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Why are relationships crumbling?
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June 11, 2024
EDITOR: Everybody deserve to be loved and appreciated. At some point in our life, we start dating, with the intention of getting married and starting ...
People, not programmes make the difference
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June 7, 2024
EDITOR: We have heard it said that “money makes the mail run,” but is that so? Whether it is care giving, agriculture, steel band or teaching, the peo...
ICC T/20 World Cup 2024
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June 7, 2024
EDITOR: The ICC World Cup 2024 is in full swing. West Indies we know won its first game, although there were some scary moments. However, they were ab...
Insulting Billboard
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June 7, 2024
Further to the reports in local media concerning the billboard erected by the NDP. Despite all the pontifications by the NDP leader justifying the mat...
The importance of the media
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June 4, 2024
EDITOR: Media plays a very important role in any country. Editor, I must commend you for allowing me and other persons to contribute to your paper. Th...
Innovative ideas for boosting Tourism in SVG
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June 4, 2024
EDITOR: Tourism in the Caribbean is very imperative to the economy. According to a Jamaica Observer article, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has decl...
African Liberation Day Reflections
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May 31, 2024
Editor: We celebrated African Liberation Day or Africa Day on 25th May 2024. In commemoration of that occasion, I spent time reflecting on the meaning...
Droughts in SVG
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May 31, 2024
EDITOR: A drought is a period of time when an area or region experiences below- normal precipitation. Droughts are increasing across the globe as a re...
National Progress and the Politics of Change
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May 24, 2024
At a public lecture not so long ago, a local activist by the name of Edgar Kwame Lewis who is well known to me highlighted the need for a programme of...
No private beaches in SVG
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May 24, 2024
Editor: On Wednesday 1 May 2024, a few of my friends and I decided to spend the public holiday at one of our favourite beaches in the country - Buccam...
Water woes in the Grenadines
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May 17, 2024
Water is essential for life. It is very unfortunate that there is no reliable public water supply in the Grenadines. In its absence perhaps there shou...
Vagrants on our streets, a cause for concern
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May 17, 2024
Editor: A vagrant is a person who is poor, does not have a home or job, and moves from place to place. The issues of vagrants in St Vincent and the Gr...
Start-up company to tackle Sargassum
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May 17, 2024
Editor: I read your piece regarding the incoming sargassum and wanted to introduce you to the start-up company, Seafields – a blue carbon project whic...
Graphic pictures can really hurt
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May 17, 2024
EDITOR: I am writing with great concern having received an image, via email, of a recently deceased person in St Vincent and the Grenadines. This seem...
Techniques to overcome exam anxiety
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May 17, 2024
EDITOR: As I sat in the examination room to begin my Introduction to Psychology exam in 2012, I took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. This was one of...
Commuters need better service from minivans
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May 10, 2024
EDITOR: The services of minivans are imperative to the economy. On a daily basis, they transport school children, persons who are employed, elderly, t...
Looking for our Extension Officers
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May 10, 2024
EDITOR: The Extension Officer is critical to our success as farmers because he represents a repository of knowledge that may make the difference betwe...
Ponder the dangers of setting bush fires
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May 10, 2024
Editor: I on several occasions wrote about bush fires. Today, I once again write on this very important subject. It is a dangerous practice to be wilf...
Thank you for leading the way forward
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May 10, 2024
Editor: On Sunday, May 4, 2014, the Girls’ High School Alumnae Association of New York (GHSAA-NY) celebrated 30 years of existence. This year, 2024, r...
Dearest Mother
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May 7, 2024
Editor: As Mother’s Day approaches, we can’t help but appreciate her unconditional love for her children with expressions of thankfulness. We are amaz...
Poverty – real or not
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May 7, 2024
EDITOR: Poverty is a state or condition of an individual who lacks the basic needs. These basic needs are: food, clothing and shelter. So I just wonde...
A house of robbers
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May 3, 2024
Editor: When the bible says that my house will be called a house of prayer, but you are making it a den of robbers, we often think that it is not refe...
The meaning of Gender Equality
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April 26, 2024
EDITOR: I believe that Gender Equality is one of the most important causes of our times and everyone should have an understanding of it. As a nation, ...
Are we too addicted to technology?
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April 19, 2024
Editor: Technology has changed our lives over the last few decades. The word “smart” is being linked to almost every aspect of technology. We now have...
Corporal punishment in our society
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April 19, 2024
EDITOR: I was involved in a recent WhatsApp group chat discussion on corporal punishment and it motivated me to write an article on this subject. I kn...
Let’s work on building strong families again
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April 12, 2024
EDITOR: The family is the most vital institution there is. It is the backbone of society, churches and the nation. Strong families are an asset and ai...
The ULP Rally – A big miss
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April 12, 2024
EDITOR: At the ULP rally on Sunday night, one could not help but notice the glaring omission of critical discussions, especially those pertaining to w...
Help me track down my lost cousin
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April 12, 2024
EDITOR: While searching about my SVG family, I stumbled on a reader’s letter published on December 11, 2015: “The Madeira Portuguese in St.Vincent, by...
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April 12, 2024
EDITOR: We all want our children to grow up to be respectful and responsible and each adult must play his role to accomplish this. Child guidance is a...
Pollution hurts
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April 12, 2024
EDITOR: Andy: Natalie, today is a beautiful day for going to the beach, the weather man said the temperature would be 27ª and humidity is 80%. I think...
Haiti, I am sorry, but there is still hope
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April 5, 2024
EDITOR: Haiti I am sorry were the words from a song. These words best suit Haiti today. A country that is still indebted unfairly to France continues ...
A place to play and recreate
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April 5, 2024
EDITOR: The Union Island I knew as a child was a large playground. Every village had open spaces inviting children to play. Whether it was the mountai...
Make polluters pay!
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March 28, 2024
EDITOR: Lawmakers in Europe have signed off on an update to the urban waste water treatment (UWWT) directive, which is to further tighten restrictions...
Garbage collection fee in the Grenadines
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March 28, 2024
EDITOR: The garbage collection service in the Grenadines is an excellent one and the $10.00 per month fee is way below the collection cost. The questi...
The transportation stress and roads
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March 28, 2024
EDITOR: There has never been another time in our history when we had more vehicles on our roads than now. This is a sign of a bit of progress in our s...
Many factors contribute to homelessness
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March 22, 2024
EDITOR: Homelessness can be considered a breach of human rights, yet is not only present in SVG, but in almost every country in the world. I know of p...