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Thanks to all musicians
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December 15, 2017
EDITOR: I would like to commend those who uplift our spirits with music. We experience music, and especially Christmas music, in a very special way. I...
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A crippling legacy indeed
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December 15, 2017
EDITOR: Over the last several years there have been some happenings in our beautiful, but unfortunate country, which we, if we were conscientious and ...
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Find a permanent shelter for homeless persons
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December 8, 2017
EDITOR: Now that the “tin cup” is back out (the Government seeking loans, grants, etc for a new hospital, a Government hotel, various new developm...
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Government will need a warrant to take our sex toys
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December 8, 2017
EDITOR: When I first heard, several months ago, that “sex toys” were considered contraband in St Vincent, I was mildly amused: no doubt some touri...
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How far should Christians go in politics?
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December 8, 2017
EDITOR: Partisan politics has had an impact on the lives of men from inception. It has to do, not only with power, but the way in which power is utili...
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Community policing is what SVG needs now
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December 5, 2017
EDITOR: Within the last 30 years, countries worldwide have seen an increase in other government agencies, as well as community members, the media and ...
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Boneheaded parking
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December 5, 2017
EDITOR: In the past week I had cause to shop in Kingstown and intended to use the facilities of the Solidarity car park. I duly joined what I thought ...
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Let’s boost Bequia New Year’s Eve celebration
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December 5, 2017
Dear Friends, Bequia’s New Year’s Eve fireworks display has become a regular feature of the holiday season here in Bequia, bringing pleasure to vi...
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Social media
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November 28, 2017
EDITOR: Social media forms part of our culture and it is ever increasing. It has its good and its bad. Unfortunately, much of social media has become ...
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When good men do nothing
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November 28, 2017
The things we condone EDITOR: Three years ago, (and up to this day), my family and I had the misfortune of being subjected to the noxious fumes of spr...
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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...