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OAS lifts 47 year-old  suspension on Cuba
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June 5, 2009
A “historic wrong” was “righted” on Wednesday, June 3, 2009, when Foreign Ministers of the Organization of American States (OAS) voted to lift...
Top Honours
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June 5, 2009
Rozann De Freitas graduated Summa Cum Laude from Cleveland State University (CSU) on May 16th, 2009. She is the daughter of proud parents Marcus and S...
Port signs agreement
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June 5, 2009
On Monday, May 4, 2009, the St Vincent and the Grenadines Port Authority signed on to phase two of Grenadines Wharf Repair Project as part of its ongo...
Taiwan volunteers visit Special Needs school
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June 5, 2009
On May 28, four Taiwanese volunteers - Elsa CHANG, Smile CHIANG, Henry LAI and Shaoyi WANG, visited the School for the Children with Special Needs to ...
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June 5, 2009
Thirty persons are hoping to improve their supervisory skills at a seminar on “Supervisory Management Techniques for the Private and Public Sectorâ€...
King’s operation a success
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June 5, 2009
“Everyone is doing okay.” This is the reassuring news from Trinidad and Tobago, following Rodney King’s kidney transplant surgery. Rodney underw...
KPS Learning Resource Centre refurbished
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June 5, 2009
Students and teachers of the Kingstown Preparatory School are benefiting from the improved facilities in their Learning Resource Centre. At a handing ...
Teacher gives Bethel High School a boost
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June 5, 2009
English Teacher Francille Nicholls-Joseph has completed a refurbishment project, which has vastly improved the physical appearance of the Bethel High ...
Nine students vie for Miss Heritage crown
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June 5, 2009
05.JUNE.09 by Omesha Spence The nine contestants in the Vincy Homecoming Secondary Schools Miss Heritage Pageant 2009 are now better prepared to grace...
Canouan Regatta 2009
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June 5, 2009
05.JUNE.09 Photos and story by Don DeRiggs With a record number of sailing boats participating this year, the Canouan Regatta sailed off in fine style...
Ministry holds one-day workshop for farmers
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June 5, 2009
Fifteen vegetable farmers in agricultural region three who attended a one-day workshop are now able to identify and treat a number of pests and diseas...
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June 5, 2009
Additional efforts will soon be made to develop the local fisheries sector by making it more commercially viable and export oriented.{{more}} To this ...
Cosmos Harry is 2009 Fisherman of the Year
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June 5, 2009
Tardiness caused Ray Anthony Clarke this year’s Fisherman of the Year title, and while he is up in arms about the final decision, the $21,000 75HP 4...
PM advises nation as  Hurricane season begins
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June 5, 2009
As the 2009 Atlantic Hurricane Season begins, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, is calling on homes and business to be prepared. At a press conference h...
LIME ready for 2009 Hurricane season
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June 5, 2009
With the official start of the hurricane season on June 1, telecommunications company LIME is assuring its customers that it is fully prepared for any...
NEMO on the move for Hurricane season
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June 5, 2009
05.JUNE.09 by Don DeRiggs The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) has called all the major stakeholders involved with Disaster Managemen...
Another wanted man flushed out
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June 5, 2009
Less than a week after the names and photos of 10 fugitives were published in the SEARCLIGHT, one man has been apprehended and another shot and killed...
Vincy Pac a punch on ganja fields
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June 5, 2009
Operation Vincy Pac has been hailed a huge success and is set to leave a deep dent in the profitability of the marijuana trade in the immediate future...
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June 5, 2009
A fourth form student of the St. Vincent Grammar School (SVGS) was at press time hospitalized, reportedly nursing a stab wound to his back, which he a...
Kismet sends customers to Miss SVG 2009
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May 29, 2009
It was a jubilant atmosphere at St.Vincent and The Grenadines’ leading Beauty Care Shop - Kismet Beauty Supplies last Saturday, May 23rd 2009, when ...
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May 29, 2009
Now that the telecommunications industry has been liberalized, Vincentians from all walks of life can look forward to enjoying the benefits of this ne...
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May 29, 2009
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Bar Association will host their Annual Law week this year under the theme “Lawyers for Charity”. The law week, ...
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May 29, 2009
A combination of passion and brilliance is being promised to all persons attending the Victoria Park tomorrow to witness a new look Miss SVG pageant.{...
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May 29, 2009
The series of symposia organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Commerce and Trade, focusing on the “Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas Establishing...
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May 29, 2009
While some community groups throughout St. Vincent and the Grenadines are working in collaboration with the National Parks Rivers and Beaches Authorit...
Media told ‘play your part for tourism’
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May 29, 2009
The Ministry of Tourism is adamant that the media has a significant role to play in the development of the tourism sector in St. Vincent and the Grena...