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Open Letter to the churches
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November 29, 2013
Fri Nov 29, 2013 Editor: I write as a concerned citizen of St Vincent and the Grenadines regarding what appears to be, not only an upsurge in gun-rela...
Ending violence against women and girls
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Ending violence against women and girls
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November 26, 2013
Tue Nov 26, 2013 by The National Council of Women The President and members of the National Council of Women in SVG are deeply concerned that violence...
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ULP Luzette King headlines NDP Convention
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November 26, 2013
Tue Nov 26, 2013 Editor: The 37th Annual Convention of the New Democratic Party may have ended last evening, but tongues are now wagging about the ste...
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Judiciary gradually being taken over by women
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November 26, 2013
Tue Nov 26, 2013 Editor: The judiciary is gradually being taken over by women, so much so that an Association of Women, Judges has been formed in Trin...
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Cultivating pride and self-respect in our people
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November 26, 2013
Tue Nov 26, 2013 Editor: Children learn behavioural patterns at a young age from their parents and the society in which they live. After a while, they...
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A survey is one thing, but reality is another
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November 26, 2013
Tue Nov 26, 2013 Editor: Would there be a new representative for North Leeward come next election? Well, your guess is as good as mine.{{more}} We wou...
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An Open Letter to the Churches
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November 26, 2013
Tue Nov 26, 2013 Editor: I write as a concerned citizen of St Vincent and the Grenadines regarding what appears to be, not only an upsurge in gun-rela...
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Tell this woman to please leave me alone
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November 22, 2013
Fri Nov 22, 2013 Editor: Please permit me space in your newspaper to express my concern about a very disturbing situation. I am a young woman operatin...
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Worst thing that ever happened to calypso
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November 22, 2013
Fri Nov 22, 2013 Editor: Allow me space in your newspaper to address some burning issues. First of all, I have to lament on the president of the St Vi...
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Proud to be called a liar
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November 22, 2013
Fri Nov 22, 2013 Editor: As promised, I sent a picture of the cenotaph adorned with the 2013 Remembrance Day wreaths to my friend for his Facebook pag...
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Then and now: The state of the Vincentian economy
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November 22, 2013
Fri Nov 22, 2013 by Nilio Gumbs So often, you hear the specious arguments being touted by some radio talk show hosts that the economy is fine, or on t...
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Historical Notes St Vincent and the Grenadines
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November 22, 2013
Historical Notes for November 22 “The usual Christmas demonstration of the labouring classes - comprising the procession in about Kingstown of rival...
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It’s Global Entrepreneurship Week!
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November 19, 2013
Tue Nov 19, 2013 Editor: Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is the world’s largest celebration of innovators and job creators who launch start-ups t...
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Urgent call for action on public transportation
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November 19, 2013
Tue Nov 19, 2013 Editor: While there are some issues – though critical – that are sometimes unintentionally left off the train of prevailing natio...
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Historical Notes
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November 15, 2013
Notice "Mr. E.T Joshua begs to notify those parents and guardians who send children to him for instruction that he has been appointed Assistant Teache...
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Thank you to doctors and nurses of MCMH
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November 15, 2013
Fri Nov 15, 2013 Editor: Since some time in the latter part of August 2013, I have been contemplating writing this letter of thanks for a job well don...
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Letter of apology from Laynes Hardware
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November 15, 2013
Fri Nov 15, 2013 Dear Mr Gould, Thank you for bringing to our attention your recent experience at Laynes Hardware Store (published in Searchlight of N...
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Facebook and Christmas
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November 15, 2013
Fri Nov 15, 2013 by Candice Sealey I am always happy to answer the many questions businesses and event organisers have about Facebook so today I tackl...
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Very, very poor customer service
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November 12, 2013
Tue Nov 12, 2013 Editor: I always say that for many businesses to prosper, there must be trained staff. For years now, I’ve not only noticed, but ha...
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The Caribbean airline
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November 12, 2013
Tue Nov 12, 2013 by G. E. M. Saunders LIAT, the Caribbean airline, is once again under the regional microscope, as it continues to be plagued with ind...
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Is there no place for critical thinking in SVG?
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November 8, 2013
Fri Nov 8, 2013 Editor: I was motivated to ask this question having read Cecil Blazer Williams' column in THE NEWS of 01/11/2013, under the caption: O...
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Festive buzz
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November 8, 2013
Fri Nov 8, 2013 It only comes once a year, but it’s the one time on the calendar where the public is primed to spend. However, if you’re not putti...
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Historical Notes
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November 8, 2013
A labourer from Overland speaks about the 1902 volcanic eruption Charles Alexander, a 40-year-old labourer from Overland who had gone to the Georgetow...
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Get real, Gonsalves!
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November 5, 2013
Tue Nov 05, 2013 Editor: I have the utmost respect for Dr Ralph Gonsalves’ scholarship, his political and economic skills. But I’m totally opposed...
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USVU pushes for freedom of movement within CARICOM
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November 5, 2013
Tue Nov 05, 2013 Editor: Freedom of movement is being advocated by two heads of government in the region – one from a US territory and the other fro...
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On the matter of Reparation
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November 5, 2013
by Oswald Fereira Tue Nov 05, 2013 I have been skimming some recent articles on the subject of reparation in The Searchlight. I must admit that I have...
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One+1 explained!
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November 5, 2013
Tue Nov 05, 2013 Editor: “One one does full basket.” The above is an old saying of great philosophical meaning. In basic arithmetic, we were taugh...