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The Personal Responsibility Trap
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June 19, 2026
WHEN IT COMES to protecting children in schools, the debate should not be about whether children and parents need to make better choices. It should be...
Restaurant week 2026 blasts off this Sunday
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June 19, 2026
THE ST.VINCENT AND the Grenadines Hotel and Tourism Association (SVGHTA) is preparing for Restaurant Week 2026.The event will showcase local talents, ...
Cruise Ship and Ferry Berth lease a great idea says Tourism Minister
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June 19, 2026
THE DECISION by the government of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), to enter into a 30 year lease agreement of the Cruise Ship and Ferry Berth with Global Ports Holdings (GPH), makes perfect sense and will benefit the people of SVG, and save gover...
Thirteen, and ‘Wild Card Pick’ in the Soca Finals this year
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June 19, 2026
RATHER GREEN ON the Soca scene, his song nevertheless has been making waves, and, having won the South Leeward Soca Monarch title Kevon ‘Sick O’ Shallow, with his ‘Shut yo mouth’ is among the 13 who have been selected for the Soca Monarch finals slat...
The puzzle of the missing plane…
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Mystery light aircraft located
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June 16, 2026
A TWIN-ENGINE Beechcraft 58P aircraft that was reported missing since Friday, June 12, 2026 after it left the Argyle International Airport, has been located. Minister of National Security, St Clair Leacock, said on SVG TV’s evening news on June 15, 2...
Lowmans Leeward man disappears, mother fearing the worse
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June 16, 2026
A LOWMAN’S LEEWARD MAN, Roman “Romey” Pierre, also known as “Rome” and “Mikhail” is missing and his mother MonishaYoung is fearing the worse. On Monday, June 15, 2026,Young told SEARCHLIGHT that she is seeking the public’s help in locating her son wh...
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Restaurant week 2026 blasts off this Sunday
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June 19, 2026
THE ST.VINCENT AND the Grenadines Hotel and Tourism Association (SVGHTA) is preparing for Restaurant Week 2026.The event will showcase local talents, ...
Sports
System Three cements VSPL supremacy
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June 19, 2026
THERE WAS NO easing up from System Three when they played their final match in the 2026 Vincy Soccer Premier League (VSPL)on Friday June 12, at the Br...
Roban clocks #2 at US Grand Prix Track Meet
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June 19, 2026
A CLOCKING OF 1:45.32 in the Men’s Xfinity 800m A final at the US Track and Field, Los Angeles Grand Prix, landed top Vincentian middle distance athle...
Solomon tops VSPL in goal scoring
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June 19, 2026
SOCCER PLAYER TURNED Soca artiste, Azhino Solomon, for the second season in succession, is the leading goal scorer in a national football tournament. ...
From the Courts
Man accused of arson granted $10,000 bail
From the Courts, News
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June 12, 2026
A Layou man was granted bail in the sum of $10,000 for allegedly setting a woman’s house on fire and destroying over EC$10,000 worth of items. Ray Pat...
Biabou man fined for cocaine possession
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May 29, 2026
A man of Biabou and Union Island was fined $100 after being caught with a cigarette box containing cocaine in Union Island. Okkie Matthews, 54, appear...