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February 18, 2020
Chairman of the Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) Ricardo “Ricky” Adams, is of the opinion that costumes do not have to be revealing for them to ...
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February 18, 2020
Petit Bordel resident, Vashica Pereira, a first year culinary arts student at the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College, became the first r...
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February 18, 2020
Despite the region having recorded yet another year of low economic growth, the Caribbean Development Bank is projecting that the region will record G...
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February 18, 2020
Ghana and St Vincent and the Grenadines have renewed commitments towards enhancing bilateral relations for their mutual benefits. And, in this regard,...
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February 18, 2020
Officers recently presented with Regional Security System(RSS) medals of honour for humanitarian duties in Dominica, in the aftermath of Hurricane Mar...
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February 18, 2020
This country’s Ministry of Health has described as false, statements making the rounds on social that make claims of the presence of the corona virus ...
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February 14, 2020
THE MINISTRY OF Education is said to be looking into an allegation that a teacher attached to the Kingstown Anglican School (KAS), slapped a child wit...
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February 14, 2020
A 45-YEAR-OLD Arnos Vale, Pole Yard resident says he finds it strange that the same day he was given summons to attend court, he was shot. On Tuesday,...
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February 14, 2020
ST VINCENT AND THE Grenadines, in 2019, received the largest disbursement from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) for capital projects and technical...
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February 14, 2020
THE CARIBBEAN Development Bank’s (CDB) disbursement to its borrowing member countries has increased for the fourth consecutive year. This was disclose...
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February 14, 2020
THE LEGITIMISATION of marijuana in the region should benefit its people most, rather than be dom- inated by foreign interests. That is the personal vi...
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February 14, 2020
THE GOVERNMENT of St Vincent and the Grenadines and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), have resolved the matter concerning the declaration of mis-p...
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February 14, 2020
THE YEAR 2020 will be a bumper year for projects in the constituency of West St George. And if one is to judge from the activities so far for the year...
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February 14, 2020
THE Carnival Development Corporation’s (CDC) Beauty Shows Committee (BSC) is looking at ways to develop and grow the Miss St. Vincent and the Grenadin...
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February 14, 2020
AS PART of Rubis’ continued contribution to education locally, the energy company has donated fans and white boards to the St. Joseph Convent Kingstow...
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February 14, 2020
A FREE six-month course is available for Vincentians who are interested in acquiring or improving their skills in business administration. The course,...
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February 14, 2020
THE GOVERNMENT OF St Vincent & the Grenadines has budgeted EC$99 million for sea and river defense and related works this financial year, which it bel...
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February 11, 2020
Keron Andrews, a young Vincentian national who was involved in a near-fatal accident in Tortola on February 1, is seeking the public’s assistance to p...
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February 11, 2020
Union Islanders will be celebrating the Conch industry at their first ever Conch Festival next month. The events will be hosted by the Union Island To...
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February 11, 2020
Two cell phone recordings made from inside Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) at Belle Isle, and currently making the rounds on social media, have raised conc...
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February 11, 2020
Member of Parliament for Central Kingstown, St Clair Leacock, said last week that no member of the New Democratic Party (NDP) has ever been able to ge...
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February 11, 2020
Fresh from the high of what has been described as great weekend of entertainment, organisers of the annual Bequia Music Fest, have their eyes set on t...
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February 7, 2020
This year, the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) intends to be a lot more pro-active in its approach to policing. “We have the...
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February 7, 2020
Two neighbours at LaCroix are locked in a feud that has resulted in one house being searched by the police and another allegedly being littered by dif...
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February 7, 2020
Pastor Errol Daniel and Sister Carmalie Daniel, married for 50 years, and serving in ministry for over 50, were hailed as an example to all, during a ...
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February 7, 2020
A mother of four is seeking assistance to make a better life for her children. Natalie Cabral visited SEARCHLIGHT yesterday to share her story of hard...
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February 7, 2020
Governor General, Susan Dougan, delivered her maiden Throne Speech since being appointed as this country’s head of state, outlining the Government’s p...
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February 7, 2020
Police officers to whom reports of domestic violence are reported are required by the Domestic Violence Act (2015) to investigate all reports. “Every ...
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February 7, 2020
Twelve journalists across the various media entities in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) including four members of Searchlight’s news staff, this w...
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February 7, 2020
Vendors of vegetables and ground provisions who display their produce for sale on the concrete in Kingstown, often in sweltering heat, should be in co...
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February 7, 2020
ST VINCENT and the Grenadines has limited resources as it responds to the global threat of the novel Coronavirus, but, there are plans to re-employ re...
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February 7, 2020
COMMISSIONER OF Police (COP) Colin John said that no more marijuana eradication campaigns will be carried out at this time. The Commissioner told SEAR...
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February 7, 2020
STUDENTS AT the Brighton Methodist School now have a fully refurbished library to help in the broadening of their minds. And, at the brief re-openng c...
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February 4, 2020
Persons in the tourism, hospitalities and fisheries are all set to benefit significantly from the concessions in this year’s Budget. And unlike in pre...
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February 4, 2020
This country’s Minister of Health, Luke Browne, was at the head of a four member delegation engaged in an emergency virtual meeting of CARICOM Ministe...
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February 4, 2020
A team of medical professionals from Venezuela is due to engage in a week long surgical mission for persons in St Vincent and the Grenadines with visi...
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February 4, 2020
It is suspected that a decision will be made “quite soon” on who will run in the East Kingstown constituency on the New Democratic Party (NDP) ticket....
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February 4, 2020
Coreas Distribution Limited, has contributed to the refurbishment of the Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department of the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital ...
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February 1, 2020
In the last days of her life, Arianna Taylor Israel made desperate attempts to elicit the protection of the police, making three visits to the Questel...
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January 31, 2020
While permeability of the three wells drilled for geothermal exploration have not been favourable, temperatures are said to be adequate for the extrac...
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January 31, 2020
Termites feasting on official documents at the High Court Registry should be a concern not only to the legal fraternity but to all Vincentians. This i...
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January 31, 2020
The first phase of the 400-room resort at Peter’s Hope will be completed and ready to receive guests by June this year. That assurance was given by to...
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January 31, 2020
An independent review has been carried out by a Trinidadian specialist in relation to the Sunday December 29 death of Arnott Hope at the Milton Cato M...
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April 2, 2026
THE DEPARTMENT OF Culture, in collaboration with the Peace Memorial Hall, officially unveiled the first ever large-scale sculptural mural in St.Vincen...
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April 2, 2026
PRIME MINISTER, Dr. Godwin Friday, has issued a statement addressing a series of recent incidents of violence, public disorder, and growing concerns a...
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April 2, 2026
UN SECRETARY-GENERAL Antonio Guterres, has strongly condemned an incident that led to the killing of two Indonesian peacekeepers of the United Nations...
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April 2, 2026
THE NATIONAL Society of Persons with Disabilities (NSPD) in St.Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) held its annual Melanie McKenzie Educational and Medic...
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April 2, 2026
SIX SECTIONS, ALL representing some aspects of the way Vincentians live, will be turned into costumes when the Lynx Mas Band makes it presentation for...
