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We stand in solidarity with the Cuban people
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We stand in solidarity with the Cuban people
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May 10, 2022
SEARCHLIGHT would like to convey our condolences to the government and people of Cuba for the loss of life, many injuries, suffering and material loss...
Residents resume mining aggregate at Richmond Beach
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Residents resume mining aggregate at Richmond Beach
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May 10, 2022
Story and photos by Robertson Henry FOR ALMOST FOUR decades, she trekked to the Richmond beach in the wee hours of the morning to mine aggregate, earn...
Government to give up $3 million to provide subsidies
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Government to give up $3 million to provide subsidies
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May 6, 2022
The government has committed to losing at least EC$3 million of its revenue over the next three months, as it attempts to implement measures that will...
World Bank to close  financing gap to build Acute Referral Hospital
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World Bank to close financing gap to build Acute Referral Hospital
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May 6, 2022
Government is confident that it will be able to break ground on the Acute Referral Hospital in Arnos Vale by January 2023, now that the World Bank has...
Georgetown woman transforms her life by making coconut oil
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Georgetown woman transforms her life by making coconut oil
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May 6, 2022
Making and selling coconut oil has certainly changed the living circumstances of Denise Richards. The Georgetown resident is gaining her independence ...
Cousins killed following incident at football match
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Cousins killed following incident at football match
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May 6, 2022
A family is mourning the loss of two of their own who were shot multiple times by unknown assailant(s) on the night of Friday, April 29. Kishroy Duke,...
Spike in homicides ‘entirely unacceptable’ – PM
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Spike in homicides ‘entirely unacceptable’ – PM
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May 6, 2022
The spate of homicides over the last weekend is “entirely unacceptable,” according to Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves. Gonsalves, who is also this ...
PM Gonsalves to youths: ‘jail is not a joke’
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PM Gonsalves to youths: ‘jail is not a joke’
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May 6, 2022
Many of the guns used to commit crimes in St Vincent and the Grenadines, come mainly from the United States of America. This claim was made by Ministe...
DPP asks for update on Que  Pasa’s appeal to Privy Council
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DPP asks for update on Que Pasa’s appeal to Privy Council
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May 6, 2022
Antonio ‘Que Pasa’ Gellizeau is again before the court as the crown keeps on top of the status of an appeal on his money laundering conviction before ...
Sis Martha encourages graduands to be SJCK ambassadors (+Video)
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Sis Martha encourages graduands to be SJCK ambassadors (+Video)
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May 6, 2022
Principal of the St Joseph’s Convent, Kingstown (SJCK), Sister Martha Sebastien has urged the graduating class of 2022 to “be the light through the st...
Call for students to clean toilets by New Times caller angers SVGTU president
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Call for students to clean toilets by New Times caller angers SVGTU president
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May 6, 2022
President of the SVG Teachers Union, Oswald Robinson has dismissed a suggestion that students be made to clean the toilets at their various schools. T...
New company to revive Geothermal project
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New company to revive Geothermal project
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May 6, 2022
The government of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) is holding talks with the Canadian company, Eavor Technologies with the aim of advancing the geo...
GHS third formers take on Shafia London  Business Challenge
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GHS third formers take on Shafia London Business Challenge
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May 6, 2022
For the next three weeks, third form students at the Girls’ High School will sharpen their entrepreneurial skills, as they participate in the school’s...
Former Liat employees start online petition in their quest to receive severance pay
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Former Liat employees start online petition in their quest to receive severance pay
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May 6, 2022
Former Liat employees have launched an online petition to garner public support in their quest to receive severance payments. “Help former Liat employ...
Calder Williams eulogised as being ‘one of a kind’
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Calder Williams eulogised as being ‘one of a kind’
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May 6, 2022
Calder Williams, a former Leader of the Opposition in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), was laid to rest last Friday, April 29. The burial at the F...
SVG records highest number of fires in 10 years
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SVG records highest number of fires in 10 years
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May 6, 2022
Head of the SVG Fire Service, superintendent of police, Joel James has issued a caution for Vincentians to be extremely careful when lighting fires, a...
