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World AIDS Day
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World AIDS Day
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December 6, 2016
by Minister of Health Luke Browne I am heartened to see here today so many people who have distinguished themselves in the fight against HIV and AIDS....
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The right to know….
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December 6, 2016
by The SVG Human Rights Association The St Vincent and the Grenadines Human Rights Association has a mission to promote the civil, political, economic...
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Succession planning – Is there a need for it?
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December 2, 2016
Editor: What really is succession planning? Does succession planning evolve naturally or it’s just a random way of nature and life?{{more}} From the...
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Fidel Castro’s mark on the world
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December 2, 2016
by RT Luke V Browne lukebrowne@yahoo.com My first public undertaking as a young graduate of the University of the West Indies was a lecture series in ...
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Why should we pay for disrupted Internet service?
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December 2, 2016
Editor: I usually refrain from public discourse, not because I think it is a bad thing, but because it has now become abused. Far more passionate and ...
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Be aware of climate change prostitutes
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December 2, 2016
by Hayden K Billingy Climate change prostitutes are those persons or countries that do not genuinely care about the phenomenon, do not understand the ...
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Fidel Castro reminiscences
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December 2, 2016
by Sir James Mitchell The last time I met President Fidel Castro was at the Japanese reception in New York during the Millennium Summit of the United ...
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Should women exercise authority in the Church?
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November 29, 2016
Editor: God loves women, whom he created in his image and also as a helper for men. Genesis 1:27; Genesis 2:18. Jesus honoured a woman at a well by sp...
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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...