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Recollections
April 23, 2021
By Renwick Rose In this the second and final part of a look at the eruptions of 1812 (done last week) and 1902, I try to bring the highlights of those...
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April 23, 2021
I am currently of the opinion that CXC prefers to satisfy its major stakeholders if it means possibly sacrificing the futures of this year’s students....
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April 16, 2021
By RENWICK ROSE GIVEN the unfortunate series of events which have overtaken us in relation to the violent eruption of the Soufriere volcano, I have de...
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April 16, 2021
GREETINGS FROM St Vincent and the Grenadines. The events of April 9, 2021 have propelled me to pull out my much treasured history book “The Cradle of ...
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April 16, 2021
I WAS THE one that gave the message of the volcano. I was called all kinds of names. One of these names was ‘devilish seer’. Now they want answers and...
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April 9, 2021
THE GOVERNMENT BRACES FOR A FIGHT WE HAVE Looked at some of the conditions which provided the background to the social and industrial crisis of 1981, ...
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April 9, 2021
EDITOR: My head spins every time I read something new about our country’s reaction to COVID-19. Call it COVID-19 psychosis, which is also causing lots...
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April 9, 2021
EDITOR: What are the origins of the Anti-vax movement and those false claims you have been receiving? Part of the origins lie in the different ways do...
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April 1, 2021
THE HEAVY HAND COMES OUT St Vincent and the Grenadines entered the month of April 1981 in a state of deteriorating social and economic conditions with...
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April 1, 2021
EDITOR: The Government-owned house where he lived still stands at Badeau, Ashton, Union Island. It is now occupied by the Union Island Museum Society....
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April 1, 2021
EDITOR: Even though there are reductions in positive cases for the COVID-19, we know that it is here with us and will be for some time. Plenty praise ...
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April 1, 2021
EDITOR: This letter comes to address a certain disparity. There is a personal example, but first let me generalize. Our police force prioritizes the s...
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March 26, 2021
THE GOVERNMENT REACTS Given the widespread dissatisfaction in St Vincent and the Grenadines in early 1981 about living conditions, the clamour for red...
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March 26, 2021
Anti-Vaxxers have emerged from the extreme end of the Homeopathic-Aryveda medicine doctrine and believe only in plant based product in contrast to mod...
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March 23, 2021
Dear Stakeholders: Teachers, Principals and Deputies, Parents, MOE Officials, Social commentators and the public – this writing is unintentionally len...
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Part 3
March 19, 2021
HARDSHIP CAUSES WORKING PEOPLE FIGHTBACK By the beginning of 1981 life had become more and more difficult for the Vincentian working people. The suppo...
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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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June 2, 2026
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