Editorial

Tue Apr 1, 2013 Before we flip the switch on March's observance of National Heroes and Heritage Month, it might be useful to continue reflecting on a ...

Fri Mar 28, 2013 The recent attempts by Police Commissioner Michael Charles to meet with and be accessible to the public must be commended and the top...

Tue Mar 25, 2013 Next week, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Dr Ralph Gonsalves will present a 2014 Supplementary Appropriation Bill to Parliame...

Fri Mar 20, 2014 The government of St Vincent and the Grenadines seems insistent in pressing ahead with plans to install additional heroes to accompan...

Tue Mar 18, 2013 While we await the promised expansion of the official March 14th National Heroes Day ceremony, we welcome the growing enthusiasm with...

Fri Mar 13, 2014 A line in the keynote address to the opening ceremony of the just ended CARICOM 25th Intersessional Summit was a strong reminder of t...

Fri Feb 28, 2014 The business of agriculture has within recent times been getting renewed and welcomed attention from quite a number of stakeholders, ...

Fri Feb 25, 2013 The front page story in the Searchlight weekend edition of Friday, 21 February, with a flashback to the 1994 general elections, shoul...

Fri Feb 21, 2014 A thought provoking hypothesis thrown out by new Foreign Minister Camillo Gonsalves on last Sunday's Hitz FM's Hitz Talk show, should...

Tue Feb 18, 2013 The discussions over the past week since the recall of New York based Deputy Consul General Edson Augustus have seen much of public o...

Fri Feb 14, 2014 It didn't get the nation's full attention, but the just concluded Ideas and Innovations contest for students at this country's second...

Fri Jan 17, 2013 We are on the homestretch to completing the first full round of the Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment (CPEA), as the gauge for elevat...

Fri Feb 7, 2014 Like a professional starter, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves last Sunday put his political troops on the alert for the next general ele...

Tue Feb 04, 2013 VINLEC’s announcement that the company would use its own resources to absorb the expected post flood disaster spike in the fuel sur...

Fri Jan 31, 2014 The country recorded its first homicide for 2014 during the first month of the year. And while on these matters we rightly keep close...

Tue Jan 28, 2014 Responding to immediate human needs was the critical first step in dealing with the tragedy caused by last December’s disastrous fl...

Fri Jan 24, 2014 If the issues at hand were not so serious, one could be forgiven for invoking the memorable lines of the calypsonian, Explainer, “I...

Tue Jan 21, 2013 Robert Burns, in his classic 18th century poem “To a Mouse” penned the well-known expression “The best laid schemes o’ mice a...

Fri Jan 17, 2014 It is unanimously agreed that the destructive floods which hit the Windward Islands of Dominica, St Lucia and St Vincent and the Gren...

Tue Jan 14, 2013 This national disaster, which many have said is the worst in living memory, brought to the fore a wonderful spirit of community and g...

Fri Jan 10, 2014 Since the unusually heavy rains at Christmas caused significant damage in the three Windward Islands of Dominica, St Lucia and St Vin...

Tue Jan 07, 2013 The preservation or restoration of the mental health of those affected by the disaster of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day is being ma...

Fri Jan 03, 2013 As we begin the long and difficult road to recovery following the devastation on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, it is vital that we...

Fri Dec 27, 2013 At this time last year, many of us were reflecting on the outgoing year and hoping, if not resolving, to make our lives and the lives...

Fri Dec 6, 2013 Just over a week ago, a wide range of activities was held worldwide in commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of V...

Tue Dec 03, 2013 The 2013 theme for World AIDS Day, which was commemorated on Sunday, December 1, is the same as it was last year – “Getting to Ze...

Fri Nov 29, 2013 It is sad to witness the public laundering of the political dirty linen of the Opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) as manifested by...

Tue Nov 26, 2013 Banana is rising once again to the top of the economic, social and, above all political agenda in the Caribbean banana-producing coun...

Fri Nov 22, 2013 The Prime Minister and Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines must be congratulated for securing a tremendous victory for our n...

Tue Nov 19, 2013 Chief Executive Officer of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Tourism Authority (SVGTA) Glen Beache announced yesterday that his organ...

Fri Nov 15, 2013 Pressure is mounting on the Government of the Dominican Republic to take action to redress the effects of a recent ruling by that cou...

Tue Nov 12, 2013 Very often, as entrapped as we are with local and parochial affairs, crucial developments on the international level, with implicatio...

Fri Nov 08, 2013 The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment will join the International Diabetes Federation and the rest of the world to cel...

Tue Nov 05, 2013 With the notable exception of Trinidad and Tobago, all Caribbean countries must surmount a formidable hurdle in their quest for econo...

Fri Nov 01, 2013 Two public officials recently were moved to reprimand other Vincentians for behavior, relating to the national Independence celebrati...

Tue Oct 22, 2013 Two relatively recent additions to the Independence calendar of activities have given our annual celebration of nationhood a much nee...

Fri Oct 18, 2013 Wednesday was World Food Day and this year, the theme was “Sustainable Food Systems for Food Security and Nutrition”. This theme ...

Tue Oct 15, 2013 Very rarely do good things in life come easily. Yesterday, a US$44 million project to rehabilitate and upgrade the portion of the Lee...

Fri Oct 11, 2013 With its landmark ruling on October 3, in the Shanique Myrie case, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has articulated clearly, for ...

Tue Oct 8, 2013 It is unfortunate that what should have been a simple disciplinary matter, handled discreetly within the education system, has blown u...

Fri Oct 9, 2013 We carry on page 29, a story about how praedial larceny is negatively affecting the budding coconut oil manufacturing industry in Sand...

Tue Oct 01, 2013 Today is the first day of Financial Information Month (FIM), which is celebrated annually by the East Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) i...

