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No DNA in dog fight, case closed!
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February 2, 2007
Following the breakthrough of DNA providing links to two year old murder cases here recently, Searchlight has decided to blow the dust from another co...
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January 26, 2007
26.JAN.07 Cambodia – A Cambodian girl who disappeared aged eight has been found after living wild in the jungle for 19 years, police say. The girl i...
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January 26, 2007
26.JAN.07 AUSTRALIA – An Australian diver has escaped from the jaws of a Great White shark which had grabbed him by the head. Eric Nerhus, 41, was d...
Pentecostal Assemblies celebrate 40 years
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January 26, 2007
The Pentecostal Assemblies of the West Indies (PAWI) will be hosting a series of events during this year to commemorate their 40th anniversary. The an...
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January 26, 2007
26.JAN.07 Hanover – It is believed that cellular technology is behind the demise of a Portland, Jamaica woman, whose body was discovered in the hill...
Former diplomat appeals for votes
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January 26, 2007
by Nelson A. King 26.JAN.07 in New York Former St. Vincent and the Grenadines' United Nations Ambassador Joel Toney is appealing to his compatriots in...
New Kingstown Chorale preparing for Barbados
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January 26, 2007
Still basking in the glory of the recognition given to their Founder and First Musical Director, Patrick “Pat” Prescod, the New Kingstown Chorale ...
NIS hosts 2006  awards and dinner
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January 26, 2007
When the National Insurance Services (NIS) presented their awards for 2006 last Saturday night, Nicole Joseph received the Lion’s share. She walked ...
Lions Club South hosts project for diabetics
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January 26, 2007
From next week, some diabetic residents of Enhams will get the opportunity to educate themselves more on how they can control their diabetes and recei...
Students preparing for Venezuela
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January 26, 2007
Singing, drama and exotic Latin dancing will be part of 25 Vincentian students’ induction into Venezuelan life. They are getting ready to pick up th...
Singer Lynx: We like it so
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January 26, 2007
The official programme for Vincy Mas 2007 is five months away, but Singer Lynx Mas band is already bringing its presentation to the public. The band l...
Support coming for Lady of Guadalupe Home
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January 26, 2007
For the first half of 2007 Image Modelling Agency has decided to put their focus and energies into charitable organisations and will be joining forces...
Officials sworn-in at Government House
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January 26, 2007
Six persons representing the Public and Police Service Commissions were Sworn-in by His Excellency Sir Frederick Ballantyne, Governor-General, at Gove...
NEMO getting better prepared for disaster
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January 26, 2007
"Prevention is better than cure!" This is the old maxim, and bearing this in mind, members of the National Emergency Management Office (NEMO) are gett...
Chateaubelair SDA suffers fire damage
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January 26, 2007
Quick action by residents of Plan Village saved the Chateaubelair Seventh Day Adventist Church (SDA) building from being burnt to the ground last Satu...
CPU training course
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January 26, 2007
Respect and sensitivity were the watch words when 16 media workers attended a one week Commonwealth Press Union (CPU) seminar on “Social Responsibil...
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January 26, 2007
by Patricia Campbell 26.JAN.07 Chief Executive Officer of LIAT Mark Darby has indicated that the average fares of flights operated by Caribbean Star a...
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January 26, 2007
Though it usually takes one hour or less to restore power outages, this was not so last week Thursday evening as many members of the general public ha...
200th anniversary of slave trade abolition
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January 26, 2007
“Moving humanity across the ocean - creating history and a new civilization.” That’s the theme of celebrations to mark the 200th anniversary of ...
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January 26, 2007
Member of the National Committee for Commemoration of the 200th Anniversary of the Trans- Atlantic Slave Trade, Renwick Rose is of the view that Vince...
PM: No child will be left behind
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January 26, 2007
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has stated that no child or teacher will be left behind in the in the attainment of education under the Unity Labour...
‘Timmy’ school has new home
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January 26, 2007
The school popularly known as "Timmy" School has a new home. After many years of learning and teaching in a crammed, hot, uncomfortable school, the 44...
Banks in St Vincent should invest more
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January 26, 2007
The banks in St Vincent and the Grenadines have too much money and need to invest more - This is the view of renowned Vincentian economist, Dr Wendell...
Better internet services coming soon
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January 26, 2007
26.JAN.07 St. Vincent and the Grenadines along with the rest of the Eastern Caribbean states are expected to benefit from the landing of a fibre optic...
Excess forces WIBDECO to leave back bananas
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January 26, 2007
WIBDECO announced last week that during the first two weeks of January 2007, they were forced to leave back a total of 22,300 cartons of bananas that ...
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January 26, 2007
26.JAN.07 Alec Vanderpoole, Director of Antigua and Barbuda's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) (called the Office of National Drug Control Policy - O...
Bomb scare at FCIB
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January 26, 2007
The normal Friday hustle and bustle at the First Caribbean International Bank (FCIB) was rudely interrupted after word got around that someone had cal...
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January 26, 2007
26.JAN.07 A supply listed in one of the items below is an exempt supply in accordance with the Value Added Tax Act. 1. Financial services 2. internati...
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January 26, 2007
26.JAN.07 The following supplies are zero-rated in accordance with the Value Added Tax Act. 1. Export of goods and other supplies of goods for consump...
VAT Unit: We are on course
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January 26, 2007
26.JAN.07 Members of the Value Added Tax (VAT) Implementation Unit have indicated that they will be ready for the introduction of the system on May 1....
Lecturer: SVG could look to medical marijuana
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January 26, 2007
Medical marijuana could be one of the new industries capitalized on by St Vincent and the Grenadines, according to Claremont Kirton, senior economics ...
Government embarks on Vision 2020
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January 26, 2007
Work on the National Development Plan, which has been termed by Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves as "Vision 2020", has begun. At the launch of discus...