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Minister meets with squatters
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October 6, 2006
Residents of Buddy Gutter were updated on plans to improve living conditions of squatters in the area. It was the third in a series of meetings held b...
Customs Officer talks his way to the top
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October 6, 2006
Patrick Hutchins has been a Customs Officer for the past six years. He works on the northern Grenadine island of Bequia, and that may have served as a...
Thompson wants changes to ICTs
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October 6, 2006
An appeal has been made for persons in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to demystify this area and raise the level of interest and exci...
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October 6, 2006
Two wind stations have arrived in the island compliments of the Hugo Chavez Administration of Venezuela. Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves who receive...
Respect the elderly, says PM
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October 6, 2006
With 10 percent of the population of St Vincent and the Grenadines accounting for elderly persons, Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves sounded his voice...
No money for Carifesta
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October 6, 2006
St Vincent and the Grenadines did not participate in Carifesta 2006 because there was no money in the budget. This is according to Permanent Secretary...
WINFA conference slated for St. Lucia
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October 6, 2006
The 5th Biennial General Assembly of the Association of Caribbean Farmers (WINFA) will be held in St Lucia October 10-12. It will be held under the th...
Cato sworn in as Justice of Peace
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October 6, 2006
Valentine Cato is one of the nine Vincentians who has been sworn in as a Justice of the Peace and promises to carry out his duty without fear or favou...
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October 6, 2006
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) the gas which is used to power air conditioning units and refrigerators is to be phased out within the next three years. The...
Taiwan presents EC$3m Crushing Plant to SVG
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October 6, 2006
St Vincent and the Grenadines has received a EC$3.0 million Crushing Plant at Rabacca from the Government of Taiwan. Ambassador Jack Cheng of the Repu...
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October 6, 2006
The Social Investment Fund, in continuing its efforts to reduce poverty through community empowerment, presented over $10,000 worth of equipment to th...
NOBA head supports ban on loud music
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October 6, 2006
The poundING bassline of the day’s newest “rap joint” causing a simulated heart attack to the grand mother sitting in the back seat of a mini bu...
Police undergo training for World Cup 2007
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October 6, 2006
With only five months to go until the ICC Cricket World cup bowls its way into the Caribbean, close protection security is the priority for local poli...
A tale of two public transport system
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October 6, 2006
In the wake of the turbulence created by striking members of the National Omni Buses Association (NOBA), some here felt that St Vincent and the Grenad...
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October 6, 2006
The 124th anniversary of the Argyle protests will be marked with a cultural rally at the P’Tani Resort tomorrow from 6:30 p.m. One hundred and twent...
Sam: Teachers must be more sensitized to CSME
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October 6, 2006
President of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers' Union (SVGTU) Otto Sam is of the opinion that teachers need to be better sensitized about the...
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October 6, 2006
Myrtle Jack, who just less than eight years ago was charged for administering corporal punishment on a male student, believes that was the genesis of ...
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October 6, 2006
A lawsuit against the government for negligence in the death of Patrice Bascombe has been stalled. Attorney Bayliss Frederick of Fredericks Attorneys ...
Calliaqua police moving to new building
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October 6, 2006
Two weeks after scurrying out of their rodent infested station officers at the Calliaqua Police Station are expected to move into a spanking new and a...
VAT Consultant: Get facts straight!
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October 6, 2006
Radio talk shows have been cautioned not to propagate incorrect information as regards the Value Added Tax (VAT). VAT Consultant, Michal Andrews, spea...
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September 29, 2006
BARBADOS (Nation News) - FROM NOVEMBER 1, anyone who wants to get an American immigrant visa will need access to a computer. There will be a global ch...
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September 29, 2006
The National Insurance Services (NIS), would be partnering with a number of businesses to host this year’s Pensioner’s Appreciation Day on Monday ...
Schools compete for public speaking title
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September 29, 2006
Bequia, yesterday, was host to the opening of this year's Cable & Wireless sponsored Lion's Club Public Speaking competition. Today Friday, schools in...
New computer system at NIS
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September 29, 2006
Deputy Chairman of the National Insurance Services (NIS), Elroy John said the NIS has embarked on a data clean up programme to better inform the polic...
Miss SVG makes good on promise
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September 29, 2006
Sion Hill Government School has received a portable stereo CD and cassette recorder system compliments of Courts St Vincent Ltd and the reigning Miss ...
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September 29, 2006
The staff of the Magistracy will receive a reward for faithfully working through very trying times brought on by the July 21 fire that gutted the buil...
Sir Louis ready to call it a day
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September 29, 2006
Deputy Prime Minister Sir Louis Straker has announced his intention to quit active politics and this was a main talking point at the opening of the wa...
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September 29, 2006
Property owners at Argyle are concerned over a discrepancy in the valuation of their properties as they relocate for construction of the Argyle Intern...
Glasgow challenges IADC
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September 29, 2006
Chairman of the Argyle Property Owners Association, Carl Glasgow, is challenging the competence of the committee hired to take charge of preparations ...
10 students named for Malaysian scholarships
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September 29, 2006
Adrian Da Silva is proud as a peacock that he is one of the inaugural 10 to be awarded the Malaysian scholarships but he is even more excited about wh...