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South African head sacks deputy leader
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June 17, 2005
South African President Thabo Mbeki has dismissed his deputy, Jacob Zuma. The dramatic move came after the trial of Zuma's financial adviser, Schabir ...
Jackson won’t share bed with kids again
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June 17, 2005
SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Basking in the jurors' decision to acquit his client of all counts, Michael Jackson's lawyer said Tuesday the singer will no lon...
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June 17, 2005
Cable & Wireless has joined forces with BET to share the music of the Caribbean with audiences worldwide. A series of feature programs covering the Su...
Ria gets wheels
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June 17, 2005
Three-year old Ria Burke has been crippled from birth. The infant from the village of Chester Cottage has never moved around without the help of someo...
Saunders: Privy Council ill equipped
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June 17, 2005
“The Judges of the Privy Council are most ill-equipped to perform the role of a final court of appeal for the people of this region.” Justice Adri...
First Caribbean looking for unsung heroes
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June 17, 2005
First Caribbean International Bank is again looking for unsung heroes across the Caribbean. And, according to local project coordinator Gillian O’Ga...
Judicial independence of CCJ assured
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June 17, 2005
The judicial independence of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) will be safeguarded by institutional mechanisms which, according to Justice Adrian S...
Kaiso fire blazing in New York
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June 17, 2005
by Maxwell Haywoodi n New York New York-based Vincentian calypsonians have sent a clear signal that they should not be taken lightly in the process le...
Bequia house gets number
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June 17, 2005
The Post Office in Bequia has no trouble delivering the mail, even though none of the 3,000 homes on the island have numbers - and few have names - be...
Elections Chief:   No rigged elections
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June 17, 2005
Rodney Adams, Supervisor of Elections has claimed that Vincentians can rest assured the General Elections will not be rigged. “This supervisor of el...
Phone companies battle over customers
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June 17, 2005
by Sheron Garraway It is litteraly the “war of words” as mobile companies Cable & Wireless and Digicel compete for the top prize, YOU the talker. ...
Clean sweep for Adelphi Secondary
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June 17, 2005
THE Adelphi Secondary School has been adjudged the most environmentally friendly school in St.Vincent and the Grenadines. The rural institution was la...
Walls to protect homeowners
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June 17, 2005
Persons affected by the Cross Country Road can expect some help from the contractors. That’s according to Transport, Works, and Housing Minister Lou...
No stopping Cross-Country road says Straker
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June 17, 2005
Unless an environmental impact assessment study throws up some drastic situations, a cross-country road will be built here. Deputy Prime Minister Loui...
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June 17, 2005
Reginald Thomas, Executive Director of the National Insurance Services, was on Saturday June 11 pinned as incoming president of the Rotary Club of St....
Walters: Eustace’s claims are ridiculous
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June 17, 2005
Selomon Walters is unhappy about a statement attributed to opposition Leader Arhnim Eustace which appeared in the Vincentian newspaper last week. A ve...
Digicel treats media to a good time
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June 17, 2005
by Sheron Garraway Media personnel from Barbados, St.Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada were whisked away by mobile telephone company Digicel, on ...
Paynter new SMSS Principal
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June 17, 2005
Father Richard Paynter has been appointed principal of the St. Martins Secondary School with effect from Monday August 1, 2005. The announcement was m...
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June 17, 2005
The total number of students attending secondary schools here is expected to number 10, 440 by September. This information was relayed to a packed Arn...
Youths told: Delay sex until marriage
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June 17, 2005
by Sheron Garraway At a time when sexual promiscuity around the world has become rampant and the HIV/AIDS virus has struck mainly young people, the yo...
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June 17, 2005
With an emphasis on meeting the needs of the total person, the Hope for Life Ministries Church at Arnos Vale held their 12th Computer Graduation Cerem...
Students qualify for quiz finals
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June 17, 2005
The questions were tough and the tension was high as 10 secondary school students competed in the Rotary Nutrition Quiz. On Wednesday, June 8, at the ...
SVG to offer Walter Rodney Scholarship
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June 17, 2005
The Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines will from the 2005/2006 academic year, award to a deserving student a national scholarship in the area...
Ollivierre campaign to launch tomorrow
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June 17, 2005
The New Democratic Party (NDP) of St. Vincent and the Grenadines launches its candidate for the Southern Grenadines this weekend. On Saturday June 18,...
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June 17, 2005
"Something needs to be done to regulate the way our drivers use the road." This is the view of Minister of National Security Sir Vincent Beache. Sir V...
Belle Isle prison underway
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June 17, 2005
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, National Security Minister Sir Vincent Beache, Superintendent of Prisons Eric Rodriguez and other prison officials...
Gordon Yard family dazed
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June 17, 2005
The Daize family of Gordon Yard will always remember Saturday, June 11, as the date their beloved Peter Daize met his tragic death. Around 2:30 that a...
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June 17, 2005
VINLEC has announced a price cut on its contentious fuel surcharge rate. The cut amounts to EC 4.51 cents per unit of the fuel surcharge rate. And the...
Orange Hill man plucked at early age
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June 17, 2005
A young man of Orange Hill has died after succumbing to several chop wounds across his body. On Friday, June 10, 22-year-old Rohan Cato, the son of Ei...
Principal: Death of Calvert Woods a big loss
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June 10, 2005
Principal of the Campden Park Secondary School, Sylvia Findlay, recalls Calvert Woods' short stint at the school as remarkable. According to Findlay, ...
Wife: Calvert a devoted teacher
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June 10, 2005
Lydia Woods, the widow of the late Calvert Woods, has described her husband as 'a very nice and strong person, especially when it comes to community s...
Calvert gone to higher calling
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June 10, 2005
St. Vincent and the Grenadines is mourning the loss of yet another son of the soil. Calvert Louie Woods died on Thursday, June 2, 2005 at the age of 4...
Landslides wreak havoc across the country
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June 10, 2005
Several families experienced anxious moments over the rainy weekend as a result of landslides. At Stubbs, a family of Bay Road is counting their lucky...
Bramble to head OAS office in Suriname
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June 10, 2005
This country’s Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to the United States, and Permanent Mission to the OAS, Fitz...
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June 10, 2005
Units of this country's investigative forces have a daunting task on their hands caused by the number of murders here. The arrests, investigations and...
Gurney Gibson awarded OBE
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June 10, 2005
Gurney Gibson, Managing Director of Gibsons Building Supplies Ltd. received his OBE investiture at Buckingham Palace on May 24. He was accompanied by ...
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June 10, 2005
Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has been invited to attend the inaugural meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative, scheduled to take place in New ...
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June 10, 2005
NEW YORK - The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Ministers of Tourism passed a resolution of support and the Board of Directors approved the appoin...
Gonsalves asks for overseas support
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June 10, 2005
by Maxwell Haywood in New York Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has appealed to the Vincentian community in New York to support the Unity Labour Pa...
Hanging dangerously
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June 10, 2005
A Rose Hall resident has been expressing concern about the progress of road works which has left his family home in a precarious position. Julian O’...
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June 10, 2005
The OECS Secretariat through the Education Reform Unit OERU is teaming up with th University of the West indies to award scholarships is several areas...
More Taiwan Scholarship for SVG students
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June 10, 2005
A total of 225 Vincentian students have been the recipients of $100,000 from the Embassy of Taiwan here. Of the students 75, from primary schools, wer...