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Who will win bMobile Triple Treats draw?
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February 8, 2008
08.FEB.08 Telecommunications provider Cable & Wireless will celebrate with three BIG winners next week when the draws for the Christmas promotion take...
ULP delegation visits Cuba
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February 8, 2008
A four-member delegation of the Unity Labour Party, ULP, returned to the state last Sunday, February 3, 2008, after a one week stay in Cuba.{{more}} T...
3 vehicle pile-up at Fountain
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February 8, 2008
In the blink of an eye, the outlook of over two dozen persons changed. Fortunately for them, they all have the opportunity to continue living life as ...
NCCP clamping down on illegal activities
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February 8, 2008
A Rapid Response Unit (RRU) has been placed in Union island, as part of the Commissioner of Police’s strategy to close the gaps that exist in the Gr...
Fisheries project on stream says minister
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February 8, 2008
If all goes according to plan, the Owia Fisheries Project should be finished by its November 2008 schedule; this is according to the Minister of Agric...
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February 8, 2008
Are teenagers heeding the call for safer sex practices amidst the dangers HIV/AIDS poses?{{more}} As figures released last week showed that more teena...
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February 8, 2008
Two students who attend the St Vincent Grammar School were rushed to the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital Wednesday evening with stab wounds.{{more}} One...
Scholarships from India coming soon
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February 8, 2008
With over 200 training courses for the taking, Vincentian professionals are being urged to make use of the opportunity offered to Caribbean nationals ...
Glenn Jackson murder trial off to slow start
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February 8, 2008
A massive surge of nervousness and anticipation swept through the packed court room at the High Court on Wednesday as Francis ‘Prickle” Williams, ...
Mormon President Gordon B. Hinckley passes
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February 1, 2008
Officials of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Sunday evening that Church President and Prophet Gordon B. Hinckley had passed ...
2008 Young Leaders programme kicks off
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February 1, 2008
With a directive from RBTT Assistant Manager Garfield Williams to be passionate about this year’s theme, the 2008 Young Leaders programme officially...
Cuba cricket team to play eight matches in SVG
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February 1, 2008
“It is profoundly an exercise of our sovereignty and independence.” That is how this country’s Prime Minister has described an upcoming visit of...
Browne gets award
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February 1, 2008
An 18-year hardware veteran says that persons doing business in the construction industry should plan for rainy days, because things will not always b...
Educator honoured at cocktail reception
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February 1, 2008
Shewsbury House at Ratho Mill was the venue for a cocktail held earlier this week in honour of educator Muriel Fraser. Fraser, who proceeds on pre-ret...
Campbell $50,000 richer, compliments Digicel
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February 1, 2008
Digicel, the fastest growing mobile telecommunications provider in the Caribbean, has made Parnel Campbell QC, of Upper Cane Hall, $50,000 richer.{{mo...
TCCU celebrating 30 years of service
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February 1, 2008
The Teachers’ Cooperative Credit Union (TCCU), one of this country’s fastest growing credit unions, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year,...
GECCU opens new branch in Georgetown
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February 1, 2008
by Leslie-Anna Joseph 01.FEB.08 Just a few weeks after opening its Bequia branch, the General Employees Cooperative Credit Union (GECCU) has opened a ...
Carnival symposium at Peace Mo
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February 1, 2008
The Peace Memorial Hall was the venue last Saturday for a Carnival symposium put on by the Carnival Development Corporation. Over 80 stakeholders, inc...
Daniel differs with Thompson on LIAT monopoly
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February 1, 2008
By Nelson A. King in New York 01.FEB.08 Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Montgomery Daniel has differed with new Barbados Prime Minister David Thomp...
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February 1, 2008
Despite a police probe surrounding an alleged scam, The National Lotteries Authority (NLA) daily game 3D is still tops in sales.{{more}} This is accor...
41 students graduate from Teachers’ College
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February 1, 2008
A total of 41 students of the Division of Teacher Education of St Vincent and the Grenadines Community College graduated with their Associates degree ...
Eustace more worried by Chavez mouthings
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February 1, 2008
Recent rhetoric attributed to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has raised the eyebrows of Opposition Leader Arnhim Eustace.{{more}} Chavez was quoted ...
Teenage pregnancy on the rise in SVG
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February 1, 2008
Four girls aged 13 years and younger became pregnant in 2007, making the total number of pregnant teens for that year 401.{{more}} This statistic was ...
Thomas doubts police  serious about Ipa case
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February 1, 2008
When all else fails, turn to the people. That must be the case for lawyer Jomo Thomas, in his quest to bring the police officer who allegedly slapped ...
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February 1, 2008
By July this year, the island of Nevis should be receiving 5-6 MW of electrical power from a portable geothermal power plant.{{more}} On Tuesday, West...
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February 1, 2008
Churches in St Vincent and the Grenadines are committed to the prevention of domestic violence. The sanctity and permanence of marriage is still exalt...
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February 1, 2008
Today, Friday, February 1, 2008, ten nurses are celebrating their 20th year in the nursing profession. The group of 25 students, identified as batch 1...
Friends of Cuba mark special day
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February 1, 2008
Members of Cabinet, the legal fraternity and Vincentians of various walks of life turned out in their numbers last week Friday to join with the Cuban ...
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February 1, 2008
During 2008, young mentally challenged males will be trained in an effort to make them self-employed.{{more}} This is just one of the projects planned...
Buccament Bay Beach free to public
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February 1, 2008
Persons who have been using the portion of beach, situated on the outskirts of the construction site of the Buccament Bay Beach resort for years, are ...
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February 1, 2008
Some sixteen young people were rewarded over the weekend for their hard work during the year, and especially in the National Commercial Bank’s Theat...
SVG has new recycling plant
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February 1, 2008
When David Man arrived here some months ago to work on the Buccament Ridgeview Project, he never expected to fall as deeply in love with this country ...
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February 1, 2008
This country’s Prime Minister says that much more than verbal assurances will have to be given if St Vincent and the Grenadines is to sign on to the...
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February 1, 2008
The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force is inviting applications from suitably qualified persons for enlistment in the Police Force as R...
STOP ABUSE
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February 1, 2008
Domestic violence is rampant, and while it is difficult to ascertain the exact numbers, there is no denying that there is a serious problem.{{more}} W...