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Dr. Fraser- Point of View

Remembering Charlie Ollivierre: SVG’s representative on the West Indian Cricket team that toured England in 1900 – (Continued from last week)
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
Remembering Charlie Ollivierre: SVG’s representative on the West Indian Cricket team that toured England in 1900 – (Continued from last week)
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June 28, 2024
I should have mentioned last week that Grenada had a representative on that historic 1900 touring team, W. Mignon. He was obviously white since the re...
Remembering Charlie Ollivierre:  St. Vincent is No Johnny Come Lately where West Indies cricket is concerned
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
Remembering Charlie Ollivierre: St. Vincent is No Johnny Come Lately where West Indies cricket is concerned
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June 21, 2024
While We applaud the performance of McCoy in our last World Cup game against Afghanistan, let us remember that we were there from the very beginning. ...
Will the Real America please Stand Up!
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
Will the Real America please Stand Up!
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June 14, 2024
In an earlier column I argued that one of the important unintended contributions of Donald Trump’s presidency is that it will force America to define ...
Brief reflections on the  163rd anniversary of Indians arriving in St Vincent
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
Brief reflections on the 163rd anniversary of Indians arriving in St Vincent
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June 7, 2024
Sunday, June 2, the 163rd arrival of East Indians to St. Vincent was celebrated with a National Cultural and Education Rally at Calder, organised by t...
The Silly Season is Becoming Sillier and Sillier
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
The Silly Season is Becoming Sillier and Sillier
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May 31, 2024
When used in politics ‘Silly Season’ refers to the period leading up to elections when frivolous events are highlighted and trivial activities blown u...
The Vincy Way – Dr Spring’s  Growing Up In Vincy and Vincy  Life Style – A Collection of Poems
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
The Vincy Way – Dr Spring’s Growing Up In Vincy and Vincy Life Style – A Collection of Poems
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May 24, 2024
Two books written by Dr Nicholette Spring are among books written by Vincentians over the past two years. Growing Up in SVG is written in prose and th...
Israel’s barbaric attack on Gaza; A shameful episode in the 21st Century
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
Israel’s barbaric attack on Gaza; A shameful episode in the 21st Century
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May 17, 2024
“What do they want from us? They’re killing us and our children. Shame on them. What shall we do? We’re staying on the streets. This is so unjust. Hav...
‘Haiti, I’m Sorry/We misunderstood You/ . . .One Day we will turn our heads/Restore Your Glory.’
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
‘Haiti, I’m Sorry/We misunderstood You/ . . .One Day we will turn our heads/Restore Your Glory.’
Forrest 
May 10, 2024
We have up to now not understood Haiti. Certainly, we do not act as though we do. The people of the country took control of their land at a difficult ...
Reflections on May Day
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
Reflections on May Day
Forrest 
May 3, 2024
May 1, 2024, International Labour Day, also known as May Day, is celebrated around the world on either the first Monday in May or on May 1, whatever d...
Remembering John Horne
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
Remembering John Horne
Forrest 
April 26, 2024
Monday, April 22, was the fifth anniversary of the death of John Horne, a man whom I respected and thought very much of. He was a good friend, and I r...
Is “Evil” really stalking our land?
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
Is “Evil” really stalking our land?
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April 19, 2024
Over the years I have written about what I referred to as “Evil Stalking this Land.” Stories in the media in the last few weeks - “Charred Remains Dis...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
Continuing the Yellow Caribs/ Black Caribs/Kalinago/ Garifuna conversation
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April 12, 2024
Based on feedback I have had from different persons, including those from “beyond the river” I have decided to continue to expand on some issues I had...
UWI Annual Heritage Month Lecture
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UWI Annual Heritage Month Lecture
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April 5, 2024
I had the privilege of delivering this year’s UWI Global Campus Annual Heritage Month Lecture. It gave me the opportunity to reflect on the process le...
Continuation of Twinn’s comments on my articles in the NEWS
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
Continuation of Twinn’s comments on my articles in the NEWS
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March 28, 2024
“But it is in his final conclusion that Fraser introduces a specifically Vincentian dimension to the debate. At a time when we are trying to unearth o...
