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SVG gets Tamiflu medicine
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May 8, 2009
Vincentians can rest more easily, with the arrival in the State of 400 doses of the medicine TAMIFLU, which is one of only two drugs effective in the ...
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May 8, 2009
On April 29, the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Social Investment Fund (SVGSIF) signed three Memoranda of understanding (MOU) with local community gro...
New Courier service opens doors for business
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May 8, 2009
Entrepreneurs in St.Vincent and the Grenadines, including farmers, who were unable to sell their produce on the regional market, now have an opportuni...
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May 8, 2009
The Mothers’ Union in the Archdeaconry of St. Vincent and the Grenadines celebrates its 60th anniversary from Friday 8th to Sunday 10th May, 2009, u...
New twist to CL Financial saga
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May 8, 2009
The saga of the financial challenges facing CL Financial Group, the parent company of CLICO and British American Insurance, has taken a new twist, wit...
Doctor Cecil Cyrus honoured
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May 8, 2009
At an Awards Banquet held in St Lucia on Friday, 24 April, 2009, Dr Cecil Cyrus received an award from the Caribbean Health Research Council at its Fi...
Turtles slaughtered on Gorse Beach, Colonarie
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May 8, 2009
by Omesha Spence 08.MAY.09 “Stop killing the turtles. Conserve them!” This is the plea of Wild Life Protection Officer Fitzroy Springer, following...
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May 8, 2009
If there was any doubt that unity is needed in the Caribbean, the much talked of global financial crisis should remove all uncertainty.{{more}} “If ...
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May 8, 2009
Moms are in for a treat this Saturday, as they are celebrated with a pre-mother’s day event dubbed “I’ll Always Love My Momma!”{{more}} The ce...
Special Mother’s Day for Richards family
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May 8, 2009
Mother’s Day this year is very special to the Richards family of Calder, Bonhomme, and Victoria Village.{{more}} The family is happy to have the mat...
Children of Canouan Celebrate Earth Day
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April 30, 2009
On Wednesday, April 22, 2009, the students of the Canouan Government School, Pelican School and Coral Reef Pre-School joined approximately one million...
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April 30, 2009
30.APR.09 Telecommunications Company LIME announced at the Carnival Development Corporation press conference on Tuesday, 28th April, that it will inve...
Artist mounts exhibition at Grenadine House
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April 30, 2009
Artist Cicile Comblen has exhibited her work throughout the world, in Europe, Canada, USA, South America and the Caribbean, but her current solo showi...
Burke wins ECGC Home Economics Competition
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April 30, 2009
Rhealyn Burke, a student of the St. Joseph’s Convent Kingstown, is the winner of the 16th ECGC (Eastern Caribbean Group of Companies) Home Economics...
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April 30, 2009
30.APR.09 LIME, the premier telecommunications company in the region, is stepping up its “Go Green” efforts with the announcement of two major ini...
Dr. Gonsalves meets with leader of Iran
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April 30, 2009
TEHRAN (ISNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday that building of a new world requires collective collaboration of all people roun...
Eight Miss SVG contestants sashed
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April 30, 2009
Vincentians were introduced to the eight contestants who will contest this year’s Miss SVG pageant when the young women were sashed by their sponsor...
Shirla Little is new head of SVG Soroptomists
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April 30, 2009
Shirla Little is the new President of the Soroptomist International St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Little’s election came following the 22nd Annual...
Myers graduates from Seamanship school
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April 30, 2009
Kellee Myers of Paget Farm, Bequia, graduated from the Chapman School of Seamanship in Stuart, Florida, USA, on 27 March 2009.{{more}} Kellee, age 19,...
SIF assistance for Ladies of Charity
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April 30, 2009
The Ladies of Charity Margret Shanager Night Shelter received assistance from the St.Vincent and the Grenadines Social Investment (SVGSIF) to upgrade ...
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April 30, 2009
The new Grenadian government has a change in attitude towards LIAT and this country’s tourism minister Glen Beache is hopeful that this will culmina...
Jeff Trotman gets compensation
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April 30, 2009
Months after being wrongfully detained by police for taking photographs of a fire, veteran journalist Jeff Trotman was compensated by the state on Tue...
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April 30, 2009
30.APR.09 On April 24, twenty-seven broadcasters from various radio stations completed a five day training course titled “Techniques in Broadcast Jo...
OECS Council of Tourism Ministers meet in SVG
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April 30, 2009
Standards in the tourism industry here must be lifted if this country is to survive and excel as the industry faces the pressure brought on by the glo...
Two more claim they were beaten by police
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April 30, 2009
Two men are claiming to have felt the heavy arm of the law over the weekend in incidents which they claim involved members of the Rapid Response Unit ...
Gospel Fest Showcase closes with a bang
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April 30, 2009
The first night of the two-night Gospel Fest National Showcase got off to quite a bang last Saturday, April 25, at the Victoria Park.{{more}} All the ...