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June 3, 2005
Members of the Kingstown Cooperative Credit Union (KCCU) have been assured that the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) will be a good base for...
SVG Credit Unions told ‘be careful’
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June 3, 2005
Credit Unions have to be carefully managed. That's the message from National Planner Laura Anthony Browne. "You should strive to operate the Credit Un...
Couple charged in bloody murder
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June 3, 2005
Two persons, Eleador Patterson and his girlfriend Dion Bacchus have been charged with the murder of Caldric Glasgow of Diamond. The brutal slaying of ...
SVG mourns for Sister Pat
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June 3, 2005
Bishop Robert Rivas has called for the Science Laboratory and the Home for Girls being constructed at the St. Joseph Convent Marriaqua, to be named in...
Brothers sing: It Is Well With My Soul
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May 27, 2005
The "Quow Brothers" Alban, Mack and Ben captivated the large gathering at the Barrouallie Anglican Church last Saturday, May 21, as they blended their...
Double wham for the Pope
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May 27, 2005
Last Sunday, May 22, Bishop Melch Pope celebrated a double. It was his 25th Anniversary as a Pastor and Evangelist, and also his tenth year in SVG as ...
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May 27, 2005
Police are investigating the rape of a 28-year-old female resident of Glen.{{more}} It is believed that the female Glen resident may have encountered ...
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May 27, 2005
The Rev. Jesse Jackson has criticized Mexican President Vicente Fox’s comment, that Mexican immigrants to the United States take jobs “that not ev...
More financial aid for Resource Centres
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May 27, 2005
St.Vincent and the Grenadines has received gifts from Taiwan amounting to EC$4, 968, 820. This took place as Dr.Tan Sun Chen, Taiwan’s Foreign Affai...
National planner rewarded
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May 27, 2005
Laura Anthony Browne, this nation’s newest MBE recipient has been showered with praises. The words of commendations came last Tuesday morning at Gov...
Rodney earns bronze award
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May 27, 2005
Nigel Rodney, a local Sales Agent of Demerara Mutual Life, was the 2004 recipient of the Chairman's Bronze Award. Rodney, an agent for the past 20 yea...
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May 27, 2005
The Digicel Group has announced that it has reached a milestone 1,051 employees in its fourth year of operation. The company says it anticipates a 30 ...
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May 27, 2005
Sunshine and high temperatures are nothing new for two British Army soldiers from St. Vincent, Lance Corporals Anthony Rogers and Aluan Chance. The pa...
Vincy Sailor tops in British Navy
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May 27, 2005
A Vincentian, in the Royal Navy has won a top award. Maule James who joined the British Royal Navy as Stores Accountant, has emerged top of his class ...
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May 27, 2005
Acting Director of Public Prosecutions Colin Williams is looking at the guilty verdict brought on radio announcer Elwardo Lynch as “enhancing” fre...
Lynch guilty
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May 27, 2005
Elwardo Lynch has been found guilty and is appealing the $3,000 fine imposed on him last Tuesday. Defense lawyer Dr. Linton Lewis gave notice of inten...
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May 27, 2005
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves is yet to fully understand the reasons why he went to Mount St. Benedict, a Roman Catholic Monastery in Trinidad co...
PM sets election date
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May 27, 2005
The date for General Elections has been set. At least in the mind of the Prime Minister. Prime Minister Dr.Ralph Gonsalves told SEARCHLIGHT last Satur...
Francis urges cautious approach
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May 27, 2005
Government is hard pressed to find alternative sources of cheap energy. And with much debate already surrounding the Cross Country Road, Senator Julia...
Students break down at Assembly
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May 27, 2005
A Monday morning school assembly is rarely convened to say goodbye. But so it was as the teachers and students St. Joseph’s Convent Marriaqua as the...
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May 20, 2005
Bridgetown, Barbados – FirstCaribbean International Bank has announced the appointment of Head of Marketing Operations and Strategic Business Unit S...
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May 20, 2005
The Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines has announced its intention to issue another in its series of 91-day EC$16,000,000 Treasury Bill via a...
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May 20, 2005
Peter J. July, Group Chairman, RBTT Financial Holdings Limited, has announced another successful year for the group. The Group reported profits attrib...
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May 20, 2005
A record number of students - 3210 - are today sitting Common Entrance Examination at centres throughout the country. But the nervousness of former ye...
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May 20, 2005
As Government pushes ahead with plans to construct an international airport at Argyle, Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, last Friday 6, entertained ...
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May 20, 2005
An organization called CAARE 4 YOU is about to be launched in Brooklyn today. CAARE 4 YOU is the acronym for Caribbean American Aide Restoration Emerg...
New cabinet for Dominica
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May 20, 2005
Following his Dominica Labour Party’s narrow victory on May 5, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has named a new cabinet in which he retains the port...
Meighoo: Not enough regional news
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May 20, 2005
What may be good on paper may not be good in practice. The words of Dr.Kirk Meighoo as he spoke on the theme “What makes good governance?” to mark...
Accused Cuban bomber arrested
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May 20, 2005
A Cuban exile accused of bombing a Cuban airliner nearly 30 years ago has been taken into federal custody in Miami, CNN said yesterday, two months aft...
NDP launches Hull
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May 20, 2005
The New Democratic Party continued its preparation for the next poll with the launching of its candidate for Central Leeward last Saturday night. Once...
Intruding Scorpion
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May 20, 2005
by Neal Jackman Most people aim for total safety in their houses. That is probably one of the reasons why intrusions are hardly tolerated, especially ...
Brown is Head of Operations
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May 20, 2005
Bridgetown, Barbados – FirstCaribbean has announced the appointment of Jamaican, Jennifer Brown, to the post of Head of Operations for Jamaica and B...
ACE re-opens bigger, better
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May 20, 2005
It's a household name, not only in this country but around the world, and hundreds came out to witness the re-opening of the brand name store called A...
Transport Minister cautions Committee
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May 20, 2005
Counting down his last days as Minister of Transport and Works, Senator Julian Francis, has cautioned the Steering Committee of the Caribbean Renewabl...
Kamal adorns phone book
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May 20, 2005
by Sheron Garraway Although Kamal Wood is quite shy, his academic achievements continue to place him in the spotlight. His face now adorns the cover o...
Antigua PM responds to flour issue
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May 20, 2005
One week after Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves charged in Parliament that Antigua was in breach of treaty obligations on the importation of flour fr...
Watch your spending IMF warns
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May 20, 2005
by Sheron Garraway The International Monetary Fund (IMF) report has revealed that there is growing concern about Caribbean people who continue to put ...