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Leo Club donates to Paediatric Ward
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September 28, 2007
On Sunday, September 23, 2007, members of the Leo Club of St. Vincent visited the Paediatric Ward of the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital.{{more}} The ob...
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September 28, 2007
The first three Vincentian students to study Art in Cuba, Shanelle Balcombe, Roland Layne and Maxanne Rock, left St. Vincent yesterday, along with the...
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September 28, 2007
Principals and deputy principals in primary and secondary schools, as well as multipurpose centres, who were appointed at the beginning of the current...
National Trust on quest to save ruins
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September 28, 2007
Last evening, the St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) National Trust unveiled three panels with six glyphs that are life-size replicas of the Argyle p...
AJA tells about his role as an ‘Edutainer’
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September 28, 2007
While in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) for the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) sensitization concert, United Nations (UN) spokesperson for ...
PM hopeful that Medical College will continue
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September 28, 2007
As stakeholders brace themselves for the year-end closure of the $22 million annual industry that is the Kingstown Medical College, Prime Minister Dr ...
‘We need peace and justice in society’
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September 28, 2007
With close to 30 reported murders in the country so far for the year, this country joined others around the world in celebration of International Day ...
Manning says Maharaj ‘politically dead’
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September 28, 2007
Prime Minister Patrick Manning has dared former attorney general Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj to talk about the time he united with him (Manning) against t...
Eustace: Speak out before it’s too late
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September 28, 2007
“I again call on Prime Minister Gonsalves to remove the yoke from around the necks of our people, you are killing them.” Those are the words of Op...
SGS receives CAN$500 worth of school supplies
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September 28, 2007
Twenty pupils of the Stubbs Government School have received school supplies compliments Global Ministries International of Canada.{{more}} Pastor Alan...
Villagers: ‘This is how we did it’
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September 28, 2007
Villagers of Arnos Vale and the surrounding communities turned up on Saturday, September 22, 2007, to confirm that it was team work which led to the s...
RSS better equipped to face the challenge
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September 28, 2007
Thirty men and women of Special Services Units (SSU) from the Eastern Caribbean are now better prepared to assist in regional security, as the Regiona...
New non-profit group launched
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September 28, 2007
Persons in the Marriaqua constituency who are interested in expanding both their academic and vocational skills will get the opportunity to do so with...
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September 28, 2007
The Rapid HIV Test Road Show moved to the Grenadines this week. On Thursday, the new technology was formally introduced on the island of Bequia.{{more...
Port awards Clarence Keizer Scholarships
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September 28, 2007
For the past 17 consecutive years, the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Port Authority has awarded two scholarships to students entering secondary schoo...
ADPU shows benefits of  diversification
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September 28, 2007
Farmers and persons interested in investing in the Agricultural sector have been given a first hand view of how they can earn tremendous benefits from...
Prisons receives computer
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September 28, 2007
A revolution is continuing behind the walls of Her Majesty’s Prisons, and the authorities are not only aware of it, but are doing all in their power...
‘Silent killers’ in society not sexy
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September 28, 2007
Minister of Health Dr Douglas Slater has warned that the silent killers in society are really the ones that are “un-sexy.”{{more}} Dr Slater said ...
Judge issues stern warning to Lawyers
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September 28, 2007
If lawyers appearing before Justice Frederick Bruce-Lyle waste the court’s time and do not cooperate, they will see a different side of the High Cou...
New law term begins
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September 28, 2007
As the sun rose on September 20, it also marked the dawn of the new law year in the Organization of the Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). To commemorat...
DaSilva stands firm at Electoral Office
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September 28, 2007
He compares himself to “Rosa Parks”, who, during the civil rights movement, began a “one-woman” protest. But Frank Da Silva’s act of defianc...
Former SVG female footballer dies at 18
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September 28, 2007
by Shayne Alexander 28.SEP.07 The loud moans and cries that emanated from the mouths of family members and friends of the late 18-year-old, Jonelle Jo...
Vincy youth dies in horrible US crash
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September 28, 2007
Myrna Toney weeps a mother’s tears, as she comes to terms with the death of her 21-year-old nephew, who was struck by a vehicle in the United States...
Elderly relatives abandoned at hospital
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September 28, 2007
Persons are abandoning their elderly relatives at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital, creating a strenuous situation for caregivers there.{{more}} Up t...
Bruce in wrong place at wrong time – Family
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September 28, 2007
Twelve years ago, Donald Bruce lost the use of his left arm during a boating incident while saving the lives of some children. Fast forward to the pre...
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September 28, 2007
As it approaches its fifth anniversary, FirstCaribbean Inter-national Bank continues to show strong financial performance, crossing the US$6 billion l...
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September 28, 2007
Gamers across Europe got their hands on Halo 3 at midnight on Tuesday, one of the most anticipated and heavily marketed titles in history.{{more}} In ...
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September 28, 2007
United Kingdom – It is legal for people to use a teeth whitening kit at home. Untrained salon staff are carrying out teeth whitening on clients, acc...
‘$100 laptop’ to sell to public
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September 28, 2007
28.SEP.07 Computer enthusiasts in the developed world will soon be able to get their hands on the so-called "$100 laptop". The organisation behind the...
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September 28, 2007
The Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines’ 10 year 7.5% thirty million Eastern Caribbean dollars (EC$30 million), Treasury bond issue, auction...
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September 28, 2007
28.SEP.07 The EU has approved plans to increase the production of wheat and other grains amid rising prices and growing shortages on the world market....
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September 28, 2007
Ministers of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states currently negotiating Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with the European Union (EU)...
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September 28, 2007
by Geralyn Edward Barbados Nation28.SEP.07 BARBADOS NEEDS to closely monitor the continuing decline of the American dollar against which the island's ...