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Find yourself first, before you find a job
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January 5, 2018
Editor: The economy isn’t getting any better than it is on paper. The list of bills to pay are growing longer, and the influx of income – relative...
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Let us work together to build this nation in 2018
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January 5, 2018
Editor: Welcome to the year 2018. 2017 has gone into history and would not return. I take this opportunity to wish everyone a productive and peaceful ...
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What does Christ have to do with Christmas?
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December 29, 2017
Editor: The origins and current celebrations of Christmas do not show any real connection with Christ. It is commonly touted as “the best time of th...
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What is being done to combat crime in SVG?
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December 29, 2017
Editor: When will the Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) implement common sense gun laws, so that the people of SVG can feel safer in t...
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Differing views of Christmas!  
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December 29, 2017
Many persons have been told that Jesus was born on the 25th December. However, the Holy Scriptures do not indicate exactly when he was born. No one kn...
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What is the role of each gender in society?
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December 22, 2017
Editor: Something has got to be said for the joy one gets from being at home. However, sometimes one cannot help but think that some people have gotte...
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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 ...