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September 7, 2007
The St Vincent and the Grenadines National Olympic Committee continues to celebrate its several anniversaries in style. One of the major highlights is...
Security tightens at regional ports
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September 7, 2007
Large loopholes in many Caribbean territories’ ports security systems have been closed up, and the region has the unfortunate events of 9/11 to than...
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September 7, 2007
Government will spend $60,000 to arm new secondary school students with scientific calculators, as efforts continue to stem the rise in unsatisfactory...
Woman wants baby daddy to pay up
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September 7, 2007
Verbena Williams is pleading with the father of her two children to pay up.{{more}} Williams, 40, of Arnos Vale claims that father of two of her four ...
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September 7, 2007
As expected, the coffers of the Treasury have been boosted by the introduction of the Value Added Tax (VAT).{{more}} Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves...
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September 7, 2007
Once housed in what was called the biggest rat’s nest in the village, police officers in Sandy Bay are now occupants of the newest police station in...
Sandy Bay has new police station
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September 7, 2007
“Before I am finished with this term, every single police station in this country will be touched by me.” This was Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalv...
Kingstown youth shot in Mount Wynne drive-by
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September 7, 2007
Roy Fredericks and four of his friends are lucky to be alive after gunmen opened fire on the sports utility vehicle (SUV) in which they were travellin...
Wolf pack treats Vincentian youths
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September 7, 2007
Wolf Entertainment, a US-based company that promotes shows in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, is lending its hand to assist parents with equipping the...
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September 7, 2007
The Ministry of Education is looking for the formula to ensure that students’ poor performance in Science stops. A visibly concerned Chief Education...
‘Who signed up those Science students?’
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September 7, 2007
Who signed up Science students who were not recommended by their lecturers for this year’s A’level exams? This is what Chemistry lecturer at the S...
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September 7, 2007
The local Hotel Association believes that the tourism industry is poised for growth and expansion with the passage of the Tourism Authority Act in Par...
PM says Golding is ‘a good friend’
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September 7, 2007
Regional political colleagues of Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves have not been experiencing much political success recently.{{more}} Three times in ...
African man claims he is a victim of love
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September 7, 2007
An African man is claiming discrimination, injustice, and says that he is being robbed of the love of his wife, as he has been languishing in jail for...
Search continues for family of five
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August 31, 2007
31.AUG.07 Barbados’ Attorney-General and Minister of Home Affairs, Dale Marshall, laid out a comprehensive plan of action for a resumption of recove...
Kid puts DJ rivals on ice
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August 31, 2007
Ice Kid has once again proven that he is in a class by himself by devastating six other contestants to emerge winner of the final leg of the Heineken ...
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August 31, 2007
The SVG Nurses Association has awarded two secondary school scholarships to children of members of the Association.{{more}} The first recipient is 12-...
RCP graduates bid farewell to programme
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August 31, 2007
More than 50 graduating students from the Roving Caregivers Programme (RCP) bid farewell to the programme as the foundation had been laid for them to ...
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August 31, 2007
The St Vincent and the Grenadines Institute of Architects (SVGIA) has elected Maxim James as its president. After a period of inactivity, the Institut...
Veteran Calypsonian ‘Josiah’ passes on
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August 31, 2007
Veteran calypsonian Hector Josiah Ash, fondly called “Josiah” is dead. Josiah, a resident of Barrouallie, was 51 years old at the time of his deat...
Work is not only about academics
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August 31, 2007
Participants of the YES (Young Employee Socialization) training programme were truly entertained and educated on Monday 27th August at the Graduation ...
More Vincies getting tested
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August 31, 2007
More Vincentians are voluntarily being tested for HIV, recently released numbers show. In 2006, there was a close to seventeen percent increase over 2...
Successful Vacation Bible school ends
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August 31, 2007
A very successful one-week Vacation Bible School (VBS) organized by the Kingstown Church of Christ came to an end on Friday, August 17. The school, wh...
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August 31, 2007
The Organization of American States (OAS) has awarded scholarships for academic study to eight (8) outstanding scholars of St. Vincent and the Grenadi...
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August 31, 2007
There is no threat of a strike by teachers, just yet, that is, because they have voted to accept the final draft report of the reclassification proces...
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August 31, 2007
There seems to be a sudden upsurge in the number of reports of stolen livestock here, and agriculture officials are again expressing their concern.{{m...
C&W youths told to use tech tool
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August 31, 2007
This year, 315 students and eight retirees were able to benefit from Cable & Wireless’s Internet Summer School.{{more}} Speaking at the school’s c...
Songs of freedom fill Heritage Square
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August 31, 2007
“Moving Humanity Across the Ocean - Creating History and a New Civilization.” That was the theme of the concert held last Friday at Heritage Squar...
Science students not properly prepared
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August 31, 2007
Something went horribly wrong this year for students who wrote Mathematics and the Science subjects at the Cambridge International Advanced level Exam...
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August 31, 2007
by Cerlian “Maff” Russell 31.AUG.07 Small Business Enterprises (SBE’s) in SVG continue to make a major contribution to the social and economic d...
ILO holds consultation on the fishing sector
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August 31, 2007
Representatives from the Ministry of Labour, the fishing industry, and employees and employers’ unions, converged at the Peace Memorial Hall last Th...
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August 31, 2007
Digicel is reassuring customers that the company continues to provide a top quality service, which is a lot better than that offered by its competitio...