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KINGSTON, Jamaica: Five goals from Shandel Samuel, including a second half hat-trick, ensured that St Vincent and the Grenadines surprisingly qualified for the next round of the 2006 Digicel Caribbean Cup with an 8-0 slaughtering of St Lucia. read more.. |
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WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): US President George W. Bush has cleared the way for US military aid to Barbados, St Vincent & the Grenadines, and Trinidad & Tobago. read more.. |
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KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaica’s “The JobBank” and St Vincent’s “Caribbean Jobs Online,” have joined forces to launch a Caribbean Career Network – caribbeanjobsonline.com. read more.. |
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UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters): China and its allies on Tuesday blocked Taiwan's bid for United Nations membership for the 14th consecutive year, notwithstanding support from Belize, St Kitts and Nevis, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Dominican Republic. read more.. |
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CASTRIES, St Lucia: The embassy of Mexico for the OECS countries, based in St Lucia, has announced that seventeen Eastern Caribbean students have received full scholarships granted by the Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey. read more.. |
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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: Ambassador Jack Yu-Tai Cheng, says Taiwan will buttress its assistance to this country with human resource development programmes as St Vincent and the Grenadines and Taiwan celebrate 25 years of diplomatic relations on August 15. read more.. |
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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: The preliminary inquiry into the murder of Glenn Jackson, former press secretary to Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves, was among hearings disrupted at the Kingstown Magistrates Court after an early morning fire last Friday. read more.. |
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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: Carnival in St Vincent and the Grenadines concluded Tuesday night after a record 12 costume bands appeared before judges and paraded the streets of the capital Kingstown, wrapping up Mardi Gras. read more.. |
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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: Immediate past chairman of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Dr Ralph Gonsalves, has commented further on his statement last week that there are forces trying to undermine the sub-regional grouping. read more.. |
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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: Carnival planners in St Vincent have selected the semi finalists for the National Soca Monarch and National Calypso competitions this weekend, even as the Minister of Culture sent a “final warning” to music pirates. read more.. |
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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: Taiwan will grant US$15 million and a US$10 million soft loan to aid in the construction of an international airport in St Vincent, Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves announced last week. Dr Gonsalves secured the assistance during his most recent visit to the Asian ally. read more.. |
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, : As a Caribbean native, I am loath to comment on the domestic political affairs of fellow islanders -- especially from my vantage point in Washington, D.C. Nonetheless, I feel constrained to admonish the Leader of the Opposition in St Vincent. read more.. |
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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: The Leader of the Opposition in St Vincent and the Grenadines has criticised Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves for visiting Asian ally Taiwan at a time when the opposition there is calling for the resignation of President Chen Shui-bain. read more.. |
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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: Four men were on Tuesday remanded to prison after appearing before a Kingstown magistrate charged with the alleged rape of an American woman and two of her daughters at La Soufrière in St Vincent last week. read more.. |
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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: Police in St Vincent say four men will appear before a Kingstown magistrate on Tuesday to answer charges related to the alleged rape of three female American visitors to the island last week. read more.. |
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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: The Governor of the ECCB, Sir K Dwight Venner, has expressed the view that the OECS in particular and CARICOM in general are “in what can only be defined as a fundamentally transformative stage." read more.. |
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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: The government of St Vincent and the Grenadines is in the process of serving eviction notices on local farmers who are in breach of a lease agreement and who have delayed the commencement of a multi-million dollar tourism project. read more.. |
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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: St Vincent and the Grenadines now has a resident Cuban ambassador, 14 years after the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1992. read more.. |
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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: State officials here will seek the advice of their regional counterparts in reforming local government in St Vincent and the Grenadines as this country hosts a three-day meeting of local government ministers this week. read more.. |
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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent : The St Vincent and the Grenadines Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) launched this year’s celebration -- Vincy Mas 2006 -- on Saturday with all-day activities across the country, climaxing in the capital city of Kingstown. read more.. |
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, : In recent months, a quiet revolution has been taking place in countries across the Caribbean that could at last banish the region of the scourges of high unemployment, social exclusion, unequal economic growth and poverty. read more.. |
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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: Police in St Vincent and the Grenadines have charged a 23-year-old man from a community east of the capital Kingstown for the murder of Glenn Jackson, former press secretary to Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves. read more.. |
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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: The Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, on Tuesday on radio and in Parliament issued a another appeal for information on the murder of his Press Secretary, Glenn Jackson, the second such appeal in less than 24 hours. read more.. |
