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BWIA moves to electronic ticketing
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September 23, 2005
Effective September 15, all tickets issued at BWIA ticket offices for itineraries involving travel solely on BWIA, will generate an electronic ticket ...
Newsprint prices climbing
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September 23, 2005
Newsprint prices are climbing to record levels. The cyclical nature of the newsprint business as well as rising energy costs are contributing to high ...
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September 23, 2005
FirstCaribbean International Bank has now added a number of new E-Payment options to its Internet and Telephone Banking service. The new service allow...
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September 23, 2005
Momentum Continues in Digicel's Acquisition of Cingular Wireless Assets in Bermuda and the Caribbean Digicel Group, announced on September 7, that the...
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September 23, 2005
Today is the second day of the Cable & Wireless "Vincy Vision" Technology Fair being held at the Peace Memorial Hall, Kingstown. The fair's objective ...
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September 16, 2005
Business People need to Know: • THAT creating a favourable business environment aimed at attracting investors both regionally and internationally wh...
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September 16, 2005
More than 150 people have been killed and hundreds injured in a series of bomb attacks and shootings across Iraq Tuesday. In the worst incident, at le...
Thousands rally for education
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September 16, 2005
Thousands of school uniforms of varying colours flooded the Grammar School Playing field last Friday as the government held a rally in celebration of ...
PSRU hosts week of activities
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September 16, 2005
As Sir Vincent Beache addressed the opening of a week of activities staged by the Public Sector Reform Unit (PSRU) he intimated that, although it was ...
Buccament Bay Secondary opens
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September 16, 2005
The Buccament Bay Secondary School may well grow into one of this country's greatest institutions, but everyone would remember that the seed was plant...
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September 16, 2005
The proposal made by the European Commission (EU) for further reform of the banana import regulations of the European Union (EU) will satisfy none of ...
SVG officers get award in Barbados
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September 16, 2005
Sergeant Allan John of the Royal St.Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force has received a token of appreciation from Deputy Prime Minister of Barbado...
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September 16, 2005
The relationship between the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Cable & Wireless is now a "generally good partnership," according to Pri...
Pereira loses battle with gramoxone
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September 16, 2005
Leroy Pereira has got his wish. Last Tuesday night he passed away peacefully at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital, 19 days after he drank the deadly w...
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September 16, 2005
Nigel Stevenson, scored his first victory in the political arena last weekend when he was chosen by the members of the New Democratic Party (NDP) Sout...
Dr Gonsalves: Just stay on your marks
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September 16, 2005
There is no doubt that there is an election looming here. Last Sunday evening the Unity Labour Party staged another rally, this time in the North Leew...
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September 16, 2005
District Governor for District 60B of the Lions Club, Beverly Reddock, has summoned members to renew their passion to serve as she launched her 2005-0...
Public Servant following his dream
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September 16, 2005
Rickie Burnett, an outstanding public servant with 21 years experience in the justice system is taking further steps towards his dream of practicing h...
Cable & Wireless joins literacy crusade in SVG
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September 16, 2005
The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Cable & Wireless signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday, September 12. The EC$6 million p...
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September 16, 2005
Financial comptroller of Mountain Top Springs Ltd., Ken Da Silva disclosed that in January next year, his company will launch a programme which would ...
Dr. Williams ready to lend a hand
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September 9, 2005
While St.Vincent and the Grenadines paves the way for the establishment of a HaemoDialysis Unit, Vincentian-born Dr. Colville Williams, a Houston, Tex...
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September 9, 2005
The Republic of China on Taiwan has again made another generous donation to people of this country. At a ceremony held at the Foreign Affairs, confere...
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September 9, 2005
St. George's Cathedral celebrated the 185th anniversary since the church was dedicated on Thursday, September 1. The church was built on the site of a...
House heaps praise on Dr. Kirby
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September 9, 2005
Parliament opened Wednesday morning on a sad note with tributes paid to four outstanding Caribbean people who all passed within this week. The four ar...
Jones: We intend to make school the best!
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September 9, 2005
Frank Jones the principal of the new Richmond Hill Secondary School, located in the heart of Kingstown, is optimistic about the future of his institut...
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September 9, 2005
St. Vincent and the Grenadines has joined four member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) which have offered assistance to the hurricane-ravag...
Ruth Reviere to be laid to rest this Sunday
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September 9, 2005
DR. RUTH REVIERE, outstanding Vincentian educator, passed away quietly on Monday 5th September, just 3 months shy of her 50th birthday. A lifelong tea...
Vitamalt launches Krazy Krown Promotion
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September 9, 2005
Vitamalt drinkers have additional reasons for consuming their favourite drink. A campaign dubbed ‘Krazy Krowns Promotion’ was launched at the Brew...
New director takes over at Peace Corps
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September 9, 2005
The United States Peace Corps in the Eastern Caribbean has a new director. He is Terry Armstrong who took up his position as Country Director for Peac...
Dr. Friday: Neglect should be punished
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September 9, 2005
Candidate for the Northern Grenadines Dr. Godwin Friday has claimed that the Unity Labour Party, (ULP) should be punished for neglecting the Grenadine...
Sir James: Pop the ULP balloon
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September 9, 2005
Former Prime Minister Sir James Mitchell took to the platform of the party he founded, the New Democratic Party (NDP) Saturday night to lend his suppo...
Matthews: Gunshots to put back elections?
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September 9, 2005
Addressing the New Democratic Party rally last Saturday night, North Leeward candidate Patel Matthews charged that there was no assassination plot on ...
Unity Labour Party stops Fountain gap
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September 9, 2005
This weekend the two main political parties hit the campaign trail again. It was, for the opposition New Democratic Party (NDP), their first mass outi...
Universal Secondary Education begins
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September 9, 2005
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has described Monday, August 5, 2005, the day when Universal Secondary Education was put into effect in this countr...
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September 9, 2005
The National Insurance Services has launched a third publication entitled “NIS Made Simple for Schools.” The activity, at the Peace Memorial Hall ...
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September 9, 2005
Nine Layou parents are now equipped to make a better life for themselves and their families after completing an eight-week cake-baking and decorating ...