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Eustace gets nod again
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December 15, 2006
Arnhim Ulric Eustace has again been re-elected as President of the New Democratic Party, NDP at the 30th annual convention which was held on Sunday, D...
PM wants all hands on deck
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PM wants all hands on deck
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December 15, 2006
ULP ministers who find their jobs too taxing should simply find something else to do! That was the straight talk from Political Leader, Prime Minister...
Unity Labour Party remembers Glenn
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Unity Labour Party remembers Glenn
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December 15, 2006
GlenN Jackson's death was still tugging at the hearts of Unity Labour Party (ULP) supporters and leaders when they met for their 13th annual conventio...
‘ULP does not want to be caught with its pants down’
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‘ULP does not want to be caught with its pants down’
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December 15, 2006
FRESH TEAM The Unity Labour Party will be changing its line-up of candidates for the 2010 general elections. A reliable party insider told SEARCHLIGHT...
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Women’s group condemns vicious, merciless killing
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December 15, 2006
The National Council of Women and members of the Purple Ribbon Campaign against Women and Girls, have condemned the "vicious and merciless" acts of vi...
Kaneesha loses special friend
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Kaneesha loses special friend
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December 15, 2006
"Why Stacey?" That is the question many residents of Vermont are asking as they try to come to come to grips with the gruesome death of Stacey Wilson ...
‘He kept saying Stacy was his wife’
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‘He kept saying Stacy was his wife’
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December 15, 2006
When Stacy Wilson said, "Mommy I going now" not in a million years would have Emelia Nanton thought that would be the last time she would hear or see ...
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Jackson trial goes to High Court
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December 8, 2006
Francis "Prickle" Williams will stand trial for the murder of Glenn Jackson in the High Court. After more than 30 witnesses and heated debate from bot...
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12-year-old arrested for opening present early
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December 8, 2006
Dec.08.06 UNITED STATES –A South Carolina mother has had her 12-year-old son arrested for opening his Christmas presents early. The boy was taken in...
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Barbados police slaps soap star with sex charge
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December 8, 2006
by JULIE WILSON Barbados NATION Dec.08.06 BRITISH SOAP OPERA STAR BENEDICT "BEN" FREEMAN will be back before the cameras in England on the set of the ...
Caribbean Star, LIAT merger talks progressing
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Caribbean Star, LIAT merger talks progressing
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December 8, 2006
Dec.08.06 The issue of union representation for staff has not been resolved, but competitors LIAT and Caribbean Star are reporting progress in their m...
Visiting granny, family face gun, fireworks charge
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Visiting granny, family face gun, fireworks charge
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December 8, 2006
Dec.08.06 TRINIDAD and TOBAGO – A 66-year-old grandmother on a visit from the United Sates appeared in a San Fernando Court yesterday charged with t...
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Byam to head VICSA executive
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December 8, 2006
Dec.08.06 The St Vincent and the Grenadines Cuba Students Association (VICSA) has elected a new executive headed by fourth year International Sports S...
SVG marks World AIDS Day
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SVG marks World AIDS Day
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December 8, 2006
While some health officials may advise that condoms are one of the surest ways to prevent HIV and AIDS, Dr Lennox Adams did not support this. "The saf...
Taiwan donates to Salvation Army
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Taiwan donates to Salvation Army
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December 8, 2006
It was a morning well spent for the Taiwanese Ambassador Jack Yu- Cheng as he took a visit through the Salvation Army building before contributing $1,...
Dr. Antrobus: Church has a lot to answer for
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Dr. Antrobus: Church has a lot to answer for
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December 8, 2006
The Church has a lot to answer for, because they are a powerful institution perpetuating "the myth" that women are supposed to be passive, submissive ...
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Windfall coming for Vincentian banana farmers
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December 8, 2006
Vincentian banana farmers will receive a windfall for Christmas. The Windward Islands Banana Development and Exporting Company Limited (WIBDECO) has a...
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Big bash to mark abolition of slavery
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December 8, 2006
There's going to be a quarter-million-dollar bash next year as St Vincent and the Grenadines commemorate the bicentennial of the abolition of the Atla...
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Digicel launches ‘Top Up Any Voucher Anywhere’
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December 8, 2006
Dec.08.06 Digicel has announced another method for its roaming customers to top up. It’s called “Top Up Any Voucher Anywhere”. The new offering ...
Students, teachers back in classrooms
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Students, teachers back in classrooms
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December 8, 2006
Students at the Dr J P Eustace Memorial High School Annex are back in the classroom after weeks of industrial action, negotiations and uncertainty. Th...
Nine Mornings Festival launched in grand style
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Nine Mornings Festival launched in grand style
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December 8, 2006
Although there was no official lighting up of the tree at Reigate because of the construction which is taking place in that vicinity, children and adu...
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Visa-free Cuba-SVG travel suspended
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December 8, 2006
Visa-free travel between Cuba and St Vincent and the Grenadines is to be suspended for four months next year. The visa abolition programme which St Vi...
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Government critics still being jailed
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December 8, 2006
Amnesty International said there are currently 72 prisoners of conscience in Cuba, 60 of whom are from the March 2003 crackdown and although during 20...
PM answers question on political prisoners in Cuba
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PM answers question on political prisoners in Cuba
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December 8, 2006
When Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves becomes Chairman of CARICOM next July, he may break ground as the first chairman to support Cuba’s detention ...
