Editorial

Sometimes, when politicians achieve a certain level of comfort in their longevity in office, even the most level-headed of them tend to make what can ...

Earlier this month, Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves announced incentives to operators of public service vehicles who are willing to provide a late n...

Last weekend we recalled the bitter experiences of the latest violent eruption of our La Soufriere volcano on April 9, 2021. By sheer coincidence, or ...

AS A CHRISTIAN society, this is the time when we, and other Christians around the world, commemorate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. And l...

Earlier this week, the Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) jointly launched an EC$240 million m...

IT IS EXTREMELY unfortunate, when those who have chosen not to smoke, find themselves at high risk for dangerous smoking related consequences as a res...

In several ways National Heroes Day 2023 and the visit of a large Garifuna delegation from the lands of their exile will long be remembered. Perhaps n...

Next Tuesday, March 14, will mark the 21st anniversary since the Vincentian people have been officially honouring Paramount Chief Joseph Chatoyer as t...

The importance of the month of March to our cultural heritage and who we are as Vincentians should not be underestimated. Having reclaimed our indepen...

The first recorded public activity to commemorate International Women’s Day (IWD) was held at the Peace Memorial Hall in 1974, organized by the women ...

The month of March, which in the context of its historical significance to St Vincent and the Grenadines ranks alongside August and October, begins to...

Judging by the response of the population of Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) and the thousands of visitors, including from the Caribbean, who participated i...

LAST FRIDAY, the three winners of the final cohort of the Women’s Empowerment Project (WEP) were announced. These women, who came out on top in the Bu...

As the negative effects of all that has been happening at the global level over the past three years begin to bite more and more, the wisdom of the of...

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not ea...

The government of St Vincent and the Grenadines is moving ahead with the new $600 million Kingstown Port project, the largest national project since t...

There is an old, an oft-repeated African saying about “when elephants fight, it is the grass that gets trampled”. At the risk of repetition, we cannot...

Now that, at long last, we have seen action to bring order to the streets of Kingstown, especially the market area, and plans to renovate the dilapida...

Yesterday, at Marlborough House in London, The Commonwealth Secretariat officially launched 2023 as the Commonwealth Year of Youth. The special design...

Concerns continue to be expressed throughout our society about the homicide rate, particularly involving the use of guns. This proliferation of the us...

On Tuesday, January 24, leaders and representatives of 33 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean will meet in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argen...

It was heartening to hear the Minister of Health, in his Budget address place emphasis on the continuing efforts to combat the spread of Non-communica...

The boycott by the Opposition of the final day’s proceedings in the House of Assembly last weekend, the umpteenth over the past decade and a half, has...

The 2023 Throne Speech by Governor General Dame Susan Dougan outlining government’s policies for this year was put in the context of “Fresh Hope” afte...

In St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) today, the propagation of COVID- 19 infections remain a cause for concern and once we acknowledge this fact, w...

Today’s issue of SEARCHLIGHT covers some issues relating to the future of the local arrowroot industry . In past times the arrowroot industry was not ...

The Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the 2023 national Budget are expected to be presented to Parliament today, Tuesday, December 13, to meet ...

It started since last month with Christmas music being played on the radio stations, but officially the 2022 Christmas season kicked off with the laun...

A LEADING REGIONAL meteorological organization has warned that the heavy rains experienced in the Caribbean over the past two months could continue in...

Cuban President His Excellency Miguel Diaz-Canel and his delegation will pay a three-day visit to our shores this weekend. He will be the first Cuban ...

This week, as the month of December is ushered in, we enter the homestretch towards our largest cultural and religious festival, Christmas. The Christ...

One cannot help but congratulate the St Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers Union (SVGTU) for their dogged determination not to let the memory of its ...

Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves seems to be fond of the word “Revolution”. It is a term which evokes mixed reactions depending on such factors as ag...

As the United Nations’ climate change Conference of Parties (COP 27) prepares to wind up today, developing countries, especially those most vulnerable...

The current murder rate in St Vincent and the Grenadines has caused alarm in many circles and rightly so. Life is our most sacred gift and our society...

It came like a bolt from the blue; the announcement by a five-term Prime Minister with a comfortable parliamentary majority, a leaderless Opposition a...

The 2022/2023 tourism season has been welcomed with much optimism by stakeholders, with the Ministry of Tourism projecting that a record number of vis...

It is very encouraging to note the positive position taken by Digicel chairman Dennis O’Brien (reported in the Midweek edition of this paper), with re...

An enormous sense of pride seems to have been reignited in the Vincentian diaspora, particularly, though not exclusively, in New York. This follows th...

One of the most positive developments in our celebrations of National Independence in recent years has been the blooming of activities of varying natu...

On this our 43rd anniversary of Independence of St Vincent and the Grenadines, our inspiration to climb the tallest mountains must rest upon our willi...

ONE POSITIVE FEATURE OF the 21-year period of national governance by the Unity Labour Party (ULP), is, politics aside, the programmes and policies whi...

Amidst the abundant signs of technological progress and advancement, the most sordid manifestation of human contradiction is the plight of the human r...

Even as we extend our condolences on the passing of yet another sports personality of yesteryear, in the person of cricketer Elliot Cambridge, partner...

