Vincentians overcame many challenges in 2022 against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery in the wake of the eruption of La Soufriere. Below are most popular feature stories in 2022, according to metrics on the searchlight.vc website.
By Tinique Primus A lot of Vincentians seem to excel wherever they go and Nikita “Tynie” Seaton is one of them. The island girls is making strides in her adopted country, the United States of America (USA), and as a result has not only brought positive attention to herself but to her homeland, St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). By her movements, one can consider the September born an …
A woman who suffered a stroke when she was only four years old is calling for an end to discrimination for people with disabilities. “Let’s normalise disabled persons working with able-bodied persons without discrimination,” Tinique Primus said on Facebook on Friday February 1, using the moniker Aaida “D Steppa” Primus. Primus, who hails from Rockies in East Kingstown suffered a stroke that left her without the use of her left …
Police investigations into the questionable recruitment of Vincentian women for baby-sitting and housekeeping jobs abroad have resulted in one man being detained due to fears of illicit activity. The Police Public Relations and Complaints department issued a release on Sunday, February 13, stating that Carlton Richardson, a resident of Fair Hall was detained by police in the North Western District after a female resident reported to the police that on …