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September 25, 2026
By Dexter Rose The year was 1995 and I took a call one day from my brother Renwick Rose. There was not much chitchat as he went straight to the point....
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September 25, 2026
by: Hans King My journey with Searchlight started in 1995 after a chance encounter with Bassy Alexander. I was unemployed at the time having resigned ...
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September 25, 2026
by Hawkins Nanton As SEARCHLIGHT newspaper pauses its operations, I am filled with mixed emotions. So many dreams were born at SEARCHLIGHT, including ...
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September 25, 2026
By Carlos James, Esq. Like a perfect final symphony, a decades-old ritual played out in the pre-dawn stillness of the capital city, Kingstown, for the...
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September 25, 2026
by: Kirby Jackson Dramatic, yes! Over dramatic? No! The call I made to Clare Keizer in 2006, asking for an opportunity to work as a reporter was an ‘a...
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September 25, 2026
by Katherine Renton I can remember that my time at the newspaper began as a fledgling who was 21 years old and fresh out of university. Instances that...
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September 25, 2026
Bernadette Johnson-Webb, AKA Berns Location: Kingstown Bernadette Johnson-Webb, known more popularly as Berns, has been selling the Searchlight Newspa...
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September 25, 2026
by Clare Keizer My association with Searchlight began well before I formally joined its staff in 2005. The newspaper’s first Editor, the late Norma Ke...
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September 25, 2026
THE ESTABLISHMENT of a newspaper press at Campden Park meant that it was no longer for Searchlight and the other local newspapers to print abroad. SVG...
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September 25, 2026
By: KIRBY JACKSON AN INVESTIGATION INTO the circumstances surrounding the collapse of a retaining wall at Ratho Mill last Friday morning that claimed ...
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September 25, 2026
VINCENTIAN ATHLETE, Shafiqua Maloney proved that she is the fourth best Women’s 800m runner in the world at present when she finished just outside the...
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September 25, 2026
By Line: Kenara Woods (milestones) IF THE NATION’S YOUTH ever had the notion that their literary, photographic and other talents were not being recogn...
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September 25, 2026
THE PEOPLE SPOKE emphatically on November 27, 2025 in general elections in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), propelling the New Democratic Party (N...
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September 25, 2026
A MASSIVE CROWD turned out to witness the opening of the (Yurumein/ Taiwan) Rabacca Bridge on March 28, 2007- with figures of 40,000 to 45,000 being m...
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September 25, 2026
THE UNITY LABOUR PARTY (ULP), a merger between the St Vincent Labour Party, led by Vincent Beache, and the United People’s Movement, led by Dr. Ralph ...
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September 21, 2026
By Yvette Gittens, Early Childhood Practitioner and Literacy Specialist I have been observing that the landscape of education in St. Vincent and the G...
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September 11, 2026
DEHYDRATION CAN AFFECT much more than your thirst. It also can place extra stress on your heart and cardiovascular system, explains Brodie Marthaler, ...
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September 1, 2026
by Dexter Rose When you read you begin with ABC; when you play you begin with Doh re me… And so it would have been for every one of the youngsters who...
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August 19, 2026
Teachers at the Pamelus Burke Primary School recently participated in an engaging and informative professional development session focused on strength...
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August 14, 2026
Have you ever noticed your heart suddenly racing or feeling like it skips a beat? Divya Korpu, M.B.B.S., with the Department of Cardiovascular Medicin...
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August 13, 2026
By Dr. Kerlester Johnney As a teacher, I have learned one of the most important lessons of my career: children do not all learn in the same way, at th...
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August 11, 2026
Contributed by LENROY THOMAS THE RECENT ACHIEVEMENT of Adventist Pioneers Primary School in producing the top performer in the Caribbean Primary Exit ...
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August 7, 2026
The temperature registered 36 degrees at 2.00 p.m as the Hon. Laverne Gibson wrapped up the Eulogy to her cousin, the last of a string of tributes whi...
