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Ethiopia, stretch forth thy hand!
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October 28, 2005
by Camillo M. Gonsalves It may be the altitude. It may be the enormity of the event. But landing in Ethiopia leaves you breathless. In becoming the fi...
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Stop dragging airlines into our politics
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October 28, 2005
Editor: Please permit me space to comment on the utterances of the Hon Prime Minister at his public meeting two weekends ago. He seems to be constantl...
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Simon! Simon! Simon!
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October 28, 2005
EDITOR: A week or two ago I was stopped in the middle of my afternoon work when Mr. Simon Kamara of World In Focus fame suggested that pornography be ...
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A letter to the Prime Minister
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October 28, 2005
EDITOR: Please publish this letter I wrote to the Hon. Prime Minister. I am still awaiting a response. Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadine...
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The PM’s Ethiopia visit
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October 28, 2005
EDITOR: I write to correct a few inaccuracies in Dr. Adrian Fraser's "Point of View" column in your newspaper of Friday, October 21, 2005, regarding t...
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Magistrates not taking predial larceny seriously
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October 21, 2005
EDITOR: Mr. Commissioner, congratulations on your recent promotion. Chief, as you are aware you have a very challenging task ahead with the rapid incr...
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Sir Vincent, you are 30 years too late!
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October 21, 2005
EDITOR: Sir Vincent Beache, Your Apology/Explanation is 30 years late and deceptive. It is often said, confession is good for the soul. This writer do...
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Voters’ list figures not too high
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October 21, 2005
Editor: Many are of the view that the number of names on the voters' list is much too high in comparison with the 2001 census. I beg to disagree. The ...
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Let the real debate on race re-emerge
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October 21, 2005
EDITOR: Recently, the Prime Minister's comments about race have generated much debate. These debates on race are a welcome departure from "the culture...
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Decentralizing businesses a must
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October 21, 2005
Editor: As we are about to celebrate yet another Independence, and as we reflect on our growth over the past 26 years I am sure that we could all conc...
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If I could have, I would have!
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October 21, 2005
EDITOR: I often wonder how many times certain important issues must be raised before they are adequately addressed by those who have the authority to ...
Geological expertise essential to the development of SVG
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Geological expertise essential to the development of SVG
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October 21, 2005
by Dr. Richard Robertson - Geologist In this season of political activity I fear that my letter may be lost amongst the noise that usually abounds at ...
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Salute pioneers at Independence
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October 14, 2005
Editor: On October 27, 2005, St.Vincent and the Grenadines will be celebrating 26 years of independence. This month let us take the time to thank some...
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Quality of health care in SVG at risk
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October 14, 2005
Editor: If one is not politically biased and if one speaks as a true patriotic Vincentian, we would agree that the government has done well. However, ...
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Why are so many jobless still liming on the block?
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October 14, 2005
Editor: I recently had the opportunity to listen to the Prime Minister in a casual conversation at Phil's Bar on Heritage Square. I was highly amused ...
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Harry had potential to be successful Commissioner
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October 14, 2005
EDITOR: I am still of the opinion that Mr. William Harry had the potential to have been the most successful commissioner the Royal St. Vincent and the...
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ULP and the next election
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October 14, 2005
EDITOR: Our Prime Minister, Honourable Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, on many occasions said he is the only person who knows when the next General Elections wil...
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Editorial on mark
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October 14, 2005
EDITOR: Your Editorial and the related lengthy article on the psychological ills underlying male underperformance in our nation (and, by extension, th...
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Are we ready for Education Revolution?
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October 14, 2005
EDITOR: Currently the most talked about issue is Universal Secondary Education, which seems to be the cornerstone of the ULP's election campaign. Whil...
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Sprouting students
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October 14, 2005
by Oscar Allen For a couple days in 1966, students of the Girls’ High School and the Grammar School marched in protest down Back Street in Kingstown...
Psychosocial ills of Caribbean society, cricket
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Psychosocial ills of Caribbean society, cricket
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October 14, 2005
PART II by Dr. C. Malcolm Grant Structured and systematic steps need to be urgently taken in order to rectify the sad state of affairs within West Ind...
