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We must right our wrongs
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We must right our wrongs
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February 21, 2025
Editor: In response to the February 12, 2025 ruling by the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal regarding the COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate case, I am deeply ...
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No convincing need for Investment Tsunami Instrumentation
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February 21, 2025
Editor: I recent read an article in your paper where the head of NEMO lamented receiving tsunami warning threats 90 minutes after the event and indica...
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Mandate Mistakes?
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February 21, 2025
Editor: According to Google, a vaccine is a preparation that provides artificial immunity to a particular disease. The safety of vaccines has been ver...
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Global transformation- the new normal
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February 21, 2025
Editor: The global reset is inexorable according to Klaus Schwab World Economic Forum Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab and his co-author Thierry Maller...
Not satisfied that no top notch cricket team will be at Arnos Vale
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Not satisfied that no top notch cricket team will be at Arnos Vale
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February 14, 2025
Editor: There would be much discussion on non-hosting of matches at Arnos Vale. St. Vincent it seems is often taken for granted. When last did we host...
National Liberation Movement disagrees with Covid-19 Appeal Court ruling
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National Liberation Movement disagrees with Covid-19 Appeal Court ruling
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February 14, 2025
The National Liberation Movement (NLM) was among several advocates against the Covid-19 mandate, for the past 3 years. At times it appeared that we ha...
Farmville Air Services needed now!
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Farmville Air Services needed now!
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February 7, 2025
Farmville Hospital promised a helicopter to transport critical patients from Union Island and other outlying areas to their premises for emergency tre...
Are we witnessing the death of the newspaper?
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Are we witnessing the death of the newspaper?
Webmaster 
February 7, 2025
Editor: I am one [of]those persons who pick up the local newspapers every Friday. In fact, my weekend is not complete unless I have all three papers t...
Motorsport Association welcomes Arnos Vale Acute Referral Hospital
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Motorsport Association welcomes Arnos Vale Acute Referral Hospital
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February 7, 2025
Editor: The Executive of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Motorsport Association (SVGMA) wishes to unequivocally disassociate itself from the views ...
Rebuilding our Communities Village by Village
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Rebuilding our Communities Village by Village
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February 4, 2025
Editor: Everything is local. For our future to be secure, we must strive to build our neighbourhoods. To guide this process, there needs to be some or...
Remembering Ken Boyea
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Remembering Ken Boyea
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February 4, 2025
Editor: I attended the official funeral for renowned entrepreneur Ken Boyea last Thursday. I think he had a great and fitting send off for a man who l...
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The Davos Disconnect
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January 31, 2025
by Deodat Maharaj (Managing Director of the United Nations Technology Bank for the Least Developed Countries) “It was the best of times; it was the wo...
Rose Bank, a village of  historical importance should be given some recognition
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Rose Bank, a village of historical importance should be given some recognition
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January 28, 2025
Editor: Rose Bank, a small community is a historical village. It is a fishing Village. It has produced persons of all professions and areas of service...
About Balliceaux and the Linley Family
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About Balliceaux and the Linley Family
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January 24, 2025
Editor: Given the comments we have seen and heard about Baliceaux and the Linley family lately, we feel it necessary to make this response. We, Anthon...
The Plight of the People of the Grenadines
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The Plight of the People of the Grenadines
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January 17, 2025
EDITOR: We have been battered, bruised, beaten, raped and robbed. In the seventh month after hurricane Beryl, it appears that we have been abandoned b...
Lift The Cuban Embargo Entirely!
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Lift The Cuban Embargo Entirely!
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January 17, 2025
Editor: I wish to whole heartedly give my support to the belated action of the Joe Biden administration in the USA to try and correct a wicked histori...
Intellectuals and the Word of God
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Intellectuals and the Word of God
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January 17, 2025
Editor: Many intellectuals have, and continue to question the bible and even the importance of God and religion. Religion is man made and operated by ...
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The Link Between Crime, Poverty, and Unemployment: A Response to Dr. Ralph Gonsalves’ Assertion
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January 16, 2025
In the December 24, 2024 issue of the Searchlight Newspaper, according to the news article entitled “Don’t blame crime on unemployment, poverty – PM”,...
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The Straightforward Solution to SVG’s National Security Issue
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January 16, 2025
As we approach the end of the year, it’s natural to shift into a reflective state of mind. We are encouraged to be grateful for how blessed we are as ...
Face lift needed for police buildings
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Face lift needed for police buildings
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January 10, 2025
Editor: Yvette Gittens, early childhood practitioner and literacy specialist is asking the government to step up in getting the police station in King...
Tribute to our dear Pearlina
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Tribute to our dear Pearlina
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January 10, 2025
Editor: The Chairman, Board of Directors and staff of Solidarity Inc. Express our deepest condolences to the relatives of our dear sister Pearlina Bap...
Cultivate productive habits
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Cultivate productive habits
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January 3, 2025
The proliferation of negative habits especially among our young people is taking a negative toll on every aspect of the fabric of our society resultin...
