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More shake ups coming soon?
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December 22, 2006
EDITOR: News that the St Vincent and the Grenadines Consul General to Canada Bernard John and his deputy, Clement Ballah, were relieved of their dutie...
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When did we become so de-sensitized?
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December 22, 2006
EDITOR: It was with shock and horror that I received the news of the beheading of a Vincentian woman, in full view of the public on Monday December 11...
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Scent of Christmas
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December 15, 2006
by Randa P. Velox Dec.15.06 Christmas is a season of sharing, a time for family, and of course, for memories. Visions from our past, entwined gently w...
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More cricket needed
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December 15, 2006
Dec.15.06 EDITOR: Are we in the Windward Islands and West Indies, serious about cricket? West Indies cricket team has been playing unpredictable crick...
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Very disturbed by the brutal slaying
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December 15, 2006
Dec.15.06 EDITOR: I was disturbed by the news of the brutal slaying, including beheading, of one of our young Vincentians this week. While I pondered ...
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Spare the rod spoil the child
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December 15, 2006
Dec.15.06 EDITOR: I’m saddened to see how easily professed Christians can waiver from the faith. It is unbelievable how they have no regard for the ...
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Long live freedom of expression!
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December 15, 2006
Dec.15.06 "...the right to free speech entails allowing an individual to put forward an unpopular ... idea which the majority might wish to suppress.....
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Come on Dr Fraser, give jack his jacket
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December 15, 2006
Dec.15.06 EDITOR: In the Caribbean we have a saying "give Jack his jacket", in other words give a man his due. It was therefore rather unfortunate to ...
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SVG AIR responds to Public Service Union
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December 15, 2006
Dec.15.06 SVG Air has taken issue with statements issued by the Public Service Union (PSU) which is defending two Air Traffic Controllers who were sus...
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‘I welcome message about sexual purity’
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December 8, 2006
Dec.08.06 EDITOR: I must express my approval with Dr Douglas Slater's remarks to some students about remaining sexually pure and focusing on being edu...
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What happened to SVG Air J8VAX?
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December 8, 2006
Dec.08.06 EDITOR: As the nation and the respective families mourn the sad loss of two lives in the November 19 air mishap, all attention is now focuse...
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Caribbean spirit alive and well
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December 8, 2006
Dec.08.06 EDITOR: I followed with deep sadness the reports of the disappearance of Dominic Gonsalves and Rasheed Ibrahim in what appears to be a plane...
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I fully support capital punishment for murder
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December 8, 2006
Dec.08.06 EDITOR: As our nation formally nears the end of wrapping up the process of the review of our Constitution I thank God for the privilege of m...
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SVG fell for Digicel Rising Star bait
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December 1, 2006
Dec.1.06 EDITOR: The country has returned to normal following euphoria of its overwhelming support of Kyron Baptiste in the Digicel Rising Star "compe...
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Irresponsible yes – sedition no
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December 1, 2006
Dec.1.06 EDITOR: So Chief Magistrate, Simone Churaman, ruled that the Green Party General Secretary is not guilty of sedition. It was wholly irrespons...
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Is UN really trying to destroy Christianity
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December 1, 2006
Dec.1.06 EDITOR: Every time I think of the fact that the United Nations are pushing Governments around the world to abolish Corporal Punishment and ot...
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Show some support for local produce
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November 24, 2006
Nov.24.06 EDITOR: I am appalled by comments made by the Minister of Health and the Environment in respect to agriculture. The minister in his recent b...
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CRC proposal on NACE does not make sense
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November 24, 2006
Nov.24.06 EDITOR: I recently started considering the contents of the Revised Final Report of the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC), submitted to ...
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Where is the representative for West St. George?
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November 24, 2006
Nov.24.06 EDITOR: Do you want us to vote for you again Mike? I don't think so! It is with great disgust that I write this letter and I am not sorry th...
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Make peace where possible
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November 24, 2006
Nov.24.06 EDITOR: I am glad to hear from many, the call for more prayers. I must openly thank the Police for their part as far as crime and violence a...
