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A society in crisis
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November 4, 2011
The discovery of the decomposed body of a female that was found in the Dauphine-Fenton area on Sunday morning near to a freshly dug grave has once aga...
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Linking the 1935 Riots with Independence
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October 28, 2011
We have, particularly since 1979, been paying very little attention to the riots of October 21 and 22, 1935. The month of October is dedicated to comm...
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Rethinking Independence
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October 21, 2011
Next Thursday, October 27, we celebrate our thirty second anniversary of independence. What do we really have in mind when we put our energy into comm...
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Has the American spring finally arrived?
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October 14, 2011
A movement described as the ‘Arab Spring’ that has hit the Arab world appears finally to have reached the United States of America. This connectio...
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Looking back
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October 7, 2011
This week has been something of a strange one for me. For a large part of my life, the demands of work had created a particular routine. Everything el...
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An Appreciation of Dame Bernice Lake
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September 23, 2011
The Caribbean has recently lost one of its outstanding legal minds, Dame Bernice Lake, who was born in Anguilla but lived most of her life in Antigua....
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International Year for People of African Descent
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September 16, 2011
Following the proclamation by the UN General Assembly of the year 2011 as International Year for People of African Descent, UN Secretary General Ban K...
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Marcus Garvey’s Visit to St.Vincent
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September 9, 2011
Marcus Mosiah Garvey visited St.Vincent twice in October 1937. His movement was then no longer the force it had been following his forced relocation i...
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Reflecting on Developments in Libya
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August 26, 2011
This week has been a fascinating one as we stood awe struck by the manner in which the Libyan regime which had been in place for forty two years seeme...
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In Support of an indigenous research facility
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August 19, 2011
Let me first of all applaud Phillip Jackson for his article in the Midweek issue of the SEARCHLIGHT calling for an indigenous research facility. I was...
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One hundred and seventy three years after…
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August 5, 2011
The first of August would have marked one hundred and seventy three years since our great great grand parents were legally relieved from the bonds of ...
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Emancipation and Education
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July 29, 2011
August is usually a very challenging month for parents as they have then to marshal whatever resources they have to equip their children for school. T...
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A Holistic Analysis Needed
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July 22, 2011
SEARCHLIGHT’s Midweek editorial of July 19, 2011, focused on the matter of tourism with a caption “We Must Get Tourism Ready”. It was influenced...
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Our Prime Minister’s Parent letter
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July 15, 2011
The talking point around town and throughout the country over the past two weeks was about the incident at the Girls’ High School that prompted the ...
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2011 Carnival
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July 8, 2011
Well Carnival 2011 is now history, and as usual there will be the post-mortems. I really do not like the word post-mortem, which is more commonly used...
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Looking down the road
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June 24, 2011
West Indian cricket very often flatters to deceive. Some of us are still waiting and hoping to see our cricket begin its ascent, if not back to the gl...
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Common Entrance, Rape and CARICOM
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June 17, 2011
I was terribly aghast by a story in last week’s issue of the News newspaper that was carried under the front page headline “Father Trying to colle...
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Reflecting on the Historic Elections of 1951
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May 20, 2011
As the colony of St.Vincent prepared for the historic elections of 1951, the political climate began to change, particularly after the announcement th...
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Sixty years of adult suffrage
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May 13, 2011
In SVG today, politics rules the day and touches every aspect of our lives, even ones we consider personal and private.{{more}} There is consequently ...
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GHS – A great effort!
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May 6, 2011
Well, this week sees the culmination of activities to commemorate 100 years of existence of the St.Vincent Girls’ High School, and really we have to...
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Continuing Watty’s Conversation
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April 29, 2011
It is always a joy to listen to persons like Reverend Watty who refuses to hide behind his clerical garb in an effort to avoid commenting on issues af...
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Making sense of the recent disasters
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April 21, 2011
In the recent past, we have watched, courtesy the medium of the television, incredible scenes of disaster in virtually every area of the globe, Haiti ...
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That royal wedding!
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April 15, 2011
Would you believe that in the 21st Century a royal wedding that celebrates the monarchy could have the kind of impact it is apparently having!? It is ...
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Who has awakened the SVG Christian Council?
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April 1, 2011
The news that surfaced recently is that the Christian Council is awake. I don’t know about kicking, but as to who has awakened it we are not sure. I...
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The death of Chatoyer – A different view
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March 18, 2011
As we celebrate another National Heroes Day, there is still a lot about our National Hero that is unknown and there are still many myths that abound. ...
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Mr Speaker! On a Point of Order…!
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March 11, 2011
Mr. Speaker, I rise to join the growing call for your resignation as Speaker of our House of Parliament. Actually, as I write this, I am standing in d...
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The Church and Society
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March 4, 2011
I was quite alarmed and somewhat irritated by a piece written by Joel Jack, which appeared in the Searchlight newspaper of February 22. The caption ce...
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The people’s struggles
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February 25, 2011
Over the past few days attention was focused on Libya where the near 42 years rule by Colonel Gaddafi was under threat. The blocking of communications...
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Black History Month and its meaning to us in 2011
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February 18, 2011
At first I had some reservations about the idea of a Black History Month. I felt that Black History should be a fundamental part of our education and ...
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Still on that slippery path
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February 11, 2011
This was another week marked by protests as the Opposition New Democratic Party continued its opposition to the two bills brought before parliament. T...
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Travelling along thorny paths
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February 4, 2011
Opinions from all quarters expect that this year is going to be a challenging one for our country. Where the differences exist are on our ability to s...
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Looking ahead
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January 28, 2011
I have a copy of the Prime Minister’s Budget Address, but have not had a chance to read it, neither was I able to listen to his presentation, having...
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The battle continues
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January 21, 2011
There were those who had hoped that once General Elections were over, the country would have had an opportunity to catch its breath and hopefully to b...
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Haiti One year After – Some Reflections
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January 14, 2011
It was one year ago that an earthquake of gigantic proportions shook Haiti, capturing the attention of people the world over. With the kind of develop...
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Owning de government
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January 7, 2011
The opening of the new parliament on December 29th has started a new chapter in the political history of St.Vincent and the Grenadines. A lot has been...
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‘The French Church and the Caribs’
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December 23, 2010
Later this afternoon Rev. Mark de Silva’s “The French Church and the Caribs” will be launched. It is described as a Brief History of the early R...
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Reflections on the 2010 General Election
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December 17, 2010
The 2010 General Election is now history, while its implications and consequences will not manifest themselves for some time. Perhaps more than any ot...
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We are only ten days away!
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December 3, 2010
By the time this issue of SEARCHLIGHT reaches the streets, the big day, December 13, will only be ten days away. This is surely shaping up to be one o...