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Oh, poor Joe, poor Joe !
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August 6, 2004
EDITOR: After reading Joe’s letter which was published in the July 30, 2004 edition of your newspaper, I was convinced that Poor Joe is of the opini...
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Shooting from the hip
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August 6, 2004
Editor: Of course homosexuals choose a gay lifestyle. For the same reason heterosexuals choose to have relations with members of the opposite sex. Tha...
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Emancipation month: fantasy time for Rastas
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August 6, 2004
EDITOR: This is Emancipation Month and it is evangelism and missionary time for Rastafarians, Afro-Caribbeans and those who promote the idea that we b...
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Judge not, lest thou be judged
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August 6, 2004
Editor: For the past few weeks I have been reading articles by Joe on the issue of homosexuality and last week I read one by Dave that almost brought ...
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WATCH OUT!
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July 30, 2004
Free Press essential to our democratic way of lifeby Andrew cummingsIt has long been settled that “... a free Press is an essential element in maint...
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No response yet from CDC
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July 30, 2004
Editor: I was prompted to make a few observations on Carnival due to some comments I read last week on the question of lack of designers. Around 1980 ...
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Emancipation and the education system
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July 30, 2004
Part One:EDITOR: The education system in the anglophone Caribbean has its origin in the Act and Emancipation Resolution, which was introduced in Parli...
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‘Lesbianism, homosexuality ungodly’
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July 30, 2004
EDITOR: I read with interest “Confession - Gay man confesses to Searchlight” in the July 16, 2004 edition of the said paper. All kinds of emotions...
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Still struggling with name calling
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July 30, 2004
Editor: In your paper dated Friday, July 14 2004, it was uplifting to read the article/letter written by “Joe”. To say I understand what he is fee...
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Joe: What is it about gays that scares you?
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July 30, 2004
Editor: I need to clarify a couple things from the last letter I wrote to you (published July 16). A friend called me after reading the letter and poi...
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The root causes of crime in society
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July 30, 2004
Please permit me a space in your paper to deal with crime. I remember as a boy growing up that what our parents gave us, we had to be satisfied with. ...
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Praise for SVG women in calypso
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July 23, 2004
Editor: It is with much horror that one gets in reading the weekly newspapers or listening to the electronic media about the crime and vulgarity that ...
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You shall have no borrowed Gods
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July 23, 2004
by Oscar AllenIt was their emancipation that led the Hebrew people to find their faith and their God. That is what we read in the Hebrew scriptures wh...
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On the ropes
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July 23, 2004
A LAYMAN'S PERSPECTIVEby R. Andrew CummingsThe world has changed significantly in recent times. Yet in SVG we seem unconcerned and even untouched by t...
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Could he be Candy Edwards?
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July 23, 2004
After listening to the style, brilliant language, knowledgeable content and fluent delivery at graduation ceremonies, I now have an opinion as to who ...
St. Vincent, a land so beautiful
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St. Vincent, a land so beautiful
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July 23, 2004
Dear Hon. Rene Baptist,Min. Of Tourism And CultureKingstownSt. Vincent and the Grenadines It gives me great pleasure in writing this letter to you bec...
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Forward ever backward never!
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July 23, 2004
EDITOR: Haiti is being referred to today as a failed state by many (rightfully so). This is not of the people’s making. The likes of Papa Doc, Baby ...
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Pure fire! Fire Bun!! Hotta Fire!
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July 23, 2004
Editor: In last week’s edition dated July 16, 2004, containing Joe’s letter, I wish to make a few comments on this homosexual issue.First to begin...
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Hooray for Roy’s Inn
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July 16, 2004
Editor: Magnificent! It stands on this hill like a sentinel in white, with a grand view.As the evening breeze caressed the trees around, their branche...
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Human Rights group condemns Carnival murders
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July 16, 2004
EDITOR: The Carnival is over but amidst all the fun, flair and fantasy, this country was left with three murders, two of whom were women, and young An...
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Get rid of this sick sexual perversion
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July 16, 2004
EDITOR: In an effort to keep me up to date with events that are happening in my beloved home of the supposedly blessed, a very good friend e-mailed me...
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Confession
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July 16, 2004
Gay Man confesses to SEARCHLIGHTEditor: A few weeks ago I wrote to your paper addressing homophobia in this country in general, and remarks made by Mi...
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Dismayed by report
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July 9, 2004
Editor: I speak for art students, the principal of the Community College and myself when I say that I was dismayed by the coverage given to the A’le...
