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July 21, 2023
Editor: This is the time of year when many young persons are graduating from various institutions. I would like to congratulate them all for not only ...
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July 14, 2023
EDITOR: Graduation season is almost over. Many got a glimpse of what our schools were doing for the entire school year. Participation of the school in...
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July 14, 2023
EDITOR: West Indies cricket team has broken the hearts of many loyal cricket fans. Many have cried and feel saddened. It was indeed a sad day when Wes...
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July 14, 2023
EDITOR: Approximately three years ago import businesses across St Vincent and the Grenadines were loudly crying out about the costs of sea freight. Th...
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July 7, 2023
EDITOR: The appointment and subsequent swearing-in of former Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Mr. John Alvin Ballah to the post of Magistrate...
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July 7, 2023
EDITOR: I was invited to attend my niece’s graduation from the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College on Thursday, June 27 at the Victoria P...
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July 4, 2023
Editor: Since Bible times, the importance of proper disposal of human waste was recognized. This single act has contributed to the prevention of some ...
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July 4, 2023
EDITOR: Should we keep a special day of the week holy to worship Almighty Yahweh? If we do, which day is it? How much does it matter? One only needs t...
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July 4, 2023
EDITOR: It’s time for St Vincent and the Grenadines to give serious consideration to moving Vincy Mas to a less inhospitable time of the year. Current...
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June 30, 2023
by Eddy Smith Unfaltering passion, unyielding dedication, and an unrivaled commitment to education - these are the hallmarks of Dr. Urica Corselle Smi...
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June 27, 2023
EDITOR: Trees are like the human heart that circulates blood throughout the body.Without it, we are “doomed”.Trees provide a habitat for a variety of ...
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June 27, 2023
EDITOR: For the longest while now I have been trying to get a hold of the Grenadines Declaration. I have an idea of its contents but I want to be sure...
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June 24, 2023
by the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC In 1967, American civil rights leader Dr Martin Luther King said in a speech, "we a...
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June 23, 2023
EDITOR: The prison authorities must be complimented for their efforts in allowing programmes to be carried out to rehabilitate the prisoners and prepa...
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June 23, 2023
EDITOR: Each year in July our country celebrates a unique festival, described as the “hottest carnival” in the world. It is composed of Pan, Mas, and ...
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June 23, 2023
EDITOR: The time has come when we must make a stand to improve the arts. For far too long the arts have been neglected, ignored, dismissed and placed ...
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June 20, 2023
EDITOR: The preliminary results of the 2023 Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment (CPEA) have filled us with immense pride and optimism for the future. To...
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June 16, 2023
EDITOR: The abundance of agricultural products coming out of neighbouring Carriacou caused me to wonder why Union Island has fallen so far behind. Alt...
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June 16, 2023
EDITOR: There are many adults today who have excelled and are living decent lives, while some are still struggling with self worth and other various p...
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June 16, 2023
EDITOR: The Bank of St Vincent and the Grenadines (BOSVG) truncated their opening hours by an hour, with good reason, when the COVID pandemic was upon...
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June 16, 2023
EDITOR: My name is Mark Williams, I am a proud Vincentian and founder of Pink Thursday an anti-bullying initiative. I will like to take this opportuni...
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June 13, 2023
by KATHY BADENOCK MEMORIES OF childhood include hearing the pronouncement after an especially hard fall “She bottom peak drop”. What followed was my f...
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June 9, 2023
EDITOR: The Good Book states that if you are faithful with little, then you will also be faithful with plenty. The opposite is also true, when you are...
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June 9, 2023
EDITOR: The lighting of fire of a school dorm in Guyana by a school child, and other instances of heinous crimes committed here in SVG by persons clai...
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June 9, 2023
EDITOR: Many are under house arrest of their own volition. Some because of fear, stay at home because they fear the gunman if they venture outside. Ot...
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June 6, 2023
Editor: As Vincy Mas kicks off on main island of St. Vincent and we gear up for the much-anticipated season, there’s an urgent matter that we must not...
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June 2, 2023
EDITOR: A friend drew my attention to an article today: an opinion piece/letter to the editor that appeared in each of SVG’s major print newspapers, u...
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June 2, 2023
EDITOR: Sapping is the traditional treatment for respiratory illnesses including colds, sinus infections. It is also used to treat various minor aches...
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May 26, 2023
Editor: We are so very sorry to hear of the passing of Garth Saunders . We extend our sincere condolences to his family and to the nation. May he rest...
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May 26, 2023
EDITOR: On Tuesday of this week, May 23, Cuba celebrated 60 years of its solidarity assistance to nations all over the world in the field of health. I...
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May 26, 2023
EDITOR: “Speak also to the children of Israel, saying, You must keep my sabbaths: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; tha...
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May 26, 2023
Editor: Many establishments hire only people who already have a job. This seems to be a common sense way of recruiting the people with the best work a...
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May 26, 2023
Editor: The gay lifestyle continues to be a talking point and of much discussion. With the case before the court by the homosexuals there is not much ...
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May 23, 2023
EDITOR: Uniting against crime and restoring hope In the land of the blessed, where crystal-clear waters caress pristine shores, a dark cloud looms ove...
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May 23, 2023
Editor: From time to time I had made reference in my weekly SEARCHLIGHT column of a certain Lord Hailes, appointed by the British colonial government ...
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May 19, 2023
EDITOR: With respect to this very regrettable apparent Maths CSEC exam breach referenced by CXC yesterday, it is still very early and CXC has advised ...
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May 19, 2023
EDITOR: I speak in reference to the late Doctor Arthur Cecil Cyrus, a renowned Vincentian Surgeon who was indeed a hero and nation builder. This medic...
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May 19, 2023
EDITOR: [10] Two men went into the temple to pray. [a] One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. [b] 11 The Pharisee stood over by himself an...
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May 19, 2023
EDITOR: The rise in murders and other crimes continue to be of concern. Most of these crimes are committed by men against men. Abuse of various kinds ...
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May 12, 2023
EDITOR: This month is declared Child’s Month. According to Psalm 127: 3 “ Children are an heritage of the LORD.” All of us who are adults today were o...
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May 12, 2023
EDITOR: Dredged sea sand should never be used in cement because its salt content halves the life of the cement end product or application. Sea sand ca...
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May 12, 2023
EDITOR: On the heels of the Archbishop of Canterbury His Grace Justin Welby, bestowing the highest honour of the Church of England on King Charles 111...
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May 12, 2023
EDITOR: I am living in St Vincent and the Grenadines and climate change is having a negative impact on my life and the environment. Climate change ref...
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Winners in this year’s Fisherman’s Day competition received their prizes at a special ceremony on Thursday, May 29, 2026, four days after the big fish...
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Statistics relating to the fisheries sector demonstrate evidence of recovery and determination by fisherfolk, but there is also warning signs that req...
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June 2, 2026
Nyehma Jack, a year two student at the Technical Division of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Community College (SVGCC), has been gaining hands-on ex...
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June 2, 2026
The St Vincent Electricity Services (VINLEC), is undertaking an investigation in the wake of the death of Clias Dean in Bequia on Sunday, May 31, 2026...
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June 2, 2026
Journalist Kenton Chance, on Thursday, May 28, 2026 presented his Letter of Credence as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of St Vincent...
