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Ryan says ULP leading in polls
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November 25, 2005
With just 12 more days to go before Vincentians go to the polls for General Elections, pollster Cecil Ryan of Project Promotions Ltd. has disclosed th...
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November 18, 2005
The curtains will come down on the St.Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers' Union Teachers' Solidarity Week tomorrow. The celebration, which began on S...
SVGCA hosts construction meet
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November 18, 2005
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Construction Association (the SVGCA) last month hosted a presentation by Patrick Reddin, Chartered Building Surveyo...
Diamond Villagers say thanks to Cuba
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November 18, 2005
Clients from the Diamond Village Health District who went to Cuba for eye surgery have returned full of thanks and praise. “God carried us to Cuba t...
Adrienne wins Public Speaking
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November 18, 2005
History was created at the Thomas Saunders Secondary School last Friday when they held their first ever Public Speaking competition. Adrienne Glasgow,...
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November 18, 2005
Julian Francis, Campaign Manager of the ULP has dispelled claims that the New Democratic Party (NDP) is encountering problems at the Port with the imp...
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November 18, 2005
As Vincentians get ready to exercise their democratic right to vote at the polls, the National Commission on Crime Prevention is encouraging everyone ...
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November 18, 2005
In a move to alleviate the fears of persons who are concerned about the impact of the political rallies on the playing fields across St. Vincent and t...
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November 18, 2005
The hot soca band Onyan and Burning Flames out of Antigua will be setting the streets of South River Road ablaze this evening with a full package of e...
Vincentian Delegation at World Travel Market
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November 18, 2005
When the 2005 World Travel Market opened on Monday November 14, this country had a large delegation present at the event. Director of Tourism Vida Ber...
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November 18, 2005
As part of Tourism Month, the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Hotel & Tourism Association hosted a group of nineteen (19) Travel Agents, Tour Operators...
Cruise liners make inaugural visits
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November 18, 2005
Two Cruise Liners, the Easy Cruise and Saga Ruby made their inaugural visits to Port Kingstown on Monday November 14 and Wednesday 16 respectively. As...
Students receive Francis Lewis scholarship
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November 18, 2005
Courtney Cumberbatch of Belair, and Trishauna Ross of Calliaqua are the recipients of the 5 year Francis Lewis Memorial Scholarship for 2005. Followin...
Douglas: I really need help
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November 18, 2005
If there is an independent woman, Clarice Douglas certainly is that. And if there is an ambitious woman, she is a prime example. Douglas has endured p...
Harry looking for land
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November 18, 2005
Roslyn Harry is an enterprising woman. She lives with her five children in a room attached to a parlour in a corner on the North Leeward Highway. Harr...
Joseph: What’s going to happen?
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November 18, 2005
Gloria Joseph, her husband Alwyn, and daughter Sherril Ann Matthews are residents of Dark View. But the family has every reason to be worried. Their a...
Durrant lodging with friend
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November 18, 2005
Simon Durrant has received what might be termed a delayed echo from landslides at Dark View. His house was destroyed in a collapse in August 2005. "Me...
Lockhart feeling uncomfortable
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November 18, 2005
Ferlene Lockhart is one of eight persons living in a concrete house in Dark View. But she is contemplating moving from that location where she has bee...
Jack under a potential threat
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November 18, 2005
Silma Jack, also of Dark View, is the head of a household with five members. She is anxious to have her plight relieved. She is living under a shroud ...
Woman counting her blessings
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November 18, 2005
Yvonne Olliverre continues to count her blessings as her back yard fell victim to a huge landslide last Monday in Bequia. Olliverre said she was insid...
Bynoe says lands destroyed by rains
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November 18, 2005
Curtis Bynoe was one of the residents to have part of his land partially destroyed by the heavy rains in Bequia last Monday. Speaking to SEARCHLIGHT l...
Woman, conductor pinned beneath vehicle
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November 18, 2005
Another accident victim who was admitted to the hospital was Sympika Grant, also of Green Hill. She said it was like a nightmare when she realised tha...
‘Can’t believe I’m still alive’
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November 18, 2005
"I can't believe I'm still alive!" were the words expressed by teary-eyed Angela Jones who lay stunned in her hospital bed at the Milton Cato Memorial...
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November 18, 2005
Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has refuted Opposition claims that the Government flouted prudential guidelines when it ob...
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November 18, 2005
The Organization of American States (OAS) will deploy a team of election observers to St. Vincent and the Grenadines to observe the Caribbean nation's...
Once he was blind, now he can see!
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November 18, 2005
His name is Marcus Montgomery Cupid. Most people know him as 'Ezra,' or simply ‘Diego.’ He is a mechanic, age 38, from the South Leeward village o...
NMCM calls for end to racial slurs
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November 18, 2005
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has come under fire from the opposition New Democratic Party for what they have termed racist remarks. The comments...
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November 11, 2005
With Christmas just around the corner, Sunsail knows that it's the season of giving and for this reason they are sharing special group and office part...
Lions eye care
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November 11, 2005
It has been a partnership between the Lions Club of Kingstown and a mission team from the United States where doctors and nurses have been providing f...
Grenadian hotels rising
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November 11, 2005
By mid December 90 per cent of the hotel rooms on Grenada will be available for business. And as a result, the Spice Isle has launched an aggressive m...
Grenada back in action
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November 11, 2005
One year ago, Hurricane Ivan wreaked havoc in Grenada. Twenty-eight persons were killed, 80 per cent of all houses were damaged, and the social and pu...
Cancer patient gets help
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November 11, 2005
Gloria Williams was handed a cheque of $5000 last Friday from the St. Vincent and Grenadines Teachers’ Union (SVTU) to assist with medical expenses....
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November 11, 2005
Preparations by this country to host warm-up matches prior to the ICC World Cup are continuing apace. In addition to the EC$30M allocated for restorat...
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November 11, 2005
SVG Gospel Festival Committee presents “I Command my Body to Praise the Lord” The national coordinating body for gospel activities in St. Vincent ...
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November 11, 2005
A computer glitch may have caused senior public servants to take home tax-free salaries for the month of October. And as a result the treasury was sho...
Fishing is crucial to islands
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November 11, 2005
Local, regional and international representatives gathered at the Kingstown Fish Market from November 7-9 in an effort to do more for the marine envir...
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November 11, 2005
The SVG Green Party announced on Tuesday that if elected to government they will introduce an Environmental Allowance for every household of EC $200 a...
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November 11, 2005
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves made a positive move when he took members of the local Rastafarian community with him recently on a trip to the Dem...
Poultry project for SVG
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November 11, 2005
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has embarked on a Small Scale Broiler Production and Slaughtering project here in St. Vincent and the Gren...
Collective Agreement signed
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November 11, 2005
Education in the Southern Grenadines will soon be enhanced with the availability of more teachers for that part of the country. A special clause in a ...
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November 11, 2005
As ever, the political season has been characterised by waiting and watching, cursing and laughing. Like anywhere else the world over, these are the e...