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September 1, 2006
Once upon a time not so long ago, residents of St. Vincent and the Grenadines paid different land line telephone rates depending on what part of the c...
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August 25, 2006
Some problems require prime ministerial intervention, and the calamity in which Vinlec found itself over the last few weeks is one such situation. Des...
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August 18, 2006
18.AUG.06 From time immemorial, West Indian people seem to revel in lateness. No matter what the occasion, our people like to turn up after the appoin...
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August 11, 2006
The careful planning, the frenetic organizing, and the reportedly efficient execution of the carnival celebrations for the year 2006 are now all final...
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August 4, 2006
Sacred Fiscal Integrity, among all pubic officials, in the discharge of their public duties is sacred. Nothing less will do. The public perception, ho...
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July 28, 2006
On Emancipation Day, 2006, the people and the nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, find ourselves in a quandary. In relation to government policy...
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July 21, 2006
21.JUL.06 The annual debate which eventually follows our Carnival, is again well and truly on the way. Whether in the media, on the blocks, in bars an...
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July 14, 2006
14.JUL.06 The Good This Carnival, there is much to praise, little to fault. This was by most accounts a good Carnival with our artistes performing at ...
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July 7, 2006
07.JUL.06 The sense of frustration and even anger were all too evident on the face of prosecuting counsel Sandra Robertson when she was forced to aban...
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June 23, 2006
We add our voice to that of paediatrician Dr. Bharati Datta in calling for stiffer and more effective laws to be put in place to protect our children....
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June 16, 2006
16.JUN.06 The first paragraph of Interactive Media Limited’s Editorial Policy states that “Interactive Media must attempt to be truly interactive,...
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June 9, 2006
09.JUN.06 Congratulations to the residents of Georgetown and surrounding areas who assisted police with the apprehension of the men charged with the a...
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June 2, 2006
02.JUN.06 The last thing St. Vincent and the Grenadines needs right now is to be hit by a serious tropical storm or hurricane. But the way some Vincen...
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May 26, 2006
26.MAY.06 Events of the past week have brought much pride and joy to citizens of the Caribbean region and in the diaspora. As a unifying force, there ...
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May 19, 2006
19.MAY.06 President and leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) Arnhim Eustace has admitted that his party had serious problems implementing their pu...
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May 12, 2006
According to the Ministry of Health and the Environment, at present, the life expectancy at birth in St. Vincent and the Grenadines is 74 years for wo...
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May 5, 2006
Even as the world forms itself into large trading blocks, and the CARICOM region moves forward with the establishment of the Single Market and Economy...
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April 28, 2006
28.APR.06 For years, through successive administrations, Vincentians have been calling for the enactment of anti-corruption and integrity legislation....
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April 21, 2006
Recent stories published in Searchlight have revealed the findings of two national studies: The National Diagnostic Reading Test and a survey of sexua...
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April 13, 2006
This time of the year is usually marked by dust and wind. Our usually lush vegetation takes on a scorched appearance, and we sometimes experience wate...
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April 7, 2006
The General Employees Credit Union (GECCU) is in the middle of celebrating the milestone of attaining assets of $100 M and a membership of over 20,000...
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March 31, 2006
In recent times a great deal has been said by way of the electronic media about the role of media, particularly the press. The discussions have not be...
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March 10, 2006
by Maxwell Haywood Last week I reviewed some of Hugh Mulzac's experiences and this week I continue to do so briefly and also to see what lessons we co...
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March 10, 2006
The regional media has lost one of its loudest voices with the death of Glenn Jackson, press secretary and personal aide to the Prime Minister. {{more...
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March 3, 2006
March has begun, and we are into Heritage and National Heroes Month, which is being celebrated under the theme “preserving our heritage with pride.â...
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February 24, 2006
By any standards, St. Vincent and the Grenadines is a tiny country. All together, we are a mere 150 square miles, with mainland St. Vincent having a t...
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February 17, 2006
The industrial action at the local branch of FirstCaribbean International Bank (FCIB) is into its third week. The workers' union, the Commercial Techn...
Whither Heritage Square?
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February 10, 2006
A few years ago, a sign was unveiled at the area formerly known as South River Road, and the area proudly renamed "Heritage Square". The intention beh...
