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Tribute to Bobby Clarke, Barbadian Patriot

By Renwick Rose Though we are all aware that the ravages of time will eventually bring our time on earth to a close, yet we cannot help but express pr...

September 27, 2022

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Taiwan makes case for participation in International Civil Aviation Organisation

by Wang Kwo-tsai, Minister of Transportation and Communications, Taiwan The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) develops common regulatio...

September 23, 2022

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Pallavi Browne will assist secondary school students experiencing literacy challenges

For great strides to be made in the nation’s economy, Vincentians need to be equipped with the fundamental literacy and reading skills to capitalize o...

August 24, 2022

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Rockel Coombs will show her community how to strengthen its bonds through sports

For five days, Rockel Coombs, Miss Intransit Export will demonstrate to residents of Vermont how to have fun and strengthen the ties of community thro...

August 24, 2022

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Shannan John is looking to end the cycle of violence in her community

Shannan John, Miss CEDCO is looking to break the stigma and end the cycle of violence in her community of Vermont. To do this, the Miss SVG contestant...

August 24, 2022

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Shadyn McLean will help businesses in her community enhance their digital presence

Shadyn McLean, Miss Davyn in the Miss SVG 2022 pageant is on a mission to provide a singular space for entrepreneurs in her community to advertise to ...

August 24, 2022

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Arielle Ollivierre will help improve communication with the hearing and speech impaired

Arielle Ollivierre, Miss SVBL has hopes of raising awareness in her community as it relates to better ways of accommodating persons with disabilities ...

August 24, 2022

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Shanyah Peters seeks to change unhealthy practices and behaviours in her community (+ video)

Shanyah Peters, Miss FLOW in the Miss SVG 2022 pageant has hopes of helping her community create and maintain a healthy lifestyle and environment. Her...

August 24, 2022

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Jada Ross will perform ‘1000 Acts of Kindness’ in one week

Jada Ross, Miss Lotto has committed herself to the ambitious task of performing “1000 Acts of Kindness” in one week. This venture is the one Ross, a c...

August 24, 2022

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Tanique Swift hopes to energize the elderly in her community

Tanique Swift, Miss Massy Stores Ltd is hoping to bring back life, energy and vigour to the elderly in her community through her community service pr...

August 24, 2022

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Breadfruit believed to be part of the solution to global hunger crisis

While researchers predict that climate change will have an adverse effect on most staple crops, including rice, corn and soybeans, a new Northwestern ...

August 20, 2022

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Unity Labour Party Convention puts the Vincy meme factory into overdrive

The St Vincent and the Grenadines meme factory went into overdrive earlier this week following the 25th Annual Convention of the Unity Labour Party (U...

August 5, 2022

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Twelve Vincentian students now on the Isle of Man for three-week cultural education programme

Twelve Vincentian students are now on the Isle of Man where they are participating in the inaugural session of the ‘Isle of Man – St Vincent and...

August 4, 2022

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Emancipation Day in St Vincent – A look back to August 1, 1838

Enslaved people on the island of St Vincent received “full emancipation” on August 1, 1838, four years after they had received “part...

July 31, 2022

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Friends, family shed tears as Nigel Greaves is laid to rest

Tears rolled silently from the eyes of several persons present at the Kingstown Cemetery on Tuesday, where Nigel Greaves was laid in his final resting...

July 29, 2022

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Eulogy to Nigel Greaves – March 25, 1959 – July 17, 2022

by Reuben M John on July 26, 2022, St. George’s Cathedral Church, Kingstown On behalf of myself, my family, BDO Eastern Caribbean as well as the rest ...

July 29, 2022

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Tribute to Nigel Greaves from the Rotary Club of St Vincent

The Rotary Club of St Vincent extends heartfelt condolences to the Greaves family and the staff of the CK Greaves Group on the passing of Mr Nigel Gre...

July 29, 2022

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Know the difference between a hurricane ‘watch’ and ‘warning’

Listen for alerts from the Meteorological Office on the radio or check for them online. There are two kinds of alerts: A hurricane watch means hurrica...

