Dr. Fraser- Point of View
September 11, 2020
It is deplorable to see a country which pre-Covid, was struggling to stay afloat, existing virtually at the bottom of the Eastern Caribbean countries’...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
August 7, 2020
Like thousands of people throughout SVG, the region and the diaspora, news of the death of Jerry George sent shock waves down my spine. Jerry was my n...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
July 31, 2020
ONE UNDERSTANDS why the period leading up to elections is referred to as the Silly Season, for really, we do a lot of silly things. Normally sensible,...
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...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
May 22, 2020
I am back on this issue because we really special! Over the past week we saw photos of a large gathering outside the Social Welfare Department with pe...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
May 15, 2020
There are two issues that face us as a nation and as part of a regional grouping that is still dreaming of the CSME. We first have to contain this kil...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
May 8, 2020
The current crisis presents serious challenges, some of which naturally were not contemplated. It cannot be business as usual, because much is new an...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
April 30, 2020
As I write my column today, Tuesday, April 28 (This being a shortened week), the main talking point appears to be about getting home persons working o...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
April 24, 2020
I begin this week’s column by recognising that Wednesday, April 22, was the anniversary of the day John Horne left us. Too much can never be said abou...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
April 17, 2020
While we are trying to understand this still-new virus COVID -19 we have to confront a crisis in leadership. In past crises, health or otherwise, we ...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
April 9, 2020
In 1979, as Shake Keane reminds us, “The thing split Good Friday in two”. This year Covid-19 will determine how we spend Easter. Well, possibly, for w...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
April 3, 2020
I had started writing this weekly column when I received news that SVG has a second positive case of the COVID-19 virus. It does not detract from what...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
March 27, 2020
ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT the Prime Minister finally addressed the nation on the issue of COVID-19. To me the most important statement he made is that we are...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
March 20, 2020
WE ARE INTO challenging and unprecedented times where the global village is being taxed to its capacity. The village is virtually at a partial shutdow...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
March 13, 2020
TOMORROW, March 14, we pay homage to Chatoyer whom we have declared our first national hero. Although he is central to the story, it is much larger th...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
March 6, 2020
I HAVE on different occasions suggested that a system of national awards or honours is needed. This really should have gone along with the establishme...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
February 28, 2020
The election bell is certainly ringing, but the question is when will it stop? Once the new year rolled in election was very much in the air. Only the...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
February 21, 2020
DURING THE LAST ten days or so this country was in a state of near panic as word spread about the deadly coronavirus. Fifteen or 20 years ago it would...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
February 14, 2020
WHEN I REFLECT on what has been happening in the political domain in the US over the past 12 months, a number of questions come to mind. Is President ...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
February 7, 2020
ONCE AGAIN, the talking point around the country is about domestic violence and abuse. This time, it has more than ever, enraged the country. A Cuban-...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
January 31, 2020
ON WEDNESDAY hundreds of Vincentians, diplomats and friends of Sir Frederick packed the Methodist Church to bid farewell to an outstanding Vincentian ...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
January 24, 2020
THERE IS no need for any diagnosis of the sickness that is besetting this country. This is really the time when the fever that grips and controls us o...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
December 20, 2019
I applaud the Christian Coalition for its recent statement on Rape and Sexual Assault. It seemed to have been motivated by the annual UN Sixteen Days ...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
December 13, 2019
After that grotesque and ridiculous sham Dominica elections that they claim reflected the will of the people, it ºwas good to be greeted with the news...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
December 6, 2019
You are reading this column on December 6, General Election Day in Dominica, but it was written on December 4, two days before. A lot would have happe...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
November 29, 2019
This week has turned out to be an explosive one with startling revelations made by an Al-Jazeera investigative report that focused largely on Dominica...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
November 22, 2019
It is amazing that in a region that embraces the OECS and CARICOM we know so little about each other. Our television station provides us with a multip...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
November 15, 2019
The season when a lot of foolishness happens is with us once more. Over the next year a number of elections will be held in the region, some within we...
News
September 12, 2025
THE ASHLEY LASHLEY Foundation, with support from the United States Government, is implementing a local-level project entitled “Community-Driven Strate...
News
September 12, 2025
NON- NATIONALS ARE being hired to fill several jobs in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) simply because locals did not have the required skill sets....
News
September 12, 2025
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER Montgomery Daniel has sought to clear around rumours that have been circulating relating to his health. Speaking on NBC radio on...
News
September 12, 2025
The GOVERNMENT of St Vincent and the Grenadines is set to sign agreements for tourism investment of $1.3 billion on mainland St.Vincent. On Monday, Se...
From the Courts, News
September 12, 2025
A BARROUALLIE MAN will be sentenced next week after pleading guilty to being in illegal possession of a firearm and eight rounds of ammunition. Demron...
