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St. Lucian baby gets life-saving surgery in SVG

Mother thankful to WPP and SVG

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October 4, 2024

Another non-national, this time a Saint Lucian, has praised the healthcare system in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). Sabina Louis, via Facebook o...

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President of Cuba confers honour on Renwick Rose

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October 4, 2024

Veteran local journalist, social and political advocate, and activist, Renwick Rose, has been honoured by the Government of Cuba for his unstinting su...

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Mother of murdered teenager speaks out after being ridiculed

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October 4, 2024

The ridicule that Takisha DaSouza has received on social media and on radio talk shows has been substantial, but the mother of five claims the negativ...

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Back to back killings in Petit Bordel

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October 4, 2024

Last weekend, there were two gun killings in Petit Bordel, a close-knit community where gun violence is rare. Dead are Othnell ‘Curtell’ Lavia, and St...

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Peto residents indoors before dark after double killings

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October 4, 2024

Though Petit Bordel has recorded violent incidents in the past, including murder, residents believe the two shooting deaths which occurred last weeken...

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Teen’s death caused by drowning due to blunt trauma

Christina

October 3, 2024

The Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) provided an update on the death of FairHall teen, Matthew DaSouza. The body of the 13...

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Teen found dead in Sion Hill Bay

Christina

October 1, 2024

Police responded to a report on Monday night where the body of a male teen was found at Sion Hill Bay. The boy, who is believed to be around age 12, w...

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Vincentian woman heads UWI Global Campus, SVG

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October 1, 2024

The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Global Campus has announced the appointment of Vincentian, Dr Resa Noel-McBarnett as Head of Site, St Vinc...

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Suspended sentence and compensation ordered for heavy hammer attacker

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October 1, 2024

A Canouan man, who struck his co-worker in the head with a heavy hammer was given a suspended sentence and ordered to pay compensation. Randolph “Juni...

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Magistrate urges Sharpes woman to keep her anger in check

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October 1, 2024

A woman from Redemption Sharpes was warned by a Senior Magistrate to keep her anger in check, after she slapped her relative for allegedly getting her...

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Father wants ‘swift justice’ in his son’s stabbing death

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October 1, 2024

Kenrick “Abdul” Hazell wants swift justice for his son’s killer, and hopes the man responsible for his death spends the rest of his life in prison. Ha...

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Vincy Jewels are ECCB International Netball Series champions!

Christina

September 30, 2024

St. Vincent and the Grenadines Vincy Jewels handed the defending ECCB International Netball Series champions, Grenada, their second and most significa...

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Vincy Jewels move one step closer to regional netball victory

Christina

September 29, 2024

St. Vincent and the Grenadines moved one step closer to regaining the ECCB International Netball title with a 56 – 41 victory over the Cayman Islands....

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Child abuse charges brought against Lowmans Windward woman

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September 27, 2024

Police have arrested and charged Mavis Cockburn, a 45-year-old Domestic Worker of Lowmans Windward, with two counts of assault related to the physical...

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Several people injured as three vans collide

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September 27, 2024

Two persons are still in hospital following an accident along the Nelson Mandela Highway in the vicinity of the Lewis Punnett Home, on Wednesday, Sept...

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‘Fix the road as well’ – Taxi operator pleads for Fort Charlotte road repairs

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September 27, 2024

Tour operators are questioning if Fort Charlotte will, for another season, be scratched from the list of tourist attractions as the site remains under...

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LIAT 2020 flies to SVG from October

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September 27, 2024

Vincentians, at home and abroad, as well as potential visitors have been questioning when and if the revamped regional air carrier, LIAT 2020, would b...

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Vincentian author weighs in on weighty global issues at Canada Summit

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September 27, 2024

by Eldonte Samuel Janielle Browne, an author, poet and teacher at the University of Toronto, was the only representative from St. Vincent and the Gren...

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Driver gets license suspended after schoolboy was thrown from moving passenger van

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September 27, 2024

A video circulating on social media showing a male student of a Kingstown-based school falling from a passenger van has resulted in multiple charges b...

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Noise pollution! Deputy PM feels its time to address it

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September 27, 2024

Deputy Prime Minister Montgomery Daniel, believes that the time has come for a serious look into the issue of noise pollution, which is affecting seve...

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SVG three for three at the ECCB International Netball Series

Christina

September 26, 2024

St. Vincent and the Grenadines made it three wins out of three matches played with a 68 – 37 defeat of Antigua and Barbuda at the Beausejour Indoor Fa...

