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Police handling of crash site not impressive
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May 13, 2005
Editor: Harley Cambridge died tragically two weekends ago. It would have come one day after our last conversation. He and I met outside my office wher...
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Enforce the use of seat-belts
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May 6, 2005
Editor: It is with great concern that I present this issue to you. For years St.Vincent and the Grenadines has been struggling to keep its head above ...
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What’s going on?
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May 6, 2005
Editor: For forty years the St. Martin's Secondary School (SMSS) has made education possible for many Vincentian children who would otherwise have not...
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Coastal desert creeping inland
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May 6, 2005
Editor: The increasing degradation of St. Vincent's coastal landscape is clearly visible from Fort Charlotte and moves noticeably further inland each ...
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Do tax laws apply to all?
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April 29, 2005
Editor: Forgive my naivety, but I thought that our country's tax laws were meant to be applied equally to all. Personal observation, as well as conver...
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Keep SVG clean!
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April 29, 2005
Editor: There is little doubt that Kingstown is much cleaner than it once was. Our Capital, Kingstown, can be rated amongst some of the cleanest in th...
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What’s wrong with women preachers?
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April 29, 2005
Editor: Living at a time when many old principles are being replaced by modern ideas, the question seems relevant and timely; should women be preacher...
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Parents, please look after your children!
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April 29, 2005
EDITOR: Parents, please pay more attention to your children! I have observed over the last couple of weeks, some children on the way to school looking...
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Candidacy selection critical
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April 29, 2005
Editor: It is the duty of every citizen to gave validity to his convictions to political affairs" Albert Einstein. There is little doubt from the pres...
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Will we move from mudslinging to bloodshed?
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April 29, 2005
by Dr. Richard A. B. Cox The first time I met Jamaicans in any great numbers was at university, and, their main preoccupation with me was that I was f...
A true soldier in word, deed
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A true soldier in word, deed
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April 29, 2005
by R. Andrew Cummings On August 20, 2004 I wrote the following in the Searchlight under the rubric "They all Serve". "Have you heard of Mother Priam? ...
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‘I was proud to represent SVG at Holy See
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April 22, 2005
Editor: As a general rule I do not bring to the attention of the media the work in which I am engaged. However, I have decided that I will deviate sli...
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Say no to marijuana
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April 22, 2005
Editor: While the statement by the learned Magistrate concerning the decriminalization of marijuana may sound good from a humanistic point of view, I ...
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Regulating public transport services
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April 22, 2005
Editor: I would like to think that I'm echoing the views of the majority of simple-minded Vincentians when I say "enough of the minibus strikes!" The ...
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Good job! But you have more to do
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April 22, 2005
Editor: I must say hearty congratulations to the shareholders, management and staff of the Searchlight newspaper for reaching its tenth year of existe...
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’Ole George, Butcher are true role models
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April 15, 2005
Editor: On March 14, 2005 the hearts of many VINCENTIANS were filled with joy as our two local heroes, Earl ’Ole George Daniel and Joel Butcher comp...
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Conflict of interest
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April 15, 2005
Editor: I am a retired developer who has returned to my country to make my contribution. My problem arose with the purchase of a property in Arnos Val...
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The seat of Peter – another view
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April 15, 2005
EDITOR: With the passing of John Paul II, the former outstanding leader of the great apostate church – the Roman Catholic Church, head of Vatican Ci...
Thank you Dr. Slater
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Thank you Dr. Slater
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April 15, 2005
Editor: Please permit me a space via your newspaper to say thank you for a job well done. With great joy and pleasure, I would like to congratulate th...
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Elected officials must let conscience guide them
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April 15, 2005
Editor: A common complaint voiced in a number of letters to the editors of all three SVG weekly newspapers is the perception that elected representati...
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Reflections on the Education Revolution
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April 8, 2005
EDITOR: The government of SVG proudly proclaims its intentions to make education play an essential role in moving the nation forward. It says it is cr...
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The new NDP party
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April 8, 2005
Editor: The last twelve (12) months or so have seen the emergence of an interesting New NDP. It is interesting because of the new personalities that h...
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The right to freedom of speech
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April 8, 2005
Editor: Freedom of speech is fundamental to true democracy. As a matter of fact freedom of speech is at the core of human rights. The reason why the A...
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Bringing shame to cricket
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April 8, 2005
EDITOR: I watched over the last five months with a great sadness at the situation, which is accelerating the state regional cricket into the stadium o...
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Take another look or shut up
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April 8, 2005
Editor: Please permit me to respond to “AAA - Take Another Look at Keith Joseph” published on April 1, 2005. I recommend that the writer takes a c...
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Thanks to Walter Rodney
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April 1, 2005
by Oscar Allen When Walter Rodney was killed in 1980 in Guyana, Cecil Rajendra a well armed Malaysian poet made an ominous confession. He wrote: More ...
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No ‘basketbrawl’ at Montrose
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April 1, 2005
Editor: This is my first attempt at writing a letter to a newspaper. I found it necessary, as the story "Basketbrawl at Montrose" was not only riddled...
People still believe Hollywood myths
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People still believe Hollywood myths
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April 1, 2005
EDITOR: It seems as though the proposed Pirates of the Caribbean II has caused quite a furore between Disney, the Caribs and the Minister of Culture. ...
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Level the playing field for people of Mayreau
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April 1, 2005
Editor: I recently visited your beautiful islands of Bequia and Mayreau. The islands are very picturesque and Bequia is outstanding because of a very ...
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Ashamed of PM’s response to Dollis
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April 1, 2005
Editor: Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves ought to be ashamed of himself for his patronising response to the opinion of a concerned Vincentian citize...
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SVG youths just doing what they see
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April 1, 2005
Editor: The Syrians and the Lebanese, the Indians from India and the Chinese, they do not meddle in our politics. All the other foreign-birth non-Vinc...
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AAA – take another look at Keith Joseph
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April 1, 2005
Editor: First, let me congratulate Adonson Shallow for placing second in the discus throw, especially after placing ninth last year in the Junior Cari...
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Attack the root causes of AIDS
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March 24, 2005
Editor: First of all let me congratulate Earl "Old George" Daniel and his partner Joel Butcher on accomplishing what many of us thought was an impossi...
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ULP will win again
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March 24, 2005
EDITOR: Already the pundits are predicting the outcome of the next General Elections constitutionally due by June 2006. Drs. Ralph Gonsalves and Kenne...
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Minister must defend cultural integrity
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March 24, 2005
Editor: The Historical and Archaeological Society of St. Vincent and the Grenadines views with alarm the attempts of Minister of Tourism and Culture R...
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Sis Pat: News blew issue out of proportion
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March 18, 2005
Editor: We, the concerned staff of St. Joseph's Convent, Marriaqua, wish to express our disappointment and regret over the unfortunate misrepresentati...
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Sam: SVGTU was never informed
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March 18, 2005
Editor: The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers' Union (SVGTU) wishes to clear the air on a misleading letter which appeared in the weeklies under...
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My heart weeps bitterly for Rose Hall family
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March 18, 2005
Editor: To kill someone is wrong, wicked, a murder and against the law of God. When I heard about the sad death of Mr. Clifton Caine; and for his four...
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Sachin’s genius 10,000 times displayed
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March 18, 2005
EDITOR: When India's Sachin Tendulkar became the fifth batsman to reach the awesome milestone of 10,000 runs in Test cricket on Wednesday, cricket pun...