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Letter to Mr Eustace, Opposition Leader
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February 15, 2011
15.FEB.11 Sir, I am a person who greatly loves my country, even while I am away from home I still love my country with all my heart. Before I leave my...
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Is the West Indies West Indian? Pt: III
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February 15, 2011
15.FEB.11 Eleventh Sir Archibald Nedd Memorial Lecture by SIR SHRIDATH RAMPHAL Grenada, 28 January 2011 CONCLUSION There is another major respect in w...
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Business persons need to legally carry firearms
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February 15, 2011
15.FEB.11 Editor: I don’t know what the rules in SVG are for owning a firearm, but with the recent spate of armed robberies against business owners,...
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Columnist ‘jesting’ over my oppression
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February 15, 2011
15.FEB.11 Fellow Countrymen, In reviewing public discourse over the present political climate, I have been reading the opinions expressed in the media...
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Whither One Day Internationals and ICC World Cup?
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February 15, 2011
15.FEB.11 Editor: The ICC World Cup 2011 bowls off this Friday in the Bangladeshi city of Mirpur, at the Shere Bangla National Stadium. Unlike previou...
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Congratulations!
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February 15, 2011
15.FEB.11 Editor: Please allow me space in your paper to congratulate a true go-getter and achiever. I was filled with joy when I read Patmos Richards...
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Attention all commuters and minibus owners
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February 11, 2011
11.FEB.11 Editor: First, I must thank everyone who read my letter in last Friday’s paper. I feel that this letter will be of much importance to all ...
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Parents, perform your God-given role!
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February 11, 2011
11.FEB.11 Editor: Parents, BOTH fathers and mothers, do you really know that it is your God-given role to train up your children in a godly way? I emp...
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The bills vs the people and vice versa
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February 11, 2011
by Oscar Allen 11.FEB.11 A political crisis is ripening in our community. It parted the bush and came out of cover during the referendum period. It to...
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The agony of defeat
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February 11, 2011
11.FEB.11 Editor: Those in the sporting discipline will know of the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. It is just the same for those involved ...
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President Obama, release the Cuban 5
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February 11, 2011
11.FEB.11 Mike Browne Villa P.O Box 1153 St. Vincent and the Grenadines Tel: (784) 593-0831 Email: Mikebrowne1153@yahoo.com February 5th, 2011 Preside...
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Cricket World Cup Pt:4 – End of the dominance
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February 11, 2011
The West Indies embarked on their defence of the World Cup in 1983 with an aura of invincibility about them. Not only had they won the first two such ...
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LOVE YES LOVE
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February 11, 2011
11.FEB.11 by Richard A. Byron-Cox For Phly and to Rae Although seconds ultimately become years Fairytale laughter turns into real-life tears Grey age ...
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Is the West Indies West Indian? Part II
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February 11, 2011
11.FEB.11 Eleventh Sir Archibald Nedd Memorial Lecture by SIR SHRIDATH RAMPHAL Grenada, 28 January, 2011 Nothing speaks louder of CARICOM’s current ...
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Is the West Indies West Indian? Pt:1
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February 8, 2011
08.FEB.11 Eleventh Sir Archibald Nedd Memorial Lecture by SIR SHRIDATH RAMPHAL Grenada, 28 January 2011 It was here in St.Georges ninety-five [95] yea...
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Owning the Government and Opposition in SVG
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February 8, 2011
08.FEB.11 Editor: The role of the Opposition: I begin my article by asking the following question; what is the role of the Opposition in parliament? 1...
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What message is being sent to young people?
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February 8, 2011
08.FEB.11 Editor: In recent times, the National Youth Council noticed that fingers have been pointed in the direction of the youth of this country, fo...
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Issues affecting the Nursing School
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February 8, 2011
08.FEB.11 EDITOR: I am writing in response to the article titled PAPPY SHOW AT NURSING SCHOOL, published in the Midweek Searchlight on February 1, 201...
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Cricket World Cup – Perspectives Pt:3
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February 8, 2011
08.FEB.11 For the sake of convenience, one can separate the history of cricket’s World Cup into two periods, the early stages (1975-1987/8) and the ...
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YOU ARE MY VALENTINE
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February 8, 2011
08.FEB.11 Tonight the moon is shining I can feel love in the atmosphere So draw a little closer my darling Let me show you how much I care…..{{more}...
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Open letter to all mini-bus owners and operators
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February 4, 2011
04.FEB.11 Minibus Operators and Owners, If you are operating a minibus for political purposes and not for a profession, this does not apply to you. Fo...
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Facing reality
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February 4, 2011
The Budget has brought on to the front burner four major issues: 1. the nature of our budgeting, 2. the need for rigorous control of recurrent expendi...
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Be patient and act wisely
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February 4, 2011
04.FEB.11 Editor: I have been studying politics for quite some time now, and in particular that of our own S.V.G. I have come to the conclusion that t...
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All unfair games will be played again
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February 4, 2011
04.FEB.11 Editor: The writer of the letter captioned ‘We should be rewarded based on performance’ in the issue of your paper dated 28.01.11 could ...
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No loss of rights!
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February 1, 2011
01.FEB.11 Editor: My understanding is that the recent passage of the Bill to amend Section 69 of the Criminal Procedures Code in NO way curtails or ta...
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Is God partisan or divisive?
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February 1, 2011
01.FEB.11 Editor: I write in response to an article in the Vincentian newspaper of January 21, 2011, captioned “Politicians and reconciliation.” T...
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Crime and its implications
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February 1, 2011
01.FEB.11 Editor: The level of crime and the nature of the crime carried out in St.Vincent and the Grenadines on a per capita basis seems to suggest t...
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Pappy show at Nursing School
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February 1, 2011
01.FEB.11 Editor: I am writing to state my disgust about the School of Nursing here. It is so under staffed that students are not getting the attentio...
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Radio stations should regulate talk shows
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February 1, 2011
01.FEB.11 Editor: People waste hours each day trying to connect to the host on a talk show. Yet, it is easy to free up these people and let them engag...
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What can we do to lessen crime in SVG?
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January 28, 2011
28.JAN.11 Editor: With the increase in crime in St.Vincent recently, one wonders why we do not use the media more to discourage potential criminals fr...
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We should be rewarded based on performance
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January 28, 2011
28.JAN.11 Editor: In the world of work, I honestly believe that a person should be duly rewarded based on one’s performance and not on political aff...
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Owning the Government
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January 28, 2011
28.JAN.11 Editor: As I sat to contemplate the elections results a few hours after they were delivered, the reality of our local troubles soaked in onc...