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November 29, 2013
Fri Nov 29, 2013 World AIDS Day, December 1, will be commemorated this Sunday under the theme: “Getting to Zero: Zero New HIV infections; Zero AIDS-...
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November 29, 2013
Public consultations on the establishment of Green­house Parks for improved vegetable production begin next week in the three targeted areas of the c...
Universal Children’s Day
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November 29, 2013
As the world celebrated Universal Children’s Day on Wednesday, November 20, some Early Childhood practitioners of District 1, which includes the Fan...
Programmes created, targeting youth
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November 29, 2013
Youths in St Vincent and the Grenadines have been encouraged to become a part of groups in their schools and communities.{{more}} Through the Ministry...
Police Band ready for Christmas concerts
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November 29, 2013
Instead of presenting just a melodious package for their annual Christmas concerts, the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force Band will thi...
SHE returns to Caribbean news-stands in December
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November 29, 2013
SHE is back, and SHE’s bigger and better than SHE ever was! That’s right. We’re talking about the Caribbean’s favourite magazine, loaded with ...
Digicel brightens up  customers’ Christmas
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November 29, 2013
Just by doing what comes naturally with your Digicel cellular phone, or using any of the company’s other services, can earn you up to EC$2,000 a day...
Childhood supervisors trained at workshop
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November 29, 2013
A cohort of Early Childhood Supervisors has been trained in Record-Keeping and Reporting. These persons were trained earlier this week at a “trainin...
Food on the table
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November 29, 2013
Residents of the West St George (WSG) constituency can now fashion their menu and in fact set their lunch and dinner tables complete with chicken whic...
Anglicans to hold Advent Mission Service
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November 29, 2013
Sunday December 1 marks the start of the season of Advent which signals the beginning of the church’s year. The Anglican Archdeaconry of St Vincent ...
Glasgow called to the Bar
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November 29, 2013
Keah Glasgow, the newest member of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Bar wants to the other young people in the country to know that they should never...
Eustace fires back  at Sir James
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November 29, 2013
After years of restraint, Arnhim Eustace is taking the fight to Sir James Mitchell.{{more}} On Wednesday, Eustace, President of the New Democratic Par...
What is a ‘cess’ payment?
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November 26, 2013
Very often, when the banana industry is being discussed, reference is made to a “cess”. SEARCHLIGHT asked Ashley Caine of the Ministry of Agricult...
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November 26, 2013
A Special Meeting of the Bureau of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be held today, Tuesday, 26 November...
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November 26, 2013
Nineteen questions for oral answer, ten Bills and two questions for written answers are down on the Order Paper for when the House of Assembly meets t...
Guyana to host CXC governance meetings
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November 26, 2013
Guyana will host the annual governance meetings of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) on December 5 and 6 , 2013 at the Pegasus Hotel in Georget...
Painters take part in Sissons Paint seminar
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November 26, 2013
Local painters had the opportunity to learn more about the technical side of paint when they participated in the Coreas and Sissons Paint Seminars on ...
Frederick elected PRO of NDP once again
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November 26, 2013
Executive elections at the New Democratic Party convention on Sunday have seen Senator Vynnette Frederick returned to her post of public relations off...
Time for tighter OECS unity
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November 26, 2013
Tue Nov 17, 2013 by George Alleyne Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Governor Sir Dwight Venner wants stronger OECS unity, which he says is needed to tak...
Eustace says NDP will revive banana industry
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November 26, 2013
Leader of the Opposition and President of the New Democratic Party (NDP) Arnhim Eustace says that once the NDP is re-elected to government, one of the...