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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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August 6, 2004
by Ada Johnson Understanding the law is not always an easy task for the layman. The legalese/legal jargon discourages easy reading. I invite you to go...
Three new Japanese volunteers in town
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August 6, 2004
A new wave of Japanese volunteers arrived in St. Vincent recently, augmenting the six volunteers who came here a year ago. Masahiro Kato, Hiroko Kuman...
Venezuela prepares for recall vote
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August 6, 2004
CHRISTOPHER TOOTHAKER Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela - They run the gamut from soldiers to former rebel fighters, union busters to labor organize...
BUNPAN rewards for family members
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August 6, 2004
The Marriaqua United Friendly Society, popularly called BUNPAN, in hosting its first ever Customer Appreciation Day, demonstrated how much it truly ca...
Students get George Owen Walker awards
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August 6, 2004
His name is synonymous with politics in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, especially in the Central Leeward town of Layou. He was an activist who exuded...
AT&T Wireless donates to USAID
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August 6, 2004
Last Thursday, Marketing Manager at AT&T Wireless Ventures Marlon Stevenson handed over a computer to Assistant Administrator for Latin America and th...
Heavy rains flood E.T Johsua airport
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August 6, 2004
Life returned to normal in St. Vincent and the Grenadines following a cloud burst last Wednesday. Over a 24-hour period, rainfall associated with Trop...
SVG marks Emancipation Day with rally
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August 6, 2004
There are signs of progress that Vincentians can identify with, 166 years after emancipation. However, “we have to do more”. That’s one aspect o...
Woman says she was beaten by police
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July 30, 2004
For the second time in two months, police on the Grenadine island of Canouan have come under the scrutiny of the general public for their alleged manh...
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July 30, 2004
by HAYDN GILL in BIRMINGHAM One of the great West Indies fast bowlers of all time is disappointed at the non-inclusion of one of his fellow pacers in ...
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July 30, 2004
The much-anticipated Raffles Resort Canouan Island, the Caribbean’s newest luxury destination, is now open. Located in the heart of the Grenadines o...
Annual picnic a success
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July 30, 2004
By Tom Austin/Jack Dear Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves was the centre of attraction as he took time out from his business trip to Canada to attend...
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July 30, 2004
Night court in session Traffic offenders who work during the day can go about their duties without having to worry about court matters. They can have ...
NTRC now policing the spectrum
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July 30, 2004
Persons who may have been entertaining the idea of operating radio stations without licences will have to do business in the approved fashion. The Nat...
Sir Frederick assists students
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July 30, 2004
Three former Layou government school students will be going about secondary education with some stress eased off their parents. The trio, all girls, w...