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February 8, 2022
Two construction workers died and third was yesterday fighting for his life in hospital after a retaining wall at the St Vincent Distillery at Mt Bent...
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February 8, 2022
Cjae Weekes, 18, was lying next to his mother at their Argyle home on the evening of February 1, filling out an application form to join the Royal St ...
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February 4, 2022
Government Ministers and representatives from relevant state entities yesterday, February 3, sat down with residents of some North Leeward communities...
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February 4, 2022
A state company will be established to manage the Modern Port in Kingstown on completion of the US $200 million facility. Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gons...
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February 4, 2022
Parliamentary Representative for West Kingstown, Daniel Cummings, said that he is very, very pleased with the quality of the houses that have been ere...
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February 1, 2022
A total of 47 units have been officially handed over to residents of Rose Place, making way for their relocation in the coming months to Lowmans Bay t...
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February 1, 2022
The “bright future” that his commanding officer predicted for a Vincentian Private in the British Armed Forces took a devastating blow last week after...
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February 1, 2022
Students of the Girls High School will be engaged in classes virtually today, February 1 as the relevant authorities take necessary steps to address a...
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January 28, 2022
Local public sector unions are appealing to Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves to ‘have a heart’ and reinstate unvaccinated workers, even as the ball ...
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January 28, 2022
The Windward Islands Under-19 female cricket team pulled one back in the four match series against the touring USA Under-19 when they pulled off a stu...
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January 25, 2022
Thirty-seven Vincentians are now in the United Kingdom where they will pursue three-year undergraduate studies in a range of subject areas at the Univ...
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January 25, 2022
The government’s exploration of a new initiative to bond nurses to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) does not contradict the current concept in plac...
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January 25, 2022
An Owia resident who became unemployed during the pandemic has been taken before the court charged with possession of 3.6 kg of cocaine with intent to...
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January 25, 2022
The recent case involving a man who sexually abused a four-year-old child by having her perform certain sexual acts on him could have been the type of...
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Clean sweep again
January 21, 2022
Mia Amor Mottley has promised to treat the “very clear and decisive mandate” given to her Government by the people of Barbados with care. Her Barbados...
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January 21, 2022
A young entrepreneur was able to use quick thinking and athleticism to detain a youngster long enough for him to be taken into police custody and reco...
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January 21, 2022
Despite the efforts of the Government to have all evacuees out of shelters by now, it has not been able to do so and seven emergency shelters are stil...
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January 18, 2022
This country has been classified as having the largest COVID-19 vaccine hesitant population among six countries that were part of a recent study. Acco...
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January 18, 2022
A 53-year-old man and another who is 72-years old have been charged with failing to disperse from an unlawfully held public meeting in the face of ord...
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January 14, 2022
Will this week’s Budget debate end today with the passage of the government’s $1.33 billion fiscal package for 2022? The answer to that question is ha...
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January 14, 2022
More than half of the 564 cases that have been reported to the Sexual Offences Unit since it first opened four years ago, involve minors. Constable Cl...
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January 14, 2022
Residents of Overland and further north of mainland, St Vincent are hoping that the construction of a bridge across the Overland River is on the gover...
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January 11, 2022
Two Ministers of Government will not be present in the House of Parliament for debate on the 2022 budget this week having tested positive for the coro...
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January 11, 2022
The 2022 Budget presentation officially began yesterday afternoon after having been delayed twice before. Finance minister Camillo Gonsalves delivered...
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January 11, 2022
Capital Kingstown is expected to be the target of another concerted clean up effort as recently articulated by Minister of Urban Development, Julian F...
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January 7, 2022
The nation’s top scholar at the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), and recipient of the Prime Minister’s Award for 2021 is not necessa...
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January 7, 2022
Sixty-one scholarships, inclusive of seven national scholarship awards, have been awarded to students in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), who have...
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January 7, 2022
One of the persons who was injured in Kingstown on Thursday November 2, 2021, when an allegedly mentally ill man went on a violent rampage, has died. ...
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January 7, 2022
The most recent spike in COVID-19 cases in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), has affected attendance at several businesses and units within the pub...
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January 4, 2022
A 29-year-old woman rang in the New Year behind bars after attempting to smuggle drugs inside the prison, concealing them inside of dumplings and a Pr...
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January 4, 2022
When Josephine Miller watched her son eating lasagne at their family home in Belair on Sunday, she had no idea it would be his last meal. Noel Miller,...
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January 4, 2022
“Chaos” is the word one parent used to describe the scene outside one primary school yesterday afternoon when all the children were let out to meet th...
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January 4, 2022
Story and Photos by Robertson Henry The West Indies Under-19 secured a 20-run victory against South Africa Under-19s in the fourth and final game of t...
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December 31, 2021
The St Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers Union (SVGTU) will provide financial assistance for two months to its members who are no longer part of the...
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December 31, 2021
living in the volcano ‘red hazard zone’ benefited from the Christmas efforts of non-profit organisation ‘Hairouna Hope’ last Thursday, December 23. Th...
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December 23, 2021
by Bria King Members of the Mitchell family clutched yellow and white roses in their hands as they wept silently at the scene of a father, grandfather...
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Unvaxxed teacher shocked that he was fired – ‘I thought I would be immune to the whole plot, drama…’
December 17, 2021
A TEACHER who is now without a job for failing to take a COVID-19 vaccine as mandated, never expected to be fired. “I thought that maybe somebody woul...
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December 17, 2021
THE 2021 National Nine Mornings Festival got off to its usual 4:00 a.m start on Thursday, December 16 at the new Victoria Park venue. But the turn out...
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December 17, 2021
GOVERNMENT SENATOR, Julian Francis has urged the opposition members in Parliament to set the example at the top when it comes to getting vaccinated. “...
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December 14, 2021
FINANCE MINISTER, Camillo Gonsalves has announced that a total of 144 new posts across several ministries are a part of the Estimates of Revenue and E...
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December 14, 2021
PRESIDENT of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers Union (SVGTU), Oswald Robinson has said he will not speak with SEARCHLIGHT Newspaper until it ...
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December 14, 2021
STANDING ON THE pool deck of the five-star La Vue Hotel and Beach Club located at Villa Point, one gets the feeling that you’re floating on a cruise s...
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December 10, 2021
The leadership of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers Union (SVGTU), buoyed by what it said was a successful strike this week is aiming to take...
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May 30, 2025
Bank of St Vincent and the Grenadines (BOSVG) has issued an ‘urgent warning’ to its customers about fraudulent online schemes. The notice came via ema...
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May 30, 2025
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has sounded another warning for citizens of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) to “ stay away from criminality”. Dr...
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May 30, 2025
This country’s Minister of Finance, Camillo Gonsalves, says the economy today is stronger than it was a year ago, and continues to rebound from the mu...
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May 30, 2025
Elect Apostolic Bishop, Lennon Diaz, of the Spiritual Baptist Faith Incorporated worldwide was wowed by celebrations to mark the inaugural National Sp...
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May 30, 2025
A love for people and a mission to improve the socio-economic condition in Central Kingstown by focusing on youth development is what has spurred Paul...
