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Chatoyer honoured at obelisk ceremony
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March 20, 2008
“National Heroes are important beacons - lighting the way for generations to come.” These words by Mike Browne rang true as the annual Chatoyer wr...
Red Advertising wins big at 2008 ADDY awards
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March 20, 2008
20.MAR.08 Red Advertising & Marketing won big at the 2008 ADDY awards when they picked up 22 awards, confirming their status as one of the top rated c...
Music equipment destroyed in fire
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March 20, 2008
Thanks to the quick action by the Fire Brigade of the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force, the building housing the Curriculum Developmen...
Secondary school presented with TV
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March 20, 2008
The Reading and Social Skills Building Programme set up by the George Stephens (Sr.) Secondary School at Colonarie has been given a significant boost,...
Power company presents cheques to groups
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March 20, 2008
During a brief presentation ceremony at St. Vincent Electricity Services Ltd (VINLEC)’s Board Room on Tuesday, cheques valued at $1,000 each were pr...
Break-in at Sunrise Supermarket
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March 20, 2008
At press time police were investigating the circumstances surrounding this break in at Sunrise Supermarket at Arnos Vale.{{more}} This photograph was ...
VINLEC: Do your part, reduce consumption!
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March 20, 2008
Although a price increase is not on the horizon, this country’s sole electricity provider is urging consumers to do their part in reducing their ene...
Barbadian recruiters visit SVG
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March 20, 2008
Barbados may recruit up to 40 Vincentian nurses to fill the current shortage of 80 nurses that exists at that country’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital.{{m...
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March 13, 2008
The usual National Heroes Day Wreath laying ceremony will take place tomorrow, March 14th, at 8 a.m, at the obelisk at Dorsetshire Hill.{{more}} In a ...
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March 13, 2008
The village of Greiggs will play host to this year’s commemoration of National Heritage and Heroes Day. This one of a kind extravaganza will take pl...
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March 13, 2008
John Chris Noel would have celebrated his 18th wedding anniversary with his wife Laurette earlier this month. Their son also turned 15 recently.{{more...
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March 13, 2008
13.MAR.08 The first leg of the Biennial Parrot Census 2008 commenced on Tuesday, March 4, in the Colonarie area.{{more}} The Forestry Department in th...
KCCU – 50  and moving on
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March 13, 2008
“My Credit Union - 50 years strong” is the theme that the Kingstown Cooperative Credit Union has adopted to celebrate their silver jubilee. With e...
St. Mary’s takes ‘Hats Off to Reading’
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March 13, 2008
Students of the St Mary’s Roman Catholic School charmed their audience at the reading extravaganza held on the school grounds on Friday, February 29...
‘Ole George to walk first leg in Grenada
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March 13, 2008
Vincentian walking legend Earl ‘Ole George’ Daniel is going to Grenada. It’s the first leg of a Million Dollar Walk that is being organised by t...
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March 13, 2008
Visitors to the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital will now be subjected to searches, in light of the bomb threat that caused the evacuation of the institu...
Stubbs members to revive pan side
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March 13, 2008
On Saturday, 1st March, members of the South East Area Development Committee joined forces to clean up the site that formerly housed the Stubbs Commun...
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March 13, 2008
Residents of Chateaubelair and the surrounding areas were treated to some serious talk and sweet music when the Pan Against Crime programme had its fi...
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March 13, 2008
The Commission of Inquiry into the Ottley Hall Marina Project has been given the all clear to continue. However, for the meantime, it will continue wi...
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March 13, 2008
Tourism investments and scholarships were occupying Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves’ mind as he left for Turkey last Tuesday.{{more}} He insisted ...
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March 13, 2008
Mobile telecommunications provider Digicel has increased its financial contribution to the Bequia Sailing Club, which is the organizer of the Bequia E...
Winfield ‘Mighty Rey’ Williams passes on
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March 13, 2008
One of this country’s most distinguished educators is dead. Winfield Lancelot Darington “Mighty Rey” Williams died on Saturday, March 8, at 2:05...
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March 13, 2008
A baby girl who was found in a washroom of a laboratory over two months ago is still housed at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital awaiting collection b...
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March 7, 2008
07. MAR.08 The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is teaming up with financial and academic partners to host the third Savings and Investment Cours...
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March 7, 2008
The battle of the readers was staged on Tuesday, February 26, 2008, when nine schools between Greggs and Byrea, in the Union Zone, held their reading ...
Digicel gives Valentine gifts to winners
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March 7, 2008
07.MAR.08 During February, mobile telecommunications company Digicel held two exciting campaigns which came in the form of the “Find Cupid and Win t...
Pre-schoolers visit Searchlight
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March 7, 2008
With faces as bright and eager as ‘searchlights’, 13 toddlers from the Level Garden Daycare and Pre-School, accompanied by their Nursery Teachers,...
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March 7, 2008
07.MAR.08 For more than 450 Form Three students, the place to be today, Friday, is the Peace Memorial Hall. The Rotary Club of St Vincent is bringing ...
Vincy Neurosurgeon recognised at USC
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March 7, 2008
07.MAR.08 A young Vincentian has been recognised by the University of Southern Caribbean (USC) as part of that school’s 80th Anniversary celebration...
Rotary Club assists with Asthma treatment
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March 7, 2008
The injection of over US $80,000 worth of prescription medicine and other pharmaceuticals towards the treatment of asthma is considered a breath of fr...
Belgians to produce Birthday Twins film
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March 7, 2008
07.MAR.08 Have you ever wondered what your life would have been like if you had been born in another part of the world? Now, Vincentians are being giv...