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September 30, 2005
The Leo Club of St. Vincent West, an arm of the Lionistic family, operating under the motto 'We care', has continued their charitable works throughout...
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September 30, 2005
Senator Julian Francis is promising to unseat the Arnhim Eustace in the East Kingstown constituency. Francis, the candidate for the ruling Unity Labou...
Visa restrictions for 8
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September 30, 2005
Persons WISHING TO travel to St. Vincent and the Grenadines who are nationals of eight foreign countries now need a visa to enter this country. Accord...
Drive to make Canouan greener and cleaner
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September 30, 2005
There is a drive afoot in Canouan to create a greener environment being spearheaded by the CCA Ltd. The efforts came to a head on Friday, September 16...
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September 30, 2005
Cameron 'Dinky' Balcombe, the New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate who will face Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, political leader of the Unity Labour Party in th...
NDP supporters march against proverty
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September 30, 2005
Supporters of the New Democratic Party (NDP) created a sea of yellow as they flooded the streets of Kingstown during their protest march against pover...
Green Party proposes Langley Park airport
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September 30, 2005
by Kenara Woods The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Green Party has proposed Langley Park as an alternative to Argyle for the construction on an intern...
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September 30, 2005
"Squatters at Diamond are worried that more tragedy could befall the settlement if the authorities do not step in soon and address a number of problem...
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September 23, 2005
Houston Mayor Bill White has called for residents to leave low-lying areas of the city as Hurricane Rita approaches. White has warned there are not en...
‘Men on the block being stereotyped’
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September 23, 2005
Caricom Youth Ambassador Kyle DeFreitas is of the opinion that young men who lime on the block are too often negatively stereotyped. The 17-year-old c...
Priest: Protect dignity of people
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September 23, 2005
by Sheron Garraway Father Harcourt Blackett has exhorted the law fraternity to protect the dignity of people. This message was delivered at the openin...
Who’s the real Daniel?
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September 23, 2005
Two Daniels will step into the proverbial Lion's Den on Election Day, giving constituents of North Windward a choice between two of their own. Vying f...
New Democratic Party breaks silence
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September 23, 2005
After taking a break from mass political rallies, the New Democratic Party (NDP) re-emerged last weekend with thousands of supporters to wage battle a...
Ten at Global Young Leaders Conference
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September 23, 2005
Ten students from St. Vincent and the Grenadines participated in the Global Young Leaders Conference (GYLC) held in July. Four attended the conference...
Suenique receives Guardsman Scholarship
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September 23, 2005
The recipient of the Guardsman SVG Limited 2005 Scholarship Award is Suenique Deshong. Suenique is the daughter of Andrew Deshong and will be attendin...
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September 23, 2005
Spending 20 years with an insurance company is a rare achievement. But Nigel Rodney, a sales agent of the local branch of Demerara Mutal Life, is one ...
BWIA moves to electronic ticketing
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September 23, 2005
Effective September 15, all tickets issued at BWIA ticket offices for itineraries involving travel solely on BWIA, will generate an electronic ticket ...
Newsprint prices climbing
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September 23, 2005
Newsprint prices are climbing to record levels. The cyclical nature of the newsprint business as well as rising energy costs are contributing to high ...
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September 23, 2005
FirstCaribbean International Bank has now added a number of new E-Payment options to its Internet and Telephone Banking service. The new service allow...
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September 23, 2005
Momentum Continues in Digicel's Acquisition of Cingular Wireless Assets in Bermuda and the Caribbean Digicel Group, announced on September 7, that the...
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September 23, 2005
Today is the second day of the Cable & Wireless "Vincy Vision" Technology Fair being held at the Peace Memorial Hall, Kingstown. The fair's objective ...
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September 16, 2005
Business People need to Know: • THAT creating a favourable business environment aimed at attracting investors both regionally and internationally wh...
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September 16, 2005
More than 150 people have been killed and hundreds injured in a series of bomb attacks and shootings across Iraq Tuesday. In the worst incident, at le...
Thousands rally for education
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September 16, 2005
Thousands of school uniforms of varying colours flooded the Grammar School Playing field last Friday as the government held a rally in celebration of ...
PSRU hosts week of activities
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September 16, 2005
As Sir Vincent Beache addressed the opening of a week of activities staged by the Public Sector Reform Unit (PSRU) he intimated that, although it was ...
Buccament Bay Secondary opens
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September 16, 2005
The Buccament Bay Secondary School may well grow into one of this country's greatest institutions, but everyone would remember that the seed was plant...
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September 16, 2005
The proposal made by the European Commission (EU) for further reform of the banana import regulations of the European Union (EU) will satisfy none of ...
SVG officers get award in Barbados
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September 16, 2005
Sergeant Allan John of the Royal St.Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force has received a token of appreciation from Deputy Prime Minister of Barbado...
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September 16, 2005
The relationship between the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Cable & Wireless is now a "generally good partnership," according to Pri...
Pereira loses battle with gramoxone
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September 16, 2005
Leroy Pereira has got his wish. Last Tuesday night he passed away peacefully at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital, 19 days after he drank the deadly w...
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September 16, 2005
Nigel Stevenson, scored his first victory in the political arena last weekend when he was chosen by the members of the New Democratic Party (NDP) Sout...
Dr Gonsalves: Just stay on your marks
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September 16, 2005
There is no doubt that there is an election looming here. Last Sunday evening the Unity Labour Party staged another rally, this time in the North Leew...
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September 16, 2005
District Governor for District 60B of the Lions Club, Beverly Reddock, has summoned members to renew their passion to serve as she launched her 2005-0...
Public Servant following his dream
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September 16, 2005
Rickie Burnett, an outstanding public servant with 21 years experience in the justice system is taking further steps towards his dream of practicing h...
Cable & Wireless joins literacy crusade in SVG
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September 16, 2005
The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Cable & Wireless signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday, September 12. The EC$6 million p...
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September 16, 2005
Financial comptroller of Mountain Top Springs Ltd., Ken Da Silva disclosed that in January next year, his company will launch a programme which would ...