Editorial

This weekend, Vincentians at home and abroad will be celebrating the 33rd anniversary of our country’s accession to political independence. Traditio...

Tue, Oct 23, 2012 Commendations go out to Justice Frederick Bruce Lyle for the novel sentence he imposed last week on two young men who appeared befor...

Fri, Oct 19, 2012 The Traffic Department of the Police Force recently announced their intention to enforce a law that requires that omnibus operators ...

Tue, Oct 16, 2012 Today, October 16 is World Food Day, and the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) has chosen “Agricultural cooperatives – ke...

Fri, Oct 12, 2012 “Girls are being robbed of their childhood. They have babies before they are ready and we see intergenerational poverty. We need t...

Tue, Oct 9, 2012 It will take much longer than a few days or weeks, for the tremendous elation surging through Caribbean society following Sunday’s ...

Recent developments at the national level have once again led to a rash of damaging statements from some quarters, which, if meant to embarrass or hur...

Tue, Sept 25, 2012 Chief Education Officer Lou-anne Gilchrist lamented last week that many, not all, of our students are not using a standard form of ...

Fri, Sept 21, 2012 Today, Friday September 21 is World Peace Day.Searchlight joins with the National Commission on Crime Prevention, the Girl Guides A...

Tue, Sept 18, 2012 The Ministry of Education held a back to school press conference yesterday in which they touched on a wide range of issues pertaini...

Fri, Sept 14, 2012 No one can deny that St. Vincent and the Grenadines has a serious challenge to sort out the chaos in its physically limited capital...

Tue, Sept 11, 2012 A landmark judgement handed down recently by the Appeal Court of the Eastern Caribbean, in respect of an election petition regardin...

Fri, Sept 7, 2012 This issue of SEARCHLIGHT carries follow-up stories on what has developed into a very volatile situation involving several parties i...

Tue, Sept 4, 2012 The new school year has begun with the usual air of optimism, as well the customary difficulties and hiccups. Parents have survived ...

Fri, Aug 31, 2012 This week, a member of the Fire Department complained to SEARCHLIGHT about the unfavourable conditions under which he says he and hi...

Tue, Aug 28, 2012 On several occasions in the last year or two, Commissioner of Police Keith Miller has encouraged the public to report to him directl...

Fri, Aug 24, 2012 The latest in a series of public discussions, organized by the Community College, took place on Wednesday evening with the focus bei...

Tue, Aug 21, 2012 An interesting discussion is currently taking place in the region about just what is responsible for the decline in pass rates in En...

Fri, Aug 17, 2012 The vexing issue of how street vending in Kingstown should be managed, has once again been placed the front burner. Minister of Tran...

Tue, Aug 14, 2012 SEARCHLIGHT unreservedly welcomes the latest step in advancing the integration movement in the Eastern Caribbean as manifested by th...

Fri, Aug 10, 2012 The continuing success of Caribbean athletes at the London 2012 Olympic Games provides the region with a golden opportunity to, not ...

Tue, Aug 7. 2012 The Caribbean island of Jamaica could not have had a better gift for its 50th anniversary of independence than those offered by its a...

Fri, Aug 3. 2012 We are into the last month of what used to be called the ‘August holidays’, now known as the ‘summer vacation’, in keeping, p...

Fri, Jul 27. 2012 The debate about whaling has resurfaced after the recent International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in Panama City. And once aga...

Fri, Jul 6. 2012 All systems are go for what seems to be gearing up to be an entertaining and enjoyable Carnival weekend. One can feel the excitement ...

Tue, Jul 3. 2012 The economic woes being experienced by St Vincent and the Grenadines and much of the rest of the world seem not to be abating. Last F...

Fri, Jun 29. 2012 From time to time, journalists or media houses are criticized by some members of the public for not living up to their expectations ...

Tue, Jun 26. 2012 “It is not a party issue, it affects everybody” (Opposition Leader Arnhim Eustace on the National census exercise). Opposition L...

