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PM too intolerant of other opinions
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April 1, 2010
01.APR.10 Editor: Prime Minister Dr. Hon. Ralph E. Gonsalves is someone I know and have studied for all my life. When he first came on the political s...
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The ‘Billy Button work for nothing’ days over
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April 1, 2010
01.APR.10 Editor: The nation’s hospital hardly has drugs; workers can hardly be paid, and my car’s front end gets damaged every Monday morning bec...
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‘Be ye PERFECT…’, says Jesus Christ
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April 1, 2010
01.APR.10 Editor: The conclusion of the various lessons that Jesus Christ taught His disciples in the 5th chapter of Matthew is “Be ye therefore per...
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Tell me who is really telling the truth?
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April 1, 2010
01.APR.10 Editor: I am a national player of the women’s national football team. I was away with the team in Guyana recently, but when I read Mr. Car...
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Mr. Ferrari’s story a concoction
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April 1, 2010
01.APR.10 Editor: I was at a party at Congo Valley on Sunday, March 21, 2010. I was present when a conversation started between Moulton Mayers and Pat...
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Help us keep the dream of Avenues players alive
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April 1, 2010
01.APR.10 Editor: I write to you on a matter of sports, in particular football (soccer). In SVG we consider soccer the game of the people. Yes, footba...
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Whose article did Jomo read?
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April 1, 2010
by Dr. Richard A. Byron-Cox 01.APR.10 I agonised about writing this response to Jomo’s captioned “Steel sharpens Steel” as he is my twin and fav...
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Who executed Jesus?
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April 1, 2010
by Oscar Allen 01.APR.10 The execution of the Palestinian, Jesus Christ, on Calvary was a successful political campaign project with a theological mea...
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Eustace should get his facts straight!
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April 1, 2010
01.APR.10 Editor: I have seen today, March 24th, a copy of a press statement which was sent out purportedly by the President of the New Democratic Par...
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Vincentians will never be the same
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March 26, 2010
26.MAR.10 Editor: The march and protest on Thursday, 11th March, 2010, is one event that will be recorded in the book of remembrance in heaven as over...
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We need a better water supply
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March 26, 2010
26.MAR.10 Editor: We are told that there is a water crisis in St Vincent because of the prolonged drought. This is true, at least as far as the Buccam...
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Open letter to PM Gonsalves
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March 26, 2010
26.MAR.10 Dear Sir, On numerous occasions, I sat down with the intention of putting pen to paper to write to you on a topic that is pertinent to the d...
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Take the work, ‘world’, but give me Jesus
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March 26, 2010
26.MAR.10 Editor: Having worked in administrative positions for a considerable period, subsequently a bold step was taken, defying all odds, to study ...
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Farewell, Mrs. Browne
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March 26, 2010
26.MAR.10 Editor: At the time of writing (March 8th), International Women’s Day is being commemorated around the world. It is a day when the world o...
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I smell hypocrisy
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March 26, 2010
26.MAR.10 EDITOR: I have a few comments to make based on the Searchlight newspaper’s reporting on its front page, continued on page 4 of its Friday,...
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A Caribbean and Latin American alliance
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March 26, 2010
by Nilio Gumbs 26.MAR.10 The decision by 32 Latin American and Caribbean countries to create a new grouping in the Americas to compete with the Organi...
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Lowman: Books are better!
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March 26, 2010
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On being small
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March 19, 2010
Small islands have several special characteristics. At least one of them is very relevant at the moment. It is that a small island is a little piece o...
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Curator did an excellent job
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March 19, 2010
19.MAR.10 Editor: I wish to congratulate the curator of Arnos Vale for the fantastic job he did in preparing the pitch for the WI Zimbabwe matches. Th...
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Vincentians, be careful when making your choice
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March 19, 2010
19.MAR.10 EDITOR: If the NDP were ever to win the reins of power in this country in the near future, we shall see a total transformation of this count...
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Misconception about biblical teachings
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March 19, 2010
19.MAR.10 Editor: Before I get into what I have to say, let me remind the authorities that the Glen road right up to the Lewis Punnett home is in a ho...
