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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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Prime Minister to visit ROC in October
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August 13, 2004
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves will visit the Republic of China on Taiwan (ROC) this year. He is expected to hold discussions there with President...
Ambassadors return home
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Ambassadors return home
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August 13, 2004
A three member team including CARICOM Youth Ambassador for St. Vincent and the Grenadines Joel Richards, Vice President South of the Caribbean Federat...
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Trump to file for bankruptcy
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August 13, 2004
The New York Times has reported in its August 10th Edition that Trump hotels and Casino Resorts, the centerpeice of Donand Trump’s Casino holdings h...
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New CEO for Cable & Wireless St. Vincent
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August 13, 2004
Daryl Jackson, currently Head of Mobile with Cable & Wireless Antigua, has been appointed Chief Executive for St. Vincent. Jackson will take up duties...
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OAS accepts Venezuelan proposal
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August 13, 2004
A recent proposal by the Government of Venezuela to the Organisation of American States (OAS) calling for the establishment of a Social Charter of the...
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US to send home Montserratians
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August 13, 2004
The New York Times has reported this week that the United States Department of Homeland Security is ordering the 292 Montserratians who took refuge in...
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Grenada PM to face fraud inquiry
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August 13, 2004
St.GEORGE’S Grenada: After months of clamouring for an investigation into allegations of bribery by Grenada,s Prime Minister Keith Mithchell this co...
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Canouan on the up
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August 13, 2004
It’s all clear, and work on expansion of the Canouan airport can well begin. The government can put US $15 from the Citibank Trinidad and Tobago to ...
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Sudan faces new atrocity charges
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August 13, 2004
Darfur has been described as the world's worst humanitarian crisis Pro-government militias in Sudan are still attacking civilians despite pledges by K...
YWCA getting new home
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YWCA getting new home
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August 13, 2004
The Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) will soon have a new home at McKies Hill behind the St. Vincent Grammar School. Prime Minister Dr. Ra...
ROC gives millions for SVG education
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ROC gives millions for SVG education
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August 13, 2004
St. Vincent and the Grenadines continues to benefit from assistance from the Republic of China on Taiwan. The latest came last Thursday, August 5, whe...
Six get Basil Charles Scholarships
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Six get Basil Charles Scholarships
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August 13, 2004
As the Basil Charles Educational Foundation continues its educational thrust, two full scholarships and four bursaries were handed over to six needy s...
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UN launches education campaign
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August 13, 2004
In an effort to improve agricultural productivity and reduce hunger and poverty in Latin America, United Nations agencies are launching an internation...
Help coming for Overland family
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Help coming for Overland family
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August 13, 2004
The four children highlighted in the Searchlight newspaper July 30, 2004 are getting assistance to try to heal their emotional wounds. An outpouring o...
NIS given new name
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NIS given new name
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August 13, 2004
In a move designed to better reflect all the provisions offered by the institution, the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) has been officially renamed th...
Educator lauds government for new moves in education
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Educator lauds government for new moves in education
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August 13, 2004
One of this country’s educators living in the Diaspora has congratulated the Government for its philosophy of universal education.{{more}} Dr. Norma...
Attorney Ronald Marks takes a bride
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Attorney Ronald Marks takes a bride
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August 13, 2004
The year: 1997. The place: London, England. The event: The auspicious occasion of the romantic entanglement of two bright young aspiring legal minds. ...
Computers in Vitamalt promotion
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Computers in Vitamalt promotion
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August 13, 2004
A new promotion by the St. Vincent Brewery called “Krazy Krowns” is allowing Vitamalt drinkers to win a number of items including digital cameras ...
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SVG at odds with Consular Corps
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August 6, 2004
by Nelson A. King in New York With relations between the Caribbean Community (Caricom) and the U.S.-backed Gerard Latortue’s interim government in H...
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Fixed line customers victorious
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August 6, 2004
After months of negotiation, the regional telecommunications regulatory authority ECTEL and Cable & Wireless have announced agreement of a new Price R...
