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Ballantynes saddened by loss of Smitty
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January 8, 2010
Sonithie Ballantyne will surely be missed by his household. The main breadwinner was the life of the family and was said to be just as lively and ener...
Basil gets last kiss from his common-law wife
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January 8, 2010
Michelle Pompey had a ritual of kissing her common law husband Basil Ince every morning before she left for work. The morning of December 31, 2009, wa...
Tragic end of year for Spring Village family
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January 8, 2010
Romario Marson should have begun his second term as a first form student this week. Instead, family and friends are preparing to lay the former studen...
Landslide on Leeward highway
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December 30, 2009
Traffic on the Leeward coast came to a stand still on Monday afternoon after a massive landslide took place at Rose Bank.{{more}} Luckily, no passers-...
Profile of Abdulmutallab:
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December 30, 2009
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the 23-year-old Nigerian man charged with trying to blow up a transatlantic flight on Christmas Day, appears to have lived ...
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December 30, 2009
KILLERS, you have reached your mark. While the rest of the country celebrated the festive season, two men were murdered yesterday, bringing the number...
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December 30, 2009
By Jonathan Head BBC News, Istanbul A Turkish archaeologist has called on his government to demand that Italy return the bones of St Nicholas to their...
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December 30, 2009
Oil prices have climbed to more than $79 a barrel, reaching the highest levels for five weeks. During Monday’s trading in London, US crude touched $...
US vows to hunt down jet plotters
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December 30, 2009
President Barack Obama has pledged his administration “will not rest” until all those behind an alleged plot to bomb a US plane are brought to jus...
Aunty G’s annual
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December 30, 2009
The celebrities turning up to entertain the children attending Aunty G’s Children’s Christmas party is a clear indication that the annual event is...
Cool Riderz hosts Christmas party!
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December 30, 2009
THE COOL RIDERZ Motorcycle Club members hosted a Christmas Party for the Pastor Bute Pre-School in Paul’s Avenue on Wednesday, December 16. The chil...
Hazell wins Dove Club raffle
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December 30, 2009
THE WINNER OF the Dove Club raffle is Ryan Hazell of Arnos Vale, who bought ticket #460.{{more}} The draw was held on Tuesday, December 22, 2009. The ...
Coreen destined to win!
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December 30, 2009
COREEN DUNCAN is the winner of the SVGBC, Hitz FM 103.7 and EZee Radio Door to your Destiny promotion. The Layou resident walked away with several pri...
East St George ULP Youth Arm reaches out
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December 30, 2009
THE EAST ST. GEORGE Unity Labour Party(ULP) Youth Arm commenced the first phase of its innovative programme “Our Fathers and Mothers of the East St....
A Christmas to remember for Charles
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December 30, 2009
JASMINE CHARLES and her young family received a most delightful Christmas gift when the East St. George Unity Labour Party (ULP) Youth Arm visited her...
Nine mornings crowd pleads for one more!
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December 30, 2009
After nine days of fun, worship and celebration of the birth of Christ, the curtains finally came down on the 2009 Nine Mornings festivities.{{more}} ...
Johnson sisters do it again
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December 30, 2009
This year marked the second since Yvonne Johnson Best and Clima James, daughters of Evelyn Johnson James of Biabou have been contributing food and oth...
Ash brings Christmas joy
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December 30, 2009
Kenneth Ash promises to continue bringing Christmas joy to all as long as it is the will of the Almighty. Almost every Christmas for the past 18 years...
Samuel – It’s money well spent
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December 30, 2009
Jimmy Samuel was very sure that this was going to be his year. And he was right. Samuel’s residence at Rillan Hill copped the ‘Best Lit Private Ho...
Santa brings Christmas cheer to pre-schoolers
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December 30, 2009
The children of the Imani preschool were in high spirits last week Tuesday at a Christmas party hosted in their honour.{{more}} The party was hosted b...
Avenues community gets pan yard
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December 30, 2009
The sweet sound of pan music is expected to resonate once more from the back yard of the Bishop’s College Kingstown, with the handing over of a pan ...
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December 30, 2009
Residents of Arnos Vale/Cane Hall and the surrounding Villages can all look back at the Holiday season with a sense of Joy and accomplishment.{{more}}...
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December 23, 2009
The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the Government of the Republic of China on Taiwan have entered into an agreement with each other ...
St. Clair Dacon donates to MCMH
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December 23, 2009
THE ST. CLAIR DACON YOUNG LEADERS donated several boxes of fruits and vegetables to the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (MCMH) as apart of their Young L...
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December 23, 2009
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Ten more members of the police force have been fired by acting Commissioner of Police Owen Ellington as he continues to wield the ...
NLA celebrates 25 years
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December 23, 2009
The National Lotteries Authority continues to grow by leaps and bounds.{{more}} In fact, this year marks 25 years of existence for the Authority, and ...
Starlift and Friends a blast at Arnos Vale
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December 23, 2009
Pan lovers and supporters of the Starlift Steel Orchestra left the Arnos Vale Playing Field last weekend savouring a night they will long remember.{{m...
SVG on track to be removed from ‘grey list’
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December 23, 2009
With just over three months before the deadline, this country appears to be on track to being removed from the ‘grey list’.{{more}} The Internatio...
Designer coming with ‘Island Ice’ for 2010
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December 23, 2009
Designer Shellene Williams is putting party lovers on alert that in 2010 she will be coming with a bang with her latest creative line dubbed ‘Island...
Joseph’s Christmas comes to life at Courts
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December 23, 2009
Lucinda Joseph did not in her wildest dreams expect to be the winner of $25,000 in the Courts ‘Christmas Comes to Life’ Christmas promotion.{{more...
Searchlight vendor passes on
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December 23, 2009
Popular Searchlight vendor Wayne “Fireman” Dopwell will be laid to rest next week. Dopwell, who was also a part-time member of the Searchlight sta...
374 students get scholarships from Taiwan
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December 23, 2009
Three hundred and seventy four students were the recipients of the Taiwanese scholarships for primary, secondary and post secondary education last wee...