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Toney loses badly
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March 2, 2007
by Nelson A. King in New York 02.MAR.07 Joel Toney, a former United Nations ambassador, pulled out all the stops in his zealous bid to get elected to ...
Sunny Vale Primary receives $21,000 donation
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March 2, 2007
The students and staff of the Sunny Vale Primary School are now better able to sit in comfort and conduct their regular classes as $21,000 worth of fu...
Students studying in Cuba get coats
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March 2, 2007
students at the Raudilio Flietas Caribbean School of Nursing, in Jaguey Grande, Matanzas Cuba, were the recipients of over 100 coats collected on the ...
Foyle to receive US citizenship
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March 2, 2007
After living in the United States for nearly 16 years, basketball star and Vincentian Adonal Foyle is to become an American citizen. The centre for Oa...
Students turn school supplies into weapons
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March 2, 2007
Tuesday, under the hot afternoon sun, just after students had been dismissed from school for the day, three students from two Kingstown secondary scho...
Car crashes into KFC building
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March 2, 2007
In what can be called a series of unfortunate events, David Legair of Paul Over may be wondering if he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time o...
Police officers take polygraph tests
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March 2, 2007
The law enforcement agencies must be free from criminal pollution – and a system of polygraph (lie detector) testing has been instituted to ensure t...
$1.8m. modern police facility for Questelles
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March 2, 2007
Within the next 16 months a police station costing an estimated EC$1,867,174.60 is expected to be completed in the South Leeward constituency of Quest...
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March 2, 2007
With EC$300,000 allocated for marketing Vincy Mas, the Carnival Development Cooperation, CDC would be ensuring that the festival lives up to this year...
Compensate Saddam’s
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March 2, 2007
Noted lawyer Parnel Campbell Q.C. has called on the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to reimburse the relatives of the late Carlisle "Sadd...
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March 2, 2007
In what may be called a last ditch effort to lay the Alex Lawrence saga to rest, Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves on Thursday read excerpts of the l...
Dr. Gonsalves: No need to fear law
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March 2, 2007
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves says that there is no reason to fear that the new powers afforded to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) in the...
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March 2, 2007
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves said that National Security does not only involve preventing an invasion of foreign forces, but also fighting and p...
New law to make criminals pay
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March 2, 2007
The space within which criminals operate has been narrowed with the passing of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (St Vincent and the Grenadines) (Am...
Lynch: They must respect our leader
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March 2, 2007
"This isn't just a struggle against drugs, crime and corruption but a determination against a ruthless dictator." This was the declaration by oppositi...
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February 23, 2007
23.FEB.07 DECEMBER 2006 The Consumer Price Index for the month of December, registered a 0.5 percent decline over the month of November, 2006. The “...
SVG launches tourism channel
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February 23, 2007
Subscribers to Karib Cable, and visitors to St. Vincent and the Grenadines are being treated to a new and informative channel on their televisions. Th...
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February 23, 2007
23.FEB.07 United States – A baby girl said to have spent the shortest time in her mother's womb is to be released from the hospital in Miami where s...
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February 23, 2007
23.FEB.07 AUSTRALIA – Australia has announced plans to ban incandescent light bulbs and replace them with more energy efficient fluorescent bulbs. T...
Peter Pan, Great Value Peanut Butter recall
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February 23, 2007
23.FEB.07 OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - ConAgra Foods Inc. said Tuesday its nationwide recall of peanut butter will cost between $50 million and $60 million, hur...
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February 23, 2007
Heads of the pediatrics and obstetrics/gynecology departments here revealed their 2006 statistics last Friday, at the 11th annual perinatology confere...
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February 23, 2007
Cable & Wireless has introduced the functional, very practical, black and beautiful Pearl to Vincentians, on sale at an introductory price of $1500 un...
Parent advocacy group launched
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February 23, 2007
After three unsuccessful attempts over the last three years, an advocacy group was formally launched here for people with disabilities. The committee,...
Beache turns 102 years
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February 23, 2007
At 102 years, the vision and hearing of Frederick Edward “Daddy Pa” Beache are not as sharp as they used to be, but his mind is alert as ever. Pro...
NCB donates to the Mental Health Centre
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February 23, 2007
23.FEB.07 On Friday February 9th 2007 the National Commercial Bank (SVG) Ltd. represented by Cheryl Rodriguez, made its annual donation of toiletries ...
80-foot concrete spill  on Back Street
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February 23, 2007
Motorists and pedestrians in Kingstown have to endure an unsightly, 80-foot concrete spill along Grenville Street from Gibson Building Supplies to the...
Conviasa airline to fly SVG
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February 23, 2007
What used to be a hectic hustle and bustle for persons travelling to Venezuela for business or pleasure is now a dream come true, with the launch of C...
North Leeward students now computer certified
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February 23, 2007
“Believe in Yourself, the Sky is the Limit”, was the theme for the North Leeward Computer Program’s graduation last Saturday evening. The ceremo...