News

More Vincies getting tested
News
searchlight 
August 31, 2007
More Vincentians are voluntarily being tested for HIV, recently released numbers show. In 2006, there was a close to seventeen percent increase over 2...
Successful Vacation Bible school ends
News
searchlight 
August 31, 2007
A very successful one-week Vacation Bible School (VBS) organized by the Kingstown Church of Christ came to an end on Friday, August 17. The school, wh...
News
searchlight 
August 31, 2007
The Organization of American States (OAS) has awarded scholarships for academic study to eight (8) outstanding scholars of St. Vincent and the Grenadi...
News
searchlight 
August 31, 2007
There is no threat of a strike by teachers, just yet, that is, because they have voted to accept the final draft report of the reclassification proces...
News
searchlight 
August 31, 2007
There seems to be a sudden upsurge in the number of reports of stolen livestock here, and agriculture officials are again expressing their concern.{{m...
C&W youths told to use tech tool
News
searchlight 
August 31, 2007
This year, 315 students and eight retirees were able to benefit from Cable & Wireless’s Internet Summer School.{{more}} Speaking at the school’s c...
Songs of freedom fill Heritage Square
News
searchlight 
August 31, 2007
“Moving Humanity Across the Ocean - Creating History and a New Civilization.” That was the theme of the concert held last Friday at Heritage Squar...
Science students not properly prepared
News
searchlight 
August 31, 2007
Something went horribly wrong this year for students who wrote Mathematics and the Science subjects at the Cambridge International Advanced level Exam...
News
searchlight 
August 31, 2007
by Cerlian “Maff” Russell 31.AUG.07 Small Business Enterprises (SBE’s) in SVG continue to make a major contribution to the social and economic d...
ILO holds consultation on the fishing sector
News
searchlight 
August 31, 2007
Representatives from the Ministry of Labour, the fishing industry, and employees and employers’ unions, converged at the Peace Memorial Hall last Th...
News
searchlight 
August 31, 2007
Digicel is reassuring customers that the company continues to provide a top quality service, which is a lot better than that offered by its competitio...
News
searchlight 
August 31, 2007
31.AUG.07 JUNE 2007 The Consumer Price Index for the month of June 2007 registered a 0.8 percent decrease over the previous month. The All Items Index...
High praises for the NCB
News
searchlight 
August 31, 2007
To date, over 800 persons have been beneficiaries of the National Commercial Bank (NCB) Micro Enterprise Loan Programme, to the tune of $4.5 million. ...
GECCU rewards students with scholarships
News
searchlight 
August 24, 2007
Another institution has recognized the outstanding achievements of children and has contributed to their learning experience. The General Employees Co...
Rotaracters entertain the elderly
News
searchlight 
August 24, 2007
The Rotaract Club of Kingstown brought sunshine to the lives of Residents of the Riverview Medical Centre recently. On Sunday, August 19, members of t...
Lucky Belvedere man wins Digicel phone
News
searchlight 
August 24, 2007
Local mobile telecommunications provider Digicel has made Ewan Martin of Belvedere, the lucky recipient of a Sony Ericsson J100i hand set.{{more}} Mar...
News
searchlight 
August 24, 2007
Women from across the nation are expected to converge at the Hope for Life Restoration Ministries in Arnos Vale, as the church hosts its first ever wo...
News
searchlight 
August 24, 2007
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has proposed the formation of a Parliamentary Commission to deal with among other things, the responsibilities of th...
New Wages Council launched
News
searchlight 
August 24, 2007
Cabinet has given the Wages Councils until December 2007 to prepare and submit their recommendations on minimum wages in St.Vincent and the Grenadines...
20 given Agriculture scholarships
News
searchlight 
August 24, 2007
With the decline in the banana industry, the agricultural sector has been hit a hard economic blow. But the government of this country continues to co...
Consumers to pay more for pork
News
searchlight 
August 24, 2007
By Omesha Spence 24.AUG.07 Friday Night Barbecue may soon cost more, as the price of pork products is expected to increase.{{more}} Nigel Greaves, Dir...
Miller brothers looking for the cutting edge
News
searchlight 
August 24, 2007
A major shake-up is in the making for the clothing and apparel industry in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). Come end of September, Norris and Noel...
Striders award scholarships to two students
News
searchlight 
August 24, 2007
The Striders Cultural and Social Club has once again contributed to their community. Last week Thursday, the club awarded scholarships to two students...
More Vincentian students off to Taiwan
News
searchlight 
August 24, 2007
The new batch of students going off to universities in Taiwan will bring the total number of Vincentians studying in that Asian country to 24.{{more}}...
Dr. Ballantyne gives back to schools, library
News
searchlight 
August 24, 2007
A former student of the St. Vincent Grammar School last week donated copies of a book of poems to his Alma Mater, its sister school and the Kingstown ...
Common Entrance Exam write-off excels at CSEC
News
searchlight 
August 24, 2007
After two unsuccessful attempts at the Common Entrance Examinations, 17-year-old Ronnie Richardson is evidence that Universal Secondary Education reap...
News
searchlight 
August 24, 2007
Eighteen teachers have received scholarships from the government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines under the Basic Education two (2) project financed ...
Sharina passes twelve at CXC
News
searchlight 
August 24, 2007
by Omesha Spence 24.AUG.07 Sharina DeFreitas is proud of her outstanding performance at the 2007 CXC Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate examina...
Grammar School Head happy with exam results
News
searchlight 
August 24, 2007
Frank Jones, Principal of the St.Vincent Grammar School, is satisfied with his schools performance in this year’s Caribbean Examination Council (CXC...
Girls’ High School continues to soar
News
searchlight 
August 24, 2007
An environment of towering expectations, high standards and a spirit of competitiveness have taken the Girls’ High School to a realm of academic ach...
Pastor’s son tops for Grammar School
News
searchlight 
August 24, 2007
Leon Walters of North Union is the St.Vincent Grammar School top performer in the 2007 Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) Caribbean Secondary Educati...
News
searchlight 
August 24, 2007
Three Vincentians were nabbed in a drug bust in Antigua on Wednesday, August 15, 2007.{{more}} On Monday, August 20, Ray Bailey, 41; Dwight Bibby, 31;...