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Women have new option
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May 5, 2006
Women in St. Vincent and the Grenadines now have a new contraceptive option. The female condom will be available to women through the National Family ...
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SVG records two more murders
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May 5, 2006
The number of murders here in St. Vincent and the Grenadines for the year 2006 climbed by two over the past week. The newest victims succumbed within ...
C&W opens new bMobile retail store
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C&W opens new bMobile retail store
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May 5, 2006
Cable & Wireless is aiming to dominate the mobile market in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. This intention was highlighted by Daryl Jackson, the compa...
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PM announces bio-diesel plan
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May 5, 2006
If things work out between Vincentian Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves and Malaysian Prime Minister Dato Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Vincentian moto...
SVG names Malaysian Consul
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SVG names Malaysian Consul
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May 5, 2006
Efforts to strengthen the relations between St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Malaysia have been taken to a higher level. Datuk Vinod Sekar, a distin...
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Malaysia PM reiterates willingness to assist SVG
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May 5, 2006
Plans for the construction of an international airport at Argyle on the east coast of mainland St. Vincent are progressing. Relocation of residents an...
Clare Valley school gets Water House project
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Clare Valley school gets Water House project
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May 5, 2006
The question of healthy living was a recurring theme in the rural fishing and agricultural village of Clare Valley last Wednesday. Through the vision ...
Badawi visit opens SVG links to business Asia
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Badawi visit opens SVG links to business Asia
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May 5, 2006
Persons with interest in business now have new opportunities to broaden their horizons. They can do so by taking advantage of Malaysian Prime Minister...
St. John’s RC church annointed by Bishop
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St. John’s RC church annointed by Bishop
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April 28, 2006
The smoke of sweet smelling incense filled the church, anointing oil was poured on the altar, the choir bellowed songs of praise and people of all wal...
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Dr. Slater: Protect Ozone
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April 28, 2006
Referring to the Caribbean region as a small link in the chain of environmental management, Health and Environment Minister Dr. Douglas Slater reminde...
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ILO Senior Specialist addresses workshop
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April 28, 2006
Senior Specialist on Industrial Relations and Labour Administration, for the Subregional office for the Caribbean, International Labour Organisation (...
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Customs Officers – the nation’s pulse
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April 28, 2006
The next time general elections are called here, you need not conduct a poll to have an idea who is going to win. Just ask a Customs Officer. That's t...
PM: Don’t get into corrupt practices
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PM: Don’t get into corrupt practices
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April 28, 2006
Customs officers here have been warned not to get into corrupt practices. That advice came from Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves last Monday morning...
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Customs broom sweeping cleaner
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April 28, 2006
There is the old adage: "New broom sweeps clean, but the old ones know the corners." But Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has come up with a new twi...
John stresses more training for Customs Officers
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John stresses more training for Customs Officers
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April 28, 2006
Grenville John, Comptroller of Customs and Excise is firm in his belief that training is "crucial to the development of a professional Customs and Exc...
Teachers urged to upgrade skills
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Teachers urged to upgrade skills
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April 28, 2006
The more skills you have, the more employable you become, this is the view of co-ordinator of the St. Vincent Technical Vocational, Education and Trai...
Speaker aggrieved over comments by Cummings
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Speaker aggrieved over comments by Cummings
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April 28, 2006
Hendrick Alexander, this country's Speaker of the House was fired up last Tuesday. He was not pleased with statements attributed to opposition Senator...
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SVG wants clear maritime boundaries
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April 28, 2006
A call has been made for St. Vincent and the Grenadines to sort out its maritime boundaries with all its neighbours. The suggestion came from Prime Mi...
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Baptiste says field wide open for future female head of Government
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April 28, 2006
A woman may be at the helm of this country's government in the future. That’s the view of Minister of Urban Development, Labour, Culture, and Electo...
SVGHTA says they are on track for World Cup Cricket
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SVGHTA says they are on track for World Cup Cricket
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April 28, 2006
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Hotel and Tourism Association says all is well with plans to accommodate cricket lovers for the staging of next yea...
Sookoo is new CEO of RBTT
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Sookoo is new CEO of RBTT
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April 28, 2006
Peter July, Group Chairman, RBTT Financial Holdings Limited, recently announced the Board’s appointment of Suresh Sookoo to the position of Group Ch...
James brings exclusivity to homes
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James brings exclusivity to homes
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April 28, 2006
One year after commencing operations, Exclusive Kitchens has launched its website www.exclusivekitchensvc.com to inform prospective clients of its ser...
GESCO now mining for regional export
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GESCO now mining for regional export
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April 28, 2006
Regional contractors are now eyeing St. Vincent and the Grenadines as a possible land mine for raw materials. With a boom in the regional construction...
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CSA publishes Handbook of Caribbean Ports
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April 28, 2006
Earlier this month, The Caribbean Shipping Association (CSA) announced the publication of its Handbook of Caribbean Ports 2006 - 2008. The Handbook wa...
CL Financial Group tipped to acquire courts Ltd.
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CL Financial Group tipped to acquire courts Ltd.
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April 28, 2006
Even as wild speculations continue to be bantered around, information reaching SEARCHLIGHT Business indicates that the Caribbean Chain of Courts furni...
