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Another plea to help RRL
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August 27, 2004
by Donald De Riggs, Director, RRL At about the beginning of the hurricane season I wrote to the local press requesting help to enable the Rainbow Radi...
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Digicel gets new CEO
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August 27, 2004
Digicel has announced that it will appoint a new chief executive officer to replace Seamus Lynch who will join the company’s board of directors. The...
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Japan to donate to local Hospital
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August 27, 2004
The government of Japan is expected to make a donation of some US$90,900 as a Grass-roots Human Security Grant to the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital, a...
Palletisation Plant to be built
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Palletisation Plant to be built
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August 27, 2004
As changes continue within the banana industry, efforts continue to give the once vital export crop a sense of value. If things go according to plans,...
RSS working to improve operation
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RSS working to improve operation
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August 27, 2004
Plans are in place to restructure the Regional Security System (RSS) here in the OECS. A press conference on Tuesday was used to highlight areas in wh...
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Thatcher met with coup plotter
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August 27, 2004
Taken from the South Africa Mail & Guardian Online. Matthew Burbidge and agencies | Cape Town 25 August 2004 09:03 Newly accused coup plotter Mark Tha...
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Civilising our democracy
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August 27, 2004
by Dr. Richard A. B. Cox Before I get into the subject of this piece, I wish to congratulate Parnell Campbell Q.C. on his elevation to chairman of the...
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Children discover history in Diamond Village
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August 27, 2004
"Following Their Footprints: Tracing Our History" was the theme of a camp for children in Diamond Village this past week from August 16 to 20, put on ...
Santa checks in early at Overland
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Santa checks in early at Overland
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August 27, 2004
by Jude Knight Christmas came four months early for four unfortunate children and the DeSouza family of Overland. The four – Natasha, 12, Natesha, 1...
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Construction workshop ends
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August 27, 2004
The final part of a series of training sessions for persons involved in the construction sector comes to an end today Friday, August 27, at the confer...
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Leacock calls for sifting of legislation
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August 27, 2004
Opposition Senator St. Clair Leacock has issued a call for this country to be more cautious when enacting pieces of legislation from international law...
Building Sector being looked at
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Building Sector being looked at
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August 27, 2004
Junior Minister in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing Glen Beache last Wednesday said that the construction sector contributes 12 per cent t...
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HISTORICAL NOTES
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August 27, 2004
(August 27, 2004) – Dr. Adrian Fraser Extract from Letter of June 9, 1806 by Alexander Anderson, Superintendent of the Botanic Garden. "...The Bread...
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Looking at some small matters
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August 27, 2004
by R. Andrew Cummings When does a person become an adult in law? For generations now, an 18-year-old person has been treated as an adult by the law. A...
Violence mars special weekend
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Violence mars special weekend
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August 27, 2004
The shooting death of Livingston Primus at Sion Hill capped a weekend of violent activity. Two youths of Rockies received wounds about their bodies in...
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Good year for CXC students
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August 27, 2004
While Kamal Wood feat in topping this year's Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) Examinations with 11 ones is considered extraordinary, a number of ot...
Digicel brings prepaid roaming to the OECS
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Digicel brings prepaid roaming to the OECS
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August 20, 2004
Digicel, the Irish telecommunications company, has moved another step further in proving they are the real “bigger better GSM network” service pro...
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We all serve?
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August 20, 2004
In different ways and to differing degrees by R. Andrew Cummings It takes all sorts of skills and people, locked into one another, to make our communi...
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Van der Gaag praises PM
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August 20, 2004
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has been described by the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Maarten M. Van der Gaag, as very charismatic...
Ambassador– do not discriminate against HIV/AIDS
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Ambassador– do not discriminate against HIV/AIDS
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August 20, 2004
“Do not discriminate against people with HIV/AIDS,” says Ambassador for the Kingdom of the Netherlands Maarten M. Van der Gaag. This statement cam...
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Caribbean nations sign with ROC
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August 20, 2004
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS (AUGUST 13TH, 2004) Three Caribbean nations have signed a joint communique with the Republic of China on Taiwan reiterating thei...
SVG Cadets return from Regional Camp
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SVG Cadets return from Regional Camp
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August 20, 2004
Members of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Cadet Force contingent returned home after participating in the Caribbean Cadet Camp hosted by the Barba...
Dougan makes principal move
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Dougan makes principal move
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August 20, 2004
If principals respond to new Chief Education Officer Susan Dougan, they should make some accomplishments. During Professional Development Week, princi...
