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Karate kicking up a storm in Bequia
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January 4, 2008
The Kiai Karate Club #2 of Bequia joined in the 2007 Nine Mornings celebrations by playing host to two karate clubs from mainland St. Vincent recently...
Bishop Sehon Goodridge’s
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January 4, 2008
04.JAN.08 The Remains of the former head of the Anglican Church in the Windward Islands, Bishop Sehon Goodridge, will be interred at the St George’s...
PM: Government performing well
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January 4, 2008
Barring snap elections, the next general elections are at least two years away, but this country’s Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves says that he is...
Two mothers get New Year’s Day gifts
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January 4, 2008
Khadisha Compton’s bouncing, bubbly baby boy has started life on a high note. He is the first born baby for 2008. At 12:55 a.m. Compton’s son rose...
Courts spreads more Christmas cheer
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January 4, 2008
Courts St. Vincent Ltd., through its Christmas public relations initiative - “Courts Dare to Care this Christmas”, has shone a bright light into t...
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January 4, 2008
Backing down from a decision to publish the names of delinquent firms earlier this year, the National Insurance Services decided to go by the books an...
Police, media get high praise from hierarchy
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January 4, 2008
The print media in St. Vincent and the Grenadines has come in for praise from the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force. On Monday, head of...
Eustace speaks out
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January 4, 2008
‘A lot of people want violent reactions, but NDP will not, once I am the leader!’ While he is ready to continue to carry the fight to take the rei...
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January 4, 2008
“The reclassification exercise is not an occasion for everybody to get a salary increase. Otherwise, it is not a reclassification exercise.” Prime...
Man dies after falling from truck
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January 4, 2008
While most Vincentians spent the last few days anticipating the New Year, two Owia families used the time trying to come to grips with the death of a ...
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January 4, 2008
A pervert terrorized an Arnos Vale mother and her two daughters over the Christmas season, and they are now living in fear, anxious for the police to ...
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January 4, 2008
Considering herself a fearless woman of few words, new Chief Magistrate Sonya Young sent out a stern warning to criminals and even lawyers that she wi...
Sonya Young is new Chief Magistrate
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January 4, 2008
Surrounded and supported by family members, top-ranking members of the legal fraternity, the Governor General and the Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalv...
No bravado for Movado in SVG?
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January 4, 2008
Law enforcement officials here are considering banning Jamaican dance hall artiste David Constantine Brooks, who goes by the monikers “Movado” and...
Seeing Red
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January 4, 2008
Teachers' Union says trust was betrayed The smooth start of the second term of the 2007-2008 school year hangs in a balance and will be determined by ...
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December 21, 2007
21.DEC.07 New Sale and Purchase Agreements for all Fairtrade bananas from the Windward Islands, for 2008, will be signed between WIBDECO and the Windw...
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December 21, 2007
Vincentians overseas can now share in the unique Vincentian tradition of Nine Mornings by way of the Internet.{{more}} A Website called “ITSNINEMORN...
St. George’s fetes elderly
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December 21, 2007
The Church of the Ascension, Sion Hill, was the venue for the 2007 Service and Christmas Luncheon for the Elderly, Sick and Shut In of the St. Georgeâ...
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December 21, 2007
A full fledged psychiatric evaluation is being considered for police recruits; all part of the force’s efforts to ensure that only the very best bec...
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December 21, 2007
07.DEC.07 The United Nations Universal Postal Union (UPU) has identified the recipient of the most personalized letters in the world: a white-bearded ...
Cable & Wireless celebrates Christmas
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December 21, 2007
Members of staff, spouses and friends of leading telecommunications company Cable & Wireless celebrated Christmas this year with a dinner party at the...
Customs Carolers are Police Carolling champs
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December 21, 2007
The Customs Carolers are the 2007 winners of the annual Police Carolling contest, which was held last Friday at the Chamber of Commerce Car Park.{{mor...
Bishop Pope now a doctor
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December 21, 2007
Sunday, December 16, 2007, will forever be indelibly stamped in the memories of the persons gathered at the Faith Temple Church in New Montrose. That ...
Digicel praised for clean-up support
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December 21, 2007
07.DEC.07 Environmentalist Andrew Simmons has described telecommunications company Digicel as a “model among corporate companies” that has helped ...
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December 21, 2007
On 12th December, the United Returnees Association held its third annual Christmas luncheon for the elderly of South and Central Leeward. Over 80 pers...
Community lights up Sion Hill
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December 21, 2007
Despite the admission by Chairman of the Community Lighting Up Committee that they were not quite ready, the Sion Hill community came alive with the u...
Roland Bowman aims to top charts
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December 21, 2007
With his song being labeled the 2007 Christmas road march, parang soca singer Roland Bowman seems headed for his third title of the Best New Christmas...
Samuels light up Rillan Hill again
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December 21, 2007
Four years ago, Jimmy Samuel was feeling the Christmas spirit, and decided to start lighting up his house during the Christmas season.{{more}} At a gl...
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December 21, 2007
The Value Added Tax (VAT) Unit will be keeping a very close eye on businesses in the New Year to make sure that VAT regulations are obeyed.{{more}} Co...
Taiwan presents cops with Christmas gift
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December 21, 2007
Traffic police officers have been visited by Santa Claus this christmas, and were given a gift worth EC $180,000 last Tuesday.{{more}} “Christmas is...