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Victims soon to file complaints online
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Victims soon to file complaints online
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May 20, 2005
It is only a matter of time before domestic violence victims can file their complaints online via the Government Intranet site. This is according to M...
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Medical award for distinguished medic
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May 13, 2005
Dr. Tricia A. Cummings, M.B., B.S., (Barts) (Lond), M.R.C.P., F.R.C.P., of New Montrose has recently had the distinguished medical award of Fellow of ...
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Counterpart hails new leader of Global AIDS Fund
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May 13, 2005
BRIDGETOWN: The election of Jamaican-Barbadian Dr. Carol Jacobs to chair of The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has been hailed as...
Taiwanese Foreign Minister to visit SVG
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Taiwanese Foreign Minister to visit SVG
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May 13, 2005
In mid-May St.Vincent and the Grenadines will see a delegation of high ranking government officials coming from one of its staunchest allies, the Repu...
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Vincentian wins award in Mexico
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May 13, 2005
Maala Theobalds a Vincentian student studying International Relations in Mexico has copped the best delegate award in a national International Relatio...
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Government to address vagrancy issue
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May 13, 2005
Two weeks after SEARCHLIGHT highlighted the plight of homeless persons on the streets of Kingstown; government has been spurred into action. All boys ...
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Journalists urged not to buckle under pressure
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May 13, 2005
by Sheron Garraway Journalist Rickey Singh is of the opinion that censorship from government and companies make it a challenge to report the news accu...
Ricky Singh:  We are not Gods
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Ricky Singh: We are not Gods
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May 13, 2005
by Sheron Garraway “Too many journalists are prima donnas and have a God complex when they do their job.” Veteran journalist Rickey Singh, speakin...
Woodley: Bain was mastermind
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Woodley: Bain was mastermind
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May 13, 2005
When triple murder accused Webster Woodley appears at the serious Crimes Court next Tuesday 17, he is expected to continue to maintain his innocence o...
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Taiwanese donate more computers
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May 6, 2005
The government of St.Vincent and the Grenadines has received another quantity of computers from Taiwan. Deputy Prime Minister Louis Straker, Tuesday r...
HOPE help from Canada Vincies
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HOPE help from Canada Vincies
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May 6, 2005
The Milton Cato Memorial Hospital has received a donation of items valued at over $800,000 from a Canadian-based agency. This donation was a repeat of...
Balcombe rules the kitchen
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Balcombe rules the kitchen
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May 6, 2005
The creative cooking skills of Cari-ann Balcombe, a fourth form student at the St.Joseph’s Convent Kingstown have earned her the top spot in the 200...
Students urged to take cooking seriously
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Students urged to take cooking seriously
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May 6, 2005
Home Economic students in this country have been encouraged to take up cooking more seriously. It is a move advocated by General Manager of the Easter...
Community College resource centre opens
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Community College resource centre opens
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May 6, 2005
Students of the St.Vincent and the Grenadines Community College now have a new facility to aid their studies. The EC$4.28 million dollar East St. Geor...
Cash for Bequia Hospital
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Cash for Bequia Hospital
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May 6, 2005
On Saturday, April 30, a cheque for EC $1,000 was donated by Simone Williams of the National Commercial Bank (SVG) Bequia and the 17 members of the Le...
Government to focus on marine conservation
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Government to focus on marine conservation
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May 6, 2005
A proper management structure aimed at the preservation and conservation of the Tobago Cays Marine Park had become necessary since the balance between...
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Straker backs Republic
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May 6, 2005
Mendicants, mercenaries and opportunists. These were the choice words Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Louis Straker used to describe other ...
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Antigua violating OECS rules
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May 6, 2005
The penetration of the Antigua market by producers of Trinidad flour is threatening to derail the continuation of Organisation of Eastern Caribbean St...
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OPAAL Project focus on Tobago Keys
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May 6, 2005
The Tobago Cays Marine Park stands to benefit directly from a project aimed at the preservation of a unique bit of Grenadine paradise. The OECS Protec...
Mexico’s highest award for PM
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Mexico’s highest award for PM
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May 6, 2005
The high point of the visit to Mexico for PrimeMinister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves must have been when he received the Order of the Aztec Eagle, said to be t...
$40m for IT says Thompson
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$40m for IT says Thompson
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May 6, 2005
Science and Technology Minister Jerrol Thompson has announced that a total of $40 million dollars has been approved by the European Union. STABEX fund...
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Commonwealth Youth Caucus tackle Belize issue
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May 6, 2005
The Caribbean Regional Youth Caucus (RYC) has called for harmony and the respect of law in Belize as the country experiences social disturbances. This...
Cabinet reshuffle
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Cabinet reshuffle
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May 6, 2005
Prime Minister Dr, Ralph Gonsalves has announced several cabinet shifts heightening speculation that the government is moving into election mode. Depu...
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Cubana suspect seeks asylum in the United States
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April 29, 2005
The United States government is increasingly finding itself in an embarrassing situation because of the presence of an accused terrorist in its territ...
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Grenadians on remand
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April 29, 2005
Up to last Monday 25, this country’s jail population stood at 390. That number included nine females housed at the old Fort Charlotte on the histori...
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BWIA, American in near mid-air collision
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April 29, 2005
Several West Indians aboard a BWIA plane are today thanking their lucky stars following a near mid-air collision over Miami International Airport on S...
