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Agriculture officials looking at nutmeg and spices industry
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Agriculture officials looking at nutmeg and spices industry
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January 22, 2013
Acting Deputy Chief Agricultural Officer, Lesley Grant, says the establishment of a nutmeg and spices industry here is a “good financial and economi...
Venezuelan Embassy’s conference room named in honour of Joseph Chatoyer
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Venezuelan Embassy’s conference room named in honour of Joseph Chatoyer
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January 22, 2013
The conference room at the Venezuelan Embassy here was on Friday named in honour of Joseph Chatoyer, this country’s National Hero.{{more}} And forme...
SVG ranks in Digital Detox category of Wellness travel trends – 2013
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SVG ranks in Digital Detox category of Wellness travel trends – 2013
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January 22, 2013
The “Top 10 Wellness Travel Trends of 2013” report features St Vincent and the Grenadines under the Digital Detox category, number three on the li...
Eustace calls on  Government, NIS to explain recent changes
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Eustace calls on Government, NIS to explain recent changes
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January 22, 2013
More public awareness is needed because of the recent changes in employee and employer contributions to the National Insurance Services (NIS) and the ...
PM offended by use of expressions ‘rent seeking’ and ‘patronage’ in document
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PM offended by use of expressions ‘rent seeking’ and ‘patronage’ in document
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January 22, 2013
The use of the expressions “rent seeking” and “patronage” in a document about economic growth in the Caribbean has been critcised by Prime Min...
SVGTU not happy with treatment of school head
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SVGTU not happy with treatment of school head
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January 22, 2013
Former president of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers Union (SVGTU), Ronald Clarke, is quiet about his latest appointment, which the union sa...
Cause of death of newborn baby found in garbage still unknown – Police
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Cause of death of newborn baby found in garbage still unknown – Police
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January 18, 2013
Two weeks after the lifeless body of a baby was discovered in a garbage bin in Kingstown, police are still clueless as to the cause of death, and the ...
Woman wins free  groceries for a year at Super J supermarkets
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Woman wins free groceries for a year at Super J supermarkets
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January 18, 2013
Lucinda Franklyn is the grand prize winner of free groceries for one year from Super J IGA Supermarkets and Save A Lot.{{more}} Franklyn, who won the ...
Seventh Day Adventists donate items to needy
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Seventh Day Adventists donate items to needy
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January 18, 2013
An estimated EC$3,000 worth of canned and dried goods was donated to various institutions on Tuesday, by the Seventh Day Adventist National Youth Asso...
Coastguard distributes 80 food baskets to Georgetown residents
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Coastguard distributes 80 food baskets to Georgetown residents
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January 18, 2013
The St Vincent and the Grenadines Coastguard Service recently distributed 80 food baskets to residents of Georgetown as part of their annual Food Bask...
Karib Cable supports 10th Annual Bequia Music Festival
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Karib Cable supports 10th Annual Bequia Music Festival
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January 18, 2013
Karib Cable, SVG’s only triple-play provider of Premium Cable TV, Fiber Optic Internet and telephone fixed line services continued its corporate sup...
Parliamentarians pay tribute to Morris Slater
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Parliamentarians pay tribute to Morris Slater
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January 18, 2013
As tributes pour in, following the passing of Morris Slater, the chief executive officer of the Housing and Land Development Corporation, parliamentar...
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National Science and Technology Fair scheduled for Monday
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January 18, 2013
The National Science and Technology Fair is scheduled to be held from January 21 to January 25 under the theme “Developing a Scientifically Literate...
Physically challenged youth heading back to classroom
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Physically challenged youth heading back to classroom
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January 18, 2013
The secondary school student who was paralyzed after he fell from a mango tree three years ago should be back in a classroom before the end of the ter...
Activist criticizes NDP for  ‘effortless action’ towards Save Nice Radio appeal
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Activist criticizes NDP for ‘effortless action’ towards Save Nice Radio appeal
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January 18, 2013
Social activist Junior Bacchus has criticized the leadership of the New Democratic Party (NDP) for what he describes as “effortless action” on the...
