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What is diabetes?
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November 14, 2014
Fri Nov 14, 2014 Diabetes is a chronic, non-communicable disease in which the body is unable to properly use and store glucose (a form of sugar). Gluc...
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SVG celebrates World Diabetes Day today
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November 14, 2014
Today, St Vincent and the Grenadines will join in the global celebration of World Diabetes Day, intended to “increase advocacy and awareness” of t...
The diabetic foot – ‘Why the cutting, cutting?’
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The diabetic foot – ‘Why the cutting, cutting?’
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November 14, 2014
Fri Nov 14, 2014 by Joann Ince-Jack Injury to the foot of a diabetic is the number one cause for amputations. A diabetic patient is 15 times more like...
Entrepreneurs of St Vincent and the Grenadines – Kelly John Glass
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Entrepreneurs of St Vincent and the Grenadines – Kelly John Glass
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May 30, 2014
By Luke Browne Fri, May 30, 2014 Kelly John Glass was the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean in 1997. Thi...
Entrepreneurs of St Vincent and the Grenadines –  Ormiston Arnold “Ken” Boyea
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Entrepreneurs of St Vincent and the Grenadines – Ormiston Arnold “Ken” Boyea
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May 23, 2014
By Luke Browne Fri, May 23, 2014 The title of a front page story that was carried in The News newspaper on October 18, 1996 simply said “Boyea is th...
Entrepreneurs of St Vincent and the Grenadines – Fred Joseph Dare
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Entrepreneurs of St Vincent and the Grenadines – Fred Joseph Dare
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May 16, 2014
By Luke Browne Fri, May 16, 2014 Fuad Jossif Daher migrated to the West Indies from Lebanon for economic reasons in the 1920s and changed his name to ...
Entrepreneurs of St Vincent and the Grenadines – Cecil Kenrick “CK” Greaves
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Entrepreneurs of St Vincent and the Grenadines – Cecil Kenrick “CK” Greaves
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May 9, 2014
By Luke Browne Fri, May 09, 2014 Cecil Kenrick “CK” Greaves was posthumously inducted to the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Business Hall of Fame ...
Entrepreneurs of St Vincent and the Grenadines – Gurney Gibson
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Entrepreneurs of St Vincent and the Grenadines – Gurney Gibson
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April 25, 2014
By Luke Browne Fri, Apr 25, 2014 Gurney Gibson is one of the best building contractors and businessmen that St. Vincent and the Grenadines has ever kn...
Entrepreneurs of St Vincent and the Grenadines – Gideon Browne
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Entrepreneurs of St Vincent and the Grenadines – Gideon Browne
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April 11, 2014
By Luke Browne Fri, Apr 11, 2014 Mr. Gideon Browne can be principally described as a real estate mogul and property developer. However, he is not at a...
Entrepreneurs of St Vincent and the Grenadines – McNeil Trotman
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Entrepreneurs of St Vincent and the Grenadines – McNeil Trotman
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April 4, 2014
By Luke Browne Fri, Apr 04, 2014 The name McNeil Trotman is held in very high regard by corporate St Vincent and the Grenadines. Mr Trotman was a sens...
Entrepreneurs of St Vincent and the Grenadines – Bertille “Silky” DaSilva
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Entrepreneurs of St Vincent and the Grenadines – Bertille “Silky” DaSilva
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March 28, 2014
By Luke Browne Fri, Mar 28, 2014 Mr Bertille “Silky” DaSilva is the premier auto dealership entrepreneur in St Vincent and the Grenadines. Mr DaSi...
Entrepreneurs of St Vincent and the Grenadines – Sir Philip Henry Veira.
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Entrepreneurs of St Vincent and the Grenadines – Sir Philip Henry Veira.
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March 21, 2014
By Luke Browne Fri, Mar 21, 2014 There is a special place in Vincentian business history for Sir Philip Henry Veira. Sir Philip was almost universally...
Entrepreneurs of St Vincent and the Grenadines – Omroy Theophilus “OT” Mayers
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Entrepreneurs of St Vincent and the Grenadines – Omroy Theophilus “OT” Mayers
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March 13, 2014
By Luke Browne Thur, Mar 13, 2014 The man we know as Omroy Theophilus “OT” Mayers is a very unassuming entrepreneur who occupies a place of promin...
