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Back to school thoughts
D's Thoughts on things
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...
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Remembering Daddy 10 Years on
D's Thoughts on things
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...
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Becoming a mother
D's Thoughts on things
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...
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The weight issue
D's Thoughts on things
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 ...
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Ribbons
D's Thoughts on things
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. ...
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It’s hard out here for a dude
D's Thoughts on things
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,...
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The thing about vigilante justice…
D's Thoughts on things
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...
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Time for a Mr SVG
D's Thoughts on things
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 ...
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Lessons from Wakanda:  Black Nationalism and  Black Womanhood
D's Thoughts on things
Lessons from Wakanda: Black Nationalism and Black Womanhood
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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...
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Positive parenting in a ‘Spare the Rod’ society (Part 3)
D's Thoughts on things
Positive parenting in a ‘Spare the Rod’ society (Part 3)
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April 24, 2018
IN THE LAST COLUMN, I outlined the main principles of positive parenting, including effective communication, mutual respect, choosing solutions over p...
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Positive parenting in a ‘Spare the rod’ society (Part 1)
D's Thoughts on things
Positive parenting in a ‘Spare the rod’ society (Part 1)
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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...
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A change would do you good
D's Thoughts on things
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...
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Worst types of on-line arguers and how to avoid them – Part 2
D's Thoughts on things
Worst types of on-line arguers and how to avoid them – Part 2
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February 20, 2018
This week I will continue with part two of the "Worst types of arguers and how to avoid them”: 3) Deliberately obtuse The third type of worst person...
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The worst types of on-line arguers and how to avoid them – Part 1
D's Thoughts on things
The worst types of on-line arguers and how to avoid them – Part 1
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February 13, 2018
The title says it all. This week’s column is going to outline the worst types of people with whom you could get into an argument. I have braved the ...
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Whose woman are you?
D's Thoughts on things
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...
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Phoenix  Rising
D's Thoughts on things
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...
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Cultivating a consent culture
D's Thoughts on things
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 ...
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Interesting times
D's Thoughts on things
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 ...
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Why we have a long way to go
D's Thoughts on things
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...
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No more New Year’s  resolutions… and Happy Holidays
D's Thoughts on things
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...
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Things you shouldn’t say to  survivors of abuse or sexual assault
D's Thoughts on things
Things you shouldn’t say to survivors of abuse or sexual assault
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December 5, 2017
Recently there has been a chorus of women’s voices testifying to their experiences of either rape/sexual assault by men in powerful positions.It sta...
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On being your own competition
D's Thoughts on things
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...
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I bet you think this lip-stain’s about you
D's Thoughts on things
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 ...
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Empathy for the teachers of Vincy
D's Thoughts on things
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...
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So, about this HPV thing…
D's Thoughts on things
So, about this HPV thing…
searchlight 
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...
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Wait, chile…
D's Thoughts on things
Wait, chile…
searchlight 
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...
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Storm on my brains
D's Thoughts on things
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...
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The power of forgiveness
D's Thoughts on things
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 ...
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Some self-care tips for the strong woman
D's Thoughts on things
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 ...
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Hair story…learning on my (new) natural hair journey
D's Thoughts on things
Hair story…learning on my (new) natural hair journey
searchlight 
September 12, 2017
In 1998, before it became a ‘movement’, I took the decision to embrace my natural hair. I sat at the kitchen table and cut off all the chemically ...
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Fix it…Felicia!
D's Thoughts on things
Fix it…Felicia!
searchlight 
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...
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Becoming a mother
D's Thoughts on things
Becoming a mother
searchlight 
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...
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Swimming lessons
D's Thoughts on things
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...
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Some thoughts on  Lemonade at 4:44 a.m.
D's Thoughts on things
Some thoughts on Lemonade at 4:44 a.m.
searchlight 
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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News
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 ...
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Low participation in Government book loan scheme at some schools
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Low participation in Government book loan scheme at some schools
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September 19, 2023
The Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines has spent EC$985,000 for procurement of textbooks this year for the 27 secondary schools in St Vincent...
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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...
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The SVG Psychological Society celebrates its first anniversary
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The SVG Psychological Society celebrates its first anniversary
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September 19, 2023
The SVG Psychological Society (SVGPS) celebrates its first anniversary later this month. Since its launch in 2022 the society has helped to bring awar...
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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...
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