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Political tension over football federation
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June 17, 2005
General elections are due in less than a year, but the cauldron seems to be reaching simmering proportions. Signs of the tension surfaced during last ...
SVGFF sets up appeal fund to assist Jack
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June 17, 2005
The St.Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation has followed through on plans to assist injured footballer Rodney “Chang” Jack.{{more}} The ...
Vincy squash players in top form
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June 17, 2005
Squash players in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) are looking forward to the Caribbean Championships scheduled for Bermuda August ...
Ian Allen to coach Windies A Team
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June 17, 2005
Vincentian Ian Allen holds a Level 2 coaching certificate. He served recently as coach of the Windward Islands first class side and his display has ea...
‘Tusty’ striking hard in Malaysia
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June 17, 2005
Marlon ‘Tusty’ James is proving that he is the hottest striker in the Premiership of the Malaysian Football League. James hit six goals last Sunda...
Personal best for Kineke
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June 17, 2005
Vincentian running star Kineke Alexander continues to make impressive strides running for Iowa State university at the NCAA championships.{{more}} Clo...
RECORD RUN
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June 17, 2005
ATHENS, Greece (AFP) - Jamaica's Asafa Powell broke the 100 metres world record on Wednesday running 9.77 seconds. The 22 year-old's mark eclipses the...
Cyborg places 2nd
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June 10, 2005
Vincentian team of Captain Steve “Capt” Ollivierre and co-driver/navigator Keith “DW” Francis gave a good account of themselves in the recentl...
Vincy rules Bim bodybuilding
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June 10, 2005
A Vincentian has been creating waves in bodybuilding circles in Barbados.{{more}} The Barbados Nation reported Tuesday that Martinus Durrant, 32, won ...
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June 10, 2005
The Import Dreams Auto Club (IDAC) has successfully staged an exciting and memorable event called the IDAC Harley Cambridge Navigational Rally, held o...
New Kings reign in Grenadines basketball
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June 10, 2005
Bequia All-Stars emerged champion of the 2005 Sprite Grenadines Basketball tournament on home soil last Sunday night at the Clive Tannis Hard Court. A...
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June 10, 2005
St. Vincent Yacht Club has announced plans to offer training and instruction to boys and girls on the basics of sailing and safety at sea. The club an...
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June 10, 2005
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation (SVGFF) will be looking to its General Council for guidance in filling the two vacant posts of ...
Pakistan win, levels series
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June 10, 2005
Pakistan claimed the remaining four West Indian wickets for the addition of 29 runs within an hour on the last morning to complete a comprehensive 136...
New sponsorship contract for Gayle, Sarwan
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June 10, 2005
KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) - Sony Ericsson, a worldwide producer of mobile telecommunications handsets, announced its sponsorship of West Indies batsmen ...
Young head for Volleyball
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June 3, 2005
Local volleyball is continuing on its recovery path. The latest resuscitative effort was made last month with the election of an executive to run the ...
Spurs sink Suns
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June 3, 2005
The San Antonio Spurs reached the NBA finals with a 101-95 win over the Phoenix Suns in game five of the Western Conference finals on Wednesday. St. C...
Forty years of Cricket
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June 3, 2005
by Earl W. Robinson Usually, birthdays and anniversaries are occasions for celebration. However, they are also time for reflection. I have taken this ...
Grenadines Basketball ends this Sunday
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June 3, 2005
The 2005 Sprite Grenadines Basketball competition ends this Sunday night at the Clive Tannis Hard Court in Bequia. Sunday’s closing and final culmin...
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May 27, 2005
Despite suffering their second successive One Day International Series whitewash on Sunday, West Indies captain Shivnarine Chanderpaul says there are ...
Pamenos Ballantyne to train in the States?
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May 27, 2005
Zephrinus Joseph, a St. Lucian distance runner has been praised by Pamenos Ballantyne. The kudos came after last Sunday’s Tobago marathon. From the ...
Renson keeping it balanced
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May 27, 2005
Renson Haynes, one of the stalwarts during this country’s 2006 World Cup bid, is balancing his sporting and academic interest. Haynes, an ardent soc...
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May 27, 2005
Reigning Northern Grenadines Basketball champions Mustique Icons have showed that they will be a force to reckon in the Sprite/SVG Air Annual Grenadin...
Bequia ballers return from Trinidad tour
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May 27, 2005
The president of the Bequia Basketball Association has described a recent tour to Trinidad as a “success and a wonderful experience for the young Be...
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May 27, 2005
Manager of the C & R Enterprises Sion Hill netball team, Sylvia Clarke is optimistic that her team will regain the sub-regional title in 2006. Clarke ...
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May 27, 2005
Cricket World Cup officials predict that some 100,000 visitors will attend the 51 matches in the 2007 games. This has been disclosed as stadiums in Ba...
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May 20, 2005
Local body builders have two weeks to tone up for the National BodyBuilding and Fitness Championship. That is carded for June 4 at Peace Memorial Hall...
Basketball shoots off in the Grenadines
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May 20, 2005
For the next three weekends, basketballers from five Grenadine islands will compete for supremacy in the third annual Sprite Basketball Grenadines tou...
Ava Rollers rule in Sharpes Soccer
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May 20, 2005
Ava Rollers came out victorious in the just concluded Sharpes Five-A-Side Soccer Competition. They snatched the first place position over second place...
Winning streak breaks at Arnos Vale
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May 20, 2005
West Indies captain Shivnarine Chanderpaul is hoping that his squad finds the formula to reverse the trend, which has captivated them. The debacle has...
Toney stripped of  boxing title
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May 13, 2005
James Toney has been stripped of his WBA heavyweight title victory after failing a post-fight drug test. The American beat John Ruiz on points on 30 A...
Bobb hits English League
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May 13, 2005
Vincentian leg spinning allrounder Alston Bobb will get a chance to improve his cricketing skills with a stint on the English circuit. Bobb will be li...
• Windies misses chance for series win
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May 13, 2005
South Africa's Charl Langeveldt took a dramatic hat-trick in the last over in Barbados to clinch a one-day series victory over West Indies. With four ...
Sion Hill to defend OECS championship
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May 13, 2005
C & R Enterprises Sion Hill will carry the banner for St. Vincent and the Grenadines at the Eastern Caribbean Group of Companies Champion of Champions...