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‘Send out you hand,’ by Dorbrene E. O’Marde
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October 25, 2013
On Saturday, October 19, Antiguan-Vincentian Dorbrene O’Marde, more familiarly known as “Fatz”, launched two books at the UWI Open Campus as par...
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The Silly Season – Pappyshow Time!
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October 18, 2013
Whenever I read newspapers from other Caribbean countries, I do so with SVG in mind and try to find out what lessons we can learn from them or to what...
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A call to journalists
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October 11, 2013
"My fellow Journalists, not every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of a politician is news. We are reporters, not scribes. That means we’re sup...
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The Caribs and reparations
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September 20, 2013
On the issue of reparations, the persons who have to be singled out for special attention are the Caribs. At the end of the second Carib War, some 4,3...
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Rev PAB Anthony
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September 13, 2013
I am writing this column on Tuesday, September 10, at a time when the situation in Syria still remains quite fluid. Yesterday, Putin’s proposed init...
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The reparations talk
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September 6, 2013
There has recently been much talk about reparations. I refer to it as "talk” because there has really been no meaningful dialogue, since at play are...
Marcus Garvey and St Vincent
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Marcus Garvey and St Vincent
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August 23, 2013
Imagine the first two decades of the 20th century, the United States of America overripe with racism and black leaders like Asa Philip Randolph, Chand...
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LIAT – Never a dull moment
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August 16, 2013
I go to sleep with LIAT on my mind and get up to hear a lot of complaints and to read incredible stories about LIAT. The LIAT planes pass fairly near ...
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Emancipation continues
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August 2, 2013
On May 11, 1838, the St Vincent Legislature passed the required legislation to ensure that full freedom came on August 1, 1838. Roderick McDonald, in ...
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Then there was no one left to speak up for us!
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July 26, 2013
In Germany they first came for the Communists and I did not speak up because I wasn’t a Communist. Then they came for the Jews and I did not speak u...
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Now it’s back to reality
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July 12, 2013
Well carnival is over. Of course there was the good, the bad and the ugly, but plenty madness too. A few women went overboard in their manner of dress...
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Carnival 2013, as we move into the last lap
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July 5, 2013
The 2013 Carnival celebrations were supposed to have gotten into full stride last Friday with the Miss Carival show having been used to kick it off. M...
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Are we zombies? What is wrong with us?
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June 28, 2013
The series of protests that have rocked Brazil in past weeks have pushed me into a reflecting mood. These protests are somewhat different from those t...
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A response to Jomo – My take on the 1935 riots
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June 7, 2013
Continued from last week My disagreement with Jomo has to do with the role he has carved out for Sheriff Lewis. He argued that once the decision was t...
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A response to Jomo – my take on the 1935 riots
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May 31, 2013
I have read with great interest Jomo's pieces of May 17 and 24 captioned "Sheriff Lewis, a National Hero." I have had an interest in the 1935 riots fo...
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The things we do and say
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May 24, 2013
A story in the weekend newspapers caught my attention. It was about a young lady who stole a cellphone and was caught with it in her handbag when one ...
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Our ‘National Essence’ at stake!
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May 17, 2013
In recent issues of SEARCHLIGHT, Louise Mitchell Joseph and Vonnie Roudette have been raising issues about what they call our "National Essence,” wh...
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Assassination of political leader in Curacao
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May 10, 2013
The assassination of Helmin Wiels, leader of the political party Pueblo Soberano in Curacao, came as a real shocker to me. It is not only that we shou...
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Another Labour Day – same old story!
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May 3, 2013
I searched last weekend’s newspapers seeking information about activities for May 1, the Labour Day holiday. I found nothing. Has the leadership of ...
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The Reparations Issue
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April 26, 2013
The political climate in SVG is not one conducive for any sane discussion on the matter of reparations. I could well understand why some persons being...
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I cry for my country
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March 22, 2013
Things in SVG seem to be becoming grimmer as the days go by. We have to admit that there are problems all over the world and that these are rough time...
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President Hugo Chavez — what will his legacy be?
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March 15, 2013
The death of President Hugo Chavez on March 5 at the age of 58 is bound to have a profound impact on Latin America and the Caribbean and perhaps put i...
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The words of George McIntosh
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March 8, 2013
I have been trying to present a case for George McIntosh to be made our next national hero. For my column this week, I have reproduced extracts from a...
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Farewell to Norma Keizer
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March 1, 2013
On Tuesday, the nation said farewell to Norma Keizer in grand style. I specifically said nation, because students from all parts of this country would...
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For Black History Month (remembering King Ja Ja)
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February 22, 2013
King Ja Ja Arrives (as reported by the Sentinel of Friday, June 15, 1888) "H.M.S Icarus steamed slowly into the Harbour about midday on Saturday last....
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Where are the progressives… intellectuals?
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February 15, 2013
Recently, in light of the saga or rather drama surrounding the St Vincent Building and Loan Association and the lack of information, misinformation an...
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All SVG’s a stage
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February 8, 2013
I have to repeat what I have often said, that there is never a dull moment in SVG. As I reflect on things, my thoughts go back to literature. First, t...
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Obama’s Second Inaugural Address
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February 1, 2013
Continued from last week Last week I started looking at Obama’s speech delivered at his second inauguration. I am mindful of America’s impact on t...
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Obama’s Second Inaugural Address (Part 1)
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January 25, 2013
The speech delivered by President Barrack Obama at his Inauguration on January 21st has been a major talking point around the US and, for that matter,...
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In Search of National Heroes
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January 18, 2013
Our country is once more embarked on the search for national heroes. My initial response was to ask what the hurry is. I am not convinced that we have...
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So, this is 2013
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January 4, 2013
Well, we are into a new year, 2013. Many of us would have made New Year resolutions and some of us would have gone to church. To a large extent, these...
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Reflections on Christmas
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December 28, 2012
(Written on Christmas Day 2012) So this is the big day; actually it is still morning. It rained earlier. No big thing; much better than the snow. How ...
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