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Contractor robbed of licensed gun, $30,000
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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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Senator Leacock in hot water?
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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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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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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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42,000 Caricom visas issued by end of April
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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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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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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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Supporting Junior and Demi De Roache
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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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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...
Good month for fishermen despite adversities
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Good month for fishermen despite adversities
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May 4, 2007
ALTHOUGH MANY local fishermen may not have access to modern fishing equipment to enable them to stay out to sea for long periods, the past few months ...
Chateau family counting their blessings
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Chateau family counting their blessings
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May 4, 2007
A PLAN Village, Chateaubelair family is still traumatized after a window pane in their living room was broken by gunshots. The incident occurred in th...
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No private beaches in SVG – ­ Minister
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May 4, 2007
MINISTER OF TOURISM Glen Beache has made it clear that all beaches in St. Vincent and the Grenadines are public facilities, and access should be freel...
Beache questions timing of protest
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Beache questions timing of protest
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May 4, 2007
A CLEARLY UPSET Glen Beache conveyed his disgust with the members of the opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) who organized a protest at the Kingstow...
C&W launches new directory
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C&W launches new directory
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May 4, 2007
WHEN YOU ARE paralyzed from your neck down it is hard to find many things to get excited about, but former West Indies speedster Winston Davis has bee...
HNLMS Urania visits SVG
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HNLMS Urania visits SVG
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May 4, 2007
HNLMS URANIA visited St. Vincent and the Grenadines this week as part of a transatlantic journey called "Atlantic Breeze 2007". The boat is a 77' Stee...
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Nurses have fun at Sharpes Playing Field
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May 4, 2007
ALTHOUGH dubbed VAT Day, Tuesday was nothing but a Fun day at the Sharpes Playing Field for the nurses and caregivers of the Chateaubelair district. T...
CDC gets SUV from Taiwan
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CDC gets SUV from Taiwan
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May 4, 2007
THE CARNIVAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (CDC) has once again been the recipient of the generosity from the Republic of China on Taiwan, this time, Ambass...
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RJR out of J’ouvert
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May 4, 2007
AFTER TEN YEARS OF SERVICE in enhancing the Carnival experience, leading J'ouvert band RJR, has decided against a J'ouvert production for Vincy Mas 20...
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Brackin praised for school project
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May 4, 2007
A 13-WEEK PROGRAMME on "Effective Teaching for Meaningful Learning" by Senior Qualified Assistant Teacher at the C.W. Prescod School, Maureen Brackin ...
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NYC, NCCP condemn upsurge in violence
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May 4, 2007
A NUMBER of organizations here have condemned the recent upsurge in violence which has taken place over the last few weeks. In press releases, the Nat...
DaSilva leads protest at Electoral Office
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DaSilva leads protest at Electoral Office
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May 4, 2007
"THEY DON'T BOTHER ME, I am not moved." That was the calm response of Supervisor of Elections, Rodney Adams while political activist Frank Da Silva le...
Police call for more regional assistance
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Police call for more regional assistance
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May 4, 2007
GREATER regional cooperating is needed to combat the threats that have bombarded the law enforcement agencies in these modern times. This was the view...
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Cuban Ambassador knocks US double standards
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May 4, 2007
ARE TERRORISTS only persons who carry out crimes against Americans? That's the question posed by Cuban Ambassador to St. Vincent and the Grenadines Ol...
TRADE BLOCK
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TRADE BLOCK
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May 4, 2007
THE MARIJUANA TRADE between St Vincent and the Grenadines and Barbados remains one of the most worrisome issues that the Regional Security System (RSS...
VAT in SVG changing the face of taxation
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VAT in SVG changing the face of taxation
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May 4, 2007
TODAY IS DAY FOUR since the introduction of Value Added Tax (VAT) here in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and the government hopes the tax will "chang...
Police: No attempt to arrest Senator
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Police: No attempt to arrest Senator
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May 4, 2007
WHILE MEMBERS of the opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) were bracing for the arrest of Senator Daniel Cummings last Monday, Superintendent of Polic...
Financial analysis was flawed says Glasgow
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Financial analysis was flawed says Glasgow
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May 4, 2007
THIRTEEN YEARS AGO Accountant Brian Glasgow was employed with the auditing firm Coopers and Lybrand, which had a mandate to prepare a management audit...
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Some Ottley Hall Project revelations
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May 4, 2007
HERE IS A LIST of revelations uncovered at the resumption of the Ottley Hall Enquiry on Wednesday: The feasibility study prepared by a Monaco firm for...
Stewart: My role in entire project was minor
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Stewart: My role in entire project was minor
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May 4, 2007
THE MAN who caused the virtual shut down of the Ashton, Union Island Marina Project claimed that his role in the entire Ottley Hall Marina project was...
Two testify as Ottley Hall Inquiry resumes
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Two testify as Ottley Hall Inquiry resumes
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May 4, 2007
AFTER A THREE-MONTH BREAK, the Ottley Hall Project Commission of Inquiry finally resumed on Wednesday, with testimony from two key witnesses who were ...
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Thirteen-year-old is texting champion
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April 27, 2007
27.APR.07 NEW YORK (AP) — OMG! Thirteen-year-old Morgan Pozgar, of Claysburg, Pennsylvania, was crowned LG National Texting champion on Saturday aft...
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Horse stands in line at bank’s ATM
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April 27, 2007
27.APR.07 An early-morning German bank customer had a bit of a shock when he found a horse in line at the automatic teller machine in front of him. It...