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US medical specialist team on working visit
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January 27, 2006
Vincentians have been experiencing the generosity of a group of good Samaritans from Richmond, Virginia, US during this week. The six-member specialis...
Man killed months before wedding
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January 27, 2006
There are many tales of love and tragedy but never in her wildest dreams did Suzanne Williams of Redemption Sharpes envisage her romance ending in mis...
SVG, Antigua flour war still unresolved
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January 27, 2006
While St. Vincent and the Grenadines and other OECS member countries prepare for their inclusion into the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) b...
Thompson back as Opposition Leader
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January 20, 2006
LAWYER AND FORMER FINANCE MINISTER David Thompson is the new Leader of the Opposition in Barbados. His appointment was announced by Speaker of the Hou...
Liberia has first female President
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January 20, 2006
Newly inaugurated Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has announced the first appointments to her government. They include a former World Bank co...
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January 20, 2006
By June 18, the Organization of East Caribbean States, OECS should be part of a new OECS Economic Union. This announcement was made by Chairman of the...
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January 20, 2006
In an era when oil prices are increasing on the world market and other external factors are posing significant challenges to St. Vincent and the Grena...
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January 20, 2006
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has made it clear to critics who oppose the conferring of colonial honours on locals that he has no interest in rec...
Sandy Bay gets own radio station
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January 20, 2006
Residents of Sandy Bay will now have a most viable and prominent means by which they can air their views on just about anything. The United Nations Sc...
Taj wins Caribbean Star art competition
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January 20, 2006
Eleven-year-old Taj Lee has used his artistic talents to win a trip for himself, five friends and a teacher. Taj, a Grade 6 student of the St. Mary's ...
LaFerne Cato: Always lead by example
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January 20, 2006
“Always lead by example. Education in itself is empowering.” These were the stern remarks made by feature speaker and Counsellor of the St. Vincen...
restoring positivity and productivity
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January 20, 2006
Young Leaders of the Dr. J.P. Eustace Emmanuel Secondary School are seeing their project not only as a competition, but also as an avenue to help othe...
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January 20, 2006
Soroptimist International of St. Vincent and the Grenadines celebrated Caribbean Soroptimist Day on Sunday, January 15, by worshipping at St. George's...
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January 20, 2006
In a “thank you” letter to the Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves dated December 5, 2005, the Jamaican Rastafarian Development Community in Ethio...
Rotary bus shed project gets a boost
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January 20, 2006
The Rotary Club of St.Vincent South has received a financial boost of $6,750 to their bus shed project, thanks to the St.Vincent Brewery. President Re...
Digicel has new slogan
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January 20, 2006
“EXPECT MORE, GET MORE” is the new slogan for Caribbean Mobile Telecom powerhouse, Digicel. This announcement came during a brief press conference...
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January 20, 2006
Kenisha Hannaway, the 11-year-old school girl who claims to be the winner of the St.Vincent Brewery "Pimp My Hairoun Ride" Dodge Ram 4x4 pickup truck,...
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January 20, 2006
New Minister of Urban Development, Culture, Labour and Electoral Matters, Rene Baptiste, has begun a series of internal meetings with her staff. Last ...
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January 20, 2006
The Cool Riderz Motor Cycle Club celebrated its first anniversary on January 10, 2005. Through the many challenges that confront voluntary organizatio...
Experts examine chicks to find cause of death
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January 20, 2006
The baffling ailment, which has affected broiler chickens since October 2004 may not be such a mystery after all. According to Professor Dr. Richard J...
Eustace unhappy with reduction in revenue
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January 20, 2006
Reflecting on the 2005 financial year during his debate of the 2006 Budget Estimates, Opposition Leader, Arnhim Eustace, said he has no problem with t...
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January 20, 2006
Education continues to be one of the major pillars of the Government’s policy agenda to transform the economic and social landscape of St. Vincent a...
PM: No Gimmick!
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January 20, 2006
Sounding the need for no more “Doubting Thomases” in regard to construction of the International Airport, Minister with responsibility for Airport...
Youth loses battle after bike accident
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January 20, 2006
Rene Baptiste, Minister of Urban Development, has joined Patricia Sargeant, the mother of Darrell Sargeant, a young man who succumbed on Thursday Janu...
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January 20, 2006
The National Monitoring and Consultative Mechanism, NMCM, has presented its report on the General Elections of December 7, 2005. And, in an effort to ...
Prime Minister: We are not increasing taxes
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January 20, 2006
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has allayed the fears of Vincentians who may have been worrying that he might increase taxes in next week’s 2006 ...
US Governor, son  injured in bike accident
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January 13, 2006
Arnold Schwarzenegger did not have the proper licence to drive a motorcycle when he crashed at the weekend, Los Angeles police have said. The Californ...
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January 13, 2006
Miami, Florida (AHN) Authorities said 15 Cubans fleeing their homeland and who found themselves on an abandoned bridge in the Florida Keys were return...
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January 13, 2006
Seoul, South Korea (AHN) - It’s the next, perhaps final, devastating blow to the work of South Korean scientist Hwang Woo-suk. A panel investigating...
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January 13, 2006
Poultry farmers in Trinidad and Tobago breathed a sigh of relief on Tuesday with the diagnosis of aspergillosis, a fungal infection which has resul...
Ex-minister in court on corruption charges
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January 13, 2006
by Stephen Cummings PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago's Energy Minister Eric Williams has resigned from the government. The Minister's resi...
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January 13, 2006
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday that it was now “more likely than ever” that Iran would be hauled before the U....
Sharon’s condition improves
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January 13, 2006
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s doctors cautioned on Wednesday against being overly optimistic about his chances for recovery from a massive s...
Thompson home receives donation
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January 13, 2006
Residents of the Thompson Home now have additional equipment to assist their mobility. Last Wednesday, the Soroptimist International donated two wheel...
Square Deal for Stubbs Pre-school
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January 13, 2006
Ruby Woods, of Square Deal Investments, New York, a former resident of Stubbs who now resides in the US has shown generosity to the Stubbs Pre-school ...
‘Vision Now’ eye care flying again
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January 13, 2006
The ‘Vision Now’ programme was no election gimmick and more Vincentians are to benefit from it in 2006. So says Dr. Douglas Slater, Minister of He...
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January 13, 2006
If all goes well by the end of June a policy will be in place to have teenage mothers return to the school to pursue their education. This was disclos...
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January 13, 2006
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Association of Montreal has elected its new executive for the year 2006. In its final meeting held on Sunday Decemb...
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January 13, 2006
Scholarships of up to US$20,000 are being made available to Caribbean nationals wishing to study tourism or hospitality. The region's tourism developm...