Twinn, Fraser and the Indigenous People
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
Twinn, Fraser and the Indigenous People
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March 22, 2024
When you write regular columns in the newspapers you are never sure who are your readers. You write hoping to reach as wide a cross section of the Vin...
Commentary on FROM WHENCE WE CAME
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Commentary on FROM WHENCE WE CAME
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March 15, 2024
By chance I came across a reference to a number of articles I did for the News Newspaper when I was ending the “From Whence We Came” series. It was fr...
Continuing Reflections on names of estates and origins of settlements
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
Continuing Reflections on names of estates and origins of settlements
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March 8, 2024
Based on conversations I had with a few persons I have decided to revisit the issue of the emergence of villages and to look at some names, including ...
Some reflections on names and origins of settlements in SVG
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
Some reflections on names and origins of settlements in SVG
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March 1, 2024
Reports on the capture of three escaped Grenadian prisoners and the suspected murder of the owners of a catamaran yacht that was found in SVG created ...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
As we approach National Heroes and Heritage Month
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February 23, 2024
As we move into the month of March, the month in which we celebrate our lone national hero, I am back on my favourite topic. Although I have my candid...
What a start to 2024!
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
What a start to 2024!
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February 16, 2024
My column this week was to be about something else, but as I sat before my computer, I got news about a murder in Camden Park. At this moment there ap...
Are we still part of the Darkened Theatre Audience?
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
Are we still part of the Darkened Theatre Audience?
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February 9, 2024
I believe it was Gordon Lewis, author of the GROWTH OF THE MODERN WEST INDIES who referred to the issue of “the darkened theatre audience”. Our people...
Shamar Joseph’s explosive entry into Test Cricket
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
Shamar Joseph’s explosive entry into Test Cricket
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February 2, 2024
If we forgot what Cricket means to the West Indies, the reaction across the region would have settled that. To see Carl Hooper and Brian Lara crying i...
America’s tragicomedy
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
America’s tragicomedy
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January 26, 2024
When you look at the American television networks you are viewing what is really a tragicomedy. Very much of it is comical especially when they are in...
The continuing barbaric  attacks on Palestinians and destruction of Gaza
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
The continuing barbaric attacks on Palestinians and destruction of Gaza
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January 19, 2024
Gaza continues to be on my mind. It is totally disgusting that Israel’s daily bombardment on northern and southern Gaza and searches and arrests on th...
We got to be joking!
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
We got to be joking!
Webmaster 
January 12, 2024
I have often said about our country that there is never a dull moment. When it is not one thing it is another and so it goes. This week I make some pr...
Grand Welcome to 2024!
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
Grand Welcome to 2024!
Webmaster 
January 5, 2024
Like most Vincentians, I believe, I welcome the emergence of the New Year 2024. 2023 had been one of our worst years for a long time. The 55 murders r...
Silence like a cancer grows!
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
Silence like a cancer grows!
Webmaster 
December 29, 2023
Every year around this time I am reminded of a classic message to his Australian parliamentary colleagues in 2019 by the Honourable David Templeman, t...
This period of Peace, Love and Happiness!
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
This period of Peace, Love and Happiness!
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December 22, 2023
In the Christian world Christians and others who are not necessarily Christians celebrate this season as one of peace, love, happiness, and goodwill. ...
The Guyana/Venezuela  Boundary dispute; What next?
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
The Guyana/Venezuela Boundary dispute; What next?
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December 15, 2023
By the time this paper reaches the streets, a meeting held between the Presidents of Guyana and Venezuela, with other CARICOM heads, and representativ...
War As Seen From My Living Room – Israel’s Crimes Against Humanity
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
War As Seen From My Living Room – Israel’s Crimes Against Humanity
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December 8, 2023
I said War but this is not war. It is the naked slaughter of civilians, over 16,000 Palestinians killed, among them over 6,600 children. We must not f...
SVG needs holistic cleansing
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
SVG needs holistic cleansing
Webmaster 
December 1, 2023
We in SVG seem to be making headlines for the wrong reasons. Over the past weeks it had to do with our breaking another record with the number of homi...
When will it all end?
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
When will it all end?
