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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...
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October 22, 2004
When the House of Assembly resumes here October 28, reflections will be on the Town and Country Planning Amendment Bill and the Stamp Amendment Bill 2...
Friday, Gonsalves clash in House
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October 22, 2004
Last Tuesday’s sitting of the House of Assembly brought to the fore the bitter rivalry of party politics in a clash between Prime Minister Dr. Ralph...
ROC hands out scholarships
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October 15, 2004
The Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) last week formally handed over its 8th annual scholarhip programme at a function held at the Old Public ...
NIPI, Tourism attend Profit
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October 15, 2004
Two officials from The National Investment Promotions Incorporated (NIPI) recently attended Profit, the first of a series of partnership meetings orga...
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October 15, 2004
Digicel has announced its new and improved postpaid rate plans. The company says it is now giving all customers an additional 50 per cent more minutes...
Matthews helps Loroney
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October 15, 2004
One student who was successful in this year’s Common Entrance Examination is the proud recipient of the first scholarship to be awarded by someone o...
Lions South, C&W Public Speaking Prelims end
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October 15, 2004
The four preliminaries of the Cable & Wireless-sponsored Lions Club South 2004 Public Speaking Competition have been concluded with six finalists sele...
Young couple wins Harris Paints grand prize
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October 15, 2004
Haniff Simon and Lucreta Hazelwood of Layou (Centre) are the lucky winners of a Toyota Sprinter. It comes fully insured and licensed compliments of Ha...
Paynter is now Catholic priest
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October 15, 2004
Sunday, October 10, 2004, was a memorable day for Roman Catholics in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. It was the first time that Vincentians witnessed ...
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October 15, 2004
Police Commissioner William Harry has stated that the files on the murder of three French nationals and a national of Belgium are very much still open...
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October 15, 2004
"Repeal of the Shakerism Prohibition Ordinance" (1965) Chief Minister Ebenezer Theodore Joshua moved the repeal of the Shakerism Prohibition Ordinance...
Police on lookout for Grenadian fugitives
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October 15, 2004
Local police are requesting the public’s assistance in apprehending any of these fugitives who escaped from Grenadian jails and may be in our midst ...
Benjie Shot
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October 15, 2004
Theophilus 'Benjie' Cottle, described as one of this country's more colourful grassroots characters and entertainment promoters, was in a stable condi...
High-powered guns seized
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October 15, 2004
A shipment of “high-powered weapons” destined for St. Vincent and the Grenadines is now in the custody of Barbadian officials. According to report...
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October 8, 2004
Local police are seeking the help of the public to find four men who fled the scene in North Leeward Tuesday leaving behind a 25-foot wooden boat and ...
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October 8, 2004
The stage at the Peace Memorial Hall explodes for yet another weekend with dance. This time it will be with new choreography by professional dancer Ch...
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October 8, 2004
Digicel says its chairman, Denis O’Brien, paid a visit to Grenada on Wednesday, September 29, to personally inquire of the well being of the Digicel...
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October 8, 2004
US Secretary of State Colin Powell has told the hurricane-hit island of Grenada there is help on the way. Some have complained of a lack of support fr...
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October 8, 2004
Iraq had no stockpiles of biological, chemical or nuclear weapons before last year's US-led invasion, the chief US weapons inspector has concluded. {{...