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February 16, 2007
16.FEB.07 United States – A woman in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has pleaded guilty to attempted homicide, assault and kidnapping for trying to cut a f...
HIV counseling and testing: step by step
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February 16, 2007
The hardest part of taking an HIV test is deciding to do so. When I decided to volunteer to take a test this Monday it was mainly out of curiosity, bu...
SVGBS receives donation
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February 16, 2007
16.FEB.07 The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Bureau of Standards (SVGBS) was the recipient of 4,000 pieces of Petri Dishes and laboratory chemicals fr...
A woman’s love of dolls
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February 16, 2007
If someone were to offer me a $1000 or one doll I would choose the doll” While some people may think that collecting Barbies and other types of doll...
Swiss Ambassador presents papers
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February 16, 2007
Following the decision of Switzerland and St. Vincent and the Grenadines to establish diplomatic relations on Ambassadorial Level, the first Swiss Amb...
Lydia Jack says she will be back!
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February 16, 2007
Lydia Jack of Layou began earning a living from a snack tray, and with hard work progressed to a trolley, which she towed around plying her trade. Wit...
O’Neil Simpson to visit SVG next week
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February 16, 2007
On Wednesday next, February 21 the UWI School of Continuing Studies will welcome to St. Vincent and the Grenadines O'Neil Simpson in his capacity as U...
Music band for Bethel High School
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February 16, 2007
By the end of this academic year, 17 students from the Bethel High School will be graduating from their music classes along with the form five graduat...
To nurses with love on Valentine’s Day
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February 16, 2007
16.FEB.07 Two nurses who are recovering from strokes were the recipients of surprise visits from executive members of the St. Vincent and the Grenadin...
Beache happy with rising visitor numbers
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February 16, 2007
The number of visitors to the shores of St.Vincent and the Grenadines increased by 19.7% in 2006. That's according to Minister of Tourism, Youth and S...
C&W donates $2,150
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February 16, 2007
This week Cable & Wireless made its contribution to the St. Vincent Planned Parenthood Corporate Food Bank Committee. This initiative to increase the ...
Call for others to be like Jestina Charles
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February 16, 2007
There is a call for there to be more persons like Jestina Charles, as it will help the region to develop more. This call was made by the Chief Executi...
Lynch: DPP not independent
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February 16, 2007
The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines is upset over Chief Magistrate Simone Churaman's ruling in the sedition case against Ordan Graham, an...
Leacock: ULP will come crashing down
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February 16, 2007
The Unity Labour Party will come crashing down if the information that Alex Lawrence has is ever revealed. This is according to Senator St Claire Leac...
Eustace sounds NDP battle cry
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February 16, 2007
The thunder of the feet of the NDP is coming to the streets of Kingstown before month's end, so says the party's political leader, Arnhim Eustace. Rid...
Sir Vincent Beache: ULP saw it coming
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February 16, 2007
Security Adviser in the Unity Labour Party (ULP) government Sir Vincent Beache, said that a number of irregularities had led the ULP to believe that s...
ULP celebrates $150m debt relief
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February 16, 2007
Supporters and well-wishers of the ruling Unity Labour Party (ULP) turned out by the bus loads as they journeyed to the Edinboro hard court to join me...
Dr. Gonsalves: Don’t tangle with I man!
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February 16, 2007
"I am your nightmare because I stand between you and coming back into the office of Prime Minister. Never in a million years can anything like you com...
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February 16, 2007
Deputy Warden of the Kingstown Town Board, Benjamin Haynes has apologized on behalf of himself and the Kingstown Town Board for the incident in which ...
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February 16, 2007
The past students' committee of the Girls' High School this week announced the launch of their plans for the centenary celebrations coming up in 2011....
WINFA hosts visit of Sainsbury CEO
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February 16, 2007
Two leading officials of WINFA are among a team of banana officials from the Windward Islands that is this week facilitating a two-day visit to the is...
PRCN continues battle against violence, abuse
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February 16, 2007
The Purple Ribbon Campaign Network (PRCN) is continuing to make its contribution towards ending violence against women and violence in the society on ...
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February 16, 2007
Two of Erica Hadaway’s seven children, eight-year-old Nicholas and six-year-old Zoe are burdened with an extra dose of tragedy. In October 2003 thei...
Woman strangled to death
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February 16, 2007
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Erica Hadaway, 33 of Glen on Thursday February 15 at Union Island. Reports from th...
Woman missing from Campden Park home
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February 16, 2007
A 62-year-old woman suffering from Alzheimer's disease has been missing from home for over a week and family members are now fearing the worst. Elrita...
‘Yello’, ‘Greens’ shot at Roseau
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February 16, 2007
Allan "Yello" Samuel, a 20-year-old carpenter of Petit Bordel is lucky to be alive after being shot in his right leg. The shooting took place on Wedne...
McKinnon: Aid needed to push development
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February 16, 2007
St Vincent and the Grenadines is going to be dependent on aid programmes for a long time yet; there must however be a continued push towards developme...
Jagdeo not moving on Starbroek issue
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February 16, 2007
Guyana's President remains unmovable; his government's decision to pull advertisements from the daily Stabroek News was a business decision and not ev...
Skerrit: I worked hard to be where I am today
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February 16, 2007
How a person grew up is no excuse for failure, with hard work he can achieve anything he sets his mind to. It sounds like one of those lines that you ...
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February 9, 2007
9.FEB.07 JAMAICA - The Home Circuit Court on Friday again reduced the bail terms awarded to Donovan Jones, the former church deacon who, along with tw...
US Astronaut charged with attempted murder
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February 9, 2007
9.FEB.07 ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) – Astronaut Lisa Nowak Tuesday was ordered released on an additional $10,000 bond for an attempted murder charge inv...
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February 9, 2007
9.FEB.07 GRENADA – The Government of Grenada on Tuesday issued another apology to the Government and people of the Peoples Republic of China for an...
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February 9, 2007
A huge Tsunami struck Barbados last Friday and today many are thanking God for the experience. Tackling Sin Ultimately Needs A Mighty Intercessor (TSU...
Biabou Anglican Church rededicated
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February 9, 2007
When Reverend Junior Ballantyne took over St Matthew’s Anglican Church at Biabou in 2002, he set out on a five-year strategic plan to help move the ...
GHS Young Leaders host ‘Drug Free’ rally
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February 9, 2007
While most students were in the classrooms doing their schoolwork, the students of the Girls’ High School were busy getting their groove on with som...