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A marijuana plant in St. Vincent. (iWN file photo)

SVG’s medical weed law has ‘neo-colonial undertones’ — churches

The Christian Council is raising questions about “the imperialistic and neo-colonial undertones” of the proposed medical marijuana industry in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). On Monday, the Christian Council…

6 Nov 2018 2:14AM

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sir Louis Straker. (iWN file photo)

SVG ‘on the verge’ of sitting on UN Security Council — foreign minister

5 Nov 2018 5:44PM

Accused murderer, Desron Roberts. (Photo: Facebook)

Cane End man charged with murder of Sayers woman

5 Nov 2018 4:26PM

Michael Hailu, director of the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation. (iWN file photo)

Tell youth ‘agribusiness’, not just ‘agriculture’

5 Nov 2018 2:47AM

The Great East Japan Earthquake and ensuing tsunami of March 2011 demonstrated the destructive power of tsunamis. (Internet photo)

Lessons for SVG from Japan’s 2011 tsunami

5 Nov 2018 12:05AM

Tour guide Toshiko Miura stands inside a museum and information centre in Nobiru, Higashimatsushima, Japan. The centre documents the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, which claimed the lives of thousands, including her father. (iWN photo)

For this guide, the tour is personal

By Kenton X. Chance HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA, Japan — “The names of my dead family members are also here. My friends’ names are also here.” Toshiko Miura, a tour guide, spoke those…

5 Nov 2018 12:01AM

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