WHATEVER ONE’S VIEWS on the ever-escalating cost of living, there is no doubt that it is affecting the quality of life of all. While it is affecting p...

The evidence is all around us. Life in St Vincent and the Grenadines seems to have returned to its pre-pandemic mode. Attendance at social events is u...

SEARCHLIGHT welcomes the agreement reached between the Government and public sector unions for wage and salary increases for public servants over the ...

A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, one of our biggest national heroes of the past, national football icon, captain and coach Rudy Boucher passed away in NewYork afte...

THE ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS from the 2022 May/June Caribbean Secondary Certificate (CSEC) examinations is continuing at all levels - in the Ministry o...

BRITAIN’S SECOND Queen Elizabeth was conveyed to her final resting place yesterday, Monday, September 19 with unprecedented pomp, splendour and solemn...

THE PEOPLE of the United Kingdom are in the final stages of their preparations for the final rites over their sovereign, Queen Elizabeth II who died l...

OUR CONDOLENCES go out to the relatives of the victims of the tragic accident in the Old Sandy Bay area over the weekend.We do hope that the police in...

FOR QUITE SOME time now advertisements originating from an unknown source, which paint a very gloomy picture of the economy of St Vincent and the Gren...

It has not been easy for people of colour to reach the top in any area of human endeavour. The legacy of hundreds of years of slavery, colonialism and...

The great Jamaican reggae singer Jimmy Cliff composed many memorable songs relating to the reality of everyday life in the world today. One which is m...

Can it get any worse as far as our brutality against women is concerned? The horrific spectacle of the lifeless body of a woman on the tarmac of the f...

There are some among us who were at least sceptical that Prime Minister Gonsalves would shed some of his weighty responsibilities by giving up respons...

STVINCENT ANDTHE GRENADINES (SVG) is renowned regionally and even at the international level for its production and consumption of the legendary bread...

There is no doubt that, like billions of other people around the world, the people of St Vincent and the Grenadines are feeling the effects of the glo...

FOLLOWING MONTHS of an uneasy calm there are signs that local industrial relations may be entering a period of turbulence. The same two public sector ...

The visit of a Vincentian government delegation led by Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves to the Republic of China on Taiwan would, in normal times, not a...

Within the space of one month, the athletes of the Caribbean have been afforded the precious opportunities of competing on the global stage at two maj...

Last Sunday, July 31, the governing Unity Labour Party (ULP) held its national Convention at the Campden Park Secondary School. Given the proximity of...

As we prepare to commemorate Emancipation Day, albeit in a rather limited form given its significance, Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has provided ...

THE CARIBBEAN CAN be at least moderately pleased at the outcome of the just concluded World Athletics Championships held in the United States north-we...

Every time we hear reports of a new murder, there is reaction in the society. In most cases there is genuine concern for our safety and security and t...

NOW THAT Carnival is out of the way,Vincentians can look forward to the start of the 2022 road and drains clean up, an annual endeavour spearheaded by...

SEARCHLIGHT welcomes the glimmer of hope offered by the possibility or even probability that teachers, who lost their jobs during the height of the Co...

“TOO MANY TIMES, our countries have acquiesced to the pressures of larger, more developed states. Their approach of divide and conquer has hurt us all...

VINCYMAS HAS come and gone. Despite the many shortcomings, the festival must be given a passing grade given the context in which it was planned and ex...

Over the next five days, our premiere cultural festival, which had been put on pause for the last two years, will come to a climax with the finals of ...

VINCYMAS RETURNED WITH a bang, literally, this past weekend after it had been a no-show for the past two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic. A tro...

Earlier this month SEARCHLIGHT had an exclusive interview with Prime Minister Gonsalves during which he shared his views on aspects of the succession ...

THIS WEEK, June 20 to 24, has been set aside by the Ministry of the Public Service, Consumer Affairs and Sports as Public Service Week. It is good tha...

As individuals, we do have the power to make a difference - in large and small ways. Over the years, the pages of our newspaper have regularly provide...

The global clamour for the return of valuable cultural artefacts stolen from former colonies in Africa, Asia and the Americas and held by either priva...

In this time of a global crisis, brought about first by the COVID-19 pandemic and now compounded by the war between Russia and Ukraine, it is incumben...

It is graduation season and for the past two weeks or so, SEARCHLIGHT has been featuring within our pages, on our website and on social media the good...

The official commemoration of June 1 as Indian Arrival Day in St Vincent and the Grenadines is a new development, relatively speaking. The passing of ...

ONE OF the more encouraging aspects of the ‘orange outrage’ events that took place last week was the energetic and vocal support given by the boys of ...

WE WORE our orange last Friday to signify that we want a brighter future and to live in a world that is free of violence. Our young people peacefully ...

WHAT A HORRENDOUS three weeks this has been in relation to crime and violence for Vincentians. Five young men shot dead, two others injured by guns; t...

Yesterday, May 12, the world paused on International Nurses Day (IND) to salute nurses and reflect on the invaluable role they play as the backbone of...

THE OPENING, this past weekend, of the first ‘cannabis consumption lounge’ in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has sparked another round of heated ...