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Bassy - Love Vine

Bassy - Love Vine
Sir Charles yuh suppose to wave
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May 13, 2011
ah heard de police siren coming towards us, same time one ah de fellars seated in front de shop-door say: “de bass ah come”.{{more}} In ah jiffy d...
Bassy - Love Vine
God save our gracious queen
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May 6, 2011
May Day or Labour Day is ah special day on my calendar. Ah started to wuk as ah Votes Clerk at Public Works on de fuss ah May, 1960. My pay was $ 2.60...
Bassy - Love Vine
De two-storey out-house
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April 29, 2011
camp site in de forest, standing among the tall trees is dis simple but striking piece ah architecture; ah two storey, wooden toilet wid 2 ft by 4 ft ...
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As ah remember Good Friday and Easter
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April 21, 2011
Lie-Za fuming mad! She say in all her years pon dis earth, is de first time she ever see Easter fall at the end ah April. How school children went pon...
Bassy - Love Vine
Here is ah second warning
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April 15, 2011
Ah don’t like to go back to things ah write, ah left dat to school pickney when de time come; but last week ah ended de article like dis: “ Ah wan...
Bassy - Love Vine
Our children are de Lord’s
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April 8, 2011
Lie-Za asked me if ah read ah letter in de Searchlight’s midweek paper signed by “Former Patient”. Unfortunately ah don’t read letters way peo...
Bassy - Love Vine
De-muck-we-see ULP style
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April 1, 2011
Ah was telling Lie-Za how ah was ah foundation member ah de Christian Council (CC)when it started way back in 1968-69 wid what de den four major churc...
Bassy - Love Vine
Ah day wid my All-me-matter
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March 25, 2011
Bright and early last Fry-dey morning me lickle youth-man woke me up to pack our lunch to go on de Grammar School PTA Boat-ride to Bequia. Ah know ah ...
Bassy - Love Vine
Ah Big Man-shun is Ah Head-ake
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March 18, 2011
Ah notice an Ad in de papers last week way one Financial Institution was forclosing or simply selling out 15 properties, 10 ah dem are family homes; i...
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Not too late to reconciliate
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March 11, 2011
Good Add-vice is scarce. Last Sat-dey former Speak-um-all was his vintage self, giving sound add-vice to present Speaker Alexander. Maule was ah guest...
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Nah-Shun-All-Hero
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March 4, 2011
De year just start and it nearly done. Is March already which reminds me ah two things, de wife’s birthday coming up, ah does get problem wid dat da...
Bassy - Love Vine
Are dey Bull-or-Man?
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February 25, 2011
I was elated when Mr Burgin, the Head-teacher at Kingstown Anglican Primary school invited me to talk to the Grade 6 students last Monday. Dat’s de ...
Bassy - Love Vine
Ah not leaving sweet SVG
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February 18, 2011
GHS Centennial Celebrations Committee scored again last Thursday night wid dey monthly lecture series. Guest speaker was Stacia Morris, a past student...
Bassy - Love Vine
Mr Prime Minister dey angry
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February 11, 2011
Last ting first. Ah just want to Big-up Dr Steven Nanton, a Vincentian born, US trained doctor, ah Gastroenterologist, dah’s ah big word, ah mouth-f...
Bassy - Love Vine
Wrecking-silly-hate
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February 4, 2011
First tings first. To Hate is to be Silly, and when dey’s Hate, is time to Wreck it. In other words it is time foh Wrecking-Silly-Hate. De Guv-ah-mi...
Bassy - Love Vine
De lickle boy dah cry wolf
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January 28, 2011
Ah was telling Lie-Za it would be irresponsible of me to dis-believe de PM’s claims dat Drug- men giving Ass-sauce-in Con-Tract to try ah-sauce-an-a...
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Bills! Bills! Bills! Again
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January 21, 2011
Back in 1982 when Cato’s Labour Party tried passing two Dread Bills, dey met wid widespread demonstration from all quarters, de Bills were shelved a...
Bassy - Love Vine
Surprise! Surprise!
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January 14, 2011
Dey’s dis story bout ah Vagrant who died and went to Heaven like de beggar, Lazarus did in de book of Luke in de Bible. De Vagrant was full ah Surpr...
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De Love Vine 2010 awe-ward
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January 7, 2011
Ah wish to congratulate all six candidates who received Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second New Year’s Honours. Ah think all six would have contr...
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Get dat Grinch out we Christmas
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December 30, 2010
It was not de very best of Christmases but it was nevertheless good. On de good side ah was able to introduce de family to “house to house” serena...
Bassy - Love Vine
My greatest Christmas gift
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December 23, 2010
Ah drove thru town earlier tonight (Chose-dey) and when ah see de crazy shopping scene as ah got pass Corea’s & Hazells Inc. near the vegetable mark...
Bassy - Love Vine
De Big Man Dey up Dey
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December 17, 2010
Dat was de Gran-murder ah all elections. Some say it was going to be 9-6, some say 10-5, 13-2. People from even both sides say 14-1. Dr Care-not John ...
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Murder advantage
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December 10, 2010
Ah looked at Keith Mc Lean on TV lying on Hospital bed, beaten and bruised foh rebuking three fellars from painting party signs pon his mothers proper...
Bassy - Love Vine
Only ten more days to go
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December 3, 2010
Is unfortunate dat violence is taking over de calm-pain because ah beginning to enjoy de Ads, de slogans and de songs. Both side have been able to twi...
Bassy - Love Vine
Some nice people leave
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November 26, 2010
Dis week ah have me plate full ah tributes; four deaths in as many weeks in my extended family. De passing of Sister Sharon Dickson is ah blow to her ...