July 22, 2022

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Evacuate or Stay at Home?

Always listen to authorities regarding whether you should evacuate or stay at home. If a hurricane is coming, you may hear an order from authorities t...

July 22, 2022

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Key reminders to save lives in the event of a storm

Avoid loose or dangling power lines and report them to VINLEC. Close and board up windows and glass sliding doors. Create a family WhatsApp group to f...

July 22, 2022

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9-year-old gifted new ear after being denied entry to Disney store

By Kayla Simas Staten Island Advance, NY AFTER A 9-year-old girl from Staten Island was denied entry inside a store for not wearing a surgical mask, s...

July 12, 2022

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A Reflection by Outgoing Chairman of the Board of the Argyle International Airport Garth E M Saunders

This April, 2022 marked the 6th anniversary of the incorporation of the AIA Inc (Argyle International Airport) and my acceptance of the offer to becom...

July 1, 2022

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Vegetable gardens started in six primary schools to boost School Feeding Programme

Students at six Primary Schools in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) have begun harvesting produce from new vegetable gardens which have been establ...

June 28, 2022

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SVG-Cuba Friendship Society salutes Cuba/SVG diplomatic anniversary

St Vincent and the Grenadines and the Republic of Cuba are celebrating 30 years of the establishing of diplomatic relationships this month. In honour ...

May 31, 2022

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SVGTCCU celebrates its 44th anniversary

ON TUESDAY 24 May 2022, the St Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers Co-Operative Credit Union Ltd celebrated its 44th anniversary in extraordinary fash...

May 27, 2022

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Senseless

By Heidi Badenock SILENCE DOES not amount to consent, agreement, or acceptance under the law, but in St. Vincent and the Grenadines the deafening sile...

May 20, 2022

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Taiwan’s COVID-19 containment strategy using innovative technology and universal health coverage

Submitted by the Embassy of Taiwan to SVG Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 510 million confirmed cases and more than 6.25 million death...

May 13, 2022

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From where in St Vincent does the best tri tri come?

Vincentians from all over, and all walks of life, enjoy the seasonal delicacy known as tri tri. When they are in season, many persons earn a living by...

March 12, 2022

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Ednitt Providence, a trail blazer for women

As women in St Vincent and the Grendadines (SVG) joined others globally to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8, SEARCHLIGHT has taken time ...

March 11, 2022

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More locals buy into ecological farming

BRENFORD FINDLAY a 61 year old retired animal health assistant of Kearton, Barrouallie has training and experience in plant cultivation. And, like mos...

March 8, 2022

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Vincentians have their say on Russia – Ukraine conflict

Russia invaded neighbouring Ukraine on February 24, 2022, and has faced widespread international condemnation at an emergency meeting of the UN Genera...

March 4, 2022

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Deadly coral disease spreading in Caribbean sea

by Melissa Smith Sand at the bottom of the ocean can transmit stony coral tissue loss disease, which has killed millions of coral colonies, according ...

March 4, 2022

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Tribute to Sonny Ramadin Last of W.I. “Mohicans”

by Renwick Rose GLOWING TRIBUTES are flowing from all over the world to the great West Indies spin bowler of the epic era of the 1950s, Sonny Ramadin ...

March 1, 2022

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Gauging Trinidad and Tobago’s Carnival taste

Carnival lovers, health officials and governments throughout the Caribbean are anxiously following the experiment of Trinidad and Tobago (T&T),to ...

February 22, 2022

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St Joseph’s Convent is about us

Tribute by Sr. Martha Sebastien – Principal The Sisters of St Joseph of Cluny began a legacy and in 1941, Sr Berchmans Wilson launched out into ...

January 28, 2022

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SJCK prepared us spiritually, intellectually, morally and socially with very sound Christian values

Tribute to our Alma Mater by Shanda Sandy-Boyea and Wendy Bynoe We had no idea what was in store for us when we left our families and familiar environ...

