Our Readers' Opinions
June 27, 2025
EDITOR: International Day of Play (“IDP”) passed on June 11, 2025 to very little fanfare. However, this relative non-recognition belies the fundamenta...
Our Readers' Opinions
June 27, 2025
EDITOR: The Police Crime Unit and Special Service Unit must be complimented for their effort in fighting crimes. Their latest seizure of guns and ammu...
Our Readers' Opinions
June 20, 2025
Editor: There is a proposal from a developer in Canouan to the government of St Vincent and the Grenadines to dredge the barrier reef in Canouan to al...
Our Readers' Opinions
June 20, 2025
EDITOR: In recent times there has been a glut on the local market of plantains. This resulted in great losses for plantain farmers. It appears that so...
Our Readers' Opinions
June 20, 2025
EDITOR: I am not an expert at Mental Health. However, we should not deny the reality that Mental Health is fast becoming a serious problem in this nat...
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June 13, 2025
EDITOR: The invitations come from various sources. Friends and family say, “come and spend some time with us.” The church says, “we have a convocation...
Our Readers' Opinions
June 13, 2025
EDITOR: It is an interesting suggestion to have some villages renamed. From what I heard it is some of the villages and places that [are] associated w...
Our Readers' Opinions
June 6, 2025
Editor: Several weeks ago, I discussed with a colleague about her upcoming retirement plans. We discussed everything, from the excitement of having mo...
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June 6, 2025
Editor: June 1st marked thirty eight years since the Rose Bank Development Association (ROBDA) came into existence. It came at a time when the quiet a...
Our Readers' Opinions
June 6, 2025
EDITOR: I’ve seen a lot in my life, but nothing compares to the approach taken by the East Kingstown Parliamentary representative. Mr Bramble has seem...
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June 6, 2025
“And when the day of Pentecost was now come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of the rushing of a m...
Our Readers' Opinions
May 30, 2025
Editor: The rainy season has begun in the Southern Grenadines. It signals the beginning of the growing season. The culture dictates that certain pract...
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May 23, 2025
EDITOR: In a local newspaper publication, I read with great interest the recent article titled “Caribbean Disaster Preparedness at Risk from Funding C...
Our Readers' Opinions
May 23, 2025
EDITOR: In the month of May there have been some incidents of great significance in the history of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. On May 1, 1951, kno...
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May 23, 2025
EDITOR: Reparative justice for the transatlantic slave trade and the centuries of oppression, exploitation, and violence it has enabled is both morall...
Our Readers' Opinions
May 23, 2025
I PAY TRIBUTE to the Spiritual Baptist Church in SVG today on this the occasion of the inaugural public holiday in their honour entitled National Spir...
Our Readers' Opinions
May 16, 2025
Editor: He carried his cross up to Calvary, embraced it. Already flogged by the Romans, he allowed himself to be nailed, hung on this cross. His loved...
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May 13, 2025
EDITOR: This month is designated Child Month, with Mother’s Day being part of it. Sadly, but true most of the mothers are single mothers. This places ...
Our Readers' Opinions
May 9, 2025
Editor: The first Opium War started in 1839. It is called the ‘Opium War’ because of one of its major causes: the British were running opium from thei...
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May 6, 2025
“When governments fear, follow, serve, and obey the Lord, all will be well. When governments disobey and rebel against God’s good plans, the hand of t...
Our Readers' Opinions
May 6, 2025
As someone who once played a significant role in the Labour union movement, I am deeply disappointed by the state of the unions here in St. Vincent an...
Our Readers' Opinions
May 2, 2025
Editor: Lighting bush fires for some is fun. But it is a dangerous practice and can be very destructive and not fun at all. We are observing there is ...
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May 2, 2025
EDITOR: When faced with certain challenges, my grandmother, Ida Ambrose Hutchinson often exclaimed, “Lord, give me faith and patience.” Her husband ha...
