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Police: Watch out for  fake bills
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June 29, 2010
As the Carnival season kicks into high gear, members of the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force are urging the public to be more vigilant...
Two French visitors found dead on yacht
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June 25, 2010
Two French nationals, a 37-year-old female and a 51-year-old male, were discovered dead on their yacht on Wednesday, June 23, 2010, off the coast of B...
Vermont families not happy with verdict
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June 22, 2010
Family members and residents of Vermont are venting their dissapointment that no one will be held responsible for the shooting deaths of Brezen “Tug...
Shootings leave one dead, others injured
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June 22, 2010
A bitter rivalry between two groups from the Redemption Sharpes community may have possibly led to the shooting death of one area resident and the hos...
Dacon is first SVG female to be knighted
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June 22, 2010
GOVERNOR GENERAL’S DEPUTY Monica Dacon will have the distinction of being the first Vincentian woman to be knighted.{{more}} Government House on Fri...
Convicted cops anxiously await appeal judgement
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June 11, 2010
Lawyers appealing the conviction of three police officers are confident they have presented a formidable case that may just lift the lawmen’s convic...
Fishermen tell of 10-day battle to stay alive
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June 11, 2010
They drank their own urine, ate raw fish, fought depression, battled lightening and thunderstorms, and still managed to survive to tell their tale. Th...
Cozier to head Tourism Authority Board
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June 4, 2010
Businessman Joel Providence no longer heads the Board of the St.Vincent and the Grenadines Tourism Authority.{{more}} SEARCHLIGHT was reliably informe...
Three injured in four vehicle smash-up
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June 4, 2010
Two commuters and a pedestrian received injuries about their bodies, following a four-vehicle collision which took place just outside of the Milton Ca...
Ministry of Education may relax phone policy
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June 4, 2010
A senior official in the Ministry of Education has indicated that her administration’s policy on cell phones in schools is under review.{{more}} Per...
Aphesha grabs Miss SVG crown
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June 4, 2010
Victoria Park erupted into an almost unanimous cheer of support last weekend when Victoria Village resident Aphesha Matthews was announced as Miss St....
Frenches man stabbed to death
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May 28, 2010
Sheldon “Shelly” Walker should have celebrated his 22nd birthday yesterday, instead his family are now making funeral arrangements for him.{{more}...
Body found at Rabacca, foul play suspected
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May 28, 2010
Foul play is suspected in the death of Glenson Johnson, 38, a farmer of Greiggs, whose body was found last Friday, May 21, at Rabacca.{{more}} Accordi...
Fisherman stabbed in Tokyo
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May 28, 2010
Rudolph Gloster is perplexed as to why he became the victim of an ongoing feud between his girlfriend and another woman.{{more}} Gloster, 46, of Barro...
PM will have no ‘Dudus’ under his watch
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May 28, 2010
The public was assured earlier this week that drug barons in St.Vincent and the Grenadines will not be able to control territory here.{{more}} This pr...
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May 21, 2010
A 45-year-old man of Glenn died on Saturday May 15, after he fell from a bridge at Tyrell Street in Kingstown.{{more}} A police report states that Rog...
Miss SVG Pageant  just one week away
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May 21, 2010
The allure of a one-year university scholarship, attractive prizes, and the opportunity to be the next Miss St. Vincent and the Grenadines are some of...
Students injured as ‘Flipper’ overturns
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May 21, 2010
Emotions were running high at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital late Wednesday afternoon after a minibus filled with students of the St. Clair Dacon S...
Teacher dies after going on sick leave
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May 21, 2010
The void left by the passing of primary school teacher Prunella Richardson-Chandler is one that may never be filled.{{more}} The 44-year-old teacher, ...
Young man killed in Greiggs cutlass attack
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May 21, 2010
A feud which began almost five months ago has resulted in the death of a resident of Greiggs.{{more}} 28-year-old Lawson Matthews was chopped to death...
Proceedings against Anesia Baptiste stayed
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May 14, 2010
No further disciplinary action will be taken against Anesia Baptiste until the completion of an application made by Baptiste’s counsel before the Hi...
GHS lights up SVG with torch relay
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May 14, 2010
The countdown has begun! The symbolic lighting of a torch by the two final runners of the historic torch relay last Friday, May 7, kicked off centenar...
Dr. Timothy Providence resigns from NCB
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May 14, 2010
Everyone is tight lipped. No one, including Dr. Timothy Providence, wishes to say why he resigned as the Chairman of the state owned National Commerci...
Fitz Jones replaced as Hospital Administrator
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May 7, 2010
A new man heads the administrative affairs of the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (MCMH), “an area targeted for critique.”{{more}} Cuthbert Knights,...
Bad news
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April 30, 2010
The Friendship Bay Hotel in Bequia. At right, security officer from Guardsman SVG Ltd, Merlene Miller, stands guard at the property.
Man loses leg in Tokyo mishap
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April 23, 2010
One man was seriously injured, while two others received minor injuries, after a driver is alleged to have lost control of his vehicle at the Windward...