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South Rivers man  described as ‘a gentle human being’ found dead
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South Rivers man described as ‘a gentle human being’ found dead
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March 28, 2024
Residents of the village of South Rivers were plunged into a state of anguish on Tuesday night, following the discovery of the body of a fellow villag...
Home intruder denied leniency for undressing woman while she slept
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Home intruder denied leniency for undressing woman while she slept
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March 28, 2024
A man who illegally entered a couple’s home and undressed a woman while she was asleep with her boyfriend was denied the non-custodial sentence he ple...
Teen’s death being treated as a homicide
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Teen’s death being treated as a homicide
Christina 
March 25, 2024
The discovery of the body of a teenage girl in the Belmont area on Sunday, March 24 is being treated as a homicide. Authorities were notified of the b...
Otashie Spring elevated to President of SVG Football Federation
Sports
Otashie Spring elevated to President of SVG Football Federation
Christina 
March 24, 2024
After spending two successive four- year terms as first vice- president of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation (SVGFF), Otashie Spri...
‘King Kong’ adds two more convictions to his previous 43
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‘King Kong’ adds two more convictions to his previous 43
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March 22, 2024
A 47 year old man who has 43 previous convictions was sentenced to prison for committing two offences of burglary. Raphael “KingKong” Robinson appeare...
Fire guts building at Owia Salt Pond Recreational Park
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Fire guts building at Owia Salt Pond Recreational Park
Christina 
March 21, 2024
A late night fire of unknown origin gutted a portion of the Owia Salt Pond Recreational Park. The blaze reportedly started around 11 pm in one the sta...
Firearms seized, suspects arrested in hospital shooting
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Firearms seized, suspects arrested in hospital shooting
Christina 
March 20, 2024
Two firearms were seized by police and a number of suspects arrested following an investigation into a shooting which occurred at the Milton Cato Memo...
Reparations, acquisition of Baliceaux priority items for Garifuna
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Reparations, acquisition of Baliceaux priority items for Garifuna
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March 19, 2024
The annual Pilgrimage to Baliceaux, undertaken by Vincentians and Garifuna descendants in the Diaspora, has intensified the call for the acquisition o...
We need to  bring back the Garifuna Language – Carlos James
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We need to bring back the Garifuna Language – Carlos James
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March 19, 2024
Minister of Tourism, Sustainable Development and Culture, Carlos James has urged Vincentians to acknowledge the United Nations (UN) Declarations on th...
Shafiqua makes short visit home
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Shafiqua makes short visit home
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March 19, 2024
St Vincent and the Grenadines female 800-metre national record holder and world number two over the same distance, Shafiqua Maloney touched down yeste...
Police launch investigation into suspected drowning of one of their own
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Police launch investigation into suspected drowning of one of their own
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March 19, 2024
Police in the Calliaqua district have initiated an investigation into the suspected drowning of a member of the constabulary that occurred on Sunday M...
Searchlight regains control of Facebook page
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Searchlight regains control of Facebook page
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March 15, 2024
Interactive Media Limited, publishers of the newspaper Searchlight, announced on Friday that it has regained control of its Facebook page (@Searchligh...
Government still set on reclaiming Baliceaux
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Government still set on reclaiming Baliceaux
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March 15, 2024
Plans by the government to settle the matter of reclaiming the privately owned island of Baliceaux appear to have missed the intended March 14 timelin...
Vincentians enrolled in  British military involved in brawl at UK party
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Vincentians enrolled in British military involved in brawl at UK party
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March 15, 2024
Vincentians enrolled in the British military are once again at the forefront of negative publicity after a fight during a Vincentian promoted party ev...
CID head calls for better pay and more time off for his staff
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CID head calls for better pay and more time off for his staff
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March 15, 2024
Head of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF), Superintendent of Police, Claust...
Newspaper describes Meta’s inaction as callous following hacking of Facebook page
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Newspaper describes Meta’s inaction as callous following hacking of Facebook page
Christina 
March 13, 2024
A national newspaper in the Caribbean nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has described as “callous” the inaction by Meta following the takeove...
