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August 9, 2016
The Amended Cybercrime Bill, which is being proposed to Parliament was distributed to Parliamentarians yesterday. SEARCHLIGHT obtained a copy of the a...
PM Gonsalves turns 70
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August 9, 2016
The nation bid a happy 70th birthday to Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves yesterday, with several persons greeting him with calls to radio stations an...
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August 5, 2016
The ‘Adopt a Classroom’ programme, which was officially launched on July 29, signals the official start of the Zero Hunger Trust Fund. Minister of...
Vincentians graduate from Cuban universities
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August 5, 2016
Ten newly qualified young Vincentians are set to give an injection to the human resource pool of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), courtesy the SVG...
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August 5, 2016
The Vincy Day Committee (VDC) will on Saturday, August 13, holds its annual food sale, but this year it will be at a new venue. The venue for this yea...
257 participate in Obstacle Colour Run
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August 5, 2016
This year, Emancipation Day saw one of the largest, most exciting and most colourful physical activities this country has ever seen. The SVG National ...
CIBC FirstCaribbean mobile app a hit
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August 5, 2016
CIBC FirstCaribbean’s mobile banking app for smartphones has proven a big hit with thousands of customers of the regional bank with a 4.8 rating in ...
NLA launches new app, website
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August 5, 2016
The National Lotteries Authorities (NLA) has launched their new website and NLA application (app), after their website had been down for about a year....
Rodriguez was not forced out – CDC
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August 5, 2016
Chair of the Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) Dennis Ambrose said on Wednesday that the CDC is sorry to see Cheryl Rodriguez resign as chairpers...
Three Vincentian men rescued at sea
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August 5, 2016
Three Vincentians were rescued at sea by two motor vessels within a week in July. Rescued are Junior De Roche, 18 years, of Union Island and Bradley D...
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July 29, 2016
The Save the Children Fund (VINSAVE) formerly CANSAVE, is reflecting on the beginnings of the organization. Fifty-three years ago on July 24, 1963, th...
CSR 23rd Annual Congress held in SVG
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July 29, 2016
The Caribbean Society of Radiologists (CSR) held its 23rd Annual Congress in St Vincent and the Grenadines this past weekend. Attended by 46 delegates...
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July 29, 2016
The 2016 Art Programme, organized by Youlou Arts Foundation, has begun. The programme started on Monday, July 18 and will end August 3. The programme ...
Wetty Beatz wins  2016 Breakout Artiste
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July 29, 2016
Phillip ‘Wetty Beatz’ Bastien is the Carnival Development Corporation’s (CDC) Breakout Artiste for 2016. The CDC announced Bastien as the winner...
FLOW rewards four lucky customers
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July 29, 2016
Recently, four lucky FLOW customers received some much welcomed cash. The four, Anita Ralph, Suzette May, O’Kelly Roberts and Wendy Ann Peterson, al...
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July 29, 2016
A comprehensive analysis and assessment of the suitability of fees charged by commercial banks in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) is to be...