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Public awareness of VAT needed
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February 24, 2006
Co-ordinator of the local VAT Unit, Alma Dougan has called on media practitioners to help widen the knowledge base of Vincentians on the implementatio...
Discovery Works moving ahead
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Discovery Works moving ahead
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February 24, 2006
With over 150 employees performing various aspects of Information Technology based work such as data entry and software programming, Discovery Works i...
PM Spencer advises against LIAT move
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PM Spencer advises against LIAT move
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February 24, 2006
As the government of Barbados moves to inject US$10 million into Antigua-based regional airline LIAT, Antiguan Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer made it ...
Waynesha gets help from Troumaca group
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Waynesha gets help from Troumaca group
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February 24, 2006
A group of Troumaca residents, who have spent some time in the United Kingdom, is ensuring that they do not forget their roots. Eight-year-old Waynesh...
Martin presents paper on HIV/AIDS
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Martin presents paper on HIV/AIDS
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February 24, 2006
A document entitled – "A Report on a Review of the Laws of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines for Implications of Discrimination and Breach of Human R...
Justice Saunders: Have confidence in ourselves
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Justice Saunders: Have confidence in ourselves
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February 24, 2006
Vincentian Justice Adrian Saunders, Judge on the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), has called on Caribbean people to have more confidence in themselve...
Minister Browne meets shopkeepers
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Minister Browne meets shopkeepers
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February 24, 2006
Kendal Neverson, popularly called Kenlyn, a shopkeeper who plies his trade at Little Tokyo in Kingstown, has called on the government to take a tough ...
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Record $24,000 raised at auction
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February 17, 2006
by Jonathan Ashby in Bequia Almost $24,000 was raised at a fun packed charity auction in Bequia on Sunday – to benefit the island's School for Child...
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$25,000 roof repair for Bequia Rotarians
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February 17, 2006
by Jonathan Ashby The Bequia Rotary Club has begun repair work on their headquarters roof, estimated to cost $25,000, thanks to a generous $7,000 dona...
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Humanitarian group to visit local health centres
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February 17, 2006
Members of a Canadian Humanitarian-based Organization, International HOPE, arrived in St. Vincent on Monday February 13. Primarily intending to enjoy ...
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Love Boogie to assist National Medical Fund
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February 17, 2006
Vincentians will go "Back to the Boogie" when the state-owned National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC Radio) hosts "Love Boogie" at the Sugar Mill Inn ...
Lime Garden, the new lime in Bequia
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Lime Garden, the new lime in Bequia
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February 17, 2006
by Jonathan Ashby in Bequia The Lime Garden, Bequia's latest entertainment spot, has opened to substantial acclaim. Located in the middle of Port Eliz...
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Cable & Wireless announces Valentine’s winners
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February 17, 2006
Cable & Wireless on Wednesday, February 14 announced the winners of its Valentine’s texting promotion. Persons were prompted to text the word "LOVE"...
Bowens wins Digicel Valentine’s draw
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Bowens wins Digicel Valentine’s draw
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February 17, 2006
Traditionally the colours of Valentine’s are Red and White. But last Tuesday, February 14, the colours flipped to pink and black. Avon Bowens of the...
Taiwan’s Ambassador presents credentials
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Taiwan’s Ambassador presents credentials
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February 17, 2006
His Excellency, Ambassador Yu-Tai Cheng who replaces Ambassador Elizabeth Chu as Taiwan’s Ambassador to St. Vincent and the Grenadines presented his...
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Youth Council wants an end to violence in schools
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February 17, 2006
The National Youth Council (NYC) is making a call to all students in St. Vincent and the Grenadines to desist from participating in violent activities...
Sylvester: Children suffer from single parenting
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Sylvester: Children suffer from single parenting
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February 17, 2006
Part of a one-day seminar on family rights and responsibilities held last Thursday, February 9 2006 at the Peace Memorial Hall, revealed that Single P...
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Prime Minister meets with Police top brass
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February 17, 2006
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves met recently with the Commissioner and top officials of the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force to di...
C&W sponsors CXC National Awards
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C&W sponsors CXC National Awards
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February 17, 2006
The CXC National Awards ceremony, organized by the Ministry of Education, will this year be sponsored by Cable & Wireless. Chief Executive Daryl Jacks...
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ECGC Home Economics Food Competition on
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February 17, 2006
The East Caribbean Group of Companies (ECGC) announced on Wednesday that they, in collaboration with the SVG Home Economics Association and the Minist...
SVGS launches young leaders programme
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SVGS launches young leaders programme
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February 17, 2006
Even the inclement weather did not stop the St. Vincent Boys’ Grammar School from launching their 2005-2006 Young Leaders program on Monday February...
