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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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December 10, 2021
Local authorities seem to be still unclear on the exact number of teachers who are no longer considered to be a part of the teaching service due to th...
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December 10, 2021
New cruise protocols in St Vincent and the Grenadines will see passengers being allowed to disembark and visit sites across the country freely, with l...
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December 3, 2021
Today is the final day for teachers to take a COVID-19 vaccination or leave the public teaching service. But, 29 teachers at the West St. George Secon...
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December 3, 2021
A recently formed group of students from St James School of Medicine has been offering their time and energy to volunteer at the bimonthly spay and ne...
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December 3, 2021
By Anthony Stewart It is one of the most joyous occasions in the calendar year. The Faithful gathered to express their gratitude to God for the blessi...
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December 3, 2021
The 2022 Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure have been completed and will be debated in the House of Assembly next Tuesday and Wednesday December 7 a...
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November 30, 2021
While the prosecution attempted to save judicial time with the joining of the matters involving several defendants charged with organising and taking ...
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November 30, 2021
One day after the world marked World Diabetes Day on Sunday November 14, the Ministry of Health Wellness and the Environment received two non-communic...
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November 26, 2021
Former Prime Minister Sir James Mitchell, who died on Tuesday, November 23, aged 90 will be accorded a state funeral. The announcement was made by Pri...
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November 26, 2021
Makeba Martin is the epitome of the adage: ‘seven times rise seven times fall’ and a young woman worthy of having her story told. Back in 2016, Makeba...
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November 23, 2021
In all the years restaurateur, Yvonne Thomas has farmed crops in her backyard, this is the first time that her harvest has ever yielded a pumpkin weig...
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November 23, 2021
Even as the vaccination rate among teachers continues to increase, President of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers Union (SVGTU) Oswald Robins...
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November 19, 2021
The court has ruled to acquit Assistant Director of Public Prosecution(DPP) Karim Nelson and Senator Ashelle Morgan for charges laid against them foll...
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November 19, 2021
The sole prosecution witness implicating Senator Ashelle Morgan with assault is Cornelius John himself and his evidence is “manifestly unreliable”, th...
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November 19, 2021
As of today, November 19, any public worker required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 would be committing an act of misconduct if they show up to wor...
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November 19, 2021
This country’s healthcare system was bolstered this week when the United States government donated two 40-bed field hospitals to help in addressing bo...
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December 19, 2025
PRIME MINISTER of St Vincent and the Grenadines (VG), Dr. Godwin Friday, has encouraged youth to participate in the festivities. Dr. Friday was the fe...
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December 19, 2025
MEMBERS of the Traffic department won the Police Carolling Contest for the third consecutive year on Friday, December 12, 2025, at the Central Police ...
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December 19, 2025
WHENYOU DONATE blood, you not only help to save a life, you are given a full medical check-up that is beneficial. Nurse Rachael Greaves, who draws blo...
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December 19, 2025
VICE PRESIDENT OF the National Society for Persons with Disabilities (NSPD),Terrance Davis has expressed gratitude for all the donations that the orga...
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December 19, 2025
MINISTER OF FAMILY, Gender Affairs, Persons with Disabilities, Occupational Safety and Labour Laverne Gibson-Velox, is urging people to report cases o...
