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WIBDECO chief urges diversification
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May 2, 2008
Head of the Windward Island Banana Development and Export Company (WIBDECO) has called on banana farmers to toughen up, if they are to survive in the ...
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May 2, 2008
Owning a home, a car or a piece of land is now easier with FirstCaribbean International Bank. Thanks to the new Affordability campaign, customers will...
Ambassador Cheng to return to Taiwan
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May 2, 2008
The early morning swims on the beach, the hikes to the Vermont Nature Trail and La Soufriere volcano, fresh air, the warmth and friendliness of Vincen...
Gonsalves awarded UWI Open scholarship
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May 2, 2008
by J. Soso-Vincent 02.MAY.08 Having forgotten about the scholarship examination she had written since February, Isis Gonsalves received the shock of h...
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May 2, 2008
Junior Bacchus will have to find another radio station to have “Country Talk”, because Cross Country Radio has pulled the plug on his popular nigh...
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May 2, 2008
Arnhim Eustace described this country as one of increasing poverty, misery, fear, and shame, as he presented his New Democratic Party (NDP) as a ready...
Grandmother fears for life
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May 2, 2008
When a 63-year-old woman is afraid to open her door at 7:30 pm you know that things have changed, and the demon of violence has been spreading its dea...
Drug penalties stiffened
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May 2, 2008
Magistrates have been given more teeth to bite into convicted drug traffickers, and Senator Saboto Caesar has hailed the amended Drug (Prevention of M...
Public must trust justice system
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May 2, 2008
St Lucia’s Prime Minister Stephenson King has expressed concern over the preservation of freedom and justice in the region.{{more}} “Throughout th...
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May 2, 2008
There may or may not be truth to rumours that Sir James Mitchell has issues with the leadership of the New Democratic Party. Whatever the case is, he ...
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April 25, 2008
The New Democratic Party (NDP) will hold its national convention this Sunday, April 27, 2008.{{more}} According to a release from the party’s Public...
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April 25, 2008
The old saying “It is far better to give than to receive” was proven true, as the president of SVG Outreach Organisation Inc (California), Phyllis...
Five for Taiwan
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April 25, 2008
Five Vincentians have been awarded 2008 university scholarships from the Government of Taiwan.{{more}} Of the five, four will be pursuing undergraduat...
Senator gives pep talk to Primary schoolers
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April 25, 2008
The common entrance classes of the New Grounds Primary School, Lowmans Windward Anglican School and the Lauders Primary School were the recipients of ...
PAHO conducting assessment of  MCMH
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April 25, 2008
This country’s main hospital, the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital, may be one of four in the region to receive assistance from the Pan American Health...
Kingstown District Clinic to get facelift
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April 25, 2008
The Kingstown District Clinic is scheduled to receive a fresh coat of paint, thanks to a donation from the Minister of Culture René Baptiste.{{more}}...
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April 25, 2008
The CCLSVG Steering Committee which has been working diligently to lay the groundwork for the protection of rights of authors and composers of music a...
Academic Excellence Rewarded
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April 25, 2008
When the outstanding achievements of young people are celebrated with pomp and pageantry, it is welcomed, and a welcome distraction from the folly of ...
UK diaspora elects new executive
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April 25, 2008
The National Committee of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Associations in the United Kingdom now has a new Executive. At the Annual General Meeting o...
EHC to hold training sessions with pastors
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April 25, 2008
SVG is to benefit from an ‘Every Home for Christ’ (EHC) Crusade and training programme - thanks to a vision had by the wife of EHC board member Jo...
Students warned  of cervical cancer risk
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April 25, 2008
Friday, April 18, saw the climax of the “Operation Save our Sisters Campaign”, with the final in a series of lectures being presented to the stude...
First ever Earth Fest for SVG
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April 25, 2008
Twenty eight years after the United Nations set aside a day aimed at sparking a revolution against the abuse of the environment, this country celebrat...
Status unknown
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April 25, 2008
This country’s newest publication “Status” has come under the scrutiny of a number of persons who have questioned its authenticity.{{more}} The ...
Status can rival other magazines regionally
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April 25, 2008
A local publication geared at promoting celebrity and business executives in the region was launched here last Friday.{{more}} The magazine, called â€...
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April 25, 2008
Ring the bell! The case is not before a magistrate, but lawyers for Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves and Canadian Attorney Margaret Parsons are battl...
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April 25, 2008
Some banana farmers who have gone against the protocols for the replanting of fields affected by Moko will soon be hearing from the Ministry of Agricu...
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April 25, 2008
The positive aspects of Internet use, along with other features of Information, Communication and Technology will be on display when the first ever In...
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April 25, 2008
The public offer for sale of 1,661,538 Cable & Wireless St. Kitts & Nevis Limited ordinary shares, trading symbol CWKN, has been oversubscribed. The o...
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April 25, 2008
Bridgetown, Barbados, April 16, 2008 - FirstCaribbean International Bank continues to be picked out by external commentators as “First”. The Bank ...
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April 25, 2008
As Western Union forges forward in the Vincentian market, one thing that is certain is that the company will certainly improve its involvement in the ...