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May 2, 2008
The Discovery cruise ship from the Discovery Cruise line visited Port Kingstown last week Thursday on its inaugural call to St. Vincent and the Grenad...
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May 2, 2008
The calypso and soca season gets under way in spectacular fashion on May 10 when the Upstage Xperience stages a special Mother’s Day Event at the Aq...
Karib Cable urges youth to be ‘green’
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May 2, 2008
To commemorate Earth Day, Karib Cable donated 36 trees to the Bishop’s College Kingstown. With their theme “Plant a tree today, feed a child tomor...
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May 2, 2008
The Union Island Secondary School received a donation of supplies on Thursday 24th April, 2008 for use in its Home Economics programme.{{more}} The gi...
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May 2, 2008
Residents of Bequia as well as visitors to the Island gave their full endorsement to the ‘Million Dollar Walk’ last weekend.{{more}} Confirmation ...
Digicel Tribes Mas Band ready for Vincy Mas
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May 2, 2008
02.MAY.08 Mobile telecommunications provider Digicel is once again leading the way in culture. The telecommunications giant made a financial contribut...
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May 2, 2008
Afiya Gurley, and Zamfir Adams, both students of the Bethel High School will try to do the double on Tuesday July 1st, when they attempt to win the Se...
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May 2, 2008
Furniture and Appliance giant Courts is once again adding stand up comedy to its wide range of products. The “Courts just for laughs Stand Up Comedy...
Johnson cooks up a storm at Courts Cook off
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May 2, 2008
Nail Technician Oronde “Akah” Johnson is $1000 richer after his stuffed sweet potatoes pricked the judges’ taste buds to put him in first positi...
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May 2, 2008
with a mission statement aimed at fostering closer relationships with other media houses and the wider community, a new club has appeared on the scene...
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May 2, 2008
The fiscal situation of the central government for the first quarter of the year 2008 (January 1st to March 31st) has improved, in comparison to the s...
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May 2, 2008
Very soon, the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Banana Growers Association will be no more. Delivering the feature address at the 8th General Assembly o...
WIBDECO chief urges diversification
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May 2, 2008
Head of the Windward Island Banana Development and Export Company (WIBDECO) has called on banana farmers to toughen up, if they are to survive in the ...
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May 2, 2008
Owning a home, a car or a piece of land is now easier with FirstCaribbean International Bank. Thanks to the new Affordability campaign, customers will...
Ambassador Cheng to return to Taiwan
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May 2, 2008
The early morning swims on the beach, the hikes to the Vermont Nature Trail and La Soufriere volcano, fresh air, the warmth and friendliness of Vincen...
Gonsalves awarded UWI Open scholarship
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May 2, 2008
by J. Soso-Vincent 02.MAY.08 Having forgotten about the scholarship examination she had written since February, Isis Gonsalves received the shock of h...
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May 2, 2008
Junior Bacchus will have to find another radio station to have “Country Talk”, because Cross Country Radio has pulled the plug on his popular nigh...
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May 2, 2008
Arnhim Eustace described this country as one of increasing poverty, misery, fear, and shame, as he presented his New Democratic Party (NDP) as a ready...
Grandmother fears for life
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May 2, 2008
When a 63-year-old woman is afraid to open her door at 7:30 pm you know that things have changed, and the demon of violence has been spreading its dea...
Drug penalties stiffened
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May 2, 2008
Magistrates have been given more teeth to bite into convicted drug traffickers, and Senator Saboto Caesar has hailed the amended Drug (Prevention of M...
Public must trust justice system
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May 2, 2008
St Lucia’s Prime Minister Stephenson King has expressed concern over the preservation of freedom and justice in the region.{{more}} “Throughout th...
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May 2, 2008
There may or may not be truth to rumours that Sir James Mitchell has issues with the leadership of the New Democratic Party. Whatever the case is, he ...
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April 25, 2008
The New Democratic Party (NDP) will hold its national convention this Sunday, April 27, 2008.{{more}} According to a release from the party’s Public...
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April 25, 2008
The old saying “It is far better to give than to receive” was proven true, as the president of SVG Outreach Organisation Inc (California), Phyllis...
Five for Taiwan
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April 25, 2008
Five Vincentians have been awarded 2008 university scholarships from the Government of Taiwan.{{more}} Of the five, four will be pursuing undergraduat...
Senator gives pep talk to Primary schoolers
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April 25, 2008
The common entrance classes of the New Grounds Primary School, Lowmans Windward Anglican School and the Lauders Primary School were the recipients of ...
PAHO conducting assessment of  MCMH
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April 25, 2008
This country’s main hospital, the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital, may be one of four in the region to receive assistance from the Pan American Health...
Kingstown District Clinic to get facelift
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April 25, 2008
The Kingstown District Clinic is scheduled to receive a fresh coat of paint, thanks to a donation from the Minister of Culture René Baptiste.{{more}}...
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April 25, 2008
The CCLSVG Steering Committee which has been working diligently to lay the groundwork for the protection of rights of authors and composers of music a...
Academic Excellence Rewarded
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April 25, 2008
When the outstanding achievements of young people are celebrated with pomp and pageantry, it is welcomed, and a welcome distraction from the folly of ...
UK diaspora elects new executive
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April 25, 2008
The National Committee of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Associations in the United Kingdom now has a new Executive. At the Annual General Meeting o...