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Lie-za wants ah seek-your phone
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November 19, 2010
It ain’t time foh new year’s Awe-ward yet, but ah want to give out two“Vincy Roast Breadfruit & Jack Fish Awe-wards” to ah “Dream Team” in...
Bassy - Love Vine
Calm-law getting eve’l or eve’n
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November 12, 2010
Maybe Prime Minister Calm-law Best-see-saw does not know of the leg-ah-see or die-nasty dat was built between de Dr Eric Williams’ Trinidad and Toba...
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Thank you Lord Jesus
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November 5, 2010
Doc Adams gave me ah joke bout ah fellar name Jim travelling pon ah vessel dah was sinking. Jim was ah candle maker, supplying de churches, spiritual ...
Bassy - Love Vine
Not Me and Dem Young Pull-It-Ah-Shun
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October 29, 2010
My faith foh SVG rests in de youths, BUT ley me mek it clear dat ah talking bout dem youths dat looking foh personal development de hard way, beginnin...
Bassy - Love Vine
Much ado about nothing
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October 22, 2010
All Eye-turn pon de CEO of NCB when he sum-ah-rise de situation at de NCB using de title ah one ah Shakespeare’s funniest comedies “Much ado about...
Bassy - Love Vine
My Scoutmaster one ah my heroes
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October 15, 2010
Ah pride me-self as being one ah dem youngsters who had ah good childhood. In my day, Villagers took an interest in de children in de village, dey ove...
Bassy - Love Vine
Ah-Lose
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October 8, 2010
Aloa Vera commonly known as Ah-lose is ah miracle herb, ah cure foh almost every-thing, medical, pull-it-tek-all and otherwise: lowering blood sugar (...
Bassy - Love Vine
Don’t get lapped-up again
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October 1, 2010
Ah don’t care who say dat ah backward, but ah refuse to get excited over our Prime Minister’s announcement dat President Socrates of Put-yuh-gal i...
Bassy - Love Vine
Sir James bats again
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September 24, 2010
Elections is at our door-step so watch out foh dem pull-it-to-kill tongue slipping. Is like Sir James open de batting wid ah blistering start, punctua...
Bassy - Love Vine
Ah met Miss Mary
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September 17, 2010
Last Sunday ah had ah serious engaement and was forced to miss de Director of de College, Dr Joel Warrican’s message to de young people at Calliaqua...
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Give Joel Butcher ah no income house
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September 10, 2010
Ah heard from Ole George, he is someway up in de Artic near de North Pole dong social wuk wid dem Eskimos. He provided proof of his location wid photo...
Bassy - Love Vine
Did Mr We-Come notice de weather pat-on
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September 3, 2010
When it come to pre-Dick-in Elect-shun results, ah respect Mr. We-come. He say ULP got ah good chance ah winning de next Elect-shun,and dat is his exp...
Bassy - Love Vine
De last 100 days
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August 27, 2010
Dear Prime Minister. Yuh girl fren Lie-Za say she hearing Word pon de street dat yuh leaving de wuk soon, ah think she hear yuh calling Elect-shun in ...
Bassy - Love Vine
Big up de van Archie
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August 20, 2010
Three weeks ago when ah kerry me vehicle to Nigel to service, he offered to drop me home, but ah opted to catch ah Mini Van at Indian Bay junction. Wh...
Bassy - Love Vine
Bah bye NCB
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August 13, 2010
One ah Lie-Za’s ole time fellars dropped her ah lickle note and while she is happy to hear from him, she ain’t like de content. De fellar obviousl...
Bassy - Love Vine
Beware ah de lapped-up plan
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August 6, 2010
My first encounter wid de computer was way back in 1970 when ah had to do two courses, Fortran and Cogo, designed for surveying and engineering. Ah to...
Bassy - Love Vine
De board should resign in block
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July 30, 2010
Time flies. Is like is only yesterday dah de NCB started wid its first manager Claude Samuel. Like ah new born baby de NCB cut teeth, too-too and pee ...
Bassy - Love Vine
Ah jail pon Catholic Island
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July 23, 2010
Some ah de allegations were dat top execu-Thief in de party owed Nah-no bank, others owed Marketing Board Supermarket thousands ah dollars in credit, ...
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Soca Monarch win for Fireman & Skinny; Road March next
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Soca Monarch win for Fireman & Skinny; Road March next
Christina 
July 7, 2025
With the Soca Monarch finals out of the way, all eyes and ears are turned towards Kingstown in anticipation for who will capture the 2025 Road March t...
Vincentian UWI Professor gives SVG an “A” for educational advancement
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Vincentian UWI Professor gives SVG an “A” for educational advancement
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July 4, 2025
The government of St Vincent and the Grenadines has been given a high grade for the strides made in education during its term in office, but is concer...
Four for Miss SVG grace Junior Calypso and Soca Monarch competition
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Four for Miss SVG grace Junior Calypso and Soca Monarch competition
Forrest 
July 4, 2025
Four contestants who will be competing in the Miss SVG show later this year, made an appearance at the Junior Calypso and Soca Monarch Competition on ...
SVG appoints Mikhail Charles as  Legal Advisor at UK High Commission
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SVG appoints Mikhail Charles as Legal Advisor at UK High Commission
Forrest 
July 4, 2025
Vincentian lawyer, Mikhail Charles, has been appointed Honorary Legal Advisor for St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) at its High Commission in the Un...
Five entrepreneurs to make business pitch in Men’s Empowerment Project
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Five entrepreneurs to make business pitch in Men’s Empowerment Project
Forrest 
July 4, 2025
The Centre for Enterprise Development Inc, (CED) has announced its upcoming Business Pitch Competition, where five dynamic entrepreneurs will compete ...

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