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PM: Don’t forget our heritage
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March 20, 2009
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves is urging Vincentians to learn from Carib Chief Joseph Chatoyer’s struggle against the British and to “...turn ...
40 years of Calypso immortalised
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March 20, 2009
Several Vincentian calypsonians have been immortalised in a 104-page publication produced by the Department of Culture. “A Handbook of Calypso in St...
New air cargo courier service begins in SVG
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March 20, 2009
Persons returning home with extra bags can breathe a sigh of relief because help is on the way to ease the frustration of baggage that is left behind....
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March 20, 2009
20.MAR.09 The Thusian Institute For Religious Liberty (T.I.R.L) is calling upon the government and people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to recogni...
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March 20, 2009
In an attempt to spark young people’s interest in the agriculture industry, the Cooperative Department of the Ministry of National Mobilisation has ...
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March 20, 2009
The women of the Unity Labour Party (ULP) will be “extremely aggressive” in the propagation of the party’s policies and vision.{{more}} As she t...
Bequia Mission Canada brings in more support
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March 20, 2009
The Bequia Mission Local committee began its week of activities on Wednesday, March 11, 2009, with the distribution of supplies to secondary, primary ...
LIME brings EDUMAX to primary schools
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March 20, 2009
Teachers and students alike are excited about the new EDUMAX (ICT Literacy/ Educating MAX Project) project that will begin in earnest next term in 16 ...
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March 20, 2009
20.MAR.09 THE BRIDGETOWN FISHERIES got an unexpected surge of activity late Sunday, March 15th, when two fishermen docked with a species of whale weig...
Elderly caregivers to work with blind
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March 20, 2009
20 elderly care givers this week received additional training, making them better able to work with elderly persons who are blind.{{more}} The one-day...
Dabreo wants answers
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March 20, 2009
Businessman Leon Dabreo is demanding answers: How could a public road be destroyed by a contractor, if it is still inconclusive that permission to do ...
Georgetown spell their way to victory
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March 20, 2009
For the second time in four years, The Georgetown Government School has emerged the winners of Karib Cable’s National Schools’ Spelling Bee compet...
Gospel Fest expected to be bigger and better
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March 20, 2009
It’s growing in leaps and bounds, and expected to get bigger. Organizers of the 2009 St. Vincent and the Grenadines Gospel Festival believe that the...
South Rivers man is $557,000 richer
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March 20, 2009
A 52-year-old businessman of South Rivers is the lucky winner of the $557,000 Lotto Jackpot. During a press conference on Wednesday 18th March 2009 at...
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March 20, 2009
A new telecommunications feud is brewing in St.Vincent and the Grenadines. On one hand is Karib Cable, on the other is LIME.{{more}} Karib Cable, this...
Vincentians to vote on New Constitution
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March 20, 2009
St Vincent and the Grenadines will be going to the polls by November this year - not to elect a new government, but rather to approve or reject a new ...
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March 13, 2009
Commissioner of Police Keith Miller, on Tuesday this week, held a meeting with representatives from some of the major financial institutions here to d...
Longer hours, more equipment at Argyle
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March 13, 2009
Persons employed at the site of the Argyle International Airport will soon be working longer shifts, in an effort to make up for lost time.{{more}} In...
Searchlight staff graduate
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March 13, 2009
Two SEARCHLIGHT staff members were among 134 persons who were on Tuesday, March 10th, recognized with certificates for their successful participation ...
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March 13, 2009
The National Investment Promotion Inc. (NIPI) in collaboration with the Centre for Enterprise Development (CED) Business Gateway Project has sponsored...
Inspector John: Don’t drink and drive!
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March 13, 2009
“Driving safely after drinking alcohol or taking other drugs is simply not possible!” So said Inspector Kenneth John, second in command at the Tra...
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March 13, 2009
Ashley Cain, a lifelong friend and “brother” of the late Larry Bascombe, has described him as “Larger than life and the best Christian I have ev...
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March 13, 2009
13.MAR.09 The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) issued a new dollar ($1) coin in February 2009 in commemoration of the Bank’s 25th anniversary, ...
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March 13, 2009
13.MAR.09 LIME, in an effort to “make life a little easier” for its customers in the current economic environment, is introducing one of its bigge...
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March 13, 2009
The Caspar/Maria Marshall Centre (CASMAC) will be holding the fourth in a series of Workshops on HIV and AIDS, during the period 19-24 March, 2009. Th...
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March 13, 2009
Veteran educator Marcus Caine has been tipped to lead the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College as it moves into the latest stage of its ev...
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March 13, 2009
Foul play is not suspected in the death of a French national, who was found floating in the waters off Union Island, next to a jetty, in the early hou...
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March 13, 2009
The Ministry of Agriculture continues to provide assistance to farmers as they engage in activities that are aimed at improving the quality and yields...
Tribute to Larry Bascombe
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March 13, 2009
by Aubrey Burgin 13.MAR.09 I became acquainted with Larry Bascombe sometime in the 1980s and got to know him much better through his involvement in sp...
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March 13, 2009
Local cable TV operator Karib Cable, which has recently introduced a fixed line telephone service here, is asking LIME, formerly known as Cable and Wi...