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August 20, 2004
Come next Monday, Vincentians will have to pay more for gasoline and diesel at the pumps, as Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has announced a 75-cen...
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August 13, 2004
During the debate in the House of Assembly last week Tuesday, August 3, the Leader of the Opposition Arnhim Eustace raised a question regarding the co...
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August 13, 2004
Last Friday, SEARCHLIGHt was summoned by several angry traffickers complaining about their having to suffer losses to their perishable goods that they...
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August 13, 2004
The Ministry of Education is starting off the new academic year with a host of personnel changes, at least one of which has angered the St. Vincent an...
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August 13, 2004
Three weeks before the new school year begins on September 6, Teachers and Minister of Education, Youth, and Sports Mike Browne are taking different l...
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August 6, 2004
Yet another report of police brutality has come out of the Grenadine Island of Canouan. This time, 21-year-old Obadiah Patrick has made reports that l...
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August 6, 2004
PM, LEACOCK CLASH OVER SOCCER FUNDS Next week Tuesday, August 10, the 25-member Vincentian contingent returns home from its sojourn in Sao Paulo, Braz...
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July 30, 2004
SVG takes Under-23 cricket title If there was any doubt, the Vincentian Under-23 women cricketers confirmed their superiority with retention of the We...
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July 30, 2004
Siblings facing setbacks after horrific slaying of their mother by Tim Slinger They are four little souls whose lives have been interrupted by some of...
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July 23, 2004
A Vincentian taxi-driver was remanded until today after appearing in the District âAâ Magistratesâ Court on Tuesday on four drug charges. Cephas...
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July 23, 2004
Air transportATION in the region and more directly to St. Vincent and the Grenadines hovers in pockets of uncertainty, and how the turbulence improves...
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July 23, 2004
It is no secret how Stella James got her groove. After years of witnessing her aspirations wane, Stella has a new lease on life. The New Grounds woman...
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July 16, 2004
The newly introduced International Ship and Port Security (ISPS) Code is causing contention between the Port Authority, the Public Service Union (PSU)...
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July 16, 2004
St. Vincent and the Grenadines may be used for warm up matches for the 2007 Cricket World Cup. The nation missed out in its bid to host competition ma...
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July 16, 2004
POLICE SEARCH FOR CLUES TO KILLINGS, SHOOTINGS The death of 23-year-old Antonio âBogoâ Cuffy has sparked something of a community feud from all in...
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July 9, 2004
Amidst the enjoyment of a Carnival fete onboard the Shipwreck, one young man was shot in the back and later died. Antonio âBogoâ Cuffy, a 22-year-...
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July 9, 2004
Dragonâs Cultural Organization with their colourful Fanfare during Mardi Gras, romped home to victory taking the Band of the Year honours and in the...
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July 2, 2004
Hours after conducting a drill at the E.T Joshua Airport on Wednesday firemen had on their hands a real situation to deal with â a plane had crashed...
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July 2, 2004
Nayla Pierre, topped this yearâs Common Entrance with grades of 89 percent for English, 95 for Math and 91 for General Paper. She is presently on ho...
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July 2, 2004
Wednesdayâs version of the 2004 carnival festivities appeared amidst an unusual glow. It was a session in which patrons were encouraged to wear whit...
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June 25, 2004
Twenty Calypsonians will tonight fight for a space in the finals of the National Calypso Competition, but being in the final ten comes with the mighty...
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June 25, 2004
Team SVG proved once again that it is not the size of the country, but the quality of the team work that counts. Facing Nicaragua â the largest Cent...
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June 25, 2004
COMPAY WINS APPEAL, GETS NEW TRIAL A pall of dismay and disbelief hung over the precincts of the Court when on Tuesday this week the Court of Appeal f...
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June 18, 2004
This countryâs International Financial Services sector is said to be regaining its prominence on the Offshore Finance Market. Word of this came from...
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June 18, 2004
Millicent Browne (centre), reached the magical 100-year mark on June 4. Browne bore four sons, Gregory who celebrated along with his wife Germaine in ...
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June 18, 2004
Somebody was expected to be âSet For Lifeâ tonight. However the many aspirations and dreams shared by the thousands of Vincentians across the coun...
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June 11, 2004
The dark overcast skies on Wednesday afternoon mirrored the sombre mood of Dauphine residents as they mourned the tragic loss of one of their own, Cos...
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June 11, 2004
A number of students last Friday gathered at centers throughout the island to sit what has, over the years, become a frightening occurrence, the Commo...
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June 11, 2004
While the World Trade Organization(WTO) preaches the gospel of trade liberalization as the saviour of the 21st century, Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsa...
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June 4, 2004
A Searchlight reporter had his camera snatched away by a policeman in Canouan last Sunday. Reporter Hawkins Nanton said that while on assignment at th...
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June 4, 2004
Bananas take centre-stage in Kingstown next week when this country hosts a major forum on the vital industry. This meeting, an initiative of Prime Min...
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May 28, 2004
Daniel Cummings, former manager of the Central Water and Sewerage Authority (CWSA), has issued a warning that no one violates his rights and gets away...
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May 28, 2004
THIS RACE was well on, and this one Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves should have known he could not win. While on a visit to the St. Josephâs Conv...
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May 28, 2004
WHO WILL BE MISS SVG 2004 Tomorrow night all roads lead to Victoria Park where the battle is on for the coveted title of Miss SVG 2004. With the lure ...
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May 21, 2004
Vincy Women are queens of WI cricket The Vincentian Womenâs cricket team is the 2004 League title-holders. The women earned the title in Trinidad an...
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May 21, 2004
PM GONSALVES CALLS ON HEADS TO MOVE SWIFTER While the OECS and CARICOM have made substantial progress in the deepening of regional integration, Prime ...
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May 14, 2004
Judging from the remarks from members of the Friends of the Tobago Cays, Prime Minister Dr. Gonsalves may be the most unpopular person in the state. T...
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May 14, 2004
The Commission of Inquiry into the failed Ottley Hall Marina and Shipyard project hit yet another snag when it restarted Tuesday. After hearing repeat...
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May 7, 2004
The North Leeward Tourism Association (NLTA) has received an award for their work in the development of environmentally friendly tourism. Their second...
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May 7, 2004
Robert Barrettâs Palm Island Resorts Ltd (PIRL) has withdrawn its proposals to manage the Tobago Cays. Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves made the a...
From the Courts, News
December 12, 2025
A ROCKIESWOMAN, who apologised to the police for stealing a dozen eggs and less than a pound of onions from Coreas Supermarket, was given a suspended ...
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December 12, 2025
OPPOSITION LEADER Dr. Ralph Gonsalves says the Argyle International Airport (AIA), under his Unity Labour Party (ULP) administration, has never had to...
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December 12, 2025
THE DIOCESE of the Windward Islands this week announced the passing of the Rev’d Canon John Rohim who died in Trinidad on December 1, 2025. The Anglic...
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December 12, 2025
DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE on Nicolás Maduro has grown after the US interdicted a “dark fleet” tanker off the coast of Venezuela in a move that has been inte...
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December 12, 2025
AFTER SEEING SINGLE MOTHERS From her community struggle to make ends meet and feed their children, Natilia Franklyn-Pilgrim from Dickson Village, Geor...
