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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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Sir James should come back and repair damage
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March 13, 2009
13.MAR.09 Editor: Whenever I think of the present leader of the NDP, I find it extremely difficult to forgive Sir James for the role he played in his ...
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In consideration of capital punishment
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March 13, 2009
13.MAR.09 Editor: The question of capital punishment - to practice or not to practice state’s judicial execution is a very emotive one. It is also o...
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Princess Margaret Beach in jeopardy
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March 13, 2009
13.MAR.09 Editor: Princess Margaret Beach at Tony Gibbon Bay, Bequia, has been a pristine gem of a beach without any form of development until a beach...
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Agro-Processor and tangled foot
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March 6, 2009
06.MAR.09 Editor, AGRO: Belonging to fields and soil. Processor: One that processes: As one that processes agricultural products, foods or similar pro...
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Economic challenges in 2009
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March 6, 2009
by Nilio Gumbs 06.MAR.09 The effects of the global financial meltdown have reached the shores of the Caribbean much earlier than may have been anticip...
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Can human beings live without sinning NOW?
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March 6, 2009
06.MAR.09 Editor: Can you live in this present world without sinning? Crimes and violence such as murder, rape, robbery and theft seem to be the order...
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Don’t use The Bible for political motive
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March 6, 2009
06.MAR.09 Editor: Bassy Alexander has been entertaining Vincentians for years with his insuppressible humor wrapped around astute perspectives and pol...
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Let’s start making this world a better place
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March 6, 2009
06.MAR.09 Editor: I have all the ambition of one day becoming a good writer, but for now I will just settle for expressing my ideas on whatever topic ...
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If money were everything
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March 6, 2009
06.MAR.09 EDITED: Today we now grasp the wisdom and vision of Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves when he told a chest thumping Allen Stanford in that fate...
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Open letter to Prime Minister Dr. Gonsalves
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March 6, 2009
06.MAR.09 Re: Amendment to Representation of the People Act... Sir, I wish to draw your attention to an anomaly in the above captioned Act which needs...
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Why is DPP office still woefully understaffed?
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February 27, 2009
27.FEB.09 Editor: Does the Government of St. Vincent have confidence in the young Lawyers in St. Vincent and the Grenadines? I am forced to ask that q...
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Who will bell the cat?
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February 27, 2009
27.FEB.09 Editor: This story is about a bad cat which is terrorizing the rat population. At a general meeting, an old rat suggested that the cat be be...
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Eustace should apologise for gravedigger comment
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February 27, 2009
27.FEB.09 Editor: I was utterly amazed with the recent diatribe that came from the Leader of the Opposition at a townhall meeting. Mr. Eustace, who ad...
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How many are ripped off by faulty meters?
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February 27, 2009
27.FEB.09 Editor: In my experience with these utilities I have found it ironic that there are readers of meters and yet clients are over billed.{{more...
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Clerk of works absentees
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February 27, 2009
27.FEB.09 Editor: A stitch in time saves nine. With the global recession as it is, it’s time for our government to take a good look at its expenditu...
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Today, I am vindicated
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February 27, 2009
27.FEB.09 Editor: Several months ago when the matter of the merger of LIAT and Stanford’s Carib Star airline was being discussed, I voiced the opini...
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Open letter to Prime Minister Dr Gonalves
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February 27, 2009
27.FEB.09 Sir, I would like to draw your attention to the state of affairs at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital, MCMH. You have tried your best to giv...
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The Kenneth John Prize for Literature
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February 27, 2009
by Dr. Richard A. Byron-Cox 27.FEB.09 My memory bank records that Dr. Kenneth John first came to my consciousness at the turn of the 70s when he addre...
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Are public servants a privileged group?
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February 20, 2009
20.FEB.09 EDITOR: Since 2001, it appears as though the ULP government has gone out of its way to make public servants, teachers, nurses and the police...