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Apply for visas before travelling!
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July 9, 2004
Editor: Re: Visas – I wish to again emphasise the importance of obtaining the necessary visas for entry to various countries in Europe and other des...
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Minister, let us stop monkeying around
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July 9, 2004
EDITOR: When I was a member of the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force, which came to a pre-determined end at 10 a.m. on May 20, 2004, I...
Daniel Cummings and the CWSA
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Daniel Cummings and the CWSA
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July 2, 2004
by G E M SaundersI wish to place on record my own personal appreciation for the long and distinguished service given by Mr. Cummings to the institutio...
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Thank you, Spirit!
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July 2, 2004
EDITOR: I beg of you to publish this letter in your newspaper for me.I read sometime ago in The News newspaper entitled Spirit Speaks Out written by D...
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Don’t get bogged down by semantics
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July 2, 2004
Editor: I get very discouraged with the human condition at times.All this malice emanating from supposed Christians, regarding burning homosexuals and...
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Cultivate that plant of peace making
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July 2, 2004
Editor: I experienced a good feeling and a bad feeling, that June 11 morning when I spoke to the Questelles School community and friends at their 9th ...
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Stay on course
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June 25, 2004
EDITOR: Please give me a space in your newspaper to express the following. I heard that the Prime Minister and ministers are doing their constituency ...
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Maintain public phone booths
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June 25, 2004
Editor: I write to relate an observation and a concern I have about the telephone cabins that are located in the upper part of Kingstown. I speak with...
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New prison needed
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June 25, 2004
Editor: If we are patriotic Vincentians and truly love our country, we would all agree that there is a need for a new prison. The government ought to ...
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Opinion: policing the society
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June 25, 2004
By CommentatorA story in the Monday, June 14 issue of the Star Online caught my attention this week.The headline read, “Rape, suspected murder, brib...
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How can I say thanks?
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June 18, 2004
EDITOR: It is so easy for you to take all the credit for your accomplishments; creating a self-contained fallacy that you are an island, self-sufficie...
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Between You and I
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June 18, 2004
It seems to have become increasingly fashionable for persons to say, “Between you and I.” This is wrong. It is a basic rule of grammar that a prep...
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Dem still ah get bun!!!
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June 18, 2004
EDITOR: Thanks for the space in your newspaper. I cannot help but share my part in the discussion over the statement Minister Selmon Walters made at t...
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‘Smitho’ my first
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June 18, 2004
EDITOR: When our class entered the St. Vincent Grammar School in January 1954 in Form 2B, we were not allowed to study physics as a science subject. W...
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Corruption in public office
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June 18, 2004
EDITOR: Corruption is described as all actions or omissions that constitute the diversion of a public official from the formal duties of his position,...
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Immigration blunders
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June 11, 2004
EDITOR: Our airport authorities spoke some time ago about improving the security after 9/11 and its importance, but I’m yet to see the improvement o...
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Fighting in defence of my homeland
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June 11, 2004
EDITOR: Patriotism is the value which allows a person to develop respect and love for country, demonstrated by honest work and personal contribution t...
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Magic Malik Orchestra: A Review
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June 11, 2004
By Haz SamuelThe smallish audience at Club Iguana settled in to await the start of the show as the five musicians and the sound engineer fiddled onsta...
The dress that gets all the attention
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The dress that gets all the attention
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June 11, 2004
The Holder family is very upset with the negative remarks coming from some members of the Vincentian public, who are accusing us of lying concerning t...
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African days
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June 4, 2004
YesterdayI called my son from Africa (Hosea 11:1)I smile a sad smile sometimes when my brothers in Christ twist around the Hebrew Christian scriptures...
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Lottery donates to Christmas Carolling Contest
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Lottery donates to Christmas Carolling Contest
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December 8, 2023
The National Lotteries Authority (NLA) of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has made a significant financial contribution to the hosting of the Poli...
Tuesday night shootings may be linked, sources say
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Tuesday night shootings may be linked, sources say
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December 8, 2023
Investigators are looking into the possibility that two shootings that took place on Tuesday December 5, 2023 may be linked. Gun violence in St Vincen...
Brighton man pleads guilty to 2019 murder
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Brighton man pleads guilty to 2019 murder
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December 8, 2023
A Brighton man will be sentenced in January, after he pleaded guilty to shooting a man to death. Kishorn Sayers, who was 26 years old at the time of t...