Editorial

Fri, Aug 15, 2014 Tomorrow Saturday, thousands of Vincentians are expected to converge at Heckscher State Park, East Islip, New York, for the third an...

Tue Aug 12, 2014 The latest version of the list of eligible registered voters in St Vincent and the Grenadines has been released and it indicates that...

Fri, Aug 08, 2014 Climate change may be an abstract concept to many Vincentians, but we are all very familiar with its effects, maybe without realizin...

Tue, Aug 05, 2014 Even though the latest outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus has taken place halfway around the world, Vincentians, like people in most...

Thu, Jul 31, 2014 The shutdown of the St. Vincent Cocoa Company here in St Vincent and the Grenadines a few weeks ago, may very well be a blessing in ...

Fri, Jul 25, 2014 This long school vacation period used to be called August holidays; today the young people say school is on summer vacation. Whether...

Tue Jul 15, 2014 Another two Vincentians were shot to death last night. Where are all these guns coming from and why do our people seem so willing to ...

Fri, Jul 11, 2014 Vincy Mas 2014 is over, and from all reports, it seems to have come off fairly successfully. There have been no reports of major vio...

Fri, Jul 04, 2014 From all reports, and television evidence, this 2014 World Cup Football competition is ranked among the best of all times. In additi...

Our young masqueraders may have been inconvenienced by the change in the weather, just as they were getting into their Carnival celebrations, but for ...

Fri, Jun 27, 2014 Today is Fantastic Friday, the day which traditionally marks the beginning of twelve days of non-stop Carnival activity in this coun...

Tue Jun 24, 2014 Much has been said over the years about the need for integrity legislation for those in charge of our governance. While the spotlight...

Fri, Jun 20, 2014 It would appear from the frequency and intensity of the appeals being made by the National Accreditation Board (NAB) for Vincentians...

Tue Jun 17, 2014 The results of the first sitting of the Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment (CPEA) in St Vincent and the Grenadines are in. Overall, th...

Fri, Jun 13, 2014 The last few weeks must have been uncomfortable ones for the Unity Labour Party (ULP) administration with the resignation of the Reg...

Fri, Jun 06, 2014 The vast majority of Vincentians, whether living here or abroad, share a common history of colonial conquest and slavery. Whether we...

Tue, Jun 03, 2014 The execution style killing of two young brothers in Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday is shocking and has taken the violence that we ar...

Fri, May 30, 2014 There are two characteristics which bind the billions of people living on planet earth. One is that we are all human beings, the oth...

Tue, May 27, 2014 The term “bacchanal,” probably of Roman origin, has long been associated with what we would today call “spree” or gay abando...

Fri, May 23, 2014 To what degree are we, citizens of our country, responsible for causing environmental degradation and doing irreparable harm to flor...

Tue, May 20, 2014 Much has been said in some quarters about the supposed lack of press freedom in this country. This discussion about the threat faced...

Fri May 16, 2014 The issues of tolerance, violence-free schools and unhindered access to education are all on the agenda as we celebrate this month of...

Tue May 13, 2014 Congratulations are in order for the St Vincent and the Grenadines Association of Music Professionals (SVGAMP) for staging what was a...

Fri May 9, 2014 This Sunday this nation will join with hundreds of millions of people all around the globe to honour the mothers of the world on the o...

Fri Apr 11, 2013 With so much discussion these days on the question of leadership, in all its multiple fields, it may be useful for us to share with o...

Tue Apr 8, 2013 Yesterday, in the central African country of Rwanda, solemn ceremonies were held to commemorate one of the biggest human tragedies sin...

Fri Apr 4, 2013 As we went to press yesterday, the debate on the Supplementary Appropriations Bill was still in progress in the House of Assembly. The...

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 Mar 7, 2014 Hundreds of millions of women, and supportive men too, will tomorrow, March 8, engage in activities to celebrate International Womenâ€...

Tue Mar 4, 2013 The recent arrest, charging and fining of at least three students for open disregard for law and order and obstruction of a police off...

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 20, 2013 The Christmas season is here, and once again we are seeing an outpouring of generosity, goodwill and cheer. From public institutions,...

Tue Dec 17, 2013 The description of Christmas as being the "most wonderful time of the year" may be said by some to be a cliche, but it really can bec...

Fri Dec 13, 2013 Come Monday morning, bright and early, our annual national Nine Mornings celebrations officially begin with activities at Heritage Sq...

Tue Dec 10, 2013 SEARCHLIGHT joins the rest of the world in paying tribute to Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, a man whom we consider one of the most outsta...

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...