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Lessons from the flood
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April 21, 2011
21.APR.11 Editor: The recent flooding has left us with not only damage to properties and infrastructure but lessons to be learnt.{{more}} We are aware...
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The war on immunization Pt:1
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April 21, 2011
by Dr. Jerrol Thompson 21.APR.11 I wish to respond to three articles in the newspaper by Senator Anesia Baptiste and Annmarie Ballantyne members of th...
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Give us the facts about the vaccines
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April 21, 2011
21.APR.11 EDITOR: The debate on vaccines which has been going on for decades, particularly in developed countries, is now of notable interest here in ...
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Caveman love
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April 21, 2011
by A. Nelson 21.APR.11 VS. 1: What a one night stand - Love, Dear, you’ve given to me! That’s a real caveman, Love! What else can it be? You grabb...
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Who’s to blame for NDP being ejected from House?
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April 15, 2011
15.APR.11 Editor: Please permit me to ask some relevant questions and to make a few comments with regard to some current issues. 1 – What were the f...
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Verbal abuse can lead to physical, other abuse
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April 15, 2011
15.APR.11 Editor: It is commendable that this month has been designated Child Abuse and Prevention Month. It must be borne in mind that there are many...
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Can we produce more entrepreneurs?
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April 15, 2011
Countries the world over face the problem of providing jobs for young people. The public sector cannot do it all by itself. Great reliance has to be p...
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Ivan O’Neal writes Christian Council
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April 15, 2011
15.APR.11 SVG Christian Council Kingstown St Vincent Dear members, Re: amendments / repeals of The Representation of the Peoples Act 1982 and the Crim...
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Commissioner, shouldn’t NDP answer charges?
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April 8, 2011
08.APR.11 EDITOR: During the March 3, 2011, meeting of the (SVG) House of Assembly, the opposition New Democratic Party held demonstrations inside and...
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Water is life. No water No life
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April 8, 2011
08.APR.11 EDITOR: In the Bible, when water is referred to as “Living Water”, it is speaking about GOD. This can be seen in Jeremiah 2:13 which sta...
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Immorality in the SVG schools
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April 8, 2011
08.APR.11 EDITOR: There were five cities mentioned, Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboim and Zoar, of which God had to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah because...
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A tale of two marches in SVG
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April 8, 2011
08.APR.11 EDITOR: I look on with keen interest as the two political forces in SVG battle for the public’s attention. After the recent elections, pol...
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The high price of meat products
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April 8, 2011
by Nilio Gumbs 08.APR.11 “You got to be a millionaire or some kind of petit bourgeoisie any time you live here in this country…” to provide for ...
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Plenty of Churches in SVG, but no love
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April 8, 2011
08.APR.11 EDITOR: A report under the caption “Plenty of Churches but no love” appeared on the front page of the Vincentian newspaper of Friday, Ap...
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To our overworked nurses, I say: THANK YOU!
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April 5, 2011
05.APR.11 Editor: Now, some of us who had the opportunity to stay at the hospital here, like myself, would agree that some nurses are heaven-sent and ...
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Children and the way God sees them
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April 5, 2011
05.APR.11 EDITOR: This month has become a focus month on the plight of the abused child. There are, unfortunately, many in our society who are regular...
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Mini-van operators need to be more organized
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April 5, 2011
05.APR.11 Editor: The min-vans operation is a very importance service to the country. Thus, it is to their advantage to operate as a business and busi...
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Mr. Eustace, the people have spoken
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April 5, 2011
by Wade Kojo Williams Sr 05.APR.11 On November 25, 2009, the “Yes Side” in the Constitutional Referendum (essentially the ULP Government) suffered...
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It is time to broaden our discussion
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April 1, 2011
01.APR.11 EDITOR: I am not certain if we are paying close attention to the way our society is developing, but it is clear that we are only interested ...
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SVG is in a state of disrepair
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April 1, 2011
01.APR.11 St Vincent land so beautiful with heavy hearts we moan to thee, Disloyalty, hatred and curse, to keep us in disunity EDITOR: No, I have not ...
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Fathers, please take up your role!
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April 1, 2011
01.APR.11 Why? Oh Why? Why is it that some fathers seem to take delight in neglecting their children?{{more}} To fathers who do this I ask: “Don’t...
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A warning to our Nation to repent and turn to God
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April 1, 2011
01.APR.11 EDITOR: This our beautiful and blessed nation (St. Vincent and the Grenadines) is slowly rolling down a path of destruction right before our...
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Reflections on a noble calling – Part II
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April 1, 2011
01.APR.11 (Continued from March 29, 2011 Midweek edition) by Rudolph O Baynes, Rutherford, NJ. Editor: Again, beware of a local attorney you consult w...
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What’s wrong with Karib Cable?
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March 29, 2011
29.MAR.11 EDITOR: What does Karib Cable really think they are doing, always cutting off the Internet? For weeks, whenever I come home from school, I n...
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Reconciliation. … Which One?
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March 29, 2011
29.MAR.11 EDITOR: The term reconciliation has, somewhat, had new relevance in our land these days. Relevance, which to my mind was earlier raised by t...
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Reflections on a noble calling – Part I
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March 29, 2011
29.MAR.11 Editor, Here is a statistic you may not be aware of: Save for India and Pakistan, St. Vincent and the Grenadines (St.V&G) has become one of ...
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No Tolerance for ‘Duduses’ in SVG!
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March 29, 2011
29.MAR.11 Submitted by the Financial Intelligence Unit Money laundering is the criminal’s way of trying to ensure that, in the end, crime pays. It i...
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Honour your commitment – Reinstate teachers now!
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March 29, 2011
29.MAR.11 Editor: MP Clayton Burgin’s ludicrous opposition to the reinstatement of three unsuccessful NDP candidates into the teaching profession sh...
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In Defence of Almighty God!
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March 25, 2011
25.MAR.11 Editor: At times we may hear people, including religious leaders, say about someone who has died, “God was ready for the child, so he took...
Western hypocrisy, Libya and Democracy
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Western hypocrisy, Libya and Democracy
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March 25, 2011
25.MAR.11 Editor: The hypocrisy of international politics never ceases to amaze me. People, do you remember June 4th, 1989, Tienanmen square China...a...
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Speaker measures up well to these criteria
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March 25, 2011
25.MAR.11 Editor: The Speakership is, of course, a very British phenomenon. It is thought to have come into being in 1377. As the term implies, the â€...
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Questions, comments for Dr. Kenneth John
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March 25, 2011
25.MAR.11 Editor: I have from time to time glanced through some of Kenneth John’s “This Week” column in another newspaper. What seems to confron...
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No amount of political war can heal this nation
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March 25, 2011
25.MAR.11 Editor: 2 Chronicles 7:14, says, “If my people that are called by my name shall humble themselves and seek my face and turn from their wic...
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No peer for first National Hero
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March 25, 2011
25.MAR.11 Editor: A proclamation of parliament in 2002 designated MARCH 14th as National Heroes’ Day in SVG! The date was so chosen in honour of the...
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New temporary DPP soon to be appointed
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August 12, 2025
THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY was told last week Thursday, August 7, 2025, about the temporary appointment of “an experienced priate-sector lawyer” as Acting ...

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