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February 3, 2006
Proponents of the regional integration movement must have been disappointed on Monday to hear that the member states of the Organization of East Carib...
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January 27, 2006
As we discuss the merits and demerits of Prime Minister Gonsalves' 2006 Budget, there is no denying that we are indeed facing difficult times as a nat...
No more vigils
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January 20, 2006
Last Saturday night a candlelight vigil was held just outside the Customs building in the Upper Bay Street area. The vigil was held in remembrance of ...
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January 13, 2006
The first phase of the Caricom Single Market and Economy (CSME) came into being on January 1, with six countries meeting all the necessary criteria an...
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January 6, 2006
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sir Louis Straker announced on Tuesday that Taiwan's Ambassador to St. Vincent and the Grenadines Elizabeth Chu will be wr...
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December 16, 2005
With the very competitive and divisive general elections out of the way, we are today left with the two contending tribes struggling to move on, thoug...
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December 9, 2005
The masses have spoken. For the second successive term the people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines have chosen the Unity Labour Party to shape the de...
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December 2, 2005
Vincentians are passionate about their politics. That much is clear. We put our hearts and souls into it. However, as we count down to the big day, we...
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November 25, 2005
Normally when we speak of elections being free, we are referring to the freedoms inherent in the electoral process. Such freedoms include the freedom ...
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November 11, 2005
The Code of Conduct for St. Vincent and the Grenadines' General Elections was signed on September 16 by Louis Straker on behalf of the Unity Labour Pa...
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November 4, 2005
Let’s face it, one of the main attractions of political meetings is the political picong. Besides wanting to hear the issues debated, we go to hear ...
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October 28, 2005
At this time of Independence, amidst all the celebrations, parades, speeches, shows, parties, special school programs and picnics, it is important for...
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October 21, 2005
It is perhaps a sign of our maturity as a nation that on the eve of our 26th Anniversary of Independence, we are dispensing with legislation that soug...
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October 14, 2005
The issue of the integrity of the voters' list has been a hot topic of debate on the local talk radio circuit ever since the lists were posted two wee...
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October 7, 2005
This week we publish the first half of a thought-provoking article by Dr. Malcolm Grant, a Vincentian physician living in Barbados. Dr. Grant's thesis...
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September 30, 2005
This Wednesday, our nation laid out the red carpet to welcome His Excellency Chen Shui-Bian, the President of China on Taiwan. He heads a country that...
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September 23, 2005
Last week saw world leaders delivering reports on the progress their respective countries had made toward achieving what are called the Millennium Dev...
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September 16, 2005
On Sunday last, two peoples of two continents commemorated two acts of extreme brutality against their countries and their peoples that coincidentally...
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September 9, 2005
There had been much hype all throughout this year about the march toward the attainment of Universal Secondary Education and Monday marked the beginni...
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September 2, 2005
This week saw the Prime Minister rewarding students of the St.Vincent Community College who had been successful at the A’Level examinations with gif...
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August 26, 2005
Partnerships have always been an integral part of foreign relations in St.Vincent and the Grenadines. Throughout our history we have fostered relation...
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August 19, 2005
Last April 2004, the Medical Association staged their fourth Annual Health Fair under the theme: "Road safety is no accident." Speaking at the Fair, M...
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August 12, 2005
The logic underpinning the decision to construct an international airport here in St. Vincent and the Grenadines is so compelling that not even the Op...
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August 5, 2005
Monday's ruling of the Arbitration Panel, set up by the World Trade Organization (WTO) to examine complaints by nine Latin American nations against th...
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July 29, 2005
“Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery. None, but ourselves can free our minds.” – Bob Marley, Redemption Song. "The lizard that jumped from...
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July 22, 2005
For many ordinary citizens in our midst, the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) is but a slogan sporadically heard. But there are already amon...
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July 15, 2005
Vincy Mas 2K5 is now history. A successful festival we'd say, but how does one measure success? More importantly, how can on ensure continued success....
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July 8, 2005
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves is expected back home this week after attending the Twenty Sixth Regular Meeting of Heads of Government of the Cari...
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July 1, 2005
This weekend heralds the reign of the merry monarch, King Carnival. From tonight, Vincy Mas kicks into even higher gear with the staging of the presti...
