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Digitalization now a must for SVG!
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August 4, 2006
Editor: I followed the news regarding the fire at the Magistrate's Court which took place on Friday, July 21, and wondered what would have happened if...
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Public Interest in Parliament
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August 4, 2006
EDITOR: The ULP as a political party has encouraged us the citizens of this country to pay special attention to Parliament, because that is where the ...
This is who I am
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This is who I am
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August 4, 2006
by Dennis Ambrose I have heard repeatedly over the past few weeks a call, by the ‘Boisterous Few, and the Pretentious Elite’, for me to “pack-up...
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What if the sexual abuser is a teacher?
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August 4, 2006
by Iris Mounsey In 1997, Mary Kay Le Tourneau, an American teacher, made world news when she was turned in to authorities to be tried for statutory ra...
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10 years after Poverty Report
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July 28, 2006
by Maxwell Haywood It is now ten years since a major poverty report on St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) was published. The report titled "Poverty ...
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Emancipation as an aspect of Global Trends
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July 28, 2006
Last week’s article was predicated on the point of view that, “There is no real evidence that physical emancipation in 1834 materially assisted in...
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These few tips could improve our Carnival
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July 28, 2006
Editor: Another carnival has come and gone, and again public opinion was not particularly favourable. Perhaps a few excerpts from a 2002 radio intervi...
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We need lifeguards at Salt Pond Beach
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July 28, 2006
Editor: My heart goes out to the bereaved family of the late David Glynn who drown while swimming at the popular Salt Pond Beach. Nothing we say or do...
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The glaring truth
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July 28, 2006
EDITOR: In the Searchlight of Thursday, April 13, 2006, the following was printed: "Deborah Rodney pointed out that preliminary results in a recent su...
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Bequia land protest no political agenda
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July 28, 2006
EDITOR: The Peoples Action Alliance (PAAB) of Bequia wants to put to rest, once and for all, the incorrect assertion of Government that the swell of p...
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International airport long overdue
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July 28, 2006
EDITOR: I am aware that this subject has stirred and is stirring up a lot of passion. But why is this small nation so divided over such a very importa...
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An ounce of prevention
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July 21, 2006
by Iris Mounsey 21.JUL.06 Now it was happening before my eyes. A first-form student, dressed in full school uniform sat next to the conductor. She loo...
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Machel’s behaviour unacceptable
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July 21, 2006
21.JUL.06 EDITOR: I am expecting to read a condemnation of the behaviour by Machel Montano towards a Vincy woman, - a woman, period, at the Scandalous...
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A Library, Hall of Peace a Cenotaph, Euphemism?
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July 21, 2006
21.JUL.06 EDITOR: Nothing, absolutely nothing, would have been achieved until the people of this country acquire the necessary human capacity to estab...
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Carnival Committee and its way forward
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July 21, 2006
21.JUL.06 EDITOR: Carnival 2006 was relatively good, some of the components that stood out were Miss SVG, the Miss Carival show, Calypso, Mas and the ...
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Unleash the Police!
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July 21, 2006
21.JUL.06 EDITOR: The unprovoked attack on a group of tourists during a trip to La Soufriere recently, gave me a feeling of outrage. Before I migrated...
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The price of pornography
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July 14, 2006
14.JUL.06 Editor: Pornography gets people to begin thinking that they can have sex whenever they want with whom ever they desire without there being a...
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The calypsonians have spoken
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July 14, 2006
14.JUL.06 EDITOR: I want to congratulate Grantley "Ipa" Constance for winning the Calypso Monarch title for Vincy Carnival 2006. Ipa's song in the sec...
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Simply Irresponsible
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July 7, 2006
07.JUL.06 Editor: I am concerned about the irresponsible suggestions being made by health authorities in SVG. In the Searchlight newspaper of Friday M...
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Don’t Christianize me please!
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July 7, 2006
07.JUL.06 Editor: I read with interest an article on page 3 of your June 30th 2006 edition entitled "Anita Charles meets PM" and asked myself the ques...
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Kaiso injustice
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July 7, 2006
07.JUL.06 EDITOR: After being a Kaiso supporter for over 20-years, in which I've seen all the good and bad in the art form, I must comment on what I t...
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Teaching of reading must be a priority
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July 7, 2006
07.JUL.06 Editor: When I read or listen to those who are against the present thrust for Universal Secondary Education in SVG, I wonder if the concern ...
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Carnivals and bondage
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June 30, 2006
by Oscar Allen 30.JUN.06 Bondage is a groaning, growling woman; but the woman is freedom, when she dances her dream (a Guyanese Prophetess). Last year...
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Locals could manage Argyle International!
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June 30, 2006
30.JUN.06 Editor: The sourcing of funds for the construction of the Argyle International Airport must be a challenging and complex task. This comes at...
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Is PM questioning E.T. Joshua’s management?
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June 30, 2006
30.JUN.06 Editor: Some time ago I wrote an article on the airport and I am wondering if Prime Minister Gonsalves, Minister of everything, paid any att...
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Embrace the coming of an International airport
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June 30, 2006
30.JUN.06 Editor: Earlier this month, Prime Minister Dr. Ralph E. Gonsalves, returned from an official visit to the Republic of China on Taiwan. On hi...
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Praedial Larceny – Who feels it knows it
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June 23, 2006
Editor: Praedial Larceny in the Revised Edition of the laws of St. Vincent and the Grenadines is defined as theft, and on summary conviction it carrie...
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Report on sexual abuse of young girls disturbing
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June 23, 2006
Editor: One reads with sadness in last weekend searchlight newspaper the report by Dr. Datta concerning the high rate of sexual abuse of young girls. ...
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What could we do about unreasonable producers?
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June 23, 2006
Editor: We are in the midst of the annual carnival season and the concern about music piracy is once again a hot topic of discussion. How well do caly...
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On tourism, safety and society
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June 16, 2006
16.JUN.06 Editor: About a fortnight ago the relative calm of our island home to which we genuinely welcome overseas visitors was disturbed by a most u...
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Crayfish and Culture
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June 16, 2006
by John Renton 16.JUN.06 Biology Teacher GHS For some time I have been interested in scientifically describing the rich diversity of the living herita...
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Bolome residents facing health hazard
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June 9, 2006
09.JUN.06 Editor: The people of Bolome, Campden Park are facing a very serious problem and this has become a health hazard to the community. We are th...
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Are condoms failing?
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June 9, 2006
09.JUN.06 EDITOR: After more than thirty years promoting the condom as the all-purpose safety net, why do we still have a worsening HIV epidemic on ou...
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Should Christians take part in Carnival?
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June 9, 2006
09.JUN.06 Editor: There has much debate about Christians participating in Carnival, since the article I wrote on May 26, 2006. Ladies and Gentlemen: T...
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Why I did not vote in 2005
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June 9, 2006
09.JUN.06 Editor: I voted in 2001, but not in 2005. When I voted in 2001, it was the first time in my life. I was not of age for the last elections be...
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Playing baby house in the homosexual family
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June 9, 2006
by Dr. Richard A. B. Cox  09.JUN.06 There are some so-called human rights activists who are on a foreign sponsored crusade to corrupt and degrade the...
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Noise a problem for Young Island
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June 9, 2006
09.JUN.06 Editor: I am responding to an article in the June 2nd issue of "Searchlight" entitled "Shut Down." The issue of "noise" is an age-old proble...
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Dennis Davidson – A Vincentian legend
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June 2, 2006
02.JUN.06 EDITOR: Dennis Davidson has died. To my generation of schoolboys, Dennis was a little fella, with a smiling face, full of jokes and 'ole' ta...