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Nero family in shock after gruesome find
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September 16, 2011
Tuesday, September 13, 2011, was a day of horror and weeping for the Nero family of Redemption Sharpes.{{more}} The family was greeted with news, just...
Vincentian man stabbed to death in St. Lucia
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September 16, 2011
A family here is still reeling from shock over the stabbing death of their loved one, which took place in St Lucia on Monday, September 12.{{more}} In...
Camp Off the Grid concludes
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September 13, 2011
On Friday, September 3, Camp Off the Grid, organized and managed by Gridless SVG, concluded what that organisation sees as a career-creating project, ...
Singing with the Stars winners crowned
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September 13, 2011
Organizers of the top locally produced television program Singing with the Stars last week crowned three season one winners.{{more}} On Saturday, Sept...
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September 9, 2011
Fri, Sept 09. 2011 New findings indicate taking high doses of Zinc can cut the length of colds by almost half, according to new research.{{more}} The ...
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September 9, 2011
Jehovah’s Witnesses will hold a two-day assembly this weekend (September 10 and 11, 2011) under the theme: “Let God’s Name Be Sanctified”, bas...
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September 9, 2011
A full moon drum circle will be held at the Villa beach next Monday evening.{{more}} The event, which will be hosted by Anthony Bacchus in conjunction...
LIME’s Internet Summer School 2011 closes
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September 9, 2011
Hundreds of students and parents attended the closing ceremony of the 8th Annual LIME Internet Summer School program at the Methodist Church Hall last...
Medical students white robed
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September 9, 2011
Four Vincentians were among 30 students who were robed, and recited the Hippocratic Oath, at the 10th White Coat Ceremony of the Trinity School of Med...
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September 9, 2011
For the sixth consecutive year, Sustainable Grenadines Inc. (SusGren) is coordinating the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) in...
Deborah Dalrymple heads UWI Open Campus
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September 9, 2011
Deborah Dalrymple joined the staff of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus, on September 1, 2011, as Head, Open Campus Country Site, St...
Baptiste: Nothing comes easily…
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September 9, 2011
“Nothing comes easily. You have to stick to it and become committed.”{{more}} So says former Culture Minister René Baptise. Baptiste, who was at ...
2011 Census  extended
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September 9, 2011
The 2011 Housing and Population Census has been extended for an additional four weeks.{{more}} Chief Statistician Gatlin Roberts told SEARCHLIGHT that...
Farmers: Disease  is Ministry’s fault
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September 9, 2011
Local banana farmers are echoing the concerns of industry officials and contemplating their futures as they take another hit, this time from the leaf ...
Eustace: Adults should take some of the blame
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September 9, 2011
President of the New Democratic Party (NDP) Arnhim Eustace believes that while young people contribute to the rise in crime and violence, a finger mus...
Digicel customers in Chateau given a treat
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September 9, 2011
Children as well as a number of Digicel customers in the Chateaubelair area were given a special treat last Saturday, September 3, as Digicel’s ‘B...
Duncan wins Digicel trip
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September 9, 2011
Kathy-Ann Duncan and a friend will sometime later this year take an all expense paid trip to St. Maarten.{{more}} The trip comes compliments Digicel a...
Caribbean urged to vote for Renwick Rose
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September 9, 2011
Caribbean people are being asked to support Renwick Rose who has been nominated for the Guardian International Development Achievement award.{{more}} ...