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Six to contest Miss Big and Beautiful pageant
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Six to contest Miss Big and Beautiful pageant
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January 23, 2009
All systems are go for the 13th staging of the Miss Big and Beautiful pageant, scheduled to take place on Friday, January 30th, at the Arnos Vale Spor...
A green and tranquil space in Kingstown
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A green and tranquil space in Kingstown
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January 23, 2009
For the past few weeks the St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) National Trust has been receiving criticism about the fencing of the Carnegie Buildingâ...
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Interpretation centre gets going in Cays
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January 23, 2009
A ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of the Interpretation Centre for the Tobago Cays Marine Park (TCMP) was held on Friday 16th January, 2...
Dr. Gonsalves to head up OECS Action force
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Dr. Gonsalves to head up OECS Action force
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January 23, 2009
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has been appointed chairman of a task force to provide oversight and to co-ordinate a regional action plan for the ...
Traffic cops clamp down on motorists
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Traffic cops clamp down on motorists
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January 23, 2009
The Traffic Department of the Royal St.Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force is cracking down on motorists whose vehicle registration plates contrav...
TUSOM new student number decreases
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TUSOM new student number decreases
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January 23, 2009
The world’s economic crisis has had an impact on the student enrollment of the Trinity School of Medicine (TUSOM).{{more}} Last week Monday, January...
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Woman found dead in Canouan
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January 23, 2009
A young woman was found dead by her common-law husband at their home in Canouan last Saturday. Twenty-one-year-old Judith Johnson died after she choke...
Businesses told to lift their game
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Businesses told to lift their game
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January 23, 2009
Local businesses are being encouraged to continue to lift their standards and streamline their operations, even though falling fuel prices could resul...
Fire breaks out close to Intermediate High
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Fire breaks out close to Intermediate High
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January 23, 2009
Students of the Intermediate High School (IHS) were the excited witnesses of a fire that broke out in the vicinity of the school at Mckie’s Hill las...
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Fuel prices tumble again at local pumps
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January 23, 2009
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has defended this country’s policy in setting the retail price of fuel, as he announced the fourth reduction in pr...
Ambassador Ourisman returns to United States
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Ambassador Ourisman returns to United States
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January 23, 2009
The fight against the illicit drug trade and its bedfellow crimes must be a continued focus of the United States and the Caribbean, an important eleme...
Obama is sworn in again
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Obama is sworn in again
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January 23, 2009
Barack Obama has been sworn in as US president for the second time in two days, because one word was given out of order during Tuesday's ceremony.{{mo...
Canouan celebrates U.S Inauguration
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Canouan celebrates U.S Inauguration
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January 23, 2009
Two hundred and fifty students on the Grenadine island of Canouan, accompanied by their parents and teachers, were able to witness the historic inaugu...
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Walters urges boys to stay in School
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January 16, 2009
An appeal has been made by Minister of Rural Transformation, Information, Postal Services and Ecclesiastical Affairs Selmon Walters to all stakeholder...
St. Martin’s gets new wing
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St. Martin’s gets new wing
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January 16, 2009
The EC $1.254 million price tag put on the new wing of the St. Martin’s Secondary School is being considered one of the most expensive projects unde...
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Bequia Music Festival ready to kick off
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January 16, 2009
Everything is in place for the Bequia Tourism Association’s 6th Annual Bequia Music Fest which this year is proud to have Mount Gay Rum as its title...
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Methodists host 191st Conference
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January 16, 2009
The Kingstown/Chateaubelair Circuit of the Methodist Church in St. Vincent and the Grenadines is hosting the 191st Conference of the Methodist Church ...
Regional Fisherfolk planning for future
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Regional Fisherfolk planning for future
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January 16, 2009
A call has been made for Ministers of Agriculture in the CARICOM region to fully involve the fisherfolk community when formulating fisheries policies,...
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SDA joins in fight against HIV/AIDS
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January 16, 2009
The fight against HIV/AIDS in St. Vincent and the Grenadines is being given a boost by a major project spearheaded by The SVG Region of Seventh Day Ad...
Preschool gets LIME computer and Net
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Preschool gets LIME computer and Net
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January 16, 2009
Lime, the only full service telecommunications provider in St Vincent and the Grenadines, again showed its generosity when the company answered a call...
Dominican woman is LIME millionaire
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Dominican woman is LIME millionaire
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January 16, 2009
Dominican Lucille Worrel emerged the region’s newest millionaire, beating out over 300 other contestants, including 12 from St. Vincent and the Gren...
Lucky winners say thanks to Digicel
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Lucky winners say thanks to Digicel
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January 16, 2009
16.JAN.09 Eleven lucky Digicel customers were rewarded last Wednesday as part of the current promotions the telecommunications firm is using to give s...
Byera woman wins with Digicel again
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Byera woman wins with Digicel again
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January 16, 2009
16.JAN.09 Gwenette Dorsette, of Byera, is thanking Digicel for their generosity after she was presented with a Motorola U9 handset and US$500. She won...
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Telemedicine launched in SVG
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January 16, 2009
16.JAN.09 The children of St. Vincent and the Grenadines are in a better position to receive critical health care through telemedicine, a cutting edge...
Gaymes strikes good note at Berkley
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Gaymes strikes good note at Berkley
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January 16, 2009
by Omesha Spence 16.JAN.09 Andrea Gaymes has returned to St.Vincent with an impressive handful of honors to her name. Gaymes, who left the shores of S...
Dr. Jules Ferdinand launches first book
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Dr. Jules Ferdinand launches first book
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January 16, 2009
At the launching ceremony of his first publication, Dr. Julian Ferdinand was hailed by foreword writer Andrew Cummings Q.C as having the ability to: â...
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No honeymoon for Tourism Authority
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January 16, 2009
There will be no honeymoon period for the newly commissioned Tourism Authority. Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has already issued a challenge to th...
Stop spreading these rumours!
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Stop spreading these rumours!
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January 16, 2009
Two local men have had enough of the rumours circulating about their HIV status and wish to publicly set the record straight. They are not HIV positiv...
Eustace: They are not serious about unity
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Eustace: They are not serious about unity
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January 16, 2009
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has condemned persons who are working against the national unity that he and the government are trying to engender.{...
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Power company to drop electricity rates again
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January 16, 2009
Customers of St. Vincent Electricity Services Limited will get further relief on their electricity bills for January 2009. VINLEC advises that the Fue...
Vendors at Central Market cry out
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Vendors at Central Market cry out
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January 16, 2009
Officials at the Kingstown Central Market (KCM) are hoping to maintain a positive relationship with vendors at the facility, despite several incidents...