Police superintendent cautions SJCK students against wanting too much
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Police superintendent cautions SJCK students against wanting too much
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May 6, 2022
SUPERINTENDENT OF police, Kameicia Blake has cautioned students at the St Joseph’s Convent, Kingstown (SJCK) against wanting too much, so that it lead...
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PNP commends Venezuela’s generosity to SVG
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May 6, 2022
The People’s National Party of Jamaica has commended the Government and people of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela for their great act of generosi...
Vincentian Writer shortlisted for prestigious Literature prize
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Vincentian Writer shortlisted for prestigious Literature prize
Clare 
May 2, 2022
Vincentian writer Cecil Browne is among a number of writers from around the world who have been shortlisted for the world’s most global literature pri...
Vincentian Scholar receives prestigious MIT award
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Vincentian Scholar receives prestigious MIT award
Clare 
May 2, 2022
Abigail Scott, a 2017 national scholar and top performing female in the 2015 CSEC examinations has secured yet another academic award. Scott, a Chemis...
Chair of the Organizing Committee pleased with outcome of Royal visit
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Chair of the Organizing Committee pleased with outcome of Royal visit
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April 29, 2022
Saturday’s official visit by the Earl and Countess of Wessex was a detailed undertaking that saw preparation spanning approximately two and half month...
Child abuse video sparks outrage in SVG
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Child abuse video sparks outrage in SVG
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April 29, 2022
ON THE EVE of the celebration of Child Month, a video has surfaced on the Internet of a child being savagely beaten by an adult. Child Month will be c...
PM Gonsalves gets clean bill of health
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PM Gonsalves gets clean bill of health
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April 29, 2022
Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves has been given a clean bill of health by medical professionals in Venezuela, after having spent four days in a hosp...
SVG’s new  Ambassador  to Venezuela  to assume duties from May
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SVG’s new Ambassador to Venezuela to assume duties from May
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April 29, 2022
This country’s newly appointed Ambassador to Venezuela, Gareth Bynoe is expected to assume duties in Caracas from the first week in May. Bynoe will re...
Latest road fatality leaves many in shock
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Latest road fatality leaves many in shock
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April 29, 2022
POPULAR AND FRIENDLY Samuel Elisha Jack became the country’s most recent road fatality last weekend, leaving many in shock, including one of his close...
Opposition senator calls for permanent bridges in North Windward
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Opposition senator calls for permanent bridges in North Windward
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April 29, 2022
WHILE THE GOVERNMENT is trying to source Bailey bridges to place across three rivers in the North Windward constituency, a call has been made for the ...
Some persons trying to game the system by staying in shelters – PM
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Some persons trying to game the system by staying in shelters – PM
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April 29, 2022
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has indicated that some of the persons now housed at shelters, are not there because they are homeless. “Some people...
Reparations issue was raised with Earl of Wessex by phone – PM
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Reparations issue was raised with Earl of Wessex by phone – PM
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April 29, 2022
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has revealed that he spoke to the Earl and Countess of Wessex during their one day visit to St Vincent and the Grena...
IHS marks its 96th anniversary
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IHS marks its 96th anniversary
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April 29, 2022
The third secondary school to ever be established in this country is celebrating its 96th year of existence this month.  The Intermediate High School ...
Nikita doing herself and country well
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Nikita doing herself and country well
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April 29, 2022
by Tinique Primus   A lot of Vincentians seem to excel wherever they go and Nikita “Tynie” Seaton is one of them. The island girls is making strides i...
Friends and well wishers rallying around fire victim
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Friends and well wishers rallying around fire victim
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April 29, 2022
While police and fire officials continue to investigate the cause of a fire which destroyed the home of Delarno DuPont in Lodge Village last Saturday,...
Turtle monitors to be  deployed this nesting season
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Turtle monitors to be deployed this nesting season
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April 29, 2022
Conservation minded residents in communities along the Southern and Leeward coasts have pledged that they will monitor their beaches for the six month...
