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Who leads the NDP if Eustace loses?
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December 3, 2010
03.DEC.10 Editor: There is a very good chance that Luke Browne will defeat Arnhim Eustace on December 13. I say that not just because of the word on t...
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Sir James’ statement a disgrace
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December 3, 2010
03.DEC.10 Editor: Recent comments by the founder and the person still considered by many as the de facto leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) have...
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Irresponsible, dangerous and unacceptable
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December 3, 2010
03.DEC.10 Editor: The caption of my letter expresses how I describe recent statements, reported to have been made by the Honorable Prime Minister of t...
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SVG hospitality industry needs work
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December 3, 2010
03.DEC.10 Editor: I had the privilege of visiting your beautiful island on November 23 while cruising the Caribbean on the M.V. Azura. We had limited ...
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SVG Green Party: we understand money
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December 3, 2010
03.DEC.10 Editor: Some people may not understand our policies, nor understand the economics of our source of funds. All I say is have faith.{{more}} I...
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The people’s right to abolish you
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December 3, 2010
03.DEC.10 Editor: “…Whenever any form of government becomes destructive…it is the RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE to alter or to abolish it, and to institut...
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A note for Sir James Mitchell
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November 30, 2010
30.NOV.10 EDITOR: James Mitchell began a political career in 1966. He stepped back a decade ago, but continues to contribute to the affairs of the New...
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‘Stand for a third term’
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November 30, 2010
30.NOV.10 Editor: The suspense ended for me two weeks ago while reading “SEARCHLIGHT”. The election date has been set for December 13th. As I have...
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We need a caring, loving society
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November 26, 2010
26.NOV.10 Editor: Suicide amongst children is now taking place. It is also present amongst adults. We tend to wonder what has been the problem when th...
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Congratulations to Mr. Lennox Lewis
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November 26, 2010
26.NOV.10 Editor: Your Tuesday edition of the SEARCHLIGHT newspaper carried an article on the achievements of Lennox O’Reilly Augustus Lewis.{{more}...
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There is only one choice on December 13
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November 26, 2010
26.NOV.10 Editor: Let us look at some of the accomplishments of Prime Minister Dr. Hon. Ralph E. Gonsalves.{{more}} Ralph Gonsalves made his mark on t...
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Arnhim Eustace – Mr. Integrity
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November 26, 2010
26.NOV.10 Editor: In my effort to aid the Hon. Mr. Arnhim Eustace and the New Democratic Party to regain governance of St. Vincent and the Grenadines ...
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King David vs Nature Boy
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November 26, 2010
26.NOV.10 Editor: Recently, Senator Daniel Cummings, in an interview on an early morning talk show, made the allegation that the ULP is “scraping th...
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It is Time to Lift Our Standards
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November 23, 2010
23.NOV.10 Editor: Every election, political parties present their slate of candidates to be offered to the electorate. The question is, do we really a...
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A wake-up call to the nation and the churches
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November 23, 2010
23.NOV.10 Editor: Fellow Vincentians, this is a message from the Lord God Almighty, JEHOVAH. He is calling on this nation to repent, and amend our way...
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For whom the bell tolls?
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November 23, 2010
23.NOV.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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Mona 1968 and today – The Gonsalves Itinerary
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November 23, 2010
by Oscar Allen 23.NOV.10 It was the ‘Mona moment’, those years 1966 - 1968 or thereabouts at the U(C) WI in Jamaica. One American observer had wri...
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There is much to celebrate
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November 19, 2010
19.NOV.10 Editor: If you want to learn the skills of negativity and pessimism, then the person to consult is the leader of the N.D.P, Mr. Arnhim Eusta...
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Haiti I love you (Haiti Mwen renmenw)
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November 19, 2010
19.NOV.10 Editor: Haiti is a beautiful country with potential to become a rich nation. It has, however, been hit with a series of natural disasters, n...
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Vote with your head and not with emotion
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November 19, 2010
19.NOV.10 Editor: Well, Vincentians, the bell has been rung and the voters in this blessed land will go to the polls on December 13th to decide whethe...
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Hurricane Tomas – A trial run for SVG
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November 19, 2010
19.NOV.10 Editor: The passage of Hurricane Tomas has been, for all intents and purposes, a trial run. Bad as it was, it was only a category one storm ...
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Of Sir Edwin, Caricom and Regional Integration
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November 19, 2010
by Carlos James, Esq. 19.NOV.10 CARICOM Secretary General H.E. Sir Edwin Carrington has had his work cut out for him. However, after nearly 20 years a...
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PM announces date to end the misery and suffering
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November 19, 2010
19.NOV.10 Editor: The people have suffered long and hard under the ULP regime. The ULP regime has mismanaged and damaged the SVG economy so much. The ...
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Sammy leads fresh Windies
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November 19, 2010
19.NOV.10 Editor: While Vincentians remain stricken with contagious bouts of election fever, Darren Sammy and his merry band of Windies cricketers hav...
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Sustainable management of disasters, environment
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November 16, 2010
16.NOV.10 Editor: Once again I have been challenged by another local natural disaster to make some suggestions for policies that would facilitate sust...
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The electorate and the elections
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November 16, 2010
16.NOV.10 Editor: In December, Vincentians will go the polls with more questions than answers. In a matter of several days, the Prime Minister will ad...
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Agriculture after Tomas
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November 16, 2010
by Oscar Allen 16.NOV.10 Agriculture after Tomas can be better than agriculture before Tomas. I believe God has that in mind for us, but it is we who ...
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SVG needs strong, bold, positive leaders
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November 12, 2010
12.NOV.10 Editor: There is much to celebrate. If you want to learn the skills of negativity and pessimism, then the person to consult is the Leader of...
The importance of Insurance
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The importance of Insurance
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November 12, 2010
12.NOV.10 EDITOR: As a result of the global financial crisis which has inevitably affected insurance companies in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the ...
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How can someone be so cruel?
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November 9, 2010
09.NOV.10 EDITOR: A few weeks ago, I listened to Soleil Gonsalves speaking passionately about animal cruelty in St. Vincent at the GHS Miss Heritage. ...
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My prediction for the General Elections
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November 9, 2010
09.NOV.10 EDITOR: Everywhere one goes in St. Vincent and the Grenadines people are asking for the elections date. I am not worried about the date. We ...
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Leadership is action!
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November 9, 2010
09.NOV.10 Editor: Please grant me a space in your newspaper to air the concerns of the majority of the members of the National Society of Persons with...
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We have other bills to pay, too
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November 5, 2010
05.NOV.10 Editor: I am very aggravated and incensed about the monopoly of KARIB CABLE in this country. For a long time now, I have been wanting to ven...
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Great job – CWSA, VINLEC
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November 5, 2010
05.NOV.10 Editor: I have nothing but praise for the response of the utility companies to the outages caused by Hurricane Tomas. The CWSA and VINLEC re...
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Thanks to the heroes of Hurricane Tomas
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November 5, 2010
05.NOV.10 Editor: The passage of the recent Hurricane has left many homeless, and some without their livelihood. However, we must, as a nation, give t...