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Union Island aims to boost Tourism
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November 30, 2007
Despite the increase in visitors to the Grenadine isle of Union Island, stakeholders in the tourism industry there believe that there is still a lot o...
Lucky Digicel chatter to get $50,000
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November 30, 2007
A lucky person will be $50,000 richer after chatting away on their telephone this Christmas season.{{more}} Jerry George, Digicel’s Corporate Commun...
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November 30, 2007
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Save the Children Fund (Vinsave) on Tuesday, November 20, 2007, launched a manual for daycare providers and pre-school ...
New training project for IT hopefuls
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November 30, 2007
Vincentians from all walks of life are being urged to take advantage of an upcoming training project, which is intended to increase their individual m...
Nelson Bloc set for massive launch
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November 30, 2007
Using the parable of the early bird catching the worm, officials of the Nelson Bloc Cultural Organization have announced that they will be making an e...
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November 30, 2007
AN EC$15 MILLION, 100-ton crane is expected here next week Tuesday; as money representing the 40 per cent of the fuel funds borrowed under the Petro C...
Alba Caribe reaping dividends for SVG
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November 30, 2007
WANTED: One cobweb broom, to dust away the ideological cobwebs clouding the minds of those who object to this country’s relationship with Venezuela,...
Lucky winners claim Digicel cell phones
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November 23, 2007
23.NOV.07 Digicel, the fast growing mobile telecommunications provider in the Caribbean, handed over phones to three lucky winners in the Digicel ITF ...
Digicel promotes healthy lifestyle
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November 23, 2007
23.NOV.07 Everyone has become accustomed to Customer Appreciation exercises where the focus is on the customer for at least a day. Digicel turned that...
Union Island gets radio equipment
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November 23, 2007
by Don DeRiggs 23.NOV.07 The Rainbow Radio League(RRL) has added yet another emergency communications system in a continuing project to link NEMO with...
Courts treats customers
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November 23, 2007
23.NOV.07 For the next four Tuesdays, customers shopping at Courts would be treated to fine cuisine, as the furniture and furnishings store launched t...
CEO: Cash advance offer is no scam!
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November 23, 2007
Chief Executive Officer of Cash Express, the newest financial institution in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, is determined to assure skeptics, that hi...
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November 23, 2007
SVGTV has formed a partnership with the Ministry of Education and Cable & Wireless for the ‘In-Time’ Project’. The first two components of the p...
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November 23, 2007
23.NOV.07 The areas designated for the clearing of barrels have been increased for the Christmas season, the Port Authority has announced. A release f...
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November 23, 2007
The Italian State Agency SACE has received the agreed payment of US $6 million (EC$16.2 million) from the government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines...
SVGBC backs young SVG talent
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November 23, 2007
The SVG Broadcasting Corporation Group (SVGTV, Hitz FM & Ezee Radio) is taking its corporate goodwill seriously and is extending sponsorship to young,...
Civil Society convenes
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November 23, 2007
Dozens of Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Community Based Organizations (CBOs) and Government representatives making up this country's Civil So...
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November 23, 2007
Boasting to be a 100 per cent local enterprise, the second of two institutions dedicated to issuing quick loans to customers, opened its doors this we...
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November 23, 2007
It is often said that some situations demand drastic measures, and a secondary school principal decided to get a wee bit drastic with his students on ...
Digicel opens new store in Union Island
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November 23, 2007
23.NOV.07 Digicel, the fast growing mobile telecommunications provider in the Caribbean has opened a brand new store for the residents of Union Island...
Dr. Byron-Cox releases historical novel
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November 23, 2007
A book authored by Dr. Richard Byron-Cox: “Were Mama’s Tears in Vain?” has been released. The novel is probably the first piece of historical fi...
Cadet Force to host International Camp
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November 23, 2007
The 19th International Cadet Camp will be hosted in St. Vincent and the Grenadines by this country’s Cadet Force next year. The camp, which will be ...
Emmanuel sets stage for Drama Festival ’07
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November 23, 2007
Incest, infidelity, deceit and dysfunctional families - no its not another Jerry Springer episode, it’s the Emanuel High School Mesopotamia’s pres...
Schoolboy struck by car in Paul’s Lot
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November 23, 2007
Sixteen-year-old Johnny Cuffy wasn’t too enthusiastic about praying during family devotions on Wednesday morning, but his father is convinced that p...
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November 23, 2007
The Agricultural Produce and Livestock (Prevention of Theft) Act is being hailed as historic by Agriculture Minister Montgomery Daniel.{{more}} During...
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November 23, 2007
The investigation into suspected irregularities over the purchase of flash drives, transformers and other items at the Ministry of Agriculture has bee...
Man hit in eye with cutlass
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November 23, 2007
It was his decision not to grant his co-worker the favour of removing some boxes, but this decision has left Orando Glasgow, a worker at a bakery with...
‘I don’t know why men chopped me!’
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November 23, 2007
An 18-year-old youth says he is thankful he is alive, but is confused as to why he was chopped viciously several times, last weekend in Brighton.{{mor...
Investors lining up for Ottley Hall Marina
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November 23, 2007
Barring the continuing soap opera that is the Ottley Hall Enquiry, the weight of the failed project has finally been lifted off the shoulders of Vince...
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November 23, 2007
“The hallmark of the opposition is that they have decided to take the low road to high office, believing that they could get to high office by takin...
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November 23, 2007
While most teachers, nurses, and all police officers have been positively affected by the just concluded reclassification process, some 83 per cent, o...