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Passenger van accident results in multiple injuries

Christina

September 25, 2024

A traffic collision involving three passenger vans resulted in close to a dozen people having to seek medical attention at the Milton Cato Memorial Ho...

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Vincy Mas – Some shows are boring, says PM

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September 24, 2024

“The truth of the matter is this; we have been losing attendees at the Victoria Park shows because some of it is boring,” stated Prime Minister, Ralph...

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Potential recruits told to be serious about policing

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September 24, 2024

Persons desirous of joining the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Force (RSVGPF), are being reminded that policing is “serious business” and they sh...

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More cash for winners at Vincy Mas Prize giving

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September 24, 2024

Vincy Mas 2024 saw an increase in cash prizes for winners in the various categories- and they received their money on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at...

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Paul’s lot residents want return of 24 hour police presence

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September 24, 2024

Residents of Paul’s Avenue are again calling for the return of 24-hour police presence in the Central Kingstown community that has been plagued by mas...

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Flow Manager fined $500 for two traffic offences

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September 24, 2024

Manager of telecommunications Manager, Wayne Hull was fined in connection after pleading guilty to two road charges in which he struck a Traffic Warde...

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The following Statement is issued by SEARCHLIGHT in light of a threat made this week to one of its Reporters

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September 21, 2024

Earlier this week, the newspaper SEARCHLIGHT had occasion to lodge a report with Law Enforcement consequent upon a threat issued via WhatsApp to one o...

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School saddened over death of Grade 6 student

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September 20, 2024

The CW Prescod Primary School (CWPPS), has expressed sadness over the passing of 10 year old Dannique Small, a primary school student of Glen over who...

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‘Dr Friday incorrect on national student loan programme figures’

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September 20, 2024

Leader of the opposition New Democratic Party (NDP), Godwin Friday is being asked to get his numbers straight before speaking on certain issues, speci...

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Searchlight reporter threatened

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September 20, 2024

Threats issued to a SEARCHLIGHT journalist by a man who claims to be the father of a primary school student who died at Glen, have been reported to th...

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Together Again!

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September 20, 2024

After eight long years without seeing each other physically, Shafiqua Maloney and her mother, Jessica Maloney, met in an emotional encounter at the Ar...

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Saint Lucians to be tried on three cocaine charges

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September 20, 2024

Three nationals of Saint Lucia were remanded in custody for conspiracy to traffic; possession of controlled drugs; and drug trafficking of over 22 tho...

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US actress, Khadeen Ellis, to host MISS SVG 2024

Christina

September 19, 2024

The Beauty Shows Committee of the Carnival Development Corporation has announced that US actress, host and social media sensation, Khadeen Ellis will ...

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Kishore Shallow selected as NDP candidate for North Leeward

Christina

September 18, 2024

The New Democratic Party (NDP) has announced that Dr Kishore Shallow has been selected to contest the upcoming general elections in the North Leeward ...

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Child dies in Glen, relatives hospitalised

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September 17, 2024

The death of a 10-year-old student of the C.W Prescod Primary School is the subject of a police investigation. A release issued by the Royal St Vincen...

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Cousin weeps at funeral of Fancy man who died in house fire

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September 17, 2024

A close relative of deceased Fancy resident Carlos Stay, regrets not spending more time with him to listen to his concerns. Stay died on Thursday, Sep...

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More women enlisting in Coast Guard Service

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September 17, 2024

The St Vincent and the Grenadines Coast Guard is seeing an increase in the number of women joining the service, particularly in the technical departme...

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‘Young and old’ advised to learn a skill

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September 17, 2024

The Department of Adult and Continuing Education (ACE), has seen many success stories, and older persons are being encouraged to join the programme an...

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Two men, 20 years, on gun and ammunition charges

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September 17, 2024

A lawyer has argued that whenever the prosecution asks the court to deny someone bail due to “ongoing investigations” for bailable offences, the prose...

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Paul’s Avenue shooter came in disguise – eyewitnesses

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September 14, 2024

A shooting which occurred on a busy Friday afternoon in Kingstown ended the life of Jawanza “Sanga” Fraser, who had survived a number of attempts on h...

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Displaced Union Island students back in classrooms

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September 13, 2024

Displaced students from Union Island on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, assembled at the renovated old Teacher’s College building at Arnos Vale for the s...

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St Joseph Convent Kingstown students suspended for cyber-bullying

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September 13, 2024

by Christina Smith A handful of students from the St Joseph Convent Kingstown (SJCK), were reportedly disciplined for comments made on social media, w...