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Bowman: Nine Mornings Festival a success
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January 12, 2007
Since the revival of Nine Mornings in 1999, treasurer of the committee Lennox Bowman believes that the organisation has met its objectives one of whic...
Constable wins $221,000 Lottery prize
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January 12, 2007
Constable Lesroy Baker of Greggs now has $221,000 locked in his possession as he is the first person to win the National Lotteries Lotto game this yea...
Courts brings help to needy for Christmas
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January 12, 2007
Courts St Vincent Ltd. through its Christmas project named "Courts Dare to Care this Christmas" has made several families’ "Christmas Wishes" a real...
NESDEC promises to be more visible for 2007
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January 12, 2007
With the view that the national plan goes beyond a political government's five-year term in office, Chairman of the National Economic and Social Devel...
Yacht rescued off Chateaubelair
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January 12, 2007
by Adrian Codogan 12.JAN.07 What could not be achieved with heavy equipment and brute force on Saturday was accomplished with ingenuity on Monday. Las...
Youths warned: Don’t to be fooled
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January 12, 2007
by Adrian codogan 12.JAN.07 If you do the crime, you will do the time, the police have assured drug traffickers and dealers. “Don’t be fooled, the...
PM blames opposition for the nation’s debt
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January 12, 2007
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves took a snipe at the Opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) on Sunday, January 14, 2007, blaming them for contributing...
Damage property … go fix it back!
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January 12, 2007
Road users who damage government property such as retaining walls and guard railings would have to "fix them back". This stern warning comes from Tran...
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January 12, 2007
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves in a letter dated January 5, 2007 has congratulated incoming Secretary-General of the United Nations His Excellency ...
Blame it on poor drainage system
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January 12, 2007
Inadequate drainage is the culprit responsible for what appears to be annual Christmas flooding, according to a government-funded study. The most rece...
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January 12, 2007
A right leg belonging to a human washed up on Mt Grennan Bay on Thursday, December 28,2006 and has police engulfed in extensive investigations. Accord...
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January 12, 2007
After going missing on December 24, 2006, Elroy "Red Head" Pope of Sandy Bay was found dead Friday, January 5, 2007 in Union Island. On December 23, 2...
Grandad ponders Cheruice’s death
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January 12, 2007
Did we fail, where did we go wrong, and what could we have done differently? Questions like these are what filled the minds and were uttered from the ...
2006 – YEAR IN REVIEW JANUARY – MARCH
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January 5, 2007
JANUARY l Danielle Daniella Edwards was the first baby for the New Year. She was born to Michelle Edwards of Rockies. l Deputy Prime Minister Louis St...
Memorable Highlights of 2006
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January 5, 2007
• The residents of Chile Village, Georgetown made citizen arrests by apprehending the suspects in the La Soufriere rape of two Florida teenagers on ...
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January 5, 2007
05.JAN.07 IRAQ - A guard present at Saddam Hussein’s execution is being questioned over the unofficial mobile phone footage of the hanging, Iraqi of...
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January 5, 2007
05.JAN.07 ENGLAND - Soca Warrior Carlos Edwards signed a £1.5m deal with the Sunderland Association Football Club (SAFC) of Britain Tuesday as a midf...
Man turns 100 with love of more than 80 years
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January 5, 2007
05.JAN.07 BARBADOS - 100 for ‘PA’. Behind every good man is a great woman; and centenarian Mortimer St Clair Da Costa Hunte knows that for certain...
Oprah opens school for girls in South Africa
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January 5, 2007
05.JAN.07 Johannesburg, South Africa - Pupils from the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls will be sent for HIV/Aids testing with their parents...
Bailey wins Bishop’s christmas hamper
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January 5, 2007
05.JAN.07 The Christmas Hamper draw, sponsored by the Bishop’s College Kingstown Pioneer Students was won by Quincey Bailey. The raffle which was in...
Cable & Wireless Reaches Out!
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January 5, 2007
05.JAN.07 Cable & Wireless, an official sponsor of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007, has made a donation of $1000 to the Salvation Army in an effort to ...
Youth missing after surfing incident
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January 5, 2007
While most persons were celebrating over the Christmas season, for Shearina Frank and other villagers of the Georgetown community, a cloud of darkness...
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January 5, 2007
Thanks to the Salvation Army and the Lions Club, 30 underprivileged children from across St Vincent and the Grenadines will feel a little less lonely ...
A dream come true for Kidame Kingman
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January 5, 2007
The Make-A-Wish foundation made the dream of going to Walt Disney World for Kidame Kingman a reality. The former St Joseph’s Convent Kingstown stude...
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January 5, 2007
FirstCaribbean International Bank Limited has appointed three new directors to its board following CIBC’s acquisition of 599.4 million shares held b...
Vincentians show Christmas spirit
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January 5, 2007
The Salvation Army appealed for money last month and Vincentians responded with their dollars. "The giving was tremendous this year, the people came o...
Child killed by falling concrete blocks
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January 5, 2007
Like most Vincentians the Christmas season was a joyous time for the Ashton family of South Rivers and the New Year was to be a period of great expect...
New campaign to clean up stray dogs
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January 5, 2007
BOW WOW! If you love your dogs keep them restrained or fenced in! The days of menacing, prowling, half-starved, mangy, or scavenging dogs roaming the ...
Businesses make killing this Christmas
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January 5, 2007
PICKED BARE Vincentians shelled out a handsome sum on Christmas shopping, and some business operators in Kingstown believed that at a glance, this yea...
Florida donates to Nursing School
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January 5, 2007
The St Vincent School of Nursing has received a New Years gift from the St Vincent and the Grenadines Association in Florida (SVGAF). It comprised of ...
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January 5, 2007
by Lord Anthony Gifford 05.JAN.07 The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has handed down its first decision in the human rights field, in the case of At...
Walters urges NBC staff to build station
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January 5, 2007
A sharp tongue-lashing was the gift that Information Minister Selmon Walters brought to the recently held National Broadcasting Corporation's (NBC) di...
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January 5, 2007
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has become Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) from January 1 for the next six months. St Vincent and the ...
2006 – YEAR IN REVIEW – APRIL – AUGUST
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January 5, 2007
APRIL • More than half of Grade 2 students at the CW Prescod Primary were found to be unable to read at their class level in a recently conducted Na...
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December 22, 2006
The cost of living rose slightly in November compared to the previous month but while the overall picture is miniscule there were some hefty increases...
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December 22, 2006
ANTIGUA – Police are investigating an incident which has left a minor and her guardian seriously traumatised. Reports reaching the SUN indicate that...