27 January 2006
UWI’S FIRST

UWI’S FIRST


Searchlight Senior Reporter Hawkins Nanton (left) receiving his Diploma from Resident Tutor of the UWI School of Continuing Studies Dr. Adrian Fraser....
Diversifying – the best option

Diversifying – the best option


A formal call has been made to local banana farmers to explore alternative means of production as the region puts a fresh focus on diversifying its ag...
GAS HIKE AT PUMPS

GAS HIKE AT PUMPS


It is now official: Government will be reducing the level at which it subsidizes petroleum here.Early Wednesday, January 25, motorists faced increased...
$11.8 MILLION INJECTION FOR TOURISM INDUSTRY

$11.8 MILLION INJECTION FOR TOURISM INDUSTRY


Improvements to the physical infrastructure of the country and an overall injection of $11.8 million are some of the measures being taken to boost the...
20 January 2006
BOMB FOUND

BOMB FOUND


The device found is sitting on the seabed 14.5 metres down.......
UNEXPLODED DEVICE DISCOVERED OFF CANE GARDEN POINT

UNEXPLODED DEVICE DISCOVERED OFF CANE GARDEN POINT


The local Coast Guard has issued an advisory that persons operating in the waters off Cane Garden Point should maintain a distance of 500 yards from t...
Driver crushed to death by truck

Driver crushed to death by truck


Witnessing someone die right before your eyes is never an easy thing, and Cable & Wireless worker Rufina Soleyn knows just that. On Wednesday, January...
13 January 2006
DOG-GONE-IT!

DOG-GONE-IT!


One of the strangest occurrences in the rural village of South Rivers took place on Wednesday, January 4.One of six pups born to a mongrel had no eyes...
MARKET VENDORS OWING KINGSTOWN TOWN BOARD $ 70 000, IN ARREARS

MARKET VENDORS OWING KINGSTOWN TOWN BOARD $ 70 000, IN ARREARS


Small business people who ply their trade in shops at Little Tokyo, the Central Market and the temporary market are owing the Kingstown Town Board (KT...
Senators put on two-year watch

Senators put on two-year watch


The three newly appointed Government Senators – Rochelle Forde, Ronald Marks and Richard Williams – have been given two-and-a-half years to ...