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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...
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February 6, 2009
Criminal elements who engage in illegal activities on the sea will have less space in which to operate. Soon, in addition to members of the Coast Guar...
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February 6, 2009
06.FEB.09 Bridgetown, Barbados, Tuesday, January 27, 2009 - A Consular Officer from the United States Embassy in Barbados will visit St. Vincent on Fe...
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February 6, 2009
06.FEB.09 by Rev. Cuthbert A. Edwards, District President. The South Caribbean District of the Methodist Church in the Caribbean and the Americas met ...
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February 6, 2009
Prime Minister Dr. Gonsalves is appalled by the state of politics in some regions of the Caribbean and seems satisfied with the way he handled his con...
Adoncia still  trying to cope
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February 6, 2009
Despite the speculations that have been swirling around the death of her father David Gordon, Adonica Bynoe and her siblings are still trying to cope ...
Excavations draw students’ interest
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February 6, 2009
Archaeological excavations being carried out at the proposed site for the Argyle International Airport have been drawing keen interest from students a...
SMSS Young Leaders launch
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February 6, 2009
The St. Martin’s Secondary School’s RBTT Young Leaders hosted a conference to launch its 2009 Young Leaders Project at the school’s auditorium o...
Teen pregnancies  worrying – Sister
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February 6, 2009
by Omesha Spence 06.FEB.09 Training of staff nurses, better facilities and a more efficient team are what is expected in 2009 from the nurses and othe...
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February 6, 2009
Speed boat operators who are making a habit of speeding in and around beaches are being told to desist because they are breaking the law and risking l...
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February 6, 2009
Roselle King, resident of New Montrose is again pleading for assistance from persons to help her son Rodney King, who is in need of a Kidney Transplan...
Rudy to bring Edutainment to North Leeward
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February 6, 2009
Promoter Stewart “Rudy” Louie said that he intends to change the face of entertainment in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) when his business at...
Weaker economic times ahead
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February 6, 2009
“We must increase our levels of resilience and our flexibility to adapt to changing circumstances.” That was the advice given by Sir K. Dwight Ven...
PM: RDF cash taking too long
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February 6, 2009
The US$16.5 million that St Vincent and the Grenadines applied for from the Regional Development Fund (RDF) is taking too long to come into the coffer...
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February 6, 2009
The People’s Movement for Change (PMC) has called on the entire Vincentian community to lend critical and constructive support to the Argyle Interna...
Minister: Keep eyes out for Red Lion Fish
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February 6, 2009
Government officials in the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries are taking steps to educate and inform Vincentians about the possible thre...
Dennie family asks for justice for their son
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February 6, 2009
Fighting to hold back tears of grief, the parents of radio personality Peter Dennie claimed that they have already forgiven the person or persons who ...
CL Financial Group bail-out troubling
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February 6, 2009
Vincentians and government entities have millions invested in the various subsidiaries of the Trinidad and Tobago-based conglomerate CL Financial Grou...
KAS celebrates Literacy Month
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February 6, 2009
by Omesha Spence 06.FEB.09 The importance of reading will be carved into the young minds of the children of the Kingstown Anglican School (KAS), as em...
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January 30, 2009
30.JAN.09 EDITOR: As we enter into a new year, I begin to feel a sense of despair and hopelessness for our children. Nothing has changed and will chan...