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New equipment at Golden Years
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New equipment at Golden Years
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January 13, 2006
The Golden Years Activities Centre of Canegrove is now better equipped to provide entertainment to its patrons. A DVD Player and Television set were d...
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Minister promises $20 million for ICT
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January 13, 2006
Minister of Science and Technology Dr. Jerrol Thompson is promising that 2006 will be a big year for Information Communication Technology, ICT in this...
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Bequia aged feast at Christmas
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January 13, 2006
More than 50 senior citizens started the New Year with a sumptuous, seasonal dinner organized by Bequia Rotary Club. The annual Christmas dinner was h...
Mr. Trigger Ridge is No.1 radio caller
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Mr. Trigger Ridge is No.1 radio caller
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January 13, 2006
‘When the day comes', there is no better caller to interactive radio programmes than Zekiel “Mr. Trigger Ridge” Samuel. That's according to the ...
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Defending banana, boosting the non-banana sector
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January 13, 2006
Banana Industry officials, farmers organizations and the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines have agreed to establish a committee to initiate...
4 Officers mark 20 years on job
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4 Officers mark 20 years on job
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January 13, 2006
Four members of the Royal St.Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force celebrated one of the finest moments of their careers last Tuesday night – thei...
Cingular customers urged not to worry
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Cingular customers urged not to worry
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January 13, 2006
Earlier this week Digicel announced their completion of the acquisition of Cingular Wireless in St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Speaking...
Bracken spends, spins and wins with Courts St. Vincent
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Bracken spends, spins and wins with Courts St. Vincent
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January 13, 2006
Twenty-nine year-old Roger Brackin of Green Hill is $23,000 richer thanks to Courts St.Vincent Ltd. The entrepreneur who operates his own car dealersh...
Eleven-year-old claims to be winner of Hairoun ‘Pimp Ride’
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Eleven-year-old claims to be winner of Hairoun ‘Pimp Ride’
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January 13, 2006
Kenisha Hannaway believes that she is the rightful winner of the St. Vincent Brewery “Pimp My Hairoun Ride” Dodge Ram 4x4 pickup truck, but she wi...
Forbes wins big Lottery jackpot
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Forbes wins big Lottery jackpot
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January 13, 2006
The lone winner of last week Tuesday's $461,000 National Lottery Jackpot claimed her huge winnings last Tuesday at the lottery's office in Kingstown. ...
Industrial relations book launched
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Industrial relations book launched
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January 13, 2006
One of the first publications launched this year has been by the St.Vincent Employers’ Federation. On Wednesday, January 11, at the Chamber of Indus...
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Farewell cocktail party for Ambassador Chu
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January 13, 2006
His Excellency Sir Frederick Ballantyne and wife Lady Ballantyne bid farewell to Taiwan's Ambassador to this country Her Excellency Elizabeth Chu in a...
Rotary Club presents Ambassador with plaque
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Rotary Club presents Ambassador with plaque
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January 13, 2006
The Rotary Club of St.Vincent has thanked the Republic of China on Taiwan’s outgoing Ambassador to St.Vincent and the Grenadines, Elizabeth Chu, for...
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Browne put his house in order
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January 13, 2006
At least one Government Minister has decided to put his house in order from the inception of his administration's second term. Last Tuesday, Mike Brow...
Java village buried by landslide
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Java village buried by landslide
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January 6, 2006
Scores of people are feared dead after more than 100 homes were buried by a landslide triggered by heavy rains in Central Java, Indonesia. A local off...
Trapped miners die
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Trapped miners die
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January 6, 2006
Initial reports indicated 12 had survived. Grief and anger replaced jubilation early Wednesday as mine officials announced that, despite earlier repor...
Simon called to  bar
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Simon called to bar
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January 6, 2006
Another son of Vincentian soil had his call to practice law at the local bar recently at the High Court in Kingstown. Lennox J. Simon who originally f...
Young leaders donate to St. Benedict’s Day Nursery
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Young leaders donate to St. Benedict’s Day Nursery
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January 6, 2006
On the 29th December, 2005, the Girls’ High School Young Leaders 2005-2006 visited the St. Benedict’s Day Nursery and Infant Hospital, located in ...
NLA donates 13,545 to National Literacy Crusade
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NLA donates 13,545 to National Literacy Crusade
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January 6, 2006
As part of their initiative to provide assistance to the Education Revolution, the National Lotteries Authority last Wednesday handed over a large che...
Moore wins NLA prize
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Moore wins NLA prize
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January 6, 2006
Ann Moore of Largo Heights was the lucky second prize winner of the National Lotteries Authority's Scratchy Win and Bling promotion. She was presented...
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Gifts for Milton Cato Memorial Hospital
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January 6, 2006
On Tuesday, December 20, 2005, the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (MCMH) was the recipient of an estimated $1, 100 000 of medical supplies from Canada....
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Digicel adds BlackBerry
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January 6, 2006
The Digicel Group announced on Wednesday that they and Research in Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) have added BlackBerry(r), a leading wireless ...