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LIAT aborts flight
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January 18, 2013
Up to press time Wednesday, officials of regional airline LIAT, were not able to say what caused a flight leaving the E.T. Joshua Airport to abort tak...
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Public servants pursuing undergraduate degrees to get $1,000 grant
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January 18, 2013
Public servants pursuing undergraduate degrees will be provided with assistance in the form of a $1,000 grant this year.{{more}} As he made his Budget...
Abandoned boats eyesore at  Canash Beach
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Abandoned boats eyesore at Canash Beach
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January 18, 2013
Canash Beach, a popular recreational spot on St Vincent’s southeastern coast, is seemingly becoming a dumping ground for wrecked and abandoned ships...
Changes being made in juvenile justice system
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Changes being made in juvenile justice system
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January 18, 2013
Frederick Stephenson, Minister of National Mobilization, Social Development, Family, Persons with Disability and Youth, has said that the move to refo...
Activist ready to begin 2013 anti-violence drive
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Activist ready to begin 2013 anti-violence drive
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January 18, 2013
Determined to stamp out crime and violence from the Vincentian community, Nailah John and her organization Leave Out Violence In SVG (LOVNSVG), for 20...
RC school ‘not introducing a fee’
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RC school ‘not introducing a fee’
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January 18, 2013
The money which the parents of pupils attending the St Mary’s Roman Catholic School have been asked to pay is not a fee, but a monetary contribution...
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Gonsalves is not the right man for the job at this time – Eustace
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January 18, 2013
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves is not the right man for the job at this time.{{more}} Arnhim Eustace, Leader of the Opposition, made the comment du...
Energy potential near La Soufriere volcano – PM
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Energy potential near La Soufriere volcano – PM
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January 18, 2013
Hot water near La Soufriere volcano is the “real game-changer” in this country’s pursuit of sources of renewable and efforts to reduce electrici...
‘Devoted public servant’ Morris Slater passes
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‘Devoted public servant’ Morris Slater passes
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January 18, 2013
General Manager of the Housing and Land Development Corporation (HLDC) Morris Slater died in New York on Tuesday.{{more}} The announcement of Slaterâ€...
Eustace calls on government to be honest about deficit budget
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Eustace calls on government to be honest about deficit budget
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January 18, 2013
Leader of the Opposition Arnhim Eustace has expressed the view that something needs to be done about the issue of the government presenting a deficit ...
Shanika Small’s mother still awaiting answers
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Shanika Small’s mother still awaiting answers
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January 18, 2013
Despite providing the police with two blood samples for DNA testing in connection with a decomposed body believed to be that of Shanika Small, Sheryl ...
PS: We cannot dictate to government assisted schools
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PS: We cannot dictate to government assisted schools
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January 18, 2013
The Ministry of Education has no authority to stop the management of the St Mary’s Roman Catholic School from asking parents of pupils who attend th...
Rotaract Club’s One Wish project donates to deprived families
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Rotaract Club’s One Wish project donates to deprived families
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January 15, 2013
Close to 30 underprivileged families in Georgetown and surrounding communities were presented with food baskets recently, as part of the Rotaract Club...
Leafless banana plant continues to strive
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Leafless banana plant continues to strive
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January 15, 2013
Another week has passed and the felled banana plant that has no leaves continues to strive at the home of SEARCHLIGHT reporter Audwin Andrews.{{more}}...
Police Co-operative Credit Union  celebrating 10 years
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Police Co-operative Credit Union celebrating 10 years
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January 15, 2013
The St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Co-operative Credit Union Ltd will celebrate its 10th anniversary on January 16.To mark the occasion, the cre...
St Vincent Grammar School Young Leaders say: ‘Be the change’
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St Vincent Grammar School Young Leaders say: ‘Be the change’
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January 15, 2013
The St Vincent Grammar School officially launched their Young Leaders project yesterday, after a one-year hiatus from the RBC Young Leaders Programme....
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Mother, 21, calls on cop to pay up child support
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January 15, 2013
A 21-year-old woman wants the cop who fathered her son to stick up to his responsibilities. Javorne Stapleton told SEARCHLIGHT yesterday that her sonâ...
