Dr. Fraser- Point of View
January 18, 2019
WE SHOULD REALLY have made a collective resolution to wake up from our deep slumber in 2019. It appears to manifest itself more visibly every January....
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
December 14, 2018
We are into the season that most of us anxiously awaited. Belief in the birth of Christ, in fact, of Christianity, does not seem to matter these days....
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
December 7, 2018
On November 21, 1918, a notice in the Gazette informed the public about the signing of the armistice signalling the end of World War 1. Christmas of 1...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
November 30, 2018
At one time we were prepared to confront the hurricane season with the saying “June too soon, July stand by, August come it must, September remember, ...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
November 23, 2018
THE 45TH PRESIDENT of the US never fails to amaze. Is he for real? What is he about? In a sense America is getting what it wanted, because his support...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
November 16, 2018
The main talking point in the region is about the rejection, at least at this time, by Antigua/Barbuda and Grenada, to the move to the CCJ as the fina...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
November 9, 2018
It will be sometime before one can come to grips with the complexities of the mid-term elections, so I offer here some brief reflections. America used...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
November 2, 2018
On Tuesday, on the occasion of the Annual Independence Lecture series of the Open Campus, SVG, I was able to present some reflections on the Universit...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
October 26, 2018
I feel deeply that our theme for Independence this year should be a reminder to all of us, but especially to the politicians, that we have a country t...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
October 19, 2018
I TRY AS MUCH as possible to avoid going into Kingstown and do so only when I have something to do there. Quite often I run into persons who tell me t...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
October 12, 2018
I always found Barbados a fascinating and intriguing country, a country labelled ‘Little England’ because of its long interrupted colonial association...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
October 5, 2018
OCTOBER is the time we celebrate the recovery of our ‘Independence’. Let us never forget that our early ancestors lived in an independent society unti...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
September 28, 2018
Next week we begin our celebration of the anniversary of the recovery of our ‘independence’. What dowe really celebrate and what goes through our mind...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
September 21, 2018
As we prepare to celebrate our 39th year of Independence recent developments should force us to reflect on the real meaning of independence and of the...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
September 14, 2018
Political developments in the US over the past year present themselves as a captivating soap opera or even a reality show, starring a ruthless preside...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
September 7, 2018
Last week was another of those weeks that challenged the nation’s soul. The decision by the US government to recall their volunteers and send them to ...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
August 31, 2018
I attended the Oscar Allen “Memorial Emancipation Lecture” and left inspired to continue my reflections on Oscar. Reverend Patrick Perrin’s early enco...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
August 3, 2018
In the latter part of the 1970s Guyana had been experiencing rough times. 1978 and 1979 were horrible years. Do you recall the Jonestown ritual that i...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
July 27, 2018
After being banned from Jamaica, Walter Rodney returned to a teaching position at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. That was an exciting pe...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
July 20, 2018
Oscar Allen died on July 28, 2017, and this piece is in his honour. Over the past years Oscar had been reminding me of our pledge to do articles aroun...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
July 13, 2018
Let me first congratulate the winners of the different carnival shows. I want to single out Fireman Hooper and Man Zangie. This I believe is the 10th ...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
July 13, 2018
Let me first congratulate the winners of the different carnival shows. I want to single out Fireman Hooper and Man Zangie. This I believe is the 10th ...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
July 6, 2018
Last Saturday I joined the Owia Heritage Organisation for the opening ceremony of their restored historic gunpowder magazine. With funding from SusGre...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
June 29, 2018
Searchlight’s editorial of last week, captioned “Take Another Look, Mr Prime Minister”, might have opened a can of worms. In any event it is, hopefull...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
Is that America?
June 22, 2018
Are those images we are seeing on TV really coming from America? From the America we know, or thought we knew? From the America we dream of moving to?...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
June 15, 2018
Some time, maybe two years ago, some persons were advertising SVG as the place to go to ‘lime’. It was, they were suggesting, the ‘liming’ capital of ...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
June 8, 2018
Truly Amazing! Within three months, two elections in different Caribbean countries resulted in a parliament without the presence of any representative...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
June 1, 2018
It is hard not to believe that a curse has been put on this once blessed country of ours. There is a bizarre sickness that appears to be spreading and...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
May 25, 2018
I really surprised myself. The thought of watching a royal wedding seemed unimaginable to me, but it happened. Interestingly enough, what drew me to i...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
May 18, 2018
An article captioned “Corruption on the rise in the Caribbean”, was carried in the Curacao Chronicle of March 7. It quoted from Transparency Internati...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
May 10, 2018
Now is examination time for our students. It is the time of CPEA, CSEC, CAPE and for internal school examinations; a period of hope and expectations f...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
April 27, 2018
WE MUST THANK the Christian Council and other stakeholders for initiating the forum on crime and violence that was held at the Methodist Church Hall l...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
January 13, 2017
I must admit to a fixation with the issue of traffic around Kingstown, for apart from the specific problems caused, it adds to and in fact helps to cr...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
January 6, 2017
Over the last weekend, many pledges, resolutions and wishes would have been made. These are, to a large extent, part of a routine to which we think w...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
February 7, 2014
Last night I had a funny dream that sent shivers through my body. I dreamt I was Prime Minister! When I got up I couldnât be sure that I wasnât th...
Dr. Fraser- Point of View
January 31, 2014
I wonder how many of us sit back and reflect on how technology is changing our lives. Quite often we refer to its impact on the world, forgetting that...
From the Courts, News
September 16, 2025
A VENDOR, who accused another man of vomiting and urinating in front of his family’s business place was bonded for striking the man in his stomach whi...
News
September 16, 2025
GENERAL MANAGER OF Grenadine House and President of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Tourism Authority (SVGTA) Isola Giddings, says the country’s to...
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...