Digicel has fifth ‘key to Your Fortune winner’
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Digicel has fifth ‘key to Your Fortune winner’
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December 8, 2006
Dec.08.06 Romell Charles of Campden Park is the fifth recipient of $500 in the “Digicel is the Key to your $150,000 Fortune.” Charles received the...
WINFA presents paper to CARICOM, EPA
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WINFA presents paper to CARICOM, EPA
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December 8, 2006
The Windward Island Farmers Association (WINFA) has presented an advocacy paper to Secretary General of Caricom Edwin Carrington and regional negotiat...
Parental support: The key to success
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Parental support: The key to success
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December 8, 2006
Parental support seemed to have been one of the key players in the success of the outstanding students in this year’s Caribbean Examinations Council...
Cruise Ship Complex vendors back in business
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Cruise Ship Complex vendors back in business
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December 8, 2006
Vendors at the Cruise Ship Complex are smiling now that the Port Authority has listened to their pleas and reduced the fee to sell on its compound. "I...
No mad rush for barrels this year
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No mad rush for barrels this year
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December 8, 2006
It's 16 days before Christmas and during this season those overseas would send barrels and parcels for their family and friends just in time for the h...
NDP to settle leadership question this Sunday
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NDP to settle leadership question this Sunday
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December 8, 2006
They are planning to celebrate the party's 30th anniversary but this Sunday's convention will also see the New Democratic Party (NDP) attempt to put t...
ULP in party mood for annual convention
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ULP in party mood for annual convention
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December 8, 2006
Celebration will be the order of the day for the Unity Labour Party (ULP) when they meet for their annual convention this Sunday, but General Secretar...
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PSU takes issue with Director of Airports
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December 8, 2006
The St Vincent and the Grenadines Public Service Union (PSU) has taken issue with statements by the Director of Airports which its says led to a perce...
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PM: 150 new public sector jobs coming
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December 8, 2006
One hundred and fifty new positions will be added to the public sector, increasing the government's wages and salaries bill by $15 million. As he laid...
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Opposition worried over growing debt
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December 8, 2006
St Vincent and the Grenadines owes $1.06 billion and Opposition leader, Arnhim Eustace is concerned that "our debt is growing". He referred to the Int...
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SVG, Venezuela sign search, rescue pact
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December 8, 2006
A search and rescue agreement is soon to be signed between Venezuela and St Vincent and the Grenadines. Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves said that he wa...
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$630 million earmarked for 2007
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December 8, 2006
Government expects to spend just over $630 million in the 2007 fiscal year - up by 8.45 per cent or just over $49 million from this year. In the Estim...
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Government allocates $17.9 million for projects
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December 8, 2006
Government has allocated $17.9 million for management of projects next year and Opposition Leader Arhnim Eustace has questioned the $5.6 million incre...
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Ottley Hall Inquiry given all clear to continue
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December 8, 2006
The Privy Council this week struck out an application brought by former Chairman of the National Commercial Bank, Richard Joachim and former Communica...
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Prime Minister says expect reduction of prices at pump
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December 8, 2006
FUEL PRICES are expected to be reduced when the 2006/2007 Budget is presented Monday. Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves said that St Vincent was "very...
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Days numbered for high mobile rates
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December 8, 2006
The days of high cost for cell phone calls are numbered. Minister of Telecommunications Dr Jerrol Thompson said that a study to be released next week ...
Traffic police clamp down on illegal parking
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Traffic police clamp down on illegal parking
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December 8, 2006
"We have finished talking, the time for action is now!" That's the warning being sounded by Inspector Richard Browne of the Traffic Branch as his men ...
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C&W opens Business Centre
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December 8, 2006
Dec.08.06 Cable & Wireless opened its new state-of-the-art Business Centre and launched its online bill payment service at its main office at Halifax ...
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DPP appeals ruling in Graham Sedition case
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December 8, 2006
Director of Public Prosecution Colin Williams has appealed the ruling in the Sedition case against Ordan Graham. He is asking the Eastern Caribbean Co...
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St. Joseph’s Convent T&T wins Inaugural UWI International Reparation Debate
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St. Joseph’s Convent T&T wins Inaugural UWI International Reparation Debate
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May 13, 2025
TRINIDAD ANDTOBAGO has clinched victory over Jamaica in the inaugural International Reparation Debate, hosted by the Centre for Reparations Research a...
District Stairs spruces up Police Public Relations and Complaints Office
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District Stairs spruces up Police Public Relations and Complaints Office
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May 13, 2025
DISTRICT STAIRS SVG Ltd., a company with operations in St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Canada, has demonstrated its commitment to corporate social ...
Government launches GYVE programme targetting Youths
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Government launches GYVE programme targetting Youths
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May 13, 2025
A NEW PROGRAMME in which the government is targetting youth volunteerism across St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), was launched on Monday, May 12, 2...
Man with 46 convictions to be sentenced for stealing from church
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Man with 46 convictions to be sentenced for stealing from church
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May 13, 2025
A 45YEAR OLD man who has been convicted 46 times, is awaiting sentencing after he confessed to six more offences, including stealing a transformer and...
Thousands on temporary electricity connections after expiration date
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Thousands on temporary electricity connections after expiration date
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May 13, 2025
MINISTER OFTRANSPORT and Works, Montgomery Daniel, has praised the “excellent work” being done by the Electrical Inspectorate Unit, but expressed conc...

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