16 August 2011
NOBA’s ‘mistakes’ call for more professionalism

NOBA’s ‘mistakes’ call for more professionalism


Tue, Aug 16. 2011It is easy to be critical, but at least the President of the local National Omnibus Association (NOBA), Mr. Anthony Bacchus, has had ...
12 August 2011
Gas, bus fares rows settled; now for consumer satisfaction

Gas, bus fares rows settled; now for consumer satisfaction


Fri, Aug 12. 2011It is with immense relief that Vincentian consumers greeted the announcement of the settlement of two disputes which threatened to cr...
09 August 2011
Nowhere to hide – Economic  crisis biting

Nowhere to hide – Economic crisis biting


Tue, Aug 9, 2011Another bold statement by the Government and people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines was made last Sunday with the ground-breaking ce...
05 August 2011
Are we contributing to  our own peril?

Are we contributing to our own peril?


Fri, Aug 5. 2011Over the past week we have been receiving rainy reminders of our environmental frailty and the dangers to which we are exposed to the ...
29 July 2011
Emancipation: Not getting it right

Emancipation: Not getting it right


Fri, Jul 29. 2011Monday next, August 1, is Emancipation Day, commemorating 173 years since enslaved people were emancipated in the former colonies of ...
26 July 2011
Football Federation must come clean

Football Federation must come clean


Fri, Jul 22, 2011The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation owes the people of this country, in the name of whom it acts, a public explana...
22 July 2011
Public officials should be above suspicion

Public officials should be above suspicion


Fri, Jul 22, 2011SEARCHLIGHT welcomes the announcement by the Leader of the Opposition Arnhim Eustace, that he is, at long last, going to exercise his...
19 July 2011
We must get “Tourism Ready”!

We must get “Tourism Ready”!


Fri, Jul 19, 2011Caribbean countries continue to suffer a battering as the prolonged global economic crisis impacts more and more negatively on our sm...
15 July 2011
Violence against our women cannot be swept  under the carpet

Violence against our women cannot be swept under the carpet


Fri, Jul 15, 2011The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines has reacted strongly to a report from the US State Department on human trafficking. ...
12 July 2011
Teachable moments from a cell phone incident

Teachable moments from a cell phone incident


12.JUL.11We are indeed in the midst of “teachable moments” to coin a phrase from our Prime Minister.The recent incident where the cellular p...