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September 25, 2009
Prime Minister Dr.Ralph Gonsalves has taken a snipe at veteran politician Sir James Mitchell for statements he made one week ago when he re-entered th...
New ballot boxes for referendum
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September 25, 2009
When Vincentians go the polls in two months time to decide whether or not to adopt the proposed constitution or keep the old one, their YES or NO answ...
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September 18, 2009
The organizer of the Scriptural Search - Secondary School Bible Quiz (SSBQ) has announced the awards for its 2nd Anniversary in November.{{more}} Joel...
Prospect man collects Digicel cheque for $5,000
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September 18, 2009
18.SEP.09 It’s not often persons get money handed to them just like that, but that’s exactly what happened to Emmanuel Cuffy, thanks to Digicel.{{...
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September 18, 2009
Justice Adrian Saunders will be the guest speaker when the local chapter of Partners of the Americas holds its first annual general meeting since its ...
Union Island Secondary gets new building
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September 18, 2009
Like most young people returning to school after the summer holidays, the students of the Union Island Secondary School were excited about their first...
Browne wins essay competition
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September 18, 2009
Shaquille Browne intends to put his new HP netbook to good use. Browne, a fifteen-year-old fourth form student of the Thomas Saunders Secondary School...
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September 18, 2009
FirstCaribbean International Bank has made the first contribution to the rebuilding fund for the St. Jude’s Hospital in St. Lucia, which was severel...
Lime appoints new company heads
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September 18, 2009
LIME, the Caribbean’s full-service telecoms provider, has appointed Milton Brady as Chief Commercial Officer and David Crawford as Chief Operating O...
SVG Tourism Authority hosts mini trade show
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September 18, 2009
More than 20 stakeholders in this country’s tourism industry were host to tour operators from the United Kingdom (UK) and this country’s UK Market...
Casson Hill accidents raising concern
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September 18, 2009
The head of the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force Traffic Department is expressing concern about the number of motor vehicular acciden...
Fast Ferry service set  to sail off in October
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September 18, 2009
The region’s new fast ferry service is expected to be operating at 90 per cent capacity within three months. BEDY Oceanlines, operator of the new se...
Vincentians remember victim of 9/11 attack
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September 18, 2009
The eighth annual memorial service for the lone Vincentian killed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States was held last Frid...
Lawyers advised to put others before self
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September 18, 2009
Lawyers in St. Vincent and the Grenadines were reminded this week that their first professional duty is service to other.{{more}} Priest at St. Matthe...
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September 18, 2009
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves is finding it difficult to forgive those who were convicted for killing his friend, former Prime Minister of Grenad...
Electoral Office ready for the vote
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September 18, 2009
We will be ready! That was the assurance of Supervisor of Elections Sylvia Findlay-Scrubb, as she updated SEARCHLIGHT on the preparations of the Elect...
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September 18, 2009
No matter how much he is criticised, Sir James Mitchell does not intend to change his opinion about the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).{{more}} “I...
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September 11, 2009
Businesses in St. Vincent and the Grenadines will soon be recognized for excellence in their respective industries. These businesses will be honored i...
10 customers take Digicel’s EC$1,000
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September 11, 2009
Smiles and gratitude were the order of the afternoon last Friday when 10 persons walked out of Digicel’s Corporate Offices on James Street, each EC$...
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September 11, 2009
When the history of this country is written, full telecommunications service provider LIME will be remembered for the invaluable contribution made in ...
SVGSIF conducts capacity building workshops
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September 11, 2009
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Social Investment Fund (SVGSIF) will be hosting a series of capacity building workshops during the month of Septemb...
Trinidad and Tobago posse enjoys SVG visit
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September 11, 2009
The eco-tourism product in St. Vincent and the Grenadines was given two thumbs up by a group of Trinidad and Tobago adventurists who visited recently ...
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September 11, 2009
Terrance Charlemagne of St. Lucia has been elected Chairman of the Eastern Caribbean Co-operative Central Ltd (ECCCL).{{more}} Charlemange was elected...