Entrepreneurs of St Vincent and the Grenadines – Erica McIntosh
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Entrepreneurs of St Vincent and the Grenadines – Erica McIntosh
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March 7, 2014
By Luke Browne Fri, Mar 07, 2014 Erica McIntosh may be a relatively young businesswoman, but she has already stamped her authority in what has traditi...
Entrepreneurs of St Vincent and the Grenadines – Sylvester “Syl” DeFreitas
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Entrepreneurs of St Vincent and the Grenadines – Sylvester “Syl” DeFreitas
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February 28, 2014
By Luke Browne Fri, Feb 28, 2014 Sylvester “Syl” DeFreitas of Harbour Club fame was arguably the most enterprising Portuguese man to ever set foot...
Entrepreneurs of St Vincent and the Grenadines – Alphius Nathaniel Jack
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Entrepreneurs of St Vincent and the Grenadines – Alphius Nathaniel Jack
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February 21, 2014
By Luke Browne Fri, Feb 21, 2014 Alphius Nathaniel Jack was born among the poorest of the poor just over eight decades ago in Montreal, St Vincent and...
Entrepreneurs of St Vincent and the Grenadines – Milton Mayers
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Entrepreneurs of St Vincent and the Grenadines – Milton Mayers
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February 14, 2014
By Luke Browne Fri, Feb 14, 2014 Milton Mayers used to describe himself as the Sir Christopher Wren of St Vincent and the Grenadines. This comparison ...
Entrepreneurs of St Vincent and the Grenadines – Ormond Cyril “OC” Forde
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Entrepreneurs of St Vincent and the Grenadines – Ormond Cyril “OC” Forde
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February 7, 2014
By Luke Browne Fri, Feb 07, 2014 Mr Ormond Cyril “OC” Forde was not like the modern day American bankers who paid themselves extremely high salari...
Entrepreneurs of St Vincent and the Grenadines – Cyril D Veira
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Entrepreneurs of St Vincent and the Grenadines – Cyril D Veira
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January 31, 2014
By Luke Browne Fri, Jan 31, 2014 You may be surprised to know that business legend Cyril D Veira was not born with a gold spoon in his mouth and that ...
Entrepreneurs of St Vincent and the Grenadines – Egerton Richards
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Entrepreneurs of St Vincent and the Grenadines – Egerton Richards
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January 24, 2014
by Luke Browne Fri, Jan 24, 2014 Egerton M Richards was one of our nation’s finest and most flamboyant entrepreneurs. Mr Richards was a black self-m...
Entrepreneurs of St Vincent and the Grenadines – King Mitchell
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Entrepreneurs of St Vincent and the Grenadines – King Mitchell
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January 17, 2014
by Luke Browne Fri, Jan 17, 2014 King Augustus Mitchell, who lives and reigns in Union Island, celebrated his 100th birthday on August 31, 2013. There...
Entrepreneurs of St Vincent and the Grenadines – Basil Balcombe
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Entrepreneurs of St Vincent and the Grenadines – Basil Balcombe
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January 10, 2014
by Luke Browne Fri, Jan 10, 2014 Basil Balcombe was simply a phenomenal land baron and businessman. He started from scratch and went from "rags to ric...
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SVG Represented at Global Water Workshop
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SVG Represented at Global Water Workshop
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July 18, 2025
A three-member delegation represented St Vincent and the Grenadines at a recently concluded high-level workshop hosted by the Global Water Partnership...
Owner of Food Processing enterprise wins Men’s Empowerment Project Business Pitch Competition
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Owner of Food Processing enterprise wins Men’s Empowerment Project Business Pitch Competition
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July 18, 2025
Ferique Shortte, owner and operator of Union Food Processing, a startup business, captured the first-place prize in the men’s empowerment project Busi...
PM Gonsalves calls for greater commitment to the CARICOM Development Fund
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PM Gonsalves calls for greater commitment to the CARICOM Development Fund
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July 18, 2025
Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, has called for a renewed regional commitment to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Development Fund (CDF), emphasiz...
Transparency and Fairness needed in T&T-controlled Regional Airspace – PM Gonsalves
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Transparency and Fairness needed in T&T-controlled Regional Airspace – PM Gonsalves
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July 18, 2025
The Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) is hoping to hold discussions in relation to sharing the benefits derived from the Piarco Flight...
Greiggs teacher seeks support to compete at international pageant
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Greiggs teacher seeks support to compete at international pageant
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July 18, 2025
Early childhood educator and creative, Kishan Rodney, is hoping to bring the crown home to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), when she competes in t...

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