Front Page
August 2, 2022
Residents of the red, orange and yellow volcano hazard zones are now beneficiaries of an award-winning EC$133 million Volcano Eruption Emergency Progr...
Features
July 29, 2022
Tears rolled silently from the eyes of several persons present at the Kingstown Cemetery on Tuesday, where Nigel Greaves was laid in his final resting...
News
July 26, 2022
MACMILLAN Education Caribbean has announced the launch of its Summer School, a series of activities to keep young brains active over the summer holida...
Editorial
July 26, 2022
THE CARIBBEAN CAN be at least moderately pleased at the outcome of the just concluded World Athletics Championships held in the United States north-we...
Front Page, Press Release
July 17, 2022
Prime Minister, Dr. Hon Ralph Gonsalves, met on Saturday July 16 with officials of the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the capi...
Features
July 1, 2022
This April, 2022 marked the 6th anniversary of the incorporation of the AIA Inc (Argyle International Airport) and my acceptance of the offer to becom...
Features
March 12, 2022
Vincentians from all over, and all walks of life, enjoy the seasonal delicacy known as tri tri. When they are in season, many persons earn a living by...
Front Page
January 28, 2022
Local public sector unions are appealing to Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves to ‘have a heart’ and reinstate unvaccinated workers, even as the ball ...
Breaking News
October 17, 2021
NEW COVID-19 POSITIVE CASES Thirty-two (32) new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from three hundred and fifty three (353) samples collected on Sa...
Features
October 9, 2021
This weekend, and every weekend for the rest of October, Searchlight will take Vincentians on a trip back in time to eight communities around the coun...
Front Page
Pastor rejects Covid protocols
September 17, 2021
A church leader who was warned by police on Tuesday about his continued violation of the Covid19 protocols for religious gatherings said he is prepare...
Front Page
September 10, 2021
Having been given the all clear to leave the emergency shelters, residents of Owia have found that trying to settle back into their homes has turned u...
Our Readers' Opinions
June 11, 2021
The two massive demonstrations organised by the National Committee in Defence of Democracy (NCDD), as well as the historic stay away from work on June...
Our Readers' Opinions
May 28, 2021
So outrageous were the “Dread Bills”, tabled by the government in Parliament in May 1981, that not only did they evoke massive local protest but cause...
Our Readers' Opinions
Russell sends damning resignation
May 21, 2021
As St Vincent and the Grenadines entered the last two weeks of May 1981, it was a veritable cauldron, seething and bubbling with dissatisfaction and u...
Our Readers' Opinions
A national umbrella formed to defend rights
May 14, 2021
We are coming close to the completion of the series to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the epic Peoples struggle of 1981 which forced the governme...
Our Readers' Opinions
“A dagger deep into the throats of workers”
May 7, 2021
As the industrial climate in SVG worsened during the month of April 1981, rumours began to be circulated that the government was planning to introduce...
Our Readers' Opinions
April 9, 2021
THE GOVERNMENT BRACES FOR A FIGHT WE HAVE Looked at some of the conditions which provided the background to the social and industrial crisis of 1981, ...
Our Readers' Opinions
April 1, 2021
THE HEAVY HAND COMES OUT St Vincent and the Grenadines entered the month of April 1981 in a state of deteriorating social and economic conditions with...
Our Readers' Opinions
March 26, 2021
THE GOVERNMENT REACTS Given the widespread dissatisfaction in St Vincent and the Grenadines in early 1981 about living conditions, the clamour for red...
Our Readers' Opinions
Part 3
March 19, 2021
HARDSHIP CAUSES WORKING PEOPLE FIGHTBACK By the beginning of 1981 life had become more and more difficult for the Vincentian working people. The suppo...
Our Readers' Opinions
Part 2
March 12, 2021
The Economic Background I began this series last week based on the knowledge that we cannot afford to forget, or worse not know of, critical periods i...
Our Readers' Opinions
March 5, 2021
by Renwick Rose Introduction We are fond of speaking of democracy, how precious it is and our supposed commitment to do all in our power to preserve t...
Front Page
August 21, 2020
by Katherine Renton A Vincentian who works as a Registered Nurse in the United States lifted her voice for the healthcare workers and immigrants, as s...
Our Readers' Opinions
September 10, 2019
by Lynden Punnett Dip.SpLD Dyslexia A new school year is around the corner. Many teachers will now be welcoming new students to their classrooms. Each...
News
December 28, 2018
The phrase “flex on ’em” took on a more literal meaning last week Thursday, when 77-yearold bodybuilder Urias McHutcherson showed up at the SEARCHLIGH...
From the Courts
April 27, 2018
NEARLY THREE MONTHS after he was shot trespassing on the grounds of the Beachcombers Hotel, ‘King Kong’ limped in to court this Wednesday, alongside h...
News
May 9, 2025
The last thing that the Bagga Fish Fest Committee wants to do is shut down the event, but with the disturbing number of children who are present at Fi...
News
May 9, 2025
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has brought attention to what has been described as “an urgent but often overlooked challenge of our time”...
From the Courts, News
May 9, 2025
A Lodge Village mother of three, who is well known at several Massy Stores as a thief, may face up to two years in prison after she was caught again, ...
From the Courts, News
May 9, 2025
A police officer, alleged to have aided and abetted a civilian to break traffic regulations, has been charged, and will appear in court on May 12,2025...
From the Courts, News
May 9, 2025
A 45-year-old farmer of Park Hill, who pleaded guilty to a charge of handling stolen goods was fined, bonded, and ordered to make restitution when he ...
