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Redefining our City: A master plan for Kingstown
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October 28, 2011
Fri, Oct 28. 2011 by Louise Mitchell-Joseph Chairperson SVG National Trust At the time of our independence, while we are reflecting on our history and...
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Answering some issues on the death penalty
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October 21, 2011
Fri, Oct 21. 2011 Editor: On a radio program aired on CCR Radio last Sunday, 9th October, in a discussion on issues surrounding the death penalty, Dr....
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Focusing on edible fresh water creatures
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October 21, 2011
Editor: Crayfish or crabs and Calaloo with dumpling, bush yam and dasheen were among the many favourite dishes, delicacies, of the not too distant pas...
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We need to get the small things right
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October 21, 2011
Fri, Oct 21. 2011 Editor: The health services in this country are widely talked about. While the honourable minister of health continues to talk about...
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St. Martin’s Secondary School: 50th Anniversary
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October 21, 2011
Fri, Oct 21. 2011 Editor: I congratulate most heartily the St. Martin’s Secondary School on its magnificent fiftieth anniversary. The school has mad...
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The System
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October 21, 2011
by Dillon Ollivierre Fri, Oct 21. 2011 Corruptive! Deceptive! We’re living in a world where the poor continues to suffer The rich continues to becom...
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Capital Punishment – Part 2
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October 21, 2011
Fri, Oct 21. 2011 (continued from last week) by The Rt. Rev'd C. Leopold Friday Bishop of the Windward Islands Love and a Spiritual Community As Kenne...
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Right to know the Commonwealth? Perhaps not
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October 18, 2011
by Michelle Gurung Tue, Oct 18. 2011 This October, fifty-four Heads of Governments of the Commonwealth will meet in Perth, Australia to discuss and sh...
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Exposing another Unity Labour Party lie
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October 18, 2011
Tue, Oct 18. 2011 Editor: In the Unity Labour Party’s Manifesto of 2010 elections (see http://voteulp.com/manifesto/grenadines), the party outlined ...
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The ULP has done nothing wrong!
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October 18, 2011
Tue, Oct 18. 2011 Editor: An NDP caller to Star Street Beat a few Thursdays ago asked this question of Mr. Ballah. “If the ULP is doing so well, how...
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Let us seek insight from the Higher Source
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October 18, 2011
Tue, Oct 18. 2011 Editor: From reading our newspapers and listening to the news, one gets the impression that we are becoming more aggressive, violent...
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Our football coaches need to improve
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October 18, 2011
Tue, Oct 18. 2011 Editor: Soccer competitions have kicked-off in almost every community; it’s the only time when most players see one another often,...
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A Regional Masters Cricket Tournament
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October 18, 2011
Tue, Oct 18. 2011 Editor: Congratulations are in order to Mr. Selwyn Allen and the other members of the Organising Committee of the SVG Masters Cricke...
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We ought to obey God rather than man
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October 14, 2011
Fri, Oct 14. 2011 Editor: Attorneys Kay Bacchus-Browne and Jomo Thomas have voiced their opinions about the death penalty, and of a truth, it is shown...
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‘Gomry’ Should Go!
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October 14, 2011
Fri, Oct 14. 2011 Editor: I am disgusted with the racist statements made by my constituency representative and Minister of Agriculture Mr. Montgomery ...
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Murder is wicked, NOT the Death Penalty!
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October 14, 2011
Fri, Oct 14. 2011 Editor: When a man boldly saws off a young lady’s neck at a bus stop for all to see and now sits in prison being fed by taxpayersâ...
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We need to review laws governing Public Service
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October 14, 2011
Fri, Oct 14. 2011 Editor: The much heated debate concerning the alleged act of sabotage by a public servant in the Ministry of Agriculture brings to t...
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Capital Punishment – Part 1
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October 14, 2011
Fri, Oct 14. 2011 by The Rt. Rev'd C. Leopold Friday, Bishop of the Windward Islands The way of Jesus In Isaiah 52 there is the account of a suffering...
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Straight talk on this and that
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October 14, 2011
Fri, Oct 14. 2011 Editor: More than 37 years later, still no local government: Since the 1974 General Elections, successive governments, starting with...
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There, but for the grace of God
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October 11, 2011
by Anita Botti Tue, Oct 11. 2011 There, but for the grace of God, go I. This thought would go through my head whenever a new patient was admitted to t...
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One laptop per child… and then what?
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October 11, 2011
Tue, Oct 11. 2011 Editor: So, now that your attention has been captured and you’re wondering whether or not this is another political article, hope ...
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The Bigger Better Network should apologize to SVG
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October 11, 2011
Tue, Oct 11. 2011 Editor: Over the last couple of weeks Digicel has inconvenienced customers with their faulty service and, up until last week, never ...
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Educate with a difference
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October 11, 2011
Tue, Oct 11. 2011 Editor: I was made to understand that our schools are being equipped with several pieces of audio-visual equipment and, in my opinio...
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Farewell, SVGFF President
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October 11, 2011
Tue, Oct 11. 2011 Editor: The interest in becoming an SVGFF executive member is over. All we have to do now is wait and see what the future holds. In ...
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The rise and fall of community groups
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October 11, 2011
Tue, Oct 11. 2011 Editor: Community groups play an important role in the development of a community, for they aid in the reduction of various kinds of...
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Why are some politicians so insensitive?
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October 7, 2011
Fri, Oct 7. 2011 Editor: When politicians reach the point where they are so cold that they cannot identify with the woes of the people, they should st...
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Blame versus Responsibility
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October 7, 2011
Fri, Oct 7. 2011 Editor: So many persons confuse these two words. They belong on opposite sides of a spectrum. One brings on depression, the other rai...
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I am very proud of my ancestry
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October 7, 2011
Fri, Oct 7. 2011 Editor: It has been said that racism is man’s gravest threat to man - the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason. It is a statem...
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Time has come to empty Death Row
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October 7, 2011
Fri, Oct 7. 2011 Editor: The picture of jubilation and the expression of glee on the face of the alleged ‘’killer of Campden Park’’ which was ...
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Libya: Distortions, Omissions and Lies Pt: 3
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October 7, 2011
by Curtis M. King Fri, Oct 7. 2011 In the article that preceded this one, I gave details on the relationship that existed between Gadafy’s Governmen...
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Resignosaurs vex: The last of a dying breed
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October 7, 2011
Fri, Oct 7. 2011 Editor: Ever since I saw Jurassic Park in the movies as a young girl, I have been fascinated by dinosaurs. Mainly, I have been curiou...
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Defend our gains, protect your legacy
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October 4, 2011
Tue, Oct 4. 2011 Editor: De Comrade has been very active in regional politics for over forty years. As a leftist in opposition, he has been the people...
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We have to develop our minds
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October 4, 2011
Tue, Oct 4. 2011 Editor: We are into October, the month in which we celebrate our independence. The real question is, how independent are we as a nati...
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The plight continues in Canouan
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October 4, 2011
Tue, Oct 4. 2011 Editor: Another school year is here again. It’s all good for most, but it is very sad for the parents in Canouan. We continue to st...
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