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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...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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...