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School youth breaking new grounds
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March 18, 2005
Education in the Caribbean undergoes continuous changes, as the syllabuses and lessons are rendered more relevant to the emerging new trends. With Phy...
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March 18, 2005
Realising that a chain is as strong as its weakest link, the young leaders of the Emmanuel High Kingstown are on a mission to help the Grenada Boys’...
Grammar School wins RBTT Young Leaders Debate
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March 18, 2005
The St.Vincent Grammar School Young Leaders narrowly edged out the St.Joseph's Convent Kingstown to win the 2005 debate under two topics, Motion One: ...
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March 18, 2005
Today Friday March 18, the Transport Board is expected to meet again at the Conference Room of the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force H...
Carriere Neighbourhood Watch celebrates
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March 18, 2005
Crime in the Marriaqua Valley decreased by 25% in 2004 and the Carriere Neighbourhood Watch Group has been credited as one of the main contributing fa...
Eustace complains to elections Supervisor
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March 18, 2005
Opposition Leader Arnhim Eustace has made allegations of members of Cabinet being involved in the recruitment of enumerators for the Enumeration Exerc...
First Caribbean completes merger
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March 18, 2005
With the lower Halifax branch of First Caribbean International Bank now closed, operations have now officially been moved to the upper Halifax branch,...
Vincy lasses back to roots
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March 18, 2005
Three Vincentian lasses are making the best of their adopted homeland and are ensuring that they don't stray from their roots. The youngsters, Swinka,...
New look for Campden Park Industrial Estate
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March 18, 2005
The Industrial Estate at Campden Park on Leeward side of mainland St. Vincent will be refurbished. The hint came from Victor Hadley Chairman of the Na...
‘We need our own awards!’
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March 18, 2005
Feature speaker at the Sandy Bay rally, historian Curtis King has called on those in authority to abolish British Awards. King said that the Calinagos...
Radio station for Sandy Bay
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March 18, 2005
Welcoming the Honduran Garifuna delegation to the Sandy Bay community, area representative Montgomery Daniel said that his administration understands ...
Garifuna return to the mother land
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March 18, 2005
by Sheron Garraway If it's one time that I really regretted that I didn't learn Spanish well enough, it was when I spent the day with members of the I...
Daniel under doctor’s orders
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March 18, 2005
Earl "Ole George" Daniel, the man who attempted to enter his name in the Guinness World Book of Records by continuously walking for six days, has been...
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March 11, 2005
BBC-China has announced the first details of a controversial law that would allow it to use force against Taiwan. Legislator Wang Zhaoguo said such me...
Taiwan knocks new China law
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March 11, 2005
The Taiwanese Government has made an appeal to the international community to challenge what it calls the People’s Republic of China’s false hegem...
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March 11, 2005
The St. Vincent Music Festival, founded in 1956 by the St. Vincent Music Council, has been an integral part of Vincentian life for several years. Unfo...
Primary Schools Arts Festival alive
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March 11, 2005
As the Professional Secretarial and Consultancy Services Primary Schools Performing Arts Festival (PRISPAS) continues, it was the turn of the Kingstow...
Quashie wins jar of sweets
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March 11, 2005
Russell Quashie has a Big Jar of 352 sweets in his possession thanks to the RBTT bank. {{more}}Quashie who was one of many persons who made a donation...
YES workers  advance  training
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March 11, 2005
Though the Youth Empowerment Scheme has been successfully providing opportunities to expose young people to the world of work the Youth Affairs Depart...
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March 11, 2005
Filmmaker Andrea Leland is currently in this country researching the history for the soon to be produced film on the Garifuna people here. Leland note...
RBTT Celebrates 20 years
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March 11, 2005
It’s more than just a bank, it’s a bank that cares for the youth. This was one quality being trumpeted by the Royal Bank of Trinidad & Tobago (RBT...
New Kingstown Fish Market soon ready
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March 11, 2005
The ugly barricades were removed this week to reveal a beautiful new Kingstown Fish Market. The grand opening is scheduled for March 23. {{more}} When...
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March 11, 2005
The protest over the possible negative portrayal of the Carib/Garifuna people in the sequel to Pirates of the Caribbean continues to generate interest...
Alister Hughes passes
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March 4, 2005
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada BBC - The funeral of well-known Grenadian journalist Alister Hughes is to take place today, Friday March 4th. Hughes died Monday ...
Son follows father’s footsteps
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March 4, 2005
The family tradition of excellent security officers seems set to continue in Barrouallie. Deputy Commissioner of Police Cyril Doyle appears to have se...
Dr. Cyrus gives orders to cops
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March 4, 2005
Dr. Cecil Cyrus is one of this country’s most dynamic personalities: creative, innovative and intuitive. He displayed those elements and more in a s...
ROC brings colourful Orchid exhibition
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March 4, 2005
The Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) is taking yet another amazing and brilliant new initiative with an Orchid Project. Ambassador Elizabeth ...
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March 4, 2005
by Peggy Carr In Taipei Pro-independence groups in Taiwan organized a symbolic global torch-lighting ceremony and other activities, from Saturday 26th...
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March 4, 2005
Secretary General of Socialist International Louis Ayala has said that the success of member parties of the political grouping was because people want...
Fire victims receive Raffles help
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March 4, 2005
Seven employees of Raffles Resort Canouan Island employed as Guest Services and Golf and Landscape workers made homeless when fire destroyed their liv...
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March 4, 2005
The strides may be imperceptible and efforts towards regional unity appear to be making no headway, but persons are looking at the unfolding Caricom S...
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March 4, 2005
by Jerry George Hopelessness and despair are the two strongest emotions which drive individuals today and as a result many have given up any hope of a...
Rangers introduce learning programme
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March 4, 2005
In the spirit of encouraging and promoting improved literacy at the Emmanuel High School Kingstown Annexe, the No. 21 Rangers are assisting some 50 st...
Nyabinghi Order Incorporated
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March 4, 2005
Members of the Church of His Majesty Order of Nyabinghi were present in the House of Parliament Monday for what was an historic day and occasion. {{mo...
Blackfish warehouse gets facelift
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March 4, 2005
The Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) office has signed a contract for EC$92,847.50 for the construction of a slipway and renovation of the...
Cruickshank planning  political comeback?
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March 4, 2005
Is former member of the New Democratic Party (NDP) administration Allan Cruickshank planning a comeback?{{more}} When this question was put to Cruicks...
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March 4, 2005
Speaker of the House Hendrick Alenxander Monday told Parliament that when he asked CRC Chairman Parnell Campbell Q.C. to accept the role of chairman f...
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March 4, 2005
If the 45 new Police officers pay attention to Assistant Superintendent of Police Artis Davis, they will perform their duties with some degree of deco...
Garifuna cultural group to visit SVG
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March 4, 2005
The International Garifuna Folkloric Ballet Company of Honduras will visit the state from the 10-16th March. The 19 member cultural group will portray...