Our Readers' Opinions

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We must all play our part in reducing crime in SVG
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November 25, 2016
Editor: The rise in violent crimes is no doubt of concern to most Vincentians both at home and abroad. It is important that we honestly scrutinize the...
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Parliament needs to regularize minibus operations
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November 25, 2016
Editor: The time has come for Parliament to pay serious attention to the regulation of minibus operations throughout St Vincent and the Grena­dines (...
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Elimination of violence against women
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November 25, 2016
by Shannon Durrant-SamueL President of Soroptimist St Vincent and the Grenadines Soroptimists support the Day for Elimination of Violence Against Wome...
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Animal Farm comes full circle
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November 25, 2016
EDITOR: It seems the ULP Government’s policy is assassination of the character, indeed, the very persona, of anyone displaying anything but absolute...
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Show a little more respect to grieving families
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November 22, 2016
Editor: It is with sadness that I learnt of the tragic events that took place in St Vincent on Monday, November 14. I was informed by a friend from St...
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Good ideas for Mt Wynne/Peter’s Hope
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November 22, 2016
Editor: A veteran media colleague believes that I should give more information on the type of development I am determined to see at Mt Wynne/Peter’s...
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Christians, wake up! Do not be a Jonah!
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November 22, 2016
EDITOR: The recent spate of criminal activity in St Vincent and the Grenadines is a very grave cause for concern. Never in my lifetime have I before h...
Dogs on the prowl for Christmas
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Dogs on the prowl for Christmas
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November 18, 2016
EDITOR: Dogs are on the prowl once again, killing animals and depriving families and farmers of much needed meat for the Christmas season. The strange...
A visit to Jerusalem
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A visit to Jerusalem
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November 18, 2016
Editor: It was early in January 1999 when I learnt that the Catholics were organizing an excursion to Jerusalem. I always wanted to visit that country...
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Economic Citizenship makes no sense
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November 18, 2016
EDITOR: I passed through Antigua recently on my way to a meeting in Jamaica. We did not come off the plane there, but I looked out the aircraft’s wi...
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Why is Flow’s service so poor?
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November 18, 2016
EDITOR: I met John Malone many years ago in Colorado when I worked for a company that made electronic components for one of his many telecommunication...
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Nothing will be the same!
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November 15, 2016
Editor: My name is Maurice John Jr and I am extremely passionate about technology. This passion, cultivated at the St Vincent Boys Grammar School, has...
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Big contribution from a humble man
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November 15, 2016
Editor: It is with great sadness that I learnt last week of the passing of Dick Lowe. Not as well-known as his fabled siblings, Guy and Raltie, of nat...
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It was nice meeting you, dear Dr Vivian
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November 15, 2016
Editor: Dr Vivian Child devoted most of her life serving the population of St Vincent and the Grenadines; she worked as a doctor in our hospital durin...
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Please expedite Air Mail!
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November 11, 2016
Dear LIAT and SVG Postal, An inquiry as to why letters from the United States take four weeks plus to get here, and why letters from here to the Unite...
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Surrender to Christ
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November 11, 2016
Editor: Congratulations are in order for the students who participated in the preliminaries of this year’s public speaking competition. The teachers...
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No, you don’t know me!
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November 11, 2016
Editor: Let me for the sake of convenience say, that if I wanted to leave any location in St Vincent and the Grenadines to go to another location, and...
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Zika, climate change and me
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November 11, 2016
by Isis Gonsalves I never thought that my work and personal life would collide in such an uncanny way: at the intersection of Zika and climate change....
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Donald Trump runs into the wall of Hispanic voters
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November 8, 2016
by Dr Garrey Michael Dennie, St Mary’s College of Maryland Tonight, Donald Trump will lose his bid to become the 45th President of the United States...
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Is Talk Show Radio causing division?
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November 8, 2016
Editor: Talk Show Radio is a part of a majority of Vincentians’ daily life, and once talk show radio is mentioned, the names Glen Jackson and EG Lyn...
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It has been a very interesting US election
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November 8, 2016
Editor: As Vincentians and other Caribbean born US citizens join other Americans on Tuesday to vote for a new president, it seems as if dark clouds, v...
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People need to stop condemning Haiti!
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November 4, 2016
Editor: At times we may hear someone condemning Haiti, saying: "The people in Haiti are too evil! They believe in iniquity! So God punishing them for ...
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The sex culture
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November 4, 2016
Editor: Without doubt there exists in this country and many other countries a culture of sex. Sex is simply seen as a way of life. The many sexual cri...
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The street corner classroom, a dangerous place
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November 4, 2016
Editor: Some may call them little hustlers or scammers. As for me, I see them as lost children. With their sympathetic faces, soft-toned voices and mi...
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Police hiding in plain sight
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November 4, 2016
Editor: We’ve all seen it. Or, maybe, if we’re lucky, we haven’t. Officers behaving badly. Perhaps it is the unashamed sensationalism of the 24-...
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Should preachers be paid?
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November 4, 2016
Editor: This question is not to create controversy but to address what quite a number of concerned persons are asking. NO need for anyone to take offe...
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My conversation with an NDP executive member
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November 1, 2016
Editor: I’m very fortunate to have recently had a conversation with an executive member of the New Democratic Party (NDP); it was a very informative...
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Be a force for good!
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October 28, 2016
EDITOR: Baby shot in Glen died! Man shot and killed over a land dispute! How terrible! Why do people keep allowing the devil to control their lives to...
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We all love St Vincent
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October 28, 2016
by I O’Garro (sung to the tune for ‘Building Up the Temple’) Chorus: We all love St Vincent We all love St Vincent We all love the country of ou...
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Open letter to the Board of LIAT
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October 28, 2016
Dear LIAT board members, Here is my humble suggestion, as it relates to LIAT: Recruit three to five of the Caribbean’s brightest business managers i...