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Lockhart feeling uncomfortable
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November 18, 2005
Ferlene Lockhart is one of eight persons living in a concrete house in Dark View. But she is contemplating moving from that location where she has bee...
Jack under a potential threat
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November 18, 2005
Silma Jack, also of Dark View, is the head of a household with five members. She is anxious to have her plight relieved. She is living under a shroud ...
Woman counting her blessings
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November 18, 2005
Yvonne Olliverre continues to count her blessings as her back yard fell victim to a huge landslide last Monday in Bequia. Olliverre said she was insid...
Bynoe says lands destroyed by rains
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November 18, 2005
Curtis Bynoe was one of the residents to have part of his land partially destroyed by the heavy rains in Bequia last Monday. Speaking to SEARCHLIGHT l...
Woman, conductor pinned beneath vehicle
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November 18, 2005
Another accident victim who was admitted to the hospital was Sympika Grant, also of Green Hill. She said it was like a nightmare when she realised tha...
‘Can’t believe I’m still alive’
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November 18, 2005
"I can't believe I'm still alive!" were the words expressed by teary-eyed Angela Jones who lay stunned in her hospital bed at the Milton Cato Memorial...
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November 18, 2005
Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has refuted Opposition claims that the Government flouted prudential guidelines when it ob...
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November 18, 2005
The Organization of American States (OAS) will deploy a team of election observers to St. Vincent and the Grenadines to observe the Caribbean nation's...
Once he was blind, now he can see!
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November 18, 2005
His name is Marcus Montgomery Cupid. Most people know him as 'Ezra,' or simply ‘Diego.’ He is a mechanic, age 38, from the South Leeward village o...
NMCM calls for end to racial slurs
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November 18, 2005
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has come under fire from the opposition New Democratic Party for what they have termed racist remarks. The comments...
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November 11, 2005
With Christmas just around the corner, Sunsail knows that it's the season of giving and for this reason they are sharing special group and office part...
Lions eye care
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November 11, 2005
It has been a partnership between the Lions Club of Kingstown and a mission team from the United States where doctors and nurses have been providing f...
Grenadian hotels rising
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November 11, 2005
By mid December 90 per cent of the hotel rooms on Grenada will be available for business. And as a result, the Spice Isle has launched an aggressive m...
Grenada back in action
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November 11, 2005
One year ago, Hurricane Ivan wreaked havoc in Grenada. Twenty-eight persons were killed, 80 per cent of all houses were damaged, and the social and pu...
Cancer patient gets help
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November 11, 2005
Gloria Williams was handed a cheque of $5000 last Friday from the St. Vincent and Grenadines Teachers’ Union (SVTU) to assist with medical expenses....
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November 11, 2005
Preparations by this country to host warm-up matches prior to the ICC World Cup are continuing apace. In addition to the EC$30M allocated for restorat...
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November 11, 2005
SVG Gospel Festival Committee presents “I Command my Body to Praise the Lord” The national coordinating body for gospel activities in St. Vincent ...
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November 11, 2005
A computer glitch may have caused senior public servants to take home tax-free salaries for the month of October. And as a result the treasury was sho...
Fishing is crucial to islands
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November 11, 2005
Local, regional and international representatives gathered at the Kingstown Fish Market from November 7-9 in an effort to do more for the marine envir...
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November 11, 2005
The SVG Green Party announced on Tuesday that if elected to government they will introduce an Environmental Allowance for every household of EC $200 a...
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November 11, 2005
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves made a positive move when he took members of the local Rastafarian community with him recently on a trip to the Dem...
Poultry project for SVG
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November 11, 2005
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has embarked on a Small Scale Broiler Production and Slaughtering project here in St. Vincent and the Gren...
Collective Agreement signed
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November 11, 2005
Education in the Southern Grenadines will soon be enhanced with the availability of more teachers for that part of the country. A special clause in a ...
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November 11, 2005
As ever, the political season has been characterised by waiting and watching, cursing and laughing. Like anywhere else the world over, these are the e...
National Export Strategy coming
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November 4, 2005
On Tuesday, October 31, the National Investment Promotions Incorporated, NIPI took the first step to establishing a National Export Strategy with a la...
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November 4, 2005
The University of the West Indies School of Continuing Studies is collaborating with the House of Nehesi Publishers in St. Martin to officially launch...
Sandy Bay man freed of murder
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November 4, 2005
Heron Nanton, a 34-year-old Sandy Bay man is breathing a sigh of relief. He is getting used to freedom which he was denied for nearly three months. Na...
Vermont has new Health Centre
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November 4, 2005
Persons in the Vermont valley have reasons to celebrate. The Retreat Health Centre has been refurbished at a cost of EC $400,000. The structure was er...
NEMO’s set with new headquarters
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November 4, 2005
The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) has received a brand new headquarters. Last Friday the building, which houses NEMO and the Emerg...
Rosa Parks, US civil rights icon dies at 92
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October 28, 2005
Rosa Parks, the black woman whose 1955 protest action in Alabama marked the start of the modern US civil rights movement, has died at the age of 92. M...
Andrea’s dreams come true with lottery win
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October 28, 2005
Andrea King, a secretary from the East St. George village of Fair Hall, has some money to take care of her bills. She dreamt up the numbers 07, 14, 15...
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October 28, 2005
Kenrick Quashie is the new 1st vice president of the National Youth Council. The official positions of the three vice presidents were finalized at the...
Rose presents letters of credentials to Cuba
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October 28, 2005
Dexter E.M. Rose presented his letters of credentials as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to Cuban Vice-...
RBTT Young Leaders shaping the future
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October 28, 2005
The 2005-2006 RBTT Young Leaders programme has officially been launched under the theme, "Shaping the Future, Cherishing Life, Embracing Family Values...
SVG hosts Insurance Conference next week
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October 28, 2005
Over 80 persons from around the Caribbean have so far indicated their intention to attend the 8th Insurance Education Conference of the Association of...
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October 28, 2005
Caribbean Star has marked a milestone achievement – the airline has celebrated its fifth anniversary of operations. On Tuesday, October 18, Caribbea...