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Leacock: NDP not out of steam
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Leacock: NDP not out of steam
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September 2, 2005
This last weekend saw the political temperature rise a few more notches as Vincentians become psychologically prepared for another general election. T...
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Shake Dr. Gonsalves, wake him up!
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September 2, 2005
EDITOR: On reading Dr. Gonsalves’ latest promise 'an airport' on the Internet, I shook my head in despair. Some questions sprung to mind of how ill ...
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Were his remarks Christian?
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September 2, 2005
EDITOR: Oh, that we will not judge situations simply according to our own thoughts, but seek to judge them based on the scriptures, rightly divided. T...
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Vigour Now, should be next revolution
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September 2, 2005
Editor: By the way we have another Revolution to sort out. I understand lots of our men are losing it from the waist down (prostate). We can't afford ...
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Thanks to all who supported me
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September 2, 2005
EDITOR: I am thankful to the past and present Government for the scholarship and support over the 5 years. I always considered myself as more than jus...
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Overwhelmed by ‘Visual Revolution’
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September 2, 2005
EDITOR: I am more than overwhelmed at this Visual Revolution. I call it another revolution because never before in my life have I heard anything like ...
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More questions than answers on new Airport
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August 26, 2005
EDITOR: Top television personality Randy Dopwell with top radio presenter E G Lynch and Historian Dr Adrian Fraser are the right team to present a cur...
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Reparation for all!
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August 26, 2005
EDITOR: In his book Salt, Earl Lovelace defines reparation as an offering/act that allows the injured party and the aggressor to stand before each oth...
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Upcoming elections a serious test of our maturity
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August 26, 2005
EDITOR: The consensus is that the next general election would be one of unprecedented and uncompromising political combat. The forecast is that when G...
Sir James and his folly
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Sir James and his folly
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August 26, 2005
Editor: I watched with interest Sir James Mitchell's presentation on the Inside Out TV programme last Sunday evening. During and after the programme, ...
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Idealism?
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August 26, 2005
In neighbouring Trinidad and Tobago a group of high profile citizens has launched "The Principles and Fairness Movement". Its goal is to stimulate a n...
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The tale of two tails
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August 19, 2005
Standing ram-rod straight at about 6 feet, 7 inches Elias Roache, the musician, shopkeeper and story-teller used to relate lively tales and give lesso...
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Former Prison Inmates stigmatized
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August 19, 2005
Editor: Before I get into my subject, let me remind the Minister of Transport, Works and Housing that the North Leeward Highway needs cleaning. The gr...
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My ‘Vincentian-ness’ cannot be doubted
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August 19, 2005
Editor: I think it necessary to set the record straight regarding my citizenship, inelegantly put in issue by "Sylvina Browne" in her letter of August...
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Are things going from bad to worse?
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August 19, 2005
EDITOR: My reason for writing this letter is to draw your attention to some pressing issues that are facing our people (land), which if not dealt with...
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The Love Vine, Cuba and the SVLP – Part II
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August 19, 2005
EDITOR: After I challenged Bassy Alexander about the accuracy of this statement in Searchlight dated August 5, 2005, I conducted further research on t...
NIS and the international airport
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NIS and the international airport
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August 19, 2005
EDITOR: Since the announcement on August 8, 2005, by the Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph E. Gonsalves, of the detailed plans for the construction of The Int...
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Divisionism only pulling us down
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August 12, 2005
EDITOR: As the citizens of tiny island states, such as our very own, St. Vincent and the Grenadines struggle to respond and try to solve our many prob...
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Tweedle Dee or Tweedle Dum
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August 12, 2005
EDITOR: The people of my constituency – South Windward – are outraged. We stand insulted and decidedly so. It is clear that both political parties...
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NDP needs to show their own energy plan
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August 12, 2005
Editor: The opposition political party Leader, Mr. Arnhim Eustace, ought to put an alternative energy assistance agreement on the table, before his ca...
