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New cabinet for Dominica
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May 20, 2005
Following his Dominica Labour Party’s narrow victory on May 5, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has named a new cabinet in which he retains the port...
Meighoo: Not enough regional news
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May 20, 2005
What may be good on paper may not be good in practice. The words of Dr.Kirk Meighoo as he spoke on the theme “What makes good governance?” to mark...
Accused Cuban bomber arrested
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May 20, 2005
A Cuban exile accused of bombing a Cuban airliner nearly 30 years ago has been taken into federal custody in Miami, CNN said yesterday, two months aft...
NDP launches Hull
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May 20, 2005
The New Democratic Party continued its preparation for the next poll with the launching of its candidate for Central Leeward last Saturday night. Once...
Intruding Scorpion
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May 20, 2005
by Neal Jackman Most people aim for total safety in their houses. That is probably one of the reasons why intrusions are hardly tolerated, especially ...
Brown is Head of Operations
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May 20, 2005
Bridgetown, Barbados – FirstCaribbean has announced the appointment of Jamaican, Jennifer Brown, to the post of Head of Operations for Jamaica and B...
ACE re-opens bigger, better
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May 20, 2005
It's a household name, not only in this country but around the world, and hundreds came out to witness the re-opening of the brand name store called A...
Transport Minister cautions Committee
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May 20, 2005
Counting down his last days as Minister of Transport and Works, Senator Julian Francis, has cautioned the Steering Committee of the Caribbean Renewabl...
Kamal adorns phone book
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May 20, 2005
by Sheron Garraway Although Kamal Wood is quite shy, his academic achievements continue to place him in the spotlight. His face now adorns the cover o...
Antigua PM responds to flour issue
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May 20, 2005
One week after Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves charged in Parliament that Antigua was in breach of treaty obligations on the importation of flour fr...
Watch your spending IMF warns
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May 20, 2005
by Sheron Garraway The International Monetary Fund (IMF) report has revealed that there is growing concern about Caribbean people who continue to put ...
Smaller catch  for Fisherman’s Day
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May 20, 2005
The 30th anniversary of the Fisherman’s Day activities ended in fine style on Monday afternoon at the Calliaqua Fisheries Centre though this year's ...
Homeless fire victim tells of her plight
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May 20, 2005
"I am homeless, don't have no food and I don't have a job. I am sad right now!" This is the plight openly expressed by Antonette Wynne of Redemption S...
Bequia family claims sibling was murdered
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May 20, 2005
A Bequia family remains adamant its youngest member was murdered even though police are still trying to unearth the circumstances of the child's death...
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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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 ...
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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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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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 ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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...
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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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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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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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...