Fri, Jun 22. 2012 Given the influence of modern telecommunications, hardly any event, great or small, can occur these days without coming under the gl...

Tue, Jun 19. 2012 In recent weeks, there has been much talk coming from various quarters, including some church leaders, that Carnival is not just sin...

Fri, Jun 15. 2012 The Governments of St Vincent and the Grenadines and the Republic of Cuba have just celebrated the 20th anniversary of the establish...

Tue, Jun 12. 2012 More than one year ago, May 31, 2011, to be exact, in an Editorial titled “When will it end?”, this paper commented on a conflic...

Fri, Jun 8. 2012 Sometimes strange coincidences take place which we never would have predicted. Three of these are occurring within the territory of S...

Tue, Jun 5. 2012 Even before the 2012 hurricane season officially began on June 1, this country has, over the last two weeks or so, been experiencing ...

Fri, Jun 1. 2012 Leader of the Opposition Arnhim Eustace has now moved to fill the vacancy on the Opposition benches in Parliament, occasioned by his ...

Fri, May 25. 2012 Last Saturday evening, yet another initiative in advancing this country’s flagship project, the International Airport at Argyle, w...

Tue, May 22. 2012 Since the botched referendum on the proposed new Constitution for St Vincent and the Grenadines in November 2009, there have been se...

Fri, May 18. 2012 For a few weeks now, there has been some public discussion about the recruitment policy for entry into the Royal St. Vincent and the...

Tue, May 15. 2012 Last Sunday was Mother’s Day, at least in our part of the world, and today is recognized by the international community as the Int...

Fri, May 11. 2012 The tributes are flowing thick, fast and deservedly, in relation to the herculean contributions of that Vincentian tower of strength...

Tue, May 8. 2012 World Press Freedom Day, which was celebrated last Thursday, went by virtually unnoticed here in St Vincent and the Grenadines. May 3...

Fri, May 4. 2012 Another International Workers’ Day, (May Day or Labour Day) has passed with varying degrees of worker mobilisation for the occasion...

Fri, Apr 27. 2012 The recent illness of Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves, which forced him to postpone a planned visit to the Middle East, brings int...

Tue, Apr 24. 2012 Leader of the Opposition and President of the New Democratic Party Arnhim Eustace acted correctly when he revoked the senatorial app...

Fri, Apr 20. 2012 The Vincentian capital of Kingstown will today be host to another in a series of marches against crime and violence, with focus on t...

Tue, Apr 17. 2012 Tomorrow, Prime Minister Gonsalves will begin the second leg of his multi-state overseas engagement, which takes him to South Americ...

Fri, Apr 13. 2012 Organisers of the Easter weekend’s activities in the Grenadine islands of Bequia and Union Island are basking in the success of th...

Thu, Apr 5. 2012 The incident concerning the arrest and manhandling in New York last week, of the Permanent Representative of St. Vincent and the Gren...

Fri, Mar 30. 2012 One of the ways in which a country is judged is the way in which it honours its citizens, especially those who have made outstanding...

Tue, Mar 27. 2012 The exciting One Day International series between the West Indies and Australia has concluded, leaving Caribbean fans with mixed fee...

Fri, Mar 23. 2012 Vincentian cricket fans can feel very pleased following our successful hosting of the trio of One Day International matches between ...

Fri, Mar 16. 2012 Opportunities to hear the history of our people articulated in our own words and with our own voices are rare. One such opportunity ...

Fri, Mar 9. 2012 Agriculture in St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the entire Caribbean has been experiencing very hard times over the past two decade...

Tue, Mar 6. 2012 Our historic Botanic Gardens has been in the news quite a lot recently. Just a little over a week ago, the site played host to our ro...

Fri, Mar 2. 2012 The month of March is a very special one in the Vincentian calendar of events. First and foremost, it has been officially designated ...

Tue, Feb 28. 2012 From all indications, the visit of the Prince and Princess Edward, Earl and Countess of Wessex, to St Vincent and the Grenadines as ...

