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Hacker: Restaurants lack coordination skills
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July 6, 2007
A 37-year veteran of culinary arts has identified the coordination of service as a major weakness of the Caribbean tourist industry. Don Hacker, Direc...
CWSA employees learn more about colon cancer
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July 6, 2007
by Jerry George 06.JUL.07 Employees at the Central Water and Sewerage (CWSA) were the recipients of the first of the revived Corporate Outreach Educat...
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July 6, 2007
An exhibition of original artwork featured in the CYAM Arts Festival Multi-media show in December 2005 will be held next week.{{more}} Beginning July ...
‘Blazer’ lights up creative arts in SVG
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July 6, 2007
Director of the New Artists’ Movement (NAM) Cecil “Blazer” Williams has been involved in the creative arts for over 40-years, and last Friday at...
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July 6, 2007
Young people drawn from varying backgrounds and training will take centre stage and be the focus of a discussion dubbed ‘Thinking outside the box; d...
Club St. Vincent says thanks to CDC
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July 6, 2007
President of Club St. Vincent Inc., Verna Arthur presented Ashford Wood of the Carnival Development Corporation, with a plaque of appreciation, for th...
Anglicans pay tribute to longstanding members
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July 6, 2007
It is said that showing appreciation makes what is excellent in others one’s own as well. That being the case, the members of the Anglican parish of...
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July 6, 2007
The Danish brewery Royal Unibrew has acquired controlling interest in St Vincent Brewery Limited after they shelled out US$9.3 million to purchase 52 ...
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July 6, 2007
Countries which do not support LIAT have been accused of acting contrary to the letter and spirit of regional integration by outgoing CARICOM chairman...
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July 6, 2007
by Trevor Yearwood 06.JUL.07 THE UNFAIR DISTRIBUTION of benefits in favour of Trinidad and Tobago is of concern to Prime Minister of Barbados Owen Art...
Caricom hassle free swipe cards soon
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July 6, 2007
by Tracy Moore 06.JUL.07 CARICOM NATIONALS may soon be able to travel the region with less hassle by the swipe of card. The announcement came from Dep...
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July 6, 2007
The role of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in integrated data analysis and management of watersheds and coastal areas was the focus of discussio...
‘Return coins to the bank’
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July 6, 2007
The cost of minting new coins is one of the main areas of expenditure for the East Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), therefore users of the EC currency h...
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July 6, 2007
The St Vincent and the Grenadines Human Rights Organisation held a protest outside the police headquarters last Tuesday, July 3, protesting what they ...
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July 6, 2007
The Minister of Health has promised to look into the Tuberculosis (TB) concerns that have been raised by medical personnel. Speaking to SEARCHLIGHT at...
Flare creates havoc at Ball
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July 6, 2007
The call by police and other officials for persons to refrain from using inflammatory devices at carnival shows or other events appears to be falling ...
Kyron: I am forever grateful for Rising Star
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June 29, 2007
Digicel Rising Star 2006 winner Kyron Baptiste says he will be forever grateful for the opportunity he had to showcase his singing talent to the regio...
Digicel Rising Star host, judges return
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June 29, 2007
The old saying “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” may have stuck in the minds of the Producers of the Digicel Rising Star competition, as the ...
Will SVG make it three in a row?
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June 29, 2007
As the third installment of the Digicel Rising Star competition goes into gear, the focus is being set on St. Vincent and the Grenadines as the two-ti...
Horne wins Courts Comedy Challenge
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June 29, 2007
The decibel level could not be contained, the main entrance door thronged by anxious persons trying to get in, the seats were all filled before 6.30p....
Courts launches ‘Go Down Low’ promotion
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June 29, 2007
For the next three months, Vincentians will be able to ‘Go down low’ with Zoelah as she fronts the new promotion from furniture and appliance gian...
Koreans spellbind Peace Mo audience
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June 29, 2007
The audience who attended the show put on by the National Centre for Korean Namdo Performing Arts troupe on Saturday, June 16, were swept away by the ...
Anglican women unite
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June 29, 2007
A new and vibrant organization has been formed called the Anglican Church Women Association (ACWA) and it aims to provide women of that denomination w...
21 students get Rotary award
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June 29, 2007
The fourth form recipients of the Rotary Club St Vincent George Phillips award have been advised to stop making excuses and become more productive. Th...
Matthias attends JCI United Nations summit
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June 29, 2007
President of Junior Chamber International (JCI) West Indies, Gary Matthias, is today, June 29, into the final day of a three-day JCI-United Nations (U...
Permanent  Secretaries in reshuffle
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June 29, 2007
Public servants in a number of ministries here started the work week with new persons at the administrative head of their ministries. As of Monday, Ju...
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June 29, 2007
29.JUN.07 On March 13, 1979, the New Jewel Movement (NJM), a leftist political party, overthrew the Grenada United Labour Party government led by Eric...