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Lent and lies
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February 18, 2005
Editor: How long will we live a lie? For many years a series of religious lies have been stuffed down our ears and to a large extent many have accepte...
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The Privy Council: Enough is enough
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February 18, 2005
by Camillo M. Gonsalves THE JAMAICAN government shuffled meekly to the steps of the Privy Council to beg our colonial masters for permission to leave ...
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Handicapped or disabled?
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February 11, 2005
Editor: I wish to draw your attention to a minority group in our country that is often neglected and does not receive the attention that they duly des...
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Mini-van drivers taking us for a ride
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February 11, 2005
EDITOR: While passenger van operators are clamouring for higher bus fares they are short changing local commuters. On numerous occasions buses assigne...
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Bequia tourism leading the pack
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February 11, 2005
Editor: A recent vacation in Bequia has left friends and me truly impressed with the Bequia Tourism Association and the people of Bequia. You are doin...
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Real senators need a senate
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February 11, 2005
Editor: I want to suggest some answers to these two questions: What the purpose of the senators is and why the senators must meet in their own assembl...
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Celebrating love
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February 11, 2005
EDITOR: At this time of the year, and more specifically February 14, which is referred to as Valentine's Day, many claim to be celebrating love. 'Love...
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My Dearest
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February 11, 2005
You are my rose in the morning And my flower in the evening You are the love in my heart And the beauty in my soul I set you in the highest place The ...
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The Banana Saga (Part 111)
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February 11, 2005
by Edwin Laurent Last week, I reviewed the history of the banana dispute. In this article, I examine the current workings of the European Union market...
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NDP position on Cuba backward
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February 4, 2005
Editor: Last week, following the successful visit to Cuba by Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, the NDP unleashed a vicious, childlike attack. The po...
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Some suggestions for SVG in 2005
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February 4, 2005
EDITOR: In a recent discussion with some friends, the topic of what can be done to improve SVG in the next 25 years came up. I submit some of my own o...
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The Banana Saga (Part II)
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February 4, 2005
The History by Edwin Laurent in Brussels Reform of Europe's import arrangements for bananas and the accompanying dispute, were notable features of int...
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ULP, please take stock before next election
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January 28, 2005
EDITOR: I am a well-wisher of the ULP Government. There is no doubt in my mind that they are trying their best to govern this country in these trying ...
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Why does local mail take so long?
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January 28, 2005
Editor: Did you ever look at the postal date stamped on your local mail? Did you notice that the postal date might be a month or more before the date ...
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No to fare rise
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January 28, 2005
Editor: As a passenger who travels regularly on the minivans I do support a rise in the fares in certain areas. I recommend that only North Leeward an...
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Allowable mortgage interest not moving
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January 28, 2005
Editor: Year after year the Government has increased the standard deductions for taxpayers; it is now at $14,000. {{more}} However, the mortgage inter...
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Ideas, history and a united people
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January 28, 2005
Editor: In 2004, an interesting sharing and exchange of ideas filled the pages of our local newspapers. There were two ideas or recommendations, which...
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The Banana Saga (Part I)
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January 28, 2005
by Edwin Laurent, Brussels On December 30, the Government of Ecuador, the world's largest banana exporter, announced the price to be paid to growers u...
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A flight experience
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January 21, 2005
EDITOR: St. Vincent and the Grenadines is under pressure to compete and comply with international standards of safety at our airports and ports. This ...
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Congrats to Rose Bank lighting crew
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January 21, 2005
Editor: Let me take this opportunity to wish all Vincentians and those abroad who normally read this paper a blessed and Christ-filled 2005. I give th...
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Playing the blind lead the blind
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January 21, 2005
Editor: It is said that if you know where you came from you will know where you are going. With the exception of the basic political history that exis...
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The power of expression
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January 21, 2005
Editor: After having written my opinion that party political conflict drains the intelligence, creativity and productivity of the nation, I discovered...
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We can’t afford bus fare hike
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January 14, 2005
Editor: After listening to a radio station I heard the The National Omnibus Association in January 2005 propose to increase the bus fares again, but I...
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LIAT, we need better service
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January 14, 2005
Editor: For the past 10 years I have been travelling with LIAT, but on December 19, last year, I checked in at the LIAT counter in SVG to board my fli...
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Cable & Wireless giving us a 6 for 9
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January 14, 2005
EDITOR: Season's greetings to you and members of staff, please permit me a space to express my dissatisfaction with the quality of service that we are...
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Sweet surrender
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January 14, 2005
Of all the fundamental rights and freedoms that we enjoy, I treasure most the protection of freedom of conscience and the protection of freedom of exp...
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Communicate with your children
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January 7, 2005
Editor: As a parent, I'm urging all you parents to let us support our children by keeping the line of communication open, so they can call on us anyti...
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Monitoring systems need developing
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January 7, 2005
Editor: The editorial of the News Newspaper of Friday, December 31st, 2004, along with several related articles in that same issue ("Caribbean's vulne...
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The big clash
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January 7, 2005
England is the oldest parliamentary democracy in the world. Over several centuries many written and unwritten laws and customs have come into being br...
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Budget – a time bomb waiting to explode
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December 23, 2004
EDITOR: With much anxiety and great expectation I took time out to listen to Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves as he presented his 2005 budget to the...
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Too much crime and mayhem
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December 23, 2004
EDITOR: No amount of preachy statements or pleading with young men to act better will ever work to solve our problems with crime and law breaking. No,...
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Congrats to Cable & Wireless
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December 17, 2004
Editor: I am from Union Island and I operate an Internet café there. I wish to express my appreciation for the changes Cable & Wireless has made to i...
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Was AIDS disease designed by man?
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December 17, 2004
Editor: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) – a very dangerous and frightening condition, which eventually leads to death. What is the origin...
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House of Hope seeking Volunteers
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December 17, 2004
EDITOR: I am a volunteer at the House of Hope. The House of Hope is in the process of opening a hospice for the people of St. Vincent and the Grenadin...
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‘The writer’ totally missed the picture
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December 17, 2004
EDITOR: When I wrote the letter under the caption "Jerry Turning Inside Out Show Upside Down", I never intended to get involved in a tennis-styled vol...
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High praise for public servants
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December 17, 2004
Editor: I have never hesitated to write a letter to the newspapers to criticize bad behaviour on the part of individuals or poor performance on the pa...
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Support for alternative approach to governance
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December 17, 2004
I support Maxwell Haywood's call to freedom-loving Vincentians for a non-partisan approach to poverty eradication in SVG (Searchlight, November 19). I...
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Under Fire?
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December 17, 2004
by R. Andrew Cummings We seem to be numbed and confused by the spate of murders that has hit a record high this year in this our "land of the blessed"...
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The Vinlec Fuel Surcharge – Wrong reason again!
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December 10, 2004
I wish to acknowledge Vinlec's effort to shed some light on the fuel surcharge rate in your December 3rd issue. The writer was on target earlier in pr...
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Stop the violence in our music now!
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December 10, 2004
Editor: We now find ourselves in what appears to be a gang war, with drive-by shootings and gun attacks. What is most disturbing is that unlike in the...
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That death penalty
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December 3, 2004
Editor: The death penalty has always been a topical issue. It has engendered and continues to engender much discussion worldwide, and in our country (...