Police investigating suspected drowning of Belmont labourer
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Police investigating suspected drowning of Belmont labourer
Christina 
March 11, 2024
Police in the Calliaqua district are investigating the circumstances surrounding a suspected drowning that occurred on Saturday March 9, 2024 at India...
REGIONAL: Husband and wife visitors collapse and die on Carriacou beach
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REGIONAL: Husband and wife visitors collapse and die on Carriacou beach
Christina 
March 11, 2024
Two visitors to the island of Carriacou were reportedly found dead on the beach over the weekend. On Saturday 9th March 2024, the bodies of David John...
SEARCHLIGHT condemns the posting of pornographic material to its breached Facebook page
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SEARCHLIGHT condemns the posting of pornographic material to its breached Facebook page
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March 8, 2024
It has been brought to the attention of SEARCHLIGHT that sexually suggestive and pornographic material is being released on the Facebook platform on a...
Grenada three charged for  the murder of  US couple
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Grenada three charged for the murder of US couple
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March 8, 2024
A cross-jurisdiction investigation between law enforcement in Grenada and St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has led to murder charges being laid aga...
‘Granny Tounce’ Puts Vincy /cuisine on NY Map
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‘Granny Tounce’ Puts Vincy /cuisine on NY Map
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March 8, 2024
Copious tributes were paid two weeks ago to a humble Vincentian female entrepreneur who after establishing her culinary business at home emigrated to ...
Seasoned convict gets six months jail time for breaking into policeman’s home
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Seasoned convict gets six months jail time for breaking into policeman’s home
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March 8, 2024
A 28 year old man who has been convicted 19 times was sentenced to prison for entering a police officer’s home with the intent to commit the offence o...
Mechanic fined $150 for  assaulting female police officer
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Mechanic fined $150 for assaulting female police officer
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March 8, 2024
A mechanic who was charged for assaulting a police officer after being issued a traffic ticket, was fined forthwith. Alerio Nichols, 31, of Evesham ap...
Murder suspects back in Grenada police custody
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Murder suspects back in Grenada police custody
Christina 
March 6, 2024
The three men who are the main suspects of a murder investigation of a US couple are officially back in the custody of the Royal Grenada Police Force ...
Grenadians make obscene gestures, hide faces at deportation sentencing
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Grenadians make obscene gestures, hide faces at deportation sentencing
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March 5, 2024
A Grenadian who is suspected of murdering a US couple flaunted his middle finger at the media after a deportation order was made against him and his a...
CELAC member states divided over Israel-Gaza war stance
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CELAC member states divided over Israel-Gaza war stance
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March 5, 2024
Despite a call from the outgoing Pro Tempore President of the Community of Latin America and Caribbean States (CELAC), to stand united on the Israel-G...
Fishers and taxi operators in waiting mode
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Fishers and taxi operators in waiting mode
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March 5, 2024
Back when it was first announced that Sandals will be opening a resort in St Vincent and the Grenadines(SVG), persons were generally optimistic about ...
US-based Vincentian Accountant publishes books about life in SVG
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US-based Vincentian Accountant publishes books about life in SVG
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March 5, 2024
There are two new books available for persons who want to read about Vincentian lifestyle and tradition. The books, Growing Up In Vincy, and a Collect...
Female scammer bonded  after pleading guilty, ordered to compensate victims
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Female scammer bonded after pleading guilty, ordered to compensate victims
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March 5, 2024
A woman who scammed some online shoppers of their money with her fake clothing business, was placed on a bond and ordered to pay compensation. Tasheca...
Man sentenced to 28 years for sexually abusing his niece
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Man sentenced to 28 years for sexually abusing his niece
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March 1, 2024
A young man asked a judge for “some leniency” before being sentenced to prison, after he was found guilty of having unlawful sexual intercourse with h...
