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RBTT Bank turns art gallery
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April 1, 2005
RBTT Bank was transformed into an Art Gallery on Wednesday, March 23, to show off the one of the many talents possessed by artist Collette Jones. {{mo...
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April 1, 2005
The message delivered on Good Friday during the Easter season at the Calliaqua Methodist Church was one of forgiveness and love. Delivering the sermon...
Ottley Hall man on murder charge
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April 1, 2005
Donald Edwards, a 25-year old Ottley Hall resident has a murder charge on his hands. It stems from the death of Darius Lynch, another 25-year-old from...
Clare Valley man chopped about body
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April 1, 2005
The South Leeward village of Clare Valley is experiencing some violent trends in recent times. Two shooting incidents recently, have shattered the nor...
Cells in cells at prisons
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April 1, 2005
Inmates at Her Majesty's Prison in St. Michael Barbados, about two miles outside capital City Barbados, seem to be having full access to modern commun...
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March 24, 2005
STRATEGIES to combat the pesky West Indian Fruit Fly will soon be put into action here. This, after agricultural workers from some five Caribbean coun...
Belmont promotes literacy
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March 24, 2005
The Belmont Government School has hosted an Inter-house Reading Comprehension Competition in an effort to create literacy awareness. The competition w...
Vincy teaching quartet reaps1st class honours
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March 24, 2005
Four Vincentian teachers have completed their studies at the University of the West Indies via Distance Teaching with First class Honours. The quartet...
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March 24, 2005
The Caribbean Examinations Council has launched its Associate Degree Programmes. The Council is now offering Associate Degrees in nine areas; Business...
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March 24, 2005
A new ten-minute radio series is to hit the airwaves soon. The radio drama, called “In This Life” is being produced by the Regional Radio Project ...
PM: Jet port by 2010
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March 24, 2005
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has noted that an International Airport is in its planning stages to further accommodate air travel in this country...
Soroptomist Club assists Grenada
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March 24, 2005
The local Soroptomist International Club has presented a cheque for $2,500 to its Grenada counterpart. The donation, made last Thursday, March 17, in ...
Peace Corps Volunteers to focus on  HIV/AIDS
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March 24, 2005
Five new Peace Corps officers have been given the go ahead to join the fight against AIDS through HIV/AIDS awareness here in St. Vincent and the Grena...
Girl Guides honour veteran leaders
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March 24, 2005
As persons age, they usually get frail, but the ladies of the Girl Guides Movement showed that they were as strong as ever when they celebrated their ...
Henderson to play for Rotary Club
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March 24, 2005
After wooing Vincentians with her smooth vocal and flute performance at the Blues Festival last January, Michele Henderson is coming back. Henderson w...
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March 24, 2005
At a time when the Richmond Hill Primary School has been earmarked for upgrading to a secondary institution, that school has been the recipient of nea...
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March 24, 2005
Vincentian Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has hit out against the People’s Republic of China. Speaking at a ceremony at Cabinet room last Monday...
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March 24, 2005
The Youth Empowerment Service (YES) programme, received a further boost last Monday with an EC$700,000 injection. The money was handed over to Prime M...
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March 24, 2005
FirstCaribbean International Bank has introduced a graduate recruitment and training programme, called CareerFirst. The bank says that the CareerFirst...
Opposition mocks Parliament
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March 24, 2005
Despite the accusations made by Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves that "the opposition is not serious about the people's business" by being absent fr...
J’ca Prime Minister calls for removal
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March 18, 2005
OBSERVER -JAMAICA'S Prime Minister P J Patterson told Wednesday’s opening of the South Africa, African Union, Caribbean Diaspora Conference that the...
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March 18, 2005
BBC- Protesters in Guatemala say they will intensify their demonstrations against a trade deal with the US unless their demands are met on Wednesday. ...
Youth Ambassadors now better prepared
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March 18, 2005
Local Caricom Youth Ambassadors Modonna Corke and Kyle De Freitas are now much better prepared to speak on issues relating to Caricom after attending ...
Lewis demands Compton apology
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March 18, 2005
The defeated party leader of St Lucia's opposition United Workers Party has called for an apology from newly-elected party leader Sir John Compton. Du...
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...