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Dr. Fraser- Point of View
Some thoughts as the year races to an end
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December 21, 2012
It is almost hard to believe that we are only ten days away from the end of the year. It is as if 2012 has some guilty feelings about the hardships it...
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This is SVG: Anything goes!
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December 14, 2012
In recent columns I have been raising questions about ourselves as a people, as residents of SVG, and where we are heading. As usual there are those w...
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SVG forever forward, never backward – my response
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December 7, 2012
My column of November 23 was captioned “Are We Moving Backward as a People?” Elma Gabriel who describes herself as a Community Advocate in Toronto...
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Remembering Bert Davy
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November 30, 2012
I should have been part of a tribute paid to Bert Davy on the Global Highlights programme, which is coordinated by Luzette King and forms part of Rand...
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Are we moving backward as a people?
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November 23, 2012
This is a question I keep asking, to try to convince myself that we are not. I have so far not been able to do that. We have developed materially and ...
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At last some good news!
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November 16, 2012
Over the past week we have been greeted with the pleasant news that all three valedictorians at the three established campuses of the University of th...
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Tuesday night was a Bongo Night!
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November 9, 2012
You would have thought that there was an election on Tuesday in SVG, for the loud shouts that greeted Obama’s victory in the early hours of Wednesda...
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In these difficult times
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October 12, 2012
Vincentians at last had something to shout positively about on Sunday. Well really, not only Vincentians, but West Indians generally. I am speaking no...
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As we celebrate and reflect on Independence…
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October 5, 2012
October is the month of Independence. We celebrate and sing patriotic songs and do a host of other activities in schools and elsewhere. Whether we do ...
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So, you think travelling is always fun, eh? (Part 2)
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September 28, 2012
My next stop was Texas. Texas to me means heat – mucho heat. When I was last there some years ago, it was over 100 degrees for the whole month I spe...
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So, you think travelling is always fun, eh!
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September 21, 2012
Ever since 9/11, travelling became really difficult. The numerous restrictions put in place in its aftermath were understandable, but frustrating. I r...
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Reflecting on Garvey, the Garvey Movement (Part 3)
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September 7, 2012
In 1937, Garvey visited a number of Caribbean countries, including St Vincent. While the reaction to his speech was very positive in St Vincent, in St...
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Reflecting on Garvey and the Garvey Movement
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August 31, 2012
Continued from last week I continue this week with my piece on Garvey. I ended last week quoting from Albert T. Marryshow, Grenadian/West Indian natio...
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Reflecting on Garvey and the Garvey movement
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August 24, 2012
I realise that there is a great deal of interest in Marcus Garvey based on the number of young men, some of them Rastafarians, who have over the past ...
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St Vincent and the Emancipation Story (Part 4)
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August 17, 2012
I ended last week’s article by asking about the reaction in St Vincent to the Abolition Act which had received Royal Assent in August 1833. It is ne...
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St Vincent and the Emancipation Story (Part 3)
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August 10, 2012
In my article last week, I made reference to the hostility generated in the colonies by the efforts to get the legislatures to pass a Registry Bill (g...
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St Vincent and the Emancipation Story – Part 2
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August 3, 2012
When the Act for the abolition of the slave trade was passed and put into effect, sugar had still not been fully established in St Vincent. As I indic...
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St Vincent and the Emancipation Story (Part 1)
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July 27, 2012
The story about Emancipation and how it played itself out in St Vincent is part of a much broader story. In this series of articles I am going to focu...
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Doctor Grandad aka Dr Cecil Cyrus
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July 24, 2012
The Point of View article of Dr Adrian Fraser of July 20, 2012 is reprinted in its entirety below. When it was first published last Friday, parts of t...
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Doctor Grandad aka Dr Cecil Cyrus
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July 20, 2012
A facsimile captioned ‘Dear Doctor Grandad’ that was addressed to Dr Cyrus on his 73rd birthday by his granddaughter Rebeka, provided the title fo...
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Carnival 2012
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July 13, 2012
Carnival 2012 has turned out to be a celebration of the artistry of Blondie Bird and Fya Empress. Blondie Bird and Friends, with their portrayal of â€...
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It’s Carnival time again in SVG
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July 6, 2012
We have really to keep reminding ourselves that Carnival has been with us for quite a long time. I say this because there are some young folks who are...
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This Calls for Urgent Attention
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June 29, 2012
The news from SVG continues to be depressing. In fact, it might be better to say frightening, or even alarming. These are descriptions for many things...
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Carnival reflections
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June 22, 2012
Every year carnival lovers and authorities find themselves at war with the Church, or perhaps I might better say, some elements within the Church. Thi...
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A Sour Moment in West Indian Cricket
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June 15, 2012
What should have been a glorious day for West Indies cricket turned out to be a shocking one, based on one indiscreet and ignominious act by someone w...
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Jubilee Madness
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June 8, 2012
I continue to be puzzled by this love affair with monarchy and with royalty generally. A year ago it was the royal wedding, now it is the Queen’s Di...
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Thinking Out Loud About West Indies Cricket
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May 25, 2012
I really get peeved when I hear it being said that the West Indies Cricket team is now getting into the fifth day of a Test match, whereas previously,...
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Education – A call for serious reflection
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May 18, 2012
(continued from last week) This is a continuation of an article on education that I started last week. My intention was mainly to bring attention to a...
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Education – A call for serious reflection
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May 11, 2012
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College has over the past year been presenting a series of lectures that have been very informative, thou...
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Further Reminiscences about 1979
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May 4, 2012
1979 was certainly an eventful year for the people of this country. The April eruption of the volcano probably set the tone and made its early impact,...
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Friday, April 13, 1979 – Some Reflections
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April 27, 2012
Friday, April 13 would have brought back not so fond memories to many Vincentians. It was thirty-three years ago, Friday, April 13 that Vincentians we...
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The USA’s absurd policy toward Cuba
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April 20, 2012
The policy of excluding Cuba from meetings of countries of the Americas came to a boiling point last weekend at the Summit of the Americas held in Col...
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Some Reflections Over Easter
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April 13, 2012
The Catholic Bishop and the Word ‘Dotish’ During the Holy Week period, I heard briefly, courtesy Nice Radio, part of what I assumed were some refl...
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The National Heroes’ issue
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April 5, 2012
It would appear that by March next year this country will have another national hero. We are told that the process will soon begin to select that pers...
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Of this and that…
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March 30, 2012
Closure of the Registry I very often wonder about my county and its attitude to services. We complain quite often about the inadequacy of service to t...
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Thriller at Arnos Vale!
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March 23, 2012
The West Indies win over Australia in the second ODI match at the Arnos Vale Playing Field on Sunday and the Government’s decision to declare Tuesda...
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Concluding my series on the race conversation
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March 16, 2012
I never imagined that there would have been so much unease with the call for a discussion of race. What is even more astonishing is that the persons e...
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The race conversation
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March 9, 2012
The conversation that has been going on now for a couple of weeks has been described as a conversation about race, but any conversation about race in ...
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