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Fishing is crucial to islands
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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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Environmental Allowance from Green Party
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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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Rastafarian delegation commends PM
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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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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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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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PM: Don’t gamble with nation’s future
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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...
National Export Strategy coming
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National Export Strategy coming
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November 4, 2005
On Tuesday, October 31, the National Investment Promotions Incorporated, NIPI took the first step to establishing a National Export Strategy with a la...
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Angel Horn launch on Saturday
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November 4, 2005
The University of the West Indies School of Continuing Studies is collaborating with the House of Nehesi Publishers in St. Martin to officially launch...
Sandy Bay man freed of murder
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Sandy Bay man freed of murder
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November 4, 2005
Heron Nanton, a 34-year-old Sandy Bay man is breathing a sigh of relief. He is getting used to freedom which he was denied for nearly three months. Na...
Vermont has new Health Centre
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Vermont has new Health Centre
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November 4, 2005
Persons in the Vermont valley have reasons to celebrate. The Retreat Health Centre has been refurbished at a cost of EC $400,000. The structure was er...
NEMO’s set with new headquarters
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NEMO’s set with new headquarters
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November 4, 2005
The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) has received a brand new headquarters. Last Friday the building, which houses NEMO and the Emerg...
Rosa Parks, US civil rights icon dies at 92
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Rosa Parks, US civil rights icon dies at 92
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October 28, 2005
Rosa Parks, the black woman whose 1955 protest action in Alabama marked the start of the modern US civil rights movement, has died at the age of 92. M...
Andrea’s dreams come true with lottery win
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Andrea’s dreams come true with lottery win
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October 28, 2005
Andrea King, a secretary from the East St. George village of Fair Hall, has some money to take care of her bills. She dreamt up the numbers 07, 14, 15...
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NYC elects new executive
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October 28, 2005
Kenrick Quashie is the new 1st vice president of the National Youth Council. The official positions of the three vice presidents were finalized at the...
Rose presents letters of credentials to Cuba
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Rose presents letters of credentials to Cuba
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October 28, 2005
Dexter E.M. Rose presented his letters of credentials as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to Cuban Vice-...
RBTT Young Leaders shaping the future
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RBTT Young Leaders shaping the future
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October 28, 2005
The 2005-2006 RBTT Young Leaders programme has officially been launched under the theme, "Shaping the Future, Cherishing Life, Embracing Family Values...
SVG hosts Insurance Conference next week
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SVG hosts Insurance Conference next week
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October 28, 2005
Over 80 persons from around the Caribbean have so far indicated their intention to attend the 8th Insurance Education Conference of the Association of...
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Caribbean Star marks 5th year in business
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October 28, 2005
Caribbean Star has marked a milestone achievement – the airline has celebrated its fifth anniversary of operations. On Tuesday, October 18, Caribbea...
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Tips for asking for a raise
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October 28, 2005
Talking about money is one of the most stressful experiences on the job. Asking for a raise is bound to give almost anyone the jitters. These hints ca...
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Brain drain versus remittances
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October 28, 2005
by Kevin Hope "Eight out of ten Haitians and Jamaicans who have college degrees live outside their country and more than fifty percent of the universi...
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Investment decisions
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October 28, 2005
When deciding where to invest, consider the following: Risk - Possibility that the actual rate of return will differ from expected Return - Look at to...
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Vincentian Mas band wins in Brooklyn
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October 28, 2005
by Maxwell Haywood On Saturday 22, Carnival Players, a Vincentian Mas Band based in Brooklyn, New York, celebrated winning the second prize for the Ch...
Dr. Cyrus, Hoyte honoured at UWI
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Dr. Cyrus, Hoyte honoured at UWI
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October 28, 2005
Legendary local surgeon Dr. Arthur Cecil Cyrus was among six outstanding persons upon whom the University of the West Indies conferred honorary doctor...
Guyanese charged in McBarnett murder
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Guyanese charged in McBarnett murder
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October 28, 2005
Ewart Edward Jordan Bacchus, a 21-year-old labourer of Guyana is expected to return to the Magistrates court in Kingstown January 23, 2006. That's whe...
A closer look at PETROCARIBE
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A closer look at PETROCARIBE
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October 28, 2005
by Marlon Stevenson The PETROCARIBE agreement is an initiative of the government of Venezuela that offers oil to 14 Caribbean countries on concessiona...
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Man drinks deadly substance
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October 21, 2005
An 18-year-old seaman of Bequia has died after allegedly consuming a deadly substance. It is claimed that Dorian Phillip De Couteau, of Friendship dra...
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PM: One child on streets is one too many
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October 21, 2005
A study carried out by the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines in collaboration with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has revealed...
Community Service
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Community Service
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October 21, 2005
Members of the Cool Riderz Motorcycle Club once again demonstrated their commitment to the provision of service to the community. Residents of Calliaq...
Slater: World not prepared for bird flu
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Slater: World not prepared for bird flu
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October 21, 2005
This country's Minister of Health has expressed the hope that St.Vincent and the Grenadines will not have to deal with a Bird Flu pandemic because lik...
Adams publishes new book
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Adams publishes new book
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October 21, 2005
Prolific local writer, Dr. Edgar Adams, has published another book. His latest effort, titled "Historic Kingstown" is a pocket guide to the places of ...
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Horticultural exhibition soon
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October 21, 2005
The St. Vincent Horticultural Society will be holding its annual Floral Exhibition on November 5th and 6th. The Exhibition forms part of the National ...
Sandy Bay man is Digicel winner
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Sandy Bay man is Digicel winner
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October 21, 2005
Muzon Hoyte of Sandy Bay is the winner of the Digicel promotion, “Win a trip to Australia to see the West Indies cricket team in action”. Patrons ...
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Synod fails to elect Anglican Bishop
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October 21, 2005
The Elective Synod of the Diocese of the Windward Islands failed to elect a Bishop when they met here in St. Vincent on Monday. According to Administr...