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July 19, 2016
Editor: I am moved to write this article following the news of two black men senselessly killed at the hands of police officers and the retaliation re...
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July 19, 2016
Editor: Carnival in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) is where Vincentians get the opportunity to demonstrate certain aspects of our culture. Vincen...
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July 15, 2016
Editor: We ask the responsible authorities to enforce the Laws of SVG. 1) The Laws of St Vincent and the Grenadines WI protect endangered sea turtles....
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July 15, 2016
Editor: A picture is said to be worth a thousand words. Video, a series of pictures, tells a story of many more words. And so it is with disappointmen...
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July 15, 2016
Editor: Ten years after inauguration, only four countries, Guyana, Barba­dos, Belize and recently Dominica, have joined the Appellate Jurisdiction of...
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July 12, 2016
Editor: I respond to an article published in the SEARCHLIGHT of 01/07/2016, entitled: MINISTRY OF HEALTH’S RESPONSE TO ARTICLE BY PHARMACIST MATTHEW...
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July 12, 2016
Editor: I recently took some time off and drove around mainland St Vincent, and I was amazed by the numerous plots of land that are not in use. I was ...
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July 8, 2016
Editor: Seriously, guys, why have we not adapted to LIAT’s late and crazy schedule after flying with them for so many years in the region? We must u...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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’ ...