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February 24, 2006
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Coast Guard broke new ground on 17th February 2006 when 11 recruits graduated from the first RSS Basic Seamanship C...
Education supplies for prison
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February 24, 2006
The literacy program at Her Majesty's Prison now has more supplies to aid in the education of inmates. Last Thursday a quantity of stationery was dona...
McDonald heads SVG Family Court
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February 24, 2006
Coleen McDonald was called to the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Bar, October 17, 1997. Last Tuesday February 21, she secured another elevation. She w...
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February 24, 2006
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has agreed to meet the Cane Grove Farmers’ Group in the community to discuss the proposed hotel development in th...
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February 24, 2006
A two -day consultation on Damage and Needs Assessment (DANA) commenced on Tuesday at the National Emergency Management Office (NEMO) Conference Room....
CARICOM Heads on banana issue
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February 24, 2006
by Renwick Rose - Co-ordinator of WINFA Bananas were one of the key issues discussed by CARICOM Heads of Government at the recent 17th Inter-sessional...
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February 24, 2006
There is only one live political issue in St.Vincent and the Grenadines today, says Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves. This, he said, has to do with ...
PM plans to keep NDP in Opposition
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February 24, 2006
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves said publicly on Sunday he is putting everything in place to guarantee he does not spend any of the remainder of hi...
ULP aiming to go full term
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February 24, 2006
With great optimism Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves told Unity Labour Party (ULP) supporters on Sunday the party will go the full five years in thi...
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February 24, 2006
St. Vincent and the Grenadines is hosting two Haitian refugees. Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves disclosed this on Sunday, at the Unity Labour Party...
ULP elected MPs told perform or be replaced
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February 24, 2006
The elected members of the Unity Labour Party (ULP) will be replaced if they do not perform. This warning came from Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves...
Barbados Labour Party shows support for ULP
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February 24, 2006
Top ranking members of the governing Barbados Labour Party (BLP) have pledged the party’s continued support for the Unity Labour Party (ULP). “We ...
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February 24, 2006
An economist employed at the regional brokerage firm Caribbean Money Market Brokers Limited (CMMB) is paying close attention to the public sector wage...
Oil prices will continue to rise
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February 24, 2006
We have to start thinking about living with high oil prices. That’s the advice coming from the Caribbean Money Market Broker’s (CMMB) Chief Econom...
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February 24, 2006
January 2006 There was an increase of 0.7 percent in the Consumer Price Index during the month of January 2006. In contrast, during the same period fo...
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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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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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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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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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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...
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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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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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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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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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...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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...