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December 9, 2022
Editor: SEARCHLIGHT published a press statement written by Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, titled “St Vincent and the Grenadines applauds the State of...
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December 6, 2022
EDITOR:When our good friend and benefactor OT Mayers passed away earlier this year, he among other things requested that no flowers or funeral service...
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December 2, 2022
EDITOR: After humans were evicted from the Mary Hutchinson primary school, the sheep and goats took over and occupied the building for upwards of five...
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December 2, 2022
EDITOR: Customer service continues to be a problem in this country. There are far too many complaints by customers most of which are truthful and not ...
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December 2, 2022
EDITOR: Having had the privilege of being a part of pension reform workshops and discussions, I strongly believe that a reform is needed for the susta...
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November 29, 2022
by: Gerelyn Desirée John I live in the wake of the King’s Hill Forest Reserve. When she slumbers, I sleep. When the sun announces the dawn she awakens...
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November 29, 2022
EDITOR: As a small, independent nation, which was once colonized by European nations, St Vincent and the Grenadines must resist any and all attempts a...
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November 25, 2022
Editor: Oh West Indies cricket. It has made many of us unhappy and some have lost interest in this once powerful team. Before I get further into my ar...
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November 25, 2022
November 19th, 2022, marked one year since teachers and public servants of this country were mandated to take an experimental jab. Faithful servants w...
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November 25, 2022
Editor: Allow me this space to share my concern on a matter of importance. The Levi Latham Hospital in Mespo is fenced, but, unfortunately, it does no...
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November 25, 2022
EDITOR: When Union Island was surveyed around the year 1910, the colonial authorities at the time ensured that the peasants were apportioned a small p...
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November 25, 2022
Editor: The social security scheme was set up locally as a safety net as an insurance against abject poverty. However, everything seems to be stacked ...
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November 22, 2022
by Renwick Rose Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and five of his Dominica Labour Party (DLP) candidates in the snap election called for Dece...
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November 22, 2022
EDITOR: The ocean is under siege from bandits. These bandits are running wild and their mission is to deprive fisher folk of their livelihood and to d...
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November 18, 2022
Editor: In St. Vincent and the Grenadines (“SVG”) we have a culture of sexual violence. The World Health Organization (“WHO”) in its 2002 “World Repor...
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November 18, 2022
Editor: It is important that football Leagues throughout St Vincent and the Grenadines understand the context in which [they] operate. A well-structur...
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November 18, 2022
Editor: Pastor Kelron Harry provided us with yet another exhibit of his warped biblical logic by way of the message he delivered at the SVG Christian ...
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November 18, 2022
Editor: The Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines police force must be complimented for their efforts in doing selected home search and seizing guns, am...
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November 15, 2022
EDITOR: Traditionally Union Island experienced a wet season and a dry season annually. Sufficient rain water is usually harvested during the rainy sea...
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November 11, 2022
Editor: We are in need of a kinder and gentler society. The rise in crimes of various kinds is an indication that our society is no longer a kind and ...
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November 11, 2022
Editor: Our streets are narrow so we crave the consideration of landowners in not putting their fence right up to the road but rather about four feet ...
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November 11, 2022
Editor: I wish that THEY would stop trying to rubbish the students’ accomplishments when they write and pass 15 to 21 plus subjects at CSEC. All of th...
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November 8, 2022
EDITOR: My name is Alex Forbes. The intent of this letter is to request official confirmation and/or documentation of my current status within the St....
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November 8, 2022
EDITOR: Prime Minister Gonsalves repeatedly declares that we’re not better than anybody and nobody is better than us. Well, you will think that he wil...
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November 4, 2022
EDITOR: For the last two decades or so, we have been hearing the voices of persons who present themselves as leaders of progressive thinking, yet we h...
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November 4, 2022
EDITOR: It was not too long ago I have written to you telling you that God has given me a job to teach his word. But I am now 82 years old. I have los...
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November 4, 2022
EDITOR: The Hon. Carlos James continues in North Leeward to be frequently talked about. He is often talked about in a negative way and is losing popul...
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November 4, 2022
EDITOR: We must not underestimate the important role the library must play in our communities. Where possible, there should be a library in every town...
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October 21, 2022
EDITOR: Ear piercing and the wearing of rings on the ears and different parts of the body are very popular, not just here in SVG, but worldwide. Ear p...
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October 21, 2022
EDITOR: The charge that we must “transform education” is the latest from the United Nations and education professionals must find this idea banal, if ...
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October 21, 2022
EDITOR: As we celebrate our National Independence this month, let us spare some thought for a significant milestone in our history which occurred in t...
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October 21, 2022
EDITOR: All of us need to learn the skill of “handling money.” At what stage do we begin? How can we be responsible? Is Preschool too early? Who manag...
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October 21, 2022
EDITOR: The message of service can be found throughout the Holy Scriptures. Deuteronomy 10 v 20 tells us that we must fear Almighty Yahweh and give ou...
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October 14, 2022
EDITOR: Recent rises in the price of goods and services remind us that there is a cost to everything that we should pay once they are reasonable. Begi...
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October 14, 2022
Editor: Roads play a very vital part of any country’s development as it aids the movement of people to and from various destinations. So it is importa...
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October 14, 2022
EDITOR: Every country has the requisite resources, human and material, to create prosperity and peace for its inhabitants that leads to human flourish...
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October 7, 2022
EDITOR: Are the children these days prepared for the real world? Many of us who are older would recall our days of growing up where we had little to l...
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October 7, 2022
IN RECENT TIMES a number of Smart Hospitals were opened to enhance our capacity to deliver better quality Health care. Additionally, there is a promis...
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October 7, 2022
EDITOR: Garbage is waste material or unwanted things that you throw away which come from homes, schools and businesses. Special days are usually alloc...
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September 27, 2022
One prime minister, many quotable quotes by Ted Anthony Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines Ralph Gonsalves addresses the 77th session of ...
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September 27, 2022
EDITOR: Giving relationship advice is fraught with many dangers. Let me explain. Say Sharon approaches you and shares with you how horrible Gavin is t...
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September 23, 2022
This is definitely poor customer service. Making an account dormant is the last resort that any financial institution should take. When customers inte...
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September 23, 2022
Editor: Prostitution is not a new thing or a ‘just come’. It was in existence in bible days. Rahab was a harlot. Who in effect was prostituting and so...
News
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...
News
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”...
From the Courts, News
May 9, 2025
A Lodge Village 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, ...
From the Courts, News
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
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 ...
