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March 26, 2010
SOUTHEAST Development Inc. (SEDI) will hold an Open Air Palm Sunday Concert from 4 - 7 p.m. Sunday, March 28, at the Stubbs Primary School junction. T...
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March 26, 2010
Desley Enville will now have to rely on his hands to communicate after being shot in his throat last weekend.{{more}} Police are still investigating t...
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March 26, 2010
St. Vincent and the Grenadines is being given the opportunity to increase its capacity and capability in its effort to protect this country’s agricu...
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March 26, 2010
There seems to be some confusion as to the nationality of a man who holds Trinidadian and Vincentian passports.{{more}} When Winston Hillocks, a natio...
CWSA: We are not out of the woods yet
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March 26, 2010
Officials at the Central Water and Sewerage Authority (CWSA) are moving forward with its strategy of the conservation of water despite the recent rain...
Dismissed Salt Pond site workers cry foul
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March 26, 2010
Following an executive meeting today, it will be clear if the National Community Tourism Association will be taking any action in response to the dism...
Young mother still missing after two years
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March 26, 2010
It has been two years since Marsden Ashton first came to SEARCHLIGHT appealing for help in finding his missing daughter, Monifer Stephen.{{more}} Sinc...
Georgetown Music Fest a success
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March 19, 2010
The organizers of last weekend’s Georgetown Music Festival may be on to something.{{more}} The fund-raising festival drew rave reviews from the smal...
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March 19, 2010
Longstanding National Gospel Festival sponsor Digicel will be visibly missing from this year’s list of sponsors when the month of activities kicks o...
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March 19, 2010
The number of candidates sitting the 2010 January Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations more than doubled, with some 54,866 ca...
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March 19, 2010
The first in a series of DJ clashes, with EC$10,000 at stake, is set to take place tonight in Layou.{{more}} At the De Dips Hideout, DJ Bad Ways will ...
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March 19, 2010
Two hundred and fifteen years have passed since the fall of the resistance associated with Carib Chief Joseph Chatoyer, and with it the dawning of a n...
A steady down pour of rain on Heroes Day
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March 19, 2010
Whoever thought that Chief Joseph Chatoyer should not be regarded as a National Hero should probably re-think that position, as blessings came from ab...
CW Prescod celebrates Heroes Day
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March 19, 2010
Six of this country’s nation builders were honored by the students and teachers of the CW Prescod Primary School as part of their annual National He...
Disaster Preparedness Programme launched
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March 19, 2010
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Red Cross Society, in keeping with its vision of safer, more resilient communities, launched its Community-based Di...
NCB pays a visit to Community College
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March 19, 2010
On Thursday, February 11th, 2010, members of staff of the State owned National Commercial Bank (SVG) Ltd. visited the business students of Upper Six o...
Dr. Anderson launches Better Baby Care book
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March 19, 2010
Parents and guardians can now learn about their new born babies’ development through a new book “Better baby care, brighter future.”{{more}} The...
You get your money’s worth at Gourmet Food
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March 19, 2010
Shopping at Gourmet Food guarantees customers receive their money’s worth. Mark Isaacs, General Manager of Gourmet Food, shared this sentiment at th...
Toney launches new book
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March 19, 2010
Vincentian author Dr Chester Toney hopes that readers will become inspired after reading his latest work “The unapologetic quest for success.”{{mo...
Mother cries foul
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March 19, 2010
The mother of Myron Westfield believes that police investigations into her son’s death were poorly executed.{{more}} A teary-eyed Jocelyn Matthews v...
Junior Calypso Competition
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March 19, 2010
With song “Protect Your Life”, Stephanie Mascoll of the West St. George Secondary School took the first position in the Junior Calypso Competition...
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March 19, 2010
New Zealand’s Revenue Minister, Peter Dunne, has announced the signing of two new tax information exchange agreements (TIEAs), one with Dominica and...
Timmy crops launched
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March 19, 2010
In a matter of months, Vincentians will be able to feast on agro products harvested from the fields of Timmy Crops. Timmy Crops is the newest business...
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March 19, 2010
Four sewing machines were handed over to Her Majesty’s Prisons, as part of the Rotary’s Literacy and Skills Training Project in this institution. ...
LIME celebrates Kindness Day
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March 19, 2010
Telecommunications provider LIME celebrated LIME Kindness Day on March 17, and employees across the region were given time off from work to give volun...
Kings Hill Forest Reserve set ablaze
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March 19, 2010
Persons bent on maliciously setting bush fires will be dealt with according to law.{{more}} The warning comes after the Forestry Department had to res...
Work wraps on old Argyle Sugar Mill
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March 19, 2010
A team of students from the University of Hartford in Connecticut, USA, was expected to wrap up work today at the old Argyle Sugar Mill, the site of t...
Ten EC$1,000 winners with Digicel
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March 12, 2010
Marketing Manager at Digicel, Juno DeRoche, made ten persons smile on Monday when she presented each of them with a cheque for EC$1,000.{{more}} Accor...
Lion book distribution
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March 12, 2010
Seven Schools were proud recipients of books valued at US$1,200 donated by the Lions Club of Kingstown, SVG.{{more}} On Monday, March 1st and Wednesda...