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PM: ‘Look with own eyes, listen with own ears’
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September 22, 2006
“We must look with our own eyes, listen with our own ears and speak with our own voice.” That was the advice Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves lef...
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Big ruckus at E.T Joshua airport
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September 22, 2006
A man bearing a name similar to a former Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago caused a big uproar last Saturday at the ET Joshua airport and it too...
Eustace concerned over deaths of SVG youths
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Eustace concerned over deaths of SVG youths
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September 22, 2006
Opposition Leader Arnhim Eustace has expressed deep concern over the number of deaths among young people in the country. Eustace who was speaking at t...
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CASME launches export
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September 22, 2006
BARBADOS - The Caribbean Association of Small & Medium Enterprises Inc. (CASME) has launched Critical PathwaysTM its export preparedness programme for...
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Digicel offers deal on postpaid accounts
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September 22, 2006
Digicel is pitching a deal to their prepaid St Vincent customers to switch over to post paid accounts by offering low rates on selected cell phones fo...
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Business license easier to get in SVG than anywhere else says World Bank Group
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September 22, 2006
This country is ranked number one in the world when it comes to dealing with business Licenses, according to a report by the staff of the World Bank G...
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Consumer Price Index
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September 22, 2006
AUGUST 2006 The Consumer Price Index for the month of August 2006 showed a decrease of 0.3, percent over July 2006. The All Items Index was 111.8 perc...
Postal Corp introduces debit card service
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Postal Corp introduces debit card service
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September 22, 2006
More money will be injected into the Vincentian economy through the introduction of Postcash, its CEO Jeff Pressman projects. “The less you pay for ...
ECTAD calls for tax on tobacco, alcohol to subsidise agriculture
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ECTAD calls for tax on tobacco, alcohol to subsidise agriculture
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September 22, 2006
Chief Coordinator of the Eastern Caribbean Trading Agriculture and Development Organization (ECTAD), Jethro Greene, believes the time has come for gov...
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SVG auctions $16 million Treasury bill on regional securities market
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September 22, 2006
Investors interested in diversifying their portfolio may consider the St. Vincent and the Grenadines EC$16 million 91-day Treasury bill, which was auc...
Venezuela to supply St Lucia with Oil
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Venezuela to supply St Lucia with Oil
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September 22, 2006
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela will supply the Caribbean nation of St Lucia with 1,700 barrels a day of oil products, the state oil company said ...
NCB improving investment opportunities says Deputy CEO
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NCB improving investment opportunities says Deputy CEO
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September 22, 2006
Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the National Commcercial Bank, Derry Williams, says that the issuing of government’s $40 million fixed rate bonds ...
Plan wisely for retirement, financial expert warns
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Plan wisely for retirement, financial expert warns
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September 22, 2006
Manager of the St.Lucia branch of the Caribbean Money Market Brokers, CMMB, Carole Jean-Marie is calling on more people of the region to plan wisely f...
Patrice laid to rest in moving ceremony
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Patrice laid to rest in moving ceremony
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September 22, 2006
On Sunday, September 17 the body of Patrice Leslie-Anne Bascombe was laid to rest in a funeral ceremony that could only be described as a celebration ...
JUSTICE FREDERICK BRUCE-LYLE KNOCKS POOR COURT CONDITIONS
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JUSTICE FREDERICK BRUCE-LYLE KNOCKS POOR COURT CONDITIONS
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September 22, 2006
Judges in St Vincent and the Grenadines may soon go blind and deaf if they continue to function in Chambers that don't meet 20th century standards let...
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Bajan company wants stake in Winn-Dixie
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September 15, 2006
by Tameka Lundy The shareholders of the City Markets and Winn-Dixie supermarket chain would entertain an application from the Barbados-based shipping ...
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Over 6,000 sex workers ask about licences for World Cup
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September 15, 2006
by Sanka Price BARBADOS (Sunday Sun) - As many as 6 000 prostitutes from across the globe could be coming to the region for next year's Cricket World ...
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UN turns down ROC’s application
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September 15, 2006
Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian advocated that Taiwan should apply for membership in the United Nations as a "new formal member" under the name of ...
Guyana facing constitutional crisis
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Guyana facing constitutional crisis
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September 15, 2006
GUYANA – Guyana is facing a constitutional crisis and the key to a resolution is being held by the Opposition. The crisis is that Article 69 of the ...
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Gonsalves to address 14th Non Aligned Summit in Havana
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September 15, 2006
'A better world is possible' was the theme echoed by Cuba's Vice President Carlos Lage Davila as he addressed the Meeting of Foreign Ministers the Non...
Credit Union help for Teachers
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Credit Union help for Teachers
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September 15, 2006
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Co-operative Credit Union is helping members to upgrade. Last Monday, the SVGTCCU handed over $35,000 to 27 Teacher...
CDERA to be renamed in 2007
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CDERA to be renamed in 2007
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September 15, 2006
The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Relief Agency (CDERA) is to be renamed in 2007 to reflect a broadening of its mandate beyond response and ...