Fri Sep 27, 2013 It would really be a shame if the secondary schools’ public speaking competition does not come off this year, or if the Lions Club ...

Tue Sep 24, 2013 The manner in which last week’s sitting of the House of Assembly was conducted was a refreshing change from the belligerence which ...

Fri Sep 20, 2013 The Regional Reparations Conference, held here on Monday and Tuesday of this week, and its impactful public opening session last Sund...

Tue Sep 17, 2013 There were no surprises yesterday in the announcement of Camillo Gonsalves and Luke Browne as government senators; we all expected th...

Fri Sep 13, 2013 It was with a huge sigh of relief that millions of people the world over, nervously passed the week leading up to the 12th anniversar...

Tue Sep 10, 2013 Whenever there are gruesome murders in our society, especially of women, our collective outrage comes to the fore, with calls from va...

Fri Sep 6, 2013 The just concluded Jennifer Jones Barbados Media Health Awards in Grenada brought home the point that more can, and should be done, by...

Tue Sep 03, 2013 On Wednesday of last week, in spite of the pressures being exerted by the beating of war drums, Barack Obama, the first black preside...

Fri Aug 30, 2013 International organizations agree, world youth unemployment is at an all time high. The United Nations says this unprecedented rate o...

Tue Aug 27, 2013 The lecture delivered last week by Professor Sir Hilary Beckles of the University of the West Indies on Reparations for Caribbean Sla...

Fri Aug 23, 2013 The inaugural staging of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) has turned out to be a huge success for regional cricket fans and adminis...

Tue Aug 20, 2013 Sometimes when one reads about the circumstances under which some of our people are seriously wounded or lose their lives, one wonder...

Fri Aug 16, 2013 The production of goods and services is the basis of any economy and the means of providing for the livelihood of the citizens of any...

Tue Aug 13, 2013 On Friday of this week, the gala opening of the 11th CARIFESTA, the Caribbean’s premier cultural festival, will take place in Param...

Fri Aug 9, 2013 Even as cricket's newest professional Twenty-20 endeavour, the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), reaches its halfway stage, it is clear ...

Tue Aug 6, 2013 Several opinions have been expressed in the media, both in print and on air, on the relative lack of emphasis on the commemoration of ...

Fri Aug 02, 2013 The “state” of our health sector is a favourite topic of discussion among Vincentians. In most cases, the spotlight falls on the ...

Fri Jul 26, 2013 The Organisation of American States (OAS), the hemispheric body made up of all independent countries in the western hemisphere except...

Tue Jul 23, 2013 Vacation Bible camps have taken place in St Vincent and the Grenadines for about the last 30 to 40 years, but it is only in the last ...

Fri July 19, 2013 As we welcome the new Commissioner of Police (acting) Michael Charles, and say thank you and farewell to his predecessor, Keith Mill...

Tue June 16, 2013 The decision to publicly re-arrest Senator Vynnette Frederick while she was having lunch last Thursday, hours after she had been cle...

Fri Jul 12, 2013 From all accounts, most of the persons who participated in Vincy Mas 2013 had a good time. The reports from visitors and locals are t...

Fri July 5, 2013 As we head into the climax of the “Hottest Carnival in the Caribbean”, SEARCHLIGHT extends a warm welcome to our visitors and wis...

Tue July 2, 2013 The resurgence of pan, especially among younger Vincentians, is arguably the most pleasing development in Vincy Mas, in recent times....

Fri June 28, 2013 We’ve said it before and we will say it again, this country will not achieve any success in curbing problems of littering, illegal...

Tue June 25, 2013 The calypso association, which organized last Friday's calypso semi finals, must be pleased with the turnout to the show and the res...

Fri June 21, 2013 In what has been a landmark decision, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court ruled in favour of an application by the government of St....

Tue June 18, 2013 Over the next few days, St Vincent and the Grenadines will be getting its share of international media attention, thanks in part to ...

Fri June 14, 2013 Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves sets out for Rome today, beaming with pride all the way there and back. In Rome, headquarters of t...

Tue June 11, 2013 When Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves presented his road map for the construction of an international airport at Argyle on August 8...

Fri June 7, 2013 Carnival 2013 is well and truly on the way, proceeding full steam ahead with the build-up activities leading to the July climax. When...

Tue June 4, 2013 Tomorrow, Wednesday, June 5, St Vincent and the Grenadines will join the rest of the world in observing World Environment Day. Among ...

Fri May 31 2013 The annual hurricane season in the Caribbean officially begins tomorrow, June 1. This year, it has been heralded by steady rains, whic...

Tue May 28, 2013 Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves will be among leaders from CARICOM and the Dominican Republic who will join the Prime Minister of T...

Fri May 24, 2013 Earlier this week an important conference took place, which, if everything goes according to plan, could have a significant positive ...

Fri May 17, 2013 Some of the biggest challenges confronting the people of the Caribbean in their twin quest for regional integration and socio-economi...

Tue May 14, 2013 The office of the Director of Public Prosecutions recently released a document — The National Prosecution Service (NPS) of St Vince...

Fri May 10, 2013 International football has been very much in the news these past few weeks, and not always for good reasons. The governing body of wo...

Tue May 7, 2013 One hopes thaT the shootings over the weekend, which left two dead and two hospitalized are not a sign of things to come for Vincy Mas...

Fri May 03, 2013 National Heroes Day may have come and gone, but debate on who else should join Paramount Chief Joseph Chatoyer on that exalted platfo...

Fri Apr 26, 2013 Our heartiest congratulations go out to the Windward Islands cricket team for their wonderful achievement in winning the 2013 West In...

Tue Apr 23, 2013 Small island states, like St Vincent and the Grenadines and others in the Caribbean, have a disproportional vulnerability to natural ...