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The Vincentian apologises to Dr. Gonsalves
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January 28, 2005
FORM OF APOLOGY On Friday, 14th, 2005, The Vincentian published a poem written by one Gary Stewart captioned, “This Is Your Comrade Speaking” whic...
PM sues the poet
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PM sues the poet
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January 28, 2005
A local law firm representing Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves is instituting legal action for criminal libel against a former postal worker. The la...
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Sir Dwight: Positive growth recorded in 2004
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January 28, 2005
The East Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) has performed well during the past year experiencing growth of 4.1 per cent. Sir Dwight Venner, Governor of t...
‘ECCU open for membership’
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‘ECCU open for membership’
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January 28, 2005
"We are open for membership!" With those words Governor of the East Caribbean Central Bank Sir K. Dwight Venner issued a call Tuesday for Caribbean st...
EU lobbies for Caribbean bananas
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EU lobbies for Caribbean bananas
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January 28, 2005
Fighting for the future of European markets, banana farmers in Latin America and the Caribbean may have some hope for survival. That is the assurance ...
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Seaga bids final farewell to the House
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January 21, 2005
by Omar Anderson, Gleaner Writer IT WAS a rather pensive if not sombre mood inside Gordon House Tuesday where Edward Seaga made his final bow as Oppos...
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Students receive FCCA prize
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January 21, 2005
Two students who participated in the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Foundation 2004 Children’s Essay Contest have collected a cheque of...
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Taiwanese to host agricultural display
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January 21, 2005
When Taiwanese the world over celebrate their Lunar New Year Eve on February 8, here at home the Embassy of the Republic of China (ROC) on Taiwan will...
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First Caribbean launches electronic banking
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January 21, 2005
FirstCaribbean International Bank has announced it is making “a quantum step towards cutting edge in technology in the accounts management with the ...
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OECS Heads to meet World Bank president
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January 21, 2005
OECS Heads of Government are due to meet with World Bank President James Wolfensohn today in Grenada. The round-table is a follow-up to an initial mee...
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Speaker of House hospitalized
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January 21, 2005
The illness of Speaker of the House Hendrick Alexander has caused the first sitting of the House of Assembly for the New Year to be postponed. Prime M...
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Vincy woman on coke charge
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January 21, 2005
A national of St. Vincent and the Grenadines who arrived in St. Kitts on Tuesday at the Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport now faces charges for...
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Police Public Relations Department is 6 years old
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January 21, 2005
Assistant Superintendent in charge of the Department, Artis Davis, has commended his staff for their hard work in discharging their function. Davis, w...
NCN Radio forced to go mobile
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NCN Radio forced to go mobile
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January 21, 2005
GEORGETOWN, GUYANA: National Communications Network (NCN) Radio was Tuesday forced to abandon Broadcasting House on High Street, Georgetown and broadc...
Flood disaster in Guyana
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Flood disaster in Guyana
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January 21, 2005
GEORGETOWN: Guyana Tuesday declared its flood-hit capital Georgetown and surrounding areas disaster zones after the heaviest rains in more than a cent...
Walter Child’s poems titled ‘The Essence of Life’
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Walter Child’s poems titled ‘The Essence of Life’
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January 21, 2005
Walter Child, a former teacher and public servant, has skilfully put together a beautiful book of poems called “The Essence of Life”. Lawyer Cecil...
School break cut short
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School break cut short
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January 21, 2005
Students who complete common entrance exams will no longer have a long break before going on to secondary school. Instead, they now have to attend fou...
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O’Neal: ULP, NDP the same
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January 21, 2005
Ivan O’Neal took a swipe at the Unity Labour Party (ULP) administration and the opposition New Democratic Party (NDP), saying he saw no major differ...
‘Green’ members  in the shadows
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‘Green’ members in the shadows
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January 21, 2005
One week after social activist Ivan O’Neal announced the launch of his SVG Green Party, he is back promising the establishment of the University of ...
Banana meeting starts tomorrow
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Banana meeting starts tomorrow
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January 21, 2005
A major workshop opens here tomorrow at Buccama on the Bay. The Windward Islands Farmers’ Association (WINFA) is hosting the two-day workshop, which...
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Tsunamis and the Eastern Caribbean – Frequently asked questions
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January 21, 2005
St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago – As a result of the tsunami that recently devastated several countries in Asia, scientists at the Seismic Resear...
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The Great Lisbon Earthquake
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January 21, 2005
St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago – A tsunami is an ocean wave or series of waves caused by a large-scale disturbance of the ocean floor or surface...
Scientists rule out tsunami hitting region
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Scientists rule out tsunami hitting region
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January 21, 2005
Co-ordinator of the National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) Howie Prince has ruled out the possibility of a tsunami like the one that killed...