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Parties must desist from mud-slinging
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October 7, 2005
EDITOR: The SVG Green Party is calling on Politicians and platform speakers from both the ULP and the NDP parties to desist from the shameful and repu...
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Are we just a mediocre society?
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October 7, 2005
Editor: I recently read an article written by Dr. Jules Ferndinand about the dangers of being content with mediocrity. The article brought home a pain...
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Of Presidential state visits and General Elections
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October 7, 2005
EDITOR: Whatever else is true of party politics, and, by extension, of governance in SVG, upfront must be the fact that "there is no new thing under t...
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Prevention is better than cure
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October 7, 2005
EDITOR: Greetings to you today. The Tri-Tri season is now beginning at different rivers and the fishermen are catching Tri-Tri, most of which is safe ...
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Sir James Mitchell was mistaken
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October 7, 2005
EDITOR: Government Minister Dr. Jerrol Thompson is puzzled by Sir James Mitchell's claim that there was no government representation at Dame Eugenia C...
Psychological ills of Caribbean society and cricket
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Psychological ills of Caribbean society and cricket
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October 7, 2005
PART I by Dr. C. Malcolm Grant It's only the naive fan who can inertly and sincerely believe that the WICB and or the coach (of the day) and or poor p...
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In honour of Dr. Earle Kirby
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September 30, 2005
EDITOR: When I first set foot in Kingstown, I was advised to seek out ‘Doc”. "You'll find him there, on Saturday, at the museum", I was told. That...
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Nasty politics and downright disrespect
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September 30, 2005
EDITOR: Much has been made of comments by the Prime Minister regarding the Leader of Opposition, and rightly so. While the comments made were in poor ...
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Sir James’ projects and Airports
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September 30, 2005
by Informed Observer I was very disappointed at the most recent journalistic effort at discussing airport development. The latest discourse by agronom...
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Leadership – building a new society
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September 30, 2005
by Maxwell Haywood National elections will be announced any time now. Voting every five years, while inadequate for achieving full and true democracy,...
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Dispose of dead animals properly
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September 30, 2005
EDITOR: On Monday, September 26, while on my way to take a bus to work, a nasty scent permeating the atmosphere, almost chased me back home. Right at ...
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Political heat picking up
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September 30, 2005
It could be more of the same when the Unity Labour Party (ULP) campaign wagon rolls into the Central Leeward town of Barrouallie this Sunday. There is...
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You can’t be serious!
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September 23, 2005
Editor: I have to pinch ace tennis player John Mc.Inroe's famous line: “You cannot be serious!” That's how he used to rant and rage when he disagr...
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Good move to boost security services
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September 23, 2005
EDITOR: I want to congratulate the government on their recent efforts to prop up our security services. The Mobile Police Units, the new Coast Guard V...
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Decent Henry: Help our kidney patients
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September 23, 2005
Dear Fellow Vincentians: Having been a kidney patient on dialysis for nearly 30 years now, it is with tremendous relief and great joy that I welcome t...
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Don’t kill the goose
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September 16, 2005
Editor: Many thanks and appreciation to the Minister of Transport, Works and Housing and by extension, the Area Representative for giving some attenti...
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Health issues need attention
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September 16, 2005
Editor: We are being warned now by our health officials of the potential deadly effects of leptospirosis, a disease spread through contact with the ur...
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I’m proud to be a roast breadfruit
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September 16, 2005
Editor: Ralph, as an erstwhile comrade, I was and still am quite reluctant to respond to the diet of derogatory comments and racial slurs that you dis...
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Another Five Years
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September 9, 2005
Editor: The rally at Fountain last Sunday was the biggest political event ever held on that spot. Thousands of West St. George residents were joined b...
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Field of dreams
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September 9, 2005
EDITOR: I congratulate the Prime Minister for a huge step forward in making secondary school education available to all Vincentians however if our P.M...
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Who the cap fits!
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September 9, 2005
EDITOR: After reading about the conflict between different groups of Nyabinghi brothers over the legalisation of the order, I realised that very littl...
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Political penguinism of Jomo Thomas
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September 2, 2005
by Dr. Richard A. B. Cox Jomo Thomas returned home about 2 years ago and immediately started fireworks in the political arena, playing the classic pol...
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