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July 16, 2013
Tue Jul 16, 2013 Editor: The much publicized murder trial of George Zimmerman is over and he is acquitted, but Afro-American groups are not satisfied ...
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July 16, 2013
Tue Jul 16, 2013 Editor: Since Sunday night last week, I have been trying to figure out how a calypsonian whose song was not considered good enough to...
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July 16, 2013
Tue Jul 16, 2013 Editor: About 40 yrs ago I told the former Editor of The Vincentian newspaper Mrs Nora Peacock that Ralph Gonsalves is the future of ...
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July 12, 2013
Fri Jul 12, 2013 Editor: Learning new fitness routines or diet programmes is all good. However, we must exercise more mental challenges in order to ac...
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July 12, 2013
Fri Jul 12, 2013 Editor: On Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at about 9 p.m., I was watching the Unrendered programme on IKTV, hosted by Mr Tony Regisford. The ...
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July 12, 2013
Fri Jul 12, 2013 Editor: A jaundiced view of the history of nations, engendered substantially by colonial brain-washing and on-going imperial propagan...
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July 12, 2013
Fri Jul 12, 2013 Editor: At a recent primary school’s graduation ceremony, a female student did something noteworthy that we all can appreciate.{{mo...
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July 12, 2013
Fri Jul 12, 2013 Editor: I would like to air my dissatisfaction on the limited and unhygienic services provided by KFC during the Carnival season. I w...
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July 5, 2013
Fri July 5, 2013 In the midst of all the fun and revelry, SEARCHLIGHT encourages everyone to play it safe as we approach the climax of the 2013 festiv...
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July 5, 2013
Historical Notes this week focuses on 1963 Carnival because of the big hype about the 50th Anniversary of Band of the Year. I was somewhat sceptical a...
Be careful of what you consume for Carnival 2013
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July 5, 2013
FOOD HANDLERS AND BUYERS, PAY ATTENTION TO THESE TIPS AND YOU SHOULD HAVE AN INCIDENT FREE CARNIVAL. 1. Hot foods need to be sold hot and cold food, s...
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July 5, 2013
Fri July 5, 2013 Editor: The time of year is here which revellers would desire to have all year round. A time of "feting, drinking, masquerading, gett...
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July 2, 2013
Tue July 2, 2013 Editor: Potential Power Dormant but not extinct Is the clear cut voice Of the youths Overlooked by our leaders,{{more}} Is a loose of...
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July 2, 2013
Tue July 2, 2013 Editor: Don’t be confused. This is "food for thought”; hence, let’s chew upon it. Where I live at Coxheath, Edinboro, I have a ...
How not to treat your pets
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June 28, 2013
Fri June 28, 2013 Editor: Last week, VSPCA received a call from someone in Calliaqua about a neighbour’s dog who they felt was being abused. When on...
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June 28, 2013
Fri June 28, 2013 Editor: Many thanks to the government for patching holes in some of the areas from Layou upwards. We know it is not the ideal soluti...
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June 28, 2013
All for Steel Pan! “A Man Preparing for Carnival” (The Vincentian, February 11, 1950) “Alfred Audain of Layou was arrested and charged for the l...
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June 25, 2013
Tue June 25, 2013 Editor: It might be shocking to many persons to hear that Satan the Devil is on the prowl day and night right in our very neighbourh...
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June 25, 2013
Tue June 25, 2013 Editor: The St Vincent and the Grenadines Retired Nurses Association (SVGRNA) would like to express their heartfelt thanks and appre...
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June 25, 2013
Tue June 25, 2013 Editor: Now that the Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court has ruled that there is no need for a referendum for St Lu...
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June 25, 2013
Tue June 25, 2013 Editor: One of the things that I like to do is listening to the news, whether local, regional or international, because I do not wan...
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June 21, 2013
Fri June 20, 2013 Editor: I believe that the Education Revolution will be tested in the 2015 General Election. For instance, children who were six yea...
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June 21, 2013
Fri June 20, 2013 Editor: I want to bring to the attention of the public, and especially all users of Facebook, the need to act wisely, with common se...
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June 21, 2013
Fri June 20, 2013 Editor: On Friday May 31, 2013, I wrote an article in The News newspaper with the caption "Disturbing”, and then on June 4, it was...
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June 18, 2013
Tue June 18, 2013 Editor: Our justice system is operating from laws and principles which are found in God’s word – the Holy Bible. The Bible conta...
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June 18, 2013
Tue June 18, 2013 Editor: We are in the heat of the carnival. It is considered a time for revelry, jumping up and drinking of alcohol, as well as a ti...
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June 18, 2013
Tue June 18, 2013 EDITOR: I have been driving for the last 29 years and I know that as a driver, you have to be considerate to other road users, but d...
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June 18, 2013
Tue June 18, 2013 Editor: On Sunday, June 9 2013, the West India Regiment, as part of their 6th biennial reunion, had a radio programme on Hitz FM, ho...
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June 18, 2013
Tue June 18, 2013 Judith Veira's supreme command of long-term risk management issues was demonstrated at the Peace Memorial Hall on April 17, 2013, wh...
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June 14, 2013
Fri June 14, 2013 Editor: I was driving south on the Road to Leeward one afternoon, and having passed CWSA, was approaching the “Bottom Garden’s G...
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June 14, 2013
l Continued from last week This is my third article on the 1935 riots, which started as a response to Jomo. I wanted to make a few points then, but ha...
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June 14, 2013
Fri June 14, 2013 Over the past two decades, the Caribbean has experienced relatively low economic growth, particularly in its tourism-based countries...