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March 23, 2007
23.MAR.07 TRINIDAD – Deonarine Maharaj, the landmark newspaper seller of Sangre Grande, has died at age 64. And after he died last week Tuesday, his...
Report: Woolmer death ‘suspicious’
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March 23, 2007
23.MAR.07 JAMAICA – A high-ranking police officer confirmed Wednesday that fresh evidence has surfaced, suggesting that Pakistan's cricket coach Bob...
Panday: ‘Sorry next time’
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March 23, 2007
23.MAR.07 TRINIDAD – As Trinidad's UNC celebrated Tuesday's court victory which lifted the yoke of a criminal conviction from around its leader's ne...
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March 23, 2007
23.MAR.07 NIGERIA – Secondary school pupils in north-eastern Nigeria have killed a teacher after apparently accusing her of desecrating the Koran, p...
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March 23, 2007
The Union Island Secondary School Young Leaders group launched its 2007 programme at the Mary Hutchinson Primary School, Union Island on Thursday, Mar...
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March 23, 2007
Vegetable farmers from Buccament to Chateaubelair gathered at the Golden Grove Learning Resource centre in Chateaubelair to discuss the formation of a...
Students urged to ‘Get Caught Reading’
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March 23, 2007
The pupils of two local primary schools now have additional material to assist in their literacy programmes. On Monday, the Petersville School and the...
IHS launches its Young Leaders programme
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March 23, 2007
In front of a very energetic student body, guest speaker, Saboto Caesar called on the Young Leaders of the Intermediate High School to make wise choic...
First tertiary Youth Cooperative launched
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March 23, 2007
From her days at the St. Mary’s Roman Catholic School, all the way through the Girls’ High School, Menerva Jones has been involved in the General ...
From Murderer to Pastor
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March 23, 2007
Never in a million years did David Chang, a man with 36 convictions to his name ever thought that he would become a preacher or even a Christian. At t...
Nurses off to train in Atlanta
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March 23, 2007
Two nurses that are currently stationed at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital left the state this week for Atlanta for six weeks where they will work w...
Sean Sutherland live
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March 23, 2007
On April 4th 2007, 8pm at the Peace Memorial Hall, patrons will be treated to “Truly Classic” performances. Sean Sutherland, one of St. Vincent’...
Level playing field in the British Military
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March 23, 2007
The playing field is level in the British Military - soldiers coming from St Vincent and the Grenadines and other Caribbean countries cannot claim dis...
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March 23, 2007
At a cost of over half a million dollars, this country now has a newly refurbished Bureau of Standards building at Campden Park to evaluate, test and ...
Troumaca man electrocuted in Bequia
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March 23, 2007
Imagine your dinner being interrupted by a telephone call to say your son is dead. Lestelle Laborde of Troumaca is still trying to come to grips with ...
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March 23, 2007
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves stated that by the year 2011, 72 educational institutions would be operational in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. A...
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March 23, 2007
Phase Two of the National Society of Persons with disAbilities Skills Training Programme has been funded by the SVG Social Investment Fund, and not fr...
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March 23, 2007
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Indian Heritage Foundation, in observance of National Heritage Month, will be hosting a panel discussion to sensiti...
SVG is most improved tourism destination
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March 23, 2007
This country has been awarded the "Most Improved Destination" from the prestigious Dream Cruise Destination magazine for 2007. This announcement was m...
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March 23, 2007
The local committee set up to spearhead activities as this country joins millions over the world to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the abolition...
NDP expects by-election in Central Kingstown
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March 23, 2007
Opposition Senator St. Claire Leacock is the virtual representative of the Central Kingstown Constituency. That's according to the speakers at last Sa...
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March 23, 2007
Up to press time on Wednesday, no one was had been arrested in connection with the mysterious find of 250 kilos (654 pounds) of cocaine hidden in bush...
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March 23, 2007
"If I live I live and if I die I die." As her life hung in the balance at the Milton Cato Memorial last Wednesday, having drunk the poisonous weedicid...
Pastor: Evil spirit fighting down woman
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March 23, 2007
An evil spirit from the devil has been fighting down the 31-year-old Mount Grenan woman, who up to press time was fighting for her life- this is after...
Mother: Tell the truth about how my son died
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March 23, 2007
Still grieving and struggling to find the pieces of their broken hearts - the parents of Franko "Ozo" Roberts are calling on his cousin to say exactly...
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March 23, 2007
Youths in St. Vincent and the Grenadines will get the opportunity to come together tomorrow for a grand Youth Celebration at the Victoria Park complim...
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March 23, 2007
Bequians are in stern objection to any plan to use their island as the site for an incinerator to be used for waste from all the Grenadine islands - "...
TO HELL AND BACK
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March 23, 2007
The book of Matthew Chapter 4, verse 11 in the Bible says "Thou shall worship the Lord thy God and him only shall thou serve." However, seven years ag...
Cubans moving on to Grenadines
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March 23, 2007
Residents of St. Vincent who did not have the opportunity to exchange their incandescent light bulbs for fluorescent energy saving bulbs when the Cuba...