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CDC puzzled by YPM
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August 20, 2004
CDC Chairman Dennis Ambrose is puzzled by remarks made by President of the YPM Duggie 'Nose' Joseph. The CDC chairman expressed willingness "to work h...
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I’m sorry, says Bowman
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August 20, 2004
Dennis Bowman has apologised for his performance in the 2004 Soca monarch competition. Bowman, during the Soca Monarch competition, did the song 'Funk...
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Owen Arthur to go alone on Haiti
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August 20, 2004
In the latest twist in CARCOM Haiti relations, Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur has been reported Wednesday by the BBC as threatening to “go it a...
Chavez wins landslide in Venezuelan elections
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Chavez wins landslide in Venezuelan elections
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August 20, 2004
Venezuelans have placed their confidence in the leadership of President Hugo Chavez in a historic referendum held last Sunday. And Vincentian Prime Mi...
Liberty Lodge workers get training
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Liberty Lodge workers get training
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August 20, 2004
A four-week training workshop for workers at the Liberty Lodge Boys Training Centre began here Monday geared towards training the staff in new approac...
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Otto Sam
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August 20, 2004
Searchlight is pleased to publish this response to our Editorial of Friday 13 August entitled Conflict Resolution signed by Otto Sam, the president of...
‘Caring Connections’ making a difference in communities
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‘Caring Connections’ making a difference in communities
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August 20, 2004
Telecommunications company Digicel is embarking on a project to show the youth how much they care. This symbol of corporate commitment through sponsor...
Local talent on show at Iguana
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Local talent on show at Iguana
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August 20, 2004
Come Friday August 27, interested persons can go to the Iguana Nightclub in Villa where they can experience an evening of local music. The event which...
16 Vincentians now Microsoft certified
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16 Vincentians now Microsoft certified
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August 20, 2004
Last Friday, 16 persons graduated from a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) course couducted at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) at...
A’Level Passes increase in 2004
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A’Level Passes increase in 2004
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August 20, 2004
The 2004 A’Level results show an increase in subject passes by students at the St. Vincent Community College. And Principal Marcus Caine is satisfie...
NIPI to promote investment
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NIPI to promote investment
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August 20, 2004
The National Investment Promotion Incorporated (NIPI) considered by Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves the central institutional pillar in the state a...
Teachers Union hands out scholarships
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Teachers Union hands out scholarships
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August 20, 2004
Three students - Chivaugn Hooper, Shonieka Caine and Claral Harry - will begin their secondary education with some ease on their parents. They are chi...
Kristobel lashes out at local DJs
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Kristobel lashes out at local DJs
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August 20, 2004
Singer and songwriter Kristobel Trimmingham is upset with disc jockeys at radio stations in St. Vincent and the Grenadines who promised to play her mu...
‘Syke’ stabbed to death
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‘Syke’ stabbed to death
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August 20, 2004
A 22-year-old Layou man is this country’s latest murder victim. Deran Maingot, popularly known as “Syke”, lost his life last Friday, August 13, ...
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Imprisoned?
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August 13, 2004
by R. Andrew Cummings Long gone is the age of innocence when the landscape of sport was true, pure and plain. Almost everywhere it has given way to un...
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Breadfruit Book launch for Emancipation Month
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August 13, 2004
Creating a breadfruit mentality? Not quite but, soon Vincentians will soon have an opportunity to read more about the breadfruit when a book entitled ...
Penny Feather scores 100
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Penny Feather scores 100
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August 13, 2004
He is affectionately known as ‘Penny Feather,’ because of his lightweight, and diminutive size. Whatever his physical attributes, Joseph Badenock ...
Baby Killa  is Grenada Soca Monarch 2004
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Baby Killa is Grenada Soca Monarch 2004
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August 13, 2004
Throughout the length and breadth of the Caribbean, Soca Monarch Finals are the most anticipated events of Carnivals. And for Spice Mas 2004, Grenadaâ...
Body building president pleased
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Body building president pleased
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August 13, 2004
After the adoption of the local Amateur BodyBuilding Power Lifting and Fitness Federation constitution, focus will be on the Central American and Cari...
SVG, Taiwan mark 23 years
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SVG, Taiwan mark 23 years
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August 13, 2004
August 15 marks the 23rd anniversary of friendship between St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the Republic of China on Taiwan. It was under the leader...
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Problem Child takes first and second for Road March 2025
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Problem Child takes first and second for Road March 2025
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July 9, 2025
The 'Baddest Boy'- Shertz ‘Problem Child’ James- has copped first and second place for the 2025 Road March competition. The results were announced tod...
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...

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