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Lodge Village Primary gets sick bay
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May 18, 2007
Students falling ill at the Lodge Village Primary School now have a sick bay in which to recuperate, thanks to teacher at the Liberty Boys Training Ce...
Workers to get City and Guilds certification
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May 18, 2007
Persons here would soon be able to receive certification from the prestigious City and Guilds of London in just about any area of their profession. Th...
$5000 to upgrade Guidance and Counselling room
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May 18, 2007
“I cannot stop thanking Mr. Charles for upgrading the counseling room.” These were the words of gratitude spoken by the Counselor of the Campden P...
NDP takes protest to Bequia
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May 18, 2007
People of the Bequia were vociferous in their condemnation of the Government during a protest March held last week by the New Democratic Party (NDP), ...
Boys Brigade to take back the youths
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May 18, 2007
With the spate of violence and under performance in young males, the Boys’ Brigade is on a mission to take back these youngsters from the clutches o...
Miss SVG Contestants: In their own words
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May 18, 2007
The Miss SVG Pageant is just two weeks away and Searchlight got close and personal with the eight contestants during an interview at Young Island Reso...
Gas prices up
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May 18, 2007
Vincentians began paying more at the pumps from last Monday, May 14, following the announcement by Acting Prime Minister Sir Louis Straker of a $1.75 ...
PM hobbles to VAT office
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May 18, 2007
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has declared war against business houses that are caught exploiting the Value Added Tax (VAT) system but Chamber of...
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May 18, 2007
Magistrates are being encouraged to be firm and consistent when sentencing persons found guilty of firearm offences.{{more}} The call was made on Tues...
Ambassador Cheng donates computer to SJCM
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May 11, 2007
On May 7, Ambassador of the Republic of China Jack Cheng handed over a brand new computer with 19” monitor and printer, and a digital camera to St. ...
Twenty retired health workers honoured
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May 11, 2007
More than 20 retired nurses, nursing assistants and community health aides were honoured earlier this week for their contribution to the health care s...
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May 11, 2007
An application to the World Health Organization (WHO), signed by Taiwanese President Chen Shu-Bian has made clear his country’s desire to attain mem...
Visual artist to show in Jamaica
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May 11, 2007
Local Visual Artist Cecile Comblen has chalked up yet another notch on her already impressive resumé. The Belgium born artist, along with Jamaican Er...
Cubans find their roots in Vincyland
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May 11, 2007
Sixty years after their grandfather went to Cuba to work in the sugar industry , 24-year-old Rony Robinson and his 21-year-old brother Denny came to S...
Baptiste: It’s time to give back to Cuba
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May 11, 2007
Obviously ecstatic about her recent trip to Cuba, Culture Minister Rene Baptiste said that it was time for Vincentians to “give back to Cuba.” Whi...
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May 11, 2007
In an effort to keep the students who are writing the Common Entrance Examination motivated to work, the Ministry of Education will allow the students...
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May 11, 2007
If u think last year’s road march contribution was big, wait until you hear what joint winner James ‘Jamesy P’ Morgan has in store for 2007. Spe...
Brisbane: I told the gospel truth
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May 11, 2007
After sitting through the entire testimony of his former friend and boss at the National Commercial Bank (NCB), former general manager of the bank W. ...
Joachim rolls with punches on Day 2
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May 11, 2007
A two-and-a-half year break may have been somewhat beneficial to the memory of former chairman of the National Commercial Bank Richard Joachim, who te...
St. Hill Mini Mart hit again
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May 11, 2007
What had up to that point been a normal, peaceful day unexpectedly turned violent for the staff of the St. Hill Mini Mart at Campden Park when they we...
Contractor robbed of licensed gun, $30,000
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May 11, 2007
After a contractor was robbed of his licensed firearm and approximately $30,000 in broad daylight last Friday, Deputy Commissioner of Police Lenroy Br...
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May 11, 2007
The saga of election ballot box which had been discovered on March 31 downstairs the building which formerly housed the government printery continues....
Wool pulled over Japanese eyes
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May 4, 2007
4.MAY.07 THOUSANDS of Japanese have been swindled in a scam in which they were sold Australian and British sheep and told they were poodles. Flocks of...
5-day-old baby badly burnt in hospital
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May 4, 2007
4.MAY.07 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO ­ A baby just five hours old received severe burns from a hot water bottle in a hospital incubator.{{more}} On Tuesday n...
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May 4, 2007
4.MAY.07 THE INTRODUCTION of the Common CARICOM Special Visa has assisted countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in averting efforts at human ...
New mom Camille ready for PNM fight
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May 4, 2007
4.MAY.07 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Planning and Development Minister Camille Robinson-Regis, who at the age of 46 gave birth to twin daughters some three mo...
Intellectual Property Office hosts workshop
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May 4, 2007
THE COMMERCE and Intellectual Property Office observed World Intellectual Property Day last week Thursday April 26th. In commemoration of the day, the...
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May 4, 2007
Junior and Demi DeRoache are two young clubites of the Union Island Young Help Striders 4H Club, who were part of Camp Aware #3. Junior, 10 years of a...
Bad Feelings sails away with first place
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May 4, 2007
THE CREW OF the sailing boat "Bad Feelings" must have had `good feelings' as they dominated the two days of sailing and the three races which they won...