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November 5, 2021
EDITOR: The world has changed considerably…but there is still hope. The pandemic has made us into cold, cold human beings: we can no longer greet by w...
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November 2, 2021
EDITOR: I have read articles in several local newspapers written by different individuals on the state of COVID-19 in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. ...
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November 2, 2021
EDITOR: In 2000 Dr. Ralph Gonsalves and the ULP took credit for orchestrating a protest that included the Public Service Union, Nurses Association, Te...
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October 29, 2021
By Lilia Burunciuc Education is a strong pillar for the qualitative growth and improvement of human capital. In the Caribbean, which is home to 11 mil...
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October 22, 2021
EDITED: Schools should have been opened this week for partial or full faace-to-face classes but the option of continued online classes was chosen inst...
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October 22, 2021
EDITOR: There are many hardworking, professional and good public servants in this country. However, there are some who make the service look good. Whi...
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October 22, 2021
EDITOR: During the last election season the ULP presented themselves as being the party with the best leadership and endeavoured to impress the people...
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October 19, 2021
EDITOR: We note with interest, the appeal by Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the CXC, Dr Wayne Wesley, re “We need to find an approach that c...
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October 15, 2021
Editor: Covid – 19 continues to [wreak] havoc and fear amongst the populace here in SVG and elsewhere. It has and continues to take away from us perso...
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October 12, 2021
By Dr Rose-Ann Smith March 2020 marked the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic for several Caribbean islands, but what was happening around the world h...
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October 8, 2021
EDITOR: While quite a number of parents are calling for face to face classes, others, while preferring face to face, are wondering still if doing so w...
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October 8, 2021
EDITOR: Opinion is something that is based purely on how one thinks or views it. An opinion can not be proven and so it has no evidence. Facts on the ...
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October 8, 2021
EDITOR: A very influential antivax lobby in St. Vincent and the Grenadines are “persons from far and away” who now reside in SVG. Some have become res...
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October 8, 2021
EDITOR: Since the rebuilding of the health facilities at Clifton Union Island, a new sign was put up: Union Island Health Complex. Many were not pleas...
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October 5, 2021
EDITOR: Cricket and in particular, West Indies cricket continues to be widely discussed. With the just concluded CPL and the selection of the 15 man s...
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October 1, 2021
Hospitals and health services generally in the Eastern Caribbean, St Vincent and the Grenadines included, are being overcrowded as a result of the ste...
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October 1, 2021
EDITOR: Someone said that “manners and respect will take you through out the world.” This was one edict that my mother tried to instill in all her chi...
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October 1, 2021
EDITOR: Doctors who intentionally and or habitually spread mis or dis-information re the COVID19 vaccines are breaking one of the fundamental rules re...
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October 1, 2021
The sentiments expressed by brother Renwick Rose in the opening paragraph of his column “EYE OF THE NEEDLE” in the “Searchlight newspaper” of August 2...
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September 28, 2021
by RENWICK ROSE ICELAND, THE volcanic- ridden island in the North Atlantic ocean, has just missed out on becoming the first country in Europe to have ...
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September 28, 2021
by RENWICK ROSE ICELAND, THE volcanic- ridden island in the North Atlantic ocean, has just missed out on becoming the first country in Europe to have ...
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September 24, 2021
EDITOR: Since vaccines are available for Secondary School students, most should be vaccinated by the time school opens in the first week of October, o...
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September 24, 2021
EDITOR: The many events and incidents in and around the world are but a reminder that life is short and death is sure. The world is currently battling...
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September 24, 2021
EDITOR: Allow me the opportunity to express sentiments on a matter of pertinent. The article, “Pastor rejects Covid protocols,” which was published in...
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Let’s talk about “Crypto.”
September 21, 2021
You may have read of Bitcoin or Ethereum in emails or on social media. You may have seen the actions of Tesla purchasing a significant amount or stran...
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September 21, 2021
THE GERMAN novelist, Thomas Mann contended that “there is nothing that is not political. Everything is politics”. One may agree to disagree…. A trade ...
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September 17, 2021
THE LOCAL BRANCH of an international Christian church has described the current events in St Vincent and the Grenadines surrounding the roll out of CO...
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September 14, 2021
WHEN SERVICE stations in Algeria stopped providing leaded petrol in July, the use of leaded petrol ended globally. This development follows an almost ...
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September 14, 2021
by RENWICK ROSE ONE FEATURE of modern- day sport at the international level has been the number of women in a range of sports who have become global s...
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September 14, 2021
The abject poverty present in our country apparently created the necessity for giving those in extreme poverty building materials to assist with the r...
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September 10, 2021
WE DESERVE to have the best and may want to share it with others. Consequently, I am proposing that 50% of the budget for the Tourism Authority be mad...
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September 10, 2021
IN THE DEBATE of fundamental rights and freedoms and the authority of the state to enforce certain actions to achieve stated goals, some persons have ...
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September 10, 2021
EDITOR: Who is the world’s boss? Arguably, the answer is CORONA VIRUS. This virus we recognised will be with us for sometime. It does not appear that ...
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September 3, 2021
THE GLOBAL FOOTBALL governing body FIFA and its regional affiliates are proud of boasting of a campaign to root out the eternal scourges of discrimina...
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August 31, 2021
EDITOR: It is amazing how in the face of established facts and reality all over the globe, there are still persons either bent on misleading others fo...
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August 27, 2021
There’s no one-size-fits-all “How To” navigation guide or blueprint for women who have decided to sit firmly in the driver’s seat of their own lives. ...
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August 27, 2021
by Dr Garrey Michael Dennie The astonishing spectacle of the blood-soaked image of the Vincentian Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, reeling from a b...
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August 24, 2021
EDITOR: Love and forgiveness are two very powerful tools. They unlock the door to freedom and success. Unfortunately, we tend to overlook these two to...
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August 24, 2021
Globally there are more honey bees than other types of bees and pollinating insects. They are the world’s most important pollinator of food crops. It...
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August 20, 2021
EDITOR: April 26, 2020 saw the tragic death of Sgt Chambers who was described as one of the most outstanding and influential police officers in the co...
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August 20, 2021
EDITOR: Your editorial [of August 13] is appreciated. However you sustain one myth that I thought I had dispelled in writings and speeches. The Road B...
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August 17, 2021
Dear People of the world, Otis once more again to the scattered Israelite children. Wisdom is supreme so listen to what the true part of prophet says ...
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August 17, 2021
“When a strong arm resorts to slight-of-hand, you know the will is unbending” – On-Foot Observer. This article is based on the press release from the ...
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