Editorial

One week ago, the High Commission of Canada to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean launched a book to pay tribute to “that rich part of [Canadian] dive...

THE YEAR 2020 will be, in many ways, a most momentous one for St. Vincent and the Grenadines. It is a year in which one expects that locally, issues o...

One of the basic tenets of western democracy is the right to choose one’s government, as exercised in elections. It is considered so fundamental that ...

The recent passage of the Child Justice Act is properly heralded by its proponents as a measure of progress in the laws governing the treatment of chi...

As the new decade dawns, many of us have already pledged to do better, if not different. We use the start of a new year to reflect on our shortcomings...

As we welcome the New Year, many Vincentians, like others around the world, are reflecting on the year past and hoping for good things during the eart...

St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) must be among the top places in the world to be for Christmas. Many Vincentians certainly think this, and from our...

It is beyond troubling that a schoolchild would report to the education authorities and the police that she was raped by her schoolmates, yet be made ...

(1) Don’t believe everything you hear, see or read, especially in this era of social media with its preponderance of misleading (and sometimes patentl...

Dominican voters will today be casting their votes, which it is hoped will put an end to the highly contentious 2019 electoral campaign. That campaign...

Last Sunday, December 1, St Vincent and the Grenadines joined the international community in activities to mark World AIDS Day. The theme of this year...

The role of the civil servant is to serve the Government of the day and the people of the country. Civil servants are supposed to serve and serve well...

With the campaign season for the next general elections having officially begun, as evidenced by the commencement of village meetings by the New Democ...

Last Sunday the governing Unity Labour Party (ULP) gave Vincentians a clear signal that it is going to be very busy over the next year when it celebra...

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...

At age 40, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has come of age. We are a tiny nation on the world stage whose views are sought and respected. We ha...

Invest SVG’s Everything Vincy Expo 2019 will have its official opening ceremony this Thursday evening, just four days after the end of a very successf...

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...

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...

The Government’s $6.5 million school repair and renovation programme is now in full swing, and not a moment too soon. Last academic year, leaks and ot...

An incident in Canada last weekend between a popular local artiste and a promoter there should drive home the point, now more than ever, that our loca...

The passing of Sir Vincent Beache has brought us closer to the end of the physical presence among us of the victors of the historic 1979 general elect...

No matter how much we use the hashtag, #blackgirlmagic or belt out the lyrics to Beyonce’s 2019 summer hit, “Brown Skin Girl”, there continues to be a...

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...