Vincentian students studying at various universities in Taiwan had believed they were accustomed to the numerous earthquakes occurring in the east Asian country. However, a massive earthquake which occurred on Wednesday, April, 3, 2024 has left close to a dozen people dead, hundreds stranded and the students traumatized. The 7.4 magnitude quake, the strongest recorded in the last 25 years, shook the island’s east coast, hitting at 7:58 a.m. local time,...
Thirty-three Vincentian students will return to their homeland in three to four years’ time, fluent in Mandarin and equipped with advanced academic qualifications across a range of disciplines. [caption id="attachment_169776" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Scholarship recipents at the handover ceremony with officials from the Ministry of Education, Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves and the Taiwanese Ambassador Fiona Fan[/caption] On Friday, August 11, the group attended a ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign …
A young man of Redemption Sharpes has been sentenced to 41 years in jail for the unprovoked killing of a fellow villager, who he gunned down on his birthday.
33-year-old to serve 19 years for severing arm of former friend searchlight.vc - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from searchlight.vc Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Slain teen in the wrong place at the wrong time – aunt searchlight.vc - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from searchlight.vc Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
After being briefly involved in prison ministry in 2010, former journalist, Junior Jarvis has found himself sentenced to a lifetime at the institution where he formerly witnessed.
The heads of two media entities in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), and some reporters have written to the Commissioner of Police Commissioner, Colin John to draw attention to what they describe as “ the escalating issue of threats by members of the public against and aggression towards journalists covering the Serious Offences Court (SOC) and the Kingstown Magistrates Court (KMC).”
Media heads seek Commissioner's urgent attention on threats to court reporters searchlight.vc - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from searchlight.vc Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
by Kemarlie Durrant Just one month into the year 2023, and the Serious Offences Court has seen over 10 new gun related charges for the month of January after the country experienced its highest crime rate last year. Chief magistrate, Rechanne Browne presides over the Serious Offences Court and she is of the opinion that her court has become a ‘gun court’ this new year. “For the year I think …
A nurse broke down in tears at the Serious Offences Court on February 3, when was slapped with a 2-year, 10-month prison sentence for possession of nearly sixty grams of cocaine at the Owia Clinic last year.