Webmaster 
November 24, 2023
I concluded my article last week on the Israel-Hamas War by asking when will it all end? Since then, something else has happened to which I apply that...
The humanitarian  crisis in Gaza continues
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues
Webmaster 
November 17, 2023
The ghastly images from Gaza continue to command our attention on our TV screens or on whatever other media device we use. The whole scene is absolute...
Contextualising the Gaza Massacre
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
Contextualising the Gaza Massacre
Webmaster 
November 10, 2023
In my last column I noted that we were being fed the Israeli narrative by the mainstream media. The narrative started with the Hamas attack on October...
Lament for Palestine – Clear case of Genocide!
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
Lament for Palestine – Clear case of Genocide!
Webmaster 
November 3, 2023
Persons who have been following the Israel/Hamas war since October 7 would certainly have been disgusted and sickened by the images that amount to a c...
Story dey fuh talk…
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
Story dey fuh talk…
Webmaster 
October 26, 2023
I continue from where I left off on 13th October- “The Other Side of Independence”. Tomorrow we will all be Vincy to our bones. Our national colours w...
Challenging Times
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
Challenging Times
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October 20, 2023
The Headmaster, The St. Vincent Grammar School, Kingstown. 15th November 1976, Dear Sir, We the undersigned teachers of the General Paper would like t...
The other side of Independence
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
The other side of Independence
Webmaster 
October 13, 2023
We are about two weeks from the 44th anniversary of our Independence and we are preparing to celebrate it in real Vincy style. True enough, we are no ...
Lions South Public Speaking Competition
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
Lions South Public Speaking Competition
Webmaster 
October 6, 2023
Following the preliminaries of the Lions South Public Speaking Competition, two videos were circulated on Facebook featuring two of the Impromptu pres...
Remembering the Riots of 1935 (Continued from last week)
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
Remembering the Riots of 1935 (Continued from last week)
Webmaster 
September 29, 2023
Reflecting on the riots and disturbances of the 1930s, I had written elsewhere (The 1935 Riots in St Vincent) “The disturbances of the 1930s in the Ca...
Remembering the Riots of 1935
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
Remembering the Riots of 1935
Webmaster 
September 22, 2023
In another nine days it will be October when we will on the 27th celebrate our 44th year of Independence. We have paid little attention to an importan...
Is the US now one of those ‘shithole’ countries?
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
Is the US now one of those ‘shithole’ countries?
Webmaster 
September 15, 2023
The big question: Is the US now one of those ‘shithole’ countries that then President Trump talked about? Is Trump the main architect behind it? Long ...
Peggy Carr’s ‘Shape of a Warrior’
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
Peggy Carr’s ‘Shape of a Warrior’
Webmaster 
September 8, 2023
This is an excellent work, beautifully written and easy to read. It commanded my attention in the way it brought the characters to life and captured m...
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News
Minors threaten the survival of Bagga Fish Fest – organisers
News
Minors threaten the survival of Bagga Fish Fest – organisers
Webmaster 
May 9, 2025
The last thing that the Bagga Fish Fest Committee wants to do is shut down the event, but with the disturbing number of children who are present at Fi...
CARPHA zeroes in on Mental Health
News
CARPHA zeroes in on Mental Health
Webmaster 
May 9, 2025
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has brought attention to what has been described as “an urgent but often overlooked challenge of our time”...
Lodge Village mother faces two-year jail time for theft
From the Courts, News
Lodge Village mother faces two-year jail time for theft
Webmaster 
May 9, 2025
A Lodge Village mother of three, who is well known at several Massy Stores as a thief, may face up to two years in prison after she was caught again, ...
Officer Charged in Traffic Violation Case
From the Courts, News
Officer Charged in Traffic Violation Case
Webmaster 
May 9, 2025
A police officer, alleged to have aided and abetted a civilian to break traffic regulations, has been charged, and will appear in court on May 12,2025...
Park Hill farmer pleads guilty to handling stolen ginger
From the Courts, News
Park Hill farmer pleads guilty to handling stolen ginger
Webmaster 
May 9, 2025
A 45-year-old farmer of Park Hill, who pleaded guilty to a charge of handling stolen goods was fined, bonded, and ordered to make restitution when he ...

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