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Waynesha gets help from Troumaca group
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February 24, 2006
A group of Troumaca residents, who have spent some time in the United Kingdom, is ensuring that they do not forget their roots. Eight-year-old Waynesh...
Martin presents paper on HIV/AIDS
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February 24, 2006
A document entitled – "A Report on a Review of the Laws of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines for Implications of Discrimination and Breach of Human R...
Minister Browne meets shopkeepers
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February 24, 2006
Kendal Neverson, popularly called Kenlyn, a shopkeeper who plies his trade at Little Tokyo in Kingstown, has called on the government to take a tough ...
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February 17, 2006
by Jonathan Ashby in Bequia Almost $24,000 was raised at a fun packed charity auction in Bequia on Sunday – to benefit the island's School for Child...
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February 17, 2006
by Jonathan Ashby The Bequia Rotary Club has begun repair work on their headquarters roof, estimated to cost $25,000, thanks to a generous $7,000 dona...
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February 17, 2006
Vincentians will go "Back to the Boogie" when the state-owned National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC Radio) hosts "Love Boogie" at the Sugar Mill Inn ...
Lime Garden, the new lime in Bequia
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February 17, 2006
by Jonathan Ashby in Bequia The Lime Garden, Bequia's latest entertainment spot, has opened to substantial acclaim. Located in the middle of Port Eliz...
Bowens wins Digicel Valentine’s draw
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February 17, 2006
Traditionally the colours of Valentine’s are Red and White. But last Tuesday, February 14, the colours flipped to pink and black. Avon Bowens of the...
Taiwan’s Ambassador presents credentials
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February 17, 2006
His Excellency, Ambassador Yu-Tai Cheng who replaces Ambassador Elizabeth Chu as Taiwan’s Ambassador to St. Vincent and the Grenadines presented his...
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February 17, 2006
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves met recently with the Commissioner and top officials of the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force to di...
C&W sponsors CXC National Awards
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February 17, 2006
The CXC National Awards ceremony, organized by the Ministry of Education, will this year be sponsored by Cable & Wireless. Chief Executive Daryl Jacks...
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February 17, 2006
The East Caribbean Group of Companies (ECGC) announced on Wednesday that they, in collaboration with the SVG Home Economics Association and the Minist...
SVGS launches young leaders programme
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February 17, 2006
Even the inclement weather did not stop the St. Vincent Boys’ Grammar School from launching their 2005-2006 Young Leaders program on Monday February...
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February 17, 2006
The proposed Develop-ment Fund for the region moved closer to realization when the Heads of Government agreed last week that the fund should start wit...
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February 17, 2006
CARICOM heads of Government agreed at last week’s 17th Inter-Sessional Meeting, that with respect to the free movement of Skilled Community National...
Disabilities skills training workshop opens
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February 17, 2006
Minister of National Mobilization, Social Development and Local Government, Hon. Michael Browne said that his Ministry will ensure that those people w...
Buccama farmers singing blues
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February 17, 2006
On Valentine’s Day fiery emotions and frank expressions were evident at Buccama on the Bay as well as a high level of diplomacy. From all indication...
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February 17, 2006
Haiti's interim government has blocked publication of results from last week's presidential election until an inquiry into fraud allegations is comple...
Town Board row brewing
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February 17, 2006
The Kingstown Town board seems to have a bit of a problem on their hands with regards to the collection of monies. Last Tuesday at a brief press confe...
Fish Vendors defy management
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February 17, 2006
Vendors at the Fish Market at Little Tokyo were up in arms last Friday and defied an order by management to close the market at 5 p.m. Usually the mar...
Sam, Robinson in battle to head SVGTU
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February 17, 2006
Outspoken President of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers Union, SVGTU, Otto Sam will next week know if his bid to be reelected to the presid...
Stakeholders discuss issues affecting tourism
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February 17, 2006
Last week a number of key tourism stakeholders in Bequia discussed issues affecting the tourism investment climate on that Grenadine island, at a cons...
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February 10, 2006
The preliminary round of the RBTT Young Leaders Debates culminated on Thursday 26th January 2006 at the Peace Memorial Hall in Kingstown. Fifteen scho...
Coast Guard Personnel gets advanced training
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February 10, 2006
On February 17, Able Seaman Corey Findlay will travel to the United Kingdom to the prestigious Britannica Royal Naval College to undergo a one-year "I...
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February 10, 2006
The first of two subregional workshops organized for legal service providers mainly dealing with law, ethics and human rights was held last week at th...
PM receives award in NY
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February 10, 2006
Prime Minister Dr.Ralph Gonsalves wrote his name in the annals of history when he received the fifth Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID) D...
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February 10, 2006
Last week, the National Commission on Crime Prevention (NCCP) in collaboration with the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) con...
Two survive serious crash
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February 10, 2006
St.Vincent and the Grenadines could have recorded its sixth and/ or seventh road fatality on Sunday night. And the calls for motorists to exercise due...
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February 10, 2006
UK Immigration Authorities recently announced that all non-visa, non-EEA (European Economic Area) nationals coming to the UK for more than six months ...
Two-island simulation
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February 10, 2006
A two-island simulation dubbed Operation X which coincided with the 11th anniversary of the Rainbow Radio League (RRL) was successfully staged on the ...
Ex-biker cautions young riders
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February 10, 2006
The Cool Riderz Motorcycle Club continues its charity ventures. On Saturday, January 28, 2006, club members visited the home of former motorcyclist 72...
Thompson opens ITU Project
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February 10, 2006
Dr. Jerrol Thompson, Minister of Telecommunications, Science, Technology and Industry (St. Vincent and the Grenadines) and President of Caribbean Tele...