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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

By Kenton X. Chance SENDAI, Japan — Today (Nov. 5) is World Tsunami Awareness Day. St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), like the rest of the Caribbean region, should take…

5 Nov 2018 12:05AM

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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

5 Nov 2018 12:01AM

19-y-o mother found dead in Akers

4 Nov 2018 1:24PM

Global demand for coconut creates opportunities for C’bean farmers

4 Nov 2018 5:23AM

The Georgetown Police Station. (Internet photo)

Police station burglars get counselling, jail time

4 Nov 2018 4:59AM

Donald Soleyn a bailiff, saw the charges against him dismissed after the witnessed failed to attend court. (iWN file photo)

Bailiff freed of official corruption charge

The official corruption and other related charges brought against a court bailiff in November 2017 have been dismissed. On Monday, Senior Magistrate Rickie Burnett dismissed the charges against Donald Soleyn,…

4 Nov 2018 4:51AM

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