Editorial

There are certain things in life which we take for granted, some of which though, are so important that they have significant implications for the qua...

The online Midweek issue of SEARCHLIGHT this past Tuesday carried a front page story entitled “VENDORS REMOVED” covering the actions by police in remo...

More than 100 individual churches in St Vincent and the Grenadines, grouped together under an umbrella, called the Christian Coalition, have declared ...

There is no doubt that LIAT is the airline of the Caribbean, if not by choice then by virtue of circumstance. No other airline serves the number of de...

We are all familiar with that proverb, that “until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.” No ma...

The reaction of some Vincentians to any good news about the country is perplexing and sad. It is well documented that some nationals oppose every capi...

Just before the conclusion of last week’s Parliamentary debate on the Supplementary Appropriations Bill 2019, snippets of an important debate reared t...

Last Thursday, The House of Assembly established what was possibly a record for a non-Budget parliamentary session, ending well into Friday morning. I...

At a press conference earlier this week, Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves addressed a matter that has become a subject of much discussion in the medi...

It is the topic of an increasing number of articles on the Internet and the concern of large numbers of employers - too many job seekers do not posses...

In delivering the 2019 Budget Address, Finance Minister Camillo Gonsalves announced that his government had committed itself to an ambitious EC$15 mil...

In today’s edition of SEARCHLIGHT, we are pleased to introduce our newest weekly columnist, Joel Richards, a young Vincentian currently living and wor...

The United Kingdom, the country from which we have inherited our major constitutional and political practices and statutes, is itself in the midst of ...

Far too often, when we don’t like the message, we make the mistake of shooting the messenger. The media are routinely the recipients of such shots and...

Just before the close of yet another of his marathon press conferences on Tuesday this week, Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Ralph Gonsalves made some interes...

The 74th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations begins today, Tuesday September 17, 2019, in New York. It comes at a time of heightened...

As details of the agreement between the Government and Marriott International for the construction and management of a luxury hotel at Mt Wynne are gr...

The signing ceremony for the Marriott hotel takes place today at Private Mt Wynne beach. The entry of Marriott onto our tourism landscape is significa...

Our hearts and minds are very much with the battered people of the Bahamas, a member of our Caribbean Community of nations, in their hour of grief aft...

As we went to press last evening, Hurricane Dorian had come to a standstill over Grand Bahama in the Bahamas, continuing its catastrophic onslaught on...

Old people say ‘If fish come out of the sea and tell you shark have teeth, believe it!’ On the matter of the incidence of rape in St Vincent and the G...

Access to education does not stop at making school places available for our children. If our youngsters’ basic physical needs are not being met, they ...

IN TODAY’S EDITION, we include on our back page a report about a political aspirant of Vincentian parentage who has formed a new party with plans to c...

The tributes which were paid in respect of the passing of the late Sir Vincent Beache reflect both the esteem in which he was held as well as the high...

We have just observed yet another Emancipation Day holiday, marked with various activities. Sadly, while it is reassuring that at least we are reminde...

Most Vincentians, including leaders in the private and public sector, seem very clear about the role and responsibilities of the media, and they take ...

What is the policy of the New Democratic Party (NDP) in relation to China? The leadership of the New Democratic Party (NDP) needs to let the people of...

It is the responsibility of the Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines to provide its school age citizens with affordable access to primary and s...

Congratulations are in order for the policy makers, medical, technical and administrative staff of the Modern Medical and Diagnostic Centre (MMDC) at ...

Vincy Mas, billed the Hottest in the Caribbean has come and gone. The second test for chairman Ricky Adams’ tenure which largely has been quite succes...

SEARCHLIGHT warmly welcomes all those who have journeyed to our shores to enjoy our carnival and extends very best wishes for the season. We urge them...

For years diehard Kaiso fans had complained that the artform was dying; that the shows were too boring. And the calypsonians and their many songwriter...

Congratulations are in order for the many graduates at the different levels of our education system who received their certificates of completion of s...

There will rarely be an instance when our people will all be in agreement on the judging of the different shows which make up Vincy Mas. We just have ...

The 2019 Fisherman’s Day activities (isn’t it time to adopt the more inclusive Fisherfolks’ Day to reflect the involvement of women in the fishing ind...

It’s early days yet in the 2019 season of Vincy Mas, but observers are taking keen interest in how matters pan out in relation to the use of incendiar...

What a week it has been for St Vincent and the Grenadines! Last Friday there was the UN vote which put our tiny country not just on the Security Counc...

Today, Friday, June 7, 2019, is D-Day as far as the ambitious bid by our country to become one of the 10 non-permanent members of the Security Council...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting a “near-normal” hurricane season in 2019, with between two and four major hur...

Today’s issue of SEARCHLIGHT includes several opinions which express revulsion at comments made by a prominent Opposition parliamentarian about the ab...

It’s high time that the Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) seriously consider including men in their premier annual competition to choose the nati...

There have been several inglorious days in the life of the Parliament of St Vincent and the Grenadines. Last Friday, May 17, marked another sad chapte...

SEARCHLIGHT joins with the rest of the country in congratulating the Kingstown Preparatory School (KPS) on the attainment of its 70th anniversary of p...

