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April 21, 2006
Editor: A friend in England recently attended a meeting and our esteemed prime minister was the keynote speaker. Gonsalves spoke to the Vincentian Dia...
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April 21, 2006
by G.E.M. Saunders Airport Development 1 dates back to August 1999, just after Sir James publicly announced plans to develop our International Airport...
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April 13, 2006
by Cedric B. Harold The first technological revolution in human history is the revolution in agriculture. It had several components, from plant and an...
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April 13, 2006
Editor: There seems to be a creeping tendency of irresponsibility by some persons here. It has to do with a slow and steady build up of garbage at For...
Baptiste a good choice to lead SVG
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April 13, 2006
Editor: One of my dreams came true when Portia Simpson-Miller became Jamaica's first woman Prime Minister. I would like to take this opportunity to co...
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April 13, 2006
EDITOR: St Vincent recently recorded four murders and several other victims of crime in the space of one month, with Glenn Jackson's death being the h...
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April 13, 2006
Editor: Some recent events have made me begin to wonder what exactly is going on with the running of this country. We are about to become signatories ...
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April 13, 2006
EDITOR: Some ironies and anomalies personally observed within the St. Vincent and The Grenadines Public Service: 1. Nominally and titularly, the impli...
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April 7, 2006
EDITOR: "Teaching standard English as a second language” does not mean that it should be the secondary language of the nation but refers to the fact...
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April 7, 2006
Editor: The scripture says, "Marriage is honourable in all and the bed undefiled." – Hebrews 13:4. Thus marriage is something to be cherished. It is...
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April 7, 2006
Editor: Cricket, lovely cricket! I desire not to remind us that our beloved West Indies cricket team has just lost yet another test series. Instead, I...
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April 7, 2006
Editor: With her sterling example Mrs. Jackson has put us to shame. We are so often most vindictive to the ones closest to us for the most trivial of ...
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April 7, 2006
Editor: After reading some letters in this newspaper over the last few weeks, as one of the many foreigners from Asia living in this country, I feel I...
The assassin’s damage
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April 7, 2006
by Oscar Allen The assassin(s) who planned it and the hands that carried out "Operation kill Glenn Jackson" are sitting at home watching TV. They feel...
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March 31, 2006
Don’t ask me how, Don’t ask me when, The clarion call is Justice now! I’m doing this one For Glenn My Hero My Comrade My Colleague My friend Iâ€...
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March 31, 2006
Editor: Sir Louis Straker, in a recent address at the CXC National Awards Ceremony, used the words “breadfruit talk” to describe and discourage a ...
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March 31, 2006
Editor: In North Leeward many school children can be seen struggling to get transportation to go to school in Kingstown and get home after school. But...
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March 31, 2006
by Dr. Richard A. B. Cox While our prime ministers like dressing themselves in papal robes and portraying their leadership as messianic, they are usua...
Split banana realities
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March 31, 2006
Earlier this year, in January, the news was that banana farming was on its knees. The quantity of banana that we exported to Europe in 2005 had tumble...
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March 24, 2006
EDITOR: As an ex NCO of the SVG Army Cadet Force, I could not hold back the tears when I was informed by my wife Simone of the death of a very conscie...
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March 24, 2006
EDITOR: Like him or loathe him there’s no doubt that Dr. Kenneth John is the top newspaper columnist in St. Vincent. His ‘This Week’ is a - ‘M...
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March 24, 2006
EDITOR: Noreen Haydock and Brigitte Germain join with Jasmine Haynes and her son, Antonio Haynes, in expressing our heartfelt condolences to his Famil...
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March 24, 2006
EDITOR: How unfortunate that Minister Straker should have referred to the local dialect as ‘breadfruit talk’ (The News March 3rd) thereby denigrat...
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March 24, 2006
EDITOR: Murder has raised its ugly head again in our small nation, and this time it is of a well known and well loved personality. {{more}} The seemin...
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March 24, 2006
EDITOR: I was devastated to hear of the passing of Mr. Glenn Jackson. I was listening to the NBC RADIO on the net and was THUNDERSTRUCK when I heard t...
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March 24, 2006
EDITOR: While shopping in my favourite supermarket at Arnos Vale I met a Japanese friend who works for The Japanese Volunteers Overseas Association. I...
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March 24, 2006
Editor: There is no doubt that as a nation we have drifted away from God. We boast about being Christians yet our practices do not reflect such. We ar...
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March 24, 2006
EDITOR: Looking back it was a pleasure seeing a maturing young man pass by with a young lady, hand-in-hand they would pass usually going to cinema or ...
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March 24, 2006
Editor: I wish to give support to the views expressed by Allan Palmer with a minor modification. Nominations for National Hero should be reviewed once...
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March 24, 2006
The Inland Revenue Department has signaled its intention to get tough with tax defaulters here. They announced this week that those who do not pay up ...
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March 24, 2006
R. Andrew Cummings "Everyone has a right...." In clear and unmistakable terms, more than 50 years ago, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights procl...
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March 17, 2006
Editor: This writer is no expert on the subject of crime prevention or how best to solve a crime; however, it is the responsibility of every individua...
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March 17, 2006
EDITOR: I join with the thousands of citizens to mourn the passing of Glenn Ian Jackson. I am still trying to come to grips with this tragedy. I also ...
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March 17, 2006
EDITOR: It is that time of year when national pride takes precedence over everything else. This state of affairs gives rise to the discussion as to wh...
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March 17, 2006
Editor: There were times when the Rastafarian community took to the streets like a tidal wave, shouting slogans at those who had perpetually gagged, v...
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March 17, 2006
Editor: I observe with interest the gradual opening of public discussion on the subject of homosexuality and, as usual, I welcome the unmasking of any...
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March 17, 2006
by R. Andrew Cummings We seem to be numbed and confused by the spate of murders that has hit a record high this year in this our “land of the blesse...
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March 17, 2006
Former Governor, the late Sir Rupert John (1916 - 1996) authored a book, "Pioneers in Nation-Building in a Caribbean mini-state." The book was publish...
Renewed Focus to National Heroes Day
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March 10, 2006
Editor: I was able to listen into just that last portion of the “Letter from the ground” which was submitted by one Mr. Candy Edwards and is aired...
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March 10, 2006
Dear Editor: Allow me to respond to a letter that appeared in your newspaper titled -"Beware of a new wave of pyramid schemes". The writer, who did no...
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March 10, 2006
Editor: In my letter of February 17, I in no way intended to hurt anyone or to encourage unjust victimization of anyone. It was my intention to join t...
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March 3, 2006
by Maxwell Haywood Part I of II The month of March is our time to highlight and focus on our heritage and heroes. Many people have been calling for Hu...
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March 3, 2006
Editor: The celebration of Black History Month in SVG has become a controversial issue, not without reason for the stakes are indeed high. Some argue ...