Our Readers' Opinions

Our Readers' Opinions
Suicide is not the way out
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July 1, 2016
Editor: Please permit me a space in your column to express my views about the two recent suicides by the two elderly persons after hanging themselves ...
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Gifted Vincentian pianist deserves high praise
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July 1, 2016
Editor: Thanks to Sean Sutherland for providing such a feeling of love, pride, contentment and satisfaction. He is amazing and Vincentians everywhere ...
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Our culture or God’s?
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July 1, 2016
Editor: Our society, like all others, is known for cultural elements which entice the mind and enliven the soul. These aid in shaping our thoughts and...
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Interest in longer formats of cricket has waned
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July 1, 2016
Editor: The One-Day International tri-nation encounters currently in progress at three Caribbean cricket venues are really test matches in miniature. ...
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Negative influence of technology on our youths
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July 1, 2016
Editor: Technology is on the up, not only here in SVG, but in the world at large. We cannot deny that while it has its many positives, it also has som...
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A kind act!
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June 28, 2016
Editor: Something seemingly impossible happened to me and I feel constrained to write about it. On Tuesday, June 14, 2016, I lost my purse in Kingstow...
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Men, do not walk away from your children!
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June 28, 2016
Editor: Father’s Day came and went with not as much interest and enthusiasm as Mother’s Day. Is it that men are given little importance in society...
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Ask God’s forgiveness!
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June 28, 2016
EDITOR: I am not a born-again Christian, but I am a believer in God and Christianity. I honestly think that’s a life more Vincentians should live. B...
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Corporal punishment – is it proper?
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June 24, 2016
Editor: Corporal punishment is defined by one dictionary as "physical punishment, such as caning or flogging.” Merriam Webster Dictionary defines co...
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Our roads, traffic and road safety
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June 24, 2016
Editor: The roads in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) are in an extremely bad state; they are in serious need of repair. It’s very clear that the...
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Caribbean states must take terrorism seriously
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June 21, 2016
Editor: Terrorism has become a major challenge which confronts the world in this 21st century. September 11, 2001 was a wake-up call for most countrie...
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It is not “FLOWING”
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June 17, 2016
Editor: Please permit me a space to express something that is on my mind. I am not sure who I should be addressing here. I am a Vincentian living in t...
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Has the church failed?
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June 17, 2016
Editor: With the increase in criminal activity, the question has been asked frequently: "Has the church failed?” The church is comprised of all Chri...
Who cares for the carers?
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Who cares for the carers?
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June 17, 2016
An OP-ED on the 5th anniversary of ILO Convention No 189, the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011. By Guy Ryder, Director-General of the International L...
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Congrats to Allen Chastanet
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June 14, 2016
Editor: This country’s Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves congratulated St Lucia’s newly elected Prime Minister Allen Chastanet on his success in w...
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My Father
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June 14, 2016
My father is the greatest man I’ve ever known. Love and tenderness in you are there to stay. You listen, suggest and defend me in every way. It seem...
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Stop using indecent language!
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June 10, 2016
Editor: How would you feel if someone were to tell you, “Look! I see rotten vegetables and fish coming out of your mouth!”  Most likely you will g...
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Let us fish in the Atlantic Ocean
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June 10, 2016
Editor: During the press conference hosted by the Prime Minister on June 7, 2016, Minister Camillo Gonsalves, in commenting on the need for us to incr...
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Let us all re-unite in the fight against crime
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June 10, 2016
Editor: Please permit me to write on a burning issue which is confronting our country today and which would have severe consequences if we do not appr...
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The PM did the right thing
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June 10, 2016
Editor: Please permit me a space in your column to express my views about the new rule in Parliament where parliamentarians do not have to swear to al...
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The Greatest!
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June 10, 2016
Editor: Noms de guerre and sobriquets, no matter their grandeur or lofty claims, save no one from their guaranteed mortal destiny. ‘The Greatest’ ...
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Gun violence is really out of control
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June 3, 2016
Editor: Please permit me a space in your column to express my views about the gun violence that is escalating in St Vincent and the Grenadines. I must...
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Will we obey Christ’s command?
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June 3, 2016
Editor: While travelling in a minivan on the way home, it was so heartening to hear a conversation a man was having with a Christian lady. In part, th...
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Are we moving in the right direction?
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June 3, 2016
Editor: Many years ago when I first read Ruth Benedict’s "Patterns of Culture”, I concluded that there are no superior or inferior cultures, only ...
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Election aftermath
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June 3, 2016
Editor: The atmosphere in our country, following the results of the 2015 General Elections, is tense and uneasy. The feeling of ‘brotherhood and tog...
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Break the silence of abuse!
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May 31, 2016
My name is Me! I live out there Wrapped in my fear I need an ear Someone to listen to share my pain Someone to tell before I go insane{{more}} Many se...
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Treat the name ‘God’ with respect
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May 31, 2016
Editor: Who has the GREATEST name in the entire universe? Of course, God. In the Bible, we find God’s name in a number of places, including Exodus 6...
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Devil finds work for idle hands
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May 31, 2016
Editor: The devil does find work for idle hands to do, but it is said at times that he cries, for he thinks that some humans blame him unnecessarily. ...
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The roses, the wreaths, civic responsibility
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May 31, 2016
Editor: On the question of civic responsibility, I must reflect on the abandonment by those who had once been deemed to have the capability to lead an...