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Local Soroptimist elects new body
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June 11, 2004
When the local branch of Soroptimist International celebrates its 17th anniversary next month, they will have a new executive in place. On March 23, a...
Financing rural mas
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June 11, 2004
The Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) this year provided the Marriaqua Development Organization (MARIDO), the organizers of Marriaqua Carnival 20...
Illegal birds seized and put to sleep
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June 11, 2004
Two birds, imported illegally into this country, were seized and put to sleep by government officials here this past Monday. And that discovery of the...
Major drug bust in Antiguan waters
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June 11, 2004
Venezuelans and Colombians detained St. John’s, Antigua – Authorities in Antigua have revealed the seizure of 184 bales of compressed marijuana fr...
Bucky remembered at Banana Conference
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June 11, 2004
When Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves rose to address the International Conference on Bananas Tuesday he had reason to be very emotional. He had to ...
Jean: We will continue to fight
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June 11, 2004
Stakeholders of the banana industry within the Caribbean region are facing a period of shifting fortunes and glorious uncertainties. This was the view...
Miss SVG Universe returns home
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June 11, 2004
This country’s delegate to Miss Universe 2004, Laferne Fraser, returned to the State last Friday after spending some three weeks in Quito, Ecuador i...
Stand-up comedy for Carnival
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June 11, 2004
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Visual Arts Society is planning a programme of activities for Vincy Mas 2004 that will include stand-up comedy, poe...
Set for Life goes mobile
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June 11, 2004
Persons living on the windward side of the island last Sunday got a first hand look at the brand new Nissan X-Trail currently up for grabs in the Nati...
Cuba lambasts Reagan
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June 11, 2004
Radio: He should ‘never have been born’ Monday, June 7, 2004 Posted: 4:55 PM EDT (2055 GMT) HAVANA, Cuba (AP) — Cuba harshly criticized former P...
Lotto money for mas tents
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June 11, 2004
In their continuing support of Vincentian culture, the National Lotteries Authority (NLA) last Tuesday made a donation of EC$1000 to each of the ten m...
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June 11, 2004
Workers at Cotton House on the luxury resort Grenadine island of Mustique have been complaining about working conditions. Reliable sources told SEARCH...
Taiwan to host Trade Fair at Old Library
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June 11, 2004
Vincentians will not only be able to enjoy Vincy Mas this June, but also have a great opportunity to see the high quality of Taiwanese products, which...
Charting a course for Caribbean bananas
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June 11, 2004
There’s no doubt about it, the glory days of banana are over. Facing this reality, stakeholders in the banana industry, mainly that of the Windward ...
SVG makes Changes at OECD Berlin Forum
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June 11, 2004
Participants at a meeting of the OECD Global Forum on Taxation in Berlin last week agreed on a process aimed at achieving high standards of transparen...
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June 4, 2004
A high-level technical team from the People’s Republic of China has arrived in Dominica. The nine-member technical team, which includes seven engine...
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June 4, 2004
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AFP) — Caribbean hurricane season could trigger a new humanitarian crisis in Haiti, where, along with neighboring Dominican Republic...
Chu commends YES programme
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June 4, 2004
Ambassador Elizabeth Chu has commended the Youth Empowerment Services (YES) Programme here. She was speaking at the handing over of money for the next...
Moreira leaving Caribbean Star
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June 4, 2004
Coolidge, Antigua, (June 1, 2004) - Paul Moreira the President and Chief Executive Officer of Caribbean Star is leaving the company. A release from th...
South Rivers School takes Spelling B
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June 4, 2004
The South Rivers Methodist School, represented by Ijahlon Spencer and Shameca Butler, has taken the first position in the Christian Children’s Funds...
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May 28, 2004
Carnival in East St. George kicks off from Friday, May 21, with the official opening ceremony organised in conjunction with the Carnival Development C...
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May 28, 2004
Two Vincentian students received a scare while at a popular party spot in East St.George last Friday. The two girls, students of Universities in Canad...
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May 28, 2004
President Chen Shui-bian, 53, and Vice-President Lu Hsui-Lien (Annette Lu), 59, of the Republic of China on Taiwan were sworn in for their second term...
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May 28, 2004
The Republic of China was founded in 1912 by Dr. Sun Yat-sen as Asia's first constitutional democracy. The ROC government relocated to Taiwan when the...
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May 28, 2004
The Kingstown Cooperative Credit Union, this country’s oldest Credit Union, holds its 42nd Annual General Meeting tomorrow Saturday May 29. It is sc...
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May 28, 2004
Cubans living abroad are to be invited to invest in their country - an opportunity previously only offered to international investors. The BBC Caribbe...
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May 28, 2004
Minister of Social Development Selmon Walters has announced that two activity centres are being constructed for the elderly: one at Black Point and on...
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May 28, 2004
Thirty-four (34) participants in a 12-week caregivers programme have become the third batch of trainees to graduate from the Home Help For the Elderly...
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May 28, 2004
In the 1960’s, it was extremely difficult for many students to get into the few secondary schools in Kingstown, especially those from the rural area...
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May 28, 2004
Several students across the state who excelled in the Family Court Children Rights Poster Competition will receive their prizes this morning. This wil...
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May 28, 2004
Deputy Prime Minister Louis Straker has told graduating caregivers that they have been called to service and that it is the most important feature of ...
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May 28, 2004
The Editor: Please allow me space to correct a few errors and misconceptions which were contained in a recent press conference on NICE Radio on Tuesda...
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May 28, 2004
Former general manager of the Central Water and Sewerage Authority (CWSA) this week told the nation, any route chosen for the proposed cross country r...
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May 28, 2004
The Consular Section of the Embassy of the United States of America to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean has announced a number of changes to its ser...
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May 28, 2004
The National Properties Limited has the potential of being one of the most wealthy and influential entities here. That’s how Prime Minister Dr. Ralp...
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May 28, 2004
Canouan is the place to be this weekend. Anyone missing the Canouan Whitsuntide Regatta, which started yesterday, is bound to miss a weekend of a life...
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May 28, 2004
Persons in the various communities throughout St. Vincent and the Grenadines have been urged to seek job opportunities wherever they are. “Don’t s...
Governments urged to get their acts together
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May 28, 2004
As the date for the implementation of the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) counts down, a call has been made to the region’s governments t...
Cateau arrested on corruption charges
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May 28, 2004
A World Bank procurement specialist manager, working for the Emergency Recovery and Disaster Management Unit in the Central Planning Division, has bee...
Central Leeward poised for take off
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May 28, 2004
Central Leeward, home of three of the mainland’s most sheltered, attractive and environmentally healthy beaches, seems set to take advantage of the ...
Road accidents  on the increase
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May 28, 2004
Last April, the Medical Association staged their fourth annual Health Fair. That one was held under the theme: “Road safety is no accident,” and s...
OECS private sector getting organized
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May 28, 2004
A meeting of the OECS private sector held in Grenada has agreed to the formation of an OECS Private Sector Organization. And a four-person Steering Co...
Dr. Anthony says OECS talks fruitful
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May 28, 2004
Discussions at Thursday’s meeting of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Authority have been described as “very intense and fruitful”. ...