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April 22, 2022
EDITOR: Smart Health facilities were opened in Union Island and Mayreau last week, joining those on mainland St. Vincent. We wonder what ‘SMART’ means...
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April 14, 2022
EDITOR: As a result of the breadth and depth of the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), persons on this spectrum, inclusive of those families living with ...
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April 14, 2022
EDITOR: A predator is a creature that naturally preys on others. A predator can also refer to individuals who ruthlessly exploit others. A yard fowl p...
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April 8, 2022
EDITOR: As a single geographical unit, the constant intent of the larger Caribbean nations to dominate the psychological space of a bewildered regiona...
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April 8, 2022
EDITOR: Our Senior Citizens deserve due respect and recognition. They have served our country well and would have been in many instances an inspiratio...
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April 8, 2022
EDITOR: Last year I heard comments to the effect that the examination results were satisfactory. Having not gotten access to the statistics, I take th...
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April 5, 2022
EDITOR: The economic situation in our country which inevitably affects the job market is undoubtedly dire. Nevertheless I do feel that the “jobs mantr...
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April 1, 2022
EDITOR: The recent announcement by PAHO that herd immunity is the only effective way to combat and survive covid, is more than a year late, but better...
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April 1, 2022
EDITOR: Office attendants are workers too and deserve to be treated better. It is time to have a heart for them. While it is commendable to change the...
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April 1, 2022
EDITOR: We are surrounded by water. We make a living from it. Many are sailors, some are fishermen, some farm sea moss, but most use the sea for recre...
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March 29, 2022
EDITOR: Last Weekend’s ‘On Language ‘, once again, tries to ‘correct ‘ the pervasive misuse of ‘would have’ in “educated circles “ in our region. The ...
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March 29, 2022
EDITOR: Youth across the globe including the Caribbean are impacted by choices they make regarding their sexual health. Teen pregnancy, viewed by some...
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March 25, 2022
Editor: The pen is always mightier than the sword … straight to the point! I was shocked but not surprised when I heard our PM slighting the residents...
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March 25, 2022
Editor: Since the passing of Glen Jackson radio talk show and journalism is much to be desired. We need talk show hosts who are not afraid but with th...
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March 25, 2022
EDITOR: Sustainable development should be our goal. It may not be necessary to destroy what we have to get what we want. It is clear that we can make ...
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March 25, 2022
EDITOR: I have been for the last several months a keen viewer of “105 TV”. I have found many of the programs to be intellectually stimulating and refl...
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March 18, 2022
EDITOR: In 2006 I became interested in the sport of football/soccer mainly because of FIFA World Cup Soccer. I recall being devastated after France lo...
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March 18, 2022
EDITOR: In contrast to the current Rat Race, where Survival of The Fittest rules, our childhood world was well ordered and fostered a co-operative spi...
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March 18, 2022
EDITOR: The bus system continues to be a problem to commuters throughout the island. Let us take for example, North Leeward. On any given day coming h...
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March 12, 2022
by Luke Browne We are on the verge of National Heroes Day. I therefore believe that this is an opportune time for me to repeat my call for Dr. J. P....
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March 11, 2022
EDITOR: The move to allow the quarry project in North Leeward to go ahead is a violation of due process for projects of that magnitude and impact on t...
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March 11, 2022
EDITOR: Most people are kind, compassionate, and caring, but some have allowed outside forces to change who they are. Each of us should be comfortable...
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March 11, 2022
EDITOR: Are our ladies empowered and do they have a voice? Let us have an honest analysis. It is estimated that over sixty percent (60%) of all Perman...
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March 11, 2022
Editor: Garbage is waste material or unwanted things that you throw away which come from homes, schools and businesses. Special days are usually alloc...
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March 4, 2022
EDITOR: As a resident of North Leeward, development is always welcome. The quarry project has however attracted some discussions. To begin with, it is...
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March 4, 2022
EDITOR: Poor leadership in our economic affairs has endangered the economic development of our country. The main problems are the lack of financial ad...
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February 25, 2022
Editor: West Indies cricket team continues to be a talking point. The dismal performance of the West Indies cricket is not anything new. As a matter o...
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February 25, 2022
Editor: There is an old African saying that goes like this: “when elephants fight, the grass suffers”. In other words when the goliaths of the animal ...
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February 22, 2022
And so he’s gone! To where? Yet in despair as I felt that tingle in my ear; And so immediately comes a tear For the loss of a brother who’s so very de...
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February 18, 2022
EDITOR: All lives matter. Of recent times we are greeted with sad news of death and possibly human trafficking. These cases we know involve both males...
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February 18, 2022
EDITOR: Our minds are wired to play. To get outside to play I had to do my homework followed by chores. Sometimes my friends assisted me with the chor...
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February 11, 2022
by Ambassador Andrea Bowman Within thirty-two (32) conversationally written pages, Dr. Sir. A.C.Cyrus captures what has been labelled his ‘final swan ...
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February 11, 2022
Editor: The following is my take on the writings of Parissram Jaggernath. The paradox of thrift, also known as the “paradox of savings”, is an economi...
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February 4, 2022
Editor: West Indies cricket coach, Simmons makes it seem like it was either Powell or Smith but in reality the victimization is in the context of the ...
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February 4, 2022
Memorandum: To The People, Mass Organisations and Civil Society in St Vincent and the Grenadines, the Caribbean, Africa, The United States of America ...
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February 4, 2022
Editor: The fuel price has a global impact economically. Almost every item is impacted and price of the commodity rises as fuel price rises. Therefore...
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February 4, 2022
Editor: Many were disappointed that Columbus did not discover our country on 22nd January. This creates the opportunity for us to write our own Histor...
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February 4, 2022
by Renwick Rose Black people in the USA have begun their annual celebration of Black History Month, commemorated in the month of February in the USA a...
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January 28, 2022
Countries need to wake up and smell the coffee and understand that climate change is real and it would continue to affect our lives and the environmen...
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January 28, 2022
While I have often tended to keep my own counsel, a recent personal experience that landed me at the sometimes-unappreciated intersection of divinity ...
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January 28, 2022
There is no excuse for doing wrong. God has made us free moral beings and, in every circumstance and situation, it is our opportunity to choose to do ...
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January 28, 2022
It is now 2:20 am Sunday December 12th 2021 and I have just been speaking with Corporal Nanton of the Calliaqua Police Station, whom I had called to r...
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January 28, 2022
Editor: The quota of independent thinkers in this country is small. This to me is one of our weaknesses and shows signs of immaturity. Often times we ...
News
May 9, 2025
The last thing that the Bagga Fish Fest Committee wants to do is shut down the event, but with the disturbing number of children who are present at Fi...
News
May 9, 2025
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has brought attention to what has been described as “an urgent but often overlooked challenge of our time”...
From the Courts, News
May 9, 2025
A Lodge Village mother of three, who is well known at several Massy Stores as a thief, may face up to two years in prison after she was caught again, ...
From the Courts, News
May 9, 2025
A police officer, alleged to have aided and abetted a civilian to break traffic regulations, has been charged, and will appear in court on May 12,2025...
From the Courts, News
May 9, 2025
A 45-year-old farmer of Park Hill, who pleaded guilty to a charge of handling stolen goods was fined, bonded, and ordered to make restitution when he ...
