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Local Cub Scouts leave for Cubbery
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July 23, 2004
One hundred cub scouts under the age of 11 left St. Vincent and the Grenadines earlier this week for Grenada to participate in the 10th Caribbean Cubb...
Ragguette urges students to design
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July 23, 2004
Hugh Ragguette, chairman of the PanKaiMas Organisation, wants to see students engaged in Vincy Mas. And one way of ensuring their involvement is for t...
Dr. Dougan is back
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July 23, 2004
Dr. Hughes Dougan, one of the best medical practitioners produced by St. Vincent and the Grenadines, is back. At present he is serving a two-year cont...
New home for Barrouallie Co-operative
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July 23, 2004
The Barrouallie Cooperative Credit Union Headquarters can now boast of having a house of its own. On Sunday July 11, 2004, the credit union celebrated...
Kareem and Lori ready for school
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July 23, 2004
When school reopens September 6, Kareem Thompson and Lori Ann Glasgow will be well equipped for secondary education. Kareem, a former Petersville pupi...
Carnival 2005 promotions begin
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July 23, 2004
Promotions for the 2005 carnival festival step up during Labour Day activities, September 1. The Labour Day, a showpiece of Caribbean culture held in ...
Stella – from rags to riches
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July 23, 2004
Stella James, last Saturday night’s “Set for Life” winner, faced one of the toughest hurdles in her life four years ago when her New Grounds hou...
Belle Isle prison construction starts
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July 16, 2004
Completion of a $21.9 million modern correctional facility at Belle Isle is expected in three years. However, the first phase is slated to be ready in...
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July 16, 2004
Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community have endorsed the strategy on bananas recommended by the International Conference on Bananas, held in S...
Vincentians get leadership training
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July 16, 2004
Four young Vincentians - Beneka Browne, Jamal Browne, Mauricia Roache and Kimsha Williams - will enhance their leadership qualities during this vacati...
Harris Paints get wider range
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July 16, 2004
An initiative by Harris Paints is giving Vincentians a wider range of colours for painting. Persons buying paint have as many as 6,000 colours to choo...
Eustace: Government foreign policy flawed
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July 16, 2004
Opposition leader Arnhim Eustace has chided Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves on the Haitian situation. Eustace described the foreign policy position...
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July 16, 2004
Two American women, Rachael Bartels and Anne-Marie Thiel, are offering a Vincentian woman who fits the criteria the opportunity of a lifetime by provi...
Teachers get added skills
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July 16, 2004
A ten-day Teachers’ workshop, aimed at integrating Information Communication Technology (ICT) into the curriculum to enrich the teaching/learning pr...
Claim struck out!
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July 16, 2004
No date has been set for the resumption of the Commission of inquiry into what transpired at the Ottley Hall ShipYard and Marina, as well as matters i...
Starlift retains pan title
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July 9, 2004
Senior Panorama It might perhaps be something of a repetition. For whenever a Panorama competition is staged here, invariably, Starlift wins. Last Dim...
Admiral gives Vincy Mas three stripes
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July 9, 2004
“Congratulations to St.Vincent and the Grenadines”. What are we being congratulated about? A fantastic Carnival production, Kevin Little and Soca ...
Bomani takes Soca, Road March titles
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July 9, 2004
For Vincy Mas 2004 nothing could beat the Soca Monarch competition. It was one of the better shows put on and one can safely say the best. It will be ...
Pastor: Don’t limit progress
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July 9, 2004
Graduating students of the St. Martin’s Secondary School have been told not to let family background limit their pursuit of success. This positive m...
The Taiwan experience
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July 9, 2004
My visit to Taiwan, the Republic of China, nine months after a trip to Mainland China, can be compared to a lesson in Oriental drama. A latent cold/ho...
Marriaqua queen wants prize money
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July 9, 2004
Weeks after President of the Marriaqua Development Organisation (MARIDO) Barbara Bacchus complained about lack of funds to adequately run P’Tani Mas...
SVG Chamber appoints new Executive Director
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July 9, 2004
The Executive of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce is pleased to announce the appointment of Joylyn Dennis as Executive Director. This position has...
Four ‘caretakers’ back from Greece
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July 9, 2004
Four local Caretakers of the Environment have returned home after a successful participation in a global conference that took them to Greece. The four...
Old George is true Ironman
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July 9, 2004
Earl ‘Old George’ Daniel has again proven himself St. Vincent’s true Ironman and can now boast of being the Ironman of the Caribbean. He earned ...
Last call for Logos II
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July 9, 2004
Vincentians will get the final opportunity to visit the world’s second largest floating book fair, MV Logos II this August. The vessel, which has be...
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July 9, 2004
by Andrew Cummings The Possessory Titles Bill is designed to enable persons who are in “factual possession of an exclusive and undisturbed nature of...
Joshua does it for boys
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July 9, 2004
Joshua Williams, an 11-year-old Windsor Primary School student, has secured the best results for boys in the recent Common Entrance examination. But w...
Yan Qi gets a surprise
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July 9, 2004
Her name is Yan Qi He, an original Mainland China resident. Seven years ago she joined her parents here and has yet to get over the teasing she is oft...
Nayla tops in Common Entrance
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July 9, 2004
Nayla Pierre, this year’s top achiever in the Common Entrance Examinations has only her vacation in the United States to focus on at the moment. And...
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July 9, 2004
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada - Caribbean leaders again withheld recognition of Haiti’s new U.S.-backed government Tuesday, opting instead to send a deleg...
Productive year ahead – Dr. Boyle
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July 9, 2004
Dr. Collin Boyle, newly installed President of the Rotary Club of St.Vincent has promised his fellow Rotarians that they can look forward to a full an...
Mothers slain in brutal killings
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July 9, 2004
In the short space of four days, seven children, ages ranging from eight months to 14 years, became motherless after two women lost their lives in ver...
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July 2, 2004
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Primary Schools Headteachers’ Council held its biennial general meeting on 16 June and elected a new executive fo...
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July 2, 2004
The Inner Wheel Club of St. Vincent held its hand-over dinner at Roy’s Inn on June 22nd. The guest speaker was Diane Baptiste who gave an inspiratio...
CDC gets donation from RBTT Bank
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July 2, 2004
Assistant Manager of Loans at RBTT Bank Garfield Williams on Thursday, June 24, handed over a cheque for EC$3000 to Chairman of the Carnival Developme...
AT&T supports CAPP
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July 2, 2004
The Children Against Poverty Program (CAPP) has benefited once again from an AT&T Wireless donation. Last Tuesday, Director of Social Development Rosi...
No rain could stop the Mas
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July 2, 2004
Intermittent showers did not dampen the spirits of the nation’s youth as they took to the streets of Kingstown for Junior Carnival last Saturday. Th...
Kara shines like a Dymon
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July 2, 2004
Kara Johnson, a 15-year-old third former at the Intermediate High School, shocked rivals to take the 2004 Junior Soca Monarch title. Going under the n...
Little J does it once more
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July 2, 2004
Those who are thinking of getting their heads beneath the Secondary School Junior calypso crown will have next year. And, Jade Bowen, will be keen on ...
Nikie steps up to the plate
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July 2, 2004
Amunik ‘Nikie’ Martin showed the hereditary value of her entertainment factor when she stormed to the primary version of the Junior calypso compet...
Vincy lass for Global conference
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July 2, 2004
Vincentian Tammika Dasilva will be among 350 outstanding scholars from around the world to participate in the Global Young Leaders Conference (GYLC) f...