Over the past months volunteers from Colonaire have been working diligently to clean up the Colonaire Beach. A visit to the beach today will reveal it’s transformation and beautification. All the garbage is gone, and the old fridges, stoves, galvanize and other waste materials have been placed in heaps. The volunteers are appealing to the Solid Waste Management Unit to collect and discard these materials. The five volunteers: Harvey Pope, …
Residents of West Kingstown were gathered this afternoon outside the Financial Complex in Kingstown to collect ATM cards through which they will receive payment for road cleaning work done earlier this month. At about 5:30 pm, SEARCHLIGHT observed about three dozen persons standing outside the gates of the government building on Bay Street. The programme, which began on August 9, came to an end on August 19 and employed approximately …
A CHARGE HAS been upgraded to murder after a Troumaca man who had been in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (MCMH), succumbed to his injuries. On Tuesday, June 7, 49-year-old Kenneth Davis of Colonarie who was remanded at Her Majesty’s Prisons, appeared at the Serious Offences Court (SOC). The charge that he, on March 16, at Byera, unlawfully and maliciously caused grievous bodily harm …
There was a large turnout of persons at Big Lion Bar in Colonarie on Wednesday, May 25 as government began the registration process for persons who catch tri tri at rivers across St Vincent. This was confirmed by Minister of Agriculture, Saboto Caesar,who told SEARCHLIGHT that after the registration process is completed, government would be assisting the tri tri catchers with items such as water boots, small tents and nets. …
Six secondary school students have received scholarships from the New Life Ministries Scholarship Fund which was launched on Sunday, February 13. A release from the religious organisation said three of the students are from the North Union Secondary School, and one each from the George Stephens Secondary School, the Georgetown Secondary School and the Emmanuel High School. In addition to the six secondary school students, 10 students were selected to …