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December 17, 2004
Christmas came early for the 70 senior citizens in Bequia thanks to the Rotary Club on the Grenadine island. Some 55 elderly persons attended the annu...
Harry: SVG still safe
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December 17, 2004
The average Vincentian should have no fear of walking the street day or night. This assurance came from Commissioner of Police William Harry speaking ...
National Security Minister concerned
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December 17, 2004
Minister of National Security Sir Vincent Beache is not pleased with the number of unsolved murders the police have on their hands. Sir Vincent, who m...
Lotto launches Super 6 game
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December 17, 2004
Players of the Lottery and potential buyers now have a new game at their disposal called “Super 6”. The game was launched locally last Tuesday at ...
NCCP appeals for peace
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December 17, 2004
The NationaL Commission on Crime Prevention (NCCP) made an impassioned plea for peace in the nation last Friday staging a peace march and rally in cap...
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December 17, 2004
He is not one given to modesty; in fact he has been accused of being arrogant, a claim he dismisses attributing it to being sure and confident. But Vi...
No compromise over Haiti – Dr. Gonsalves
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December 17, 2004
Those who want to do business with the Latortue regime in Haiti are free to do so, but St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gons...
Richland Park duo win KCCU School quiz
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December 17, 2004
Something good has to be happening at the Richland Park Primary School. The teachers, especially those associated with Kelisha Henry and Niketa Toney,...
Barrels rolling in
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December 17, 2004
The clearing of Christmas barrels at the new location at Campden Park is said to be going smoothly. This year the Ministry of Trade has experimented w...
Tunnel re-opens at Park Hill
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December 17, 2004
The North Central Windward village of Park Hill, in the interior section of mainland St. Vincent, has two additional reasons to celebrate as the Yulet...
Two Vincentians honoured
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December 17, 2004
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Association of Montreal Inc. has honoured two home-based Vincentians as part of their 25th independence anniversary...
Lions Club gets assistance
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December 17, 2004
The Lions Club of Kingstown SVG recently received six Ultra Smart blood glucose monitoring system kits to assist in their diabetes screening campaign....
Cable & Wireless on a mission
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December 17, 2004
Telecommunications giant Cable & Wireless, in partnership with Advanced Micro Device (AMD), is on a mission to bring Internet service to 50 per cent o...
Police concert a hit
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December 17, 2004
A number of persons gathered at the Central Police Station last Wednesday night as members of the Police Force raise funds to fit Kevin Nichols with a...
CP stars at NBC Carolling Contest
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December 17, 2004
Christmas is about song and celebration and NBC Radio kicked off the season with their Carolling Contest at the venue where it all started, the Gramma...
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December 10, 2004
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua: Antigua and Barbuda’s Commissioner of Information Technology (IT) Eban Thomas was on Wednesday afternoon arrested by police a...
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December 10, 2004
by Maxwell Haywood December 8, 2004 is CARICOM-Cuba Day. It was on this day in 1972 that four independent CARICOM member states (Barbados, Guyana, Jam...
Inquiry charges under scrutiny
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December 10, 2004
Three weeks after telecommunications company Cable & Wireless (C&W) Barbados stopped their controversial charges for directory inquiries, Vincentians ...
Lotto assists culture shows
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December 10, 2004
The National Lotteries Authority has continued to support cultural activities through the donation of $2,000 towards the Miss Big and Beautiful show, ...
LIAT launches Frequent Flyer
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December 10, 2004
LIAT is making another attempt to encourage loyalty in the face of increased competition with the relaunch of its Frequent Flyer Programme. {{more}} A...
Assing wins agriculture logo competition
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December 10, 2004
Graphic artist Junior Assing is the winner of the Agricultural Input Warehouse (AIW) logo competition. Assing collected winnings of EC$500 last Tuesda...
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December 10, 2004
Last weekend, on December 3rd and 4th, the Attic played host to a small troop of outspoken vaginas. Well, not vaginas per se, but the women possessing...
Who let the dogs out?
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December 10, 2004
The Roberts Pet Food Canine Showcase 2004 held Saturday last at the Arnos Vales Sporting Complex brought out a lively group of dogs and their owners. ...
Roudette bakes in earthen oven
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December 10, 2004
In the Buccament Valley a year ago, a traditional practice was revived as an energy-saving alternative to cooking on a gas stove. Based on a technique...
Christensen praises PM
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December 10, 2004
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has come in for plaudits from US Virgin Islands-born Congresswoman Donna Christensen...
Congresswoman: Reach out to Bush
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December 10, 2004
Caribbean leaders have to get on to US President George Bush very soon, or they might not be able to exert any influence on him whatsoever. This advic...
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December 10, 2004
Persons of Caribbean origin on the wrong side of the law in the United Sates may not necessarily be deported if the Second Chance Act proposed by US c...
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December 10, 2004
The Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) has made the decision to provide associate degrees in nine areas, including business studies and mathematics. ...
Taiwanese donate to prisons
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December 10, 2004
The embassy of the Republic of China on Taiwan on December 1st made two donations to Her Majesty’s Prison of two pots and a cheque for EC$300, towar...
Rose returns from Fair Trade talks
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December 10, 2004
WINFA co-ordinator, Renwick Rose, has wrapped up an eight-day visit to France and Belgium, sponsored by the French development organisation, PEUPLES S...
James, Best get award from PAHO
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December 10, 2004
Last Tuesday, two Vincentian media practitioners received recognition from the local Ministry of Health and the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO...
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December 10, 2004
Some time last week, British Scotland Yard detectives visited St. Vincent in an effort to collect DNA samples. An article in the Jamaica Gleaner said ...
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December 10, 2004
A Canadian-based Vincentian, bearing a diplomatic passport, has been arrested in London and charged with the importation of one kilo of cocaine. Ruebe...
Positive signs for telecoms industry
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December 10, 2004
While mobile calls have been marked for a five per cent government tax next year, persons using fixed line phones will see more reductions in their te...
Cell Phone Tax
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December 10, 2004
As early as January next year, local mobile telephone customers may have to dig deeper into their pockets as the cost of international and local mobil...
Eustace: Lots of talk no action
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December 10, 2004
Opposition leader Arnhim Eustace has painted a different picture from the one presented by Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves called the 2005 Budget a...
Lowmans powering up
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December 10, 2004
Work on the new power plant at Lowmans Bay, just about two miles north west of capital city Kingstown is set to begin in January. Prime Minister Dr. R...
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December 10, 2004
Civil servants will have $200 to play with this December. This is their reward from the government for their “voluntary self-sacrifice in the diffic...
Petroleum prices on the rise again
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December 10, 2004
For the second time in four months Vincentians will have to fork out more for fuel. The biggest increase hits kerosene users the hardest. They will ha...
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December 3, 2004
Ten Vincentians have been awarded scholarships by the Organization of American States (OAS). {{more}} Scholarships were awarded to Debra McKie, BSc, T...
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December 3, 2004
Digicel has announced the introduction of rollover minutes, a new offer that allows customers to keep their unused monthly minutes. The company says r...