At the last meeting of the House of Assembly, during Question Time, a matter was raised by a member of the Opposition pertaining to the provision of e...

Our grade six pupils, almost 1800 of them, will write their primary school exit exams (the CPEA) later this week, joining our fifth formers and those ...

When Montgomery Daniel, parliamentary representative for North Windward addressed the gathering at the official launch of exploratory drilling operati...

How do we accommodate non conforming expressions of sexual and gender identity without resorting to violence? And how can existing laws or new laws co...

Today, May 3, is being celebrated around the world as “World Press Freedom Day”. This year’s theme: “Media for Democracy: Journalism and Elections in ...

In 2018, remittances amounting to 131.8 million East Caribbean dollars (XCD) were sent to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) by persons outside the c...

A problematic situation exists in the laws which govern the sentences handed down to criminals convicted of the most heinous crimes. And the time to f...

Last Sunday, April 14, Palm Sunday, congregations from Anglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Salvation Army and Spiritual Baptist congregations held ea...

FORTY YEARS ago tomorrow (April 13), our La Soufriere volcano began a series of violent eruptions which turned out to be the most damaging we had expe...

The exodus of people from the mainland to the Grenadines for the Easter break is likely to begin as soon as this weekend, climaxing on Easter Monday, ...

ONE OF the busiest periods for inter-island travel in the Caribbean, the Easter holidays, is upon us. It is the time of the year when sporting activit...

The tradition of whaling on the Grenadine island of Bequia need not be viewed as wholly incompatible with tourism. Subsistence whaling has been a trad...

Neither the decision in the petitions trial nor the furious response from those who hoped for a different outcome has come as a surprise. We could hav...

When several dozen people blocked the streets of Kingstown last Thursday in protest of the decision of the High Court to throw out the election petiti...

One week after the people of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) paid official homage to our last indigenous ruler, Paramount Chief Joseph Chatoyer on...

As we went to press last night, public servants and private contractors were still trying to bring to a state of readiness, different sites around the...

By the time this edition of SEARCHLIGHT is published, another National Heroes’ Day would have come and gone, most likely without the naming of another...

Vincentians at home and abroad are still celebrating the declaration by the Trinbago United Calypsonian’s Organization that “Famalay”, a song written ...

The dry season is already affecting river flows at all of the major water catchments on the mainland, with the worst affected being the Montreal sourc...

The more than three-year long legal process looking into allegations of serious irregularities in the December 2015 general elections not only awaits ...

There is a lot to learn from the Tuesday, February 19 filming of the music video of Gamal ‘Skinny Fabulous’ Doyle in Kingstown. On that day, our local...

The judge in the elections petitions matter has promised a decision on March 21, but even without that judgement, at least one thing cannot be dispute...

The rate of recidivism at Her Majesty’s Prisons (HMP) was given at 62 per cent by Superintendent of Prisons Brenton Charles at the close of the crimin...

In the presentation of the 2019 Budget, finance minister Camillo Gonsalves announced an initiative on the part of his government to celebrate the 40th...

The rights of individuals end where the rights of other members of society begin. Last Sunday, Searchlight published on our website, a story about a V...

The 2019 Budget Debate wrapped up last night with the expected approval of the budgetary proposals. Even as we sit back and assess the content of thos...

The notion that “if I get ill don’t take me down there, fly me out,” is very well rooted in the Vincentian psyche in relation to the Milton Cato Memor...

SEARCHLIGHT welcomes the ruling of the Court of Appeal earlier this week that the three teachers who resigned their Government jobs to contest the 201...

With a population officially put at just about 110,000, it ought to be much easier for the police to carry out investigations and solve crimes in St V...

THE GOVERNMENT HAS completed its round of pre-budget consultations and all is now set for the parliamentary process – presentation and debate on the 2...

One of the most remarkable developments in this country’s history has been the construction of the Argyle International Airport. The completion of the...

ARE WE IN FOR a season of confrontation between Government and the unions representing public sector workers, following the refusal of three represent...

We are all for students and their parents respecting the rules of our educational institutions, but those rules cannot be discriminatory and must be j...

ALLEGATIONS OF pornographic material being shown in a classroom has justifiably elicited a strong response from the Parent Teacher Association of the ...

The recent judgement by Justice Esco Henry in the matter brought by the Public Service Union (PSU) against the Public Service Commission (PSC) highlig...

AS WE MOVE into 2019, Vincentians have every reason to be optimistic about the future. Certainly, we have our fair share of problems - violent crime; ...

ALTHOUGH THE future is never promised, life was much more predictable in the past, even as recently as 10 years ago. It is said that we now live in an...

Times change and with that, some aspects of the manner in which we celebrate Christmas have evolved. Improved standards of living, widespread access t...

Those making a big deal about last Saturday’s inaugural American Airlines (AA) flight to the Argyle International Airport (AIA) have been described by...

On Tuesday, Parliamentarians passed two Bills that have fundamentally altered the legal regime governing marijuana use in St Vincent and the Grenadine...

Yesterday, the world observed Human Rights Day 2018 and the 70th anniversary of the adoption and declaration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rig...