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More pressure for local Travel Agencies
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April 28, 2006
The travel agency industry in the Caribbean is approaching its darkest hour and some agencies in St Vincent and the Grenadines may be counting down th...
NIS Chairman calls for more local investment
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NIS Chairman calls for more local investment
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April 28, 2006
Local investors here are missing out on a lot of good opportunities for investment says Chairman of the National Insurance Services (NIS), Lenox Bowma...
Minister visits Intermediate High
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Minister visits Intermediate High
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April 28, 2006
28.APR.06 As schools throughout the country reopened on Monday, Minister of Education, Girlyn Miguel took the opportunity to visit the Intermediate Hi...
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14 new recruits off to Britain
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April 28, 2006
28.APR.06 Fourteen out of 95 new recruits to the Royal Marines and the Royal Navy left the country last Thursday after eight months of training. The n...
Vision Now Programme in Phase 2
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Vision Now Programme in Phase 2
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April 28, 2006
28.APR.06 A team of Cuban officials including Ophthalmologists are now in St. Vincent and the Grenadines to continue work on the next phase of the Vis...
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Soroptimist International gets new President
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April 28, 2006
28.APR.06 Dr. Shirley Robertson is the new president of Soroptimist International of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Dr. Robertson succeeds Zeitha Had...
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Guyana minister, siblings shot to death
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April 28, 2006
28.APR.06 GEORGETOWN: Guyana President Bharrat Jagdeo on Tuesday upped the pressure on the security services saying that they have been unable to quel...
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T&T has first female Opposition Leader
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April 28, 2006
28.APR.06 Meanwhile, with the support of 8 out of 15 functioning UNC MPs, MP Kamla Persad-Bissessar succeeded Basdeo Panday as Opposition Leader, beco...
Panday Jailed for two years
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Panday Jailed for two years
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April 28, 2006
28.APR.06 PORT-OF-SPAIN – Lawyers for incarcerated Trinidad and Tobago Opposition Leader Basdeo Panday returned before High Court Judge Anthony Carm...
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Burgin elected head of PSU
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April 28, 2006
28.APR.06 Aubrey Burgin has been elected to serve as President of the Public Service Union. His election came at the 63rd Annual General Meeting of th...
Renewed call to knight Prescod
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Renewed call to knight Prescod
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April 28, 2006
A call has once again been sounded for founder of the New Kingstown Chorale, Patrick E. Prescod to be knighted. Delivering the sermon at the 50th anni...
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Minister Browne attends UNESCO 174th session
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April 28, 2006
28.APR.06 Michael Browne, Minister of National Mobilization and Social Development returned to the state on Monday after attending the 174th session o...
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VINLEC reports hike in fuel Surcharge
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April 28, 2006
Customers of St.Vincent Electricity Services Ltd. (VINLEC) should brace themselves for a whopping increase on their electricity bills this month due t...
VINLEC spends $13 million more on fuel than 2004
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VINLEC spends $13 million more on fuel than 2004
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April 28, 2006
If fuel prices continue to skyrocket on the World Market, St.Vincent Electricity Services Ltd (VINLEC) will spend in excess of $40 million on fuel thi...
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Constitution Review given more time
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April 28, 2006
There is still some time yet before this country's Constitution is revised. That is because the life of the Constitutional Review Commission has been ...
Heavy rollers clash in House of Assembly
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Heavy rollers clash in House of Assembly
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April 28, 2006
There is never a dull moment in Vincentian politics. And although the atmosphere in the House of Assembly last Tuesday April 25 was relatively cordial...
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Government, SACE make agreement on Ottley Hall
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April 28, 2006
The governing Unity Labour Party administration has refused to honour the terms and conditions negotiated by the former New Democratic Party (NDP) gov...
Malaysian leader arriving tomorrow
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Malaysian leader arriving tomorrow
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April 28, 2006
28.APR.06 The Honorable Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, prime minister of the south eastern Asian nation of Malaysia is set to arrive in St Vincent tomorrow, S...
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Five out of Ten  for Sugar Mill Academy in CPEA
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Five out of Ten for Sugar Mill Academy in CPEA
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June 27, 2025
In any school setting, a score of five out of ten would be considered below average but for the Sugar Mill Academy, who copped five out of the top ten...
Hard work pays off for Korey
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Hard work pays off for Korey
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June 27, 2025
(Korey Micah Lavia, Lowman’s Leeward Anglican School) While Kenroy has been away providing for his family as a seaman, his wife Venola, who works as a...
Adrina places first for girls overall in CPEA
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Adrina places first for girls overall in CPEA
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June 27, 2025
(Adrina Ledger, Sugar Mill Academy ) Aspiring lawyer with a green thumb, Adrina Ledger, has emerged as the top girl in the country. She told SEARCHLIG...
Make your weak subjects become strong and your strong subjects … Mason
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Make your weak subjects become strong and your strong subjects … Mason
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June 27, 2025
(Mason Rayshaud Williams, New Grounds Primary School) When Mason Rayshaud Williams, a student of the New Grounds Primary School, learnt about his resu...
Raffique scores  100  percent  in Science
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Raffique scores 100 percent in Science
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June 27, 2025
(Raffique Latchman, Sion Hill Government School ) Science and Mathematics lover, Raffique Latchman, can brag of being the only student in St Vincent a...

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