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A society in dangerous decline?
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September 1, 2015
EDITOR: Letters are filling the Opinion and Letters columns of our newspapers weekly, written by both religious and secular-minded people decrying the...
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Activities planned to celebrate ACE week
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September 1, 2015
EDITOR: Adult and Continuing Education ACE will be celebrating Adult Education Week September 7 -11, 2015. Activities Planned To Celebrate ACE Week in...
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Flee, children, from the church of Babylon
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September 1, 2015
EDITOR: WOE to you evil shepherds, WOE to you evil pastors; you teach Yah’s people lie. You won’t even teach them the true Sabbath. You tell them ...
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Speak the truth!
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August 28, 2015
Editor: After reading the letter from “Bequia Youth” in last week’s Searchlight newspaper it is quite clear to me that this individual does not ...
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A little confused by Bequia Youth’s letter
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August 28, 2015
Editor: I am more than little confused by “Bequia Youth’s” letter and question to MP Dr Godwin Friday. My understanding of the role of a Member ...
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What the fires should teach us
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August 28, 2015
Editor: On Sunday, August 23, 2015, news came that buildings in the capital were on fire. A blazing inferno gutted three unoccupied government buildin...
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NDP made the wrong approach
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August 25, 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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Beware the love of the Love Vine
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August 25, 2015
Editor: The Unity Labour Party have on display at their headquarters a bold sign which declares “Labour Loves You,” but when one considers the rea...
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Your religion matters
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August 25, 2015
Editor: Religion and its significance have been topics often spoken about in contemporary society. Many concepts have been formed on the issue and fal...
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Gossip should never form a part of worship
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August 25, 2015
Editor: The only place in the world where one should feel safe in the assembly of thieves, murderers, gossips, fornicators, liars and such like is the...
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Homosexuality: a perverted spirit of lust
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August 21, 2015
Editor: Abomination — homosexuality and abortion are sin! And what does Almighty God YAHUVEH has to say about this? You prefer to listen to man who ...
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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...