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NDP’s loss – Leadership problems?
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December 30, 2010
30.DEC.10 Editor: The results of the most recent general elections have sparked discussions about the political future of the leader of the NDP Mr. Ar...
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What is wrong with the New Democratic Party?
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December 30, 2010
30.DEC.10 Editor: It is difficult to understand why the NDP lost the just concluded election, and even those in that party are still at a loss as to w...
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An open response to Elvis Daniel
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December 30, 2010
Editor: Mr. Daniel, I had to respond to your letter published in the last edition of the Searchlight Newspaper. Please, you and your party, let go of ...
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Observations on the Elections
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December 30, 2010
The final days of the campaign brought an end to a long period of bewilderment for many Vincentians. What would the NDP do about economic development ...
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Bring the investors now
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December 30, 2010
30.DEC.10 Editor: On a very serious note, I am sure that at the first meeting of the new Parliament, the first item of business concerning the nation ...
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‘Have mercy on Vincentians!’
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December 30, 2010
30.DEC.10 Editor: In a neighbouring Caribbean nation that is wealthier than ours, Barbados, citizens pay one FLAT rate for their LIME telephone servic...
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Celebrate Christmas with peace, love and goodwill
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December 23, 2010
23.DEC.10 Editor: We are just a few days away from Christmas and towards the close of yet another year. I take this opportunity to publicly thank all ...
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A magnificent victory for the Unity Labour Party
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December 23, 2010
23.DEC.10 Editor: Despite the narrow 8/7 margin in the just concluded General Elections in St Vincent and the Grenadines, the Unity Labour Party must ...
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NDP should accept defeat and get back to work
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December 23, 2010
23.DEC.10 Editor: In the lead up to the December 13th General Elections, the NDP was brimming with confidence from their strong showing at last yearâ€...
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Christmas – a time for unity
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December 23, 2010
23.DEC.10 Editor: Christmas is the most feted yet revered religious holiday the world over. The birth of Jesus Christ holds prominence in this festive...
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The struggle for inclusive governance
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December 23, 2010
by Maxwell Haywood 23.DEC.10 Indeed, something interesting emerged in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) as a result of the general election held on...
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In the face of history
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December 21, 2010
21.DEC.10 Editor: I feel elated that the ULP has retained power in St. Vincent and the Grenadines and that Ralph Gonsalves continues to serve as Prime...
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Vincentians, be ever vigilant
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December 21, 2010
21.DEC.10 Editor: Martin Niemöller famous statement (1945): “In Germany they came first for the Communists, and I didn’t speak up because I wasnâ...
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Help us bring some closure
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December 21, 2010
21.DEC.10 Editor: On November 21, 2010, the life of Dwane Byron Charles aka Barry was brutally ended. The murder took place in one of the country’s ...
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Signs of a religious cult
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December 21, 2010
21.DEC.10 Editor: A religious cult is a group of people who build their beliefs and doctrines on scriptural obscurities and espouse anti-establishment...
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Time for reconciliation
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December 17, 2010
17.DEC.10 Editor: Our country has just concluded what was described “the mother of all election”. Although it was a rather peaceful general electi...
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Treat one another with respect
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December 17, 2010
17.DEC.10 Editor: Now that the elections are over and the results are known, we have to accept it and live together as one. We are reminded in the Bib...
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We naaaaah tun back!
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December 17, 2010
17.DEC.10 Editor: Following the 2001 and 2005 general elections in which ULP won 12 seats, the General Secretary of the ULP, Julian Francis, was made ...
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How the Banana Association died
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December 17, 2010
17.DEC.10 Editor: Political statements have been made by persons who should know better, especially Mr. Alston Porter, a former chairman of the Banana...
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Proud of me breadfruit mentality
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December 10, 2010
10.DEC.10 Editor: I is a born Vincie, Proud of me breadfruit Mentality... De breadfruit is the most useful fruit in St.Vincent... It is roasted or coo...
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Burton – my most honest politician
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December 10, 2010
10.DEC.10 Editor: Burton Williams gets my vote for “The Most Honest Politician” on the campaign trail in the 2010 election season. His ‘parsonâ€...
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Irresponsible, dangerous and unacceptable, Anesia!
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December 10, 2010
10.DEC.10 Editor: When Anesia Baptiste first stepped into the political foray, it seemed like a serious attempt to encourage a “christian” perspec...
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What is becoming of this country?
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December 10, 2010
10.DEC.10 Editor: “What is becoming of this nation?” The recent robberies to innocent decent citizens and firms are great cause for concern. Imagi...
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Ralph Gonsalves loves people
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December 10, 2010
10.DEC.10 Editor: My first impression in the early 1980s of Dr Ralph Gonsalves was rather negative. As a young Police Officer, I used to view him as a...
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Ventriloquists, puppeteers and shot-callers
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December 10, 2010
10.DEC.10 Editor: A recent cartoon in this newspaper depicted the Leader of the Opposition as a puppet being simultaneously manipulated in different d...
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Well done, Planning Department
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December 10, 2010
10.DEC.10 Editor: I would wish to commend the Planning Department for sensitizing the builders in St. Vincent & the Grenadines about the importance of...
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A warning to the nation
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December 10, 2010
10.DEC.10 Editor: Fellow Vincentians, this is a warning that was given to me by the Lord God, Jehovah to tell the people of our nation. He said:{{more...
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It is time we changed our attitudes in SVG
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December 10, 2010
10.DEC.10 Editor: Vincentians, to begin my article, I must first say greetings to all in the name of Jesus. I listen to all our radio stations in SVG,...
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The day after the general elections
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December 10, 2010
by Maxwell Haywood 10.DEC.10 Much attention must be paid to ensuring that the general election will be free and fair. The stakes are too high to take ...
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Arnhim Eustace, Mr. Negative
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December 7, 2010
by Oscar Allen 07.DEC.10 Arnhim Eustace is no Ralph Gonsalves. He is no James Mitchell either. That is one way to picture Mr Eustace. When we paint th...
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Refrain from violence, control our emotions
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December 7, 2010
07.DEC.10 Editor: We are just some days away from General Elections where as Vincentians we will be casting our votes to select a party to govern this...
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ULP has a great track record
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December 7, 2010
07.DEC.10 Editor: Now that the bell has been rung to inform us of our privilege and responsibility of electing a government, it is for us to consider ...
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Do we want more of this downward spiral?
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December 7, 2010
07.DEC.10 EDITOR: I would like you to give me the pleasure of responding to “FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS” by Jane of issue Nov. 23, 2010.{{more}} The ...
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Evidence of Universal Secondary Education at work
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December 7, 2010
by: S. Joel Warrican, Ph.D. 07.DEC.10 In September 2000, at a World Summit, world leaders committed to what are now referred to as the Millennium Deve...
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A first-time voter voting for progress
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December 7, 2010
07.DEC.10 EDITOR: I am a young Vincentian who will be voting in the December 13 elections and I am excited about doing so because this is my individua...
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Thumbs Down sign; Condemned to death
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December 7, 2010
07.DEC.10 EDITOR: Not even the most educated ones in our midst have yet bothered to reflect on that thumb down symbol on the Headquarters of the New D...
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Ah going to miss René Baptiste
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December 7, 2010
07.DEC.10 Editor: This country breathed a sigh of relief when Prime Minister Dr.Ralph Gonsalves announced the date for the elections as December 13. T...