Couple renews vows 50 years after first ‘I do’
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Couple renews vows 50 years after first ‘I do’
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January 15, 2013
After 50 years of marriage, Winston Arthur Richards, and Clarista Johanna Richards say they are as much in love as the first time they met, and are lo...
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National Heroes Advisory Committee meets today
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January 15, 2013
The National Heroes Advisory Committee will meet today in their second regular session, a release from the committee says.The quest for another Nation...
Delpesche chides police officer
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Delpesche chides police officer
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January 15, 2013
Prosecutor at the Serious Offences Court Adolphus Delpesche is calling on police officers to apply themselves better to their duties.{{more}} Last Tue...
Hadaway elated to be accorded MBE title
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Hadaway elated to be accorded MBE title
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January 15, 2013
Deputy Commissioner of Police Reynold Adolphus Hadaway says he was “dumbfounded and elated” to learn that he has been accorded the title of Member...
Combating cyber-crime high on government’s agenda
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Combating cyber-crime high on government’s agenda
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January 15, 2013
The government’s legislative agenda this year will focus heavily on countering cyber-crime, Governor General Sir Frederick Ballantyne said in the Th...
Invest SVG to hold two-day seminar on Export Readiness
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Invest SVG to hold two-day seminar on Export Readiness
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January 15, 2013
To kick start the new year, Invest SVG is offering local businesses involved in exporting and those desirous of doing so an opportunity to gain inform...
Bomb threat pranks, nothing to joke about – PS of Health
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Bomb threat pranks, nothing to joke about – PS of Health
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January 15, 2013
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health Luis de Shong says he believes that the person(s) who continue to call in bomb threats have taken a joke...
‘It’s a good thing that no one was hurt’ – Managing Director
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‘It’s a good thing that no one was hurt’ – Managing Director
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January 15, 2013
There were no reports of the loss of life or serious damage following a fire on Saturday on-board the ferry Admiral II.{{more}} The incident occurred ...
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Bedside registration at hospital soon – Deputy Registrar
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January 15, 2013
In an effort to combat the problem of delinquent mothers who refuse to register their newborn babies, the registry department will soon implement beds...
CXC, SVG education  officials discuss Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment
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CXC, SVG education officials discuss Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment
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January 15, 2013
Chief Education Officer Lou-Anne Gilchrist says that the soon to be introduced Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment is nothing to be afraid of.{{more}} G...
‘The Wind That Blows’ looks at Bequia’s proud past
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‘The Wind That Blows’ looks at Bequia’s proud past
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January 15, 2013
The National Trust is facilitating next Monday the screening in Kingstown of a documentary film that depicts life in Bequia 23 years ago.{{more}} “â...
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We will still pursue CBI says Opposition Leader Dr Friday
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We will still pursue CBI says Opposition Leader Dr Friday
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July 31, 2025
LEADER OFTHE OPPOSITION New Democratic Party (NDP), Dr Godwin Friday, said despite the several negative issues that have been revealed about the Citiz...
Post-Beryl income support to continue into August – PM
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Post-Beryl income support to continue into August – PM
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July 31, 2025
THE GOVERNMENT has dispersed almost EC$30 million since January 2025 in assistance to households in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. This, according ...
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Designs completed for East St George Secondary School
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July 31, 2025
THE PRELIMINARY DESIGNS are completed, paving the way for actual work to begin on the construction of a secondary school in the constituency of East S...
New initiative being introduced to ease transportation woes for vulnerable citizens
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New initiative being introduced to ease transportation woes for vulnerable citizens
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July 31, 2025
THE GOVERNMENT IS soon to introduce a transportation initiative to ease the transportation woes of people needing dialysis treatment, as well as the e...
Five recipients of Teachers Credit Union scholarship urged to be role models
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Five recipients of Teachers Credit Union scholarship urged to be role models
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July 31, 2025
THE TEACHERS Cooperative Credit Union (TCCU) has added five students to the list of 31 who receive scholarship support through their secondary and ter...

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