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Our Readers' Opinions
Why bother to have this bogus Sports Awards?
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April 24, 2009
24.APR.09 Editor: Permit me the space in your weekly publication to briefly express my views and the views of many, if not the majority of Vincentians...
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Vincentians seem to be slipping spiritually
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April 24, 2009
24.APR.09 Editor: Before I write on my subject, let me first of all express thanks to the Government for fixing the potholes in some of the roads, inc...
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Theft on the rise in Bequia
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April 24, 2009
24.APR.09 Editor: I don’t know the state of thefts, break-ins, and robberies in St. Vincent, but in Bequia, there certainly seems to be a huge probl...
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Child sexual abuse and its effects
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April 17, 2009
By Garvie Thomas. Corporal 649 17.APR.09 Daddy don’t touch me there, Am gonna tell on you one day I swear, Can’t you see am scared, You’re suppo...
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A call to all Rastafari
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April 17, 2009
17.APR.09 Editor: Greetings and best wishes to all, Please permit me space to communicate with my Rastafari Brothers, sisters and all other conscious ...
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We’ve had enough – that’s it – no more
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April 17, 2009
17.APR.09 Editor: I write in response to a short article published in the Searchlight newspaper dated, Thursday, April 9th, 2009. This article caption...
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Yes we can build the Argyle airport!
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April 17, 2009
17.APR.09 Editor: I have listened with interest to the argument being put forward by the Leader of the Opposition and some of his followers regarding ...
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My baby is not my husband’s child
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April 17, 2009
17.APR.09 Editor: We met at the CARICOM 2005 Social Security Games in Trinidad and Tobago and so began a two and a half year relationship. We were bot...
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Having one National Hero is not a problem
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April 17, 2009
17.APR.09 Editor: R.A. Byron-Cox wrote almost in defence of Arnhim Eustace, but failed in fact to show cause why the latter should be defended. The pr...
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Cherishing my freedoms
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April 17, 2009
17.APR.09 Editor: Human Rights are endowed to every human being by the Creator-God. They are not privileges given to us by the state. Rights do not co...
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Do the scriptures really teach an immortal soul?
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April 9, 2009
09.APR.09 Editor: The soul has different meanings, as used in the scriptures. It refers to people (1 Pet. 3:20), animals (Num. 31:28), and life of a p...
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The Messiah entombed – three days, three nights
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April 9, 2009
09.APR.09 Editor: Some leaders or members of Christian denominations try desperately to defend their untenable Friday impalement and Sunday resurrecti...
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Should Eustace consider some grave digging?
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April 9, 2009
Dr. Richard A. Byron-Cox 09.APR.09 It was probably the unruly, abusive, arrogant and ultra fines mandati conduct of the hooligans in the Cato Labour P...
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Dwindling male teachers in the classroom
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April 9, 2009
By Nilio Gumbs 09.APR.09 Ten years ago, a caller to a Talk Show on education in Jamaica lamented that many of the problems in the education system ste...
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Clean up nasty music in passenger vans!
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April 3, 2009
03.APR.09 Editor: Travelling in a van yesterday, I was shocked out of my wits at the lyrics in a song being blasted from the speakers of the van. The ...
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Bacchus finding jobs under ULP
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April 3, 2009
03.APR.09 Editor: The perennial and knee jerk critic of the Prime Minister and his ULP Administration, Junior Bacchus, has inadvertently credited the ...
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SVG should laud these outstanding citizens
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April 3, 2009
03.APR.09 Editor: Over the last five years I have mentioned in the newspapers the names of individuals who have contributed to the nation-building of ...
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Child abuse in a nutshell
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April 3, 2009
by Garvie Thomas. Corporal 649 03.APR.09 In St. Vincent and the Grenadines, nearly all mothers and fathers can point to incidents in which they fell s...
