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February 25, 2005
The Alliance Francaise now has a new executive elected at the Alliance's annual general meeting last Tuesday, February 15, 2005. {{more}} The members ...
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February 25, 2005
The third Regional Seminar on Flood Hazard Mapping and its use in community disaster planning in the Caribbean officially opened last evening at the S...
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February 25, 2005
The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA) convened a meeting of regional experts to discuss a Caribbean tsunami early warning system. T...
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February 25, 2005
The OECS Secretariat is conducting a study into the impact on OECS Member States of their participation in the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME...
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February 25, 2005
The Sol Group said in a release that the acquisition of Shell’s commercial and retail operations in Barbados, St. Lucia, Netherlands Antilles, Domin...
Helmet saves 2 Kool Chris
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February 25, 2005
Local radio personality, turned biker-boy Chris “2 Kool” Jones missed a date with death last weekend in St. Lucia. Jones collided with a truck on ...
Happy Hill Estates opens
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February 25, 2005
A dream of a group of Layou-born brothers is being realized now that the Happy Hill Estates has gotten off the ground.{{more}} The brothers Exeter: Gi...
St. Mary’s breaks new ground
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February 25, 2005
The official ground breaking ceremony of the New St. Mary's RC. Primary School took place on Wednesday, February 23 at Buccament. The ceremony was wel...
Dr. Linton at home
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February 25, 2005
NDP Party Chairman Dr. Linton Lewis came to his party's convention Sunday very prepared and ready to make an impression on the supporters. In a brief ...
Pieces of NDP puzzle still missing
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February 25, 2005
The NDP had promised before their 29th Annual Convention that party leader Arnhim Eustace would have had some special announcements to make. Thus many...
T&T lawyer heats up Democrat House
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February 25, 2005
Feature speaker at the New Democratic Party's 29th Annual Convention Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj came prepared last Sunday, to cast aspersions on the way ...
Maharaj to speak at NDP convention
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February 18, 2005
Former Trinidad and Tobago Attorney General Lawrence Ramesh Maharaj is slated to deliver the feature address when the opposition New Democratic Party ...
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February 18, 2005
The young people of the Methodist Church in St. Vincent will celebrate Youth Month from February 6th to 27th 2005, under the theme “God’s Gifts: U...
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February 18, 2005
Prospective business persons and those seeking connections to their ventures, or even those looking for information on spheres of economic activity wi...
Get into business: Youngsters urged
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February 18, 2005
Persons here have been encouraged to get into business, especially when they are young. The advice came from one with some experience in the field of ...
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February 18, 2005
by DAVID BREWSTER A TRINIDAD man died in just six months after he was infected with the HIV/AIDS virus. The deadly news came in a statement last night...
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February 18, 2005
Formal plans for the establishment of a hospitality institute for this country are currently ongoing. Tourism and Culture Minister, Rene Baptiste reve...
Grenadines Solid Waste Project moving ahead
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February 18, 2005
The Central Water and Sewerage Authority (CWSA) has been holding consultation with communities in the Grenadines as part of the Grenadines Solid Waste...
Police seize loot
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February 18, 2005
Investigators apprehended a man earlier this week following a raid, which netted a number of items believed stolen. Detective Corporal Aileen Maloney ...
NCB overstaffed
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February 18, 2005
There may be too many persons working at the National Commercial Bank. That’s according to Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves. He referred to the ma...
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February 18, 2005
“I can see a light at the end of the tunnel”. That is how Chief Executive Officer, Garry Cullen described the financially-distressed LIAT’s posi...
Vizion taking root in Caribbean
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February 18, 2005
A Caribbean family is making the dream of regional unity a living reality. And everyday, the bonds that keep the nations together are strengthened in ...
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February 11, 2005
“There is as yet no indication that the Privy Council’s ruling on Jamaica’s legislation introducing the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) would d...
Changes at SVG Brewery
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February 11, 2005
Improvements are on the way for the St. Vincent Brewery Ltd, this country’s lone beer bottling plant. Wayne Murphy, the Brewery’s Marketing manage...
PM justifies SVG, Cuba ties
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February 11, 2005
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has blasted the opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) for their criticism of the deepening of relations between Cub...
Justice Saunders lauded by peers
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February 11, 2005
The elevation of Justice Adrian Saunders to the Caribbean Court of Justice has been lauded by his peers in the legal profession. Speaking at a special...
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February 11, 2005
Meanwhile president of the local Bar Association Nicole Sylvester described Justice Saunders as “a true man of the region”. She said he was born i...
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February 11, 2005
Party founder and former Prime Minister, Sir James Mitchell is expected to deliver an address when the New Democratic Party (NDP) holds its next conve...
New airline to land at E T Joshua airport
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February 11, 2005
As plans are being finalised to have the Caribbean Sun airlines spread its wings onto the runway of the Canouan airport, it seems another airline is p...
SVG Horticultural Society gets gold
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February 11, 2005
The SVG contingent to the Barbados Horticultural Society Flower show has returned with gold. ‘Soufrière’s Bounty’, the title given to the SVG f...
War on HIV/AIDS
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February 11, 2005
There is a war on in this country. And everyone is being urged to be a soldier. No heavy artillery is needed to wage this battle. It just requires com...
GHS gets new Dell computer
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February 4, 2005
The Girls' High School received a donation of a Dell Dimension Desktop Computer from the National Insurance Services, last Friday 28. Headmistress And...
Local charities benefit from ROC donation
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February 4, 2005
Eleven local charities have benefited from donation made by The Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) at a ceremony January 18 at the Old Public L...
Falls of Baleine temporarily closed
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February 4, 2005
The Falls of Baleine, one of this country’s most beautiful sites, has been temporarily closed to visitors.. The spectacular waterfalls, located seve...
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February 4, 2005
The controversial issue of wire-tapping has found support in one of this country’s former attorneys general. Chairman of the Constitutional Review C...
Curth still trying to recover from Ivan
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February 4, 2005
A young man whose plight was highlighted in SEARCHLIGHT following the passage of Hurricane Ivan is once again appealing for assistance. Curth Clifton ...
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February 4, 2005
The Local Government Commission has continued its series of consultations on the reintroduction of local government to St. Vincent and the Grenadines....
Toys for hospital kids
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February 4, 2005
The Paediatric Ward of the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital now has a toy cupboard, thanks to The Inner Wheel Club of St.Vincent. The donation was made l...