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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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Let’s not lose our self respect
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July 15, 2005
Editor: As election is fastly approaching many persons have become obsessed with Politics. Their obsession has led them to loose their friends, respec...
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Is the housing boom our friend or enemy?
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July 15, 2005
EDITOR: With the hurricane season on us again, no doubt homeowners in SVG must be thinking seriously about the safety of their homes. Recent environme...
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Sandy Bay tower in bad location
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July 15, 2005
EDITOR: A cellular provider has placed one of their towers in the middle of a residential community. At least four different persons during my stay in...
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Ashamed of the judging
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July 8, 2005
EDITOR: As a Vincentian living abroad for the past 16 years, I return home for carnival almost every year. Being a former representative of St. Vincen...
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The basic function of education
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July 8, 2005
Editor: Within the context of the discussion and debate surrounding the "Education Revolution"and the proposed Education Bill, coupled with much talk ...
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Abolishing corporal punishment in schools
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July 8, 2005
Editor: Discussions continue on the coming into existence of the new Education Bill/Act. Different areas of the Bill have been examined and criticized...
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Listen to the teachers
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July 1, 2005
Editor: Proverbs 22: 15 states that "Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child, but the rod of correction (discipline) drives it far from him." The...
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Just tell the truth about Bad Lads
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July 1, 2005
Editor: We understandably believe what we see and hear on T.V. or read in the newspapers. Sometimes however, what we see or hear or read about in the ...
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Politics or politricks
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July 1, 2005
Editor: During my recent visit home, I met with Ministers (past and present), visited various constituencies and spoke with men and women of all ranks...
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A Vincentian Encyclopedia
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June 24, 2005
by Oscar Allen I flip the leaves of this book and some of the pages catch my eye: “turn han, tek little, live long, koonoo moonoo, knock shallow pla...
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What really is the New World Order?
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June 24, 2005
Editor: A few weeks ago I heard Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves make mention of the New World Order. Noel Jackson also made mention of it a few day...
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The season of elections is upon us
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June 24, 2005
Editor: There is no doubt that the season of elections is with us, even if the Prime Minister is still to dissolve Parliament and indicate the date wh...
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Cataract surgery in SVG on par with first world
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June 17, 2005
We will begin our talk today by defining in simple terms what a cataract is and identifying at the same time a few anatomical structures of the eye. T...
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The truth, the whole truth and nothing but…
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June 17, 2005
EDITOR: I refer to the June 10 column by the Unity Labour Party (ULP) in local papers and must put the record straight. I am normally inclined to disr...
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Let us be part of the education revolution
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June 17, 2005
Editor: I am a preschool teacher of many years. My problem is that we pre-school teachers in this country are treated like criminals. Some of us work ...
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Teach our children the Lord’s Prayer
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June 17, 2005
Editor: The famous Our Father's Prayer ought to be known by the smallest child. Sadly, though many children seldom know Our Father's Prayer. This pray...
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It is in our best interest to be moral
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June 10, 2005
Editor: I recently read an article in the Jamaica Gleaner, May 4, "Dancehall Blues – Red Stripe withholds sponsorship money from promoter – Cites ...
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‘Another world is necessary’
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June 10, 2005
EDITOR: When I first went to talk to Walter Rodney he was tutoring a small group of students at the University in Jamaica, and I listened in. As they ...
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Lynch should be ashamed of himself
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June 3, 2005
EDITOR: On Thursday, May 19, 2005, nearly 48 hours before the untimely and tragic death of the beloved Sister Pat Douglas, the saintly nun who headed ...
Sis. Pat, yesterday, today and forever
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Sis. Pat, yesterday, today and forever
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June 3, 2005
Editor: Sister Pat first came into my life at the age of 15 years old, considered by most at that time to be a mature young man, but she scared me so....