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December 12, 2023
EDITOR: Every year on the 3rd of December, the international community comes together to celebrate and/or recognize International Day of Persons livin...
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December 8, 2023
EDITOR: With the increase in vehicles in St Vincent and the Grenadines, there is need for proper mechanics and parts. It is unfortunate, that with the...
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December 1, 2023
Editor: In a desperate effort to gain some support for the upcoming elections, this government is again dispensing tablet computers without doing the ...
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November 24, 2023
Editor: I am writing to express my gratitude and admiration for the recent visit by Headstart Preschool to Earth Green Produce. This initiative, aimed...
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November 24, 2023
EDITOR: The Ministry of Empowerment concerns itself with self-development, self-help, and volunteerism. It is a self-sufficient ministry that concerns...
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November 24, 2023
EDITOR: Just a few lines asking for a space to explain something in the papers. Many people think when you are baptized that you are born again. I wil...
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November 24, 2023
EDITOR: It’s simple. Altogether simple. Let’s put to rest this “mundane and narrowly focused” discussion regarding the Samoa Agreement. The Barbados M...
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November 17, 2023
EDITOR: Haughty: blatantly and disdainfully proud, showing an attitude of contempt for people perceived to be inferior. Arrogant: exaggerating one’s o...
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November 17, 2023
EDITOR: Given the state of our country today where there are so many areas in which the prevailing conditions seem to be distinctly averse to the deve...
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November 17, 2023
EDITOR: This article is to bring to the attention of Republic Bank and the general public of St Vincent, the inefficient, unprofessional staff behavio...
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November 17, 2023
EDITOR: The Independence speech by the Prime Minister offered many goodies as we would normally say and I guess many persons stand to benefit. However...
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November 10, 2023
EDITOR: The crime rate is spiralling out of control, yet no one seems to want to take responsibility. The criminals seem to pass it off as a way of li...
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November 10, 2023
Editor: It is with great pleasure that I would like to congratulate all graduating from the UWI Global campus in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) o...
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November 3, 2023
EDITOR: On our nation’s 44th Anniversary of Independence, please permit me to recognise the service of Ms Carolin de Freitas-Sawh, who has given 25 ye...
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November 3, 2023
EDITOR: We Vincentians are decidedly not at the stage of development which we ought to have achieved after 44 years of being an independent state. It ...
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October 30, 2023
by Saboto Caesar Minister of Agriculture and Rural Transformation Sunday 29th October, I attended Sunday morning Independence Day worship at two Churc...
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October 26, 2023
EDITOR: As a former teacher, I am empathizing with the worries being experienced by teachers working in the Grenadines -- genuine concerns. This relat...
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October 26, 2023
by Agnessia Cabral On October 27th,1979 SVG exhaled. The Windward breeze scales the island with its rich earthy aroma. Our lady La Soufriere sang for ...
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October 26, 2023
EDITOR: What is it that we yearn for most in a world of deception with two-tongued politicians who confuse and amuse with their highfalutin verbage an...
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October 20, 2023
Editor: A home visit by teachers to a deviant student causes a change in behaviour. Nothing special must be said or done. It is sufficient that the te...
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October 20, 2023
EDITOR: Friday, October 13, 2023 is a day most, if not all commuters and drivers from the Windward side of St Vincent, who travelled to town that day ...
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October 20, 2023
Editor: Compliments are in order for the improvements shown by the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF). The installing of more c...
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October 20, 2023
Editor: Kingstown, our capital city is said to have been established by the French after 1722. That is a very, very, long time ago. In the 2012 census...
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October 20, 2023
by Dr Garrey Michael Dennie Today, war rages between Israel and Hamas. A blizzard of bombs lacerates bodies. Screaming bullets tear babies asunder. Fi...
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October 13, 2023
EDITOR: They threw tantrums disrupting classes and sometimes the whole school, faking medical emergencies. The trips to the emergency room always resu...
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How many more?
October 10, 2023
by Renwick Rose There are some events in world history of which we are constantly reminded and corralled into support for the victims. Foremost among ...
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October 6, 2023
EDITOR: With Sandals and other hotels to come on stream and with tourist arrivals likely to increase there is need for us as a nation to up our game i...
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October 6, 2023
EDITOR: Hiding the report cards for our schools is not helpful in any way. The public needs a comprehensive report on the performance of all our schoo...
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September 29, 2023
EDITOR: It is easy to recognize the many exceptional benefits of sports. But there is also a darker side that is often unnoticed. Athletic strain is w...
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September 29, 2023
by Dr. Partha Mandal It is important to determine if treatment is required. Low grade cancers usually grow slowly and do not require treatment especia...
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(Major Demographic Changes and an Urgent Need for Reform)
September 22, 2023
The financial sustainability of the vast majority of Social Security Funds across the Caribbean has been undermined by the rapid growth in benefits ex...
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September 22, 2023
EDITOR: Driving on the road while it is a privilege, it is not without its challenges. Safety we know ought to be a top priority. However, there are t...
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The case of Canouan Resorts Development
September 22, 2023
by Dr Doris Debra Charles-Frederick, Pro Tempore Leader, National Liberation Movement The welcomed noise caught my attention. There was another protes...
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September 22, 2023
EDITOR: A representative delegation comprising of Kacheeta Harry, Casilda Mathias and Junior Cottle, who were on their way to attend a traditional gro...
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September 19, 2023
EDITOR: Positioned strategically midway between St Vincent and Grenada, Union Island is characteristically different from all the other Grenadine isla...
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September 15, 2023
EDITOR: We are blessed to have some of the best beaches in the world and we must preserve them for the benefit of our people and our visitors. Those w...
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September 15, 2023
EDITOR: The SEARCHLIGHT Newspaper of June 2, 2023 informed, that the ECCB will soon be offering its clients what it calls DCash service in E-commence ...
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September 15, 2023
EDITOR: Depression is very common amongst us, although we pay very little attention to it. This has led to suicide in many cases and mental disorders....
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September 8, 2023
EDITOR: On behalf of the people of St Vincent and the Grenadines I express my sincere thanks to Mr Elroy Arthur aka Huffles, for the work he has done ...
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September 1, 2023
Editor: Among the many activities to commemorate Emancipation Month is an annual memorial lecture put on by the UWI Open Campus in honour of one of ou...
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September 1, 2023
EDITOR: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) as a practice, seems to be advocated by many of our political leaders. Recently, our Prime Minister was appare...
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August 30, 2023
by Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland I am extremely fortunate. I was born in Dominica to a father who was part of a generation of grea...
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August 25, 2023
EDITOR: Global warming is the number 1 existential threat to mankind’s survival... We all need to become acutely aware of the mitigating measures that...
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June 13, 2025
The Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) invites managers, producers, artistes and members of the public to the 2025 Soca Monarch Preliminaries. The...
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June 13, 2025
Chevonne Stewart was formally introduced last Sunday, June 8, 2025, as the person the Unity Labour Party (ULP) intends to be its candidate for the Sou...
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June 13, 2025
The Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) is taking significant steps to ensure that Victoria Park, the main carnival venue, is accessible to everyon...
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June 13, 2025
Local calypsonians are gearing up to bring their best game as the preliminary judging round has officially begun. This year is a big year for the frat...
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June 13, 2025
St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has emerged as the top-performing Caribbean destination for growth in tourism arrivals from the United States (US)...
