Editorial

As has become customary, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves delivered a hefty package of 14 announcements, two short of a metaphoric pound, during his Ind...

Next Tuesday, our still-young nation celebrates its 36th anniversary of Independence. It is an occasion which is much revered and respected in many co...

St Vincent and the Grenadines goes to the polls in less than two months time. We can say that with some measure of certainty, because the Prime Minist...

Were there any winners or losers in this week’s attempt by the leadership of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers Union (SVGTU) and the Public...

Last Saturday, October 10, was commemorated throughout the world as World Mental Health Day. We do not have statistics on the incidence of mental illn...

We are into the month of October, Independence month in St Vincent and the Grenadines. It is definitely our last Independence celebrations before the ...

The international airport project at Argyle is so strategically important to our country, restricted as we are in our developmental thrust by the lack...

Here we go again. There is either a fundamental misunderstanding in some quarters about the difference between accreditation and recognition of academ...

Perhaps never before in living memory has the leader of the Catholic Church had such a profound impact on the poor, oppressed and needy as the current...

It is that when election campaigning begins the proverbial gloves are off where politicians are concerned. In St Vincent and the Grenadines though, su...

Rapid developments in information communication technology continue to challenge the applicability and practicality of many of our current laws and ac...

The tasks facing the new administration of Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley in Port of Spain are literally quite humongous. Chief among them would be re...

The St Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers’ Union (SVGTU) seems to be stepping up a campaign against the ULP government just as the ruling party its...

As the election date draws ever nearer and the campaign intensifies, it is timely for us to revisit the issue of the participation of our women in pol...

If ever we were becoming complacent about our susceptibility to storm damage, given the hitherto storm-free hurricane season this year, last Wednesday...

SEARCHLIGHT supports unreservedly, the call made earlier this week in Parliament by Senator Jomo Thomas for a closer look to be taken at the chemical ...

They made their first appearance around the time of the Christmas floods of December 2013. Wearing neon yellow coloured waistcoats, this group of peop...

What is going on within the chambers of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation (SVGFF)? Concerns have been mounting, not only among the...

Our heartiest congratulations go out to the students who were successful in this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination...

Young people the world over on Wednesday of this week engaged in various activities to mark International Youth Day (IYD). This day was designated by ...

In our country, the fact that we hold regular general elections is equated with democracy, as if elections by themselves constitute the sole barometer...

We must compliment both the St Vincent and the Grenadines Hotel and Tourism Association (SVGHTA) and its Caribbean counterpart, the CHTA, for their ve...

The country of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has quite a unique history. Although we share native genocide, European colonization, slavery and i...

The Vincentian-Garifuna compact is being threatened. This compact, best expressed as Vincentians’ recognition of the crucial role the Garifuna have ...

For the last few years, massive amounts of Sargassum seaweed have been washing up on Caribbean beaches, creating problems for tourism operators, fishe...

Two international recording artistes who have been staples of the popular Soca Monarch competition say they are calling it quits from the competition....

CARICOM leaders are currently meeting for their annual Summit, this year being hosted by the government of Barbados. The mid-year Summit was originall...

The decision by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOUS) that same-sex couples in that country now have the right to marry in any state of that ...

This weekend marks the beginning of our biggest cultural festival Vincy Mas. We are now approaching the end of the fourth decade since the changeover ...

We are well into graduation season, a time when our students at all levels are rewarded for years of dedication and hard work. Congratulations to them...

The vast majority of the countries of the western hemisphere continue to face significant challenges to maintain and further their economic developmen...

Last week, an act of extraordinary evil occurred in St Vincent and the Grenadines. A young woman, bathed in the innocence of the peacemakers, accepted...

The shock and horror over the latest incidence of domestic violence, in which a Chateaubelair woman was killed, are still reverberating through the so...

Last Friday, June 5, was World Environment Day, a day dedicated around the world to stimulate worldwide awareness of environmental issues and encourag...

We comment here today on two, apparently unrelated issues, save that the connection between them involves safety and security at both a personal as we...

The New Democratic Party (NDP) has stated its intention to make all 700,000 Garifuna in the diaspora, honorary citizens of St Vincent and the Grenadin...

The game of football, or soccer as it is popularly known, is referred to locally as “the game of the people.” Globally, it is promoted as “the b...

It is the aspiration of all developing countries to move up the development ladder on the road to becoming what are classed as “developed” countri...

St Vincent and the Grenadines has a history and tradition of democracy and peaceful resolution of political battles. From time to time, notably in the...

The Opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) has launched a robust response to the move by the governing Unity Labour Party (ULP) to put its electoral ma...

Today is International Nurses Day (IND), a day which is celebrated around the world every May 12, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. T...

In spite of the hacking of the Government’s website, whether by ISIS or others unknown, Prime Minister Gonsalves and his government must still feel ...

As we enter the first full week of our 2015 Child Month celebrations, we must give thanks that the outcome of the incident at the Calliaqua Anglican S...

Yet another step in the painstaking effort of national recovery following the unforgettable “Christmas floods” of December 2013, took place on Mon...

The noble and very often undervalued profession of teaching has been in the national spotlight for a few months now, with the topics generating some i...

Another step along the road towards the next general elections was taken last Sunday, when the governing Unity Labour Party (ULP) held its self-procla...