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I am very disappointed at many of my countrymen
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March 19, 2010
19.MAR.10 EDITOR: A few weeks ago Vincentian society went briefly crazy. I don’t know if the drought has gone to people’s heads, or if the politic...
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Jomo Thomas and the Intellectual Crawfishes
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March 19, 2010
by: Dr. Richard A. Byron-Cox 19.MAR.10 My twin Jomo wrote a very interesting piece last week entitled “Do What is required”. I wrote him extending...
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Kanaval needs urgent medical attention
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March 19, 2010
19.MAR.10 Editor: Our Kanaval is suffering. It badly needs urgent medical treatment. For far too long now, what we have witnessed is a SHOW (and some ...
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Come clean, Mr. Clean!
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March 19, 2010
19.MAR.10 Editor: Hon. Arnhim Eustace is referred to as Mr. Clean. He needs to come clean. Come clean, Mr. Clean, and tell this nation how you will ta...
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God is speaking. Have we heeded?
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March 12, 2010
12.MAR.10 EDITOR: God is speaking through various means, but have we heeded his voice? The earthquake that we experienced last year was bigger than Ha...
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Enough and no more
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March 12, 2010
12.MAR.10 EDITOR: Registered nurses were recently sent home because the government is not obligated to employ them, based on the contract they had sig...
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We need debates by political party leaders
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March 12, 2010
12.MAR.10 EDITOR: I’m very concerned about all of the accusations going on in my country between the political parties. What I am suggesting, and do...
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Congratulations to the Potential Steel Orchestra
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March 12, 2010
12.MAR.10 EDITOR: I congratulate Potential Steel Orchestra of Calliaqua on its 30th anniversary. Potential started its celebration with a church servi...
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PM, I beg you to stop the lawsuits
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March 12, 2010
12.MAR.10 EDITOR: As a friend of the Police, and seeing that Bibles were given to them, I am wondering if these Bibles were different from what they w...
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Ridiculous, vulgar music from a Radio Station?
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March 12, 2010
12.MAR.10 Editor: Due to a mechanical problem of my Old Piece (Car), my family has occasions to take Public Transport. On Monday, March 8, instant, wh...
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Conditions of employment for Public Servants
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March 12, 2010
12.MAR.10 by Hans King Press Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister ISSUE IN FOCUS The recent commencement of disciplinary proceedings against Ms. An...
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Alvis Cox remembered
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March 12, 2010
by Ken Wyllie - (USA) 12.MAR.10 I was saddened by the news of the passing of Mr Alvis Cox of Troumaca (formerly of Couls Hill). It was also disturbing...
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Farewell, Sylvester ‘Scobie’ Taylor
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March 5, 2010
05.MAR.10 EDITOR: I write to say FAREWELL to Sylvester “Scobie” Taylor following his passing and to thank him for his contribution towards the tot...
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Need for balanced Talk show hosts and journalists
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March 5, 2010
05.MAR.10 Editor: Currently there is a lack of balanced, unbiased journalists and talk show hosts. Most of them are politically biased. They have fail...
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Freedom of Speech in SVG is an illusion
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March 5, 2010
EDITOR: Not long ago, I was reading with a cynical smile on my face about the accolades won by St. Vincent and the Grenadines according to internation...
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Who do you think is fit enough to lead SVG?
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March 5, 2010
EDITOR: My fellow Vincentians, this is an honest cry of love for this nation coming from the depths of my heart, so I pray that you will take the time...
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Church Come up Hither!
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March 5, 2010
05.MAR.10 EDITOR: First, I wish to gratefully thank this newspaper for giving me the opportunity to share with you. Believers of our nation, it has be...
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Just killing all my birds with one stone
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February 26, 2010
26.FEB.10 Editor: I have a little bit to say about different things, so I figured I’d kill all my birds with one stone. 1. Can somebody please do so...
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We are all here to build this nation
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February 26, 2010
26.FEB.10 Editor: According to Eyler Robert Coates Sr (1999), Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States, in 1787 stated: “The basis of ...
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May 30, 2025
Bank of St Vincent and the Grenadines (BOSVG) has issued an ‘urgent warning’ to its customers about fraudulent online schemes. The notice came via ema...

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