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Lowmans couple jailed for eight years
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May 26, 2017
A Lowmans couple, who was on Wednesday found guilty of having a cache of weapons in their possession, together received sentences totalling almost hal...
Duo in online porn clip interviewed by police
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May 26, 2017
Since a pornographic video started making the rounds via social media on Wednesday, a number of Vincentian females have accused a man of trying to ent...
Passengers escape burning minibus at Villa
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May 23, 2017
No one sustained injuries when minibus H181 caught on fire this morning, May 22, 2017 Conductor of the mini-van ,Sean told Searchlight that they were ...
Seven to vie for Miss SVG 2017 crown
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May 19, 2017
Contestants in this year’s Miss St Vincent and the Grenadines (Miss SVG) beauty pageant met with members of the media at the Young Island Resort las...
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May 16, 2017
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves is aiming to build the entrepreneurs of St Vincent and the Grenadines. Gonsalves expressed this sentiment during a p...
Van driver shot and killed
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May 16, 2017
Andy “Fox” Garrick, the 45-year-old chauffeur who was shot and killed in Ottley Hall last week Thursday, May 11, has been described as a quiet ind...
BHS shows appreciation to nine twins
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May 12, 2017
The Bethel High School Student Council showed appreciation to the nine sets of twins who attend the institution, as part of the Child Month activities...
Vincentians now paying more for LPG
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May 12, 2017
V incentians are now paying more for cooking gas, in one case $28 more for a 95 pound cylinder. The increases took effect two days ago and, according ...
Vincy Mas 2017 launches in fine style
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May 9, 2017
The 40th anniversary of our local carnival, Vincy Mas, is promising to be a special event, as the Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) has assured t...
T&T retain women’s Super-50 cricket title
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May 5, 2017
Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) resolutely defended their 164 runs, to earn a 21-run victory over Barbados and retain the Women’s Regional Super-50 title ...
Employers urged to pay workers correct wages
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May 5, 2017
Employers who refuse to pay persons the correct wages under the Government’s new minimum wage increase rates can find themselves in hot water. “We...
Murder charges dropped
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April 28, 2017
The two men accused of the shooting murder of 10-month-year-old Mozari Lee and the attempted murder of his parents Mozart Lee and Shelly-Ann Durham we...
Leeward youths win FLOW skills-based competition
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April 25, 2017
Diel Spring of the St Martin’s Secondary School (SMSS) and Joel “Otty” Quashie of the St Vincent Grammar School (SVGS) will represent this count...
Easterval on the decline – residents
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April 25, 2017
A number of residents of the Grenadine island of Union are upset about what they consider the downhill course that the annual Easterval festival is ta...
DPP,  lawyer clash in Luzette King’s case
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April 25, 2017
The case against political activist Luzette King was adjourned ‘sine die’ yesterday, after her lawyers, Israel Bruce and Shirlan ‘Zita’ Barnwe...
St Lucia recaptures 2017 Miss Easterval crown
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April 21, 2017
Miss St Lucia Bernella Velinor is thrilled to take the 2017 Miss Easterval crown back to St Lucia. “I feel so excited to take the crown back home. I...
Time to move vendors off streets – Francis
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April 21, 2017
The time has come for all 385 persons who vend in Kingstown to be taken off the streets and sidewalks of the capital and put in “more comfortable”...
Are police afraid to patrol Ottley Hall?
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April 21, 2017
Some residents of the Ottley Hall community believe the police stationed in the area are afraid to be there, as they hardly venture out of the police ...
Teen boy swept away by raging waves
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April 13, 2017
Antoinette Rodgers, a Chester Cottage mother who lost her son in a freak drowning accident last Thursday, received the closure she prayed for on Tuesd...
WPP beneficiaries  tell touching stories
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April 13, 2017
There was hardly a dry eye to be found in the audience last Friday, as beneficiaries gave testimonies about how their lives had been touched by the li...
Glossy Bay Marina opens in Canouan
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April 13, 2017
With the opening of the $250 million Glossy Bay Marina on Canouan, the bar has been raised for future marina development in the southern and eastern C...
Shoinna rewarded for achieving against odds
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April 13, 2017
Shoinna Ellus Stewart, a former student of the Campden Park Secondary School (Bethel High School), has been described as someone who epitomizes the Ed...