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July 31, 2026
by Maralyn Ballantyne VINCY LIFE SERIES by Gary Peters, published by Hobo Jungle, July 2026, is a unique book. It is Gary’s first book and he has lovi...
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July 24, 2026
By: Yvette Gittens Early Childhood Practitioner and Literacy Specialist As students transition from secondary school to tertiary education, parental i...
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July 17, 2026
The 2026 Fifa World Cup has ignited animated conversations about race and skin color. Consider Vinícius Júnior, Champions League winner, global icon, ...
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July 17, 2026
by Dexter Rose The Methodist Church has firmly established its precincts as a de facto home for chamber music in Kingstown. And once again it was Cana...
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June 23, 2026
by YVETTE GITTENS – Early Childhood Practitioner and Literacy Specialist COMMUNICATION is often described as one of the most important life skills. It...
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June 23, 2026
Contributed by: ISMAEL RUIZ ENDOMETRIOSIS AND UTERINE fibroids are two of the most common gynaecological conditions. While they have important differe...
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June 19, 2026
WHEN IT COMES to protecting children in schools, the debate should not be about whether children and parents need to make better choices. It should be...
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June 5, 2026
Kamal Hoyte, in collaboration with Airbnb, is redefining the global dining experience for fans of the FIFA World Cup 2026, bringing fine dining out of...
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May 29, 2026
The year was about 1995. Mr. Steve Eugene Stewart gave his class at the Union Island Secondary School (USIS) a research assignment. The task was simpl...
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May 15, 2026
A TEAM FROMTHE Youlou Amateur Radio Association (YARA) were engaged in the transmission of vital wireless communications skills to a contingent Girl G...
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The state must lead. But no government, alone, can rebuild what families, communities, markets and politics have allowed to crumble.
May 7, 2026
By Prof. C. Justin Robinson, Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal, UWI Five Islands On the night of 14 April, in a quiet gap off Spruce Street in Bridget...
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April 24, 2026
MORE THAN 840,000 people die each year from health conditions linked to psychosocial risks, such as long working hours, job insecurity, and workplace ...
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April 10, 2026
The issue of non-payment for the unauthorized use of music has once again reared its ugly head. And the popular song “Get rid ah them” from 2015, rema...
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March 6, 2026
by Ari Shaw In St Vincent and the Grenadines, America was more than a map-it guided families seeking stability. Relatives migrated north for steady jo...
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February 26, 2026
By Professor C. Justin Robinson- Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal, The UWI Five Islands Campus This week, as CARICOM Heads of Government gather in Ba...
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February 10, 2026
By ARI SHAW WHILE POLICY discussions on renewable energy often occur at the national and governmental levels, a new generation of young innovators is ...
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January 19, 2026
By Professor C. Justin Robinson, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal, The UWI Five Islands Campus In part 1 of this series I argued that the Caribbean f...
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December 2, 2025
By AKLEY OLTON AS SOMEONE deeply involved in local media production, with a genuine affection for this island and its resilient inhabitants, every fiv...
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October 24, 2025
THE PUSH FOR businesses to adopt new technologies such Cloud Computing and AI are inescapable. Quantum Computing is likely to be the next emerging tec...
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October 17, 2025
Contributed by Union Island Environmental Alliance The Union Island Environmental Alliance (UIEA) Rangers Team, which works to protect the unique wild...
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September 28, 2026
Chief Executive Officer of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Tourism Authority (SVGTA), Shafia London, has been selected for the prestigious Internat...
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September 26, 2026
RedRootSVG Inc is set to launch an island-wide initiative designed to educate, empower, and engage citizens on their fundamental human rights and resp...
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September 26, 2026
The 2026 Team Athletics SVG Round D Town Road Relay set for this Sunday, September 27 in the streets of capital, Kingstown, has attracted a whopping 6...
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September 25, 2026
CONCERNS have been raised about the administration and operation of a publicly funded social-support organisation following comments by Prime Minister...
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September 22, 2026
ST.VINCENT AND THE Grenadines (SVG), has been shortlisted in six categories in the 2026 Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards, one of the United Kingdom’s l...
