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Rephrase that ugly Miss SVG ad
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November 25, 2005
Editor: Kindly grant me the space in your newspaper to express my opinion on an advertisement I came across in your paper dated November 18, 2005. {{m...
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Give your support to the individual not party
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November 25, 2005
EDITOR: After witnessing the longest election campaign in the history of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, we finally have an election date and as a Vin...
Opposition suffering 17-year memory loss
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Opposition suffering 17-year memory loss
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November 25, 2005
by Camillo M. Gonsalves The legendary American economist and Harvard University Professor John Kenneth Galbraith once wrote that "nothing is so admira...
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Sabbath is very important
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November 18, 2005
In her zeal to publicize a religious doctrine accepted by some people, a correspondent in your last issue of the searchlight 11/11/05 wrote: "To keep ...
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Let us know which are throw-away promises
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November 18, 2005
Editor: Now that the election has been called, we will be listening to a lot of campaign promises being made over the coming weeks. When the leaders o...
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Is the ability to feed our nation in question?
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November 18, 2005
How can a small island state of 150 sq. miles, with a population of 120 000 people, be rich in volcanic soil excellent for agriculture with an abundan...
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Hadley is as much Vincy as any of us!
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November 18, 2005
Editor: The attack by NDP candidate St. Claire Leacock on the Chairman of National Properties Ltd., Victor Hadley, on Saturday night at the NDP meetin...
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I hate ‘party politics’ !!!
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November 18, 2005
EDITOR: We claim to have been independent for 26 years and are still encumbered by the millstone of colonialism in the form of the westminster parliam...
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Ten reasons why I can’t vote for the NDP
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November 18, 2005
Editor: The country will vote on December 7, 2005, and there are a few people here and there who are still undecided as to who should get that all-imp...
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Choose substance over promise
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November 18, 2005
by Dr. Richard A. B. Cox The bell has gone signalling the last lap in the elections and the use of every conceivable ploy to win votes. This is nothin...
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To vote or not to vote
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November 11, 2005
Part II by Oscar Allen One of the men on the block in Diamond Village presented me with this placard message, two weeks ago: DIAMOND PEOPLE, WE VOTING...
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We don’t need to hear about family relations
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November 11, 2005
Editor: I'm studying abroad, but I try to stay abreast with what's happening in the country. Now seems to be a time of much activity with election fev...
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Eustace must change position on Education
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November 11, 2005
Editor: The issue of education has always played a major part in general elections. This time around is no different, in light of the much talked abou...
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Seven is the number of completion or perfection
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November 11, 2005
Editor: It is a widely known biblical fact, especially by persons who search the scriptures, that seven (7) is the number of perfection or completion....
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Michael, and my father
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November 11, 2005
Editor: Referring to comments made Sunday night, I would like to make a public appeal to Mr. Julian Francis. I am asking you not to piggy-back on Mich...
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SVG Television supporting a ULP Victory?
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November 11, 2005
Editor: I was dismayed viewing last Tuesday night’s newscast on SVG television to see the biased reporting coming from our only television station. ...
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You shattered my dreams!
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November 11, 2005
Editor: I must congratulate Ms Murphy for her outstanding comment about the Prime Minister and the relationship with his son Camillo Gonsalves in an a...
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Close to the end for Arnhim Eustace
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November 11, 2005
EDITOR: When former Prime Minister Sir James Mitchell handed over the leadership of the New Democratic Party, NDP, and also the entire nation to Arnhi...
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This tax-free bonus must be earned
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November 11, 2005
EDITOR: The most indelible legacy of colonialism in an independent St. Vincent and the Grenadines is language. Vincentians are by nature monolingual â...
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ULP team deserves another term
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November 4, 2005
EDITOR: It is my intention to "big up" all the ULP candidates who are contesting the upcoming General Elections. I shall be writing about their indivi...
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‘I stand firmly behind you, Comrade’
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November 4, 2005
EDITOR: I have struggled over the years to withhold myself from being like the rest of the family by using the radio and newspapers to air my views. I...
PM setting good example for fathers
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PM setting good example for fathers
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November 4, 2005
Editor: I don't understand why everyone is in a snit over the treatment of Camillo Gonsalves by his father. I had no idea that it was wrong for a fath...
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St. Claire, it was a major error!
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November 4, 2005
Editor: With regard to the much discussed Tommy Hilfiger t-shirts, it is my opinion that St. Claire made a MAJOR error. Then on WE FM's Double Trouble...
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Is the airport the means to a craved prize?
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November 4, 2005
by Dr. Richard A. B. Cox Once I realised that Dr. Ralph Gonsalves was going to win the elections in 2001 I started pondering on two things: Who is the...
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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 ...
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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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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...