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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...
Students receive CLICO scholarships
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Students receive CLICO scholarships
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September 8, 2006
Krystol Primus and Nickisha Pitt were the two proud recipients of the Clico International General Insurance Scholarship Fund. Primus, a past student o...
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Barrouallie schools get $10,000 each
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September 8, 2006
The Barrouallie Government School and the Barrouallie Anglican School received donations of $10,000 each. The donations were made by Vincentian-born C...
St. Joseph Convent scores high in CXC
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St. Joseph Convent scores high in CXC
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September 8, 2006
The success of the St Joseph Convent has come as no surprise, said Principal Calma Balcombe. The formula for success was the focused and disciplined s...
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HIV/AIDS Secretariat churches host workshop
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September 8, 2006
The St Vincent and the Grenadines Christian Council in collaboration with the Caribbean Conferences of Churches, and the National HIV/AIDS Secretariat...
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NOBA refuses Prime Minister’s subsidy offer
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September 8, 2006
"No thank you, Mr Prime Minister." That was the response of the National Mini Bus Association (NOBA) to the prime minister's offer of an increased fue...
Gaymes complains of Police brutality
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Gaymes complains of Police brutality
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September 8, 2006
Police are investigating a complaint of alleged brutality by their own against a civilian. Curtis Gaymes, a 29-year-old Driver, said he was picked up ...
Chequana wheels into Girls’ High School
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Chequana wheels into Girls’ High School
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September 8, 2006
She always wanted to go to Girls’ High School and Monday Chequana got her wish as she wheeled herself into Form One G Velox. The wheelchair-bound 11...
Abijah’s son laid to rest
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Abijah’s son laid to rest
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September 8, 2006
They went through great lengths to celebrate his fun loving life, heralding his love for fishing, drama, and an entrepreneurial spirit but no one coul...
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Report: Argyle wind levels no problem
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September 8, 2006
Data collected and analyzed thus far from the wind station at Argyle suggest that the wind levels at Argyle will not cause any problems to small aircr...
Francis is higest ranked female cop
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Francis is higest ranked female cop
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September 8, 2006
When Stenelia Francis began her service with the Royal St Vincent Police Force 27 years ago she cried for days. .... Now she is the highest ranked fem...
Career specialist to visit Caribbean
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Career specialist to visit Caribbean
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September 8, 2006
Dr. Lawrence K. Jones, internationally acknowledged expert in career counselling and President of The Career Key Inc., will visit the Caribbean from S...
Roy’s Inn buckles, 23 workers on breadline
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Roy’s Inn buckles, 23 workers on breadline
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September 8, 2006
The hotel sector took a serious dent this week when Roy's Inn closed its doors taking with it just over seven per cent of the hotel rooms in St. Vince...
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Ambassador John elected Chair of OAS
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September 1, 2006
H. E. Ellsworth I. A. John, Ambassador of St. Vincent and the Grenadines has been elected by the Organization of American States (OAS) to chair the Pe...