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’Ole George still set to butcher record Books
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’Ole George still set to butcher record Books
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September 22, 2006
NOEL BUTCHER is out of the race due to an injury he sustained, but Earl ‘Ole George’ Daniel was still walking strong under daytime temperatures of...
Taiwan signs agriculture agreement with SVG
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Taiwan signs agriculture agreement with SVG
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September 22, 2006
Taiwan and St Vincent signed its 12th Agricultural Technical Agreement this week strengthening the industry. The collaboration since 1982 has resulted...
From illiteracy to university
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From illiteracy to university
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September 22, 2006
Persons taking advantage of the Adult Literacy Crusade have an extra incentive. The first one who passes enough subjects at the Caribbean Examination ...
Port preparing for the storm
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Port preparing for the storm
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September 22, 2006
There is the popular saying 'any port for a storm.' That's for ships in the ocean when bad weather is looming. The St Vincent and the Grenadines Port ...
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EG Lynch loses appeal in defamation case
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September 22, 2006
Political activist and radio talk show host, Edwardo Lynch, has lost his appeal before the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal in a defamation case brou...
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PI into alleged rape of US teenagers soon
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September 22, 2006
The family of the two Florida teenagers who were allegedly raped on May 30, at La Soufriere is still very much committed to the process of justice and...
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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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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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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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 ...
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...
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...
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...