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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 ...
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Build a wall or protective barrier soon!
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July 14, 2015
Editor: The accident that took place last Sunday night between Coulls Hill and Troumaca, resulting in three fatalities, underscores the NEED for a wal...
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Poor television coverage of some Vincy Mas events
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July 10, 2015
Editor: Kindly allow me to make two comments about the coverage of Carnival. The first is directed at FLOW, to remind them that having deprived person...
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Five judges ruled against God!
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July 10, 2015
Editor: Five judges in black robes cleared the way for same-sex “marriages” across the United States of America in a ruling handed down by the Sup...
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Taking a stand on same sex marriage
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July 10, 2015
Editor: The recent court ruling in USA which makes it legal for same sex marriage in all states of America is an important one. It therefore means tha...
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Open letter to the Commissioner of Police
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July 3, 2015
Dear Sir: As the Carnival season returns, I am once again asking you to assign a police officer to stand guard in the cenotaph’s enclosure to preven...
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As a people, we need to draw closer to GOD
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July 3, 2015
Editor: Once again tragedy has struck North Leeward. This time, it is a tragic accident that has claimed lives. Our hearts go out in sympathy to the b...
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Marriage is between a MAN and a WOMAN!
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July 3, 2015
Editor: The recent Supreme Court ruling in favour of ‘same-sex marriage’ in all 50 states of America is a striking reminder that religious liberty...
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Leaders we have had and their impact on SVG
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June 30, 2015
Editor: Robert Milton Cato is saluted as the father of our nation. I’ve heard glowing commentaries of his life and times as Chief Minister, Premier ...
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A deficit of compassion
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June 30, 2015
by Dr Garrey Michael Dennie Carnival season is here with us again, ushering in an explosion of mas, song, and dance, as Vincentians engage in the annu...