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We are awaiting your contribution, Dr Friday
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August 21, 2015
Editor: Back in 2013 the Hon Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines pledged $10,000 towards the refurbishing of the pavilion on the Clive Tan...
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North Leeward senior citizens group says thanks
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August 18, 2015
Editor: Please permit me, on behalf of the Troumaca/Rose Bank/Dark View Group of Senior Citizens to say a heartfelt thank you to the various entities,...
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Interesting legal issue in St Kitts/Nevis
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August 18, 2015
Editor: An interesting legal issue has arisen in the tiny state of St Kitts/Nevis, where lawyers have filed a suit in the courts to block the Attorney...
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Destruction is looming …Wake up people!
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August 14, 2015
Editor: While events continue to remind us that the end is near, many are still living carelessly – unconcerned about their soul’s salvation. Ther...
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Well done, Ms Charles!
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August 14, 2015
Editor: I am a regular listener to WE FM radio station in Questelles, and for the past three or four years I have listened intensively to the VIEW POI...
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Reject demonic practices of Garifuna religion
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August 14, 2015
Editor: The last few weeks have been filled with discussions surrounding issues related to the recent Garifuna visitors to our shores. The visitors ca...
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Look beyond party, vote for country
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August 14, 2015
Editor: As we move closer to the day for general elections, there are some important issues that need to be considered in determining the way we, as V...
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About dyslexia and dyspraxia
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August 14, 2015
(Continued from Searchlight Midweek - August 11, 2015) by Lynden Punnett Dyslexia affects skills involved in reading, writing and spelling. Dyslexia i...
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Dyslexia and your child
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August 11, 2015
By Lynden Punnett A new school year is approaching and there will be some students both in primary and secondary education who may have some form of a...
Sport can be very lucrative career
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Sport can be very lucrative career
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August 11, 2015
The successes of the Vincentian Special Olympians at the recent Special Olympics World Games where, after a 10-year absence, the Vincentian team won f...
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Has ‘Alfie’ Roberts been truly forgotten?
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August 11, 2015
Editor: The year 2016 will mark the 60th anniversary of the first appearance of a player from the Windward Islands in the cricketing Test arena. It wa...
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Garifuna issue – More questions than answers
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August 11, 2015
Editor: This Garifuna thing has me so confused. Before the Opposition Leader’s braggadocios and obviously unresearched pronouncement in New York abo...
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Reparation: Where are we?
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August 7, 2015
Editor: In September 2013, the CARICOM Reparations Movement was launched in St Vincent and the Grenadines. This new initiative represented a new phase...
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SVG yearns for leadership
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August 4, 2015
Editor: St Vincent and the Grenadines is in a dilemma. We are on one hand saddled with a PIED PIPER, who attracts followers even as he makes irrespons...
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Anecdotes of life as a mental health patient
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August 4, 2015
by Colin King Before I begin this week’s exploration of mental health issues, I would like to make a brief tribute, in light of the recent passing o...
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Is someone reaping a profit?
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July 31, 2015
Editor: As the new school season approaches I have had a number of parents asking me why they have to buy books, year after year, that their secondary...
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Banana art should be a national pride
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July 31, 2015
Editor: In the 20th century, two amazing things transpired. Firstly, the invention of the only musical instrument called the “Steel Pan” by Simon ...
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World Day Against Human Trafficking
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July 31, 2015
"…World Day against Trafficking in Persons is a call to action to end this crime and give hope to the victims, who often live unrecognized among us....
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Am I being targeted by the police?
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July 28, 2015
Editor: On July 22, 2015, while I sat in my home where I reside in Richland Park, six officers walked onto the said property, where I was sitting on a...
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Vincentians anxiously await election date
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July 28, 2015
Editor: Vincentians, even those affiliated to the governing Unity Labour Party (ULP), are anxiously awaiting Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves to “ring...
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Food outlets – Be sanitary at ALL Times!
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July 24, 2015
Editor: The Trinidad Express newspaper of July 20, 2015 carried an article entitled: “3 Chinese restaurants shut down - San Fernando City Police sei...
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Use of the word ‘honorary’
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July 21, 2015
Editor: Perhaps it is due to our habit of playing fast and loose with the English language, using it too often as a toy rather than a tool, that we ar...
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Olympia Academy: a quality primary education
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July 21, 2015
Editor: It has come to my attention that persons have been misleading others regarding the status and role of the Olympia Academy, situated in Kingsto...
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Understanding the ‘Bible way’ of discipline
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July 21, 2015
Editor: Very often we would hear from all our pulpits, that parents are to follow ‘the Bible way’ of disciplining their children. The implication ...
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Rose Bank celebrates with its centurion
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July 17, 2015
Editor: Not often we hear of someone reaching the milestone of 100 years. However, on Saturday, July 11, 2015, the community of Rose Bank celebrated t...
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Drivers, please stop drinking and driving
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July 17, 2015
Editor: Over a million times drivers have been warned, whether on radio, TV, newspaper or in some other media, "Don’t Drink and Drive.” Despite su...
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Tribute to Nicole Sylvester
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July 17, 2015
Editor: I must admit that lawyer Nicole Sylvester, who actually helped persons who were basically involved in serious crimes to succeed in their court...
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Is lawlessness the legacy of the ULP?
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July 14, 2015
by Matthew Thomas In writing this article I am guided by the wisdom of Edmund Burke when he wrote: "All that is required for evil to prevail is for go...
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Some wolves pretending to be sheep
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July 14, 2015
Editor: In our midst, we are faced with all sorts. It is refreshing, though, when we meet individuals with whom we can have a conversation that comes ...