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February 24, 2023
EDITOR: During a recent Country Outreach Mission to SVG, the Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), Timothy Antoine said that the ECCB...
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February 23, 2023
by Dr. The Hon. Ralph E. Gonsalves Prime Minister Author’s Note : The story of the process leading to the forfeiture by the government of St. Vincent ...
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February 17, 2023
by R. T. Luke V. Browne I wrote two previous articles on pension reform that were published in successive editions of the newspapers over the past two...
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February 17, 2023
EDITOR: Migration is common to every nation and country on earth. There is no country where migration does not take place. There are several factors t...
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February 17, 2023
EDITOR: I used to think that the sands of the seas and beaches around us were infinite. But I observed in my lifetime major changes on the shoreline i...
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February 14, 2023
When parents think about their teen using marijuana, they picture joints, pipes, and bongs. They do not imagine brownies, chocolate bars, and gummy be...
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February 14, 2023
EDITOR: They call me Artocaupus. In fact, my full name is Artocarpus altilis. Apparently, this was given to me by a Swedish man, to help with internat...
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February 14, 2023
EDITOR: Teachers, civil servants, and policemen are due to appear in court to face a number of charges after a long and poverty-stricken wait. Knowing...
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February 10, 2023
EDITOR: There are groups of people on this planet whose lifestyle and ideology differs from that of ‘mainstream’ society, including morals, values and...
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February 10, 2023
EDITOR: Dear student, it grieves my heart to see how you are wasting your life away, squandering the opportunity you have been provided with and accom...
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February 10, 2023
EDITOR: I wanted to follow up my article on this subject which appeared in the newspapers last week by addressing what I think to be one of the most u...
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February 10, 2023
EDITOR: Congratulations are in order to Troumaca Ontario Secondary School (TOSS) for its fifty (50) years of existence. The school has come a long way...
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February 3, 2023
EDITOR: Are you still searching for that group of true worshippers within whose midst dwells the message of salvation which has descended all the way ...
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February 3, 2023
EDITOR: Currently, the NIS is conducting a public dialogue on pension reform and has expressed concern about the fact that a public servant can become...
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February 3, 2023
EDITOR: Is going to bible school and having a license make a person a preacher? It is sad that in most cases the answer to this question is YES. I mus...
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January 31, 2023
EDITOR: Having seen the press release from the Ministry of Finance as it relates to the new import tax regimes for vehicles, I could not stay silent. ...
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January 27, 2023
EDITOR: There is much that can be done in the choices we make to support the local productive sector. This is a specific mindset that we must adopt if...
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January 27, 2023
EDITOR: Regionally, student performance in Mathematics at high-stakes exams has been consistently average or below average. Coupled with this, there h...
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January 27, 2023
EDITOR: Death is something we can never get accustomed to, no matter how much we prepare for it. In most cases it leaves a void and an emptiness to so...
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January 27, 2023
EDITOR: Growing up in the 90s in SVG would always be special to me. The evolution of technology has change a lot of activities, for example there are ...
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January 20, 2023
EDITOR: The billionaires and multi-millionaires of this world are getting richer each day while billions on people on planet earth wallow in poverty. ...
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January 20, 2023
EDITOR: I look forward to listening to the budget debate every year and would like to be rewarded with a spirited, lively discourse on realistic expec...
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January 13, 2023
EDITOR: Please permit me a small space to register my complete perplexity and lack of comprehension of the omission of the Republic of Cuba from the g...
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January 13, 2023
EDITOR: As the finance minister scratches his head trying to plug the budget deficit, we too can scratch our heads trying either to cut spending or ra...
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January 13, 2023
EDITOR: The year 2023 did not start out peacefully; instead it began where the peace was disturbed because of the way in which two of our young men me...
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January 13, 2023
EDITOR: Education is a fluid, evolving, continually changing landscape and teachers have to keep in step with that process. Thus, the critical need fo...
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January 6, 2023
EDITOR: The year 2023 is already here. Sadly it started out badly with a homicide and the shooting of civilian by the police. These incidents we hope ...
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January 6, 2023
“Do not dispose of thy goods till the end of thy days.” EDITOR: I often heard my mother saying those words in response to the suffering of some senior...
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January 6, 2023
EDITOR: The Black Wall Street of St Vincent and the Grenadines has been destroyed. Demolished. Decimated. Desecrated. Eventually. I’d seen it coming. ...
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January 5, 2023
by Marlon Bute St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) is a pretty safe place. In fact, SVG is one of the safest places in the Caribbean and the World. An...
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December 30, 2022
Editor: They have suffered the worst punishment any employee could face. That is the loss of employment. They endured hard times, some for more than a...
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December 23, 2022
EDITOR: People frequently follow customs set by society without questioning where these time-honoured traditions originate. They assume that the world...
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December 23, 2022
EDITOR: The following letter, dated December, 6 was addressed to the Prime Minister and copied to other officials. The abuses taking place on minivans...
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December 23, 2022
EDITOR: The Estimates of Income and Expenditure may look good on paper but perhaps better could be done if we listen to the taxpayers. Teachers, civil...
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December 16, 2022
EDITOR: As the year is quickly coming to a close, and Christmas is almost here, I take this opportunity to wish everyone, including you editor, your s...
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December 16, 2022
EDITOR: What ever your budget, you can have a happy holiday. You can enjoy the best music by listening to the radio or the internet. If you have your ...
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December 13, 2022
She is serving time in prison apparently for drugs that do not belong to her. Her children are left unattended and her career ruined. She could have d...
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December 13, 2022
As countries around the world celebrated Human Rights Day on December 10, a local human rights lawyer has called on the Government of St Vincent and t...
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December 9, 2022
Editor: The shortage of nurses here is a subject that is much discussed. This situation of course is cause for concern and efforts must be made to hav...
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December 9, 2022
Editor: SEARCHLIGHT published a press statement written by Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, titled “St Vincent and the Grenadines applauds the State of...
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December 6, 2022
EDITOR:When our good friend and benefactor OT Mayers passed away earlier this year, he among other things requested that no flowers or funeral service...
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December 2, 2022
EDITOR: After humans were evicted from the Mary Hutchinson primary school, the sheep and goats took over and occupied the building for upwards of five...
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December 2, 2022
EDITOR: Customer service continues to be a problem in this country. There are far too many complaints by customers most of which are truthful and not ...
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June 2, 2026
Winners in this year’s Fisherman’s Day competition received their prizes at a special ceremony on Thursday, May 29, 2026, four days after the big fish...
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June 2, 2026
Statistics relating to the fisheries sector demonstrate evidence of recovery and determination by fisherfolk, but there is also warning signs that req...
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June 2, 2026
Nyehma Jack, a year two student at the Technical Division of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Community College (SVGCC), has been gaining hands-on ex...
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June 2, 2026
The St Vincent Electricity Services (VINLEC), is undertaking an investigation in the wake of the death of Clias Dean in Bequia on Sunday, May 31, 2026...
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June 2, 2026
Journalist Kenton Chance, on Thursday, May 28, 2026 presented his Letter of Credence as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of St Vincent...