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Notepad
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April 3, 2009
by R. Andrew Cummings Q.C.. 03.APR.09 Notepad is a brief commentary on matters of public interest and concern. In its abbreviated form, it seeks to ar...
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Bassy is a language genius of rare talent
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March 27, 2009
27.MAR.09 Editor: In response to the letter by Mr. Cupid criticizing Bassy’s use of language, I would respond that Mr. Alexander’s syllabic dissec...
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NDP’s folly on Constitutional Reform
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March 27, 2009
27.MAR.09 Editor: At long last the Opposition NDP’s bluff on constitutional reform has been called. Their shallow pretense of supporting it has been...
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Glen Jackson, you will always be my friend
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March 27, 2009
Editor: It’s about three years since my very best friend Glen left us. I am still wondering who killed him. Everyday I sit and think about what he d...
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North Leeward, Education and a school bus
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March 27, 2009
by Dr. Jerrol Thompson 27.MAR.09 There are over 140 North Leeward students attending schools in Kingstown, while 730 students attend secondary school ...
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Develop your mind, body and spirit
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March 27, 2009
27.MAR.09 Editor: It is well accepted by most that we are body, mind and spirit. We pay most attention to nourishing our body through what we eat, but...
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Leadership crisis in the New Democratic Party
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March 27, 2009
27.MAR.09 Editor: Jonathan Peters’ campaign to unseat Arnhim Eustace as leader of the opposition NDP has caused a frenzy of activity in “Son” Mi...
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What can we expect of the G-20 Summit?
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March 27, 2009
by Nilio Gumbs 27.MAR.09 The G-20 summit, to be held on April 2 in Britain, may not live up to expectations, as many changes required in light of the ...
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SVG is really Home of the Blessed
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March 20, 2009
20.MAR.09 Editor: It was the morning of Sunday, 22nd February, 2009, on board the Ocean Village, that we docked in Kingstown. We were only allowed to ...
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Security guard rude, indifferent
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March 20, 2009
20.MAR.09 Editor: I read with interest an article published in another publication dated March 13th, 2009, under the caption “Sad Day”. In the sai...
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Stop police brutality!
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March 20, 2009
20.MAR.09 Editor: I hereby request in a kind manner that you publish the following for the benefit of the public and the police force: Policemen and p...
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Give College girls clear guidelines for uniforms
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March 20, 2009
20.MAR.09 EDITOR: Am I the only one who is uncomfortable with what is presented as the uniform for female students of the SVG Community College? As pa...
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What’s in a name?
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March 20, 2009
by Marlon Bute 20.MAR.09 I wouldn’t dare to compete with two of our finest columnists, Bassy and Dr. John, each a “senior citizen” and their bel...
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Make Inter-Secondary Sports a floodlight meet
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March 20, 2009
20.MAR.09 Editor: With the annual Inter-Secondary Schools Sports around the corner, I’d like to make a suggestion that instead of a “daytime meetâ...
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We have become mentally paralyzed
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March 13, 2009
13.MAR.09 Editor: The mind is a very powerful tool and when used creatively there is hardly a challenge that mankind cannot overcome. We must never un...
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NDP can give itself a fighting chance
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March 13, 2009
13.MAR.09 Editor: The New Democratic Party has an uphill task of winning the next General Elections despite the many problems that have intensified in...
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Why did it take so long to table Integrity Motion?
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March 13, 2009
13.MAR.09 Editor: I was both surprised and amused when I read a few weeks ago, of the submission of an “Integrity” bill by the NDP and and subsequ...
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Does anyone unravel Bassy’s language?
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March 13, 2009
13.MAR.09 Editor: This yardstick can be applied to most of the men writers in SVG. But right now the focus is on my good friend ‘One-love’ Bassy w...
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SVG Represented at Global Water Workshop
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SVG Represented at Global Water Workshop
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July 18, 2025
A three-member delegation represented St Vincent and the Grenadines at a recently concluded high-level workshop hosted by the Global Water Partnership...

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