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Showcasing the talents of young Vincentians
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November 24, 2006
by Shunice Butcher Nov.24.06 The National Science Fair seems to bring out a number of talents in young Vincentians as was seen in the case with 18-yea...
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November 24, 2006
The date for the renewal of vehicle licences has been put back by one week to Monday, November 27, 2006. Comptroller of the Inland Revenue, Kelvin Pom...
Eustace: Bill too crucial to rush through
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November 24, 2006
The Opposition is not sure that there are enough persons in St Vincent and the Grenadines who are capable of properly evaluating and accrediting highe...
I’M STILL ME!
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November 24, 2006
KYRON MOBBED BY VINCENTIAN CROWD It's not often that one comes across a person who has the total package of great looks, undeniable talent and quiet h...
Caribbean Civil Aviation team to probe crash
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November 24, 2006
DAY 4 Wednesday, November 22 Investigators from the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority (ECCAA) arrived in St Vincent and the Grenadines to beg...
No sign of missing two – debris found
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November 24, 2006
DAY 3 Tuesday, November 21 Hope that Rasheed Ibrahim and Dominic Gonsalves may still be alive is diminishing as the third day of search for the missin...
RSS, French teams join search, rescue mission
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November 24, 2006
DAY 2 Monday, November 20 Vincentians woke up this morning to the news that a SVG Air plane had vanished the evening before and a massive search and r...
Auto Club Caribbean ready to serve motorists
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November 24, 2006
The newLY opened Auto Club Caribbean (ACC) is promising to meet the automotive needs of vehicle owners. At the launch of the company on Tuesday Novemb...
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November 24, 2006
Nov.24.06 October The Consumer Price Index for the month of October, registered a 0.8 percent decline over the month of September, 2006. The “All It...
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November 24, 2006
by Elford John Nov.24.06 As we move into the festive season, we need to pay more attention to the security of our business/companies from both interna...
Economics of Airport Development
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November 24, 2006
“The value of concessions to affected Argyle property owners” Nov.24.06 For some time now, we have been talking about the concessions granted by t...
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November 17, 2006
Eight sectors are being considered for priority treatment in the recently developed National Export Strategy. And, beginning this week, stakeholders f...
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November 17, 2006
Passengers and crew of the cruise liner Ocean Village were welcomed to St Vincent on Monday as it started its Caribbean winter cruises. The vessel wil...
War heroes remembered
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November 17, 2006
SIXTY-five Vincentians died in the two World Wars of the early 20th Century and last Sunday the country gathered to pay tribute and remember the supre...
Computec gift lifts Girls’ High
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November 17, 2006
Girls' High School has received a portable projector from the local business firm, Computec. Managing Director Michael John (in photo at right) presen...
Lady D $1,000 richer thanks to Courts
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November 17, 2006
Denise "Lady D" Stephens is the winner of the Courts (St Vincent) Ltd Look-a-Like and Sing-Like Alison Hinds contest held on Tuesday November 14 at th...
PM pays visit to DiscoveryWorks
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November 17, 2006
Founder of DiscoveryWorks Ltd., Harry DeBari, has praised the Vincentian staff for being some of the best workers he has ever employed. DeBari who gav...
Little Shande shows age is just a number
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November 17, 2006
by Shaunice Butcher While some may think that age may be a big problem when comes to competition this was not the case with four-year-old Shande Danzi...
27 win with Cable & Wireless
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November 17, 2006
"I think this has been the best Independence gift we have given to our customers thus far", said Marketing Manager, Fitzgerald Huggins, in reference t...
Shell pumping out V-Power
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November 17, 2006
As of Wednesday, November 15, Shell gasoline users have been using the new and improved Shell V-Power gasoline, which promises to make engines run smo...
Venezuela fuels VINLEC under PetroCaribe deal
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November 17, 2006
Venezuela came bearing two gifts this week for St Vincent and the Grenadines. One was the delivery of the first shipment of diesel for VINLEC under th...
Cruise ship terminal vendors bawling
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November 17, 2006
by Adrian Codogan The start of tourism week coupled with the inaugural visit of cruise liner Ocean Village is no smiling matter for some vendors and s...
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November 10, 2006
WASHINGTON DC (BBC) - The resignation of the US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld shows how much the Bush administration is in disarray about Iraq. Th...
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November 10, 2006
CALIFORNIA - A 33-year-old who was released from prison last week was found lying on a tree stump, masturbating beside a nature path, near a Bay Area ...
Turkey makes donation to Trinidad-based ACS
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November 10, 2006
The Trinidad-based Association of Caribbean States (ACS) has received financial assistance from the Government of Turkey to support its work in disast...
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November 10, 2006
A brand new licensing system for motor vehicles has come into effect to speed up payment of the 21,838-registered automobiles that are in the country....
Taiwanese give to hospital
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November 10, 2006
There is a definite link between the governments of Taiwan and St Vincent and the Grenadines, but Ambassador Jack Cheng is looking at the relationship...
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November 10, 2006
Vanessa Harry of the Barrouallie Government School, read her way into the hearts of the judges to secure top place in this year's 8th Annual Leo Club ...
Digicel grabs U Mobile in Guyana
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November 10, 2006
Digicel has announced the acquisition of the Guyanese mobile operator U Mobile through the direct acquisition of its parent holding company, TWT, brin...
SVG youths rewarded
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November 10, 2006
Under the theme, "Youth Facing Life's Challenges with Purpose" the National Youth Awards were held at the Cruise Ship Terminal on October 30. Methodis...
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November 10, 2006
Three members of Soroptimist International of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Lavinia Gunn, Federation Councillor for SVG, Kathryn Cyrus Caribbean Regi...
Kerla wins Backyard Garden competition
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November 10, 2006
Kerla Scott of Lowmans Windward out-cultivated 39 other budding greenthumbs to 'harvest' the top prize in the St Vincent and the Grenadines National B...
Analogue televisions to be phased out soon
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November 10, 2006
Just as leaded gasoline was phased out causing people to change to unleaded gasoline cars, digital television sets will soon be replacing analogue set...