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August 26, 2022
EDITOR: I supported the government’s proposal to vaccinate all frontline workers, as protecting the community took precedent over individual rights. H...
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August 26, 2022
EDITOR: My great grand mother lived in a grass house. It was well laid out. There was another building nearby that served as a kitchen and a smaller o...
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August 26, 2022
EDITOR: An honest analysis and survey would show that many married couples are not happily married. It would also show that many are living together, ...
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August 20, 2022
By Chevanev Charles Our ocean is our largest biosphere and is home to about 80 percent of all life on Earth. The delicate ocean ecosystems play an int...
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August 19, 2022
EDITOR: I am kindly asking if I could be given a space in your newspaper, to speak to the nation. I am now 82 years old, and when I was 15 years old a...
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August 19, 2022
EDITOR: It was clear to all that the old man was no longer able to function as he used to. All the visible signs were there. His walk was no longer st...
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August 19, 2022
EDITOR: Permit me to write this short letter for publication in your next edition of the Searchlight Newspaper. I have just concluded my BSC in Manage...
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August 19, 2022
EDITOR: If I were you and I was Vincentian, I would for sure trust the science. Especially the science about little-known viruses that no one knows ab...
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August 12, 2022
EDITOR: I admire how the Bank Clerks put back the carbon paper into the booklet from which they wrote records of their transactions. Whoever uses it n...
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August 12, 2022
EDITOR: The election results of St. Kitts and Nevis is no surprise, except for the margin of victory. In understanding Caribbean politics, coalition p...
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August 5, 2022
EDITOR: West Indies white ball cricket team has not yet returned the joy and smile on West Indian faces, for they are consistently loosing as if it is...
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August 5, 2022
EDITOR: Allow me the privilege to vent my concern on a matter, which I assume still rest heavily on the minds of many Vincentians. It’s almost one yea...
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August 5, 2022
EDITOR: We were royalty and we knew it. European blood flowed in our veins and we were proud to be associated with our Scottish ancestry. Being connec...
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August 5, 2022
EDITOR: “Everything rises and falls on leadership” is one of John Maxwell’s more popular quotes on the topic of leadership. For some, this has become ...
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July 29, 2022
EDITOR: Emancipation Day is generally a day of reflection on the historical, social and cultural development of the nation. This year it is easy to pu...
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July 29, 2022
EDITOR: There is a lacking of good night life on a constant basis here in SVG. There is hardly any business and restaurant open beyond 5 pm. We know t...
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July 29, 2022
EDITOR: We have lost a number of contributors to our society through death. Yet if they left their writings, we may continue to benefit from their wor...
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July 22, 2022
Dear Sir/Madam, I came to your office and was not attended to in the small matter that was important to me. I know that you are a very busy person and...
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July 22, 2022
During this month of July, the people of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Republic of Cuba celebrate important anniversaries, worthy of ou...
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July 22, 2022
EDITOR: While I am not an expert in election analysis I would like to offer my two cents. We heard of the upcoming elections in St. Kitts and Nevis wh...
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July 15, 2022
EDITOR: A dear friend sent me a video of carnival activities on the streets of Kingstown. I watched it because I wanted to be as fair as possible in m...
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July 15, 2022
EDITOR: The intelligent, educated and development oriented capable and trustworthy women hardly need to have pointed out to them, the numerous factors...
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July 15, 2022
EDITOR:, 1. Setting the consent age at 15 years benefits the individuals. Those predators who take advantage of children are the ones escaping child m...
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July 15, 2022
EDITOR: In deciding not to allow the broadcast on VC3 of Zion-I’s calypso “Hypocrites”, Anthony Dennie of the Carnival Development Corporation, VC3 an...
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July 8, 2022
EDITOR: I would like to congratulate all of those who are graduating this year amidst so many challenges, and especially the St.Vincent Girls’ High Sc...
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July 8, 2022
EDITOR:The Group of Seven (G7) is made up of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United States of America, and the United Kingdom.These seven e...
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July 8, 2022
EDITOR: The current battle, war, or Special Military Operation is raging. There is no doubt that the war was started by the aggressor and accomplices....
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July 1, 2022
EDITOR: Growing up school was my escape, it felt safe, I loved learning and I felt accepted. As an adult and parent of three daughters, I have met chi...
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July 1, 2022
EDITOR: Every year, we fund several scholarships. We need to do an audit to determine how well our communities have benefited from the beneficiaries o...
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June 28, 2022
EDITOR:The world has changed.Today we are hearing about Transgender, where a person is born either a male or female but has changed their identity to ...
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June 28, 2022
EDITOR: When Vincentians reflect on the last twenty one and a half years of their lives and soberly examine the issues and factors which have fashione...
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June 28, 2022
EDITOR: Why did Covid-19 and not the church in St Vincent and the Grenadines temporarily halt carnival activities is a question I hope church leaders ...
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June 24, 2022
by Dr Garrey Michael Dennie Kizzie Corbett. That is her name. And years from now American cities will build statues in her honour. American schools, h...
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June 24, 2022
The LIAT saga continues without what appears to be a clear path forward after the company was placed into the hands of a court appointed Administrator...
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June 24, 2022
Editor: It is not too late to prepare to enter Secondary School. Success depends on your outlook and habits. In the three or so months remaining befor...
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June 24, 2022
Simply put, it does more harm than good. Here is why. Does anyone know why we still do it? Would love to know because I can’t see any viable reasons...
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June 24, 2022
EDITOR: Our Christian traditions portray our Saviour as a man who was born on December 25th, given a Greek or Latinized name, died on a cross and resu...
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Who speaks Creole?
June 17, 2022
by: Ianá Ferguson Due to our shared histories, we all, Caribbean nationals, are familiar with Creole languages. Yet due to variances in our respective...
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June 17, 2022
Editor: Each of us plays a critical role in helping to father our nation by the way we treat the men in our society that eventually enables them to pr...
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June 17, 2022
Editor: West Indies Cricket Team continues to be talked about. We have since lost the joy of watching, listening and talking about West Indies cricket...
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June 17, 2022
Editor: Through the years we have been hyped over the little success of Vincy Heat senior men’s team, not realizing that that success will fade and ha...
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June 14, 2022
EDITOR: There is a place and time for calling the authorities to account for their handling of the responsibilities and privileges entrusted to them. ...
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June 10, 2022
Dear LIAT, I want to publicly apologize to you. You provided a great service that we all took for granted. We bullied you and called you names. We eve...
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