Dr. Fraser- Point of View
March 19, 2021
On Sunday we celebrated another National Heroes Day and are now fully into National Heritage Month. What is this all about? We know that March 14 was...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
March 12, 2021
In my column of October 30, 2020, I lauded Marika Baptiste for her performance at the Lions Club South Public Speaking competition. Her impromptu pres...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
March 5, 2021
I am using a word we now associate with the eruption of our volcano, to try to make sense of the madness that has overtaken the “land of the free and ...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
February 12, 2021
The Shake Keane Story provides not only narrative but analyses his poetry, and jazz, paying particular attention to the link between his poetry and ja...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
February 5, 2021
THE SHAKE KEANE story is finally here. Last week Thursday, The Shake Keane Story a short but comprehensive biography of Shake Keane written by Philip ...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
January 29, 2021
Randy D ended some of his radio programmes with the words “Let me take two steps to the rear and get out of here”. Well, he has taken his final step o...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
January 21, 2021
I have felt for some time now that one of our biggest shortcomings, as we face the challenges of a possible explosive eruption and combatting the Covi...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
January 15, 2021
Many mocked Trump’s Birtherism talk, his pledge to build a wall across the Mexican border, and the verbal attacks on Latin American immigrants. They m...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
January 8, 2021
Many of us welcomed with great expectation, even if unable to celebrate, the passage from 2020 to 2021. We hoped that the particular challenges, heada...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
December 31, 2020
2020 was one hell of a year. The COVID pandemic and the general election consumed most of our attention and energy. We have generally not taken the pa...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
December 23, 2020
it is now known that we have 22 active Covid virus cases and that overall, the country has recorded 107 cases. We are informed, too, that one Grenadia...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
December 18, 2020
It is easy to consider Donald Trump as being unhinged, perhaps mad. We have been following him closely for 4 years and wondered what had become of the...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
A Christmas gift! – Dr Grandad – A Caribbean Doctor and his Little Patients and Family – by Dr Cyrus
December 11, 2020
I had reviewed most of Dr Cyrus’ books and having done so again for one he considered his Swan Song, I decided to to look again at one that I treasure...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
December 4, 2020
While the political parties continue their post-election reflections, is it the mission of the people to rebuild what is broken? This column is meant ...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
November 27, 2020
Now that the election appears to be over, pending some uncertainty about North Leeward, which can at most only change the composition of parliament, n...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
November 20, 2020
Sir Cecil Cyrus has presented us with what he calls his swan song, his fifth publication, entitled “A Potpourri – The Swan Song of A Caribbean Surgeon...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
November 13, 2020
Well the Ole talk is over. It’s time for delivery. Time to begin converting promises into reality. These are difficult times with Covid still hanging ...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
November 7, 2020
Well the people have spoken and the ULP has been given the green light. The NDP secured the majority of votes cast but this has little meaning in the ...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
October 30, 2020
I can no longer refer to the election season as Silly. What we have is sheer insanity! I was reflecting on this and then came across a video of Marika...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
July 24, 2020
I was driven to this topic after seeing on mornings trucks lined up outside BRAGSA, waiting for goodies; lumber, cement, galvanise, I believe, to be d...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
July 17, 2020
The brutal killing, as I care to describe it, of George Floyd, by Minneapolis police on May 25,sparked an almost unprecedented reaction not only in Am...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
July 10, 2020
I consider Sir Everton Weekes my cricketing hero. At a very tender age I was addicted to cricket. Unable to leave home I was from the veranda able to ...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
July 3, 2020
It was a mere few days ago that LIAT’s CEO announced that the airline was going to extend its suspension of service until July 15 while they monitor a...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
June 26, 2020
I am back this week on a theme I started last week as I reflect on the Black Lives Movement. I said then that we need to show solidarity with the stru...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
June 19, 2020
LAST SATURDAY, June 13, marked the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Walter Rodney. This year’s anniversary is a special one, coming in the mid...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
June 12, 2020
The last two weeks have seen something that is almost unprecedented engulfing the US, with repercussions in Europe and other areas. The killing of Geo...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
June 5, 2020
We are still in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic with a great deal of uncertainty as to when things can return to a near state of normalcy, that is ...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
May 29, 2020
Not only did President Trump test “positively toward negative”, but he tested perfectly, “meaning I tested negative.” One way of coping with the stre...
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April 2, 2026
THE DEPARTMENT OF Culture, in collaboration with the Peace Memorial Hall, officially unveiled the first ever large-scale sculptural mural in St.Vincen...
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April 2, 2026
PRIME MINISTER, Dr. Godwin Friday, has issued a statement addressing a series of recent incidents of violence, public disorder, and growing concerns a...
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April 2, 2026
UN SECRETARY-GENERAL Antonio Guterres, has strongly condemned an incident that led to the killing of two Indonesian peacekeepers of the United Nations...
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April 2, 2026
THE NATIONAL Society of Persons with Disabilities (NSPD) in St.Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) held its annual Melanie McKenzie Educational and Medic...
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April 2, 2026
SIX SECTIONS, ALL representing some aspects of the way Vincentians live, will be turned into costumes when the Lynx Mas Band makes it presentation for...
