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Understanding Dyslexia
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April 22, 2016
Lynden Punnett Dip.SpLD (Dyslexia)   London UK. What is Dyslexia?  Dyslexia is a combination of difficulties that affect the learning processes of rea...
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Why do our children speak so badly?
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April 19, 2016
EDITOR: For those of us born in the 60s or 70s, we were fortunate to have been blessed with excellent parents; but today, it’s drastically different...
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FLOW/LIME merger still unsettled – ECTEL
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April 19, 2016
EDITOR: ECTEL announced over three weeks ago that negotiations with Columbus Communications and Cable and Wireless Communications had collapsed, since...
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FLOW spreading propaganda message to public
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April 19, 2016
EDITOR: I read, with little interest, but with a great deal of incredulity, the propaganda message from Mr Hull regarding the corporate re-banding of ...
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Salute to our West Indies champs
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April 19, 2016
EDITOR: Please permit a space in your column for me to express my views about the West Indies men, women and under-19 cricket teams. I am extending my...
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Salute to our West Indies champs
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April 15, 2016
EDITOR: Please permit a space in your column for me to express my views about the West Indies men, women and under-19 cricket teams. I am extending my...
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Welcome to new FLOW – Country Manager
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April 15, 2016
Hello Vincy, Welcome to the new FLOW! We have replaced our signature LIME green brand with our new and refreshed blue FLOW brand – as we literally p...
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Potential for increase of minimum wage
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April 15, 2016
Editor: The National Wages Council is to look into increasing minimum wages. If property and business taxes, licence fees, duties and customs costs ha...
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Damned if you do; damned if you don’t
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April 15, 2016
EDITOR: Have you ever heard this comment "I don’t know why he keeps forcing himself on me; I don’t want to have anything to do with him, yet he ke...
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The cleaning, the promise, the pressure
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April 15, 2016
EDITOR: The Honourable Julian Francis ought to be applauded for having admitted, even in the Parliament, that the capital Kingstown was decidedly in a...
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Keys to establishing a healthy marriage
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April 15, 2016
Editor: Getting married to the right person and for the right reasons does not guarantee automatic smooth sailing. Instead, since none of us are perfe...
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Remembering EG Lynch
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April 12, 2016
Editor: On a visit to SVG five years ago, I sat down with my political spy listening to the programme – New Times, presented by popular radio host E...
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NDP won 7 seats; but do they need fresh legs?
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April 12, 2016
Editor: I am in support of the NDP because of the Hon Mr Arnhim Eustace. I believe that he has what it requires to be a good Prime Minister, but it ap...
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Opposition leader does it again!
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April 8, 2016
Editor: Arnhim Eustace, the leader of the NDP, has proven himself, once again. Mr Eustace, in anticipation of a court decision on Monday, April 4, 201...
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Everything in harmony – Take one for the road
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April 8, 2016
Editor: When I was aroused at 1:20 a.m. by the squealing of a pig, which was soon afterwards silenced by two blows to the head, it came home to me tha...
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PM doing splendid job
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April 8, 2016
Editor: Please permit a space in your column to express my views about St Vincent and the Grenadines, basically coming from a long way. I was born and...
Medical Schools
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Medical Schools
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April 8, 2016
Compared to the rest of the OECS, SVG came late to the Offshore Medical School business. While some islands had two or more schools, SVG had merely a ...
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Whither goeth our democracy? – Conclusion
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April 5, 2016
Here, in no strict order, are some of the things we must be willing to change: Remember that in a democracy it is one man, one vote and the vote is se...
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Something is really wrong in this country
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April 5, 2016
Editor: As a taxi driver who operates at the ET Joshua Airport at Arnos Vale, I’m fortunate to interact with persons from various parts of the world...
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Bullies – Georgetown van driver, conductor!
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April 5, 2016
Editor: Last Tuesday, March 22, I boarded a passenger van #5215, which had as its ultimate destination Georgetown. However, on reaching Prospect, I to...
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Reasons why NDP is contesting General Election
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April 5, 2016
Editor: Last week the NDP Opposition Leader presented to us what the gripe is that his party and supporters have why they are still protesting and why...
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Tunnel vision: the legacy of SVG
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April 1, 2016
by Matthew Thomas An article on page 6 of The Vincentain newspaper of 24/03/2016, under the caption: "Invest SVG: Bigger and Better Things To Come”,...
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Unscrupulous businessmen
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April 1, 2016
Editor: I am very concerned about the poor quality of goods and services provided by some members of the business community here in St Vincent and the...
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Whither goeth our democracy? – Conclusion
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April 1, 2016
Things we must be willing to change Here, in no strict order, are some of the things we must be willing to change: Remember that in a democracy it is ...
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Vincentians, never ignore a cry for help
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April 1, 2016
Editor: Suicide does not occur as frequently here as in other countries. In the absence of statistics, I would boldly say it is a problem here in SVG....
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Continue the excellent work, Searchlight
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March 24, 2016
Editor: Please permit me space in your column to express my views about the wonderful Searchlight newspaper. I am extending my sincere congratulations...
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Divorce definitely on the rise in this country
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March 18, 2016
Editor: There is, without doubt, a rise in the number of divorces in this country. Space does not permit to fully develop this topic; however, here ar...
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Time for NDP protesters to stop
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March 18, 2016
Editor: Please permit a space in your column to express my views about the continuation of New Democratic Party protests over the December 9, 2015 ele...
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Mr PM, who has more influence on you?
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March 18, 2016
Editor: There are a few Vincentians who are calling on Dr Gonsalves to bring a bill to force the NDP parliamentarians to appear in the House of Assemb...
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On pastoral leadership
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March 18, 2016
by G E M Saunders In one of his recent farewell messages to the Catholic community, Bishop Jason Gordon appeared to be lamenting what was interpreted ...
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Happier International Women’s Days!
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March 18, 2016
Editor: Time for a happier International Women’s Day in St Vincent….Judging from the last copy of March 4 of the Vincentian, we don’t see many h...
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Time to deal with the real ‘National Issues’
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March 18, 2016
Editor: Greater “National Issues” seem to occupy Parliament’s time, like who shows up and who doesn’t, and “I wasn’t elected, I was appoin...
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The Budget
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March 18, 2016
The Prime Minister is to be congratulated on the brevity of his Budget address. Adults’ attention span is short and long speeches soon lose their au...
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What is really happening in lovely SVG?
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March 11, 2016
Dear ULP Government: I sorry you had to take the rap for PAHO in the past several days. Vincentians love themselves some salt, ‘doctored’ or not, ...
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The 2016 Budget
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March 8, 2016
Editor: Dr Gonsalves has presented this country’s 2016 Budget, which was extremely frightening in terms of his taxation. There is no doubt that Vinc...