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Vincy man shot dead in Canada
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April 21, 2006
A Vincentian who found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time was laid to rest on Wednesday in Canada. Sources told SEARCHLIGHT Kenroy Whitfield...
Less net privilege for public servants
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Less net privilege for public servants
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April 21, 2006
The policy that is already in draft form is expected to be unveiled sometime mid year and is geared towards improving productivity in the public servi...
Hurricane wipes out field in Bequia
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Hurricane wipes out field in Bequia
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April 21, 2006
The tiny Grenadine island of Bequia was host to a record-breaking 40 competing yachts and 34 local double-ender boats over the Easter weekend for the ...
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GHS wins French speaking week
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April 13, 2006
The winners of the French Speaking Week Contest organised by the Alliance Française between the 16 and 23 of March are, in the Forms 1 and 2 category...
Green Party wants Eco Plastic factory
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Green Party wants Eco Plastic factory
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April 13, 2006
The St.Vincent and the Grenadines Green Party has come up with another ambitious plan for this country. As a result, it is calling on the Unity Labour...
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Rotary Club mentors students
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April 13, 2006
End-of-Term is not normally a studious time, but a number of Community College Students are proving their commitment to their studies. They have enrol...
Roots Gordon appeals for help
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Roots Gordon appeals for help
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April 13, 2006
A small audience grooved in the early morning as he delivered his musical piece, "love solution." He has over sixty songs penned and ready but Elvis "...
14 take up coast Guard challenge
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14 take up coast Guard challenge
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April 13, 2006
Commander Tyrone James is painfully aware of the vulnerabilities that exist along the Southern Grenadines coastline but the Coast Guard just does not ...
PMDS training workshop opens
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PMDS training workshop opens
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April 13, 2006
The training workshop on the Performance Management and Development System (PMDS) concepts, process and skills for supervisors was held last Monday at...
Pharmacists hand over reference books
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Pharmacists hand over reference books
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April 13, 2006
Much needed up-to-date Pharmaceutical reference books were handed over to the St.Vincent and the Grenadines Medical Association from the Pharmacists A...
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Regional Ozone meeting
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April 13, 2006
Thirteen Caribbean countries and several Regional and International bodies will gather here in St. Vincent and the Grenadines for the Regional Meeting...
VINLEC website upgraded
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VINLEC website upgraded
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April 13, 2006
Communicating with the St.Vincent and the Grenadines Electricity Services (VINLEC), is now just a click away using the now re-vamped website, www.VINL...
Teenage mom sends warning to youths
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Teenage mom sends warning to youths
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April 13, 2006
If life were equipped with a rewind button, then Sheria Baptiste would not be a 17-year-old mother of a two year old son and a Senior Three school dro...
Easter – lives transformed
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Easter – lives transformed
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April 13, 2006
As a predominantly Christian community we traditionally reflect on the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ at Easter time. Normally emotion...
Credit union reaps Bowman’s crop
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Credit union reaps Bowman’s crop
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April 13, 2006
There is the popular saying that you reap what you sow. That may be the case with the Kingstown Cooperative Credit Union. In 1995, Felix Bowman became...
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Telecoms company rewards customers with free call credits
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April 13, 2006
Last Thursday Digicel customers began to receive almost $1 million in free call credit to reward them for their loyalty. Over one third of Digicel OEC...
Leo Club embarks on bus shed project
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Leo Club embarks on bus shed project
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April 13, 2006
Two weeks after the historic Leo Convention hosted here by local Leo Clubs, 13 members of the local Leo Clubs completed Phase 2 of the Chateaubelair b...
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Group to host vacation workshop
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April 13, 2006
The St. Vincent Planned Parenthood Association is hosting an Easter Vacation workshop from April 18 to 21. The workshop will be held at the Anglican P...
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Chateau man drowns
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April 13, 2006
The North Leeward Town of Chateaubelair was thrown into a state of sadness last Tuesday morning, as a result of the disappearance of Daniel James, a 5...
Adelphi School Young Leaders donate $400
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Adelphi School Young Leaders donate $400
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April 13, 2006
The Adelphi Secondary School RBTT Young Leaders made a donation to the School For Children with Special Needs at Georgetown on Tuesday, April 11. The ...
Taiwan to assist SVG  with airport construction
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Taiwan to assist SVG with airport construction
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April 13, 2006
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves said the Republic of China on Taiwan would be assisting St. Vincent and the Grenadines with one of this country’s...
Agency for Public Information gets equipment from Taiwan
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Agency for Public Information gets equipment from Taiwan
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April 13, 2006
This country is celebrating the 25th anniversary of diplomatic ties with the Republic of China on Taiwan. To commemorate the anniversary, Resident Amb...
Digicel opens in T&T
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Digicel opens in T&T
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April 13, 2006
Trinidad and Tobago Telecoms 100-year-old monopoly ends with entrance of new player Digicel began offering service in Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday ...
‘Bootleggers’ liable to prosecution under the law
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‘Bootleggers’ liable to prosecution under the law
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April 13, 2006
Piracy of copyright materials is a crime in St.Vincent and the Grenadines like other countries the world over. Yet on the streets of Kingstown "Bootle...
