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Toastmasters inducted
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December 14, 2007
The admission of a record nine new Toastmasters between the months of August and September this year has earned this country’s local chapter the muc...
Call for parents to attend workshop
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December 14, 2007
Unless the parents of many ill disciplined, underachieving students are reached and are given the support they desperately need, a few hundred potenti...
Carnival in Christmas for Digicel Nelson Bloc
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December 14, 2007
While thousands of Vincentians were occupied with the hustle and bustle of Sunday Christmas shopping, members of the Digicel Nelson Bloc mas band were...
St. Lucian is new CXC Registrar
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December 14, 2007
14.DEC.07 Dr Didacus Jules, a St Lucian national, will take up the post of Registrar - Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) on April 2, 2008.{{more}} ...
Teachers upgrade skills at workshops
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December 14, 2007
Vincentian parents can expect better academic performances from their children in the New Year, thanks to an initiative of the Ministry of Education.{...
Striders awards gift vouchers to elderly
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December 14, 2007
14.DEC.07 Every year the Striders Cultural and Social Organization awards gift vouchers to elderly persons, and for two women of Enhams, who have alre...
SVGCC looking to bigger things in the future
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December 14, 2007
The Division of Technical and Vocational Education of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College (SVGCC) Technical Vocational division is es...
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December 14, 2007
More than 1,200 more Vincentians now know their HIV status. The miles-stone was reached when residents of Georgetown brought a fitting climax to the N...
Minister: Tourism is everybody’s business
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December 14, 2007
The responsibility to ensure that Tourism is of the best quality does not rest solely on the shoulders of the Ministry of Tourism.{{more}} This is acc...
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December 14, 2007
Vincentians had to wait an extra day to find out what Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves had in his 2008 budget, after a sore throat caused him to post...
PM going ‘face to face’ with public
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December 14, 2007
A new programme dubbed “Face To Face With Ralph” will soon be launched by the government. This was disclosed by Political Leader of the Unity Labo...
Opposition Leader clapping for NIS move
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December 14, 2007
“I am not playing politics on it; it is too important a matter.” This was Opposition Leader Arnhim Eustace as he discussed government’s planned ...
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December 14, 2007
There is no doubt what Opposition Leader Arnhim Eustace is most concerned about: $1.162 billion, which represents this country’s national debt, as o...
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December 14, 2007
14.DEC.07 Company Tax Effective January 1, 2008, companies, excluding hotels and manufacturing concerns, would be subject to income tax at the rate of...
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December 7, 2007
Recognizing the need for young people to get in touch with their spiritual side, religious leaders, young and old will gather on December 9th for the ...
ECCB hosts graduation
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December 7, 2007
In an exquisite graduation ceremony held last Saturday, November 24, at the Grenadine House, 53 persons graduated from the second Eastern Caribbean In...
Adelphi wins six awards in Drama Festival
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December 7, 2007
The Adelphi Secondary School took the lion’s share of the awards in the 4th annual Cable & Wireless Schools’ Drama Fest that concluded on Wednesda...
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December 7, 2007
The 1st weekend of the festive season kicks off with SVGVTV & Hitz FM being media sponsors for the 1st Annual Soca Parang Party. Media entities SVGTV ...
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December 7, 2007
The line up for the 13th Annual Mustique Blues festival to be held at Basil’s Bar in January 2008 has been announced.{{more}} Appearing this year ar...
Digicel brings great deals to Canouan
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December 7, 2007
07.DEC.07 Digicel, the fast growing mobile telecommunications provider, gave Canouan residents the opportunity to get great deals on handsets for the ...
Christmas celebrations launched
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December 7, 2007
It was an almost perfect launching of 2007’s Christmas celebrations. If there was any doubt that this season is big in St Vincent and the Grenadines...
Heritage Club celebrates 10 years
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December 7, 2007
The 10th anniversary cocktail of the Community College Heritage Club was celebrated in fine style last weekend at the Prime Minister’s residence. Th...
$80,000 for Nine Mornings Festival
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December 7, 2007
More people are visiting these shores to be a part of Nine Mornings, than they are for Carnival. So said Chairman of the National Nine Mornings Commit...
Courts dare to Care this Christmas again
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December 7, 2007
07.DEC.07 Courts (St.Vincent) Ltd. has launched its “Courts Dare to Care this Christmas” initiative. The campaign is geared to reach out to less f...
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December 7, 2007
07.DEC.07 Loyal Bank celebrated its 10th anniversary of the founding of the bank by hosting a dinner at the French Veranda restaurant recently.{{more}...
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December 7, 2007
“I know you are going to miss her, but remember, in everything give thanks,” were the words of consolation given to Kendra Jeffrey’s parents by ...
G-G hosts party for disabled persons
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December 7, 2007
07.DEC.07 A Christmas party for persons with disabilities was held last Saturday, December 1, under the patronage of Governor-General Sir Frederick Ba...
Georgetown takes Rotaract Spelling B
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December 7, 2007
07.DEC.07 Georgetown Government School is the Courts Sponsored Rotaract Club Spelling B 2007 Champions. Joszen Horne and Kaela Barette put on an impre...
George lashes out at monopoly
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December 7, 2007
President of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Jerry George, in his maiden speech to the private sector, lashed out at the monopoly which exists i...
New man at helm of C&W
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December 7, 2007
A brand new leadership, a fresh experience. This is the package that awaits both employees and customers of Cable & Wireless St.Vincent and the Grenad...
Green Party deputy wins appeal
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December 7, 2007
“They haven’t changed their policy and blood has been running. If you read the entire speech that I did, I specifically said that crime will incre...
Mountain Top donates to charity
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December 7, 2007
07.DEC.07 The National Society of and for the Blind this week received a donation of EC $1,000 from Mountain Top Springs Ltd.{{more}} Kenneth DaSilva,...