Republic of China (Taiwan) donates US$120,000 in bursaries
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Republic of China (Taiwan) donates US$120,000 in bursaries
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April 29, 2022
Schools across this country are benefiting from a generous donation of US$120,000 from the Government and people of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Th...
OT buried as he lived – humbly
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OT buried as he lived – humbly
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April 26, 2022
VETERAN BUSINESSMAN, Theophilus Olmroy Mayers, popularly known as ‘OT’ and “the little man’, was buried with the same humility in which he walked the ...
Two earn Chief Commissioner’s award
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Two earn Chief Commissioner’s award
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April 26, 2022
TWO YOUNG ladies are now revelling in the success of their hard work throughout their years as girl guides, having been bestowed what is considered th...
ILO Director-general urges urgent action to create decent work
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ILO Director-general urges urgent action to create decent work
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April 26, 2022
IN STATEMENTS to the annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank Group, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, emphasised the urgency of fostering a human...
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Acclaiming a stalwart Grenadian and regional civil society leader
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April 26, 2022
by Renwick Rose on behalf of the Grouping of Civil Society Organisations SIS. JUDY Williams - a national and regional civil society leader and icon, a...
The Earl and Countess of Wessex to visit SVG tomorrow
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The Earl and Countess of Wessex to visit SVG tomorrow
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April 22, 2022
THE EARL AND COUNTESS of Wessex will visit St Vincent and the Grenadines tomorrow, Saturday April 23 as part of the Platinum Jubilee year of Britain’s...
13 Petroglyphs get post-eruption cleaning (+video)
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13 Petroglyphs get post-eruption cleaning (+video)
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April 22, 2022
IN A BID to mitigate the impact of the April 2021 eruption of La Soufrière volcano on the nation’s petroglyphs and other historical sites, the St Vinc...
SVG asks St Lucia for  loan of Bailey Bridges
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SVG asks St Lucia for loan of Bailey Bridges
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April 22, 2022
Minister of Transport and Works, Montgomery Daniel has written to his counterpart in St Lucia, seeking for the loan of three Bailey bridges to be plac...
Commuters may have to pay higher bus fares and taxi fares
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Commuters may have to pay higher bus fares and taxi fares
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April 22, 2022
With the ongoing attacks of Russian forces in Ukraine, and the resulting increases in fuel prices globally, commuters in St Vincent and the Grenadines...
Financial support will continue for Red and Orange zone farmers
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Financial support will continue for Red and Orange zone farmers
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April 22, 2022
Farmers in the Red and Orange Zones, who have been receiving financial support from the government since the volcanic eruptions last year, will receiv...
Family receives financial help for son’s medical  expenses
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Family receives financial help for son’s medical expenses
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April 22, 2022
The family of Dorian Woodley, has expressed gratitude to all those who have been contributing towards his medical expenses. Woodley, 21, fell seriousl...
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Police officers seen on video assautling man placed on administrative leave
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Police officers seen on video assautling man placed on administrative leave
Christina 
July 2, 2025
The Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) has disclosed that the two police officers who were seen on video physically assaulting ...
Police need assistance identifying John Doe with ‘Family’, ‘Stay Alive’ tattoos
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Police need assistance identifying John Doe with ‘Family’, ‘Stay Alive’ tattoos
Christina 
July 1, 2025
The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a deceased male (John Doe) who was found in...
PM hails the fruits of the ‘Education Revolution’
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PM hails the fruits of the ‘Education Revolution’
Forrest 
July 1, 2025
The education revolution introduced by the Ralph Gonsalves-led administration following the win of his Unity Labour Party (ULP), in the 2001 general e...
Beryl Memorial today in Southern Grenadines
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Beryl Memorial today in Southern Grenadines
Forrest 
July 1, 2025
One year ago today, on July 1, 2024, Hurricane Beryl, a category five hurricane, struck St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and nearby islands, leavin...
Word to Graduating Math Teachers: Roll up your sleeves and Get to work
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Word to Graduating Math Teachers: Roll up your sleeves and Get to work
Forrest 
July 1, 2025
Educators in St Vincent and the Grenadines are being urged to do away with the approach of having students just blindly follow instructions in the tea...

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