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YOUTH TO ANSWER FOR GLENN JACKSON’S MURDER
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YOUTH TO ANSWER FOR GLENN JACKSON’S MURDER
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May 5, 2006
Francis Williams, 23, of Sion Hill has been charged with the murder of the Prime Minister's press secretary and personal aide, Glenn Ian Jackson. The ...
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Mandeville: Most pressing concern is AIDS
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April 28, 2006
Monday, May 1 is Labour Day but the most pressing concern for Alice Mandeville, president of the Commercial Technical Allied Workers Union (CTAWU) is ...
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REVENUE UP
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April 28, 2006
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has dispelled claims by Government's critics that its coffers are empty. On Monday, April 24, the Prime Minister, s...
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$13.59M Euro for Windward Islands agriculture
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April 28, 2006
The European Commission has allocated 13.59 million Euros (BDS$32.61M; EC$44.30M) under the 2006 Special Framework of Assistance (SFA) for the four Wi...
Haitians may soon take up local jobs
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Haitians may soon take up local jobs
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April 28, 2006
As if the cement shortage were not enough, the scarcity of workers is causing another challenge to the local construction industry. Carpenters, masons...
YARD SEARCH
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YARD SEARCH
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April 28, 2006
28.APR.06 Photo left: The investigating team including Scotland Yard officers leaving the Sion Hill house after three hours. Photo right: A member of ...
YOUTH DETAINED IN SCOTLAND YARD, LOCAL POLICE SWEEP
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YOUTH DETAINED IN SCOTLAND YARD, LOCAL POLICE SWEEP
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April 28, 2006
At press time Wednesday, a 22-year-old man of Sion Hill was assisting the police with their investigations into the death of Glenn Jackson, former Pre...
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Guadeloupe, Vincentian men on ammo charge
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April 21, 2006
Last Saturday, April 15, 32-year-old fisherman, Vikki Alexander and Rudolph Alexander both of Union Island and Celini Vivian and Kasier John of Guadel...
CARIBBEAN STAR CLIPS LIAT AT E.T. JOSHUA
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CARIBBEAN STAR CLIPS LIAT AT E.T. JOSHUA
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April 21, 2006
A bad signal by a baggage handler performing the role of an aircraft traffic marshal at the E.T Joshua Airport on Wednesday morning may have resulted ...
FIU cashes in on money launderers
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FIU cashes in on money launderers
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April 21, 2006
It has often been repeated that 'crime doesn't pay.' No matter how imperceptible the offence may be, those wishing to acquire riches by illegal means ...
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Tourist drowns in Southern Grenadines
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April 13, 2006
The tranquility of the Palm island Resort was interrupted last week Wednesday, April 5, by the death of a visitor, who was at the time bathing in the ...
20% of babies in SVG born to teenage mothers
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20% of babies in SVG born to teenage mothers
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April 13, 2006
CONDOMISE! Get sexy with condoms! This is the advice being sounded by the National AIDS Secretariat. At a luncheon held at Roy's Inn on Thursday, Apri...
Not Ralph Gonsalves International Airport – PM
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Not Ralph Gonsalves International Airport – PM
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April 13, 2006
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves is ruling out the idea that the proposed Argyle International Airport be given his name. Dr. Gonsalves dispelled su...
SPARKS FLY
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SPARKS FLY
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April 13, 2006
United Kingdom returnee: ‘The package you put forward is not far enough!’ There was no fete at P'Tani Resort on Monday evening, yet the heat emana...
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Divorce rate up in SVG
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April 7, 2006
The increasing rate of divorce in St. Vincent and the Grenadines is threatening the nuclear family structure. Statistics show that between 1990 and 19...
Vincentians paying more for cooking gas
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Vincentians paying more for cooking gas
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April 7, 2006
The price of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) in St.Vincent and the Grenadines has been increased. The announcement was made by Deputy Prime Minister, Si...
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C&W top executives go home
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April 7, 2006
It is restructuring time again at Cable & Wireless. And as a result, former employees: Anthony Regisford – Vice President Retail Services; Leslie Fe...
Grade Two students not up to scratch
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Grade Two students not up to scratch
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April 7, 2006
More than 50 percent of the Grade 2 students at the CW Prescod Primary School were found to be unable to read at their class level in a recently condu...
GECCU REACHES 100 MILLION IN ASSETS
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GECCU REACHES 100 MILLION IN ASSETS
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March 31, 2006
Geccu: Right on the block If you need proof of GECCU’s involvement in community activity, you don’t have to go far from Kingstown. In the South Le...
MILLION DOLLAR TOURISM PROJECT AT STAKE
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MILLION DOLLAR TOURISM PROJECT AT STAKE
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March 31, 2006
PM wants quick settlement with farmers With time running out and $100 million at stake, Prime Minister Dr.Ralph Gonsalves has made it clear he does no...
REV. FRIDAY – FIRST VINCENTIAN BISHOP OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS
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REV. FRIDAY – FIRST VINCENTIAN BISHOP OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS
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March 31, 2006
It is written! The Right Reverend Calvert Leopold Friday’s name is indelibly etched in the history books of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, as the f...
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Opposition raises concerns
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March 24, 2006
The opposition New Democratic Party has termed the admission by former National Security Minister Sir Vincent Beache that “some telephones were in f...
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Parliament to Discuss Phone Tapping Issue
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March 24, 2006
If people’s telephone calls are being monitored in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, it is happening without the approval or complicity of the governm...
Impovements to Arnos Vale Inevitable
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Impovements to Arnos Vale Inevitable
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March 24, 2006
Even if the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Cricket World Cup was not to be held in the Caribbean from March 2007, the Arnos Vale Playing Fiel...
