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Prisoner shot and killed by police at St Vincent court building

Hamilton’s death brings to four the number of people shot by police over the past 10 days.
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Caribbean must seek reparations for slavery - Gonsalves

Prime Minister Dr. Ralph and Sir Hilary Beckles have been urging regional countries to begin efforts aimed at seeking some form of reparation from Western countries for slavery....
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St Vincent and the Grenadines secondary education gets much needed boost

The World Bank said the project contributed to improved equity of access and quality of secondary education and that it provided US$3.1 million in 2004 to help with the project....
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St Vincent congratulates Maduro, blasts Venezuela opposition

St Vincent and the Grenadines is among several Caribbean and Latin America that have benefitted from PetroCaribe, the oil initiative and the ALBA - the Bolivarian Alliance of the Americas....
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St Vincent family calls for inquest into death of Customs guard

Police said that Customs guard Othneil “Money-Man” Whyte drowned during the June 3 incident in which Venezuelans aboard a boat reportedly opened fire on Whyte and a local police officer. ...
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St Lucia seeks closer ties with Africa

Dr. Vaughn Lewis, the special advisor in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said while St Lucia may not be able to rely on aid from Africa, the island can engage the continent to stimulate investment....
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St Vincent PM wants Caribbean reparations group established

Gonsalves reaffirmed the position of his government as stated at the United Nations and other fora that it is making a case and a claim for reparation from the British....
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St Vincent records eight births from girls aged 11-14 in 2012

The age of consent in St. Vincent and the Grenadines is 16 years and a person having sex with a girl under that age can be charged with one or more of several crimes....
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St Vincent PM wants to name facility after Chavez

Gonsalves said that St. Vincent and the Grenadines had benefited immensely from the leadership of Chavez and that he is quite sure that excellent relations will continue under the new government in Caracas....
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Litigation looms in row between St Vincent opposition leader and prime minister

The legal action stems from comments Dr Gonsalves made on radio about an encounter he had with two BBC journalists....
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Britain was not asked to investigate Harlequin in St Vincent - Eustace

Opposition Leader Arnhim Eustace said that most of the comments he makes regarding Harlequin, has to do with the money the company owns Vincentians....
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Caribbean Development Bank signs US$20M loan agreement with IDB for small Caribbean economies

The CDB will on-lend the funds for the financing of public sector projects in Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
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Jack Warner cries foul

A CONCACAF integrity report accused Warner of using deceptive methods to secure funds from CONCACAF and FIFA as well as induce FIFA to transfer funds earmarked for development purposes to bank accounts he controlled.
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Alert, attentive and active citizenry keeps governments honest

The former finance minister of The Bahamas said: "Winning elections only matters if the governing that follows progresses the nation."
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Brian Lara's biography written by British newspaper journalist

Lara, who retired in 2008, holds the world record scores in Test cricket (400 not out), first-class cricket (501 not out) and the most runs in a test match over (28).
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World Bank says Caribbean to be among areas dominating global investment

Report predicts that by 2030, half the global stock of capital will be in the developing world, with countries in East Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean accounting for the most.
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Chanderpaul plays his 300th first-class match

Chanderpaul has now scored 22139 first class runs and has a high-score of 303.
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First Citizens Investment Services receives award for service excellence

The St. Lucia-based investment company is the sister firm of First Citizens Investment Services (Barbados) Ltd., and of First Citizens Bank, which opened its doors in Barbados in 2012.
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“New record high” of foreign direct investment in Caribbean - ECLAC

ECLAC predicts that this year's FDI inflows to the region will range between a fall of three per cent and a rise of seven per cent.
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Salary increases on the way for St Lucia public servants

Government said that the increase will be a one per cent in the first year followed by a 1.5 per cent hike for the remaining two years.
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LIAT to present legal opinion summary to Trinidad prime minister

The shareholder governments have complained that the Port-of-Spain subsidy to CAL is a violation of the Revised Treaty of Charguaramas that governs the regional integration movement.