Our Readers' Opinions
April 25, 2025
EDITOR: I have seen countless comments from those who hide behind fake profiles, disparaging Chevron Steward—[Shevonne Stewart] a dedicated working mo...
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April 25, 2025
EDITOR: At a recent press conference, the Prime Minister Gonsalves advised, “when promises are made we must exert ourselves to put the promises into e...
Our Readers' Opinions
April 25, 2025
Speculations are rife for the 2025 general elections in St. Vincent and the Grenadines this year, and, interested observer, Dr Anthony G. Stewart beli...
Our Readers' Opinions
April 17, 2025
EDITOR: As Vincentians, it is important for us to thoughtfully assess the statements made by NDP candidates. Recently, during a meeting in Roseau, par...
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April 17, 2025
EDITOR: No one was born a bully, but rather, many became bullies because of several contributing factors. Environment plays an important role in makin...
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April 11, 2025
Editor: According to Wikipedia and the UN in the matter of Human Trafficking: (a) the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of ...
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April 11, 2025
Editor: The Traffic Police Branch must be complimented for its stop and check, which will help in ensuring that vehicles are operating according to th...
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April 11, 2025
Editor: West Indies cricket continues to be the talk of the town. Today, it is the discussion concerning the latest development in respect to captainc...
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April 8, 2025
“Physics does not care about our politics, and ultimately the world will continue to warm until we get global emissions of CO2 to (net) zero.” Climate...
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April 3, 2025
Editor: More and more, I hear complaints about the treatment of customers by some of our leading banks in what can only be tantamount to poor customer...
Our Readers' Opinions
April 3, 2025
Editor: A senior citizen is defined by some sources as anyone over the age of 60. Those over 65 are classified as aged. There is much that can be done...
Our Readers' Opinions
March 28, 2025
Dear Madam I write to you concerning the impending deafness epidemic that is upon us consequent upon the almost daily bombardment of our ear drums as ...
Our Readers' Opinions
March 28, 2025
EDITOR: Before I get into my topic, let me take this opportunity to apologize for the omission of three doctors from North Leeward in my article of Ja...
Our Readers' Opinions
March 21, 2025
Editor: A mobile phone, or cell phone, is a portable telephone that allows users to make and receive calls over a radio frequency link while moving wi...
Our Readers' Opinions
March 21, 2025
Editor: There are many ways in which we as customers are taken advantage of. Often times we complain about the utility companies taking advantage of u...
Our Readers' Opinions
March 21, 2025
Editor: This month is referred to as the Heritage month. A month in which we salute and celebrate our heroes and our own heritage. To this date, there...
Our Readers' Opinions
March 13, 2025
Editor: Many wonder how we got that way. We do not balance our budget. We give away money without requiring anything from the recipients. Not that thi...
Our Readers' Opinions
March 13, 2025
Editor: Canada has long been the target of American imperialism and the fact that we even exist as a country is a testament to Canadian resilience. Ho...
Our Readers' Opinions
February 28, 2025
EDITOR: The executive order by President Trump to deport immigrants can affect us and the Caribbean. Many immigrants worked on farms, doing baby sitti...
Our Readers' Opinions
February 28, 2025
EDITOR: The degree to which the church organization community has abandoned its role was despicably exhibited on the 22nd of January 2025 at the St. M...
News
July 1, 2025
The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a deceased male (John Doe) who was found in...
Front Page, News
July 1, 2025
The education revolution introduced by the Ralph Gonsalves-led administration following the win of his Unity Labour Party (ULP), in the 2001 general e...
Front Page, News
July 1, 2025
One year ago today, on July 1, 2024, Hurricane Beryl, a category five hurricane, struck St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and nearby islands, leavin...
Front Page, News
July 1, 2025
Educators in St Vincent and the Grenadines are being urged to do away with the approach of having students just blindly follow instructions in the tea...
News
July 1, 2025
Minister of Education, Curtis King, said the results of this year’s Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment (CPEA)examination are inspirational. He told the...
