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October 10, 2008
10.OCT.08 Editor: It is a shame that Dr. Byron-Cox has evidently taken offence to my call for his greater involvement in the direction of our beloved ...
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October 10, 2008
10.OCT.08 Editor: I write in response to a letter I received from Cable & Wirelessâ Chief Executive, Angus Steele. Mr. Steele draws my attention to ...
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October 10, 2008
10.OCT.08 Editor: We must tackle the thorny issue of homosexuality. Clearly, space does not permit, yet it is helpful to reflect on the biblical notio...
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October 10, 2008
10.OCT.08 Editor: During my long life, I have had the privilege of listening to, analysing and working with and for Political Leaders Messrs. Joshua, ...
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October 10, 2008
By Oscar Allen 10.OCT.08 An ugly thing is haunting us in SVG; it is the spectre of cannibalism. Now, a cannibal is a person who in obedience to his/he...
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October 3, 2008
03.OCT.08 EDITOR: The policewoman has fired her old lawyers and has chosen a new one. He was instructed to discontinue the case against the Prime Mini...
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October 3, 2008
03.OCT.08 Editor: I often wonder why many issues of national importance get corrupted through political division. Letâs look at the Wellness campaig...
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October 3, 2008
03.OCT.08 Editor: I would like to highlight the backward synopsis projected every week by the NDP as their views against the ULP Government. These vie...
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October 3, 2008
03.OCT.08 Editor: Politics seems to be the lifeblood of this country. Everywhere you go, persons want to find out how are things politically, and if y...
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October 3, 2008
03.OCT.08 Editor: It was with some sadness that I read an article where VINLEC CEO Thornley Myers had to âdefendâ his companyâs relief assistanc...
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October 3, 2008
03.OCT.08 Editor: My newspaper offerings occasionally lead to my crucifixion in the lynching chamber and or subjection to the tirade of the rouge rage...
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September 26, 2008
26.SEPT.08 Editor: Allow me to comment on what has become the Labor Day fiasco. Many, including Minister Beache, expressed criticism of the festivitie...
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September 26, 2008
26.SEPT.08 Editor: Congratulations to the prestigious Boysâ Grammar School (BGS) which on Sunday celebrated the 100th year of its official presence....
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September 26, 2008
26.SEPT.08 Editor: The apparent increase of violent rape has caused as much concern and, indeed, as much panic as one would expect. While rape is not ...
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September 26, 2008
By Dr. Richard A. B. Cox 26.SEPT.08 Yes, sorry, but I once again begin at Foreign Affairs, as the following occurrence demonstrates in a real sense th...
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September 19, 2008
19.SEPT.08 Editor: It was with utmost respect that I previously asked Dr. Richard Byron-Cox to âput up or shut upâ. In the Searchlight of Septembe...
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September 19, 2008
19.SEPT.08 Editor: Let me start this letter by thanking the government for their speedy response to the petition of the Lowmanâs community. We, howe...
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September 19, 2008
19.SEPT.08 Editor: On Thursday. 4th September, JEMS held a consultation at Stubbs on the airport project. The discussion was, in my view, fairly repor...
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September 19, 2008
19.SEPT.08 What size should a country be before it attempts to operate as an independent state all on its own? The British, in disposing of some of th...
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September 12, 2008
12.SEPT.08 EDITOR: In August 2001, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves made an official visit to Libya. Mr. Arnhim Eustace and his Opposition NDP criticize...
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September 12, 2008
12.SEPT.08 Editor: âGirls on a highâ, Outstanding!â, âGHS tops CXC examsâ. these were the headlines of our national newspapers. I, therefore...
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September 12, 2008
12.SEPT.08 Editor: The importance of the Word of God can never be overstated. It has been a source of inspiration to thousands, if not millions, over ...
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September 12, 2008
12.SEPT.08 EDITOR: I write to commend you and Searchlight for your editorial of 25/09/08 captioned, âRepay Cuban Generosity.â You deserve high pra...
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September 12, 2008
12.SEPT.08 Editor: A private criminal prosecution was brought by a policewoman against the Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves in January 2008. The Dir...
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September 12, 2008
by Oscar Allen 12.SEPT.08 In April 1979, our mountain roared and spat and we shivered and huddled together in a kind of momentary unity. That year was...
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September 12, 2008
R. Andrew Cummings Q.C. 12.SEPT.08 The ancient Greeks defined the ideal life as one which attained âA Healthy Balance of Mind, Body and Spiritâ, w...
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September 5, 2008
05.SEPT.08 Editor: A journey effectively starts with the first physical application (STEP), we all know that. But a considerable amount of time preced...
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September 5, 2008
05.SEPT.08 Editor: Street children are fast becoming a menace to society. It is sickening to read about and see street kids. There will always be deba...
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September 5, 2008
05.SEPT.08 Editor: I could not allow the achievements of our young people in the area of education to go without expressing my feelings of happiness a...
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September 5, 2008
by Dr. Richard A. Byron-Cox 05.SEPT.08 Talk is making the rounds that Balliceaux and Battowia are for sale, destined to be another Disney Land for ric...
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August 29, 2008
29.AUG.08 Editor: Candy Edwards has just left us like that. Taking away the pleasure he brought to thousands of Vincentians every Saturday morning at ...
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August 29, 2008
29.AUG.08 EDITOR: It is now an open secret that the rank-and-file of the opposition NDP do not support Arnhim Eustace as their Political Leader. Their...
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August 29, 2008
color="#cc00cc"> 29.AUG.08 Editor: As an Ontario SVG National and the Public Relations Officer of The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Association of To...
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August 29, 2008
29.AUG.08 Editor: I read with disappointment the âAround The Courtsâ items of the last two weeks of the incident of a Vincentian charged with frau...
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August 29, 2008
29.AUG.08 EDITOR: Two weeks ago, an Editorial in The News commended the Government for introducing a modern, laminated and secure Driverâs Licence f...
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August 29, 2008
29.AUG.08 EDITOR: I recently returned to my homeland St. Vincent and the Grenadines in retirement. I hear a babble of political voices here in St. Vin...
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August 29, 2008
29.AUG.08 Editor: In The Vincentian of August 22, 2008, Dr. Jules Ferdinand went wild off the mark in his criticism of the ULP Governmentâs policy o...
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August 22, 2008
22.AUG.08 Editor: The visions of a new reality presented a couple weeks ago were so positive and promising that Iâm sure it provided the hope and mo...
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August 22, 2008
22.AUG.08 Editor: I stumbled on a strange, surprising and interesting story captioned âRhodes scholar to take legal action against UWI - SABOTAGE?â...
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August 22, 2008
22.AUG.08 Editor: In continuing the debate on Arnhim Eustaceâs status as NDP leader, I draw the attention of Vincentians to some pertinent facts. Mr...
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August 22, 2008
22.AUG.08 Editor: Following the death of Bertram Stapleton in St Vincent, along with that of an English couple in Antigua, both these countries are no...
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August 22, 2008
22.AUG.08 Editor: When I heard that I made the local TV news (photograph and all), and when I saw my photograph and a headline that accompanied the st...
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August 22, 2008
22.AUG.08 Editor: It would have been better for the image of the Police Service and Mr. Millerâs own image if he had not castigated Mrs. Morris-Cumm...
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