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Andrea Bowman – 10 years as GHS headmistress
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July 31, 2014
Fri Jul 31, 2014 Editor, Congratulations to the headmistress of the Girls' High School (GHS), Mrs Andrea Keizer Bowman, for serving 10 years at the he...
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A victor, a vanquished, but country loses
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July 31, 2014
So much has been (and is being) said/written about the shameful desecration of the funeral service of the late E G Lynch on partisan political grounds...
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Open letter to Bishop C Leopold Friday
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July 31, 2014
Thu, Jul 31, 2014 Dear Bishop Friday, I read your response to the question of extreme misbehaviour in the Georgetown Anglican Church on July 19th at E...
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Learn to respect the rights of others!
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July 25, 2014
Fri Jun 25, 2014 Editor: Do you know what is called the "Golden Rule”? At times we love to repeat it: "All things whatsoever ye would that men shoul...
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How we can make Test Cricket more exciting
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July 25, 2014
Fri, Jul 25, 2014 Editor: I felt obliged to write this article after reading an article in which Curtly Ambrose gave some suggestions as to how the IC...
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Ragga Soca, Soca Monarch songs for 2014
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July 25, 2014
Fri, Jul 25, 2014 Editor: The 2014 Ragga Soca and Soca Monarch finalists gathered for a discussion on how to become a “Fettologist”. Wiz Kydd urge...
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Extortion by commercial banks – Part III
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July 22, 2014
Tue Jul 22, 2014 by R T Luke V Browne lukebrowne@yahoo.com I learnt from Trinidad and Tobago’s Sunday Express newspaper of February 2, 2014 that RBC...
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Have religions benefitted us?
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July 22, 2014
Tue Jul 22, 2014 Editor: Throughout the world there are many armed conflicts raging with no end in sight. What is very sad is that many of these confl...
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The Prime Minister, HIV and the Caribbean
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July 22, 2014
Tue Jul 22, 2014 Editor: The Caribbean is second in the world to Sub-Saharan Africa in the rate of HIV infection. The primary mode of transmission in ...
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Politics over Principle
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July 22, 2014
Tue Jul 22, 2014 Editor: The recent display by supporters of the opposition NDP in the presence of their leaders at the funeral of the late E G Lynch ...
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Time to act
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July 22, 2014
Tue Jul 22, 2014 As you shed tears For days Mourning the loss of your son You pray that one day, The Gun will cease to exist For in the hands of man I...
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A double-edged yellow bell
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July 22, 2014
Tue Jul 22, 2014 Editor: Having listened to the funeral service of the late radio announcer E G Lynch, I must express my grave disappointment in my Vi...
PM’s remarks at E G Lynch’s funeral
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PM’s remarks at E G Lynch’s funeral
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July 22, 2014
Tue Jul 22, 2014 By Dr Ralph E Gonsalves Prime Minister [Author’s Note: The tribute published below is what I would have read at E G Lynch’s funer...
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Charges made on ATM bank transactions unfair
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July 18, 2014
Fri Jul 18, 2014 Editor: I write in support of a letter written by Luke Browne and published in the Searchlight of Friday, July 11. Before his publica...
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Lawyer writes to FLOW/Columbus
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July 18, 2014
Fri Jul 18, 2014 Dear Sir/ Madam, I have tried several times over the past week to speak to your manager with no success! Most times the line is busy ...
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Historical Notes
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July 18, 2014
Ashton Warner’s Account of Slavery and that of Daphne Crosbie (Editor’s Note: "The work was edited by S Strickland and published in 1831. The edit...
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Frank Da Silva Was Right
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July 18, 2014
Fri, Jul 18, 2014 Editor, For sometime now, I have been thinking that I owe your readers an explanation with regard to a position that I took at the t...
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The regular language of most Jamaicans
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July 15, 2014
Tue Jul 15, 2014 Editor: The national language of Jamaica is English and I’ve heard broadcasts by Jamaican individuals articulating the language mos...
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National sorrow is complete
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July 15, 2014
Tue Jul 15, 2014 Editor, The Netherlands clinched third place at the World Cup with an easy 3-0 victory over a forlorn Brazil.{{more}} The crowd then ...
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Escalating crime needs to be curbed
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July 15, 2014
Tue Jul 15, 2014 Editor, As violent crime escalates in St Vincent and the Grenadines and other countries in the Caribbean Community, it seems as if a ...
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Worst day in history of Brazil soccer
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July 11, 2014
Fri Jul 11, 2014 Editor: Germany tore Brazil apart in an incredible six minutes in which four goals were scored, which saw them roar into a 5-0 lead i...
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Is real freedom of the press being destroyed?
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July 11, 2014
Fri, Jul 11, 2014 Editor: I personally believe that freedom of the press has, or is, being destroyed by the current  ULP administration in many ways. ...
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Open letter to the Prime Minister
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July 11, 2014
Fri, Jul 11, 2014 Mr Prime Minister Sir, Since assuming office as Prime Minister you have been much talked about, locally, regionally and internationa...
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Historical Notes St Vincent and the Grenadines
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July 11, 2014
Unveiling of the War Memorial ( 11 November 1925) "There will be an enclosure around the War Memorial into which the members of the Executive and Legi...
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Unforgettable teachers
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July 4, 2014
Fri Jul 4, 2014 Editor: While I read your article on the honouring of Mr F. I. Jack by the St Vincent Grammar School, nostalgia set in.I concluded tha...
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Historical Notes
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July 4, 2014
The Carnival Riots of 1879 "Attempts to revive masquerading in 1879 were greeted by a proclamation issued by His Honour Edward Laborde, the Officer Ad...
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An open letter to the Police Commissioner
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July 4, 2014
Fri Jul 4, 2014 Dear Sir, I am asking for your help to safeguard one of our historical monuments against wilful and wanton defacement and destruction....
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Extortion by commercial banks – Part II
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July 4, 2014
Fri Jul 4, 2014 Editor: The much publicized withdrawal fees, ATM fees and miscellaneous monthly service charges which were imposed by the foreign-owne...
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‘Ring D Bell’
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July 1, 2014
Tue Jul 01, 2014 Editor: ‘Ring D Bell’ (Godfrey Dublin), ‘Ah Want a Soca man’ (Fryktion) and ‘Soca, rum and gal’ (Rayzor RQB) are three so...
Thanks from people of South Rivers
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Thanks from people of South Rivers
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July 1, 2014
Tue Jul 01, 2014 Dear Almira Patsy Rogers and friends in Brooklyn, Thank you for your generous donation of school and medical supplies. Your gift of b...
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Keep Adult Education Unit in Kingstown
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July 1, 2014
Tue Jul 01, 2014 Editor: Education is very important. The opportunities today for education are very good, as compared to my days when it was limited....
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Carnival – energy overload
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July 1, 2014
Tue Jul 01, 2014 Editor: Carnival is the time of the year when we really show the world our true level of independence and our pride in being Vincy. T...