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C&W eTop Up roams to T&T
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September 15, 2006
Cable & Wireless has announced that bmobile prepaid customers from any of it's Caribbean operations can use eTopUp services in Trinidad and Tobago whe...
Penniston man wins $200,000 lottery prize
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Penniston man wins $200,000 lottery prize
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September 15, 2006
A Penniston resident is now $200,000 richer after hitting the National Lotteries Jackpot on September 1. On Tuesday, Lient Parris, a tailor of Pennist...
Lonique makes Soroptmists proud
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Lonique makes Soroptmists proud
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September 15, 2006
The longevity of Soroptimist International in St Vincent and the Grenadines is assured. That is, if 16-year-old Lonique Wallace has anything to do wit...
Minister: New API building slightly behind schedule
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Minister: New API building slightly behind schedule
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September 15, 2006
The new headquarters for the Agency for Public Information (API) will be completed by late October or early November. This guarantee comes from Minist...
Andre remembered after 9/11
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Andre remembered after 9/11
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September 15, 2006
Andre Colin Cox was a progressive young man who at 29-years-old worked as a chef in tower two of the World Trade Center building. For seven years he w...
Plans afoot for nation’s squatters
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Plans afoot for nation’s squatters
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September 15, 2006
Christmas is finally coming for up to 5,000 squatters who have been living in less than tolerable conditions for many years. The Housing and Land Deve...
SECOND CHANCE
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SECOND CHANCE
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September 15, 2006
Karen Cornwall and Alyssa Grant have been given a second chance and they both embraced it tightly. Both took wrong roads early in their life. They bec...
‘Al Qaeda suspect in Trinidad or Guyana’
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‘Al Qaeda suspect in Trinidad or Guyana’
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September 8, 2006
The trail was hot and has now gone cold for one of the United States most wanted terrorists suspects who might be somewhere in Guyana or Trinidad and ...
Shekeema gets RBTT scholarship
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Shekeema gets RBTT scholarship
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September 8, 2006
RBTT Bank Limited has awarded its 2006 Secondary School Scholarship for disadvantaged students. Shekeema Humphrey, 11-years-old, of Lauders is this ye...
Cool Riderz distributes back to school supplies
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Cool Riderz distributes back to school supplies
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September 8, 2006
The Cool Riderz Motor Cycle Club Back to School Charity Ride continued with their activities, on Sunday, August 27, 2006. They travelled to the Windwa...
Atiah’s motto: Strive for excellence
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Atiah’s motto: Strive for excellence
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September 8, 2006
With the personal motto of "always striving for excellence" it is no wonder that 16-year-old Atiah Stephens of the Girls’ High School snatched nine ...
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SVG invited to Film Showcase in Cuba
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September 8, 2006
St Vincent and the Grenadines has been invited to participate in the Cuban-hosted Traveling Caribbean Film Showcase. The Ministry of Culture is inviti...
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Govenment to find new home for Intermediate High School
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September 8, 2006
With the school situated next to the hustle and bustle of the Kingstown traffic, the Intermediate High School will soon be relocated at McKies Hill, a...
Students receive CLICO scholarships
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Students receive CLICO scholarships
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September 8, 2006
Krystol Primus and Nickisha Pitt were the two proud recipients of the Clico International General Insurance Scholarship Fund. Primus, a past student o...
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Barrouallie schools get $10,000 each
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September 8, 2006
The Barrouallie Government School and the Barrouallie Anglican School received donations of $10,000 each. The donations were made by Vincentian-born C...
St. Joseph Convent scores high in CXC
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St. Joseph Convent scores high in CXC
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September 8, 2006
The success of the St Joseph Convent has come as no surprise, said Principal Calma Balcombe. The formula for success was the focused and disciplined s...
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HIV/AIDS Secretariat churches host workshop
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September 8, 2006
The St Vincent and the Grenadines Christian Council in collaboration with the Caribbean Conferences of Churches, and the National HIV/AIDS Secretariat...
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NOBA refuses Prime Minister’s subsidy offer
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September 8, 2006
"No thank you, Mr Prime Minister." That was the response of the National Mini Bus Association (NOBA) to the prime minister's offer of an increased fue...
Gaymes complains of Police brutality
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Gaymes complains of Police brutality
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September 8, 2006
Police are investigating a complaint of alleged brutality by their own against a civilian. Curtis Gaymes, a 29-year-old Driver, said he was picked up ...
Chequana wheels into Girls’ High School
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Chequana wheels into Girls’ High School
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September 8, 2006
She always wanted to go to Girls’ High School and Monday Chequana got her wish as she wheeled herself into Form One G Velox. The wheelchair-bound 11...
Minors-Rouse wants more counsellors in the schools
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Minors-Rouse wants more counsellors in the schools
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September 8, 2006
A secondary school principal wants more counsellors in the schools. Principal of the Bishop's College in Kingstown, Samantha Minors-Rouse, is stunned ...
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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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