Congratulations, and Merry Christmas to all!
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Congratulations, and Merry Christmas to all!
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December 24, 2024
EDITOR: Season’s Greetings !!! I am delighted to say Congratulations to the Vincentian authors who have released new publications recently. Dr. Richar...
Christmas – A season of giving
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Christmas – A season of giving
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December 24, 2024
Editor: At this time of the year our focus should be on giving rather than receiving. God gave us his son, Jesus. He gave us life. Many of us also hav...
The Christmas Festivities: A perpetuation of ancient idolatrous traditions
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The Christmas Festivities: A perpetuation of ancient idolatrous traditions
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December 24, 2024
EDITOR: People frequently follow customs set by society without first questioning where these time-honoured traditions originated. They assume that th...
Celebrating Bequia through art: the work and legacy of Karen Shiman
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Celebrating Bequia through art: the work and legacy of Karen Shiman
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December 20, 2024
Editor: My name is Brian Blasingame, and I am reaching out to share a unique story that connects the breathtaking beauty of Bequia with the life and w...
Shelley has left a legacy and a sharpened sword
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Shelley has left a legacy and a sharpened sword
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December 20, 2024
EDITOR: It is with a sense of sadness and great loss that a great writer has laid down his pen, the literary sword that sliced the conscience of many ...
SVG should accede to the Inter-American Convention on the Elimination of all Forms  of Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities
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SVG should accede to the Inter-American Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities
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December 13, 2024
International Day of Persons with Disabilities was celebrated on the 3rd of December 2024. While it is true that some strides have been made in Saint ...
The Sixth Commandment says you shall not commit murder
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The Sixth Commandment says you shall not commit murder
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December 13, 2024
In this article, we will consider the sixth commandment, which can be found in Exodus 20:13. This is a very short and clear point of Yahweh’s law that...
More parental guidance needed in the home
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More parental guidance needed in the home
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December 10, 2024
Editor: Of recent times we are hearing of children committing crimes as in the case of the one that occurred at Indian Bay and now at the entrance of ...
Letter to litter bugs
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Letter to litter bugs
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December 10, 2024
Editor: Dear Mr. & Mrs. Litterbug and Family, I have cause to write to you because you are indifferent to the mess you are making of our beautiful cou...
National Liberation Movement – New party of hope
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National Liberation Movement – New party of hope
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December 6, 2024
EDITOR: The National Liberation Movement (NLM) of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the voice of change and transformation - offers itself to the peop...
To many flies at Belle Isle correctional facility
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To many flies at Belle Isle correctional facility
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December 6, 2024
EDITOR: Ever since the solid waste management unit started the landfill at Belle Isle, despite resistance by local environmentalists that contaminated...
Skin bleaching… is Black  not attractive enough?
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Skin bleaching… is Black not attractive enough?
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December 3, 2024
EDITOR: Skin bleaching is becoming popular here in SVG and other parts of the Caribbean and the world where there are Negros. Black is beautiful, and ...
Do the right thing! no cement plant at the old airport
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Do the right thing! no cement plant at the old airport
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November 29, 2024
EDITOR: Stop construction of a cement plant at the ocean-facing end of E.T Joshua Airport. I noticed some strange activity at the southern end of the ...
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Let us use technology for the right purpose
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November 15, 2024
Editor: Technology plays an important role in this modern age of development. Social media has its good and its bad. While it can be used positively, ...
Gaygay is longing to go home
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Gaygay is longing to go home
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November 15, 2024
Editor: The call was urgent. The tone of voice was very serious and demanding: “Pick up Gaygay.” It was not one to be refused. She is accustomed to de...
Harris defeated by American Dream
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Harris defeated by American Dream
Webmaster 
November 15, 2024
Editor: As a gay black Jamaican with Haitian-American relatives I wanted a different result on November 5. However, despite the positive energy genera...
The American  Presidential Election
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The American Presidential Election
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November 15, 2024
Editor: The victory by Donald Trump at the presidential election is one that is not greeted with joy in the Caribbean and by many non -whites living i...
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A time for us to reflect
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November 1, 2024
EDITOR: As the nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines celebrates its 45th anniversary of Independence this year it brings to mind that history matte...
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Saluting the Rose Bank Anglican Church
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November 1, 2024
EDITOR: The Rose Bank Anglican Church is this year celebrating one hundred years of existence. Undoubtedly that organization had over the years played...
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You must never allow duties to become too numerous for you to handle
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November 1, 2024
EDITOR: Persons live in a world where there is much work to do. They are faced with tasks that they should carry out to get done. There is the ever ke...
A new name for a new era: honouring  St Vincent’s indigenous past
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A new name for a new era: honouring St Vincent’s indigenous past
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October 24, 2024
EDITOR: As we reflect on the recent Indigenous Peoples’ Day and Independence Day, I propose that we engage in a collective discussion—both in St Vince...
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Police officers seen on video assautling man placed on administrative leave
News
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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