03 August 2012
Free time also important for our children

Free time also important for our children


Fri, Aug 3. 2012We are into the last month of what used to be called the ‘August holidays’, now known as the ‘summer vacation’, in...
27 July 2012
Whaling and whale watching can co-exist

Whaling and whale watching can co-exist


Fri, Jul 27. 2012The debate about whaling has resurfaced after the recent International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in Panama City.And once again...
24 July 2012
Fine the foreign drug smugglers

Fine the foreign drug smugglers


Tue, Jul 24. 2012Over the last two weeks, four Vincentians have been nabbed while allegedly trying to smuggle marijuana into Barbados, while five of t...
20 July 2012
How prepared are we to deal with a real bomb threat?

How prepared are we to deal with a real bomb threat?


Fri, Jul 20. 2012The most recent “bomb threat”, which was called in at the Ministry of Agriculture on Tuesday, has once again raised a numbe...
17 July 2012
BAICO policyholders relieved

BAICO policyholders relieved


Tue, Jul 17. 2012More than 20,000 persons throughout the Eastern Caribbean who hold traditional life insurance policies issued by British American Ins...
13 July 2012
A triumph for all Vincentian women

A triumph for all Vincentian women


Fri, Jul 13. 2012Sion Hill Euphonium, Blondie Bird and Friends and Fya Empress are the big winners for Vincy Mas 2012. Searchlight salutes them and of...
06 July 2012
Let good sense and moderation prevail

Let good sense and moderation prevail


Fri, Jul 6. 2012All systems are go for what seems to be gearing up to be an entertaining and enjoyable Carnival weekend.One can feel the excitement in...
03 July 2012
Private sector investment needed for economic recovery

Private sector investment needed for economic recovery


Tue, Jul 3. 2012The economic woes being experienced by St Vincent and the Grenadines and much of the rest of the world seem not to be abating.Last Fri...
29 June 2012
Journalism, not rumour mongering

Journalism, not rumour mongering


Fri, Jun 29. 2012From time to time, journalists or media houses are criticized by some members of the public for not living up to their expectations a...
26 June 2012
A national approach to the census

A national approach to the census


Tue, Jun 26. 2012“It is not a party issue, it affects everybody” (Opposition Leader Arnhim Eustace on the National census exercise).Oppositi...