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Global warming and climatic concerns
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October 12, 2007
Climate change is one of the most critical global challenges of our time. Recent events have emphatically demonstrated our growing vulnerability, and ...
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A case for fishing in SVG
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October 5, 2007
The Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations described the state of our fishing industry in 2002 as being predominantly small scale an...
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A case of east versus west
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September 28, 2007
For the individual who is following the tumultuous unfolding of international relations between the United States of America and Iran, eyebrows would ...
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Diversified energy production
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September 21, 2007
Is the issue of diversification, relative to energy production, a timely one? How practical is this question in the context of a mini-state like ours?...
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Back to school time again!
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September 14, 2007
It is always a beautiful sight to see our nation’s students revive themselves from a long summer vacation, dust their bags off and return to school....
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Opportunities and pitfalls Pt:1
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September 7, 2007
Basis for action The ability of a country to follow a sustainable development path is determined to a large extent by the capacity of its people and i...
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Impact of alcohol abuse on our youth
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August 31, 2007
It was very interesting to listen to the discussions in our villages and towns, particularly among our youth, when recently there was a scarcity of Su...
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“Follow Your Dream”
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August 24, 2007
Excerpt taken from address to students at the General Employees Co-operative Credit Union Annual Scholarship award Ceremony, Methodist Church Hall, We...
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A new trend in youth expression
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August 17, 2007
The youth of our nation constitute the largest and ablest sector of our national population. It is therefore clear and without question that any gover...
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Changes in changing times
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July 20, 2007
The patriotic Vincentian who intends to become actively involved with charting the destiny of our people and our region, and the building of a modern ...
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Cowards die many times before their deaths
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July 13, 2007
Excerpt from Feature address delivered on Friday, June 29, 2007 at Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Community College 2007 Graduation Address Part II ...
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Transforming boundaries into bridges
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July 6, 2007
Excerpt from Feature address delivered on Friday, 29th June 2007 at the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Community College 2007 Part I In my valedicto...
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Windies in real shambles?
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June 29, 2007
We need to establish clearly in our minds that West Indies cricket has reached an all time low. The players portray an attitude which depicts a povert...
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Accepting your roles, responsibilities as youth
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June 22, 2007
The happenings of the world around us can be discouraging at times; however, we must have faith within ourselves that we are capable of making a posit...
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Successes of self-employment
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June 15, 2007
The words of the chorus of the national anthem of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are very defining particularly where it reads, ‘Whate’er the fu...
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Responsible Journalism within a democracy
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June 8, 2007
ETHICAL CONDUCT is an underlying principle within any democracy. According to one simple definition of journalism, it is the act of reporting news for...
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Why choose Violence over National Pride?
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June 1, 2007
As Vincentians we all share a common geographic space albeit only 150 square miles. As a people all our efforts should be channeled towards the advanc...
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Exam preparation is key
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May 25, 2007
The May-June period marks among other things, a period of careful testing of many students in local, regional and international exams at the primary, ...
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Increase in Crime? True or False
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May 11, 2007
“Young man shot and killed.” “Gang leader stabs teacher in school.” “Contractor robbed at gun point.” These are all headlines which we hea...
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Your role in crime reduction
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May 4, 2007
I SAT IN THE Serious Offences Court in Kingstown for a few hours last Friday awaiting a particular matter, and during my wait I could not help observi...
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Brian Charles Lara a legend of our time
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April 27, 2007
An ancient proverb forewarns that all things, good or bad, must come to an end. As we say farewell to a living cricket legend and star of the West Ind...
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Beware of dirty emails
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April 20, 2007
A sad state of affairs was brought to my attention during the course of this week involving the malicious posting of two young ladies on the Internet....
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Protecting our nation’s children
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April 13, 2007
“Prevent the Pain, Heal the Scars of our Future Stars” A more fitting theme could not have been chosen to recognize this year’s Child Abuse Awar...
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The signifance of the Rabacca Bridge
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April 5, 2007
More than just a bridge! There are very few large events in my lifetime that I allow pass without giving some attention. It is because of this that my...
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Political sovereignty and foreign policies
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March 30, 2007
Our nation received its political independence on 27th October, 1979; however, many of our brothers and sisters are yet to fully grasp the true meanin...
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Our youths for Christ- An act of the possible
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March 23, 2007
The Good book charges us through the writings of King Solomon the author of Ecclesiastes in chapter 12:1 to ‘Remember now thy Creator in the days of...
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Renewing our youthful strength
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March 16, 2007
Today our youths must be encouraged to do the utmost within the limits of human possibility to maintain the forward vision for development necessary i...
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Cricket World Cup and our region
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March 2, 2007
The game of cricket that we Vincentians and fellow West Indians have come to so love, has a known history spanning as far back as the 16th century wit...
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Youth in need of a brother’s keeper
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February 16, 2007
Addressing the issue of delinquency among our youth Youth gangs are traditionally placed within the context of the larger cities of the United States ...
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The importance of youth organisation
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February 9, 2007
A national youth effort is compulsory if we are to properly manage the affairs of this our blessed nation in times to come. We must rely on our intell...
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Corruption free society
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February 2, 2007
As I commuted to work last Friday, the issue of corruption on a global scale was raised by another passenger. Simply put “governance” means: the p...
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Comrade scores 150 not out
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January 26, 2007
For many years the unbiased Vincentian who has his nation’s development at heart, viewed the Ottley Hall debt as a raging red sea whose fury was a d...
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Managing finances and personal youth development
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January 19, 2007
As the twenty first century continues to unfold its many challenges how are the youth of our nation preparing to manage their financial future? It is ...
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New Year’s resolutions 2007
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January 5, 2007
In keeping with the 4,000 year old tradition of New Year's resolutions, hopefully we have undertaken a comprehensive year end review of our lives for ...
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Christmas: The most wonderful time of the year
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December 22, 2006
Christmas is a celebration in remembrance of the birth of Jesus Christ. By its very origin and nature it is a religious celebration. However, Christma...
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Punishment for Advanced Criminality
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December 15, 2006
Whilst the nation of St Vincent and the Grenadines is founded on the principles of a Liberal Democracy, it is crucial to note that our rights and free...
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History of Christmas Day
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December 8, 2006
In St. Vincent and the Grenadines and worldwide, the month of December holds one of the most celebrated holidays, namely Christmas. As a society built...
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Let us strive to stop AIDS!
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December 1, 2006
AIDS has killed more than 25 million people worldwide, making it one of the most destructive epidemics in recorded history. This fact by itself is the...
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South Africa apartheid and the death of Botha
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November 24, 2006
There are many worthwhile lessons to be learnt from the history of South Africa, for whilst South Africa's history is one scarred by a past of racial ...