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June 23, 2006
by Cedric Harold Clause 1: The executive power shall be vested in a President. He shall hold office for four years, and the Vice President likewise. A...
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June 23, 2006
The business environment has been described as the framework within which a business operates and competes. There are two main facets to the business ...
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June 16, 2006
Part III of IV: The Constitution of SVG by Cedric Harold 16.JUN.06 Section 1: The House of Representatives All legislative Powers herein granted shall...
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June 16, 2006
16.JUN.06 Question?: Why are stock markets so influenced by social factors like politics, etc.? It would seem that the financial markets are based mor...
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June 9, 2006
PART II of IV: The Constitution of SVG by Cedric Harold 09.JUN.06 Preliminary Clause 1: The name of the State will be Saint Vincent and the Grenadines...
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June 2, 2006
by Cedric B Harold  02.JUN.06 I thank the editor of Searchlight for publishing my proposals for the revised SVG Constitution. It appears in 4 parts, ...
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June 2, 2006
02.JUN.06 They crawl from cracks and creeks of dark areas in the silence of the nights in search of food. They carry with them a noxious, rusty odor t...
Journalists visit BVI on fam tour
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May 26, 2006
If there's one place on earth other than St. Vincent and the Grenadines that deserves to be called paradise, that place is the British Virgin Islands....
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May 26, 2006
26.MAY.06 Globalisation has different impact throughout the world economy. Globalisation brings with it economic restructuring at both the local and g...
Eat in style at Masc’s Pub and Diner
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May 26, 2006
Sonia Mascoll can boast of having benefited from her grandmother’s culinary skills. That lady, Beryl Williams of Questelles on the Leeward end of ma...
Bridging the digital divide
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May 26, 2006
Information and communications technology (ICT) is a key tool in helping small countries develop more rapidly. It offers huge potential to empower peo...
GHS marks 95th year with church service
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May 19, 2006
Sunday, May 14, was not only celebrated as Mother's Day, but as the day past and present students of the Girls' High School (GHS) gave thanks to their...
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April 28, 2006
28.APR.06 From its inception, the Centre for Enterprise Development Inc, recognised the importance of involving young people in entrepreneurship and b...
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April 21, 2006
Learning to read! by Lynden Punnett Dip. Sp.LD (Dyslexia) What is Phonological Awareness? Phonological awareness is the understanding of different way...
‘Ras I’ keeps on sewing
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March 31, 2006
His name is Montgomery Sam but the man who hails from Roseau, east of Capital City Kingstown, is more popularly known as Ras I. He is of medium height...
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March 31, 2006
Conflict is often described as an inevitable or unavoidable phenomenon. It is widely accepted that as long as human beings have to co-exist in any env...
Merle Fernandez, Manager – Kids Plus
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March 31, 2006
Searchlight Business takes a close up look at Merle Fernandez, Manager of Kids Plus. Q: Are you living your professional dream? A: My earliest recolle...
• Some faces you see at GECCU
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March 31, 2006
Cornelia Moses: Administrative Assistant Moses has been with GECCU for over 12 years. A resident of McKies Hill, Moses regards GECCU’s $100 million ...
Bowman behind GECCU’s success
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March 31, 2006
If one has to pinpoint a single factor behind the General Employees Cooperative Credit Union’s rise, fingers will point at Lennox Bowman. He came to...
GECCU – ‘A story of growth’
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March 31, 2006
GECCU $100 MILLION IN ASSETS The attainment by the General Employees Co-operative Credit Union (GECCU) of one hundred million dollars in assets is an ...
Digicel’s Caring Connection
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March 24, 2006
On its third anniversary, Digicel can boast of a major community penetration. “We have to make links in the community,” Jerry George said. George,...
Digicel – Celebrating 3 Years in SVG
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March 24, 2006
Today March 24 is a day of great celebration for the telecommunications firm Digicel. On this date in 2003, telecommunications services in St. Vincent...
Youth Month Ends In Grand Style
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March 3, 2006
It was nothing short of magnificent as the curtains finally came down on this year’s Kingstown/Chateaubelair and Mt. Coke circuit Methodist Youth Mo...
Digicel Contributes to Young Leaders
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March 3, 2006
DIGICEL has once again contributed to the development of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. last Friday, February 24, 2006, the mobile telecommunications...
NCB Customers Collect Winnings
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March 3, 2006
The National Commercial Bank (SVG) Ltd. is pleased to announce the names of the lucky winners for the January draw of their Christmas Loan Sale, which...
Cassava now Viable Option
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March 3, 2006
Some have deemed it useless, a poisonous root that goes back to ancient times, or a shapeless bush that sprouts out of the land, but whatever negative...
VINLEC gives back to the community
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March 3, 2006
In an effort to assist with the reduction of functional illiteracy in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Vincent Electricity Services Ltd.'s (VINLEC)...
Gill: We Want to Export More
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March 3, 2006
If all goes according to plan, agricultural exports will get an economic boost as Cassava joins the list of commodities exported from this Country. {{...
Alexander at the Heart of Farine Baking
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March 3, 2006
At least one farmer is trying relentlessly to keep the traditional processing of cassava into farine alive. Dorothy Alexander has been processing fari...
Discovery Works Legal
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March 3, 2006
Varallo is Presidentl Ken Varalli – 2 years President Ken is in charge of the US operations, and is here to make sure that they get the best out of ...
Verrelli is Senior Vice-President
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March 3, 2006
l Lou Verrelli – Senior Vice president of Business Development Since 2005 Lou in charge of sales, and of bringing work to St. Vincent and the Grenad...
Riquelme  C.O.O. – Discovery Works Legal
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March 3, 2006
l Sergio Riquelme – 2 years Chief Operating Officer Sergio focuses strictly on operations and project management, whereas the other partners focus o...
President cuts ribbon to open DiscoveryWorks
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March 3, 2006
Opened on February 24, the state-of-the-art facility which is now home to the DiscoveryWorks Legal local office is located on the third and fourth flo...
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March 3, 2006
by Ken Varallo, President of DiscoveryWorks – opening of new St. Vincent and the Grenadines office Our Chief Executive Officer Harry DeBari could no...
Cassava Cultivation in SVG
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March 3, 2006
The first Amerindian settlers (Ciboney) arrived in St. Vincent and the Grenadines about 5000 B.C. They were followed by the Arawaks from about the fir...