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US$250 million for Regional Fund
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February 17, 2006
The proposed Develop-ment Fund for the region moved closer to realization when the Heads of Government agreed last week that the fund should start wit...
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Wider movement of persons in CSM
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February 17, 2006
CARICOM heads of Government agreed at last week’s 17th Inter-Sessional Meeting, that with respect to the free movement of Skilled Community National...
Petra Group of Companies hands out special donation
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Petra Group of Companies hands out special donation
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February 17, 2006
A very special donation was given to the school for Children with Special Needs last Wednesday February 8 at the school’s compound. Chief Executive ...
Disabilities skills training workshop opens
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Disabilities skills training workshop opens
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February 17, 2006
Minister of National Mobilization, Social Development and Local Government, Hon. Michael Browne said that his Ministry will ensure that those people w...
Dr. Gonsalves: OECS will sign on to CSM as a group
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Dr. Gonsalves: OECS will sign on to CSM as a group
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February 17, 2006
On Monday, February 6, Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves dealt broadly with the question of why the OECS countries have not yet signed on to the Cari...
Buccama farmers singing blues
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Buccama farmers singing blues
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February 17, 2006
On Valentine’s Day fiery emotions and frank expressions were evident at Buccama on the Bay as well as a high level of diplomacy. From all indication...
I tried to save my granny but I almost killed her
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I tried to save my granny but I almost killed her
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February 17, 2006
Driver of P-9717 Ashwin Wilson of Gomea, is today counting his lucky stars. At about 2am on Sunday February 12, Wilson, the driver of a white Toyota C...
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Haiti bars release of poll result
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February 17, 2006
Haiti's interim government has blocked publication of results from last week's presidential election until an inquiry into fraud allegations is comple...
Town Board row brewing
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Town Board row brewing
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February 17, 2006
The Kingstown Town board seems to have a bit of a problem on their hands with regards to the collection of monies. Last Tuesday at a brief press confe...
Fish Vendors defy management
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Fish Vendors defy management
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February 17, 2006
Vendors at the Fish Market at Little Tokyo were up in arms last Friday and defied an order by management to close the market at 5 p.m. Usually the mar...
Sam, Robinson in battle to head SVGTU
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Sam, Robinson in battle to head SVGTU
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February 17, 2006
Outspoken President of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers Union, SVGTU, Otto Sam will next week know if his bid to be reelected to the presid...
Stakeholders discuss issues affecting tourism
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Stakeholders discuss issues affecting tourism
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February 17, 2006
Last week a number of key tourism stakeholders in Bequia discussed issues affecting the tourism investment climate on that Grenadine island, at a cons...
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RBTT young leaders debates 2006
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February 10, 2006
The preliminary round of the RBTT Young Leaders Debates culminated on Thursday 26th January 2006 at the Peace Memorial Hall in Kingstown. Fifteen scho...
Coast Guard Personnel gets advanced training
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Coast Guard Personnel gets advanced training
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February 10, 2006
On February 17, Able Seaman Corey Findlay will travel to the United Kingdom to the prestigious Britannica Royal Naval College to undergo a one-year "I...
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Workshop for legal service providers
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February 10, 2006
The first of two subregional workshops organized for legal service providers mainly dealing with law, ethics and human rights was held last week at th...
Youth – sharing their faith in a complex world
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Youth – sharing their faith in a complex world
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February 10, 2006
A Youth rally held on Sunday, February 5, 2006, originating from the Fair Hall Housing Scheme Hard Court to the Calliaqua Methodist Church officially ...
PM receives award in NY
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PM receives award in NY
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February 10, 2006
Prime Minister Dr.Ralph Gonsalves wrote his name in the annals of history when he received the fifth Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID) D...
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NCCP lectures students on crime prevention
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February 10, 2006
Last week, the National Commission on Crime Prevention (NCCP) in collaboration with the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) con...
Two survive serious crash
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Two survive serious crash
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February 10, 2006
St.Vincent and the Grenadines could have recorded its sixth and/ or seventh road fatality on Sunday night. And the calls for motorists to exercise due...
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Changes to UK Visa regulations
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February 10, 2006
UK Immigration Authorities recently announced that all non-visa, non-EEA (European Economic Area) nationals coming to the UK for more than six months ...
Two-island simulation
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Two-island simulation
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February 10, 2006
A two-island simulation dubbed Operation X which coincided with the 11th anniversary of the Rainbow Radio League (RRL) was successfully staged on the ...
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Green Party leader says NDP representation weak
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February 10, 2006
The Green Party has characterized the Opposition New Democratic Party's (NDP) representation in the House of Assembly in the 2006 Budget Debate as "we...
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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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