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Pageantry is very much part of Vincy Mas
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July 18, 2017
Editor: Having listened to cultural officer, Michael Peters’s assertion that “Miss SVG has no national significance...” in keeping with his defi...
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The State of the Athletics Association 3
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July 18, 2017
Bad Governance and Administration by Luke Browne In this series of articles, I have been focusing attention on the ridiculous state of the Athletics A...
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What is mental health?
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July 18, 2017
EDITOR: Mental health is a state of well-being in which every individual realizes their full potential. This allows a person to manage the pressures o...
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A call for young persons
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July 14, 2017
EDITOR: The majority of adults today may see us as trees in the wilderness. Some of us are evergreen, while others are ever brown. The diary of a mode...
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Life or alcohol – which is more important?
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July 14, 2017
EDITOR: Life or alcohol, which is more important? Any normal thinking individual will say “Life!” However, quite a number of men in our society sh...
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My sympathy to the PM, family
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July 14, 2017
EDITOR: I am extending my sincere sympathy to Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves and his family on the passing of his wonderful mother. She took solid ...
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Prepare to meet Christ… not for Carnival!
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July 7, 2017
EDITOR: The final days of earth’s history are upon us. While no one knows the exact day of Christ’s return, Bible prophecies show that we are livi...
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Open letter to Skinny Fabulous
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July 7, 2017
 Dear Mr Fabulous,  I have never been to one of your “Uncle Skinny’s Kids World” events and it is doubtful I ever will.  With that being said, l...
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Wey my band?
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July 7, 2017
Many years ago, calypso legend ‘Black Stalin’, sang a song entitled “Wey my band”, raising issues emanating from growing sponsorship in Carniv...
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Bring back the good ole days of music
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July 7, 2017
Editor: I confess that I am not a musician. I am only an ordinary listener of music, who looks back longingly at the days when popular Vincy music ref...
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Letter to the Commissioner of Police (Ag)
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July 7, 2017
Dear Sir, I am asking you the same favour that I asked your predecessor and that is for you to assign an officer at the site of the cenotaph during th...
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Questions! Questions!
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July 4, 2017
EDITOR: Is it still true that election petition rules are mandatory? If the answer is yes, can a court condone partial compliance of a mandatory provi...
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Pre-school at Rose Bank turns 25
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July 4, 2017
EDITOR: On June 22, the THEODORE MCKENZIE PRE-SCHOOL of Rose Bank held its 25th graduation ceremony, where some 11 children graduated. It is indeed co...
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Too many shootings are occuring in SVG
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July 4, 2017
EDITOR: Please permit me a space in your newspaper to express my views about the number of shootings that are occurring in St Vincent and the Grenadin...
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Security personnel at AIA need better training
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July 4, 2017
EDITOR: I am disgusted by the security officers at Argyle International Airport (AIA) and in my view, they need training. They have no tact and can’...
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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...