21 February 2020
Vincentian in Canada seeking answers to clear scooters

Vincentian in Canada seeking answers to clear scooters


HI MR. JACKSON, I have shipped some items from Toronto to SVG. Among those items are 2 battery powered scooters. No engines, no fuel capacity an...
18 February 2020
Congratulations to the organisers of the Best of SVG Awards

Congratulations to the organisers of the Best of SVG Awards


EDITOR: I wish to congratulate Ms Clare Keizer, CEO of Interactive Media Ltd, publishers of the Searchlight newspaper and also the Directors of the Bo...
14 February 2020
Men stop the abuse, women find strength to walk away

Men stop the abuse, women find strength to walk away


EDITOR: The recent killing of nurse Taylor-Israel has bring to the fore the abuse that many women endure on a regular basis. It is rather unfortunate...
Some of SVG’s historic information has been recorded digitally

Some of SVG’s historic information has been recorded digitally


EDITOR: I read with interest the article about St Vincent’s historic documents held in the High Court Registry (Searchlight, January 31, 2020, p. 4...
Gov’t, SVGTU meet next week

Gov’t, SVGTU meet next week


EDITOR: The negotiating team of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers’ Union (SVGTU) is scheduled to convene with a negotiating team of the G...
Bits of Paper Lying on the Floor

Bits of Paper Lying on the Floor


EDITOR: School closure because of rat infestation and the general untidiness across some areas of our country indicate that we are not teaching and m...
Speaking In Tongues?

Speaking In Tongues?


EDITOR: Many groups in churchianity are teaching that when an individual receives the Holy Spirit, he must speak in other tongues as a sign that he h...
07 February 2020
The cause of one is the cause of all

The cause of one is the cause of all


EDITOR: The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Public Service Union (PSU) is greatly concerned with the violence committed against woman and girls in our...
Every violent killing must be met with outrage, condemnation

Every violent killing must be met with outrage, condemnation


EDITOR: Violence against women has become an issue of major concern across the Caribbean. One can hardly imagine that in a relatively small island of...
31 January 2020
On being homeless in Kingstown – Discrimination and Kindness

On being homeless in Kingstown – Discrimination and Kindness


EDITOR: One month of the new year is gone. So far for me and my homeless friends it goes much the same here. My previous letter on discrimination ...