo Head! Come tonight, Friday, February 13, these are some of the songs that will be sung by ten calyp...
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February 6, 2009
Twenty secondary school teachers who hold academic degrees (BA, B. Sc) in their specific subject areas began the International Postgraduate Certificat...
Record high collection for CED
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February 6, 2009
Viclene Matthews 06.FEB.09 Amidst the infrastructural challenges, the Customs and Excise Department (CED) was able to collect a record $187 million do...