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Are criminals born or made?
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March 5, 2013
Tue Mar 05, 2013 Editor: In St Vincent and the Grenadines, and the Caribbean to a larger extent, crime and deviant behaviour is no doubt on the increa...
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Fallacy of the principles of ‘leacock-ism’
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March 1, 2013
Fri Mar 01, 2013 Editor: Some years ago, there was a soca song with a chorus ‘mash up and buy back’, which mimics to an extent, the economic notio...
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SVG attacking itself from within
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March 1, 2013
Fri Mar 01, 2013 Dear St Vincent, I have been diagnosed with an autoimmune illness, caused by an overload of chronic stressors. The body attacks its o...
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Response to Karima Parris
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March 1, 2013
Fri Mar 01, 2013 Editor: I start with a quote from my letter: "I do not think the debate should be based on religion. It should not be decisive what L...
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Norma Keizer touched many lives
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March 1, 2013
Fri Mar 01, 2013 by Francine McDonald It is with great sadness that I write this message. I join with so many others who knew Mrs. Keizer in offering ...
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North Leeward has potential to develop
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March 1, 2013
Fri Mar 01, 2013 Editor: North Leeward has the potential for development, but sadly enough, it was never done by successive governments over the years...
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Tribute to Mrs Norma Keizer
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March 1, 2013
Fri Mar 01, 2013 by Yvonne Mayers Past Student GHS Mrs Norma Keizer, you are gone. I did not get to say farewell; To a teacher, a mother, a mentor, a ...
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A Tribute to the most wonderful Headmistress ever
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March 1, 2013
Fri Mar 01, 2013 by Susan M Samuel A clap clap clap and a firm short stare Were your unique gestures which said loudly “I care” Your poise, your v...
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Is the use of religious titles proper?
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February 22, 2013
Fri Feb 22, 2013 Editor: Really, is it proper to bear a religious title as one taking the lead in a church? Is it proper to be addressed as Reverend ....
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Greek mythology and Vincy politics
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February 22, 2013
Fri Feb 22, 2013 Editor: A recent tirade by a local politician takes one back to the fifth century B.C. and to Greek comic dramatist Aristophanes’ c...
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Tribute to Norma Keizer née Ince
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February 22, 2013
Fri Feb 22, 2013 FROM THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION The Ministry of Education and the teaching fraternity mourn the loss of Mrs Norma Keizer née Ince, a ...
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We have to do more to assist the disabled
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February 19, 2013
Tue Feb 19, 2013 Editor: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines became the 96th ratifier of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)...
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On matters of the Building and Loan Association
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February 19, 2013
Tue Feb 19, 2013 How on earth did this matter pertaining to the St Vincent Building and Loan Association evolve into a political issue? The absurdity ...
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A reply to Mr Cedric B. Harold
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February 19, 2013
Tue Feb 19, 2013 Editor: Some writers present silly and outrageous positions in their arguments, by embellishment with an intellectual format, but str...
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The case of Sodom and Gomorrah
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February 19, 2013
Tue Feb 19, 2013 Editor: The story of Sodom and Gomorrah began in the book of Genesis, where during a conversation with Abraham about his wife Sarah h...
President Chavez back home in Venezuela
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President Chavez back home in Venezuela
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February 19, 2013
Tue Feb 19, 2013 President Hugo Chavez returned to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of treatment in Cuba, following cancer surgery, h...
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Well done, Family Court
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February 15, 2013
Fri Feb 15, 2013 Editor: I read a letter on page 12 of your paper dated Friday, February 8, 2013, headlined "What is going on in the family court,” ...
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Letter to St Vincent #4
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February 15, 2013
Fri Feb 15, 2013 Dear St Vincent, Our prayers go out to our dear sister Carol, committed to hospital last week with wounds inflicted during an hour-lo...
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St Mary’s Roman Catholic School
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February 15, 2013
Fri Feb 15, 2013 Editor: Since the St Mary’s Roman Catholic School informed parents that it would be seeking a contribution of $75.00 per student, p...
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Bet You Didn’t Know [6]
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February 15, 2013
Fri Feb 15, 2013 Editor: "Don’t know your past, can’t know your future.” A reminder, this is a series on the history of the Republican Party and...
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Building and Loan, and corporate governance in SVG
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February 15, 2013
Fri Feb 15, 2013 Editor: The National Insurance Services (NIS), in conjunction with the International Social Security Association (ISSA) held a very t...
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Commemorating history – Past and Present
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February 12, 2013
Tue, Feb 12, 2013 Editor: Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty, truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all o...
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Valentine’s Day – Glamorizing ancient paganism
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February 12, 2013
Tue, Feb 12, 2013 Editor: Candy in heart-shaped boxes, depictions of Cupid shooting his bow, greeting cards expressing affection for a special person ...
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Candidate for National Hero status
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February 12, 2013
Tue, Feb 12, 2013 Editor: The Right Honourable Robert Milton Cato, former Premier and Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, should be a can...
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Luke averted a bigger crisis!
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February 8, 2013
Fri, Feb 8, 2013 Editor: The decision by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to take over the operations of the Building and Loan Association is te...
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The CCJ upholds the right to a fair trial
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February 8, 2013
Fri, Feb 8, 2013 Our Courts play the role of the ultimate protectors of our fundamental human rights. These rights are afforded to each person, regard...
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What is going on in the family court?
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February 8, 2013
Fri, Feb 8, 2013 Editor: In 2007, I voluntarily gave up custody of my two children to their father who lived in England, because I thought they would ...
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North Leeward children in need of a school bus
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February 8, 2013
Fri Feb 08, 2013 Editor: There is need for transportation for the children in North Leeward. Since the start of this year, children attending the seco...
Customer: FineThings will transform your home
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Customer: FineThings will transform your home
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February 8, 2013
Fri Feb 08, 2013 Editor: After the family, “FineThings” is the final ingredient necessary to turn your house into a “home”.{{more}} The differ...
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Molestation of our children, our future!
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February 5, 2013
Tue, Feb 5, 2013 Dear St Vincent and the Grenadines, Normally, a letter of this nature would be addressed "To whom it may concern,” but it is the op...