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June 6, 2008
The abuse of government vehicles by public servants is a cause of concern, and Permanent Secretaries of the various Ministries are to be written to ab...
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June 6, 2008
Monday, June 9th, has been designated a national day of prayer in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.{{more}} Speaking at a press conference at the Method...
Nurses not taking up offers
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June 6, 2008
As the reality of pending unemployment kicks in, the more than 90 nurses who have not been retained by the central government will reconsider the migr...
Paul’s Lot youth says police slapped him
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June 6, 2008
Former calypso monarch Grantley “Ipa” Constance may be able to sing about his case, but another Paul’s Lot resident who alleges that he was slap...
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June 6, 2008
The teachers’ union and the government still have differences as they continue discussions on the reclassification process, but the Union says that ...
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May 30, 2008
30.MAY.08 The Awards Selection Committee of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has named one of its awards after Vincentian Sports Hero Michael ...
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May 30, 2008
30.MAY.08 For April 2008 The Consumer Price Index registered a 0.1 percent decline for the month of April 2008. A 10.2 percent point to point inflatio...
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May 30, 2008
From best garden, to best river fish, to best sow, cattle and village. The 2008 National Agricultural and Agro based Industrial Exhibition (NAIE) prom...
Trend partners with Magna
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May 30, 2008
The Trend is now a partner in the Magna Rewards programme. Speaking at the Trend show room on Wednesday, May 21st, Theresa Belizaire, Magna’s Senior...
Chawa’s empowering young women
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May 30, 2008
by J. Soso-Vincent 30.MAY.08 Cosmetology holds a poor professional image. It is too often portrayed as an industry that requires little training, but ...
Ames: ‘We have no money shortage’
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May 30, 2008
The majority of the staff at the Buccament Bay Beach Resort project have been laid off, but the investors in this US$200 million project say that this...
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May 30, 2008
Successful applicants who have applied to the National Information Communications Technology (ICT) Training Project for funding support to entrance th...
Glen Baptist Church hosts two-day conference
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May 30, 2008
As its 25th anniversary celebrations continue, the Glen Baptist Church will hold another event designed to bring families closer together.{{more}} The...
‘It’s now smooth sailing’
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May 30, 2008
Looking back at the years, manager of the St. Vincent Union of Teachers Co-operative Credit Union Julian Jack admitted that although it was bumpy ride...
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May 30, 2008
Employees at Cable & Wireless (C&W) here in St Vincent and the Grenadines are bracing for the changes that will come over the next 18 months, includin...
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May 30, 2008
The award winning Caribbean film “Hit For Six!” will premiere in St Vincent at 6.30pm this evening, May 30th, 2008, at the Cinerama theatre in Kin...
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May 30, 2008
Let it be known that the Director of Public Prosecutions, Colin Williams, is not ashamed of his longstanding association with Prime Minister Dr Ralph ...
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May 30, 2008
“No long talk” is by far the biggest hit so far for Carnival 2008, and while it is stirring mad excitement in every party, it has also become a ta...
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May 23, 2008
Plans are being made for June 9th, a date set aside by a steering committee of church ministers for this country’s National Day of Prayer.{{more}} T...
Digicel pearls for the men
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May 23, 2008
23.MAY.08 Although it was a Mother’s Day campaign dubbed “Diamonds and Pearls with Digicel” in which the prizes were a BlackBerry Pearl and Diam...
Volunteers put on Japan Day show
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May 23, 2008
JOCV Volunteers held an exhibition and cultural event on Friday, 9th and Saturday, 10th May, 2008, to share with the people of St.Vincent and the Gren...
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May 23, 2008
The Interconnection agreement that currently guides the rates for mobile calls between Digicel and Cable & Wireless networks in SVG will formally come...
C&W celebrates World Telecommunications Day
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May 23, 2008
23.MAY.08 Local telecommunications provider Cable & Wireless celebrated World Telecommunications and Information Society Day by making donations to a ...
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May 23, 2008
Mountain Top Springs Ltd, bottlers of Mountain Top Premium Spring Water, have launched an awareness and fund raising campaign for the National Society...
Officers complete five day training course
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May 23, 2008
Sixteen police officers are now better equipped to deal with boarding activities at sea, after completing a five-day training course. The officers, fr...
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May 23, 2008
The out-turn of the Central Government’s fiscal operations for the year 2008, up to the end of April, shows continuous improvement, a release from t...
New Taiwanese Ambassador arrives
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May 23, 2008
Taiwan’s new Ambassador to St. Vincent and the Grenadines, His Excellency Leo Chen-jan Lee, presented his credentials to Her Excellency Monica Dacon...
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May 23, 2008
President of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Small Business Association Marlon Stevenson is now in Taiwan participating in a series of workshops ov...
Biabou Learning Resource Centre opens
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May 23, 2008
The ninth learning resource centre to be built under the Unity Labour Party (ULP) administration was officially opened last Monday. The centre, locate...