2018

Disappointing referenda results
Editorial
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November 9, 2018
We at SEARCHLIGHT share the deep disappointment of Caribbean patriots in the results of the referenda in Antigua & Barbuda, and Grenada on Tuesday in ...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
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November 9, 2018
How does one express collective shame and embarrassment? How do we reconcile the mouthings of a supposedly “proud” people with their actions in beggin...
Bassy - Love Vine
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November 9, 2018
De wisest man once wrote dat “dey’s nothing new under de Sun!” So all dat happening now, happened already and will happen again even in lickle SVG. Yu...
Missing woman found dead
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November 6, 2018
An autopsy is expected to be carried out today on the body of 18-year-old Shania Johnson, but for the deceased woman’s mother, Burdetta Johnson, findi...
FLOW partners with ECCB
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November 6, 2018
Telecommunications company FLOW recently joined forces with the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) to educate Vincentians on financial empowerment ...
Ginger Village/Belmont main road reopens
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November 6, 2018
After waiting for over five years, motorists are now able to use the Ginger Village/Belmont main road. In September 2013, part of the road collapsed u...
News
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November 6, 2018
This week Dermatologists from across the Caribbean region will converge in St Vincent for the 27th annual meeting of the Caribbean Dermatology Associa...
Byera man to answer murder charge
From the Courts
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November 6, 2018
A 26-year-old has been charged with the chopping murder which occurred in Byera on October 26. That was the day when Wayne Fitzgerald Gregory Morris, ...
Stubbs football league top players rewarded
Sports
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November 6, 2018
Several players were placed in the limelight at the presentation and closing ceremony of the 2018 South East Development Inc. Stubbs football league, ...
Violence and Crime – a public health problem
Health Wise
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November 6, 2018
We tend to view violence and crime as merely social or legal problems. However, they are very important public health problems. Violence has probably ...
How is Schizophrenia Treated?
Dr Jozelle Miller
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November 6, 2018
(continued from last week) If you suspect someone you know is experiencing symptoms of schizophrenia, encourage them to see a medical or mental health...
Chicken  Lasanga
Kitchen Corner
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November 6, 2018
Tired of your regular tomato-based lasagnas, then this is the recipe for you. You will need: 2 cups shredded cooked chicken breasts 1 pk (8 oz) Shredd...
Taking  Care of Chemically Relaxed Hair
What's on Fleek this week
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November 6, 2018
So many of us have joined the natural hair train that it is easy to forget to provide tips for the sisters who wear their chemically relaxed hair. Tod...
Where are the Whistleblowers?
Millennial Musing
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November 6, 2018
The Caribbean, as a collective, has a crime problem. I always joke and say if I had to commit crime I’d do it in St Vincent and the Grenadines, becaus...
Scratch bombs and the prohibited items list
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November 6, 2018
There are many items that cannot be imported into St Vincent and the Grenadines, some are restricted and others for which one must obtain a special li...
News
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November 2, 2018
The headquarters of the New Democratic Party (NDP) was burglarized over the weekend. A police report said the report of the burglary was made by a 59-...
‘Second time’ teen burglar sent to jail
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November 2, 2018
The 17-year-old second timer to the act of breaking into the Georgetown Police Station, who is already in prison, was sentenced to spend more jailtime...
Prisoners  rewarded for Growing In Time
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November 2, 2018
An artful and creative project that has created a sense of nostalgia among many who visited the booth at Everything Vincy Plus Expo this year, is also...