‘Wet’ is number 1 on Hitz FM top 100
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‘Wet’ is number 1 on Hitz FM top 100
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January 6, 2006
Orande "Bomani" Charles' hit "Wet" is number 1 on the 2005 Hitz FM top 100 Chart. This is the second consecutive year that the versatile singer has hi...
Crichton to head up FCIB Corporate Banking in Antigua
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Crichton to head up FCIB Corporate Banking in Antigua
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January 6, 2006
FirstCaribbean International Bank has announced some changes to its senior Corporate Banking team. Vincentian Earl Crichton, Head of Corporate Banking...
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SVG ready to sign on to CSME
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January 6, 2006
St. Vincent and the Grenadines is fully committed to the Caricom Single Market and Economy (CSME) and is now ready to sign on to it. This assurance ca...
Gonsalves: LIAT in need of US$10m.
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Gonsalves: LIAT in need of US$10m.
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January 6, 2006
"LIAT is of strategic importance to St. Vincent and the Grenadines." These were the words of Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves at the first press co...
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New Year Honours 2006
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January 6, 2006
Seven persons from varying fields of endeavour have received New Year's honours from Her Majesty the Queen. These awards were announced December 31st ...
The Year in Review October – December 2005
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The Year in Review October – December 2005
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January 6, 2006
• OCTOBER •Arnhim Eustace, Political Leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) made a big confession. On Tuesday, September 27, thousands of NDP su...
The Year in Review July – September 2005
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The Year in Review July – September 2005
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January 6, 2006
• JULY • Less than two months after a 77-year-old woman was raped and killed in Kingstown, another elderly woman suffered a similar fate. On June ...
The Year in Review April – June 2005
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The Year in Review April – June 2005
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January 6, 2006
• APRIL • The April 1 front page told the story of the destruction by fire of the Barbadian main penal penitentiary and the fate of Vincentian pri...
The Year in Review January – March 2005
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The Year in Review January – March 2005
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January 6, 2006
• JANUARY • The year opened with the news that a Trinidadian citizen Mario Young had been appointed to head the National Commercial Bank. This app...
QM2 pays visit to Port SVG
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QM2 pays visit to Port SVG
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January 6, 2006
Given the warmth and hospitality extended to passengers of the Queen Mary 2 by Vincentians when they visited this country on December 28, Prime Minist...
Deputy PM is now Sir Louis
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Deputy PM is now Sir Louis
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January 6, 2006
When the Queen's new years honours list was read on New Year's Day, Sir Louis Hilton Straker became the fourteenth Vincentian born person to be awarde...
NDP boycotts first sitting of Parliament
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NDP boycotts first sitting of Parliament
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January 6, 2006
There is never a dull moment in the political life of St.Vincent and the Grenadines. And a perfect demonstration of this was dramatized last week Thur...
Japanese Volunteers take up duties in SVG
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Japanese Volunteers take up duties in SVG
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December 23, 2005
A new group of Japanese Volunteers arrived in St. Vincent and the Grenadines on November 30, joining the six Japanese volunteers who are already in pl...
Madame Chu turns Santa
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Madame Chu turns Santa
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December 23, 2005
Many disadvantaged and needy persons will definitely be better clothed this Christmas season, thanks to resident Taiwanese Ambassador to St. Vincent a...
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20 die as vintage seaplane crashes on way to Bahamas
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December 23, 2005
MIAMI, Florida – A vintage seaplane with 20 persons on board broke into at least two pieces and crashed Monday into the ocean off Miami, killing at ...
School for Special Needs marks 30 years
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School for Special Needs marks 30 years
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December 23, 2005
The Kingstown School for Children with Special Needs celebrated their 30th Anniversary with a range of artistic displays in the classrooms at their an...
Karib Cable fly home friends
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Karib Cable fly home friends
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December 23, 2005
On Friday, December 16, James Edwards (2nd from right) journeyed to the E. T. Joshua Airport to welcome home his sister Elorn (right) and her two daug...
House of Hope gives food baskets to HIV/AIDS Unit
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House of Hope gives food baskets to HIV/AIDS Unit
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December 23, 2005
The House of Hope continues to demonstrate its concern for and generosity to the indigent. On Wednesday, December 21, the House of Hope established in...
Digicel brings goodies to Sandy Bay village
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Digicel brings goodies to Sandy Bay village
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December 23, 2005
A family of Sandy Bay now has more reasons to celebrate this Christmas Season and beyond. As their way of giving back to the community, Digicel donate...
CRD brings cheer to Milton Cato Hospital
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CRD brings cheer to Milton Cato Hospital
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December 23, 2005
The Canouan Resort Development Ltd. (CRD) on Tuesday added to the Christmas cheer at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital when the developers handed over...
Three win NCB televisions
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Three win NCB televisions
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December 23, 2005
The National Commercial Bank (SVG) Ltd. is pleased to announce the names of the three lucky winners for the November draw of their Christmas Loan Sale...
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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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