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FIRST DAY BLUES
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September 10, 2004
The excitement of their first day out to school, the first day entering a new secondary or primary school was dampened Monday by the threat of the imp...
•SVG hit by most powerful hurricane in years
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September 10, 2004
An assessment of damage wrought by the passage of Hurricane Ivan is still to be finalized. However, when the figure is tabulated it would run into the...
Two die in North Leeward accident
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September 3, 2004
Two North Leeward villages were overcome with grief this week and have been left to bury two of their own. Dead are Theophilus Duncan, a 30-year-old l...
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 13
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September 3, 2004
Prime Minister Dr.Ralph Gonsalves set a record yesterday when he awarded 13 scholarships to students. This is the most ever given in St.Vincent and th...
NCB FOR SALE?
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September 3, 2004
A merger of the National Commercial Bank (NCB), the Development Bank and a regional finance entity is in the making. Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalve...
Girls’ High School continues top showing
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August 27, 2004
The Girls' High School has continued its trend of excellent performance at the Caribbean Examinations Council's (*CXC) CSEC level this year. There wer...
Livingston dies in hail of gunfire
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August 27, 2004
Flowers and a white figure painted onto the drain now mark the spot where the body of a resident of the Sion Hill Community was found Monday morning. ...
BIG UP, LYTTLE
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August 27, 2004
Kevin Lyttle was welcomed back home last Sunday evening in a triumphant way that he may never have believed possible on his home turf. When finally th...
T&T 2 HOT FOR SVG
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August 20, 2004
by Rohan ‘Roachie’ Thomas When striker Shandell Samuel shot wide in the 34th minute from within the 18 yard box, hopes of St. Vincent and the Gren...
EARLY ESCAPE
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August 20, 2004
TRIP TO CHURCH SAVES MAN FROM EARL'S FURY He could have remained at home last Sunday morning, after all there was a storm looming, and the weather was...
FUEL HIKE
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August 20, 2004
Come next Monday, Vincentians will have to pay more for gasoline and diesel at the pumps, as Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has announced a 75-cen...
Swimming pool, court
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August 13, 2004
During the debate in the House of Assembly last week Tuesday, August 3, the Leader of the Opposition Arnhim Eustace raised a question regarding the co...
ROTTEN GOODS
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August 13, 2004
Last Friday, SEARCHLIGHt was summoned by several angry traffickers complaining about their having to suffer losses to their perishable goods that they...
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August 13, 2004
The Ministry of Education is starting off the new academic year with a host of personnel changes, at least one of which has angered the St. Vincent an...
MR. MINISTER!
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August 13, 2004
Three weeks before the new school year begins on September 6, Teachers and Minister of Education, Youth, and Sports Mike Browne are taking different l...
POLICE BLOWS IN CANOUAN
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August 6, 2004
Yet another report of police brutality has come out of the Grenadine Island of Canouan. This time, 21-year-old Obadiah Patrick has made reports that l...
POLITICAL FOOTBALL
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August 6, 2004
PM, LEACOCK CLASH OVER SOCCER FUNDS Next week Tuesday, August 10, the 25-member Vincentian contingent returns home from its sojourn in Sao Paulo, Braz...
TASTE OF VICTORY
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July 30, 2004
SVG takes Under-23 cricket title If there was any doubt, the Vincentian Under-23 women cricketers confirmed their superiority with retention of the We...
MURDER TRAUMA
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July 30, 2004
Siblings facing setbacks after horrific slaying of their mother by Tim Slinger They are four little souls whose lives have been interrupted by some of...
‘CHEEKY’ NABBED
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July 23, 2004
A Vincentian taxi-driver was remanded until today after appearing in the District “A” Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday on four drug charges. Cephas...
More money for LIAT
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July 23, 2004
Air transportATION in the region and more directly to St. Vincent and the Grenadines hovers in pockets of uncertainty, and how the turbulence improves...
FROM RAGS TO SET FOR LIFE
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July 23, 2004
It is no secret how Stella James got her groove. After years of witnessing her aspirations wane, Stella has a new lease on life. The New Grounds woman...
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July 16, 2004
The newly introduced International Ship and Port Security (ISPS) Code is causing contention between the Port Authority, the Public Service Union (PSU)...
Honourable mention
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July 16, 2004
St. Vincent and the Grenadines may be used for warm up matches for the 2007 Cricket World Cup. The nation missed out in its bid to host competition ma...
GANG WAR?
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July 16, 2004
POLICE SEARCH FOR CLUES TO KILLINGS, SHOOTINGS The death of 23-year-old Antonio ‘Bogo’ Cuffy has sparked something of a community feud from all in...
Youth dies after Ship Wreck shooting
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July 9, 2004
Amidst the enjoyment of a Carnival fete onboard the Shipwreck, one young man was shot in the back and later died. Antonio “Bogo” Cuffy, a 22-year-...
DRAGON HEAT
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July 9, 2004
Dragon’s Cultural Organization with their colourful Fanfare during Mardi Gras, romped home to victory taking the Band of the Year honours and in the...
TIA plane takes wrong turn during take-off
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July 2, 2004
Hours after conducting a drill at the E.T Joshua Airport on Wednesday firemen had on their hands a real situation to deal with – a plane had crashed...
Girls top boys in Common Entrance
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July 2, 2004
Nayla Pierre, topped this year’s Common Entrance with grades of 89 percent for English, 95 for Math and 91 for General Paper. She is presently on ho...
MAS AGLOW
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July 2, 2004
Wednesday’s version of the 2004 carnival festivities appeared amidst an unusual glow. It was a session in which patrons were encouraged to wear whit...
Kaiso battle tonight
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June 25, 2004
Twenty Calypsonians will tonight fight for a space in the finals of the National Calypso Competition, but being in the final ten comes with the mighty...
Victory for Team SVG
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June 25, 2004
Team SVG proved once again that it is not the size of the country, but the quality of the team work that counts. Facing Nicaragua – the largest Cent...
SECOND CHANCE
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June 25, 2004
COMPAY WINS APPEAL, GETS NEW TRIAL A pall of dismay and disbelief hung over the precincts of the Court when on Tuesday this week the Court of Appeal f...
SURE FOOTING
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June 18, 2004
This country’s International Financial Services sector is said to be regaining its prominence on the Offshore Finance Market. Word of this came from...
BROWNE 100 AND STILL BATTING
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June 18, 2004
Millicent Browne (centre), reached the magical 100-year mark on June 4. Browne bore four sons, Gregory who celebrated along with his wife Germaine in ...
SET BACK
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June 18, 2004
Somebody was expected to be ‘Set For Life’ tonight. However the many aspirations and dreams shared by the thousands of Vincentians across the coun...
DOUBLE TRAGEDY
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June 11, 2004
The dark overcast skies on Wednesday afternoon mirrored the sombre mood of Dauphine residents as they mourned the tragic loss of one of their own, Cos...
COMMON RELIEF!
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June 11, 2004
A number of students last Friday gathered at centers throughout the island to sit what has, over the years, become a frightening occurrence, the Commo...
UNFAIR!
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June 11, 2004
While the World Trade Organization(WTO) preaches the gospel of trade liberalization as the saviour of the 21st century, Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsa...