Marlon Bute is an entrepreneur, construction worker, and writer.

Nellie Ebou and the tradition of resistance

By Marlon Bute Nellie the Ebou lifted the hoe over her shoulder. Her right foot was planted firmly on the earth, her hands tightened around the handle, and she swung….

18 Aug 2026 3:28PM

Opinion

Yannick Bacchus, of Paul’s Avenue, Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, has created his own pathway in Taiwan, graduating with a bachelor's and a master's degree in just five years.

Paul’s Lot graduate redefines the narrative

18 Aug 2026 3:03PM

The deceased, Mark Shallow. (Photo: Searchlight.vc)

Man shot, killed in abandoned building near prison in Kingstown

18 Aug 2026 6:05AM

Prime Minister Godwin Friday and his wife, Ave Friday, pose with Vincentians in Taiwan and their guests during a luncheon in Taipei, Taiwan on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026.

Friday urges Vincies in Taiwan to turn opportunity into national dev’t

17 Aug 2026 10:00AM

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment, Dwight Fitzgerald Bramble, speaking at the 2026 St. Vincent and the Grenadines Trade and Investment Opportunity Seminar in Taipei on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (Photo: Taiwan Minister of Foreign Affairs)

Bramble urges Taiwan to reinforce diplomatic solidarity with commercial enterprise

17 Aug 2026 5:11AM

Police at the scene of the shooting incident in Middle Street, Kingstown, on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. (Photo: AShford Peters/CIBS)

Suspect in custody as police investigate shootings in Kingstown

The gun violence that has been plaguing St. Vincent and the Grenadines over the last few years, contributing to the bulk of the 29 homicides so far this year, spilt…

17 Aug 2026 2:58AM

Court & Crime