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Of heritage, heroes and honours
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May 28, 2013
Tue May 28, 2013 Editor: The current debates on the selection of the next national hero have spawned several distinct schools of thought among which a...
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Silence is consent! We must speak out!
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May 28, 2013
Tue May 28, 2013 Dear St Vincent, The comments heard among your people about abuse and violence against women would shock humanitarians. Men rarely co...
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Gruesome murders – comparisons and contrasts
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May 28, 2013
Tue May 28, 2013 Editor: This is truly a small world. The problems that affect us here, people in other lands are being affected by them also.One, Jod...
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Oh no, Leacock, NO!
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May 24, 2013
Fri May 24, 2013 Editor: On most occasions, I let what happens in Parliament slide. As a regular listener to the parliamentary debate, I have come to ...
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Stop blocking the hospital entrance!
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May 24, 2013
Fri May 24, 2013 Editor: It has now become a habit for minibuses to block the entrance to the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital during busy hours of the d...
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Sex, crime and Jezebel
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May 24, 2013
Fri May 24, 2013 Dear Editor: I am prompted to write this letter as a result of the fears and concerns I hear from my fellow citizens about our seemin...
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Step up to the plate in defending Otto!
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May 24, 2013
Fri May 24, 2013 Editor: When you are looking around the region, trade unionism and the fight for workers rights remain vibrant and relevant in most C...
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Congratulations to Girls’ High School
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May 17, 2013
Fri May 17, 2013 Editor: The St Vincent Girls’ High School (GHS) celebrated its 102nd anniversary on May 8, 2013. Congratulations, thanks and best w...
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Examining Common Entrance Exam, here and beyond
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May 14, 2013
Tue May 14, 2013 Editor: The Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) in Trinidad and Tobago, analogous to the Common Entrance Examination in this country,...
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Belle Isle road needs urgent attention
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May 14, 2013
Tue May 14, 2013 Editor: There is a road at Belle Isle that needs some urgent attention. Travelling on the North Leeward road can be very challenging,...
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Delay is dangerous!
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May 10, 2013
Fri May 10, 2013 Editor: On Friday, April 26, I wrote an article in the newspaper concerning the dangerous practice of parents/motorists allowing thei...
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Our National Essence for Sale – Part 3
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May 10, 2013
Fri May 10, 2013 by Louise Mitchell-Joseph and Vonnie Roudette With power comes obligation The token gestures offered under the guise of “community ...
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CXC @ 40: Testament to Caribbean assertiveness
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May 10, 2013
Fri May 10, 2013 by Dr Didacus Jules, CXC Registrar 2013 marks the 40th Anniversary of the establishment of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) a...
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Parents, guardians, stop being so slack!
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May 7, 2013
Tue May 7, 2013 Editor: Parents, guardians, look at yourselves and ask: Who really am I? Am I the one in control of my home, or is it my children? If ...
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The Octagon club not being very considerate
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May 7, 2013
Tue May 7, 2013 Editor: The Octagon, you have scored another first! Not only are you first for launching Carnival 2013, but you come first when it com...
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Our national essence for sale – Part 2
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May 3, 2013
Fri May 03, 2013 by Louise Mitchell-Joseph and Vonnie Roudette Recently, we went to visit the Buccama resort with a 92-year-old resident of the area, ...
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National Heroes: Eligibility vs Suitability
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May 3, 2013
Dr J.P. Eustace standing tall Editor: In the Midweek Searchlight edition of April 23rd, 2013, an interesting survey was published. The question posed:...
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Some parents are very ungrateful
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May 3, 2013
Fri May 03, 2013 Editor: This is what I am never quite able to understand. The YWCA, as a provider, gives parents the opportunity to have their childr...
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False prophets blinding us spiritually
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May 3, 2013
Fri May 03, 2013 Editor: Please publish this article, which will hopefully open the eyes of our people who are being led to the slaughter by wolves in...
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334 days – Still no action
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May 3, 2013
Fri May 03, 2013 Editor: May 3 marks 11 months since my father was murdered while attempting to investigate the presence of a Venezuelan vessel in the...
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Our National Essence for Sale – Part 1
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April 26, 2013
Fri Apr 26, 2013 by Louise Mitchell-Joseph and Vonnie Roudette Is our national essence for sale? The answer is a resounding “Yes!” What should we ...
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Stop this, before someone gets hurt
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April 26, 2013
Fri Apr 26, 2013 Editor: I use this forum to bring to everyone’s attention a bad and worrying habit that seems to have become a norm here in St Vinc...
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SVG Will Rise
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April 26, 2013
Fri Apr 26, 2013 by Glenroy Delpeche (Homey) I was born here in this blessed land I am true bred Vincentian But it hurts my heart to see The segregati...
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Message to all workers
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April 26, 2013
Fri Apr 26, 2013 Editor: When things need to be done, we usually stick together, we being workers and it’s usual work for us. Together we fought for...
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Unscrupulous Business Owners and Justice
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April 26, 2013
Fri Apr 26, 2013 Editor: Society's foundation is its people and these are of all ages. The young should be taught values and good qualities at a very ...
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Tourism against crime
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April 23, 2013
Tue Apr 23, 2013 Editor: The region seeks a way to, once and for all, solve the burdening crime situation in our countries. Whether big or small, the ...
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Talk, talk and more talk
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April 23, 2013
Tue Apr 23, 2013 Editor: Grenadian born law professor Simeon Mc Intosh went to his grave a few weeks ago, without seeing his country and nine other CA...
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Cultural anomaly? Hardly!
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April 23, 2013
by Benson Feddows Tue Apr 23, 2013 Sociologist, author, diplomat, politician: the late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, predecessor in the United Stat...
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Bet you didn’t know [8]
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April 19, 2013
Fri Apr 19, 2013 by: Frank E da Silva There are those who, either by themselves or through surrogates and assorted sycophants, who publish worthless t...
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Put school buses in private hands
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April 19, 2013
Fri Apr 19, 2013 Editor: School has once again reopened. It is hoped that there would be a solution to the transportation of children to school, both ...