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ECCB, OECS strengthening collaboration
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April 8, 2016
The Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), Timothy N J Antoine and the director general of the OECS Commission, Dr Didacus Jules, alon...
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April 8, 2016
In conjunction with Dr Eric Audain, Liz Clayton, and the Vincentian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (VSPCA), three US veterinarians a...
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April 8, 2016
Trained teachers who are also university graduates now have the opportunity to work in Taiwan as English teachers. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tr...
Lawyer says talk show host will not apologize
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April 8, 2016
The claim by candidate for the New Democratic Party (NDP) Benjamin ‘Ben’ Exeter that radio talk show host Dwight ‘Bing’ Joseph defamed him has...
Persons upset over painted wall at Sion Hill
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April 8, 2016
A number of persons have expressed dismay over the painting in white, by telecommunications company FLOW, of the stone wall that runs along both sides...
Firebug hits city again
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April 8, 2016
Fire-fighters have been commended for expeditiously combating a fire at the building that formerly housed the treasury department in the early hours o...
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April 8, 2016
A young woman is dead as a result of drowning. As we were about to go to press yesterday, SEARCHLIGHT received reports that Maria George, a 23-year-ol...
Bryan Adams founds preservation fund in SVG
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April 5, 2016
Environmental conservation in St Vincent and the Grenadines is set to receive a much needed boost with the launch of the SVG Preservation Fund (SVGPF)...
Vincentian launches lipstick line ‘Rici’
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April 5, 2016
Vincentian born Caricia Taylor hopes that the launch of her lipstick line ‘Rici’ would be well received by the public. The 24-year-old former resi...
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April 5, 2016
Teachers are expected to converge at Frenches House in capital Kingstown today, April 5, for the 19th biennial convention of the St Vincent and the Gr...
Thomas makes  presentation in Cuba
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April 5, 2016
The Embassy of St Vincent and the Grenadines in Havana, Cuba, recently hosted what has been described as a “magnificent presentation” by chair of ...
Belair fisherman bags 400-pound grouper
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April 5, 2016
When Belair resident Eustace ‘Santa’ Vincent went diving last Wednesday, never in his wildest imagination did he think he would catch a 400-pound ...
Rubis customers delighted with promotion
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April 1, 2016
Rubis customers continue to show their appreciation to the fuel supplier for the free SEARCHLIGHT newspaper presented to them for free, over the past ...
SVGS Young Leaders  mentor Liberty Lodge Boys
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April 1, 2016
The St Vincent Grammar School Young Leaders visited the Murray’s Village community and Liberty Lodge Boys Training Centre on Saturday, March 19. The...
Mayreau fishermen conduct ‘Rescue at sea’
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April 1, 2016
Several fishermen and the Mayreau Patrol were involved in a ‘rescue at sea’ simulation on Saturday, March 26, 2016. The purpose of the exercise wa...