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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...
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Caribbean faces development challenges
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May 12, 2017
Regarding Sir Ronald Sanders’ May 9 piece on “Globalization: disadvantaged small states”, just as the 2008 financial crisis was a “problem of ...
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Show some compassion for the poorer people
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May 9, 2017
Editor: I’m a young man and I’m facing some difficulties in life — unemployment, frustration, poverty and health issues are some of my challenge...
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‘Doing nothing is doing something’
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May 9, 2017
 EDITOR: The exercise of the functions of the Director of Audit may not “be subject to the direction or control of any other person or authority”,...
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‘A Dying Nation’
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May 5, 2017
By Adrian Wright Pride has become his greatest addiction, Money has become his god, his only motivation.... It’s sad seeing all these people suffer,...
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Say NO! I am NOT going to race!
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May 5, 2017
EDITOR: Has a driver invited you to race with him or her? If so, did you say “NO! I am NOT going to race with you or anyone?” Did you really mean ...
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Bush fires
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May 5, 2017
EDITOR: Bush fires seem to be a common practice in these modern times. Most of the bush fires that occur are mischievously set. While some of those wh...
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The time for social dialogue is now!
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May 5, 2017
EDITOR: Another May Day has come and gone, yet things remain almost the same. The leaders of the labour movement are very much divided along political...
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Sand mining in Brighton by the Government
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April 28, 2017
EDITOR: I bring to the attention of the public an issue which is directly affecting me as a property owner at Brighton and which is damaging and destr...
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Is it wrong for someone to change their religion?
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April 28, 2017
EDITOR: Some persons will answer the above question with a resounding “Yes!” Others will say, “No.” There are those who are not sure. God’s ...
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Let’s make SVG a peaceful place
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April 28, 2017
EDITOR: Policing and police work can in these days and times be challenging. It is indeed good news to learn that action will be taken against vans th...
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Leadership
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April 28, 2017
by CI Martin Recently, John Brennan, former head of the USA’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), delivered the BBC’s Dimbleby lecture. It made for...
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Nuff respect, first mother:
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April 25, 2017
Mother earth hospitalised in critical condition. The smaller children in the family of our mother wish to ask for some sympathy on behalf of our mothe...
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Toilet training
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April 25, 2017
EDITOR: Can every Vincy use a flush toilet correctly? If we talk to our janitors in schools and public buildings you will hear an array of stories abo...
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The visible hand of Adam Smith at AIA
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April 21, 2017
Editor: A recent announcement by Caribbean Airlines (CAL) that it would be offering two regularly scheduled flights a week between the new Argyle Inte...
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What kind of forbidden fruit did Adam and Eve eat?
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April 21, 2017
EDITOR: Over and over you may hear someone say, “Eve picked the APPLE ...” Was the forbidden fruit really the APPLE? Being a jw.org fan, I love to...
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Women need to have respect for themselves
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April 13, 2017
EDITOR: The question is – “Do some women have respect for themselves?” This question has arisen because of the way many women carry themselves, ...