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June 24, 2005
The free press is an essential part of our life, as we know it. It is the "eyes and ears" of the general public, the oxygen which keeps our democracy ...
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June 17, 2005
When Cuban President Fidel Castro Ruz declared in the 1980s that the external debt of developing (he called them “underdeveloped) countries was unpa...
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June 10, 2005
The National Literacy Crusade finally got off the ground on Monday of this week with the commencement of the programme in Zone 4, which includes the S...
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June 3, 2005
The 2005 Carnival is well on the way and the response by patrons has been overwhelming. It points amazingly to an indication that there must be dispos...
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May 27, 2005
Sister Pat has transcended. It’s always difficult to say goodbye to a mother, sister and friend, but this week, many persons here in St.Vincent and ...
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May 20, 2005
The West Indies Cricket Team came to the Arnos Vale Playing Field this Wednesday and once again flattered only to deceive. Many Vincentians had flocke...
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May 13, 2005
Are we all making too much of last week's Cabinet reshuffle? When Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves announced last week several changes in Cabinet po...
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May 6, 2005
This week provided an interesting demonstration of diplomacy involving St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Taiwan on the one hand and this country and ...
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April 22, 2005
These past two weeks have seen raging debate over proposed increases in minibus fares on one hand and on the other by the rising cost of electricity s...
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April 1, 2005
Three events took place in St. Vincent and the Grenadines last Wednesday which have far- reaching economic, political, social, and indeed, development...
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March 24, 2005
The furore created this week over the approach being taken to the Enumeration exercise gives a good indication of just how contentious the next genera...
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March 18, 2005
March 14 saw another National Heroes’ Day being celebrated here across the nation with multiple activities. At the top of the official list was the ...
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March 11, 2005
By the time this editorial is printed, a resolution should have been arrived at in the crisis which has engulfed West Indies cricket. This week has se...
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March 4, 2005
Two years and two weeks after the launching, the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC), established by a Parliamentary Resolution passed unanimously ...
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February 25, 2005
The politics of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and St. Lucia has had its similarites over the years. Not least among them was the fact that the longes...
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February 11, 2005
This week’s launching of the HIV AIDS Prevention and Control Project is timely and could not have come too soon. In the battle against this deadly s...
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February 4, 2005
It seems as though where bananas are concerned, there is little or no peace for us in these normally tranquil islands. For over a dozen years now the ...
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January 28, 2005
This week, the Governor of the East Caribbean Central Bank Sir K. Dwight Venner addressed member states of the OECS and the East Caribbean Currency Un...
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January 21, 2005
Twenty-five years after this country first sent students to pursue tertiary education in the Republic of Cuba, our Prime Minister has returned from a ...
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January 14, 2005
These past weeks have seen several people being honoured by their peers and by their home governments. On December 30, Sir Vincent Beache was feted by...
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January 7, 2005
The year 2004 ended with the tragic Indian Ocean tsunami disaster where the death toll is past 150,000 and rising. This tragedy has saddened the world...
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December 23, 2004
The Christmas period has come and brought with it the usual mad rush as many of our citizens get caught up in the moment. It is tradition that Vincent...
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December 17, 2004
Police Commissioner William Harry this week sought to assure the nation that this is still a safe country, notwithstanding the alarming rise in murder...
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December 10, 2004
For a long time now it has been said of politics in St. Vincent and the Grenadines – most of the rest of the Caribbean in fact – that there are no...
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December 3, 2004
Debate on the 2005 Estimates will intensify next Monday when the House of Parliament meets. But, given the political volatility which the impending ge...
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November 26, 2004
Today, the refurbished Rose Hall Police Station will be commissioned; yesterday, it was the Kingstown Bus Terminal and last Monday, the focus was on t...
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November 19, 2004
This week two Vincentian public servants are being laid to rest while their families mourn. Both have been pubic servants, but died in very different ...
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November 12, 2004
This Wednesday saw the beginning of an attempt at people empowerment with the official opening of what has been named the George McIntosh Community Ma...
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November 5, 2004
This past weekend, local security forces were out in full as they began a renewed crackdown on crime. This came hot on the heels after an announcement...
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October 29, 2004
Though we had expressed concern about the slow start to activities leading up to the celebration of this national 25th Anniversary of Independence we ...