Our Readers' Opinions

Our Readers' Opinions
Tek yo mouth off Vincy conductors
searchlight 
January 31, 2017
Editor: Please permit me space to applaud the talents of our Vincentian bus conductors. Although their occupation is often belittled and reduced to a ...
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Replying to C ben-David regarding Peter Binose
searchlight 
January 31, 2017
Editor: I was surprised to see a letter in the Searchlight regarding Peter Binose. Obviously a furtherance of the demolition job that so-called C ben-...
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Getting the small things right
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January 31, 2017
Editor: Getting the small things right are of importance in our continued development. The politics of our day are indeed becoming interesting, with C...
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NDP not attracting enough young people
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January 31, 2017
Editor: I am a 27-year-old young man residing in West St George, my family supports the NDP and I often ask myself why. Most of my teenage years were ...
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Who’s monitoring our airwaves?
searchlight 
January 27, 2017
Editor: It is with a grieving heart that I listen to our local radio stations and I’m repeatedly shocked and appalled at the content of both the dis...
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Examine the Bible for yourself!
searchlight 
January 27, 2017
Editor: Many persons go to church without a Bible in their possession. At times, preachers preach without using a Bible, especially some televangelist...
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Oh, how things have changed!
searchlight 
January 24, 2017
Editor: Oh, how things have changed! Indeed, times and seasons have changed. Yesterday is but history. Culture has changed. Oh, how things have change...
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Trump, trade and the Caribbean
searchlight 
January 24, 2017
Trade between the US and other countries of the world, particularly China, was a major plank of Donald Trump’s campaign for the Presidency.  He rega...
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That Argyle Airport at last
searchlight 
January 20, 2017
Editor: After several failed attempts to honour their promises relative to the commissioning of the services at the Argyle Airport, the word is that t...
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Love life! Drive well!
searchlight 
January 20, 2017
Editor, Get in the car. Settle yourself comfortably in the seat and buckle up. Say to yourself each time you get into your vehicle: “I am going to b...
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Kingsley DeFreitas puts away his pen
searchlight 
January 17, 2017
Editor: I have made the decision to stop writing articles to submit to the newspaper; this would be my first and last submission for 2017 and the futu...
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Are you a motor enthusiast?
searchlight 
January 17, 2017
(With a view for young readers) Editor: Have you ever been in that position where your mind and body become completely focused? Every single problem t...
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Artistes, make God smile!
Searchlight 
January 13, 2017
Editor: As adults, we often complain about the behaviour of the young generation. But as I heard a recent song that a local, well respected soca artis...
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Is Cave Hill on the decline? Part II
Searchlight 
January 13, 2017
Editor: This article builds upon the thoughts I expressed in an initial one that was published under the same title on October 21, 2016. In that first...
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To SVG with love
Searchlight 
January 10, 2017
Editor: Happy New Year! Yes, it is finally 2017. As usual, at the beginning of each new year much is expected. Youlou Arts Foundation is positioning i...
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Luke Browne is my Politician of the Year
Searchlight 
January 6, 2017
Editor: According to the pundits and in my own opinion, 2016 will go down as a very good year for the Luke Browne political brand. I have arrived at t...
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My hope for this nation in 2017 and beyond
Searchlight 
January 6, 2017
Editor: Let me take this opportunity to wish you and staff all the best for this year, 2017 and also to all our many readers. As we begin this New Yea...
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Stop burning plastics, synthetic materials
searchlight 
December 30, 2016
Editor: Seasons Greetings! Could you kindly address in your organization the burning issue of the dangers of burning plastics and synthetic materials ...
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God and his son see you! Watch your conduct!
searchlight 
December 30, 2016
Editor: Ask most persons the question, do you love God and his Son? The answer from them all is most likely "Yes,” especially around this time of ye...
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Another thought on Christmas
searchlight 
December 30, 2016
Editor: In case someone wishes to continue the debate about Christmas, let us consider what Christ did in a similar situation. The Bible says Jesus wa...
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A Merry Christmas from UN and Obama to Palestinians
searchlight 
December 30, 2016
Editor: “Unless America adopts an ‘Even Handed’ policy towards the Arabs, there would be no Peace in the Middle East”. The above statement was...
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Be sensible! Stop cheating!
searchlight 
December 30, 2016
Editor: As we know quite well, many men are cheating on their wives. They feel that doing so makes them each a “macho” man, the real man! Men, che...
DRP – Rekindling hope for SVG
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DRP – Rekindling hope for SVG
searchlight 
December 30, 2016
by Anesia O Baptiste President of the Democratic Republican Party (DRP) Thank God for bringing us to 2017 by His grace. The DRP pledges to work for th...
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Facts, not fiction – I need a pothole Santa
searchlight 
December 23, 2016
Editor: An online Google search gives the definition of a pothole as: 1. a deep natural underground cave formed by the erosion of rock, especially by ...
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Orange Hill vs Glen – a patient’s perspective
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December 23, 2016
by Colin King Patient RJ dreaded to move to Orange Hill three years ago, as did many of the semi to permanent residents of the Glen Mental Health Cent...
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Merry Christmas
searchlight 
December 20, 2016
Editor: I wish to all a Merry Christmas at this time of year. Christ is the central theme, not the party, the drinking, not the food, not the religiou...
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ISSUE 3: ‘The right to know’
searchlight 
December 16, 2016
by The SVG Human Rights Association In the two previous issues, the Association focused on the origin and terminology of Environmental Democracy. It f...
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Invest more tourism money in North Leeward
searchlight 
December 16, 2016
Editor: As we move towards the closing of another year, there are always many things to reflect on. Also it is a time when many evaluate and make plan...
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Love, Christmas and religious hypocrisy
searchlight 
December 16, 2016
Editor: The love of the Saviour to humanity is very great. So wondrous is this love that "God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, t...
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Take threats seriously!
searchlight 
December 16, 2016
Editor: As the Last Days glide on, people keep going from bad to worse. 2 Timothy 3:1, 13. So, when someone threatens you for some reason, it is wise ...
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Who should we blame for losing our values?
searchlight 
December 13, 2016
Editor: Living in today’s society can be very challenging; humanity seems to be a thing of the past. Vincentians once demonstrated love, kindness, v...
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Failed attempts for a brighter future
searchlight 
December 13, 2016
Editor: Since leaving school in December 1943, I worked for a period of 53 years, including 25 years at Frank B Armstrong (St Vincent) Ltd, as their g...
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Issue 2: ‘The right to know’
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December 13, 2016
by The SVG Human Rights Association In the previous issue, the Association spoke to the term "Environmental Democracy” or ED, which specifically add...
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