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NIS shores up fisherfolk
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September 14, 2007
In the upcoming months, more fishermen and women are expected to be taking to the waters around St. Vincent and the Grenadines. That is, if they take ...
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September 14, 2007
Early yesterday morning, Thursday, September 13, at 2:37 a.m. local time, residents in many parts of this country were shaken awake by an earthquake, ...
Murray donates barrel to Wilsons
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September 14, 2007
Cosmetologist Jamelia Wilson is counting herself fortunate that she no longer has to pay rent for her business place. She was informed of this by Mana...
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September 14, 2007
Port management and governments have been warned that increased activity at the ports of small Caribbean territories increases the risk of industrial ...
Smart receives Fair Trade scholarship
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September 14, 2007
The SVG Fair Trade Organization Inc. continues to play a vital role in the development of Education in the farming/rural communities. Vanisha Smart, d...
C.W. Prescod gets clean bill of health
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September 14, 2007
Things are back to normal at the C W Prescod Primary School. Classes resumed last Monday, September 10, the beginning of the new school year, after an...
Foreign Brand Name Outlet giving back
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September 14, 2007
It doesn’t have to be Christmas to show love and give. And young entrepreneur Quency Lewis, of Foreign Brand Name Outlet, has been proving this as h...
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September 14, 2007
The destruction of school property by students remains one of the major concerns plaguing the Minister of Education as the new school term got going l...
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September 14, 2007
Thirteen students commenced training as Baby Sitters on Monday 10th September 2007 at the Vinsave Child Development Centre. Six of these students were...
Vincies mask Labour Day Carnival
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September 14, 2007
by Nelson King in New York14.SEP.07 Vincentian masqueraders last week Monday, Labour Day, made their country proud with their captivating artistic dis...
Human Rights group to address HIV/AIDS stigma
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September 14, 2007
While the scourge of HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination comes mainly from the general public, individuals in the health care sector who treat persons ...
Vincentian Andre Cox remembered after 9/11
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September 14, 2007
“What happened on that day when terror struck?” This is the question that was asked by the Minister of Culture Rene Baptiste as she made remarks a...
Carlton Williams was a fearless man
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September 14, 2007
He was never afraid to speak out, and did so loudly; when he committed to something, it was with his whole being. Carlton Jerome Williams was born in ...
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September 14, 2007
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has accused former Prime Minister Sir James Mitchell of trying to mislead Vincentians, when he (Sir James) said that...
New water treatment plant to opens
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September 14, 2007
Relax Dalloway, Jennings is here! After three years construction at a cost of $23 million dollars, the new water plant located in the Jennings valley ...
Ottley Hall Enquiry put on ice again
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September 14, 2007
A ruling expected from the High Court today will put yet another halt to the Ottley Hall Commission of Enquiry saga. The epic in the making had anothe...
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September 14, 2007
The Honourable Sir Louis Straker, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Commerce and Trade, left the State last week Saturday, September 8, 2007, as a guest of...
Prison Chief still has keys to lock up
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September 14, 2007
Eric Rodriguez will not be cleaning out his desk at the prison any time soon. In fact, he is set to be Superintendent of the Prisons for at least two ...
18 new pan players graduate at Sion Hill
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September 14, 2007
The Sion Hill community and surrounding areas now have more steel pan players, following the graduation of 18 participants of the Sion Hill Euphonium ...
MP ‘doing best for Owia’, despite snub
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September 14, 2007
Like a spurned lover who refuses to let go, the Unity Labour Party (ULP) administration has pledged to continue to woo Owia residents, despite that co...
New book launched at Peace Mo
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September 14, 2007
Noting that too many young people see education as means to fill their pocket books and not their minds, Oscar Allen has made a plea for young people ...
Allen points out bad moves in Moko fight
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September 14, 2007
The Chairperson of this country’s Fair Trade Organisation, Philemon Allen has expressed his dissatisfaction with the manner in which technocrats dea...
Ambassador: Japan not trying to buy SVG
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September 14, 2007
Japan is not trying to “buy” St Vincent and the Grenadines and other Caribbean territories, says Japan’s Ambassador to this country, Koichiro Se...
Lucky J.G. and Sons shopper wins washer
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September 7, 2007
Elizabeth Ashton of Lomwans Hill is the lucky winner of an 18 pound - seven cycle Whirlpool washing machine, compliments J.G. and Sons. The machine wa...
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September 7, 2007
The Marriaqua United Friendly Society’s (BUNPAN) scholarship award for 2007 has been won by Cody Ince, a former pupil of the Georgetown Government S...
Good paying pays off for two
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September 7, 2007
07.SEP.07 On Tuesday, September 4, 2007, two lucky customers were given the “thumbs up” for keeping their credit account up to date in the Courts ...
GECCU opens new branch in Bequia
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September 7, 2007
St. Vincent and the Grenadines largest credit union continued its expansion thrust with the opening of a new branch office on Friday, August 24th.{{mo...
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September 7, 2007
The St. Vincent Teachers’ Co-operative Credit Union (SVUTCCU) went above and beyond by awarding close to $40,000 to its members.{{more}} The Bursary...
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September 7, 2007
The Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) has commenced promotion of Vincy Mas 2008 at Labour Day celebrations in New York. Over the last few years, ...