Lotto winner pays taxes
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Lotto winner pays taxes
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January 21, 2005
A 52-year-old domestic of Cane End is the first lotto winner to be made to pay the 10 per cent tax imposed by government on winnings of $500 and above...
Matthews wins Port raffle
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Matthews wins Port raffle
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January 21, 2005
The SVG Port Authority Sports & Cultural Club has announced the names of the lucky winners in their Grand Raffle. {{more}} The winner of the first pri...
Crew forced to ditch chopper in Guyana
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Crew forced to ditch chopper in Guyana
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January 21, 2005
GEORGETOWN: The two-man crew of a locally assembled helicopter was forced to ditch it on the Liliendaal beach early Monday afternoon after its motor c...
‘Take back the streets!’
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‘Take back the streets!’
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January 21, 2005
CASTRIES, St. Lucia: As the issue of crime continues to be uppermost in the minds of the people of St. Lucia, the country's Prime Minister, Dr. Kenny ...
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Dr. Gonsalves to head delegation
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January 21, 2005
The fertilization of the proposed sub-regional union between Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, viewed by some critics a...
Children’s Hospital for SVG
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Children’s Hospital for SVG
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January 21, 2005
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves showed deep emotions Tuesday as he relived the sad moment when he had to watch his young child’s life expire. The...
Constituency boundary increase uncertain
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Constituency boundary increase uncertain
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January 21, 2005
As St. Vincent and the Grenadines moves closer to general elections, constitutionally due by mid-2006, there’s still uncertainty as to whether there...
Jamaica hospital mourns slain Vincentian doctor
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Jamaica hospital mourns slain Vincentian doctor
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January 21, 2005
KINGSTOWN: The Jamaica Observer newspaper reported Tuesday that the Accident and Emergency Unit at the University Hospital of the West Indies was only...
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Treats for Sunny Vale school
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January 14, 2005
Over the holiday season, children at the Sunny Vale Primary School (located behind the Victoria Park) got special treatment compliments Digicel. The t...
Sir Vincent to call it a day
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Sir Vincent to call it a day
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January 14, 2005
Sir Vincent Beache has been feted at a cocktail marking his 30 years of involvement in local politics.{{more}} The function, held at the official resi...
Activists honoured
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Activists honoured
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January 14, 2005
Seven local community activists were last Thursday 6th honoured for their contribution to the development of this country. The honouring ceremony saw ...
Ambassador Chu gets award
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Ambassador Chu gets award
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January 14, 2005
Elizabeth Chu, the Republic of China on Taiwan ambassador to St. Vincent and the Grenadines, has received her country’s highest award as one of Taiw...
Bomb scare at China Town
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Bomb scare at China Town
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January 14, 2005
The Kingstown Magistrates Court, the Family Court and the Serious Offences Court had to evacuate offices Tuesday, January 11, because of a bomb scare....
VINLEC to go ahead with Lowman’s Plant
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VINLEC to go ahead with Lowman’s Plant
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January 14, 2005
VINLEC has move another step closer toward the construction of the Lowman's Bay Power Plant. Last Friday, January 7, during a media briefing at VINLEC...
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More money for LIAT
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January 14, 2005
Cash strapped LIAT, still plagued by financial woes this week received some good news. This after the Prime Ministers of St. Vincent and the Grenadine...
Elderly woman perishes in fire
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Elderly woman perishes in fire
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January 14, 2005
Last Friday night Carmen Homer of Bahamia, Richland Park perished in a fire that destroyed her three-bedroom home.{{more}} Homer’s husband and two g...
Jobs not threatened says NCB chairman
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Jobs not threatened says NCB chairman
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January 14, 2005
National Commercial Bank (NCB) employees’ jobs are not up for take and should not feel threatened by the bank’s assistance from Trinidad and Tobag...
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No take-over yet at NCB
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January 14, 2005
It is too early to talk about a take over of the country’s state-owned National Commercial Bank (NCB). This is the latest information coming from NC...
Dr. Gonsalves: Nation has thrived
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Dr. Gonsalves: Nation has thrived
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January 14, 2005
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves is proclaiming progress made by his administration on several fronts. In a New Year’s address last Tuesday 4th, w...
Heritage Club stays alive
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Heritage Club stays alive
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January 7, 2005
Mandella Campbell, a first-year student at the St. Vincent Community College, is set to head the institution's Heritage Club as its eighth president. ...
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Soca Monarch win for Fireman & Skinny; Road March next
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Soca Monarch win for Fireman & Skinny; Road March next
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July 7, 2025
With the Soca Monarch finals out of the way, all eyes and ears are turned towards Kingstown in anticipation for who will capture the 2025 Road March t...
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 ...

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