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St. Vincent Grammar School graduation address
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July 19, 2011
Fri, Jul 19, 2011 by Rev. Dr. Cecil Richards June 22, 2011 A poem is a powerful medium for teaching life’s truths. Let me share part of a poem I cam...
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Taking Daddy to school
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July 15, 2011
Editor: I have some sympathy with Ms Soleil Gonsalves and her father Ralph Gonsalves when they make the point that some rules at secondary schools may...
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The death penalty question…timely!
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July 15, 2011
Fri, Jul 15, 2011 Editor: The recent occurrence of four murders in our country within a 12-day period is cause for concern. Clearly, there are a few i...
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Fireworks at Victoria Park
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July 15, 2011
Fri, Jul 15, 2011 Editor: As another year of Vincy Mas concludes, I find myself once again troubled by the seeming disregard for the wellbeing of pati...
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Take responsibility!
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July 15, 2011
Fri, Jul 15, 2011 Editor: The P.M. should have let the Girls’ High School Examgate remain at rest. (Searchlight, opinion page- July 8, 2011). The Pr...
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Foodcity
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July 15, 2011
The Marketing Corporation came into operation in 1959. It was set up to facilitate the export of sweet potatoes to Trinidad. When the opportunity pres...
Lady Diamond stands tall in Vincy calypso
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Lady Diamond stands tall in Vincy calypso
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July 12, 2011
12.JUL.11 Editor: I want to thank Javelle “Lady Diamond” Frank for her outstanding contribution to Vincy Mas 2011. Her contribution came in the fo...
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We must free our minds of all hatred
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July 12, 2011
12.JUL.11 Editor: Many have come to view life in the simplest manner. This is most likely as a result of our religious background. However, there is m...
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Measuring our losses
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July 12, 2011
12.JUL.11 by Louise Mitchell Joseph, Chairperson, SVG National Trust Did you know that a healthy birdlife is an indicator of the health of an ocean? D...
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In solidarity with GHS / Headmistress!
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July 8, 2011
08.JUL.11 Editor: Editor, it is refreshing, really encouraging and inspiring, to see the Girls’ High School Headmistress, Mrs Andrea Bowman, standin...
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This Carnival was the smuttiest in SVG
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July 8, 2011
08.JUL.11 Editor: Thanks for the privilege of writing to your prestigious newspaper. With the carnival season being over, I can’t help but write abo...
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South Sudan – Another black nation
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July 8, 2011
by Nilio Gumbs 08.JUL.11 The Dark Continent, a metaphorical expression used by the West to describe the backwardness and underdevelopment of the Afric...
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Vincy Mas at a glance
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July 8, 2011
08.JUL.11 Editor: Congrats to Vincy Mas winners in the various competitions, especially newly crowned Kaiso King Tajo. Tajo was refreshingly original ...
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Are we being deceived?
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July 8, 2011
08.JUL.11 Editor: While our country reflects on the recently concluded carnival, it is always good and right to reflect on matters of a spiritual natu...
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Too much smut at Carnival
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July 1, 2011
01.JUL.11 Editor: If one would observe what is going in this country, it is fair to say that our country is in a mess. This carnival season and also w...
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The media, the music, the mind
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July 1, 2011
by Samuel Joyles 01.JUL.11 I am sure that you will agree with me when I say, that we are a Christian nation. It is clearly and carefully crafted in th...
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Focus on safe food and Water for Vincy Carnival
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July 1, 2011
01.JUL.11 Editor: Carnival is primarily about mas and music and sweet local food. However, somewhere in this mix, safe food needs to be emphasised. Th...
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Suit of President too tight
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July 1, 2011
01.JUL.11 Editor: It saddens my heart to see the sport of Netball has become so distasteful and prejudicial. As I read the article entitled “Netball...
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Change our thinking, change our nation
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June 28, 2011
28.JUN.11 Editor: It is evident that we are being distracted by the things of least importance. This country held general elections in December, yet p...
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Speaking out against serious religious wrongs!
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June 28, 2011
28.JUN.11 Editor: As I awoke at 12:55 a.m. on Sunday, I couldn’t help but meditate on what a certain Observer (BP) wrote, and I highly commend that ...
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Please, rescue the Botanic Gardens
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June 28, 2011
28.JUN.11 Editor: Please permit me space in your newspaper to draw the attention of the relevant authorities to the state of the Botanic Gardens.{{mor...
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Let’s make a good thing better !
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June 24, 2011
24.JUN.11 Editor: Sometime ago I wrote an open letter titled “Tools in the hands of fools can be dangerous weapons”, with reference to the one lap...
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Let prisoners cut the grass along highways
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June 24, 2011
24.JUN.11 Editor: Much thanks to BRAGSA for the work they are doing in repairing and patching the holes in various places. It is indeed some relief to...
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I am concerned about the Registry
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June 21, 2011
21.JUN.11 Editor: I wrote two letters before this one about the conditions of the Registry, as a concerned Vincentian.{{more}} Many years ago my pries...
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I call on all fathers to step up to the plate…
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June 21, 2011
21.JUN.11 Editor: The time is here once more when the spotlight is on fathers. Fatherhood possesses great powers and responsibilities, but for whateve...
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SVG and Sir Frederick Treves
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June 21, 2011
21.JUN.11 Editor: I would be deeply appreciative if I could be provided with a logical, intelligent and pertinent explanation as to why Sir Frederick ...
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The one-eye camera vision serving my dear people
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June 21, 2011
21.JUN.11 Editor: Anybody could take a video camera and go throughout the length and breadth of this country, pay for the advertisement on any Televis...
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A future for primary schools’ athletics
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June 21, 2011
21.JUN.11 Editor: The inaugural Inter-Primary School Athletics Meet should be considered a success, given the high level of participation among school...
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Small family enterprises or hobbies
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June 21, 2011
by: Dr. A Cecil Cyrus 21.JUN.11 Certain small family enterprises or hobbies are simple but effective means of sustaining family life. And the one that...
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Mr. Browne, these facts can be verified anywhere
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June 17, 2011
17.JUN.11 Editor: It seems that my previous letter has provoked an attack of petulance by Luke Browne. Does he now feel that he is so high and mighty ...
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Parents, Teenage mothers need to be trained
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June 17, 2011
17.JUN.11 Editor: For quite some time now our newspapers have been reporting about sexual offences committed by adults against children. This shameful...
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Soca boat sinking Vincy Mas
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June 17, 2011
17.JUN.11 Editor: I wish to endorse the strong sentiments expressed by Jennifer Richardson regarding the degradation of females by many of our local s...
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