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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: The 2005 human right practices report on St Vincent and the Grenadines, released by the United States Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labour last month, said the Dr Ralph Gonsalves-led Unity Labour Party (ULP) government "generally respected the human rights of its citizens". read more.. |
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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: After an almost two-year hiatus, some members of the local media fraternity in St Vincent and the Grenadines are again seeking to re-establish an organisation representing the interest of media workers in the country. read more.. |
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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: Health officials in St Vincent and the Grenadines say they are working with the Ministry of Agriculture and regional and international health organisations to implement standardised international plans aimed at arresting the deadly H5N1 bird flu if it reach these shores. read more.. |
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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: St Vincent and the Grenadines’ Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), Ambassador Ellsworth John, has assumed the chairmanship of the OAS Permanent Council. read more.. |
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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: Anglicans internationally will in June ask their brethren in New Hampshire for reassurance that they will not approve other homosexual ministers, two years after a gay priest was ordained there. read more.. |
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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: Former Windward Islands cricketer Neil "Nellie" Williams died in his home town on Monday following a short battle with pneumonia. read more.. |
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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: The five-member Scotland Yard team working on the Glenn Jackson murder case left St Vincent and the Grenadines on Saturday, taking with them “lots of forensic evidence” for further testing, Dr Gonsalves said on Monday. read more.. |
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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: Taiwan’s new ambassador to St Vincent and the Grenadines says his country is still reaching out to the countries of the region that have ended formal relations with Taipei. St Vincent and the Grenadines will this August celebrate 25 years of diplomatic relations with Taiwan. read more.. |
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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: Police in St Vincent and the Grenadines are offering EC$50,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of those involved in the murder of Glen Jackson, press secretary to Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves. read more.. |
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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: Agriculture officials in St Vincent and the Grenadines are optimistic about the chances of the islands’ produce in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Single Market and Economy (CSME). read more.. |
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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: The interest of government and about 23 farmers on St Vincent’s southwest coast is at variance as a tourism development project threatens to dislocate the farmers. read more.. |
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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves is expected to make a decision on a proposal by Texaco for an increase in the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) when he returns to the state this week. read more.. |
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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: The National Emergency Management Office (NEMO) in St Vincent will on Thursday meet with media managers and practitioners in an effort to enhance media capacity and ensure that disaster risk reduction and disaster management issues become part of the agenda of the local media. read more.. |
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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: The government of the eastern Caribbean nation of St Vincent and the Grenadines said it would once again recognise a government in Haiti if it is satisfied that last Tuesday’s elections were free and fair and there is ongoing respect for human rights. read more.. |
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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: The government of St Vincent and the Grenadines has a packed legislative agenda this year with 17 pieces of legislation to be tabled in Parliament, including a law which will make the wearing of helmets for motor cycle riders mandatory. read more.. |
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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: The Leader of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Opposition, Arnhim Eustace, says the 2006 financial summary “paints a very unusual picture” for the country’s finances and he questions the extent to which the Unity Labour Party (ULP) administration can implement the 2006 budget without increasing taxes. read more.. |
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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, will Monday afternoon present an EC$580,983,263 budget for the 2006 fiscal year after parliament approved the estimates last Tuesday. This year’s budget is EC$6,112,036 or 1 per cent lower than the 2005 figure. read more.. |
Taiwan ambassador's tenure in St Vincent ends
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
KINGSTOWN,
St Vincent: Taiwan’s first resident ambassador to this country leaves the state
on Monday after two and a half years of service here, highly credited for
deepening relations between the two countries even as support for Taiwan within
the region dwindled. Ambassador Elizabeth Chu described her tour of duty
as “people oriented”...
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St Vincent PM looks for solution to cement supply problems
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
KINGSTOWN,
St Vincent: The government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines is taking steps to
deal with the irregular shipments of cement reaching these shores occasioned by
developments regionally and internationally. Last week, hardware owners in
the capital Kingstown were once again turning away shoppers...
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St Vincent opposition walks out
Monday, January 2, 2006
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent: The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Parliament reconvened on Thursday with an opposition walkout and supporters of the two main political parties here almost engaging in violence,
as a war of words escalated outside the parliament building...
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Fringe party in St Vincent calls for disclosure on
Taiwan
Monday, January 2, 2006
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent: A “dark horse” party in St Vincent and the
Grenadines is calling on the government to disclose the name of the local company with which Taiwanese fishing vessels are registered in keeping with ICAT
requirements...
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