The Public Service – the invisible glue
THIS WEEK, June 20 to 24, has been set aside by the Ministry of the Public Service, Consumer Affairs and Sports as Public Service Week. It is good th...
21 June 2022
The Public Service – the invisible glue
THIS WEEK, June 20 to 24, has been set aside by the Ministry of the Public Service, Consumer Affairs and Sports as Public Service Week. It is good th...
17 June 2022
The good we do when we work together
As individuals, we do have the power to make a difference - in large and small ways. Over the years, the pages of our newspaper have regularly provide...
14 June 2022
Return of stolen artefacts – just one aspect of reparations demand
The global clamour for the return of valuable cultural artefacts stolen from former colonies in Africa, Asia and the Americas and held by either priva...
10 June 2022
Opportunities lost at ‘The Summit of the Americas 2022’
In this time of a global crisis, brought about first by the COVID-19 pandemic and now compounded by the war between Russia and Ukraine, it is incumben...
03 June 2022
Our children have achieved a one in a million feat
It is graduation season and for the past two weeks or so, SEARCHLIGHT has been featuring within our pages, on our website and on social media the good...
31 May 2022
There is a new Vincentian Awareness, a sense of who we are
The official commemoration of June 1 as Indian Arrival Day in St Vincent and the Grenadines is a new development, relatively speaking. The passing of ...
27 May 2022
Are we paying enough attention to our boys?
ONE OF the more encouraging aspects of the ‘orange outrage’ events that took place last week was the energetic and vocal support given by the boy...
24 May 2022
Beyond the Orange – What next?
WE WORE our orange last Friday to signify that we want a brighter future and to live in a world that is free of violence. Our young people peacefully...
20 May 2022
Mercy Committee decision as bewildering as the spate of violence
WHAT A HORRENDOUS three weeks this has been in relation to crime and violence for Vincentians. Five young men shot dead, two others injured by guns; ...
13 May 2022
We must protect, support and invest in the nursing profession
Yesterday, May 12, the world paused on International Nurses Day (IND) to salute nurses and reflect on the invaluable role they play as the backbone of...
