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Youngsters get training in financial matters
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August 25, 2006
Business houses keen on employing youngsters knowledgeable on money matters could refer to the Young Employee Socialization Training Programme. There ...
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August 25, 2006
The dysfunctional aspects of the managerial culture at Vinlec that resulted in seven members of that company's top management team being dismissed in ...
Bomb scare at Police lecture
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August 25, 2006
A senseless act by an individual disrupted the tranquility at the Peace Memorial Hall last Wednesday evening. At a lecture held in memory of the late ...
Economy in total mess says Opposition Leader
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August 25, 2006
Opposition leader Arnhim Eustace has declared the economy of St Vincent and the Grenadines as being a total mess. Making reference to the Internationa...
SVG’s fiscal position has improved says PM
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August 25, 2006
Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, disclosed in the House of Assembly on Thursday August 17, 2006, that the fiscal position ...
C&W offering back to school specials
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August 18, 2006
With just a few weeks of summer remaining many parents and children are preparing for the new academic year. The search for resources to help children...
Youths complete summer programme
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August 18, 2006
A group of mainly Rastafari women, dubbed “Sisters of Sense” is ensuring that Vincentian children develop well-rounded personalities. Last Friday,...
Williams wants more training for Cops
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August 18, 2006
Chairman of Police and Public Service Commission, Cecil ‘Blazer’ Williams, is of the sound opinion that there should be training of officers to de...
Baptiste –  Taskforce to clean up market
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August 18, 2006
Minister of Urban Development and Culture René Baptiste, has vowed to make the Kingstown vegetable market a much more conducive place for persons occ...
Consul General weds Bequia sweetheart
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August 18, 2006
by Nelson A. King in New York New York Consul General Cosmus Cozier and his Bequia sweetheart Carolyn Dewer two Saturdays ago exchanged wedding vows a...
Youngsters celebrate Youth Encuentro
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August 18, 2006
When one thinks of Jamaica, the first thing that comes to mind is its rich culture, ranging from dancing to reggae music. But on July 24, 2006, the ag...
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August 18, 2006
The National Commercial Bank (NCB)is improving its business operations. It is making more profit than ever before. In 2001 the proportion of bad loans...
Cool Riderz cycle club promotes road safety
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August 18, 2006
The Cool Riderz Motorcycle Club continues its community activities. This time the recipient of a food basket valued at EC$ 400 was 78-year-old Henry K...
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August 18, 2006
UNITED KINGDOM – The police in the United Kingdom have carried out a major counter-terrorism operation last week to disrupt what is believed to be a...
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August 18, 2006
The news agency Reuters, has withdrawn from sale 920 pictures taken by a photographer after finding he had doctored two images taken in Lebanon. Blogg...
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August 18, 2006
Around 10,000 bags checked in by British Airways passengers have gone missing at airports since the UK security alert began, the airline says. It said...
Scholarship for Simmons
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August 18, 2006
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (August, 2006) - The Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA) has awarded 39 academic scholarships and professional development grants,...
Bullock earns MD from St. Georges
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August 18, 2006
Andy A. Bullock, of La Croix, Mesopotamia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, was awarded the degree of Doctor of Medicine by St. George's University, Sc...
Brian calls it George
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August 18, 2006
The Housing and Land Development Corporation (HLDC) is looking for a new general manager. Brian George, who has held that position since February 2003...
Sir Louis wants  more houses
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August 18, 2006
Outgoing Central Leeward representative, Deputy Prime Minister, Sir Louis Straker is still not satisfied with the 16 additional new houses handed over...
Malcolm pleased with A’Level results
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August 18, 2006
The A’Level results are back and while the Community College has scored a 62 per cent pass rate this year - a decline of five per cent when compared...
New Salvation Army Majors ready for challenge
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August 11, 2006
Majors Henry and Paula King of The Salvation Army are the new Commanding Officers assigned to the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Corps. The Kings alon...
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August 11, 2006
GUYANA – A large band of gunmen stormed into the Kaieteur News printery at Eccles Tuesday night and executed five men after shooting wildly in Bagot...
Ambassador donates $1,000 to Miss SVG
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August 11, 2006
Taiwan's Ambassador to St Vincent and the Grenadines, Jack Cheng was so impressed with what he saw during carnival 2006, that he opted to raised the p...
Corporate community donate to charity
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August 11, 2006
Once again a group of businessmen has donated to charity. This is a commendable gesture as the complaint is often made that the corporate community do...
Digicel awards a valued customer
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August 11, 2006
Digicel wants their customers to feel unique and a supervisor with the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Sheffield Cottle of Chauncey, is now the proud ow...
Digicel to sponsor Fashion Caribbean
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August 11, 2006
Digicel has sponsored the 6th Annual Fashion Caribbean set for the weekend of September 1, to the tune of $15,000. In a short handing-over ceremony at...
Donna Young remembered at Memorial Mass
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August 11, 2006
Friends, family and well-wishers attended a Memorial Mass Service last week Thursday at the Catholic Cathedral to pay respects to the late Donna Maria...
RBTT records US $35m in after tax profit
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August 11, 2006
Peter J. July, Group Chairman, RBTT Financial Holdings Limited, announced that the Group has achieved another quarter of profitable growth. For the fi...
‘Get Entry Clearance before going to UK’
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August 11, 2006
Vincentian Nationals who wish to enter the United Kingdom for more than six months must apply for Entry Clearance before arrival. This was advised in ...
HMS Iron Duke visits St. Vincent
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August 11, 2006
Royal Navy Frigate HMS IRON DUKE arrived in St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Tuesday, August 8, for a two-day informal port visit during her tour of ...