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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...
Life must be more than cold hard facts
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November 10, 2006
In a close analogy to the biblical precept that faith without works is dead, Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has suggested that there is an umbilica...
Day 1: Glenn Jackson murder PI begins
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November 10, 2006
After a four-month wait, the highly anticipated Preliminary Investigation into the March 5, 2006 death of the Prime Minister's Press Secretary and Per...
Day 4: Jackson’s widow breaks down
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November 10, 2006
For the first time since she began to diligently take notes at each session of the Preliminary Inquiry into her late husband's death, Susan Jackson we...
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November 3, 2006
Tuesday 26th October was not only the eve of Independence but also a day of celebration for all bMobile customers who visited the state of the art bMo...
Vincy play makes history in New York
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November 3, 2006
The popular Vincentian hit comedy drama "Tables Will Turn" was the only other production second in line to a previously held Luther Vandros concert to...
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November 3, 2006
by Yonnette Belmar The Almond Tree, an area where many Bequians gather regularly for 'Parliament' was on Friday October 27 transformed into a sea of c...
Students celebrate in Taiwan
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November 3, 2006
by Kenton Chance in Taiwan The name of St Vincent and the Grenadines is now on the lips of more Taiwan people as Vincentians in Taiwan last Sunday, Oc...
PM sees 2007 as critical for SVG
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November 3, 2006
The year 2007 would be a critical one for Vincentians. That's according to Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves. During his Independence Day message to t...
Cato gets visit for Independence
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November 3, 2006
The widow of the father of St Vincent and the Grenadines is concerned about the increasing instances of crime in the country. Lucy Cato's independence...
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November 3, 2006
There is a growing shortage of teachers within the secondary school system - effects of the education revolution that is supposed to among other thing...
Ledger: Buy high quality goods
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November 3, 2006
In an effort to crack down on inferior goods and services in the country, Director of the Bureau of Standards, Ezra Ledger strongly advises consumers ...