Our Readers' Opinions
January 27, 2023
EDITOR: Regionally, student performance in Mathematics at high-stakes exams has been consistently average or below average. Coupled with this, there h...
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January 27, 2023
EDITOR: Death is something we can never get accustomed to, no matter how much we prepare for it. In most cases it leaves a void and an emptiness to so...
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January 27, 2023
EDITOR: Growing up in the 90s in SVG would always be special to me. The evolution of technology has change a lot of activities, for example there are ...
Our Readers' Opinions
January 20, 2023
EDITOR: The billionaires and multi-millionaires of this world are getting richer each day while billions on people on planet earth wallow in poverty. ...
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January 20, 2023
EDITOR: I look forward to listening to the budget debate every year and would like to be rewarded with a spirited, lively discourse on realistic expec...
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January 13, 2023
EDITOR: Please permit me a small space to register my complete perplexity and lack of comprehension of the omission of the Republic of Cuba from the g...
Our Readers' Opinions
January 13, 2023
EDITOR: As the finance minister scratches his head trying to plug the budget deficit, we too can scratch our heads trying either to cut spending or ra...
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January 13, 2023
EDITOR: The year 2023 did not start out peacefully; instead it began where the peace was disturbed because of the way in which two of our young men me...
Our Readers' Opinions
January 13, 2023
EDITOR: Education is a fluid, evolving, continually changing landscape and teachers have to keep in step with that process. Thus, the critical need fo...
Our Readers' Opinions
January 6, 2023
EDITOR: The year 2023 is already here. Sadly it started out badly with a homicide and the shooting of civilian by the police. These incidents we hope ...
Our Readers' Opinions
January 6, 2023
“Do not dispose of thy goods till the end of thy days.” EDITOR: I often heard my mother saying those words in response to the suffering of some senior...
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January 6, 2023
EDITOR: The Black Wall Street of St Vincent and the Grenadines has been destroyed. Demolished. Decimated. Desecrated. Eventually. I’d seen it coming. ...
Our Readers' Opinions
January 5, 2023
by Marlon Bute St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) is a pretty safe place. In fact, SVG is one of the safest places in the Caribbean and the World. An...
Our Readers' Opinions
December 30, 2022
Editor: They have suffered the worst punishment any employee could face. That is the loss of employment. They endured hard times, some for more than a...
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December 23, 2022
EDITOR: People frequently follow customs set by society without questioning where these time-honoured traditions originate. They assume that the world...
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December 23, 2022
EDITOR: The following letter, dated December, 6 was addressed to the Prime Minister and copied to other officials. The abuses taking place on minivans...
Our Readers' Opinions
December 23, 2022
EDITOR: The Estimates of Income and Expenditure may look good on paper but perhaps better could be done if we listen to the taxpayers. Teachers, civil...
Our Readers' Opinions
December 16, 2022
EDITOR: As the year is quickly coming to a close, and Christmas is almost here, I take this opportunity to wish everyone, including you editor, your s...
Our Readers' Opinions
December 16, 2022
EDITOR: What ever your budget, you can have a happy holiday. You can enjoy the best music by listening to the radio or the internet. If you have your ...
Our Readers' Opinions
December 16, 2022
EDITOR: I am so fed up of the ineptitude masquerading as competence in this place. Something is rotten in the Justice System in this country. It is a ...
Our Readers' Opinions
December 13, 2022
She is serving time in prison apparently for drugs that do not belong to her. Her children are left unattended and her career ruined. She could have d...
Our Readers' Opinions
December 13, 2022
As countries around the world celebrated Human Rights Day on December 10, a local human rights lawyer has called on the Government of St Vincent and t...
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December 9, 2022
Editor: The shortage of nurses here is a subject that is much discussed. This situation of course is cause for concern and efforts must be made to hav...
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December 9, 2022
Editor: SEARCHLIGHT published a press statement written by Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, titled “St Vincent and the Grenadines applauds the State of...
Our Readers' Opinions
December 6, 2022
EDITOR:When our good friend and benefactor OT Mayers passed away earlier this year, he among other things requested that no flowers or funeral service...
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December 2, 2022
EDITOR: After humans were evicted from the Mary Hutchinson primary school, the sheep and goats took over and occupied the building for upwards of five...
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December 2, 2022
EDITOR: Customer service continues to be a problem in this country. There are far too many complaints by customers most of which are truthful and not ...
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December 2, 2022
EDITOR: Having had the privilege of being a part of pension reform workshops and discussions, I strongly believe that a reform is needed for the susta...
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November 29, 2022
by: Gerelyn Desirée John I live in the wake of the King’s Hill Forest Reserve. When she slumbers, I sleep. When the sun announces the dawn she awakens...
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November 29, 2022
EDITOR: As a small, independent nation, which was once colonized by European nations, St Vincent and the Grenadines must resist any and all attempts a...
Our Readers' Opinions
November 25, 2022
Editor: Oh West Indies cricket. It has made many of us unhappy and some have lost interest in this once powerful team. Before I get further into my ar...
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November 25, 2022
November 19th, 2022, marked one year since teachers and public servants of this country were mandated to take an experimental jab. Faithful servants w...
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November 25, 2022
Editor: Allow me this space to share my concern on a matter of importance. The Levi Latham Hospital in Mespo is fenced, but, unfortunately, it does no...
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November 25, 2022
EDITOR: When Union Island was surveyed around the year 1910, the colonial authorities at the time ensured that the peasants were apportioned a small p...
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November 25, 2022
Editor: The social security scheme was set up locally as a safety net as an insurance against abject poverty. However, everything seems to be stacked ...
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November 22, 2022
by Renwick Rose Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and five of his Dominica Labour Party (DLP) candidates in the snap election called for Dece...
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November 22, 2022
EDITOR: The ocean is under siege from bandits. These bandits are running wild and their mission is to deprive fisher folk of their livelihood and to d...
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November 18, 2022
Editor: In St. Vincent and the Grenadines (“SVG”) we have a culture of sexual violence. The World Health Organization (“WHO”) in its 2002 “World Repor...
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November 18, 2022
Editor: It is important that football Leagues throughout St Vincent and the Grenadines understand the context in which [they] operate. A well-structur...
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November 18, 2022
Editor: Pastor Kelron Harry provided us with yet another exhibit of his warped biblical logic by way of the message he delivered at the SVG Christian ...
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November 18, 2022
Editor: The Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines police force must be complimented for their efforts in doing selected home search and seizing guns, am...
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November 15, 2022
EDITOR: Traditionally Union Island experienced a wet season and a dry season annually. Sufficient rain water is usually harvested during the rainy sea...
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November 11, 2022
Editor: We are in need of a kinder and gentler society. The rise in crimes of various kinds is an indication that our society is no longer a kind and ...
From the Courts, News
November 4, 2025
A teenager, who stole a Corea’s shirt from someone’s clothes line, and wore it in Massy Stores where he allegedly stole more than $100 worth of items ...
From the Courts, News
November 4, 2025
A young man who beat his baby’s mother in her face with a stick, and struck her brother while he was defending her, was remanded pending sentencing. J...
News
November 4, 2025
Leader of the Opposition New Democratic Party (NDP), Dr. Godwin Friday wants the people of St Vincent and the Grenadines to have full confidence in th...
News
November 4, 2025
Persons who want access to a top-class venue for the staging of their events now have access, at a price, to Invest SVG’s newly developed facility on ...
News
November 4, 2025
Madungo, derived from the residue of the arrowroot starch, is more than just food. “It is something steeped in our history, in our society, to which w...
