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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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The Speaker is elected, not appointed
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March 25, 2011
25.MAR.11 Editor: Sometime last week, while watching the news on SVG TV, a report of the protest outside the Administrative Building in support of Mr....
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Reclaiming black people’s heritage
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March 25, 2011
by Maxwell Haywood 25.MAR.11 March has now been instituted in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) as Heroes’ and Heritage Month. It is important to...
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Colonization – A sexual twist
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March 22, 2011
22.MAR.11 EDITOR: Homosexuality is an old and complex issue. Before biblical times, the island of Crete became known for the prevalence of that practi...
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The deceiver and the delusional
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March 22, 2011
22.MAR.11 Editor: HOT97FM has quoted our Beloved PM as having said that the protests in Libya is ‘NO REASON to break diplomatic ties’ with that co...
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Let peace reign in this land
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March 22, 2011
22.MAR.11 Editor: The Association of Evangelical Churches continues to call on Vincentians to seek and do what is good for this nation.{{more}} This m...
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The Prime Minister is the real dictator
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March 22, 2011
22.MAR.11 Editor: As I listened to the Prime Minister I saw his craftiness in trying to redefine who is a dictator - by stating that the NDP represent...
Sinkholes in SVG?
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Sinkholes in SVG?
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March 22, 2011
22.MAR.11 Editor: When does a pothole stop being a pothole? When can you call it a pit, crater, sinkhole or abyss? Above is the deeper of two potholes...
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My review of talk show hosts in SVG
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March 22, 2011
22.MAR.11 Editor: I have been doing a sort of review of the talk show hosts on radio in the country and I have decided to share my views about whom I ...
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Please protect our wildlife!
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March 18, 2011
18.MAR.11 Editor: For example, why do people kill iguanas? They are innocent and won’t harm you. So don’t trouble them. However, it happens so tha...
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Collaborate to reduce crime in SVG
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March 18, 2011
18.MAR.11 Editor: There are no easy solutions to crime in any country. For it is a reflection of the heart of man that is desperately wicked, and also...
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Say a prayer for the people of Japan
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March 18, 2011
18.MAR.11 Editor: The AEC joins with the millions of believers around the world who are in prayer for the people of Japan amidst this unprecedented di...
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Grow your own food
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March 18, 2011
If only because it is one of the venues for the World Cup currently taking place, our attention has been drawn to Sri Lanka. There the Government has ...
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Remembering Menelik II
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March 18, 2011
18.MAR.11 Editor: In the 1790’s, West Indian history recorded the success of African slaves under the Negro general Toussaint L’Ouverture. He infl...
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What we all need to know
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March 18, 2011
18.MAR.11 Editor: The frequency and magnitude of hazards that are currently affecting this planet makes it necessary for all of us to take stock of ou...
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Reaction to letter writer ‘SKIM’
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March 18, 2011
18.MAR.11 Editor: SKIM, congratulations! You have reached out to everybody who does not have a clue of most the meaning of the legal language terms be...
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Teen Mothers in School
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March 18, 2011
18.MAR.11 Editor: In the 1990’s, the Ministry of Education toyed with the idea of re-entering teen mothers into government owned secondary schools. ...
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A serious message to minibus drivers
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March 18, 2011
18.MAR.11 Editor: I wish to appeal to some minibus drivers to display a more respectful manner in the way they deal with their passengers. I want the ...
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We need to monitor music at School Sports
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March 11, 2011
11.MAR.11 Editor: Visiting a number of school sports taking place around our country, one comes to recognize that there is a need for a policy governi...
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NEEDED! Strong Neighbourhood Watch in SVG
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March 11, 2011
11.MAR.11 Editor: In view of the recent raping of a 10-year-old, I am calling on villagers and those living in towns throughout St.Vincent and the Gre...
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Don’t be alarmed and irritated by truth
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March 11, 2011
11.MAR.11 Editor: Jesus Christ said his word is truth. The Bible is God’s word and is truth, but it must be rightly divided if one is to be approved...
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A long time coming…
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March 11, 2011
11.MAR.11 Editor: For weeks now, I have been promising to write something. To summarize what I thought went wrong in the 2010 campaign for NDP; to rea...