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Banking on radio
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December 9, 2005
In the event a disaster strikes here, and communications are disrupted, Scotiabank is ensuring that persons will be able to maintain contact with othe...
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December 9, 2005
Trinidadian Marsha Ann-Marie Thersea Coward, 27, will appear in a Barbados court today on drug charges. Coward, an airline worker living in Baltimore,...
Nurse presents paper in Taiwan
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December 9, 2005
President of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Nurses Association, Sister Susanna Forde presented a paper on the development of the Health Care and N...
Rabacca Bridge contract signed
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December 9, 2005
Government awarded two multi-million-dollar contracts to the Overseas Engineering Construction Company (OECC) on Wednesday, November 23. The contract ...
Student jumps off wharf, drowns
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December 9, 2005
The Jones family of Campden Park and students of the Community College are trying to come to grips with the tragic death of one of their loved ones â€...
Dr. Cato: Report any form of abuse
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December 9, 2005
by Kenara Woods The 4th annual Lecture of Soroptimist International of St. Vincent and the Grenadines was held Thursday, November 24, at the Methodist...
OAS happy with poll procedures
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December 9, 2005
Albert Ramdin, Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) who had the task of heading a five-member OAS Observer Team to...
Patrick Manning links with his Vincy roots
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December 9, 2005
He is conscious of his roots, influenced by the movie of that same name. And as Prime Minister of the twin-island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Pat...
Tourism Month closes with gala ceremony
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December 2, 2005
By Kenara Woods The curtains came down on Tourism Month last Saturday evening at the Cruise Ship Berth as the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Hotel and...
Bartenders, cooks get awards
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December 2, 2005
The St Vincent and the Grenadines Hotel and Tourism Association held its first ever Culinary and Bartender competitions on Sunday 20th November at the...
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December 2, 2005
Cable & Wireless, provider of the broadest range of communications in the Caribbean region, on Wednesday launched low-cost international calling to cu...
C&W kicks off Christmas campaign
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December 2, 2005
by Kenara Woods With the holiday season soon approaching, Cable & Wireless launched their Christmas campaign for 2005 with a press conference at the C...
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December 2, 2005
by Oscar Allen At elections time, politicians alone dominate the stage. Even Christmas is postponed or adjourned. The party apparatuses summon the cro...
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December 2, 2005
"When you think about Christmas we want St.Vincent and the Grenadines to be the first country you think about." This sentiment was expressed by Lennox...
Salvation Army launches appeal
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December 2, 2005
Even with the election buzz in the air, the Salvation Army did not lose sight of the true meaning of the season as they held their annual Kettle appea...
ECGC giving back to farmers
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December 2, 2005
While many other companies are looking for new ways to make a profit from their clients, the Eastern Caribbean Group of Companies, ECGC, stretched out...
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December 2, 2005
A call has been made for insurance companies to step up on the supervision of their finances to curb money laundering in the Caribbean. This plea was ...
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December 2, 2005
Thursday, November 24, 2005, will for a long time be memorable for residents of Glen. That was the day the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadine...
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December 2, 2005
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has refuted Opposition claims that the books of the Central Water and Sewerage Authority, CWSA, are in the red. At ...
Commissioner calls for peaceful elections
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December 2, 2005
New Commissioner of Police, Keith Miller, wants the General Elections to be the most peaceful elections to ever take place in the history of St. Vince...
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November 25, 2005
THE NATION CORPORATION is not being sold out to Trinidadian interests. Directors of the Nation Corporation made this point clearly at a Press briefing...
‘Shaping the future’
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November 25, 2005
The St. Joseph’s Convent Kingstown launched their RBTT Young Leaders project for 2005-2006 at the school last Friday. The theme for this year’s pr...
Friday is Bishop of the Windward Islands
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November 25, 2005
Vincentian, the Reverend Canon C. Leopold Friday has been elected Bishop of the Windward Islands. Canon Friday’s election came on Monday 21st Novemb...
‘Absence of Cadet HQ a historic wrong
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November 25, 2005
Commandant of the local Cadet Force Major Dwight Lewis has described the absence of a Cadet Headquarters as a ‘historic wrong.’ He was at the time...
Ryan says ULP leading in polls
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November 25, 2005
With just 12 more days to go before Vincentians go to the polls for General Elections, pollster Cecil Ryan of Project Promotions Ltd. has disclosed th...
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November 18, 2005
The curtains will come down on the St.Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers' Union Teachers' Solidarity Week tomorrow. The celebration, which began on S...
SVGCA hosts construction meet
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November 18, 2005
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Construction Association (the SVGCA) last month hosted a presentation by Patrick Reddin, Chartered Building Surveyo...
Diamond Villagers say thanks to Cuba
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November 18, 2005
Clients from the Diamond Village Health District who went to Cuba for eye surgery have returned full of thanks and praise. “God carried us to Cuba t...
Adrienne wins Public Speaking
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November 18, 2005
History was created at the Thomas Saunders Secondary School last Friday when they held their first ever Public Speaking competition. Adrienne Glasgow,...
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November 18, 2005
Julian Francis, Campaign Manager of the ULP has dispelled claims that the New Democratic Party (NDP) is encountering problems at the Port with the imp...
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November 18, 2005
As Vincentians get ready to exercise their democratic right to vote at the polls, the National Commission on Crime Prevention is encouraging everyone ...
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November 18, 2005
In a move to alleviate the fears of persons who are concerned about the impact of the political rallies on the playing fields across St. Vincent and t...
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November 18, 2005
The hot soca band Onyan and Burning Flames out of Antigua will be setting the streets of South River Road ablaze this evening with a full package of e...
Vincentian Delegation at World Travel Market
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November 18, 2005
When the 2005 World Travel Market opened on Monday November 14, this country had a large delegation present at the event. Director of Tourism Vida Ber...
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November 18, 2005
As part of Tourism Month, the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Hotel & Tourism Association hosted a group of nineteen (19) Travel Agents, Tour Operators...
Cruise liners make inaugural visits
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November 18, 2005
Two Cruise Liners, the Easy Cruise and Saga Ruby made their inaugural visits to Port Kingstown on Monday November 14 and Wednesday 16 respectively. As...
Students receive Francis Lewis scholarship
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November 18, 2005
Courtney Cumberbatch of Belair, and Trishauna Ross of Calliaqua are the recipients of the 5 year Francis Lewis Memorial Scholarship for 2005. Followin...
Douglas: I really need help
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November 18, 2005
If there is an independent woman, Clarice Douglas certainly is that. And if there is an ambitious woman, she is a prime example. Douglas has endured p...
Harry looking for land
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November 18, 2005
Roslyn Harry is an enterprising woman. She lives with her five children in a room attached to a parlour in a corner on the North Leeward Highway. Harr...
Joseph: What’s going to happen?
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November 18, 2005
Gloria Joseph, her husband Alwyn, and daughter Sherril Ann Matthews are residents of Dark View. But the family has every reason to be worried. Their a...
Durrant lodging with friend
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November 18, 2005
Simon Durrant has received what might be termed a delayed echo from landslides at Dark View. His house was destroyed in a collapse in August 2005. "Me...