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Historic Achievement on National Heroes Day
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March 18, 2005
I write this article today, Wednesday March 16, with certain doubts in my mind based on rumours that have been circulating about the historic walk by ...
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National Heroes Day
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March 11, 2005
On monday next, March 14 we celebrate another National Heroes Day. I am sometimes forced to ask myself what it is all about and what the point of havi...
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Reflections from Trinidad
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March 4, 2005
Trinidadians will tell you that there is always some bacchanal at play in their homeland. The big news, or really, the latest confusion, has to do wit...
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West Indian Politics, Cricket and Malcolm X
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February 25, 2005
Caribbean politicians are a strange breed of people. I have often wondered if it is the acquisition of power that makes them so or that individuals wi...
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The Caribs and Pirates of the Caribbean
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February 18, 2005
The war brewing in Dominica between the Caribs and those behind the filming of Pirates of the Caribbean should have serious lessons for us. We need fi...
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Challenges to Caribbean Nationhood
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February 11, 2005
The road to what I call Caribbean nationhood is never an easy one as obstacles continue to pop up in the search for the identity and unity of Caribbea...
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My Dear Jomo
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February 4, 2005
Candy Edwards As promised last week, I will continue my response to Jomo's piece. I do this mainly because there are a number of issues raised in Jomo...
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My Dear Jomo
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January 28, 2005
With one swoop of the pen I was downgraded from being balanced and measured in my comments (See article of September 10 – "Dr. Fraser, Kamara Rose a...
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The big clash, the UWI’s regional focus
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January 14, 2005
The Big Clash Andrew Cummings’ article captioned “The Big Clash” that appeared in the Searchlight newspaper of last week was a very timely one i...
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As we enter 2005
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January 7, 2005
Another year has come and with it the usual resolutions and pledges that will soon peter out. Everyone hopes for a better year, more productive and pr...
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It is Christmas time
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December 23, 2004
Well, in a few days it will be Christmas, the day we have all been waiting for, Christians and non-Christians alike. But things are so different these...
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George Charles and the Eight Army of Liberation
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December 17, 2004
"The crowd, which had now grown to about two thousand headed by their leader, wearing evening dress with a six inch scarlet red sarong across his shou...
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The 1975 Teachers’ Strike – Some Reminiscences
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November 26, 2004
Part 11 The Industrial climate in St. Vincent between August and November 1975 was one filled with tension. There was never a dull moment as issue aft...
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The 1975 Teachers’ Strike – Some Reminiscences
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November 19, 2004
A lot has been said about the teacher’s strike, most of it failing to take into account the context that spawned the events surrounding the strike t...
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One week after – some thoughts
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November 12, 2004
Last Tuesday America re-elected George Bush in what has been called the mother of all elections. It probably was, with 3.9 billion dollars being spent...
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25 years of independence – another side
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October 29, 2004
I was somewhat intrigued by the “Vincentian’s” editorial of October 22, “25 years onwards”. As one who frequently harks back to the 1970s wh...
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Who said it Was Going to be Easy?
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October 22, 2004
25 years ago on October 27, 1979 the British flag was lowered and the St.Vincent flag hoisted in its place. A new nation was born to take its place am...
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Vincy Heat and theTrammels of Independence
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October 15, 2004
Vincy Heat The crowd at last Sunday’s football match against Mexico left much to be desired. We might even say that it was conspicuous by its absenc...
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Thinking outside the box
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October 8, 2004
The Constitutional Review Commission has produced its second booklet entitled "Looking at Our Constitution: Choices for Change". This booklet was laun...
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A Caribbean Icon – Prof. Rex Nettleford
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September 24, 2004
St.Vincent is this week hosting its phase of the Regional Travelling Exhibition organised by the Schools of Continuing Studies with which Professor Re...
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Boggling the mind
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September 17, 2004
The front page story of the September 3 edition of the News newspaper captioned “Teacher harassed, strip-searched at airport” raises many concerns...
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Ivan the Terrible –
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September 10, 2004
Today, Wednesday, the day this article is being written, is literally the day after and really once again St.Vincent and the Grenadines was saved, the...
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Alarming trends with crime
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September 3, 2004
It is now Wednesday morning and I am sitting before my computer, having come here with every intention of writing a different kind of article this wee...
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The Olympics and all that
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August 27, 2004
Well, this weekend should see the end of what I call the Amerilympics. It certainly wasn't the Olympics, if one followed the NBC coverage of the games...
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Venezuela and Haiti
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August 20, 2004
The people of Venezuela seemed to have given a solid vote of confidence to President Chavez. Despite the nod of approval by the Carter Center and the ...
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As we approach the US elections
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August 13, 2004
“A nation’s artists and musicians have a particular place in its social and political life. Over the years I’ve tried to think long and hard abo...
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The tale of the Breadfruit
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August 6, 2004
I notice that in this year's emancipation celebrations the breadfruit has been highlighted and there is no doubt about the significant role played by ...
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La Luta Continua
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July 30, 2004
Next Sunday, August 1 is the anniversary of emancipation, an event that was perhaps the single most significant one in the history of black people in ...
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Reflections from Jamaica
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July 23, 2004
A packed day last Wednesday in Jamaica, the day on which I normally write my column, prevented me from submitting anything to the paper. The week in J...
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Carnival and the World Cup
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July 9, 2004
Well another carnival has passed and the usual informal reflections and postmortems will no doubt be already in progress. We have to stop this stupid ...
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As we start the Carnival count down
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July 2, 2004
I really have little time to carry on any sparring exercise with Otto Sam. I have difficulty understanding what he is all about but am convinced that ...
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American Politics- A Tragicomedy
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June 25, 2004
American politics has become something of a tragicomedy, largely because of George Bush and his entourage and the war in Iraq. Bush these days is a pi...
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Lessons on Banana
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June 18, 2004
The Searchlight newspaper of last week had as its headline “UNFAIR- Prime Minister Criticizes World Trade System” According to Hawkins Nanton, the...
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About Seasonal Love
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June 11, 2004
It was just a couple days ago that I was able to get around to reading Otto Sam’s piece that appeared in the NEWS of May 28. It certainly makes for ...
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Reflecting on 15 years as a columnist
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June 4, 2004
The Context within which I write Some time ago I was encouraged to produce a collection of my newspaper columns, but never really responded to it. The...
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Breaking the silence
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May 28, 2004
I was struck by the opening paragraph of last week’s Opinion column by Dr. Jules Ferdinand that appeared under the caption, “When Good People Rema...
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Palm Island’s withdrawal
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May 7, 2004
I was seated at my computer pondering on what I should write about this week, when I was informed about the Prime Minister’s Press Conference that s...
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About national identity and consciousness
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April 30, 2004
I was struck by a piece written by Avil Cupid in last week’s issue of the Searchlight. It was captioned “Police Matthias Has Doubts”. He quoted ...
A Memorable Day for West Indies
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A Memorable Day for West Indies
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April 20, 2004
Brian Lara’s six into the pavilion to equal Matthew Hayden’s World Record, his four through midwicket to break that record and his sweep to backwa...