$70 Million Owing in Tax
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$70 Million Owing in Tax
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March 24, 2006
Taxpayers in St.Vincent and the Grenadines owe the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) $70 million in tax arrears. Kelvin Pompey, Comptroller of the IRD, ...
PM Speaks Out
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PM Speaks Out
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March 17, 2006
In the aftermath of the brutal murder of his Press Secretary, Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has vowed to become more outspoken. “I am more incl...
Widow Calls on Glenn Jackson’s Killers to Repent
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Widow Calls on Glenn Jackson’s Killers to Repent
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March 17, 2006
Susan Jackson, widow of slain journalist Glenn Jackson, is confident that the person or persons who killed her husband will be caught. But she has alr...
Sir Vincent: Some Telephones Were in fact Tapped
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Sir Vincent: Some Telephones Were in fact Tapped
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March 10, 2006
Former Minister of Government, Sir Vincent Beache has hinted that laws may soon be introduced to make telephone tapping legal here. Sir Vincent, who i...
Veteran Broadcaster and Press Secretary to PM found dead
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Veteran Broadcaster and Press Secretary to PM found dead
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March 10, 2006
When word spread on Monday March 6 that Press Secretary to the Prime Minister, Glen Jackson was dead, many believed it was just a sick rumour. {{more}...
Acting Prime Minister addresses nation
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Acting Prime Minister addresses nation
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March 6, 2006
GLENN JACKSON DEAD
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GLENN JACKSON DEAD
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March 6, 2006
Press Secretary to the Prime Minister, Glenn I. Jackson is dead. The body of the veteran journalist, activist and radio personality was found in his v...
Girls’ High on top
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Girls’ High on top
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March 3, 2006
With 27 A’s and 6 B’s in the 11 subjects that she sat for the 2005 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Exam, former Girls’ High Sch...
Senator & Woman in Dog Fight
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Senator & Woman in Dog Fight
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March 3, 2006
The ownership of one dog may have to be decided by a DNA test or through the Court. That's the extent to which two dog lovers will go to get custody o...
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$20 million in line for Private Sector
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February 24, 2006
Small to medium size enterprises in St. Vincent and the Grenadines stand to benefit from over EC$20M worth of assistance over the next few years. This...
New system will change the way we pay tax
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New system will change the way we pay tax
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February 24, 2006
With the introduction of the Value Added Tax (VAT) system by January next year, the use of stamps on receipts may soon be a thing of the past. This is...
• ROAD KING IS SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
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• ROAD KING IS SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
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February 24, 2006
Controversy seems to surround him. He has come in for accolades and condemnations, as his career rolls on. Pamenos Ballantyne, the acclaimed Vincentia...
• EVEN STRONGEST MEDICATION DOESN’T EASE PAIN – HELP!
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• EVEN STRONGEST MEDICATION DOESN’T EASE PAIN – HELP!
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February 24, 2006
“There really seems to be no solution right now to ease the pain!” This is Lonnie Robinson’s plight as he endures endless sleepless nights. He c...
STALEMATE
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STALEMATE
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February 17, 2006
Edwin Snagg (right), former Parliamentary Secretary under the previous ULP administration, shows solidarity with CTAWU’s Alice Mandeville on Tuesday...
• WORKERS THREATEN NATIONWIDE PROTEST
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• WORKERS THREATEN NATIONWIDE PROTEST
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February 17, 2006
A possible major upset could be brewing among unionized workers here as industrial action at the local branch of FirstCaribbean International Bank Lim...
Woman claims Trini stole her identity
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Woman claims Trini stole her identity
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February 17, 2006
A young woman of the interior village of Bonhomme believes she is the victim of a passport scam masterminded by a Trinidadian. Kayleen Thomas, a 30-ye...
• Vincentians in top 10 of persons applying for refugee status
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• Vincentians in top 10 of persons applying for refugee status
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February 17, 2006
Despite the many pleas by local officials for persons carrying Vincentian passports to desist from filing bogus refugee claims overseas, St.Vincent an...
• 11-year-old diagnosed with ulcer in the stomach
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• 11-year-old diagnosed with ulcer in the stomach
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February 10, 2006
The love and determination of one father may be the reason 11-year-old Kidame Kingman of Calder is still alive today. In March 2005 the once sprightly...
Blues Fest 2006
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Blues Fest 2006
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February 10, 2006
If music is the food of love, then Patrons were well fed at the 2006 Blues Fest. On Friday, February 3, and Saturday, February 4, local, regional and ...
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Contribution of Indians to SVG applauded
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Contribution of Indians to SVG applauded
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June 6, 2025
Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, has applauded the contributions made to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) by the Indian community here, noting t...
Stakeholders lament  impact of road traffic  incidents amidst fatality
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Stakeholders lament impact of road traffic incidents amidst fatality
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June 6, 2025
While stakeholders in health, law enforcement and motor insurance were expressing concern about the negative impact the high number of road traffic ac...
Coroner’s Inquest concluded into Death of Vincentian-born lass in the UK
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Coroner’s Inquest concluded into Death of Vincentian-born lass in the UK
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June 6, 2025
A Coroner’s Inquest in the United Kingdom (UK) has found that Vincentian, Judea “Bossgyal Judi” Cordice, who died by suicide was 22 weeks pregnant. Ea...
Middle-aged man, who does not want his father to see him in prison, jailed
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Middle-aged man, who does not want his father to see him in prison, jailed
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June 6, 2025
A 45 year old man with 33 convictions has told a Senior Magistrate that he does not want his foreign-based father to see him in prison when he returns...
Rockies labourer charged with Criminal Assault
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Rockies labourer charged with Criminal Assault
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June 6, 2025
A 35-year-old labourer of Rockies, charged with the offence of criminal assault, has been ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation, and had his m...

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