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November 12, 2004
The Vincentian community in the United Kingdom has joined its counterparts at home and in the diaspora in organizing a number of activities to celebra...
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November 12, 2004
The Leo Club St. Vincent holds its annual Primary School's Reading Competition tomorrow, November 13, 2004, at the Red Cross building from 3 p.m. The ...
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November 12, 2004
The SVG Horticultural Society has elected a new executive. The new members are Kathy Martin – president; Elsa Velox – vice president; Janice Frase...
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November 12, 2004
A daring daylight robbery of the post office in Troumaca has left residents of the area perplexed. Reports reaching SEARCHLIGHT are that the masked me...
Kirby delivers address at Mona
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November 12, 2004
The evening of the 51st graduation ceremony of the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica was especially significant for Vincentians stud...
Vincentians get PAHO award
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November 12, 2004
For the second time in two years, Vincentians have gained Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO) recognition for their work on health-related topics....
Vincentian artist gets international exposure
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November 12, 2004
by Nelson A. King in New York While his artistry is well renowned in his native land and the region, it is yet to make any forays on the international...
Jacobs, Pompey join the legal fraternity
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November 5, 2004
Two more Vincentians have been called to the local bar. This occurred at the High Court in Kingstown when Mishka Jacobs and police prosecutor Bertie P...
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November 5, 2004
At a special ceremony held at the Peace Memorial Hall, the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Philatelic Corporation released a collection of 14 stamps fe...
US $15 million approved for Canouan Jet Port
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November 5, 2004
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has signed documents granting St. Vincent and the Grenadines authority to borrow US $15 million from the Scotiatrus...
PM suffers senior moment at Centre
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November 5, 2004
The pressure of Prime Minister must be having some effect on Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves. He displayed a sense of aging last Tuesday, coinciden...
PM: Leaders usually forgotten in latter years
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November 5, 2004
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves is interested in the Golden Years Activity Centre, which is being built at Black Point in the North Central Windwar...
Bridging the generation gap
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November 5, 2004
Jeff James, the Vincentian-born director of Help Age International, is optimistic that young and old persons can live in harmony. And the Golden Years...
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November 5, 2004
Pedestrians and commuters have to become accustomed to random stop and search by units of the constabulary. Even though this type of action has been c...
New book on SVG
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October 29, 2004
Edgar Adams launched his book, “National Treasures -Identifying the National Heritage and National Treasures of St. Vincent and the Grenadines” la...
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October 29, 2004
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Philatelic Corporation has released a collection of 14 stamps featuring a number of outstanding Vincentians at a sp...
Caribbean visionary dies
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October 29, 2004
Two years ago, Jany Williams camped out at Girls Guides Headquarters with members of Caribbean Vizion. This is a group lobbying for cultural and econo...
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October 29, 2004
Thirty-four thousand members of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Credit Union Movement last week joined co-operators around the world in commemorati...
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October 29, 2004
AT&T Wireless Caribbean says it has been lending assistance to the relief effort in hurricane-ravaged Grenada. The company says it began its efforts i...
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October 29, 2004
Report on the Local Police Force on July 26, 1909 (Done by Brigadier –General J.W.A Marshall from Jamaica) “The police at St.Vincent (1 officer, 3...
Daniel wins Rotary Rav 4
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October 29, 2004
One of three raffle tickets bought by Lowmans Windward farmer Japhette Daniel was pulled from a box and as a result he is currently driving a Toyota R...
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October 29, 2004
Poetry is alive and well in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, thanks to the efforts of a group of dedicated writers who staged a hugely successful Night...
Brackin gets four year scholarship
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October 29, 2004
Next January, Kemara Brackin, a Girls’ High School art teacher, begins a four-year scholarship. Brackin, from the area of Glen on the south-east coa...
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October 29, 2004
by Hans King Singing the National Anthem loud and clear, Vincentian students at the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies raised the N...
PM Gonsalves: Much more needs to be done
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October 29, 2004
Ecumenical Service of Thanksgiving Kicks Off Silver Jubilee Celebrations by Nelson A. King in New York St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ Prime Ministe...
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October 29, 2004
Government needs to do more to facilitate the smoother running of operations for persons willing to invest in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. So says ...
SVG’S bio-diversity being threatened
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October 29, 2004
This country’s bio-diversity is under great threat. Word on this has come from World Food Day Committee representative, Rowena Straker, who is emplo...
JO-ANNE IS TOP SPEAKER
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October 29, 2004
Her reasoning portrayed a depth of character more profound than her petite frame tended to suggest. But once she was into the delivery, she forged ahe...
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October 22, 2004
Thousands of Rwandans have taken the day off work to pick up plastic bags as part of a government attempt to clean up the environment. Shops have been...
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October 22, 2004
The St. Vincent Music Association held its annual presentation of certificates and students' concert at the Peace Memorial Hall on October 7, with a s...
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October 22, 2004
Opposition Leader Arnhim Eustace has challenged the ULP Administration to deny that local company Franco Construction has been sub-contracted to do th...
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October 22, 2004
FORT CHARLOTTE "Fort Charlotte , as it is called, consisted of a fortified enclosure on the summit of the hill, with defensible barracks down the hall...
Creative writing in the Attic
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October 22, 2004
The Attic comes alive on Friday, October 22, with creative writing. A group calling itself CWC presents a celebration of sound featuring the creative ...
Story books for Barrouallie school
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October 22, 2004
The reading programme at the Barrouallie Government School has been given a boost with the receipt of a set of story books valued at CN$300 from Norma...
Sylvester concerned about violence
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October 22, 2004
The local Human Rights Association has condemned the recent spate of violence here. Newly elected president of the Association, Nicole Sylvester, in a...
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October 22, 2004
A contingent of over 140 individuals departed St. Vincent just after 11 p.m. on Friday, October 1, on the MV Admiral II, to Grenada as part of a Rotar...
Kelcom granted submarine cable licence
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October 22, 2004
Kelcom has announced that it has been issued an undersea cable landing licence by the Government of Barbados. The company says the licence was issued ...
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October 22, 2004
The opposition New Democratic Party(NDP) promised protest actions over the ruling Unity Labour Party's (ULP) approach to the much disputed Cross-count...
Pirates of the Caribbean back in SVG
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October 22, 2004
Watch out St. Vincent and the Grenadines, some pirates are heading your way. But you don’t have to be scared; they are not going to jump on your boa...