When Barack Obama was sworn in as President of the United States of America in January 2009, there was a tremendous outpouring of goodwill all around ...

Eight employees of RBTT Bank Caribbean Ltd have received letters from their employer indicating that after Friday, April 17, their services will no lo...

St Vincent and the Grenadines this week hosted a visit by leading officials of the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. The visit by Ve...

“Up from the grave he arose; with a mighty triumph o’er his foes; he arose a victor from the dark domain, and he lives forever, with his saints to...

While we are occupied with preparations for general elections here in St Vincent and the Grenadines, developments have been taking place in other Cari...

The Domestic Violence Bill 2015, now before a Select Committee of Parliament, has been a long time in coming. It had its first reading earlier this mo...

Fri Mar 20, 2015 The hands of the electoral clock in St Vincent and the Grenadines moved closer to their apex on Tuesday of this week with an agreemen...

Tue Mar 17, 2015 Last week, Vincentians learned with sadness of the forced closure of the three KFC restaurants and the lone Pizza Hut Delivery outlet...

Fri, Mar 13, 2015 Another National Heroes Day is upon us without the naming of additional national heroes. Three years ago, while giving the keynote a...

Tue Mar 10, 2015 This week, Vincentians pause to remember the Garifuna. It is good that we should do so. The truth here is quite simple: that more tha...

Fri, Mar 06, 2015 SEARCHLIGHT joins with millions of women all around the world, who will this Sunday, be celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD...

Tue Mar 03, 2015 The Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines cannot be faulted for the priority it gives to the education sector. As at September ...

Fri Feb 27, 2015 The upcoming week will mark the beginning of National Heroes’ Month, an annual affair aimed at honouring the contributions of our N...

Tue Feb 24, 2015 As we went to press yesterday evening, discussions were ongoing at the Methodist Church Hall in Kingstown pertaining to the proposed ...

Fri Feb 20, 2015 The local newspaper readership survey conducted by Systematic Marketing & Research Services Inc (Systematic) in December 2014 missed ...

Tue, Feb 17, 2015 At a Chinese New Year’s luncheon held by the Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) on Saturday, February 14, it was quite a th...

Fri Feb 13, 2015 The atrocities committed by the ISIS group in Syria and Iraq and the equally reprehensible, though less-publicised murders by the Bok...

Tue Feb 10, 2015 The release, last week, of the official music video of ‘Phenomenal’, the popular number by Trinidadian soca artiste Benjai, creat...

Fri, Feb 6, 2015 There is little doubt that the most talked-about issue during the recently concluded Budget debate was our country’s involvement in...

Tue Feb 03, 2015 When its not Ebola, it’s Chikungunya, Dengue, Malaria or the Measles. Every Monday morning, we get news that the people of St Vince...

Fri, Jan 30, 2015 It is often said that issues in St Vincent and the Grenadines are only discussed for nine days before something else grabs our atten...

Tue Jan 27, 2015 The situation in which the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) now finds itself, with the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) ti...

Fri, Jan 23, 2015 In the existence of any person or organization, it makes good sense from time to time, to pause, reflect and make an assessment of o...

Tue, Jan 20, 2015 As the people of St Vincent and the Grenadines continue to deal with the aftermath of the ‘Tragedy at Rock Gutter,’ certain aspe...

Fri, Jan 16, 2015 As details of Monday’s tragedy at Rock Gutter continue to unfold, the entire nation of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) seems t...

Tue, Jan 13, 2015 Had the late, great, black musician and entertainer Louis ‘Satchmo’ Armstrong been still alive, he would undoubtedly have consid...

Fri, Jan 09, 2015 Next Monday, January 12, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Dr Ralph Gonsalves faces one of the biggest challenges of his 14 yea...

Tue, Jan 06, 2015 At his first media conference of the New Year, held yesterday, Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves brought the public up to date on a ...

Fri, Jan 2, 2015 The news during the first few months of 2014 was heavily dominated by stories about the effects, on the people of this country, of th...

Tue, Dec 23, 2014 Sometimes in the busyness of the Christmas Season, in the rush to clean and decorate the house, cook the food, bake the cakes, ham a...

Fri, Dec 19, 2014 Ever since the initiation of the Venezuela-financed Petrocaribe programme, there has been so much skepticism about the programme, th...

Tue Dec 16, 2014 Over the past few weeks, attempts have been made at the regional and national levels to highlight the burning issue of climate change...

Fri, Dec 12, 2014 Even before the body of long-time political activist, and former national cricketer, Edgar Cruickshank, is laid to rest, a political...

Tue, Dec 5, 2014 The November 20 announcement by US President Barack Obama that he is to take executive actions to initiate immigration reforms has be...

Fri Dec 05, 2014 Next Monday, December 8, the Commonwealth of Dominica continues a hectic election season in the CARICOM region, which began with the ...

Tue, Dec 2, 2014 The tragic death of the young Australian batsman Phillip Hughes, incidentally a “country boy,” the son of a banana farmer from ru...

Fri, Nov 28, 2014 Since 2011, the theme for World AIDS Day, celebrated annually on December 1, has been “Getting to Zero” – meaning zero new HIV...

Tue Nov 25, 2014 Today is the International Day to End Violence against Women and this day begins 16 days of global activism, until December 10, to ha...