Issues to consider when election bell rings
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Issues to consider when election bell rings
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August 12, 2005
Editor: We are in the middle of the silly season in St. Vincent and the Grenadines as we approach the general elections, and we are hearing much rheto...
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NDP, tell us about your Trans Island Road
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August 12, 2005
EDITOR: Ever since the people of Rose Hall rejected the NDP over nine months ago the level of criticism of the Cross Country Road (CCR) has faded shar...
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Economic decay and dismay
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August 12, 2005
EDITOR: It is with much dismay that I look on from abroad at the demise of my beloved country, more specifically the economy of our country. As has al...
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Love Vine, Cuba and the Labour Party
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August 5, 2005
EDITOR: I have corrected statements made by many of our journalists in SVG and the Love Vine is no exception. I find that many writers do not devote e...
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Why is ‘The News’ so ‘dumb’?
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August 5, 2005
EDITOR: ‘The News’ newspaper of July 15, 2005 carried a story, "NOT A WORD! 'DUMB' BROWNE?", along with a photo of Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mi...
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NDP falling further and further behind
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August 5, 2005
Editor: It is my opinion that as the election race progresses we will begin to see the NDP falling further and further behind. At first I really thoug...
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Philosophies of Vincentian politicians
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July 29, 2005
EDITOR: It would really be foolhardy of Vincentians to harbour the thought that anyone who is aspiring for the leadership of politics in this country ...
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Education is not free
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July 29, 2005
Editor: I write to express my views on the issue of education being 'free' and its relation to the issue of Universal Secondary Education. My expressi...
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Remembering LIAT Flight 319
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July 29, 2005
Editor: It has been 19 years since the disappearance of LIAT 319, a twin otter plane with eleven passengers and two-crew members (the pilot and co-pil...
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Free movement of Capital
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July 29, 2005
Citizens will be able to transfer money to another country through bank notes, cheques, electronic transfers, etc. without having to obtain prior auth...
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Reject the ‘we never were ‘creed
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July 29, 2005
by Oscar Allen Another empty Emancipation Day is coming this weekend for an empty people. We proudly celebrate our ignorance and alienation as house s...
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Hospital flooding due to poor planning
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July 22, 2005
Editor: The heavy rains on July 18 descended on us and the run-off over the Montrose-Hospital area was too much for our poorly planned drainage system...
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Abolish beating in homes
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July 22, 2005
Editor: I'm delighted to see that we're on the verge of abolishing corporal punishment in our schools. I hope too we will abolish it in our homes. Vio...
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Is there any difference between Digicel and C&W?
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July 22, 2005
Editor: I have been noticed a trend about Digicel which has led me to presume that, basically, there isn't much of a difference between Digicel and Ca...
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Hurricanes, climate and the implications
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July 22, 2005
EDITOR: While it is all well and good for us to plan and prepare for annual hurricanes and disasters, it was not always like this for us Small Island ...
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Windward highway taking way too long
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July 22, 2005
EDITOR: I don't like to write critical pieces, as more often than not the guilty parties often think that their reputation or character is being besmi...
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Sun worshippers, copy books not leadership
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July 15, 2005
by Dr. Richard Cox In a recent piece I berated some members of the Opposition for poor performances in the House. Big mistake! I was almost put to the...
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Good Governance or poor representation?
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July 15, 2005
EDITOR: I have lived in the Edinboro District of the West Kingstown Constituency for 38 years. I have seen the good, the bad and the ugly of the roads...
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Africa full of promise
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July 15, 2005
Editor: With effective timing, the bomb blasts in London distracted attention from the G8 summit in Edinburgh, which focused on the issues concerning ...
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CARPHA zeroes in on Mental Health
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CARPHA zeroes in on Mental Health
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May 9, 2025
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has brought attention to what has been described as “an urgent but often overlooked challenge of our time”...
Officer Charged in Traffic Violation Case
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Officer Charged in Traffic Violation Case
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May 9, 2025
A police officer, alleged to have aided and abetted a civilian to break traffic regulations, has been charged, and will appear in court on May 12,2025...

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