D's Thoughts on things
August 28, 2018
For many of us, a new school year is about to begin. How you feel about this directly depends how well rested you were over the summer break, if you a...
D's Thoughts on things
August 21, 2018
My father was a builder. If you walk down the cobbled sidewalks on Back Street you would be stepping on his work. If you enter the Police Headquarters...
D's Thoughts on things
July 31, 2018
As a fairly new mother, I am realizing that parenting forces you to into a completely different headspace. One of the first things that changes is you...
D's Thoughts on things
July 24, 2018
Vincy people are weight obsessed. They have a habit of greeting you with a comment about your weight if they have not seen you in a while. You either ...
D's Thoughts on things
July 17, 2018
Some recent events have caused me to reflect on particular “ritual” type practices from my childhood, back-to-school type preparations in particular. ...
D's Thoughts on things
June 12, 2018
It is a curious thing to observe the reaction of some members of the population to the #Metoo movement. For the last year and a half, scores of women,...
D's Thoughts on things
June 5, 2018
I have been reflecting on the most recent spate of violence that has been plaguing our country. Specifically, I have been thinking about the ways in w...
D's Thoughts on things
May 22, 2018
It is that time of year again - Beauty Pageant Season. Every week I see a headline about a pageant being staged in some part of the island as part of ...
D's Thoughts on things
May 1, 2018
By Dr. Debra Providence IF YOU WEREN’T living under a rock the last two to three months you would have witnessed, in some form or the other, the pheno...
D's Thoughts on things
April 24, 2018
IN THE LAST COLUMN, I outlined the main principles of positive parenting, including effective communication, mutual respect, choosing solutions over p...
D's Thoughts on things
March 20, 2018
We often replicate patterns of behaviour that we learned as children, especially from our immediate family members. It is during childhood that certai...
D's Thoughts on things
March 6, 2018
I have been wearing glasses since 2003, mainly for working at the computer. Back when I first got tested, the optician had told me that I had an astig...
D's Thoughts on things
February 20, 2018
This week I will continue with part two of the "Worst types of arguers and how to avoid themâ: 3) Deliberately obtuse The third type of worst person...
D's Thoughts on things
February 13, 2018
The title says it all. This weekâs column is going to outline the worst types of people with whom you could get into an argument. I have braved the ...
D's Thoughts on things
February 6, 2018
For some time now I have been contemplating the question of womanhood within a Caribbean context. Specifically, I have been wondering how Caribbean wo...
D's Thoughts on things
January 30, 2018
Grey dust stirs as her feet leave fiery prints in a well scorched earth; weed and orchid insect and bird frozen in their last terrified gasp, ashen, t...
D's Thoughts on things
January 23, 2018
Letâs talk about consent. It is something about which many of us might have a fair idea, but perhaps could use a refresher. It is predicated on the ...
D's Thoughts on things
January 16, 2018
There is an old expression, usually associated with the Chinese, that when translated to English means âmay you live in interesting times.â On the...
D's Thoughts on things
January 9, 2018
Greetings for the New Year! Letâs hope that this one brings lots of peace and many, many blessings to your days. One thing I am hoping for, have bee...
D's Thoughts on things
December 19, 2017
It is getting to that time of year when, after a season of over-indulgence, many of us make promises to do better in the New Year. When the New Year r...
D's Thoughts on things
December 5, 2017
Recently there has been a chorus of womenâs voices testifying to their experiences of either rape/sexual assault by men in powerful positions. It st...
D's Thoughts on things
November 28, 2017
I went to an all-girls secondary school which, amongst other things, installed in me a competitive spirit. Being competitive has its advantages, of co...
D's Thoughts on things
November 21, 2017
Over the last week or so, a video was making the rounds on Facebook, which prompted some thoughts about what womanhood is/could be. The video, dubbed ...
D's Thoughts on things
November 14, 2017
Over the weekend, I read a couple of articles that focused on the plight of teachers in St Vincent and the Grenadines. The articles sprung from a rece...
D's Thoughts on things
November 7, 2017
By the time of publication of this column, practitioners from the Ministry of Health would have been well on their way to immunizing the nationâs 6t...
D's Thoughts on things
October 31, 2017
When I was a child, the elders around whom I had the blessing to share this earth would issue sayings and idioms they found relevant to whatever situa...
D's Thoughts on things
October 17, 2017
The title says it all. I have got storms on my mind and I suspect a lot of islanders would be forgiven if they were to ruminate on the events of the r...
D's Thoughts on things
October 3, 2017
If you were brought up on the Christian Bible, you would have encountered a portion of scripture where Jesus teaches about forgiveness. The scripture ...
D's Thoughts on things
September 26, 2017
Women are the strongest beings on this earth. Many of us show resilience through years of oppression, abuse and neglect, and manage to hold ourselves ...
D's Thoughts on things
September 12, 2017
In 1998, before it became a âmovementâ, I took the decision to embrace my natural hair. I sat at the kitchen table and cut off all the chemically ...
D's Thoughts on things
September 5, 2017
I have a friend. I will call him Ray. Ray is a dapper youth, working towards his goals. Ray wants what young men want: family, career, great social ci...
D's Thoughts on things
August 29, 2017
As a fairly new mother, I am realizing that parenting forces you to into a completely different headspace. One of the first things that changes is you...
D's Thoughts on things
August 15, 2017
When we were little, my father tried to teach my brother and me how to swim. He was a boss swimmer himself; watching him take on the rough waters in G...
D's Thoughts on things
August 8, 2017
It is a curious thing to observe the differences between men and women and how they respond to infidelity in relationships. Consider, for instance, ...
News
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...
News
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”...
From the Courts, News
May 9, 2025
A CAMPDEN PARK 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, s...
From the Courts, News
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...
From the Courts, News
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 ...
