While tragedies dominated news coverage in 2022, as is reflected in our most read online news stories, there was also exciting news that signalled a new era in business in SVG. SEARCHLIGHT extends condolences to all those who lost loved ones during the year. Below are most read news stories for 2022, according to metrics on the searchlight.vc website: 10. Beloved Cuban doctor who worked in SVG dies in …
A smooth transition is expected later this month when the business operations of P.H. Veira & Co. Ltd are taken over by a new company. “We close November 12 as P. H. Veira & Co. Ltd and the new company opens on November 14,” Pamela Veira, governing director of the 80-year-old company told SEARCHLIGHT yesterday, October 3. Veira said the decision to close their supermarket, hardware, wholesale and bakery businesses …
Capital Kingstown is expected to be the target of another concerted clean up effort as recently articulated by Minister of Urban Development, Julian Francis. And a senior employee of PH Veira Co. Ltd, Bryan Alexander is looking forward to the activity especially as clogged, dirty drains flow close to his workplace but thinks the government will have a hard task on its hands. On the one hand he pointed out …
Capital Kingstown is expected to be the target of another concerted clean up effort as recently articulated by Minister of Urban Development, Julian Francis. And a senior employee of PH Veira Co. Ltd, Bryan Alexander is looking forward to the activity especially as clogged, dirty drains flow close to his workplace but thinks the government will have a hard task on its hands. On the one hand he pointed out …
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Although this Saturday has not been declared a public holiday, it is anticipated that many businesses will not open as the country steps up efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 locally.
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves announced on Monday evening that tomorrow, January 22 and Monday, January 25 have been declared public holidays for public health reasons.
As at January 20, 602 cases of COVID-19 had been recorded in St Vincent and the Grenadines, of which 481 remain active.
In recent times, local cases of COVID-19 have been increasing with 464 of the active cases being detected in clusters of local persons across the country.