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Droughts in SVG
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Droughts in SVG
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May 31, 2024
EDITOR: A drought is a period of time when an area or region experiences below- normal precipitation. Droughts are increasing across the globe as a re...
National Progress and the Politics of Change
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National Progress and the Politics of Change
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May 24, 2024
At a public lecture not so long ago, a local activist by the name of Edgar Kwame Lewis who is well known to me highlighted the need for a programme of...
No private beaches in SVG
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No private beaches in SVG
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May 24, 2024
Editor: On Wednesday 1 May 2024, a few of my friends and I decided to spend the public holiday at one of our favourite beaches in the country - Buccam...
Water woes in the Grenadines
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Water woes in the Grenadines
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May 17, 2024
Water is essential for life. It is very unfortunate that there is no reliable public water supply in the Grenadines. In its absence perhaps there shou...
Vagrants on our streets, a cause for concern
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Vagrants on our streets, a cause for concern
Webmaster 
May 17, 2024
Editor: A vagrant is a person who is poor, does not have a home or job, and moves from place to place. The issues of vagrants in St Vincent and the Gr...
Start-up company to tackle Sargassum
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Start-up company to tackle Sargassum
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May 17, 2024
Editor: I read your piece regarding the incoming sargassum and wanted to introduce you to the start-up company, Seafields – a blue carbon project whic...
Graphic pictures can really hurt
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Graphic pictures can really hurt
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May 17, 2024
EDITOR: I am writing with great concern having received an image, via email, of a recently deceased person in St Vincent and the Grenadines. This seem...
Techniques to overcome exam anxiety
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Techniques to overcome exam anxiety
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May 17, 2024
EDITOR: As I sat in the examination room to begin my Introduction to Psychology exam in 2012, I took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. This was one of...
Commuters need better service from minivans
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Commuters need better service from minivans
Forrest 
May 10, 2024
EDITOR: The services of minivans are imperative to the economy. On a daily basis, they transport school children, persons who are employed, elderly, t...
Looking for our Extension Officers
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Looking for our Extension Officers
Forrest 
May 10, 2024
EDITOR: The Extension Officer is critical to our success as farmers because he represents a repository of knowledge that may make the difference betwe...
Ponder the dangers of setting bush fires
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Ponder the dangers of setting bush fires
Forrest 
May 10, 2024
Editor: I on several occasions wrote about bush fires. Today, I once again write on this very important subject. It is a dangerous practice to be wilf...
Thank you for leading the way forward
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Thank you for leading the way forward
Forrest 
May 10, 2024
Editor: On Sunday, May 4, 2014, the Girls’ High School Alumnae Association of New York (GHSAA-NY) celebrated 30 years of existence. This year, 2024, r...
Dearest Mother
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Dearest Mother
Forrest 
May 7, 2024
Editor: As Mother’s Day approaches, we can’t help but appreciate her unconditional love for her children with expressions of thankfulness. We are amaz...
Poverty – real or not
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Poverty – real or not
Forrest 
May 7, 2024
EDITOR: Poverty is a state or condition of an individual who lacks the basic needs. These basic needs are: food, clothing and shelter. So I just wonde...
A house of robbers
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A house of robbers
Forrest 
May 3, 2024
Editor: When the bible says that my house will be called a house of prayer, but you are making it a den of robbers, we often think that it is not refe...
Crab in a barrel mentality is detrimental to society
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Crab in a barrel mentality is detrimental to society
Forrest 
April 26, 2024
EDITOR: If we were to get a barrel and fill that barrel with crabs, if one of those crab was to try and escape and reach to the top, they would be pul...
The meaning of Gender Equality
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The meaning of Gender Equality
Forrest 
April 26, 2024
EDITOR: I believe that Gender Equality is one of the most important causes of our times and everyone should have an understanding of it. As a nation, ...
A poor work ethic leaving some Vincentians behind
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A poor work ethic leaving some Vincentians behind
Forrest 
April 23, 2024
EDITOR: A job position is conventionally viewed as better if it brings a higher salary as compared to another. However, this is slowly beginning to pr...
Are we too addicted to technology?
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Are we too addicted to technology?
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April 19, 2024
Editor: Technology has changed our lives over the last few decades. The word “smart” is being linked to almost every aspect of technology. We now have...
Corporal punishment in our society
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Corporal punishment in our society
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April 19, 2024
EDITOR: I was involved in a recent WhatsApp group chat discussion on corporal punishment and it motivated me to write an article on this subject. I kn...
Let’s work on building strong families again
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Let’s work on building strong families again
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April 12, 2024
EDITOR: The family is the most vital institution there is. It is the backbone of society, churches and the nation. Strong families are an asset and ai...
Cricket World Cup in SVG- More than dollars and cents
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Cricket World Cup in SVG- More than dollars and cents
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April 12, 2024
EDITOR: I am very happy about the fact that the government of this country made a successful bid to host T/20 Cricket World Cup games in St. Vincent a...
The ULP Rally – A big miss
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The ULP Rally – A big miss
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April 12, 2024
EDITOR: At the ULP rally on Sunday night, one could not help but notice the glaring omission of critical discussions, especially those pertaining to w...
Help me track down my lost cousin
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Help me track down my lost cousin
Webmaster 
April 12, 2024
EDITOR: While searching about my SVG family, I stumbled on a reader’s letter published on December 11, 2015: “The Madeira Portuguese in St.Vincent, by...
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It takes a village to raise a child
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April 12, 2024
EDITOR: We all want our children to grow up to be respectful and responsible and each adult must play his role to accomplish this. Child guidance is a...
