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Who is this Margaret London?
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November 24, 2017
EDITOR: That was a question, charged with disdain, which someone posed on one of the radio talk show programs some months ago. Margaret London is firs...
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Time to re-open road across ET Joshua Airport
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November 17, 2017
EDITOR: Is there any argument which can be reasonably made for the continuation of the closure of that section of road across the now decommissioned E...
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VJ’s – a required port-of-call
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November 17, 2017
EDITOR: I was pleased to see that you have highlighted VJ’s in SEARCHLIGHT’s Tuesday, November 14, 2017 editiion.  My wife and I have visited St V...
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We should show more respect for human life
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November 3, 2017
EDITOR: There are many silent killers that may never be tried in a court of law, but will one day be tried by the courts of Heaven. Amongst them are a...
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Stop crimes, violence in SVG
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November 3, 2017
EDITOR: I am appealing to the perpetrators of crimes and violence in our communities to desist from the practice. The Bible says the devil comes to st...
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Unsocial media
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November 3, 2017
EDITOR: The term ‘unsocial media’ was coined by Stephen Joachim, who is conferred with the cognomen ‘Humanitarian’ for his humanitarian servic...
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It’s high time for serious discussion
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October 26, 2017
EDITOR: Although SVG is a small country with a population of about 112 000, it seems that the job of managing the state is a bit too much for the 15 M...
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There is hardly anything that we can call VINCY
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October 26, 2017
EDITOR: It would seem that, as a people, we have become ‘copycats’ in many forms. There is hardly anything that we can call VINCY. Our style and f...
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Reflecting on the life, work of Wendell Hercules
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October 20, 2017
EDITOR: On October 27, 2017, St Vincent and the Grenadines will celebrate 38 years of independence. Congratulations !! Many Vincentians in the diaspor...
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North Leeward says thanks
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October 20, 2017
EDITOR: In 1 Thessalonians 5:18, we are told that in everything give thanks. So, I take this opportunity, as a citizen of this country, to say thanks....
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The murder rate: Cause and effect
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October 13, 2017
EDITOR: A recent string of murders has stirred panic and concern among law-abiding citizens. And casual observation leads some to jump to the easiest ...
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Soulless humans
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October 13, 2017
EDITOR: There is no doubt that the spate of crimes in St Vincent and the Grenadines has reached an all-time high. The response of the people is indeed...
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Young people ask: Does God really exist?
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October 6, 2017
Editor, In recent times, a growing number of youths, especially students in secondary schools, are asking: “Does God really exist?”  Some of them ...
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The Lord’s harvest is near!
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October 6, 2017
Editor, The rise in crimes is not anything new. Ask the prophet Habakkuk in the book of Habakkuk chapter 1 and Noah, as found in the book of Genesis 3...
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The National Day of Prayer should be restructured
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October 3, 2017
Editor: I must first say upfront that I am very saddened by the way that the National Day of Prayer here in St Vincent and the Grenadines is being org...
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Will the earth last?
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September 29, 2017
WOW! The US and North Korea:Are they in for a bloody showdown? Will there be a destructive, nuclear war  that brings our planet to destruction?  Jah, ...
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Something needs to be done about violence in SVG
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September 29, 2017
Editor: SVG has become the home of devils. The churches have become powerless. No one listens to the word of God anymore. The feeders of the flocks ha...
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Fruits of our inaction
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September 29, 2017
Editor: My father once told me that we reap the fruits of our inaction later on in life. This is, with regard to our failure to love and reach out to ...
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What is our exit strategy?
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September 29, 2017
Editor: “For the first time in its history, The Bahamas evacuated whole communities to safe quadrants ahead of Hurricane Irma. What’s next: wholes...
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Mother’s cry
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September 22, 2017
Echos from the radio, hurricane warning they say, kids taken from school, work closes for the day, all ships they say must stay at bay. Supermarkets p...
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Adult education
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September 22, 2017
EDITOR: Before I get into what I want to write about, congratulations are in order for the traffic branch for placing a “NO UTURN SIGN” at two are...
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Vincentians, say NO to back-stabbing!
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September 22, 2017
EDITOR: Ouch!!!!! That hurts!!!!! It is a norm in society for persons to be back-stabbing others, while pretending to be their friends. They often spe...
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Parents, rally around, cheer on your children
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September 15, 2017
EDITOR: Another UNESCO International Literacy Day, September 8, 2017, has come and gone. Yet it is still early days in the new school academic year 20...
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Violence against women is still on the rise in SVG
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September 15, 2017
EDITOR: I am writing once again to indicate to everyone that violence against women is still on the rise, and really needs to be addressed. If the aut...
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An Absentee Vincentian
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September 15, 2017
by Marlon Roudette So, what’s it like to be an absentee Vincentian? To carry your island with you and breath in deep with every mention? In a far fl...
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SVG, it is time we seek the Lord
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September 5, 2017
Editor: We have been hearing quite frequently of killings, accidents and disappearance at sea. Indeed such frequent occurrence is reason enough for us...
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Death virus
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September 1, 2017
EDITOR: Policies in abstinence and fidelity defense have been proposed by those present at the “International AIDS Conference,” which closed in th...
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The Greatest Tragedy
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September 1, 2017
The greatest tragedy Of life and love, has got to be The infiltration of domestic violence within our society But how could this epidemic silently Bec...
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No child left behind?
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September 1, 2017
EDITOR: The introduction of universal access to secondary education by the ULP administration in 2005, dubbed the Education Revolution, arguably has b...
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Time for action! A case for medical marijuana
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September 1, 2017
Editor: Scenario 1: A Vincentian who served in the foreign military returns for a visit and has a valid prescription for Medical Marijuana (MM) which ...
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We unknowingly allow evil spirits in our homes
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September 1, 2017
Editor: Maybe ignorantly we have allowed evil spirits into our home and by extension, into our lives. These spirits no doubt are a contributing factor...