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Chateaubelair man found dead at home
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August 30, 2016
The decomposing body of a Chateaubelair man was found at his home yesterday morning after he had not been seen for days. Rawle Douglas, who turned 50 ...
Three shot at Roucher Bay birthday party
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August 30, 2016
Kimron Matthews, one of three men shot in Roucher Bay, Campden Park on Sunday morning, says that he would like to see the shooter punished for the rec...
Man faces several charges of deception
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August 30, 2016
More than 60 persons are currently assisting police in a case in which a Peniston man is alleged to have obtained money from them through a scam opera...
Retraction and apology
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August 26, 2016
On Friday, August 5, 2016, Interactive Media Limited, the publishers of SEARCHLIGHT, ran a story captioned “Seven charged in historic drug raid oper...
Grassroot Tennis Club sent packing
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August 26, 2016
An order to hand over the premises known to many as the Grassroot Tennis Club (GTC) at Murray’s Road has been complied with. The cessation of operat...
Businessman says he feels like shutting up shop
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August 23, 2016
Last Sunday night, shopkeeper Cornelius ‘Casa Man’ George found out the hard way that operating a business in an area known for violent crime is a...
Opposition Leader to make press statement
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August 23, 2016
There is widespread speculation among members of the public about what will be announced by Leader of the Opposition Arnhim Eustace during a press bri...
Driver was not drunk – accident victim
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August 23, 2016
Albert ‘Bat’ Williams, the surviving back seat passenger from the August 19 vehicle crash that killed 17-year-old Kiara Tiara Shortte, has denied ...
Businessman wins $242,000 lotto jackpot
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August 19, 2016
Businessman and shipping broker Wayne Crichton, who last Wednesday August 8 walked away from the National Lotteries Authority (NLA) headquarters with ...
‘I did my best… I did excellent!’
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August 19, 2016
A candidate from the Mountain View Adventist Academy (MVAA) has joined the exclusive group of regional students who have successfully written 20 or mo...
Coastguard Commander denies vessel almost sank
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August 16, 2016
Coastguard Commander Brenton Cain has denied that a coastguard vessel that was moored in the waters near the coastguard base in Calliaqua almost sank ...
Cybercrime Bill passed into law
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August 16, 2016
The Cybercrime Bill was passed into law last Friday, but not without resistance from Opposition parliamentarians. During his presentation, Prime Minis...
SVG’s Rio Olympics sojourn ends
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August 16, 2016
St Vincent and the Grenadines’ (SVG) sojourn to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has ended. The last of the hopefuls, Kineke Alexan...
Officers  not trained  to beat – Ex-COP
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August 16, 2016
While executing an arrest, police officers are allowed to use reasonable force if the person resists, but nowhere in their training are they instructe...
Shake-up in Foreign Affairs personnel announced
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August 16, 2016
This country’s diplomats have been asked to not just preside over the staff at their overseas missions, but to try their best to make a meaningful c...
‘Dougie’ slapped with 10 more charges
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August 12, 2016
Proprietor of Nice Radio (96.7 FM) Douglas ‘Dougie’ DeFreitas has been slapped with 10 additional charges in relation to statements he made on his...
Truck runs over Cane Hall woman
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August 12, 2016
A mother of three is now a patient at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (MCMH), nursing fractures to both sides of her pelvis, after she was run over ...
BSA and NSC in stand-off over user fees
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August 9, 2016
The Barrouallie Sports Association (BSA) and the National Sports Council (NSC) may be heading for a showdown over user fees for the Keartons Playing F...
SVGOC lodges  complaint with CBI
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August 9, 2016
Fuming that St Vincent and the Grenadines’ (SVG) team to the 2016 Olympics currently taking place in Brazil did not get the benefit of being shown l...
Montrose man cut down in hail of bullets
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August 9, 2016
The murder of Edinboro born, New Montrose resident Alfanzo Ellason Davy brings to mind the 1997 song by John King, “How many more?” Alfanzo, bette...
Father, son say police shot at their car
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July 29, 2016
A Queen’s Drive man and his 15-year-old son are counting their lucky stars after a run-in with law enforcement officers resulted in a bullet being f...