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Rubis gives back to its customers
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February 9, 2018
Rubis SVG, in their continued efforts to deepen customer relationships, has teamed up with SEARCHLIGHT. As a result of the collaboration, the first 50...
Rodney Small makes donation to SVGMA
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February 6, 2018
The St Vincent and the Grenadines Medical Association (SVGMA) has received a donation to assist with combating childhood cancer. Last Thursday, Rodney...
NDP being opportunistic, says PM Gonsalves
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February 6, 2018
A motion of ‘confidence’ or ‘no confidence’ is a serious issue and should not be treated in an opportunistic manner. Prime Minister Dr Ralph G...
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February 6, 2018
Caribbean Airlines (CAL) has announced the start of a non-stop service between the Argyle International Airport and the John F Kennedy International A...
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February 6, 2018
Participation by the Opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) in the 2018 Budget debate is still left to be seen. On Monday, when Minister of Finance Cam...
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February 2, 2018
A man suspected to trying to burglarize the Beachcombers Hotel was shot on Wednesday by a security guard. A release from the police said that at appro...
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February 2, 2018
While the informal ‘leader of the free world’, the United States of America (USA), regresses in its democratic practices, St Vincent and the Grena...
Lowmans Leeward bus shed gets facelift
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February 2, 2018
Early Saturday morning, January 27, members of the Rotary Club of St Vincent South cleaned and painted the old bus shed at Lowmans Leeward.  The bus...
RSVGPF Band, Embassy of ROC (Taiwan) sign MOU
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February 2, 2018
The Ministry of National Mobilization, the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) Band, along with the Embassy of the Republic of C...
Driver escapes jail time
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January 30, 2018
Renaldo Bowens saved himself from a two-month jail term by paying a $500 fine forthwith. On November 16, 2017, at the Sandy Bay public road, police of...
High expectations for this year’s PSPAF
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January 30, 2018
The 12th Primary Schools Performing Arts Festival (PRISPAF) was launched last Tuesday and is expected to produce the usual high level of performances....
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January 30, 2018
Another member of the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) has added his name to the ever growing list of police officers with un...
Man found dead on Sion Hill beach
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January 30, 2018
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 32-year-old Omar Millington. The body of Millington, a former resident of Glen, bu...
Public servants pay is 48% of revenue
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January 30, 2018
Forty-eight cents of every revenue dollar collected in 2018 will be spent on the compensation of public servants. “This is significant. As a governm...
More health workers receive FETP training
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January 26, 2018
More frontline health workers are being trained in the area of field epidemiology, to meet the growing need for disease surveillance and case investig...
Two long-standing  Digicel customers win big
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January 26, 2018
Generally viewed as the hardest month of the year, January is now a lot easier for two very lucky Digicel customers, who on Friday, January 19, walked...
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January 26, 2018
The New Democratic Party (NDP) steps up its outreach to the people of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) with a public meeting at Heritage Square on ...
Pompey now presiding over District Two courts
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January 26, 2018
Magistrate Bertie Pompey, who formerly sat at the Kingstown Magistrate’s Court, will now preside over the Georgetown, Colonarie, Biabou and Mesopota...
Renwick Rose  celebrates 70th birthday
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January 26, 2018
A small celebration was held on January 20 to mark the 70th birthday of Searchlight co-founder, columnist and director Renwick Rose. The party, held a...
Ace Hardware opens new tile showroom
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January 26, 2018
Persons in the market for tiles may now shop in improved ambiance at Ace Hardware on Bay Street. On Monday, Ace opened their new tile section and Debb...