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October 23, 2012
A number of persons on Union Island are now better able to use a computer thanks to the National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC) and t...
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October 23, 2012
An opposition legislator has accused the government of competing with a major agro-processor who recently told SEARCHLIGHT she has scaled back operati...
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October 23, 2012
Cyber-bullying has surfaced in some schools and warrants firm, but sensitive attention, Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves said at a press conference W...
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October 23, 2012
Vincentians in Taiwan are hoping that they will have formal representation in that country, to address some of their concerns.{{more}} The Vincentians...
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October 23, 2012
The 14-year-old girl whose mother said she was missing since October 7 was found on Friday, the day SEARCHLIGHT published a story about her disappeara...
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October 23, 2012
There is a need for systems to deal with the pilferage and wastage of medical supplies at local health facilities, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry...
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October 23, 2012
World food prices are rising again, triggering fears of another crisis like in 2007-08, when social unrest erupted in poor and developed nations after...
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October 23, 2012
A Vincentian agriculture expert has decried the âvery low positionâ of the sector in Cabinets across the region.{{more}} â⦠if you ask any exp...
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October 23, 2012
Caribbean governmentsâ use of agricultural lands for tourism and other sectors â like the Buccament Bay Resort and the prison at Belle Isle â â...
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October 23, 2012
The Central Medical Stores are well stocked with drugs and equipment, and any shortage of a particular drug at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (MCMH...
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October 23, 2012
The missing âObservationsâ page is not the only observable difference between the batch of 25,000 Vincentian passports of which the government iss...
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October 23, 2012
More needs to be done to encourage foreign investment to the region. And Cleo Huggins, executive director of Invest SVG, says St Vincent and the Grena...
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October 23, 2012
A Canadian official visited this country last week on the heels of a letter Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves sent to Ottawa last month after it impos...
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October 23, 2012
The St Georgeâs Cathedral deanery was burglarised on Sunday, the second time in two weeks.{{more}} And Dean of the St Georgeâs Cathedral, Patrick ...
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October 23, 2012
It is yet to be determined if the heavy rain was responsible for the collapse of this wall, which badly damaged one vehicle (PM 384) and slightly dama...
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October 19, 2012
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves left the state yesterday for the United Arab Emirates, where he is expected to attend the World Energy Forum in Duba...
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October 19, 2012
Retirees who served at the lone electricity provider in this country â St Vincent Electricity Services Limited (VINLEC) will sail to the Grenadine i...
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October 19, 2012
The Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) is lauding Sagicor for its assistance in the fight against crime.{{more}} On Tuesday, th...
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October 19, 2012
As part of celebrations to mark their 14th year of operation in St Vincent and the Grenadines, furniture and electronics giant Courts St Vincent Limit...
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October 19, 2012
Tuesday was observed as World Food Day and Telecommunications Company, Karib Cable, donated a number of seedlings to six schools in St Vincent, in kee...
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October 19, 2012
The Interior Zone Community Organization (IZCO) has honoured two pre-schools and an elderly man in a week of activities to commemorate their fifth yea...
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October 19, 2012
The Organization of American States (OAS) yesterday handed over educational materials and equipment to the Ministry of Education at the Curriculum Dev...
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October 19, 2012
The Budget debate for the fiscal year 2013 is Monday, December 3.{{more}} Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves, during the wrap up session of Parliament ...
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October 19, 2012
The controversial amended Property Tax Bill has been passed in the House of Assembly.{{more}} The Bill for an Act to make provisions for the valuation...
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October 19, 2012
An 84-year-old Belair resident is this countryâs newest CIBC FirstCaribbean Unsung Hero.{{more}} Edward Williams, also known as Brother Fred, or Unc...
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October 19, 2012
by Michael S. Peters Fri, Oct 19, 2012 The finals of the 2012 SVG Independence Bible Festival took place last Sunday at the Faith Temple Church in New...
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October 19, 2012
Recently retired coordinator of WINFA Renwick Rose continues to assist the organisation with advocacy work on behalf of the farmers of the Windward Is...
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October 19, 2012
While the giant anaconda may be the largest snake in the world, it is not the longest.{{more}} The children in a television advertisement for Karib Ca...
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October 19, 2012
His Royal Highness, the Duke of York was Guest of Honour at the recent Hillsborough Castle Garden Party, hosted by newly appointed Secretary of State ...
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October 19, 2012
Chief Medical Officer Dr St Clair Thomas is now on pre-retirement leave, after serving in that capacity for almost 12 years.{{more}} The consultant ot...
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October 19, 2012
The 8th Annual Pink Cap City Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness in St Vincent and the Grenadines will take place today.{{more}} A release from the St Vi...
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October 19, 2012
This country would need about $40 million for a comprehensive rehabilitation of its banana sector, the opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) has said....
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October 19, 2012
The National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC) is always striving to improve the telecommunications sector in St Vincent and the Grenadi...
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October 19, 2012
The Caribbean is failing to see the increasing disconnect between food production and âthe basic question of our survival as a civilisation,â a jo...
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October 19, 2012
Despite having properly secured her chicken pen on Tuesday night, Shormer Neverson,{{more}} a poultry farmer of Lowmans Windward, awoke the following ...
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October 19, 2012
Popular Queenâs Counsel Parnell Campbell is said to be resting comfortably after being hospitalized over the weekend.{{more}} His daughter Mandela C...
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October 19, 2012
Haadiyah Grant, a 14-year-old resident of Biabou, has been missing since October 6, her mother, Jemma Haywood-Grant, told SEARCHLIGHT on Wednesday.{{m...
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October 19, 2012
After originally being built 51 years ago, the Colonarie Bridge is being reconstructed at a cost of EC $3 million.{{more}} Funding for the project is ...
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October 19, 2012
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has released to SEARCHLIGHT copies of his payslips, indicating that he did not receive a pay increase in 2011, as th...
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October 19, 2012
Calls for the relevant authorities to clean up the property owned by British American Company (BAICO) at Egmont Street have been heard.{{more}} Action...
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October 19, 2012
While Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Works Hudson Nedd is giving the assurance that the electrical issues that were considered t...
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October 16, 2012
OECS Government Ministers of the environment and sustainable development will be in St Vincent and the Grenadines for their annual meeting on Thursday...
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October 16, 2012
The importance of opposition leader Arnhim Eustace visiting Taiwan, one of this countryâs closest allies, is a matter for the Asian nation to decide...
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April 30, 2026
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned the New Democratic Party (NDP) administration against implementing several of the initiatives they ca...
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April 30, 2026
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned the government that there is no room, at this point, to reduce the Value Added Tax (VAT). As a matter...
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April 30, 2026
The lawyer representing a man from Byera who had five bullets in a sandwich at the Argyle International Airport (AIA) in 2024, argued vehemently in co...
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April 30, 2026
Prime Minister Dr. Godwin Friday said that his New Democratic Party (NDP) government is not an administration that is going to put money into people’s...
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April 30, 2026
More than 500 Taiwanese bursaries were distributed to students across St Vincent and the Grenadines during a presentation ceremony held on Tuesday, Ap...
