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George Hamilton Charles and the history of SVG
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April 9, 2013
Tue Apr 9, 2013 Editor: Say the name George Charles in Caribbean circles and people immediately think of George Charles in St Lucia; but there is a Ge...
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The Iron Lady – Margaret Thatcher
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April 9, 2013
Tue Apr 9, 2013 Editor: The passing of Margaret Thatcher, former British Prime Minister, has brought favourable comments from world leaders and other ...
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A low-down, dirty SHAME!
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April 5, 2013
Fri Apr 5, 2013 Editor: I would like to express my deepest disgust for the events of Thursday, March 21, 2013 (Inter-Secondary Schools Sports). Tradit...
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Elections Equations 2015
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April 5, 2013
Thirteen Two, Thirteen Two Zero or Fifteen Zero by Benson Feddows Fri Apr 5, 2013 General elections in St Vincent and the Grenadines are not constitut...
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Enough is enough, Mr Commissioner
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April 5, 2013
Fri Apr 5, 2013 Editor: The Commissioner of Police is clearly benefitting from an extended level of tolerance from the Director of Public Prosecutions...
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Is the teaching of hellfire really true?
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April 5, 2013
Fri Apr 5, 2013 Editor: Is hellfire really a true teaching? Can we imagine that God, who is loving, will torment bad people in fire, for countless bil...
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What does the death of Jesus Christ mean to you?
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April 5, 2013
Fri Apr 5, 2013 Editor: At this time, many professed Christians and others stop to celebrate “Easter”. They say that they are celebrating the deat...
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Easter or Passover?
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April 5, 2013
Fri Apr 5, 2013 Editor: It is certainly a peculiar phenomenon to observe how nominal Christianity has substituted other “holy” days for those whic...
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Back ‘n neck chicken: myth or reality?
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March 28, 2013
Thurs Mar 28, 2013 Editor: When the “Professor” sang the song “Big Belly Urmin”, at one point in between verses he was mockingly referring to ...
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Why do we pay NIS?
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March 28, 2013
Thurs Mar 28, 2013 Editor: I want to highlight a recent situation where I accompanied a close friend of mine to a Medical Board meeting at the Nationa...
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The new gay Bible and its perversions
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March 28, 2013
Thurs Mar 28, 2013 Editor: In a previous letter captioned “Christianity, the homosexual’s worst nightmare”, published in your newspaper two week...
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Use the intelligence, free will God gave us
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March 28, 2013
Thurs Mar 28, 2013 “Justice hath fled to brutish beasts, and men have lost their reason.”– [Julius Caesar, Act III Scene 2, Anthony speaking.] E...
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Unfinished tasks in diaspora affairs – Part Two
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March 28, 2013
Thurs Mar 28, 2013 by Maxwell Haywood In part one of this article, I presented a brief overview and context of the relations between SVG and its sons ...
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Hanging in there
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March 28, 2013
The great economist, Kenneth Galbraith, long ago pointed out that according to the laws of thermodynamics, the bumblebee is not supposed to fly, but i...
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The abused need to emerge from their silence
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March 22, 2013
Fri Mar 22, 2013 Dear ST Vincent: International Women’s Day triggered a rash of public discussions and writings about violence and abuse, women’s ...
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Treat precious women better!
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March 22, 2013
Fri Mar 22, 2013 Editor: I commend the men of today’s society who treat women properly. Congrats! Keep it up! How great it will be if other men, who...
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The dyad of “Comrade” & “Son”
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March 22, 2013
Fri Mar 22, 2013 Recently, in this newspaper my article titled: “Greek Mythology and Vincy Politics” was published. Subsequent to the publication ...
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We will remember Hugo Chávez
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March 22, 2013
Fri Mar 22, 2013 Editor: I saw Hugo Chávez in action when I visited Venezuela in April 2010 for the ninth ALBA summit and to participate in that coun...
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Economic sustainability – SVG – Part 3
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March 19, 2013
Tue Mar 19, 2013 Editor: To further elaborate on the previous points made, if a country’s economy cannot find its head above water, one can be sure ...
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Commissioner, let your conscience be your guide
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March 19, 2013
Tue Mar 19, 2013 Editor: “Let your conscience be your guide, boy.” Even as I am now a man, I can still hear my mother’s words ringing in my ears...
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A very frightening development
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March 19, 2013
Tue Mar 19, 2013 Editor: I read with interest in the weekend’s newspaper that some eight girls between the ages of 11- 14 gave birth to babies durin...
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Our garbage problem is becoming a menace
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March 19, 2013
Tue Mar 19, 2013 Editor: I stand to be corrected, but I feel strongly that the day is fast approaching when all we will have to contend with here is G...
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A prayer for our Prime Minister
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March 19, 2013
Tue Mar 19, 2013 Editor: Father, I come before you because you are omnipresent. I am extremely glad that no power can exceed your power. You are omnip...
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A tribute to the late Mrs Norma Keizer
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March 15, 2013
Fri Mar 15, 2013 Editor: When I reminisce on my youthful, inspiring, secondary school years of 1965-1970, I wish today were that time, way back at St ...
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Consider Dr J. P. Eustace for National Hero
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March 15, 2013
Fri Mar 15, 2013 Editor: March 14th is National Heroes Day in St Vincent and the Grenadines and the government some time ago appointed a National Hero...
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Lower airfares coming soon
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March 15, 2013
Fri Mar 15, 2013 Editor: On Thursday, 17 January 2013, a signature agreement for the purchase of a total of three 48-seat ATR 42-600s was signed. The ...
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Where does SVG stand?
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March 15, 2013
Fri Mar 15, 2013 Editor: They say when America catches a cold the Caribbean gets pneumonia. Can the same be said for progress? While the United States...
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Demagoguery sinks to a new low
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March 8, 2013
Fri Mar 08, 2013 Editor: Just when I thought I will not be submitting another article any time soon, another local politician performed an acrobatic p...
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Teachers call for help
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March 8, 2013
Fri Mar 08, 2013 Editor: To the Ministry of Education, I say thanks for the recent efforts in sending out representatives to help primary school teach...
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Christanity, homosexuals’ worst nightmare!
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March 8, 2013
Fri Mar 08, 2013 Editor: While some in our Vincentian society appear indifferent to the growing influence of homosexuality, there is an agenda being p...
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Christians and party politics
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March 8, 2013
Fri Mar 08, 2013 Editor: Christians and party politics will always remain a debatable subject. We have seen, in recent times and over the years, perso...
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North Leeward needs a gas station!
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March 8, 2013
Fri Mar 08, 2013 Editor: Who will help us? Will someone please do? North Leeward is a pretty large section of our beloved country, spanning from Richm...
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The FSA, inside the BLA
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March 8, 2013
by G.E.M. Saunders Fri Mar 08, 2013 Several important regulatory, governance and management issues have come to the fore with the recent turn of event...
National Properties
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National Properties
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March 8, 2013
National Properties (NP) has recently been in the news. Attention has focussed on its agricultural operations. The organisation has two farms, one at ...
The Norma Keizer Secondary School
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The Norma Keizer Secondary School
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March 8, 2013
by Patmos Richards Fri Mar 08, 2013 There is a sombre mood engulfing the educational landscape here in St Vincent and the Grenadines. Our nation has l...