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Rotary contributes to youth development
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June 25, 2004
Guided by their theme, “The Youth, The Future”, the Rotary Club South was able to impact positively on youths in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. T...
Consultation on Local Government soon
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June 25, 2004
Consultations toward gathering recommendations for the reintroduction of effective Local Government are expected to begin here soon. The process has b...
New terminal for Leeward buses
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June 25, 2004
The new parking facility on the reclamation site in capital Kingstown to accommodate minibus operators from the Leeward end of the island will be read...
Teenager crushed to death
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June 25, 2004
The normal hustle and bustle associated with Saturday mornings, was quickly turned into sadness for the residents of Murray’s Village. Melancholy ba...
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June 18, 2004
Young children will have an artistic option for this year’s school vacation. For the fourth year running the Youlou Arts Foundation, a non-profit or...
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June 18, 2004
The Chatoyer Youth Movement made a big stride towards enhancing the literary skills of residents of Sandy Bay this week when the group donated almost ...
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June 18, 2004
Efforts are intensifying to promote St. Vincent and the Grenadines as the ideal location for Foreign Direct Investment. This is being done through the...
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June 18, 2004
by Orlando Franklyn Missionary Out Reach A hard-working dad named William Jackson-Smart was the inspiration for the creation of Father’s Day. His wi...
Bucky Boyea laid to rest
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June 18, 2004
Julian Bucky Boyea, agriculturalist, farmer, politician was laid to rest last Saturday with a ceremony that brought together many of the people whose ...
Goodridge: Churches preying on Anglicans
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June 18, 2004
Stand firm. That is the challenge being put before the Anglican community in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Delivering the sermon at the ordination o...
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June 18, 2004
Community College graduate students in A-Level Art and Design will be exhibiting their work at the Alliance Francaise from Friday, June 18. The theme ...
Math teachers attend one-day workshop
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June 18, 2004
Mathematics teachers across the state attempted this week to bridge the gap between O’Level and A’Level mathematics. The idea to stage the one-day...
Set for Life postponed
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June 18, 2004
The Set for Life draw, originally scheduled for tonight at Victoria Park, has been postponed until July 17. According to a release from the National L...
Changes called for at Banana Conference
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June 18, 2004
Farmers here have been advised to work more closely together even as the region has committed itself to the continued production of bananas. The advic...
Man dies after fall from truck
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June 18, 2004
In an age where marriages seem to be experiencing shortened lifespans, one of the “sweetest” marriages around was cheated on Tuesday when it ended...
Nneka, Madiba serve big in Maryland
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June 18, 2004
Two Vincentians Nneka and Madiba Dennie are making huge strides in Maryland, United States of America. At a recent recognition ceremony Nneka was elec...
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June 11, 2004
The Layou Government School has received a new intercom system. The gift was obtained through the combined efforts of His Excellency The Governor Gene...
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June 11, 2004
Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, who launched the modern-day conservative political movement with the “Reagan Revoluti...
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June 11, 2004
Excerpts from the feature address delivered by Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves at the opening of the International Conference on Bananas held at th...
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June 11, 2004
According to an official press statement from the New Democratic Party, three protest meetings in the North Leeward constituency will take place this ...
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June 11, 2004
In payment for bar staff services rendered at Soca Swing 2004 – The Launch, Hitz FM handed over a cheque of $2,000 to President of the Lions Club So...
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June 11, 2004
Eight Vincentians will tomorrow be among the graduates of the Mount Saint Vincent University having completed a Bachelor in Tourism and Hospitality Ma...
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June 11, 2004
Very soon small business enterprises are going to become the cornerstone of this country’s economy. So says Dr. Jerrol Thompson, Minister of Telecom...
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June 11, 2004
If there’s one person in the region who still remains optimistic about the future of the banana industry, that person is Roosevelt Skeritt, the Prim...
Lion is first female Vice-Governor of pride
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June 11, 2004
A female Vincentian Lion is making history across the Caribbean. Lion Beverly Reddock will soon become the first female Vice-District Governor of Dist...
Local Soroptimist elects new body
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June 11, 2004
When the local branch of Soroptimist International celebrates its 17th anniversary next month, they will have a new executive in place. On March 23, a...
Financing rural mas
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June 11, 2004
The Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) this year provided the Marriaqua Development Organization (MARIDO), the organizers of Marriaqua Carnival 20...
Illegal birds seized and put to sleep
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June 11, 2004
Two birds, imported illegally into this country, were seized and put to sleep by government officials here this past Monday. And that discovery of the...
Major drug bust in Antiguan waters
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June 11, 2004
Venezuelans and Colombians detained St. John’s, Antigua – Authorities in Antigua have revealed the seizure of 184 bales of compressed marijuana fr...
Bucky remembered at Banana Conference
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June 11, 2004
When Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves rose to address the International Conference on Bananas Tuesday he had reason to be very emotional. He had to ...
Jean: We will continue to fight
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June 11, 2004
Stakeholders of the banana industry within the Caribbean region are facing a period of shifting fortunes and glorious uncertainties. This was the view...
Miss SVG Universe returns home
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June 11, 2004
This country’s delegate to Miss Universe 2004, Laferne Fraser, returned to the State last Friday after spending some three weeks in Quito, Ecuador i...
Stand-up comedy for Carnival
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June 11, 2004
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Visual Arts Society is planning a programme of activities for Vincy Mas 2004 that will include stand-up comedy, poe...
Set for Life goes mobile
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June 11, 2004
Persons living on the windward side of the island last Sunday got a first hand look at the brand new Nissan X-Trail currently up for grabs in the Nati...
Cuba lambasts Reagan
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June 11, 2004
Radio: He should ‘never have been born’ Monday, June 7, 2004 Posted: 4:55 PM EDT (2055 GMT) HAVANA, Cuba (AP) — Cuba harshly criticized former P...
Lotto money for mas tents
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June 11, 2004
In their continuing support of Vincentian culture, the National Lotteries Authority (NLA) last Tuesday made a donation of EC$1000 to each of the ten m...
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June 11, 2004
Workers at Cotton House on the luxury resort Grenadine island of Mustique have been complaining about working conditions. Reliable sources told SEARCH...
Taiwan to host Trade Fair at Old Library
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June 11, 2004
Vincentians will not only be able to enjoy Vincy Mas this June, but also have a great opportunity to see the high quality of Taiwanese products, which...
Charting a course for Caribbean bananas
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June 11, 2004
There’s no doubt about it, the glory days of banana are over. Facing this reality, stakeholders in the banana industry, mainly that of the Windward ...
SVG makes Changes at OECD Berlin Forum
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June 11, 2004
Participants at a meeting of the OECD Global Forum on Taxation in Berlin last week agreed on a process aimed at achieving high standards of transparen...
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June 4, 2004
A high-level technical team from the People’s Republic of China has arrived in Dominica. The nine-member technical team, which includes seven engine...
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June 4, 2004
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AFP) — Caribbean hurricane season could trigger a new humanitarian crisis in Haiti, where, along with neighboring Dominican Republic...