January 28, 2022

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SJCK has made me into the person I am today – Teacher

Teacher’s Tribute by Ronda Sutherland St Joseph’s Convent, Kingstown (SJCK), has been my home for the past 21 years. It is safe to say that I have spe...

January 28, 2022

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The Sisters have left a legacy

TRIBUTE to St Joseph’s Convent Kingstown – Calma Balcombe The year 2022 is a significant milestone in the history of our Alma Mater, St Joseph’s Conve...

January 28, 2022

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St Joseph Convent Kingstown has prepared me for life – Headgirl

Tribute by Headgirl – Alysha CornwalL Each year we celebrate the School’s anniversary since its establishment on January 2nd 1947. Today, we are proud...

January 28, 2022

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‘Mother She Wrote’ – a short story by Janielle Browne

by Janielle Browne First place winner in 2021 H. Nigel Thomas / UWI Open Campus Fiction Competition By the time my brother was fourteen, he had had hi...

December 29, 2021

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‘Mango Seasons Were Like Black Women With Polished Curls’ – a poem by Afreeca Daniel

by Afreeca Daniel First place winner in the 2021 Ellsworth “Shake” Keane / UWI Open Campus Poetry Competition Mango Seasons Were Like Black Women With...

December 29, 2021

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‘Daystar’ – a poem by Leron France

by Leron France Second place winner in the 2021 Ellsworth “Shake” Keane / UWI Open Campus Poetry Competition DAYSTAR God’s creativity never ceases to ...

December 29, 2021

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‘Flo’s Boomerang’ – a short story by Shanique Browne

by Shanique Browne Second place winner in 2021 H. Nigel Thomas / UWI Open Campus Fiction Competition Flo Samuel was shelling peas on her veranda when ...

December 29, 2021

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Minister of Health leads delegation to Hemispheric meetings

Minister of Health, St Clair Prince is heading a delegation to the Pan American Health Organisation’s 30th Pan American Sanitary Conference as well as...

September 27, 2022

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Police Force provides training for Gazetted Officers

The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) says it will host a two day training workshop for Gazetted Officers within the organisa...

September 27, 2022

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100 tax dodgers on the government’s radar

Government will soon be moving to collect outstanding tax payment from defaulters. “We are going to be more aggressive about collecting,” Minister of ...

September 27, 2022

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St Georges University extends invitation to potential students

The St Georges University has issued an invitation to students who are planning on pursuing higher education to attend an upcoming information session...

September 27, 2022

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300 more construction workers needed at Sandals, Buccament in another six weeks – Finance Minister

Some 300 additional locals are soon to be added to the work force as the construction of the Sandals Beaches Resort at Buccament continues. Minister o...

September 27, 2022

Editorial

Will a National Hall of Fame help?

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...

September 27, 2022

Editorial

Analysis of the 2022 CSEC results could reveal valuable lessons

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

September 23, 2022

Editorial

End of an Era, but will it be ‘Same Old’

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

September 20, 2022

Editorial

Queen’s passing a new opportunity for sovereignty

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...

September 16, 2022

Editorial

Another awful tragedy amidst spate of fatal shootings. Will a gun amnesty help?

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...

September 13, 2022

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SVG’s Prime Minister stars at UN General Assembly

One prime minister, many quotable quotes by Ted Anthony Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines Ralph Gonsalves addresses the 77th session of ...

September 27, 2022

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Relationship advice can be fraught with danger

EDITOR: Giving relationship advice is fraught with many dangers. Let me explain. Say Sharon approaches you and shares with you how horrible Gavin is t...

September 27, 2022

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Your Account is Dormant, what does this mean?

This is definitely poor customer service. Making an account dormant is the last resort that any financial institution should take. When customers inte...

September 23, 2022

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We should not encourage prostitution, but we cannot change it

Editor: Prostitution is not a new thing or a ‘just come’. It was in existence in bible days. Rahab was a harlot. Who in effect was prostituting and so...

September 23, 2022

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The Catastrophe of Plastic

Editor: The entire world is addicted to plastic. This addiction is crystal clear and it is very easy to find. Have a look at the condition of some of ...

September 23, 2022