DeShong not pleased with use of English in schools
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DeShong not pleased with use of English in schools
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April 13, 2006
Luis DeShong, Acting Deputy Chief Education Officer has commended the government for their policy of Universal Secondary Education. But he has made cl...
Spelling Bee trophy goes to Georgetown
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Spelling Bee trophy goes to Georgetown
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April 13, 2006
Students, staff, and those connected with the Georgetown Government School have additional reasons to be proud. Raedonna Abbott, Gerron Texeria and De...
No sudden hike in VAT prices says Dr. Thompson
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No sudden hike in VAT prices says Dr. Thompson
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April 13, 2006
The Vincentian public has been mis-educated by the media about the effects of the soon to be introduced Value Added Tax (VAT) system. This is accordin...
Lonnie undergoes surgery
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Lonnie undergoes surgery
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April 13, 2006
If it becomes necessary, Lonnie Robinson, a final year student of the Community College who is currently undergoing critical reconstructive surgery at...
Health workers put on 2-day fair
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Health workers put on 2-day fair
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April 13, 2006
‘Working Together for Health’ World Health Day was celebrated Last Friday, April 7, and to commemorate the event The St. Vincent and the Grenadine...
KCCU’s up with technology
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KCCU’s up with technology
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April 13, 2006
Website: www.kccu.vc If you are a Kingstown Cooperative Credit Union member, and you have access to a computer, you don't have to physically go to the...
Agard: I think the water start boiling
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Agard: I think the water start boiling
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April 13, 2006
Meanwhile, Sam Agard, an elderly resident of Mt.Pleasant, jokingly said to the Prime Minister: "Sir I think the water start boiling." Agard stated tha...
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SVG Medical Association to host National Health Fair
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April 7, 2006
The S.V.G Medical Association will be holding its 5th National Health Fair today and tomorrow. The Health Fair will be held under the theme "Working T...
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East Indian Foundation formed
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April 7, 2006
Vincentians are being invited to provide ideas, suggestions and comments on the proposed East Indian Foundation. The invitation was made recently by L...
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Schools to clash in musical showdown
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April 7, 2006
The anticipated "Schools' Showdown" is finally here. This evening Friday, April 7, the event will take place at the Kingstown Netball Centre, also kno...
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National Trust elects new Board
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April 7, 2006
On Wednesday April 5, 2006 newly elected Members of the Board of the Saint Vincent National Trust met to elect an executive for the three-year term wh...
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Senator Francis meets with Housing staff
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April 7, 2006
The staff members of the Ministry of Housing, Informal Human Settlements, Lands and Surveys and Physical Planning met with Senator Julian Francis and ...
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Coast Guard to hold graduation ceremony
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April 7, 2006
The second five-week RSS Basic Seamanship Course of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Coast Guard will hold a graduation ceremony for fourteen person...
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Vision Now back on track
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April 7, 2006
A team of Cuban medical experts arrived in the state this week in relation to the Vision Now Programme and the General Modern Diagnostic Centre Projec...
Golden citizens bring art and craft to town
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Golden citizens bring art and craft to town
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April 7, 2006
The National Insurance Services (NIS) Golden Years Centres at Black Point and Cane Grove are where senior citizens would normally relax, meet with fri...
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Groups host volcano awareness activities
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April 7, 2006
Plans to commemorate the 27th anniversary of the 1979 eruption of the La Soufriere Volcano on April 13 are well on the way. This year the National Eme...
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Media workers discuss plans to form Association
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April 7, 2006
After an almost two-year hiatus, some members of the local media fraternity are again seeking to re-establish an organization representing the interes...
John chairs OAS Permanent Council
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John chairs OAS Permanent Council
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April 7, 2006
St. Vincent and the Grenadines' Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), Ambassador Ellsworth John, on Monday assumed th...
Community College hosts Career Day
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Community College hosts Career Day
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April 7, 2006
Vincentian students can now embark on their chosen areas of study with some degree of confidence. They gained valuable insights into potential spheres...
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Minors threaten the survival of Bagga Fish Fest – organisers
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Minors threaten the survival of Bagga Fish Fest – organisers
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May 9, 2025
The last thing that the Bagga Fish Fest Committee wants to do is shut down the event, but with the disturbing number of children who are present at Fi...
CARPHA zeroes in on Mental Health
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CARPHA zeroes in on Mental Health
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May 9, 2025
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has brought attention to what has been described as “an urgent but often overlooked challenge of our time”...
Lodge Village mother faces two-year jail time for theft
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Lodge Village mother faces two-year jail time for theft
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May 9, 2025
A Lodge Village mother of three, who is well known at several Massy Stores as a thief, may face up to two years in prison after she was caught again, ...
Officer Charged in Traffic Violation Case
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Officer Charged in Traffic Violation Case
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May 9, 2025
A police officer, alleged to have aided and abetted a civilian to break traffic regulations, has been charged, and will appear in court on May 12,2025...
Park Hill farmer pleads guilty to handling stolen ginger
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Park Hill farmer pleads guilty to handling stolen ginger
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May 9, 2025
A 45-year-old farmer of Park Hill, who pleaded guilty to a charge of handling stolen goods was fined, bonded, and ordered to make restitution when he ...

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