Fri, Feb 24. 2012 For quite some time now, it has become more and more apparent that the regional integration process, as reflected in the Caribbean C...

Tue, Feb 21, 2012 Last weekend, music lovers had two very contrasting experiences. Following the tragic death of superstar Whitney Houston one week be...

Fri, Feb 17, 2012 The Cabinet reshuffle predicted by SEARCHLIGHT two weeks ago has occurred, albeit belatedly. Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves anno...

Tue, Feb 14. 2012 The majority of Vincentians, it is fair to say, have a deep emotional connection with the Argyle international airport project. This...

Fri, Feb 10. 2012 History will be made in St. Vincent and the Grenadines next month with the holding of a National Women’s Congress. The Congress is...

Tue, Feb 7. 2012 It has been quite a number of years now since some local organizations have joined people of African origin in the Caribbean and othe...

Fri, Feb 3. 2012 On November 4, 2008, history was made in the United States of America when Barack Obama became the first Black person to be elected a...

Tue, Jan 31. 2012 We must admit we are disappointed at the response of Opposition Leader Arnhim Eustace, to the offer by Prime Minister Gonsalves to d...

Fri, Jan 27. 2012 At the St. George’s Cathedral in our capital city Kingstown, among the prominent fixtures is a lectern in the shape of a golden ea...

Tue, Jan 24. 2012 Following the presentation of the 2012 Budget, there has been much discussion about the proposed increases in water rates. Even thou...

Fri, Jan 20. 2012 During the press conference called by the Central Water and Sewerage Authority (CWSA) earlier this week, Manager of the Solid Waste ...

Tue, Jan 17. 2012 The Budget exercise is over and the country is now absorbing the latest set of fiscal measures being instituted by the government. I...

Fri, Jan 13. 2012 Could the small step taken by Prime Minister Gonsalves in Parliament this week turn out to be the catalyst for a giant leap forward ...

Tue, Jan 10. 2012 St Vincent and the Grenadines is still bubbling with the news that four major international media houses (CNN, Travel and Leisure, N...

Fri, Jan 6. 2011 Vincentians anxiously await the presentation of our country’s 2012 Budget next Monday with all ears cocked to hear the details of t...

Fri, Dec 30. 2011 As the end of the year approaches, many of us will be involved in some measure of self reflection, after which, we may resolve on so...

Thu, Dec 22. 2011 There is no doubt that celebrating Christmas with the usual Vincentian flavour is turning out to be a more challenging experience th...

Fri, Dec 20. 2011 Vincentians living in the United States are this week spearheading activities in their country of residence, as well as here at home...

Fri, Dec 16. 2011 It was so good to hear both Government and Opposition in the House of Assembly standing on the same side of an issue, the fight agai...

Tue, Dec 13. 2011 Although the official period of “Nine Mornings” does not begin until Friday, December 16, our national Christmas and Nine Mornin...

Fri, Dec 9. 2011 LIAT again! That is the most common response to the latest impasse between the Caribbean’s leading intra-regional airline and its e...

Tue, Dec 6. 2011 Last Thursday, St. Vincent and the Grenadines joined the international community in activities to mark World AIDS Day. Though local o...

Fri, Dec 2. 2011 Our congratulations go out to Dr. Kenny Anthony and his St. Lucia Labour Party (SLP) for their victory at the polls on Monday of this...

Tue, Nov 29, 2010 History was made in the Caribbean yesterday, Monday, November 28, when, for the first time ever, general elections were held in two ...

Fri, Nov 25, 2010 Renwick Rose, a true Vincentian patriot, has recognised internationally for his work with Fairtrade bananas in the Windwards.{{more}...

Last Sunday, November 20, was celebrated around the world as Universal Children’s Day, a day set aside to pay tribute to our most precious resource,...

Fri, Nov 18. 2011 Ever since the headlines of a Canadian newspaper asked if St. Vincent and the Grenadines could be the worst place in the world to be...

Tue, Nov 15. 2011 While we all agree that the technological advancements of the last few years have, in many ways, made communication far easier, and ...