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Our Readers' Opinions
Where do we go from here? – Part C
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March 8, 2016
If change will not come from the Government or from the political parties, change needs to come from the people at large. The nation needs to go throu...
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Domestic violence is a scourge to society
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March 8, 2016
Editor: Domestic violence is becoming prevalent in our nation and the world at large. This is not new, for it has been around for years. As a matter o...
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Wey horse reach, donkey could reach too
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March 8, 2016
Editor: This piece, is exclusively dedicated to Senator Jomo Thomas, current Speaker of the House of Assembly and is genuinely political. And I assure...
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Good role models should be highly commended
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March 4, 2016
Editor: Andrew Cummings’ singing the praises of Math teacher Gillis “Git” Francis in the newspapers not too long ago brought home to us that goo...
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Pedestrian crossing – it is about time
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March 4, 2016
Editor: It seems like more than two years ago that we were advised that BRAGSA, the authority responsible for roads, was going to be working on the re...
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Dr Gonsalves, reinstate the NDP teachers
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March 4, 2016
Editor: I love politics and I favour few politicians; that’s why I pay diligent attention to them and I try to focus on what they should be doing fo...
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The role of agriculture and the countryside
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March 4, 2016
Let us not fool ourselves; SVG will never be any big thing in agriculture. The island is very small, the amount of flat land even less and much of tha...
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The plight of our kids and teenagers
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March 1, 2016
Editor: It is high time someone other than a lukewarm Christian Council or Christian base address what is, maybe hidden, maybe demonstrated only by ac...
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Incest is fast becoming an acceptable practice
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March 1, 2016
Editor: Incest is seen as siblings and blood relations, including parents and children, having sexual affairs. Incest is not a recent development, but...
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The indigenous face of Latin America
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March 1, 2016
by Jorge Familiar In the future, when we assess Latin America’s history at the turn of the century, the salient feature will certainly be an economi...
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Whither goeth our democracy?
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March 1, 2016
by Oswald Fereira The NDP has taken a challenge of the election to Court and must now await the Court to proceed. So what is the point of this demonst...
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National Day of Prayer and Reconciliation for SVG
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February 26, 2016
Editor: I must first say upfront that I am very saddened by the way that the National Day of Prayer here in St Vincent and the Grenadines is being org...
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Fathers, it’s important to support your children
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February 26, 2016
Editor: Being a father is very important. Having recognized the aforementioned fact, it is true to say that many men are not attentive to their childr...
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Whither goeth our democracy? – Part Six A
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February 26, 2016
Where do we go from here? by Oswald Fereira The 2015 election has left us a nation divided like it never has been before, a nation in need of total re...
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The Prime Minister and the Press
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February 23, 2016
Editor: I’ve been paying very close attention to Dr Gonsalves, since long before he gained the position of the Prime Minister. I have been doing so ...
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Whither goeth our democracy? – Part Five
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February 23, 2016
by Oswald Fereira I left St Vincent in 1967 to embark on my university education. I returned in 1972 for a short sojourn, then left permanently in 197...
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Selling passports
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February 19, 2016
The most intriguing case in the sale of passports is not that of St Kitts/Nevis. That accolade goes to the Comoros. These are a group of islands in th...
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The significance of Black History Month
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February 19, 2016
Editor: The month of February has been designated as "Black History Month” to epitomize the historical achievements of our black ancestors and how t...
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Let us pursue happiness
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February 19, 2016
Editor: A brother who called in to one of our popular radio programmes recently stated that "happiness is what we are pursuing.” Indeed, that is an ...
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This whole world needs LOVE!
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February 12, 2016
Editor: The absence of the love of God in the heart is evident all around us. Acts of violence and crimes of all sorts affect us in one way or another...
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Rally behind Francis’ clean-up efforts
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February 12, 2016
Editor: I was delighted to read of Minister Francis’ plans to clean up Kingstown. As an annual visitor to St Vincent and the Grenadines, I have been...
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Whither goeth our democracy? – Part Four
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February 12, 2016
The 2015 Election Campaign - continued by Oswald Fereira Other statements in the 2015 election campain that need specific comment were those about wom...
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‘Law and You’ not my favourite
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February 12, 2016
Editor: I could be committing a crime if I said that the SVGTV  programme: ‘The Law and You’ is the one that sends me rushing for the remote contr...
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Supervisor of Elections’ absence explained?
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February 12, 2016
Editor: On Sunday, 7th February, 2016, I attended the 7 a.m. mass of the St George’s Cathedral congregation at the Anglican Church of the Ascension ...
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SVG needs to consider educated, affluent tourists
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February 12, 2016
Editor: My wife and I are elderly Vincentians living on the Leeward side of the island. Our son and daughter have lived abroad for many years and each...
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Fathers, support your children
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February 12, 2016
Editor: Being a father is very important. Having recognized the aforementioned fact, it is true to say that many men are not attentive to their childr...
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The media bias of which the PM speaks
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February 12, 2016
Editor: I took just another look at one of the latest issues dominating the news cycle, that is, the issue of media bias and the recent exchange betwe...
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A country of corruption
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February 9, 2016
Editor: I am not here questioning the intelligence of any of the current Government’s Ministers, only their qualification and competence to exercise...
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If you really love your children, train them!
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February 9, 2016
Editor: Parents, guardians, imagine receiving a beautiful, precious gift from a dear friend. How would you treat that gift? Once you are thankful and ...
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Statement by Christian Council – February 2016
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February 9, 2016
‘On Christ the solid Rock I stand; all other ground is sinking sand; all other ground is sinking sand.’ ‘Whate’er the future brings, our faith...
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Whither goeth our democracy? – Part 3
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February 9, 2016
by Oswald Fereira I viewed this campaign from a distance and I depended on what I read in The Vincentian and Searchlight, as well as on the Internet t...
Remembering Glen Jackson and EG Lynch
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Remembering Glen Jackson and EG Lynch
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February 9, 2016
Editor: It has been 10 years now since I lost my best friend Glen Jackson. I made myself a promise that once I’m breathing, I’ll keep thoughts of ...