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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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...
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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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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...
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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April 28, 2006
28.APR.06 WASHINGTON, USA: Caribbean Community (CARICOM)-US trade relations received a boost last week, as a result of a decision by the two sides to ...
Dr. Gonsalves after three-peat
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April 28, 2006
It appears that Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves may be considering going for a full third term in office. He gave a hint of this earlier this week ...
Methodist church undergoes repairs
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April 21, 2006
Major restoration work will soon begin at the Kingstown Methodist Church. Easter Sunday, April 16 brought an end to an era of the historic chapel. Ori...
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April 21, 2006
The St. Vincent Girls’ High School (GHS) celebrates 95 years of existence on Monday, May 8, 2006. A release from the GHS Alumnae Association invites...
Arnold gets funny feelings
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April 21, 2006
Arnold McIntosh is a member of the famous family, known for their contribution to the social transformation in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. George ...
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April 21, 2006
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Alston Shallow, a 40-year-old farmer of Richland Park, which occurred following a ...
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April 21, 2006
Police had a matter to look into as a result of an April 17, Easter Monday accident. Delano Delpesche and Keliesha Williams were hospitalised with inj...
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April 21, 2006
Sunday, April 23, will be a historic day for the Marriaqua Valley. For three years, the Parish Priests and Parishioners of St. John's Roman Catholic C...
Woman claims hearing against cop stalled
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April 21, 2006
The officer in charge of the Police Public Relations and Complaints Department, Assistant Superintendent of Police Artis Davis insists that there is n...
Queen Elizabeth II is 80 and going strong
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April 21, 2006
by Oscar Ramjeet Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 80th birthday today and she is going extremely strong. She is still the undisputed head of the clan...
PM meets Vincies in High Wycombe
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April 21, 2006
Vincentians living in the United Kingdom were brought up to date on the national development activities of the Unity Labour Party government. Last Sat...
Manage environment properly
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April 21, 2006
Although there has been marked improvement over the last decade, David Popo of the Organization of East Caribbean States (OECS) believes that there is...
Wyllie attends meet in St. Lucia
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April 21, 2006
Tornia Wyllie, Youth Comprehensive Account (YCA) member of the Marriaqua Co-op. Credit Union Ltd. is presently in St. Lucia to participate in the 3rd ...
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April 21, 2006
Prime Minister of Malaysia Dato Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will pay an official four-day visit to St. Vincent and the Grenadines later this month. The...
Barbados hosts 2006 world Golf Championship
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April 21, 2006
Set to host the 2006 World Golf Championship in December, the beautiful island of Barbados is fast becoming a prime sports tourism destination. This w...
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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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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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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 ...