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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...
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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...