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Racism targets Vincy sailors in UK
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April 29, 2005
Alleged racism targeted at Vincentians in the British Royal Navy is being highlighted in the UK press. An article carried in the Porthsmouth Star last...
Rush hour crash at Arnos Vale
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Rush hour crash at Arnos Vale
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April 29, 2005
Rush hour traffic was forced to a standstill last Thursday, April 21, around 8:15 a.m. along the Arnos Vale public road stretch, following a two vehic...
Dinky Balcombe steps forward
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Dinky Balcombe steps forward
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April 29, 2005
The opposition New Democratic Party reached into the heartland of Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves’s constituency last Saturday night to launch a ...
Charles in town with Love in Action
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Charles in town with Love in Action
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April 29, 2005
Gospel singer Anita Charles is in town again and is on fire delivering the word of the Lord. She has, along with her better half Dennis, been very bus...
Taiwan Naval ships visit St. Vincent
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Taiwan Naval ships visit St. Vincent
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April 29, 2005
A Taiwanese Naval Squadron visiting St. Vincent and the Grenadines on a two-day visit from today, April 29 to April 30, is offering the public the cha...
Mistake costs Oliver $10,000
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Mistake costs Oliver $10,000
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April 29, 2005
Vincentian businessman Garth Lancelot Bernard Oliver who passed through two airports with a .22 calibre revolver and five bullets undetected on Januar...
SVG paradise no free ride says PM
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SVG paradise no free ride says PM
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April 29, 2005
Noting that the Grenadines make up 17 miles of land mass while mainland St. Vincent makes up just 13, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Dr. Ralph...
Environment in trouble
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Environment in trouble
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April 29, 2005
Several acres of land on hillsides throughout different parts of mainland St. Vincent and in the Grenadines have been scorched in recent weeks through...
Strange sun in skies
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Strange sun in skies
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April 22, 2005
by Andano Coombs At exactly 12 noon on Wednesday, April 20, students of schools in the Richmond Hill area were greeted by what seemed to be a celestia...
Regional plea from Saboto
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Regional plea from Saboto
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April 22, 2005
Vincentian scholar Saboto Caesar has called upon the region’s private sector to come to the assistance of Guyana’s flood victims. Saboto, studying...
Moving towards  cleaner water
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Moving towards cleaner water
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April 22, 2005
Water shortages and its quality are two of the challenges that would be addressed when the construction of the Majorca Treatment Plant is complete. Ga...
VINSA elects new executive
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VINSA elects new executive
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April 22, 2005
Vincentian students in Jamaica have elected a new executive for the academic year 2005-2006. Last Saturday evening, the Vincentian Student Association...
New boss at NCB
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New boss at NCB
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April 22, 2005
There is a new CEO at the National Commercial Bank. Trinidadian national Phillip Hernandez has replaced his fellow national Mario Young who completed ...
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Leo Club St. Vincent now in cyberspace
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April 22, 2005
The Leo Club St. Vincent says it has moved into a new era with the launch of its website, which went live Friday 8, April 2005. The site is a collabor...
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High ratings for First Caribbean
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April 22, 2005
First Caribbean International is claiming a credit rating of “A stable” given to it by rating agency Standard & Poor’s. The bank says the credit...
Tourism boom in SVG
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Tourism boom in SVG
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April 22, 2005
TOURISM recorded increased visitor arrivals of 8.1% for 2004. This was confirmed by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, ECCB. Tourism Minister Rene` B...
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Baptiste: Be careful what you say
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April 22, 2005
Tourism Minister Rene` Baptiste is warning Vincentians to be more careful about what is said about tourism in this country. She warned that rumours th...
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Vincentian UWI Professor gives SVG an “A” for educational advancement
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Vincentian UWI Professor gives SVG an “A” for educational advancement
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July 4, 2025
The government of St Vincent and the Grenadines has been given a high grade for the strides made in education during its term in office, but is concer...
Four for Miss SVG grace Junior Calypso and Soca Monarch competition
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Four for Miss SVG grace Junior Calypso and Soca Monarch competition
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July 4, 2025
Four contestants who will be competing in the Miss SVG show later this year, made an appearance at the Junior Calypso and Soca Monarch Competition on ...
SVG appoints Mikhail Charles as  Legal Advisor at UK High Commission
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SVG appoints Mikhail Charles as Legal Advisor at UK High Commission
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July 4, 2025
Vincentian lawyer, Mikhail Charles, has been appointed Honorary Legal Advisor for St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) at its High Commission in the Un...
Five entrepreneurs to make business pitch in Men’s Empowerment Project
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Five entrepreneurs to make business pitch in Men’s Empowerment Project
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July 4, 2025
The Centre for Enterprise Development Inc, (CED) has announced its upcoming Business Pitch Competition, where five dynamic entrepreneurs will compete ...
Island Journeys: Rebuilding home and hope after Hurricane Beryl, Uriel Thomas’ Story
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Island Journeys: Rebuilding home and hope after Hurricane Beryl, Uriel Thomas’ Story
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July 4, 2025
When Hurricane Beryl tore into Union Island in 2024, it didn’t just flatten homes it upended lives, reshaped communities, and served as another harsh ...

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