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October 8, 2004
OTTAWA - Canadian Aileen Carroll, minister of international cooperation, announced October 1st a contribution of $8.1 million to assist in reconstruct...
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October 8, 2004
Grenadian prison officers have been given some relief from burden brought on by Hurricane Ivan after they received a quantity of foodstuff from their ...
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October 8, 2004
While Grenadians sought refuge from the ravages of Hurricane Ivan, some inmates at the Richmond Hill prison compound used the lapsed in security to ru...
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October 8, 2004
Dear Pastor Jackson, A blessed day to you; hoping everything is okay. Well, I'm always reading your column in the SEARCHLIGHT newspaper every week and...
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October 8, 2004
First Automobile in St. Vincent "The new motor car recently imported by the Honourable C.J Simmons has been successfully tried. The car has ascended S...
Set for Life winner collects keys
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October 8, 2004
Set for Life winner Stella James, collecting her prizes last Wednesday at a small ceremony at her new home in Pembroke said that she plans to use the ...
Committee to change face of Bottom Town
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October 8, 2004
Residents in downtown Kingstown are working hard to improve the outlook of the Rose Place community. In an effort to revive community spirit and parti...
Special Needs students get Venezuelan grant
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October 8, 2004
The School for Children with Special Needs received a grant from the Venezuelan Embassy here in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. On Tuesday, Ambassador...
Vitamalt shopping spree for Hoyte today
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October 8, 2004
Today, Andre Hoyte will have 60 seconds to grab whatever he can from the shelves at the Bonadie Supermarket number two in Kingstown. Hoyte is the firs...
Businesses hit hard in Grenada
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October 8, 2004
Businessmen are still counting their losses on Grenada, Carriacou and Petit Martinique following the passage of Hurricane Ivan. The rebuilding process...
Vincy Police lend hand to Grenada
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October 8, 2004
Grenada's Police Officers have received a helping hand from their closest Windward Islands neighbour. Vincentian Commissioner of Police William Harry ...
SVG hosts workshop on productivity
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October 8, 2004
For two days next week, the Foreign Affairs Ministry’s conference room will be occupied by key players from the corporate sector here. On Monday and...
Government has  new website
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October 8, 2004
Sharing information between government ministries has now become easier. The ministry of Telecommunications, Science and Technology has embarked on a ...
KCCU Dance Festival a success
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October 8, 2004
Story and Photos by Dexter Rose Last Saturday evening saw the culmination of the KCCU National Dance Festival at a Peace Memorial Hall packed beyond n...
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October 1, 2004
Senior executives of Cable & Wireless recently spent two days visiting the hurricane-ravaged islands of Grenada, Jamaica and Grand Cayman to survey th...
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October 1, 2004
The Marriaqua Government School this week paid tribute to five disaster victims, observing a week of activities at the school. The activities, which b...
Airport soon to be more secure
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October 1, 2004
Construction works currently going on at the ET Joshua Airport are geared towards bringing security at the airfield up to international standards. Spe...
Chawa: the best around hair
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October 1, 2004
Today Chawa’s Beauty Salon marks its third anniversary. Located in the heart of Kingstown, the outlet observes the event with a week of activities. ...
Rotary Club takes clinic to Grenada
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October 1, 2004
The Rotary Club of St.Vincent will today take a contingent of local doctors, medical and other supplies to Grenada as part of this year’s Rotary Vil...
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October 1, 2004
A combined force of churches and non-government organisations is calling our nation to come together in concert for Grenaada. What the organising comm...
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October 1, 2004
More Digicel money for Grenada Digicel, one of the fastest growing telecommunication operators in the Caribbean, has committed another US$35,000 to Gr...
OECS pays tribute to Cenac
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October 1, 2004
The OECS Secretariat has extended condolences to the family of the late former Prime Minister of St. Lucia Winston Cenac Q.C. and the people of St. Lu...
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October 1, 2004
“Staking Out' Progressive Positions” George McIntosh In the run up to Universal Adult Suffrage in 1951, a Committee was appointed to consider cert...
Gonsalves wows NY Vincies
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October 1, 2004
by Nelson King in New York A high-ranking government delegation, headed by Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, last Thursday, September 23, wowed nati...
Adams is ninth road fatality
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October 1, 2004
Forty-four-year-old Sylvina Adams, formerly of Richland Park became this country’s ninth road fatality when a car driven by her brother-in-law Wilfr...
Wood takes regional CXC award
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October 1, 2004
A VINCENTIAN STUDENT, KAMAL WOOD, has, for the first time, copped the award of Most Outstanding Student in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certifica...
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September 24, 2004
The People's Republic of China and the Commonwealth of Dominica have tightened their relations with a new ambassador presenting his credentials to Pre...
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September 24, 2004
Fort Charlotte and the 1898 Hurricane (The Sentry September 30, 1898) The magnificent old fort is perfectly stripped of the buildings and foliage that...
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September 24, 2004
Vincentians are getting poorer. That’s the observation from Opposition Leader Arnhim Eustace. He exemplified his point by making reference to the Sc...
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September 24, 2004
The saying ‘once a man and twice a child.’ is usually related to older persons having to be taken care of like children in their golden years. Now...
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September 24, 2004
Over 30 Lions and Leos journeyed to Grenada last weekend with needed supplies for their Lionistic colleagues, and engaged in various rehabilitative pr...
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September 24, 2004
The second meeting in the series of Local Government Consultations was held at the Owia Government School last night, Tuesday 21, 2004. To open the di...
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September 24, 2004
The process of modernising the Civil Service would see the introduction of a reclassification and restructuring system. The Performance Management Dev...
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September 24, 2004
Telecommunications giant Cable & Wireless announced Tuesday, September 21, that it has established a new relief fund to help victims of Hurricane Ivan...
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September 24, 2004
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Youth for Christ and the Association of Evangelical Churches have announced that they will be hosting a National Th...
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September 24, 2004
Chief Education Officer Susan Dougan thinks that the current staff at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports is privileged “to be part of the w...
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September 24, 2004
Chief Education Officer Susan Dougan has announced that the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Chamber of Industry and Commerce has agreed to take student...
New Chief Executive for Cable & Wireless
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September 24, 2004
Cable & Wireless now has a new Chief Executive in place in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Daryl Jackson, whose imminent appointment had been announce...
Eustace:  Gonsalves meddling
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September 24, 2004
This country’s Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has been accused of meddling in the internal affairs of the southern neighbouring country of Grena...
Government, Opposition clash over country road
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September 24, 2004
The opposition NDP is still not happy with the way the government is dealing with the Republic of China on Taiwan. Opposition Leader Arnhim Eustace ma...
FirstCaribbean cops Bank of the Year award
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September 24, 2004
Bridgetown, Barbados – FirstCaribbean International Bank has copped yet another international banking award – The Bank of The Year award from The ...