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Windsor celebrates 20 years
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October 2, 2009
In commemoration of 20 years of academic excellence, the Windsor Primary School held a week of activities.{{more}} To begin the week’s schedule, a c...
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October 2, 2009
LIME has strengthened its regional management team with two key appointments – a chief financial officer and a new executive vice president for the ...
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October 2, 2009
Maintaining the stability of the EC currency is one of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank’s (ECCB) main achievements as the Bank celebrates its 26th...
Blues Festival off till next year
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October 2, 2009
Fans of the increasingly popular St. Vincent and the Grenadines Blues and Rhythms Festival will have to wait at least six months before they get a tas...
Sandy Bay Scouts tour Soufriere
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October 2, 2009
The Sandy Bay Secondary School’s Scout Troop recently ventured out on their first event for the term. They hiked to La Soufriere on Saturday, Septem...
Dr. Oliver opens new school at Rose Cottage
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October 2, 2009
Discouragement serves as a stumbling block in the lives of many, but for people like Dr Alfred Oliver, it only serves to propel them towards their dre...
Vincentian designs best swimwear
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October 2, 2009
Vincentian designer Naudica “Pinky” Williams is making a name for herself on the regional fashion scene.{{more}} Williams designed the swimsuit th...
Six students awarded bursaries
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October 2, 2009
six university students have been awarded more than $15,000 by the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers’ Co-operative Credit Union Ltd.{{more}} T...
A life of fitness pays off
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October 2, 2009
For over 45 years, retiree Verrol Young has practiced healthy eating and regular exercise. On Saturday, September 12, Young demonstrated just how bene...
Prophet: tsunami coming
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October 2, 2009
Vincentians on mainland St. Vincent and on the Grenadine island of Bequia have been warned to prepare for a tsunami before the end of the year.{{more}...
Ambassador knocks G20 for hard economic stance
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October 2, 2009
Camillo M. Gonsalves, the Caribbean archipelago’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, told the sixth day of the Assembly’s high-level ...
Sandy Bay man beaten and robbed
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October 2, 2009
The vociferous shouts of a neighbour investigating the frenzied barking of her dogs may have saved the life of Sandy Bay farmer Kel Ballantyne.{{more}...
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October 2, 2009
A resident of Buccament had to be rushed to the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital on Wednesday with a severed hand.{{more}} Reports said Steve Isaacs and ...
Canouan residents clean up beaches on weekend
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October 2, 2009
Young and old abandoned their Saturday chores on September 19 on the Grenadine Island of Canouan to ensure that their homeland received a general clea...
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October 2, 2009
Three primary school teachers and a retired headeacher from St. Vincent have been recognised for outstanding work by the Caribbean Centre of Excellenc...
Technical College outfit with new computer lab
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October 2, 2009
Students of the SVG Community College’s Division of Technical and Vocational Education are now better equipped to pursue studies in Information Comm...
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October 2, 2009
The pace at which work is being done on the Argyle International Airport will pick up speed during the month of October, when the International Airpor...
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October 2, 2009
Rabbaca is expected to come alive this Sunday, October 4, 2009, as Vincentians come together for a National Family Gathering to be hosted by the Unity...
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October 2, 2009
Any employer who directly or indirectly refuses to grant employees reasonable time to vote in the November 25 Referendum could face a a six-month jail...
Eustace: Straight to court
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October 2, 2009
“You are going straight to court…I don’t care who you are.” This is the warning of Opposition Leader Arnhim Eustace to anyone in the present a...
New water-based paints
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September 25, 2009
Oil paints will be a thing of the past in the next five to 10 years. This is the prediction of Christopher DeAllie, Managing Director of Sissons Paint...
Lime Blackberry revolution
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September 25, 2009
With every revolution a change is promised. And at the end of every revolution there is some type of celebration.{{more}} The BlackBerry Revolution, t...
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September 25, 2009
The Pan Against Crime Programme of the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force resumes this weekend with the staging of a concert this Sunda...
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September 25, 2009
Delinquent students who have failed to honour their commitment to the state by repaying their university loans will be stoutly pursued by the governme...
GHS to mark 100 Years
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September 25, 2009
Excitement is building around the planning of celebrations to mark the 100th anniversary of the Girls’ High School, and all past students are being ...
Gloria John-McKnee retires
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September 25, 2009
Soon-to-be retiree Gloria John-McKnee is one outstanding teacher who has earned herself rare affection and admiration from her peers and members of th...
Three Taiwanese  volunteers arrive
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September 25, 2009
Three new Taiwanese volunteers have arrived in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. On September 16, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sir Louis Straker met with...
Victim of lightning strike recovering slowly
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September 25, 2009
As Patrick Stephen “Bennie” Gibson recovers in hospital, an appeal is being made to the general public to assist with efforts to defray his medica...
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September 25, 2009
The remaining portion of Alex Jack’s wall at Ratho Mill will be torn down and rebuilt. The plans to reconstruct the wall were disclosed by Prime Min...