Grenada  CoP still hopeful  US couple  will be found
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Grenada CoP still hopeful US couple will be found
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March 1, 2024
Commissioner of the Royal Grenada Police Force, Don McKenzie remains hopeful that the US couple “presumed dead” allegedly at the hands of three escape...
Form One student slaps teacher, police intervene
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Form One student slaps teacher, police intervene
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March 1, 2024
A teacher of a leeward secondary school was this week nursing facial bruises received at the hands of a student of the school. And, the police had to ...
St Vincent court orders that escaped Grenadians be deported
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St Vincent court orders that escaped Grenadians be deported
Christina 
March 4, 2024
A deportation order was handed down from the Kingstown Magistrate's Court on Monday for the three Grenadians who are now the main suspects in a murder...
SVG accelerates efforts to grow its hot pepper industry
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SVG accelerates efforts to grow its hot pepper industry
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March 1, 2024
Building on the country’s plans to increase food production and trade, public and private sector stakeholders from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ha...
Vincy athlete earns double qualification
Sports
Vincy athlete earns double qualification
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February 27, 2024
Jamaica based Vincentian sprinter, Devonric Mack has qualified for the men’s 200m for the 2024 World Athletics Under-20 Championships and the 2024 Jun...
Fraud in the farmer’s ID System helping to support thieves – Senator Bruce
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Fraud in the farmer’s ID System helping to support thieves – Senator Bruce
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February 27, 2024
Opposition Senator, Israel Bruce has expressed concern about inadequate audits of the Farmers’ ID system which he claims is leading to increased incid...
10-year-old recorded as youngest to give birth at MCMH for 2023
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10-year-old recorded as youngest to give birth at MCMH for 2023
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February 27, 2024
Statistics presented at the 28th Perinatal Conference showed that the Obstetric and Gynaecology Department at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (MCMH)...
Facility to treat ‘the bends’ to be established in SVG
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Facility to treat ‘the bends’ to be established in SVG
Webmaster 
February 27, 2024
The Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), is in the process of sourcing a Hyperbaric Chamber from the United Kingdom to be able to offer ...
Trio suspected in disappearance of US couple
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Trio suspected in disappearance of US couple
Webmaster 
February 27, 2024
Three Grenadians whose faces have been plastered across international media for being suspects in the disappearance and “presumed death” of a United S...
SVG, Grenada launch joint  regional investigation into disappearance of US citizens
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SVG, Grenada launch joint regional investigation into disappearance of US citizens
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February 27, 2024
A joint regional investigation between the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) and the Royal Grenada Police Force (RGPF), is tak...
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup officially launched in SVG
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ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup officially launched in SVG
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February 27, 2024
Last Thursday February, 22, 2024 St Vincent and the Grenadines, along with other host nations barring Saint Lucia, officially launched the 2024 ICC Me...
Grenadians make court appearance in SVG
Breaking News
Grenadians make court appearance in SVG
Christina 
February 26, 2024
Three Grenadians who escaped custody and entered St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) illegally made their first appearance in court on Monday. Atiba S...
SEARCHLIGHT launches new Facebook page, WhatsApp channel
News
SEARCHLIGHT launches new Facebook page, WhatsApp channel
Christina 
February 23, 2024
Following a security on its Facebook page, local newspaper SEARCHLIGHT has taken the decision to move their news content to a new page. The breach occ...
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Minors threaten the survival of Bagga Fish Fest – organisers
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Minors threaten the survival of Bagga Fish Fest – organisers
Webmaster 
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...
CARPHA zeroes in on Mental Health
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CARPHA zeroes in on Mental Health
Webmaster 
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”...
Campden Park mother faces two-year jail time for theft
From the Courts, News
Campden Park mother faces two-year jail time for theft
Webmaster 
May 9, 2025
A CAMPDEN PARK 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, s...
From the Courts, News
Officer Charged in Traffic Violation Case
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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
Park Hill farmer pleads guilty to handling stolen ginger
Webmaster 
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 ...

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