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Open letter to president of the PSU
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June 30, 2017
Dear Mr Boucher, I write in response to your press conference held on 20th June 2017, in which you seek to question my promotion to an assistant chief...
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Recent accounting audit company upheaval worrying
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June 30, 2017
EDITOR: A merger is defined as “a combination of two things, especially companies, into one.” It is also “a deal to unite two existing companies...
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My agony as a parent of a Victor Ludorum
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June 30, 2017
EDITOR: As a parent, I must speak out against the way that the Athletics Association treated my son. I am angry about it and can’t hold back any lon...
Make Luke Browne chair of Kingstown Town Board
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Make Luke Browne chair of Kingstown Town Board
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June 30, 2017
Editor: From a newspaper article of October 21, 2016, I learnt that our Minister of Health, Wellness, and the Environment Luke Browne assumed the chai...
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In order to move forward change is necessary
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June 27, 2017
EDITOR: I am a supporter of the New Democratic Party (NDP) and my interest is vested in the development of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). One ma...
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Waiver and the public interest
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June 27, 2017
EDITOR: Waiver is one of two fundamental exceptions to the doctrine of bias (the other being necessity). If, as a litigant, you become aware of any in...
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NDP’s greatest enemy is itself
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June 23, 2017
EDITOR: The New Democratic Party’s (NDP) greatest enemy is itself. Why I say so? Let’s look at it with an open mind. While they accuse Prime Minis...
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Flambeau essays still relevant
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June 23, 2017
EDITOR: In 2007, a trilogy on the re-publication of essays and commentaries that appeared in the “Flambeau” magazine between 1965 and 1968 in St V...
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The State of the Athletics Association – Part 2
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June 23, 2017
Poor leadership and discrimination against athletes by Luke Browne I continue today with my commentary on Keith Joseph’s generally poor leadership o...
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Children of today need more discipline
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June 23, 2017
EDITOR: There are expressions we use to express how we view life – “it is what it is”, “it is what we make it”, “it is what we make it out...
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Manslaughter, not murder of our culture
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June 23, 2017
EDITOR: Please permit me a space in your paper to express something that has been on my mind for the last few years. St Vincent is a small country wit...
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A tribute to a great father
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June 16, 2017
EDITOR: Sunday will be observed as Father’s Day. Despite the negatives that are said about men and fathers in particular, on this Father’s Day, I ...
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Tribute to my late father for Father’s Day
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June 16, 2017
My father, Melville Richards, was born on June 6, 1929, in the village of Cane-End, in the lush Marriaqua Valley. He came from a humble family backgro...
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New-found opportunities
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June 16, 2017
EDITOR: According to Nelson Mandela, there are four basic and primary things that persons in society wish for, one of which is sound educational oppor...
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Keith Joseph and unfair CARIFTA team selection
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June 9, 2017
There needs to be a serious discussion on the state of the Athletics Association. It does not seem as if that organization is actually concerned about...
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Did Jesus’ mother Mary cheat on Joseph?
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June 9, 2017
EDITOR: Some persons answer the above question with a strong, “Yes!” They say: “After all, a woman must have sexual intercourse with a man or ha...
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Prostitution should not be encouraged
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June 2, 2017
EDITOR: While prostitution is illegal in this country, it is fast becoming a popular trade in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). It is unfortunate t...
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A lapse in vigilance
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June 2, 2017
EDITOR: That every injustice has to be paid for, is the principle of retribution, and the agony of the sufferer is sometimes multiplied when it return...
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Entertainment rights in SVG
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May 30, 2017
Cultural identity is important to the security of citizens in the context of life in the countries in which they reside. While culture is largely shar...
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An open letter to CXC
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May 26, 2017
Dear Chairman, We are mindful of the ever-present and increasing threats of terrorist activity around the world. It is not a localized phenomenon. The...
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Celebrating yet another Child Month
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May 26, 2017
EDITOR: The Gender Committee of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers’ Union (SVGTU) commends the Ministry of Education, National Reconciliatio...
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Have pity for Haiti, please!
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May 26, 2017
EDITOR: At times, you may hear statements such as, “The people in Haiti are too wicked! They doing too much iniquity! So they have to suffer! Good f...
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Sincerest thanks
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May 26, 2017
Editor: I used this medium to express my sincerest thanks to the present administration. We must not only criticize when it is necessary, but we must ...
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Keep your country clean!
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May 23, 2017
EDITOR: The cries of disbelief, disgust, annoyance and anger belong to those Vincentians who are aware of the implications of the improper disposal of...
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Our current knowledge will be a lie in the future
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May 23, 2017
EDITOR: Knowledge is an easily acquired unreliable asset! The continuous reliance on whatever portrays an individual as “knowledgeable” can, likew...
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Is Christendom blind?
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May 19, 2017
EDITOR: In my last article, I discussed the immodesty in dress (nakedness) characteristic of the Christian church today. I used the text Rev. 3:17-18 ...
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Our crime rate is a cause for concern
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May 19, 2017
EDITOR: It is without doubt a cause for concern in relation to the rising crime in our nation, namely, homicides. While we would agree that there is n...
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Private lands continue to change ownership
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May 16, 2017
In the beautiful islands of St Vincent and the Grenadines, the enactment of the Possessory Title Act (38 of 2004) was made into law with the intent to...
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SVG – A nation of masters and slaves
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May 16, 2017
EDITOR: St Vincent and the Grenadines is known by every Vincentian for its natural beauty and strength in the physical features all packed into our 32...
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Whom do our issues concern?
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May 16, 2017
For years we bawling about this old flour mill road, the lands purchased from the Government, so whom does the infrastructure concern? Year go, year c...
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Mothers
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May 12, 2017
by Yvette Gittens When God made mothers He knew right there and then That when the going gets tough There will be someone in our life We can cherish a...
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SVG Mission of SDA incensed over brutal killings
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May 12, 2017
EDITOR: The Seventh-day Adventist Church is very much incensed and outraged by the senseless killing of two of the nation’s young men, whose lives w...
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Is tourism SVG’s main income earner?
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May 12, 2017
The answer to the question as to which sector currently contributes to the GDP in St Vincent and the Grenadines seems obvious for many. After the decl...
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Another look at gays
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May 12, 2017
EDITOR: Much has been written and spoken concerning homosexuality. However, I would like to take another look at this group. Today, homosexuality is w...