Back to school thoughts
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Back to school thoughts
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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...
Remembering Daddy 10 Years on
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Remembering Daddy 10 Years on
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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...
Becoming a mother
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Becoming a mother
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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...
The weight issue
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The weight issue
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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 ...
Ribbons
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Ribbons
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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. ...
It’s hard out here for a dude
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It’s hard out here for a dude
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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,...
The thing about vigilante justice…
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The thing about vigilante justice…
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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...
Time for a Mr SVG
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Time for a Mr SVG
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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 ...
A change would do you good
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A change would do you good
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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...
Whose woman are you?
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Whose woman are you?
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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...
Phoenix Rising
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Phoenix Rising
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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...
Cultivating a consent culture
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Cultivating a consent culture
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January 23, 2018
Let’s 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 ...
Interesting times
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Interesting times
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January 16, 2018
There is an old expression, usually associated with the Chinese, that when translated to English means “may you live in interesting times.”On the ...
Why we have a long way to go
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Why we have a long way to go
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January 9, 2018
Greetings for the New Year! Let’s hope that this one brings lots of peace and many, many blessings to your days.One thing I am hoping for, have been...
No more New Year’s resolutions… and Happy Holidays
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No more New Year’s resolutions… and Happy Holidays
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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 ro...
On being your own competition
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On being your own competition
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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...
I bet you think this lip-stain’s about you
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I bet you think this lip-stain’s about you
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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 ...
Empathy for the teachers of Vincy
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Empathy for the teachers of Vincy
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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...
So, about this HPV thing…
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So, about this HPV thing…
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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 nation’s 6t...
Wait, chile…
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Wait, chile…
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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...
Storm on my brains
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Storm on my brains
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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...
The power of forgiveness
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The power of forgiveness
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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 ...
Some self-care tips for the strong woman
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Some self-care tips for the strong woman
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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 ...
Fix it…Felicia!
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Fix it…Felicia!
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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...
Becoming a mother
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Becoming a mother
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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 your...
Swimming lessons
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Swimming lessons
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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...
Some thoughts on Lemonade at 4:44 a.m.
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Some thoughts on Lemonade at 4:44 a.m.
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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, J...
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Greiggs man jailed for stabbing of ex-girlfriend
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Greiggs man jailed for stabbing of ex-girlfriend
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September 19, 2023
A Greiggs man who stabbed his ex-girlfriend in her back with an unidentified weapon has been sentenced to prison. Duddly Rodney, a 31-year-old farmer ...
Kingstown man charged with trespassing and theft
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Kingstown man charged with trespassing and theft
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September 19, 2023
A Kingstown man who was charged with trespassing into a woman’s home while carrying a firearm and stealing over EC$1000 worth of items has been grante...
Sandals working on improved airlift into SVG
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Sandals working on improved airlift into SVG
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September 19, 2023
The management of Sandals Resorts International (SRI) is working with several airlines to improve airlift into St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). Th...