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March 19, 2021
EDITOR: A concerned colleague messaged me with this question, “Persons are saying we will be dismissed if we don’t vaccinate, is this true?” Without h...
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March 19, 2021
As countries in the Caribbean step up the campaign to vaccinate their populations against the deadly coronavirus threat, they now have to combat a cam...
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March 19, 2021
EDITOR: I appreciate that many people are skeptical about taking a Covid-19 vaccine. This is a strange virus, which has caused unprecedented global di...
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March 19, 2021
Editor: The taking of the Corona Vaccine is not mandatory. There is much discussion for and against it. We are free as a people to accept or refuse it...
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Part 2
March 12, 2021
The Economic Background I began this series last week based on the knowledge that we cannot afford to forget, or worse not know of, critical periods i...
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March 12, 2021
EDITOR: As a follow-up to my last article I will highlight one of the many homeless persons in St Vincent and the Grenadines. He is Mr. Colin King. It...
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March 12, 2021
by R. T. Luke V. Browne lukebrowne@yahoo.com We have entered National Heroes Month. I am using this opportunity to lend further support to the call fo...
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March 5, 2021
by Renwick Rose Introduction We are fond of speaking of democracy, how precious it is and our supposed commitment to do all in our power to preserve t...
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March 5, 2021
by Jeshua Bardoo Yearly, in the month of March, the United Nations observes several international days. For instance, Zero Discrimination Day on the 1...
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March 2, 2021
EDITOR: Homelessness is something that is well known to almost every country on earth. While many scorn and look down on those who are homeless, many ...
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February 26, 2021
EDITOR: On the back page of last week’s Searchlight newspaper, there is an article which headlines a quote from my colleague of longstanding– Leo Ande...
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February 23, 2021
Editor: Another year and another election have passed and it appears that the more things change, the more they stay the same. We have a new governmen...
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February 19, 2021
EDITOR: It was reported in the media (print) on Friday, February 12th, that the RED CROSS has been on a mission to reduce the spread of Dengue. That i...
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Vaccinate Now, Vaccinate Everyone
February 19, 2021
by Dr Garrey Michael Dennie In the late 60’s and early 70’s the polio virus swept through St Vincent and the Grenadines in waves of fearsome fury. In ...
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February 19, 2021
Editor: I would like to add my voice to yours and the medical experts who are encouraging Vincentians to make sure they get vaccinated against Covid w...
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February 19, 2021
Editor: By the time this is published I do believe that the withdrawal of service by the minivans would be off. Hopefully, it would be a satisfactory ...
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February 16, 2021
by Jerol Huggings Jackson We are a nation of hope let us not fear God is our captain our nation he’d steer Troubled waters we may encounter But our fa...
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February 16, 2021
Editor, I have some concerns regarding members of the Vincentian diaspora scattered across the globe. The majority of people in this group have mainta...
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February 16, 2021
EDITOR: Is there anyone alive today who did not descend from an ancestor that was enslaved? I highly doubt it. Slavery was a way of life in all parts ...
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February 12, 2021
EDITOR: Of late there is a rise of prophets and apostles. Almost on a daily basis we would hear of a prophecy supposedly coming from the Lord. With th...
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February 5, 2021
EDITOR: The attendance at funerals in this Covid-19 pandemic, continues to be one of concern. Amongst the physical distancing Protocols to be observed...
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February 5, 2021
EDITOR: I am hypertensive and have a constant abnormal heart beat. The doctor says I have a murmur. I am also diabetic with serious neuropathy in both...
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January 29, 2021
EDITOR: From the time the nation was informed that La Soufriere was erupting effusively again, several actions and plans would have been activated, bu...
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January 29, 2021
EDITOR: It is without doubt that we are facing challenging times. Surviving amidst the challenges is what is required. Obviously, the Covid-19 will be...
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January 21, 2021
Editor: On the basis of the WHO’s definition, criteria and designation of ‘community spread’, SVG does not have community spread. This is clear. There...
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January 21, 2021
Editor: That is indeed an understatement! And all those of us who understand the history of our country are blameable, if we cannot show that we had m...
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January 21, 2021
Editor: Wearing of masks, social distancing, and sanitizing would become a normal part of our routine as we live with the coronavirus. Classrooms with...
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January 19, 2021
EDITOR: I made a promise to myself to always remember Mr. Glen Jackson, who was my best friend. Talk radio, for what it’s worth today, may not be what...
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January 19, 2021
by R. T. LUKE V. BROWNE THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT TIME for the people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. We have been dealing with the coronavirus pand...
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January 15, 2021
EDITOR: The tourist Industry has provided employment for many persons for many years. Hotels on mainland St. Vincent, Young Island, Bequia, Canouan, M...
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January 15, 2021
EDITOR: The Coronavirus continues to be of great concern around the world and here in SVG. The alarming rate of the local cases is indeed very serious...
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January 8, 2021
January, 04, 2021 MATTHEW THOMAS COXHEATH, EDINBORO P.O BOX 938 TEL 4572067/ 4562133 EMAIL mattpharm@hotmail.com MICHELLE FORBES (CEO) National Emerge...
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December 18, 2020
EDITOR: For long we have touted far and near the famous Education Revolution. While there are discordant views on the nature of this ‘revolution’, the...
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December 18, 2020
EDITOR: 2020 has been a challenging year. This past July was 15 years since we had our very successful Villagers reunion in St. Vincent and the Grenad...
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December 18, 2020
EDITOR: Christmas today involves house decorating, extravagant shopping, excess drinking and eating, gift exchanging, parang singing, prize winning an...
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December 18, 2020
EDITOR: Two dangerous men had recently escaped from prison and people are still questioning how that happened. Might it be that a prison officer or of...
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December 18, 2020
EDITOR: We welcome the new Minister of Education and hope that he would bring a change in policy to benefit the sector. We have great expectations of ...
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December 11, 2020
EDITOR: Is the church a business? The social media, television and even here in our local congregation much of what is seen give rise to the aforement...
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December 11, 2020
EDITOR: The Principal said: “We are not having sports this year”. When I enquired, he informed me that the playing field was not cut. My response was ...
Our Readers' Opinions
December 11, 2020
EDITOR: 2020 has been a challenging year. This past July was 15 years since we had our very successful Villagers reunion in St. Vincent and the Grenad...
Our Readers' Opinions
December 8, 2020
If you went to a restaurant for a chicken meal but on the menu is chicken nuggets, not the regular ones, but nuggets from chicken produced in a lab, n...
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December 8, 2020
EDITOR: I am a government employee in a department that I prefer to keep anonymous. I have been working in this particular ministry for the past 12 ye...
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December 4, 2020
EDITOR: Let me first say thanks to all who provided positive feedback to my recent writings encouraging our politicians to move in the direction of pr...
Breaking News, News
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Director of the Institute of Governance and Politics of Latin America and the Caribbean Augustine Ferdinand and Chairman of the New Democratic Party D...
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