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West Indies cricket needs a rethink
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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...
The family legacy
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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...
Leadership really matters
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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 ...
Open letter to the Boss
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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...
Never take your party supporters for granted!
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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...
Such crudeness passes for carnival in SVG?
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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...
The ball in in our women’s court
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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...
Yes Papa, that is not true!
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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...
G7 Leaders show their true colours
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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...
Who would rein in these animals on the loose?
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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....
A few thoughts on this trend of gender swapping
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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 ...
Untrustworthiness lubricates poverty
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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...
Why the church could not stop carnival
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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 ...
Can LIAT become Economically Viable?
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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...
Preparing for Secondary School
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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...
Linguistics and Economics in the Caribbean:
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Who speaks Creole?
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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...
Fathering the Nation
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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...
St Vincent hard, so do this – Part 2
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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. ...
Open letter to LIAT from Skinny Fabulous
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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...
Conflict resolution and crisis management
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June 10, 2022
MUCH OF THE deadly knife, cutlass and gun play today can be avoided, if from a young age, girls and boys are taught about CR&CM. I want to share a per...
Another look at the Grenadines garbage tax
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June 10, 2022
THE GARBAGE collection system in the Grenadines in very efficient and dependable.The garbage truck goes around about twice per week in each area, coll...
St Vincent hard, so do this
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June 10, 2022
Every society needs social commentators, those who can observe, summarize and articulate what is happening around them, bringing it to the attention o...
Ground water- making the invisible visible
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June 10, 2022
World water day was celebrated across the globe on 22nd March, 2022 with the theme, “Ground water making the invisible visible”. Climate change is cau...
Where are we being taken?
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June 3, 2022
In the past few weeks, the Caribbean witnessed what could be a seismic shift in its continued evolution from a colonial outpost to a playground for th...
Ignorance in a Sea of Knowledge
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June 3, 2022
Editor: It is amazing that so many of us are uninformed. Rather than reading and researching for ourselves, many of us depend on “hear say.” What some...
Domestic violence
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June 3, 2022
Catapulted into eternity with one stroke of a knife, Wiped out by a bullet to the heart Or beaten with fists and assaulted with staves, Women are vict...
The Environment can contribute to crimes
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June 3, 2022
Editor: The environment can contribute to crimes and likewise contribute to better society and individuals. It is often said that it takes a community...