Pollution hurts
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Pollution hurts
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April 12, 2024
EDITOR: Andy: Natalie, today is a beautiful day for going to the beach, the weather man said the temperature would be 27ª and humidity is 80%. I think...
Saying farewell  to Faustina  Harry-Shotte at the Biabou  Methodist Church
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Saying farewell to Faustina Harry-Shotte at the Biabou Methodist Church
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April 12, 2024
EDITOR: I am LeRoy Providence of the village of Troumaca in the parish of St. David and now resident in Arnos Vale for several decades. I have had res...
Haiti, I am sorry, but there is still hope
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Haiti, I am sorry, but there is still hope
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April 5, 2024
EDITOR: Haiti I am sorry were the words from a song. These words best suit Haiti today. A country that is still indebted unfairly to France continues ...
A place to play and recreate
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A place to play and recreate
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April 5, 2024
EDITOR: The Union Island I knew as a child was a large playground. Every village had open spaces inviting children to play. Whether it was the mountai...
Make polluters pay!
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Make polluters pay!
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March 28, 2024
EDITOR: Lawmakers in Europe have signed off on an update to the urban waste water treatment (UWWT) directive, which is to further tighten restrictions...
Garbage collection fee in the Grenadines
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Garbage collection fee in the Grenadines
Webmaster 
March 28, 2024
EDITOR: The garbage collection service in the Grenadines is an excellent one and the $10.00 per month fee is way below the collection cost. The questi...
The transportation stress and roads
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The transportation stress and roads
Webmaster 
March 28, 2024
EDITOR: There has never been another time in our history when we had more vehicles on our roads than now. This is a sign of a bit of progress in our s...
Many factors contribute to homelessness
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Many factors contribute to homelessness
Webmaster 
March 22, 2024
EDITOR: Homelessness can be considered a breach of human rights, yet is not only present in SVG, but in almost every country in the world. I know of p...
Party leadership still a relevant point today
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Party leadership still a relevant point today
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March 22, 2024
EDITOR: The leadership of the ULP and the NDP as recently as two years or so ago were on the same page. They both expressed the view, that we here in ...
Skin bleaching is an abuse to your body!
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Skin bleaching is an abuse to your body!
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March 22, 2024
EDITOR: Skin bleaching or skin lightening is a cosmetic procedure that aims to lighten dark areas of skin, or achieve a generally paler skin tone. Ski...
Recent GHS Sports, other  activities highly commendable
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Recent GHS Sports, other activities highly commendable
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March 15, 2024
EDITOR: It was a delight to be greeted with such an outpouring of loyalty and school spirit recently demonstrated by the members of my Alma Mater the ...
The brevity of life is like vapour – it just vanishes
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The brevity of life is like vapour – it just vanishes
Webmaster 
March 15, 2024
EDITOR: Life is but vapour, that vanishes away. We are here today and gone tomorrow. We read on social media and hear about persons we are acquainted ...
ULP and NDP: Remove anti-LGBTQ+ Laws in SVG
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ULP and NDP: Remove anti-LGBTQ+ Laws in SVG
Webmaster 
March 15, 2024
EDITOR: On the 16th of February 2024, Justice Esco Henry delivered her judgment in relation to the Consolidated cases of Javin Johnson and Sean Mac Le...
The  recalcitrant seven
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The recalcitrant seven
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March 8, 2024
by Renwick Rose At a juncture in the unrelenting Israeli assault against the Palestinian people when even western nations which support Israel are now...
Flow not flowing
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Flow not flowing
Webmaster 
March 8, 2024
EDITOR: In a recent release by FLOW we are informed that there would be an adjustment in the broadband price. One would have thought that they would r...
Let us build up rather than fight
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Let us build up rather than fight
Webmaster 
March 8, 2024
EDITOR: The people of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines have a choice; we can show the world that we are ready and capable to run with the big boys, th...
The minimum wage bill – example of plantation life
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The minimum wage bill – example of plantation life
Webmaster 
March 8, 2024
EDITOR: The minimum wage bill, gazetted March 4, 2024 is classic example of subservience of plantation life. For the period of slavery in the Caribbea...
The catastrophe of tires
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The catastrophe of tires
Webmaster 
March 5, 2024
Editor: Susan: John, the cooking gas is finished, can you buy one for me please? John: Bring the gas bottle, I would buy the gas after I am finish cha...
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Soca Monarch preliminaries at Victoria Park on Friday
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Soca Monarch preliminaries at Victoria Park on Friday
Christina 
June 13, 2025
The Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) invites managers, producers, artistes and members of the public to the 2025 Soca Monarch Preliminaries. The...
Chevonne Stewart is ULP’s new candidate for Southern Grenadines
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Chevonne Stewart is ULP’s new candidate for Southern Grenadines
Webmaster 
June 13, 2025
Chevonne Stewart was formally introduced last Sunday, June 8, 2025, as the person the Unity Labour Party (ULP) intends to be its candidate for the Sou...
Park to be upgraded for comfort, ease  and aesthetics
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Park to be upgraded for comfort, ease and aesthetics
Webmaster 
June 13, 2025
The Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) is taking significant steps to ensure that Victoria Park, the main carnival venue, is accessible to everyon...
Calypso tent action heats up in SVG
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Calypso tent action heats up in SVG
Webmaster 
June 13, 2025
Local calypsonians are gearing up to bring their best game as the preliminary judging round has officially begun. This year is a big year for the frat...
SVG leads Caribbean Tourism growth from US Market
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SVG leads Caribbean Tourism growth from US Market
Webmaster 
June 13, 2025
St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has emerged as the top-performing Caribbean destination for growth in tourism arrivals from the United States (US)...

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