Bottom Town News Today

A resident of Buccament Bay has described his community as a “murder hub”.

Childless, almost homeless but not hopeless. Brian Anthony Cyrus has seen a series of unfortunate events but hopes that assistance can be given in getting him back on his feet. The 58-year-old New Montrose resident had a rough 2022 when he lost his home in a fire in January, and his only child was killed in a gun-related incident in July. Cyrus spoke to SEARCHLIGHT on the shell of his …

SEVERAL RELATIVES and friends of Seage John, the Layou/Ottley Hall resident who died on January 1, 2023 after a run-in with police officers staged a protest in Kingstown on Tuesday, January 10.

After two visits in less than a week from officials of the Kingstown Town Board to his residence, Rose Place (Bottom Town) resident, Quinn Andrews, says he strongly believes he is being unfairly targeted. [caption id="attachment_161859" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Pigeon pen and structure that covers the tables where Andrew’s products are sold, before the pen was removed by the Kingstown Town Board[/caption] In a previous interview with SEARCHLIGHT which was p...

A resident of Rose Place (Bottom Town) is questioning a move by the Kingstown Town Board (KTB) to remove items, and attempt to demolish structures outside the residence where he lives.

Plans are being set in place for the overall development of Kingstown, one of which will be a ban on unregulated parking in the lot of the High Court and Registry. This was revealed by Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves at the official opening of the new vegetable markets yesterday, Thursday November 17 where he provided updates on rebuilding and renovation work to be carried out on buildings in the …

Filmmakers representing six projects will receive training to pitch their work at Annecy next month.

A construction worker was shot and killed by gunmen who forcibly entered in house in Clark's Town, Trelawny on Friday night. The deceased has been identified as 41-year-old carpenter Moses Gordon, who was of a Bottom Town, Clark's Town address.

I am told by Physical Planning dat if ah developer wants to operate ah Quarry in SVG, s/he has to mek an application providing all de technical information like Survey Plans and Maps of de area and so on. Planning will circulate dat Application to de relevant State Agencies represented on de Physical Planning Board: CWSA; Min of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Beach and Rivers etc. Housing, Public Works and Lands …

On a recent radio programme with Bert Francois, I expressed the view that the history of St. Vincent and the Grenadines is a history of struggle and resistance. Vincentians sometimes made their actions speak louder than their voices. To reinforce my point, I singled out instances in its history when protests and struggles stood out. Among those was the Carnival Riots of February 11, 1879, that is 143 years ago …