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All of those ‘cry, cry babies’ need to stop!
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November 24, 2006
Nov.24.06 EDITOR: Permit me space to write on the topic "CRY CRY BABIES". Every time I listen to the persons in the leadership of the New Democratic P...
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We are living in very troublesome times
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November 24, 2006
Nov.24.06 EDITOR: "Are we ripe for God's Judgment"? Ladies and Gentlemen, we are living in very troublesome times. The many occurrences and things tak...
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What message is Digicel sending?
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November 17, 2006
EDITOR: What really is the objective of the Digicel Rising Star competition, besides making money? Is it a singing contest, a popularity contest or a ...
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Newspapers should be more responsible
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November 17, 2006
EDITOR: I found last weekend newspapers to be quite interesting when they carried caution from Chief Magistrate Simone Churaman about reporting on the...
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Another successful year under ULP
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November 17, 2006
EDITOR: As the curtain comes down on a very successful 2006, we can say ULP delivers. It is clear what the government's achievements were during the f...
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The foundation remains constantly at the base
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November 17, 2006
EDITOR: Very few persons, if at all any, are likely to decry the National Investment Promotions Inc. (NIPI) in its effort to arrive at a National Expo...
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Public contributions to the 2007 Budget
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November 17, 2006
by Camillo Gonsalves St Vincent and the Grenadines' first "VAT Budget" will soon be upon us. Technocrats and ministers are no doubt already busying th...
Your TV: Digital or death
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Your TV: Digital or death
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November 10, 2006
NTSC includes over the air (OTA) analog broadcasts which can be displayed on conventional televisions. A TV picture is made up of lots of tiny horizon...
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Senator Francis, Jomo and Dr. Cox
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November 10, 2006
EDITOR: I noticed Senator Francis writing to clear the air on Jomo and Dr Cox writing about Jomo being a member of the ULP. When Dr Cox wrote about Jo...
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Was Jomo ever invited to meet with the ULP?
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November 10, 2006
EDITOR: I read Julian Francis' letter concerning Jomo Thomas' application for membership with interest. I wanted to laugh out loud at the folly of it ...
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Three pastors – Heroes of faith
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November 10, 2006
EDITOR: During the early 1960s three young men, Benjamin Samuel, Errol Daniel, and Hollis Charles gave up their jobs, and went into full time ministry...
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Open letter to Junior Sutherland
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November 10, 2006
This is not a response to Junior Sutherland's unfortunate show of piqued arrogance, in trying to show-off his computer skills at writing, and analysin...
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Yes to a Republic… No to Monarch!
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November 10, 2006
It is time for a change from Parliamentary Democracy EDITOR: Two weeks ago this nation commemorated its 27th birth date of National Independence. Area...
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The good, the bad, the ugly in politics
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November 3, 2006
By Oscar Allen Most of us have heard and many of us have accepted the formulation that Gonsalve’s ULP, Eustace’s NDP and Mitchell’s NDP are resp...
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What going on here?
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November 3, 2006
EDITOR: I write regarding the repairs to the main road leading to Upper New Montrose. For many years, this road has been in serious disrepair. In mid ...
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Good old values are being eroded
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November 3, 2006
EDITOR: We have just celebrated 27 years of Independence and so I take this opportunity to offer my congratulations though belated. Let me also congra...
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NDP lacks presence
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November 3, 2006
EDITOR: After observing for the past five years I can now see the New Democratic Party (NDP) lacks political presence. NDP is an arrogant party and is...
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Each teacher must make a commitment
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November 3, 2006
EDITOR: In an effort to consolidate the Education Revolution I wish to place the union's concerns on the National Agenda. 1. Reclassification: The Gov...
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Monsters in the making
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November 3, 2006
EDITOR: Over and over, as a servant of the Lord, I try to draw attention (warn) of the pending consequences of what I may call "Monsters in the Making...
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Jomo’s application accepted, signed
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November 3, 2006
EDITOR: I must write as General Secretary of the Unity Labour Party to set the records straight. Dr. Richard Cox wrote a long article in the SEARCHLIG...
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