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Salvation Army says SVG needs warehouse
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September 28, 2007
The Salvation Army is thinking about establishing a local warehouse to store perishable goods and other supplies in the event that a storm hits this c...
Unemployed women receive training
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September 28, 2007
The abundance of beauty salons in St Vincent and the Grenadines has created a serious shortage of salon workers. Even though more workers are being tr...
Greene blasts doom and gloom pundits
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September 28, 2007
Pundits who have been foretelling doom and gloom in the agricultural sector have received a tongue lashing from coordinator of the Eastern Caribbean T...
My children are my motivation
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September 28, 2007
28.SEP.07 Don Wehby’s decision last week to resign his senior executive position at GraceKennedy to serve in the new Jamaica Cabinet means his salar...
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September 28, 2007
On 1 October 2007, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank will mark 24 years of operation as the monetary authority for the eight countries that comprise ...
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September 28, 2007
This country looks set to see a record year in capital expenditure, numbers from January to August this year indicate.{{more}} Dr Ralph Gonsalves pres...
Caribbean wary of trade liberalization
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September 28, 2007
Come midnight December 31, when our preferential trade agreement with the European Union (EU) ends, it is safe to predict that CARIFORUM countries wil...
Consumers to pay more for water from October 1
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September 28, 2007
As of October 1, 2007, domestic and commercial consumers of the Central Water and Sewerage Authority (CWSA) and its Solid Waste Management Unit (SWMU)...
Farmer expresses anger at road condition
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September 28, 2007
While local farmers are being encouraged to stay in agriculture, some are expressing frustration with the condition of the roads leading to their farm...
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September 21, 2007
The National Commission on Crime Prevention will be holding a Peace Rally to observe World Peace Day today. The Peace Rally will be held at Heritage S...
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September 21, 2007
The teachers’ union welcomes the move that has seen Superintendent of Police Ellsworth Hackshaw assigned to the Ministry of Education, but hopes it ...
Carmen Grant gets a hand from GECCU
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September 21, 2007
Carmen Grant of Biabou is the first ever recipient of the General Employees Credit Union (GECCU) Social Development Fund, and she received BDS$2,595 (...
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September 21, 2007
St. Vincent and tHE Grenadines is continuing to vigorously pursue efforts to reduce and prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS here.{{more}} To this end, the ...
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September 21, 2007
Data collection for the Country Poverty Assessment began on Wednesday with the Institutional Analysis component. The institutional analysis involves t...
Thousands bid farewell to Sir John Compton
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September 21, 2007
21.SEP.07 Hundreds of St. Lucians joined regional and international dignitaries in a final farewell to their late Prime Minister, Sir John Compton, wh...
Salvation Army says SVG needs warehouse
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September 21, 2007
The Salvation Army is thinking about establishing a local warehouse to store perishable goods and other supplies in the event that a storm hits this c...
Dead man found in Mespo River
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September 21, 2007
Police and residents of the Marriaqua Valley are baffled as to the identity of the dead man found floating in a shallow river pool.{{more}} At about s...
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September 21, 2007
A minimum $1 price increase is expected to come into effect as of October 1st, for persons using over 2,500 gallons of water per month.{{more}} This i...
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September 21, 2007
21.SEP.07 St. Vincent Electricity Services Limited (VINLEC) said on Wednesday that the Fuel Surcharge rate applicable to September (2007) bills has de...
Ronnie earns scholarship
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September 21, 2007
Digicel has matched the texts made by generous Digicel cell phone users to make Ronnie Richardson the second recipient of the “Digicel Back to Schoo...
Brown gets Digicel $500
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September 21, 2007
Digicel HANDED over the final cash prize of $500 in the “500 Reasons Why To Be With Digicel” promotion to construction worker Brian Browne. The Un...
Digicel joins CWSA in Argyle clean-up
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September 21, 2007
Digicel, the leading mobile telecommunications provider in the Caribbean, showed their concern for the environment when the staff cleaned up the Argyl...
Taxi Association joins in clean-up campaign
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September 21, 2007
Thanks to the efforts of the Taxi Drivers Association, the Questelles beach was given a facelift last Saturday. Villagers came together with members o...
Arnos Vale takes beating in ‘Head’
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September 21, 2007
The Great Head Bay, popularly known as the Arnos Vale Beach, ‘took a beating’ on Saturday, September 15, 2007, as our Nation joined the rest of th...
C&W launches new Operations Centre
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September 21, 2007
A new cutting edge facility to monitor and service businesses in the region has been launched in Barbados by full service telecommunications provider ...
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September 21, 2007
Today, 21 September, is the UN recognized day for special emphasis on Peace. Peace within ourselves, our communities, our countries, our world. It rep...
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September 21, 2007
The Eastern Caribbean Trading Agriculture and Development Organisation (ECTAD) will be launching its new pilot project of “linking Agriculture to He...
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September 21, 2007
Vincentians now have to pay more for flour. The price of a sack of flour is now $75, up from $65 wholesale, while the ex-factory price is $68.{{more}}...
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September 21, 2007
Close to 80 persons will be on the bread line from December 15 this year, as the Kingstown Medical College of St. George’s University finally closes...
Vincentians learn more about biotechnology
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September 21, 2007
While there is general concern about the dangers surrounding biotechnology in general, and genetically modified foods and products in particular, gene...
Peace Corps volunteers begin tour of duty
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September 21, 2007
After seven weeks of intensive training, thirteen persons from the United States of America have begun to serve their country and St. Vincent and the ...
Condom trainers receive training
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September 21, 2007
The call for greater partnership among agencies involved in family planning and HIV/AIDS awareness has been made by a representative of the United Nat...
British Army: We want only the best
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September 21, 2007
Despite challenges from other attractive careers for the services of young, highly skilled individuals, the British Army continues to meet its recruit...
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September 21, 2007
21.SEP.07 Forestry Focus, organised by the Forestry Department in the Ministry of Agriculture comes to an end today. The week, which ran from Septembe...