It is now 3,626 days or 9 years, 11 months, 5 days.
On August 4, 2016, at approximately 4:47 p.m., 23-year-old dancer Kahili ‘Q’ Ollivierre, widely known as “Q” or “QQ,” was seen for the last time. It is now 3,626 days or 9 years, 11 months, and 5 days.
He was standing outside Dougan’s Shop in Calliaqua, speaking with another young man. Since that afternoon, the Golden Vale resident has effectively vanished from the face of Saint Vincent, leaving behind a trail of unanswered questions and a grieving family that refuses to give up hope.
The disappearance of “Q” has been marked by painful milestones recorded over years of investigation. By May 2017, he had been missing for 285 days, a period during which he would have celebrated his birthday. By March 2018, the count reached 578 days. Most recently, reports in August 2022 highlighted that 2,190 days exactly six years had passed since he was last seen.
In the immediate aftermath of his disappearance, the Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) issued a missing persons bulletin describing Ollivierre as 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing 140 lbs, with a dark complexion and brown eyes.
- Arnos Vale Sighting: Shortly after he went missing, a tip suggested he was seen at a tire shop in Arnos Vale, but he disappeared again before family members could reach him.
- Fenton Mountain Search: In September 2016, police concentrated their efforts on Fenton Mountain, questioning nearby villagers and scouring the area based on intelligence. These searches, however, yielded no results.
- Public Appeals: Missing person flyers were posted at every police station across the island, and the police utilized social media to solicit public assistance.
Despite these efforts, police have admitted to a lack of breakthroughs or progress in the case as the years have passed.
From her home in New York, Kahili’s mother, Maxine Ollivierre, has been the driving force behind keeping his name in the public eye. She has repeatedly expressed shock and terror at how someone could disappear so easily in a small society like Saint Vincent without anyone seeing or hearing anything.
Maxine last spoke to her son in July 2016 and noted there was no indication he was in any trouble. She has described the ordeal as “tough,” lamenting, “You cannot just disappear from small St. Vincent like this”. Despite the years of silence, she maintains that her faith remains strong and hopes that one day someone’s conscience will lead to answers.
The case of Kahili Ollivierre is not an isolated one. Saint Vincent has been “plagued” by several mysterious disappearances over the last decade. These include:
- Shanika Small, who went missing in October 2011.
- Menelaus “Servant of the Lord” Jocelyn and Godfrey Ashton, both missing since December 2011.
- Jeremy Riley, a chauffeur who vanished in April 2020.
As the seventh anniversary of his disappearance approaches, the search for “Q” remains officially active but stalled, a haunting reminder of the families still waiting for justice in the Grenadines.
