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May 27, 2014
Tue, May 27, 2014 by Candice Sealey Business Buzz Its the season for sponsorships…. Businesses sponsoring Carnival events or sponsoring radio and te...
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May 27, 2014
Sir Errol Allen • I am a vegetarian for the past 20 years and I have developed recipes to fit my diet. My favourite meal is bakes and saltfish, with...
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May 23, 2014
Alexander Anderson’s Geography and History of St Vincent, a manuscript written just before 1800, edited and published by Richard and Elizabeth Howar...
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May 23, 2014
Two global organizations have made strong calls for the food industry to be regulated, as has been done in the case of cigarettes. The two, Consumers ...
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May 23, 2014
Fri, May 23, 2014 Editor, Ephesians 6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Let us not forget that we have some wonderful pare...
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May 23, 2014
Fri, May 23, 2014 Editor: This weekend a number, of local organizations and concerned individuals will keep up the tradition, established since 1974, ...
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May 23, 2014
Fri, May 23, 2014 by Oswald Fereira Continued from Midweek Searchlight - May 20, 2014. My next hero is Daniel Dandrade, or “Dada” Dandrade, as he ...
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May 23, 2014
Fri May 23, 2014 Editor: Mr Eustace, Leader of the Opposition and the parliamentarian who likes to be called "Major” Leacock, can’t be the hope fo...
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May 23, 2014
Fri May 23, 2014 Editor: Permit me space in your paper to publicly congratulate barrister-at-law and notary public, Mr Stanley John for taking silk or...
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May 23, 2014
Fri, May 23, 2014 Dr Jozelle Miller PhD. Health Psychology Milton Cato Memorial Hospital The reasons for smoking are mostly psychological. People are ...
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May 20, 2014
Tue, May 20, 2014 Editor: We speak about hard times; we speak about killing one another in the country. Do we remember what the Lord said? Do we even ...
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May 20, 2014
Tue, May 20, 2014 by Oswald Fereira Joseph Chatoyer was named our first National Hero and there was much debate recently in naming new National Heroes...
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May 20, 2014
Karen Hinds o I love dry milk and farine o I’m married to a Vincentian, someone with whom I attended Bishop’s College Kingstown. We’ve been marr...
Effects of smoking on athletes
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May 16, 2014
Fri May 16, 2014 by Dr. Perry de Freitas M.D. – for World No Tobacco Day Smoking has been around for many years. It has been used for varied reasons...
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May 16, 2014
“Report by Mr Cradwick on Visit to St Vincent.” (Cradwick was Superintendent of Hope Gardens in Jamaica and was to assist in identifying lands sui...
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May 16, 2014
Fri May 16, 2014 Editor: Recently the president of the National Omnibus Association ( NOBA) called upon the traffic branch to place two additional bus...
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May 16, 2014
Fri May 16, 2014 Editor: Indisciplined children, misguided youth, increase in violence…contribute to the continuing decline in morals in society. We...
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May 16, 2014
Fri May 16, 2014 Editor: Now loud music and noise are damaging to everyone’s health, including the person or persons who are operating the musical i...
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May 16, 2014
Fri May 16, 2014 What is the ENO Treelympics? Environment Online (ENO) is a global virtual school and network for sustainable development. Since the l...
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May 16, 2014
Fri May 16, 2014 (continued from Tuesday, May 13, 2014) by Oswald Fereira We are told that present-day natural disasters are increasing in severity be...
Sammy’s resignation was not surprising
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May 13, 2014
Editor: Hours after Darren Sammy was removed as captain of the West Indies Test team, he announced his resignation from Test cricket. This is not surp...
Is your marketing consistent?
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May 13, 2014
Tue May 13, 2014 Business Buzz by Candice Sealey We are almost six months into the year, so now is a good time to stop and evaluate your business’s ...
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May 13, 2014
Tue May 13, 2014 by Oswald Fereira There is much talk about global warming and climate change, and so many people are becoming evangelists for these c...
Harpoon type whaling coming to an end
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May 13, 2014
Tue May 13, 2014 Editor: The harpoon type whaling in Bequia is coming to an end and its demise has attracted international attention, so much so that ...
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May 13, 2014
Tue May 13, 2014 The first ever awareness campaign on Endometriosis in St Vincent and the Grenadines in well under way and is actually nearing complet...
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May 13, 2014
Tue May 13, 2014 Editor: This Caribbean region has a reserve of raw marketable sporting talent that, once harnessed, can reap tremendous economic and ...
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May 9, 2014
HISTORICAL NOTES FOR MAY 9 The 1898 Hurricane - "The Island Devastated - Appalling Loss of Life and Property - Three Hundred Perished- Three Fourth of...
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May 9, 2014
Fri May 9, 2014 Easlyn Richards Died 22nd July, 1989 Buried 24th July, 1989 Mama, you are no longer with us But memories of you are a must With your s...
Keep tobacco out of your mouth!
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May 9, 2014
Fri May 9, 2014 by DR BETTE JEAN-BAPTISTE ADAMS, DDS (SVG MEDICAL ASSOCIATION - 2014) The use of tobacco is a risk factor for so many diseases, and so...
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May 6, 2014
Tue May 6, 2014 Are Carnival bands, artistes or DJs taking full advantage of social media? We live in a world that is all but conquered by social medi...
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May 6, 2014
Tue May 6, 2014 Editor: It is really pitiful when walking through Kingstown or elsewhere, you say "hi” to some people – including adults and secon...
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May 6, 2014
Tue May 6, 2014 Many persons may know Roseanne Small-Morgan to be the woman behind the popular advice column in the SEARCHLIGHT newspaper, "Hey Rosie....
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May 6, 2014
Tue May 6, 2014 by Reshadi Blue St Vincent and the Grenadines is a beautiful country at first glance – sunny days for the most part, breathtaking se...
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May 2, 2014
Historical Notes for May 2 The Grammar School Moved into its new home in 1913 "By a very happy coincidence the opening of the Grammar School last Mond...
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May 2, 2014
Fri May 2, 2014 Editor: Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, the current chair of CARICOM (Caribbean Community Secretariat), along with other Caribbean lea...
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May 2, 2014
Fri May 2, 2014 Editor: Can we really trust NDP when it comes to corruption and petty theft? According to the Leader of the Opposition, when they get ...
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May 2, 2014
Fri May 2, 2014 Editor: Now that we have just come to the end of the crucifixion memorial season let us look back at the crucifixion politics.{{more}}...