14 December 2021
Finance minister lays EC$1.3bn estimates

Finance minister lays EC$1.3bn estimates


FINANCE MINISTER, Camillo Gonsalves has announced that a total of 144 new posts across several ministries are a part of the Estimates of Revenue and E...
Teachers Union head tells Searchlight – reveal your source or we are not talking

Teachers Union head tells Searchlight – reveal your source or we are not talking


PRESIDENT of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers Union (SVGTU), Oswald Robinson has said he will not speak with SEARCHLIGHT Newspaper until it ...
New five star hotel opens in SVG

New five star hotel opens in SVG


STANDING ON THE pool deck of the five-star La Vue Hotel and Beach Club located at Villa Point, one gets the feeling that you’re floating on a cruise...
10 December 2021
SVGTU head says the strike was successful, but PM says teachers who were to turn up, turned up

SVGTU head says the strike was successful, but PM says teachers who were to turn up, turned up


The leadership of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers Union (SVGTU), buoyed by what it said was a successful strike this week is aiming to take...
Authorities not clear on exact number  of teachers who exited service

Authorities not clear on exact number of teachers who exited service


Local authorities seem to be still unclear on the exact number of teachers who are no longer considered to be a part of the teaching service due to th...
More freedom for cruise ship passengers

More freedom for cruise ship passengers


New cruise protocols in St Vincent and the Grenadines will see passengers being allowed to disembark and visit sites across the country freely, with l...
03 December 2021
Former teachers may get recalled to service

Former teachers may get recalled to service


Today is the final day for teachers to take a COVID-19 vaccination or leave the public teaching service. But, 29 teachers at the West St. George Se...
Medical students volunteer at VSPCA

Medical students volunteer at VSPCA


A recently formed group of students from St James School of Medicine has been offering their time and energy to volunteer at the bimonthly spay and ne...
Anglicans on Union Island celebrate harvest festival despite difficulties

Anglicans on Union Island celebrate harvest festival despite difficulties


By Anthony Stewart It is one of the most joyous occasions in the calendar year. The Faithful gathered to express their gratitude to God for the ble...
Government’s 2022 estimates go to Parliament next week

Government’s 2022 estimates go to Parliament next week


The 2022 Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure have been completed and will be debated in the House of Assembly next Tuesday and Wednesday December 7 a...