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NDP looking for propaganda material–Browne
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August 6, 2004
Education, Youth and Sports Minister Mike Browne thinks that the opposition New Democratic Party is looking for propaganda material hence their disput...
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Baptiste warns against delinquency
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August 6, 2004
Some persons working in the tourism industry here are not doing their jobs. And Culture and Tourism Minister is not pleased about that. She made her f...
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OAS custom officials to get anti-terrorism training
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August 6, 2004
The United States government will contribute $945,000 to the Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism (CICTE) to help fund training of customs and b...
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Education and Emancipation
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August 6, 2004
Part Two The Imperial Policy for the Education of the Ex Slaves we have concluded, was really a mechanism for controlling the black masses after emanc...
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Be patriotic urges Baptiste
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August 6, 2004
Plans for the 25th anniversary of this country’s Independence are being worked out. But Tourism and Culture Minister is encouraging Vincentians to b...
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University students getting vash flow
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August 6, 2004
Vincentians pursuing University education will not have to worry about entering classrooms next semester. This government has ensured that economic co...
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Persaud to take up Fullbright scholarship
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August 6, 2004
Nadini Persaud from St. Vincent is among a group of Caribbean scholars who have been awarded Fullbright scholarships for 2004. Persaud teaches Account...
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Vincentians to benefit from 40 Mexican scholarships
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August 6, 2004
Just as some 30 Vincentian professionals are expected to return home from universities in Spanish-speaking Cuba, another 40 could be leaving our shore...
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SVG moves closer to getting international airport
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August 6, 2004
In about six years, Vincentians should have an international airport on mainland St. Vincent. That’s the time Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves ant...
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Guantanamo inmates refuse review
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August 6, 2004
Nearly 600 inmates remain in Guantanamo Five detainees at the US naval base in Guantanamo, Cuba, have refused to participate in military hearings to r...
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J’ca crime rate drops
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August 6, 2004
Jamaica Gleaner, The past two weeks in Jamaica have been less bloody than usual as the incidence of murders took a significant nosedive from a weekly ...
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Manning in Cuba for medical check
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August 6, 2004
Prime Minister Manning will receive a routine medical check-up when he goes to Cuba for a four-day visit from Wednesday this week the Trinidad Guardia...
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Leacock speaks good of Baptiste
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August 6, 2004
The cut and thrust of party politics normally sees bitter rivalry between opposing forces. But that pattern was broken last Tuesday during the sitting...
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‘Shooting him? Why would that be an option?’ Gloster’s sister questions
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‘Shooting him? Why would that be an option?’ Gloster’s sister questions
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July 11, 2025
A man, who was conducting business inside the offices of the Kingstown Cooperative Credit Union (KCCU) was shot and killed, allegedly by an on- duty s...
Windwards Diocese remembers Dean Smith’s passion for winning souls, and his hospitality
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Windwards Diocese remembers Dean Smith’s passion for winning souls, and his hospitality
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July 11, 2025
The Diocese of the Windward Islands has extended condolences on the passing of Dean emeritus, Ulric Smith, who died on Saturday, July 5, 2025 at the M...
RSVGPF commends Public, Stakeholders for ‘exemplary conduct’ at VincyMas 2025
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RSVGPF commends Public, Stakeholders for ‘exemplary conduct’ at VincyMas 2025
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July 11, 2025
The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) has commended the public for allowing VincyMas 2025 to transpire “without any major inc...
CDC already planning for VincyMas 2026, says CEO Rodney Small
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CDC already planning for VincyMas 2026, says CEO Rodney Small
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July 11, 2025
VincyMas is no longer a seasonal event says Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Carnival Development Corporation (CDC), Rodney Small. “…we at the CDC...
Starlift wins 26th Senior Panorama competition
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Starlift wins 26th Senior Panorama competition
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July 11, 2025
EL DORADO Starlift Steel Orchestra has now won the Senior Panorama compe- tition 26 times, and while some people may say that’s a lot, band captain Ro...

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