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July 8, 2005
DIGICEL has announced that it is changing its brand for a look which it describes as bold. The mobile telecommunications provider, which entered the C...
Belair man  wins C&W  Nissan Terrano
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July 8, 2005
Jim Roberts of Belair is the proud owner of the Nissan Terrano thanks to Cable & Wireless’s Zero Your Balance promotion.. The 52-year-old employee o...
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July 8, 2005
Cable & Wireless and the Starlift Steel Orchestra have collaborated for several years and are showing further signs of development together. Regarding...
Jack still reaping success
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July 8, 2005
Albena Samuel Jack, a teacher of 22 years is like the old adage says, is getting better with age. Jack has been reaping the success of her dedication ...
Jamaican interns on visit to SVG
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July 8, 2005
Four Jamaican interns have been garnering experience in St.Vincent and the Grenadines in the fields of Education, Social work and Public Relations. Th...
Human Rights group supports ban on flogging
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July 8, 2005
President of the Human Rights Association, Nicole Sylvester is pleased that flogging may soon be a thing of the past in schools. Noting that her organ...
Vinsave sparkles after US$151,501 facelift
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July 8, 2005
It was more than a fresh coat of paint that made the St.Vincent and the Grenadines Save the Children Fund, (VINSAVE) sparkle with a new look. The inst...
Airport aid secured from Cuba
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July 8, 2005
A "Coalition of the Willing" is emerging as the main plank in efforts to provide international air access here. Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves all...
School groups celebrating 50 years
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July 8, 2005
The classes accepted into the Boys' Grammar School in 1954 and 1955 are this week celebrating the 50th Anniversary of their entry into that institutio...
Taiwan Trade Fair a feature at Vincy Mas
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July 8, 2005
The Taiwanese took centre-stage during the final run up to Vincy Mas festivities with the staging of a trade fair and the launch of the Taiwan-Caribbe...
Sharpes man found with stab wounds
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July 8, 2005
A Redemption Sharpes family is in mourning after one of their members was killed on J'Ouvert morning. Oran "Bobo" Cuffy of Redemption Sharpes reported...
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July 8, 2005
(London) Just hours after the city of London was in a triumphant mood after winning the bid to host the 2012 Olympics, the city has been plunged into ...
George knocks SVG’s educational system
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July 1, 2005
Jerry George, Chairman of the Junior Achievement programme has knocked the education system claiming that it is too hinged on wanting to train student...
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July 1, 2005
The 2004 financial year marked another period of success for the St.Vincent Union of Teachers' Co-operative Credit Union Ltd (SVUTCCU). The institutio...
Dr. Cyrus to be honoured
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July 1, 2005
Local surgeon Dr. A Cecil Cyrus is among a group of distinguised Caribbean sons to be honoured by the University of the West Indies next week. Dr. Cyr...
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July 1, 2005
The Calliaqua DAY NURSERY has been around since the 1960s, but on Friday, June 24, it closed its doors to its last batch of students at a graduation c...
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July 1, 2005
by Marlon Bute inToronto CARIBANA 2005 will bring Toronto alive like never before! The Caribbean flavored celebrations run from 15th July to August 1s...
Vincentian campaigns New York political post
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July 1, 2005
A Vincentian female is making waves in New York political circles. Attorney Sylvia G Ash, who hails from Long Wall, Kingstown has some twenty years ex...
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July 1, 2005
by RICKEY SINGH PRIME MINISTER Ralph Gonsalves of St Vincent and the Grenadines has blamed the region’s bureaucrats for stealing the “power” tha...
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July 1, 2005
Cable & Wireless is now offering safe, secure, surfing on the Internet with their new X-lite service. It features unlimited access at speeds up to thr...
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July 1, 2005
The Cable & Wireless Zero Your Balance campaign has come to a close after starting in February this year. Customers were given an opportunity to zero ...
Franeica takes Primary Calypso title
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July 1, 2005
There will be a new Primary School Calypso monarch next year. That's because 2005 title holder Franeica Glasgow has been admitted to Secondary School....
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July 1, 2005
It is the battle of the giants Sunday night as the quest for royalty plays out in real life. Princess Monique Hector will be under siege with her numb...
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July 1, 2005
His eventual elevation to the Junior Soca Monarch title was seemingly on the cards from earlier this year. He was the youngest participant in the Soca...
Lil Jade does the hattrick
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July 1, 2005
In 2003 'Lil Jade' Bowens brought pride to his home village of Fancy. He won the Secondary School Calypso title representing Bishop’s College. Two y...
GHS still leading  with excellence
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July 1, 2005
The St. Vincent Girls' High School (GHS) has been maintaining its position as the leading secondary school in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. This was...
Anita Charles here to take back SVG
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July 1, 2005
One of our very own Vincentian recording artistes Anita Charles and her husband Dennis Charles are back on the island. The purpose of their visit is t...
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July 1, 2005
Eighty teachers have been trained in Disaster Management and on how to prepare a school disaster plan. The course, which was organised by the National...
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July 1, 2005
by Southern Grenadines Correspondent Students of the form five graduating class of the Union Island Secondary School are up in arms over the decision ...
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July 1, 2005
Karen Bascombe is Administrative Secretary at the Windsor Primary School. That is an institution established 1989. She has been working there for the ...
Vincentian receives Harvard Scholarship
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July 1, 2005
Another young Caribbean female is reporting academic excellence in the United States of America. Loni P. Philip who has roots in St.Vincent and the Gr...
France takes the second chance
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July 1, 2005
LaFleur France is one of those who is keen on making the best of her life. She may have missed out on the Common Entrance, but she was not going to le...
St. Mary’s R.C. success story continues
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July 1, 2005
Sister Ivy Pacheco, Headteacher of the St. Mary's Roman Catholic School, is pleased with the performance of the group of students who wrote the Common...
Omark not giving up
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July 1, 2005
Omark Andrews will be focusing on his secondary education. He placed fifth for Boys and 12 overall at this year's Common Entrance examination. A 12 ye...
Branch ready for GHS challenge
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July 1, 2005
Sharleen Branch is looking forward to challenges when she enters the Girls’ High School next September. She placed 5th for girls and 7th overall in ...
Simone’s advice: Work hard, stay focused
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July 1, 2005
Simone Veira is a child of few words and when asked her advice to other youngsters, or older persons for that matter, she declared only: "Work hard, s...
Jaya heads to higher grounds
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July 1, 2005
Jaya Debnath of the New Grounds Primary School has taken the top spot in the Common Entrance Exams as her school continues to enjoy a series of succes...
Nude body of woman found at Park Hill
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July 1, 2005
Less than two months after a 77-year-old woman was raped and killed in Kingstown, another elderly woman has suffered a similar fate. Last Wednesday, j...
Raquel Frederick is GHS student of the year
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July 1, 2005
Raquel Frederick is the Girls' High School (GHS) Student of the year. The sixteen year old emerged tops among the highly competitive graduating class ...