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An open letter to Mr Oscar Allen
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August 28, 2012
Tue, Aug 28, 2012 Mr Allen, I was going to address Mr Aberdeen’s letter, last week, but because of a busy work schedule, I simply did not have the t...
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Colour me red, white and blue! (Maybe)
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August 28, 2012
Tue, Aug 28, 2012 Editor: In the coming weeks, all of us in SVG will be casting a wary (weary?) eye towards the pitched election battles in the United...
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Who is to be blamed if Nice Radio is closed?
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August 24, 2012
Fri, Aug 24, 2012 Editor: I’ve read a story published in the newspaper that Nice Radio is to be closed. That’s very frightening; who is to be blam...
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Something must be done about garbage situation
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August 24, 2012
Fri, Aug 24, 2012 Editor: Vera-Ann Brereton, Vice President of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Tourism Association has some very valid concerns. We ...
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Clean up Kingstown!
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August 24, 2012
Fri, Aug 24, 2012 Editor: I was in SVG two months ago on holiday. I purchased a snowcone which was awful, so I wanted to throw it away. There were no ...
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My favourite Vincy broadcaster
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August 24, 2012
Fri, Aug 24, 2012 Editor: Nina Maloney is tops! My favourite Vincy radio broadcaster of all time. I heard her dulcet tones at the service celebrating ...
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From Comrade to a comrade
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August 24, 2012
Fri, Aug 24, 2012 Editor: I submit for publication the reply from Dr Gonsalves to an earlier correspondence “From Oscar to Ralph”, published in Se...
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Water! – Chapter 8
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August 24, 2012
Fri, Aug 24, 2012 by Oswald Ferreira madungo@shaw.ca We all know that water is essential for life. Today, with most homes having running water, it is ...
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Freedoms won, or lost?
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August 21, 2012
Tue, Aug 21, 2012 Editor: “Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds” - Bob Marley. Having recently celebrate...
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BBC film shows how lightning became a Bolt
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August 21, 2012
Tue, Aug 21, 2012 Editor: First, let me say congratulations to the Jamaicans on their 50th anniversary of independence and on the excellent performanc...
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It’s time to clean up Kingstown!
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August 21, 2012
Tue, Aug 21, 2012 Editor: I could not agree with Ms Brereton more with her comment about the state of Kingstown. She is right, and any true Vincentian...
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Bequia community assets still under attack
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August 21, 2012
Tue, Aug 21, 2012 Editor: Two quite incredible articles appeared in the Searchlight of Friday, August 10, 2012 – headlines – “Bequia Rotary not ...
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Modern day slavery in SVG’s Police Force?
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August 21, 2012
Tue, Aug 21, 2012 Editor: When some people are given some power, they often think that the power vested in them is to be used the destroy the lives of...
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NEMO’s publicity – who benefits?
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August 17, 2012
Fri, Aug 17, 2012 Editor: For sure Otto Sam, the messenger, the name of the “most wanted citizen” who ventured to publish two per cent of NEMO’s...
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Poor mathematics showing in SVG, the Caribbean
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August 17, 2012
Fri, Aug 17, 2012 Editor: I listened intently on radio yesterday to a CSEC report of 2012, where the CXC Registrar Dr Didacus Jules lamented the poor ...
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The Citizenship Law
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August 17, 2012
Fri, Aug 17, 2012 by Hans King Press Secretary to the Prime Minister On the last occasion when the House of Assembly met two or so weeks ago on July 3...
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I come from the motherland!!
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August 14, 2012
Tue, Aug 14, 2012 Editor: Dr Ralph Gonsalves won’t be the last snake-in-the-grass (Iberian) politician who tries to insult and denigrate the African...
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It is time to move forward
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August 14, 2012
Tue, Aug 14, 2012 Editor: We have just witnessed the completion of the 2012 London Olympics and I must congratulate the Caribbean athletes for some of...
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Is integrity a priority?
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August 14, 2012
Tue, Aug 14, 2012 Editor: “The fact that man knows right from wrong proves his intellectual superiority to the other creatures; but the fact that he...
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Commemorating Emancipation
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August 14, 2012
Tue, Aug 14, 2012 Editor: The question is: is there a way to make the celebration of Emancipation Day more meaningful? We could do skits; we could run...
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Field of Dreams (Part 2)
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August 14, 2012
By Frank E. da Silva Tue, Aug 14, 2012 (Reminder, this first appeared in 1999) Scenario - imagined sequence of future events. Option - liberty of choo...
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Chapter 6 – The loss of local species
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August 14, 2012
Tue, Aug 14, 2012 by Oswald Fereira madungo@shaw.ca One aspect of village life that has changed is the practice of keeping kitchen gardens and the pla...
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Planning constructively
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August 10, 2012
Fri, Aug 10, 2012 There is a time when we must firmly choose the course we will follow, or the relentless drift of events will make the decision - Her...
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Karib Cable, isn’t NBC part of Basic Package?
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August 10, 2012
Fri, Aug 10, 2012 Editor: I want to join with the hundreds of Vincentians and voice my disgust with the service provided by Karib Cable. Imagine four ...
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Field of Dreams (Part 1)
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August 10, 2012
by Frank E. da Silva Fri, Aug 10, 2012 (This article, as indicated, was first published in 1999 and republished January 2001. It comprised two parts. ...
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The truth about the error of sodomy
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August 10, 2012
Fri, Aug 10, 2012 Editor: The practice of sodomy has become a topic of much attention in today’s society due to several movements that are pushing f...
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And banana becomes king!
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August 10, 2012
Fri, Aug 10, 2012 by Oswald Fereira madungo@shaw.ca Banana did not become a major export crop in SVG until the latter half of the last century. We had...
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Track, field and then stadium
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August 10, 2012
by G E M Saunders Fri, Aug 10, 2012 The recent success of our Caribbean neighbours at this year’s Olympics not only shows the importance of sport to...
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The cyclical nature of village life
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August 7, 2012
Fri, Aug 7. 2012 by Oswald Fereira madungo@shaw.ca The cycles of agricultural production dominated village life. In the days when there was no electri...
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Kingsley DeFreitas has jumped on the donkeywagon
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August 7, 2012
Tue, Aug 7. 2012 Editor: I consider Kingsley DeFreitas a friend, even though we never met. He was a friend of my late brother, Winfield “Mighty Reyâ...
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Karib Cable dictates
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August 7, 2012
Tue, Aug 7. 2012 Editor: On what basis does a cable provider decide to block out a news channel, substitute their own and state they have negotiated e...
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What the word of God has declared about sodomy
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August 7, 2012
Tue, Aug 7. 2012 Editor: There is a push throughout the world, and most recently in the Caribbean, to have sodomy laws repealed. Many have blinded the...
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We should give Jack his jacket, please!
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August 3, 2012
Fri, Aug 3. 2012 Editor: “Life is so unfair”. This is a common cry that the world has become accustomed to. However, there are times when it is no...
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The CEO is not to be blamed for the MOE
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August 3, 2012
Fri, Aug 3. 2012 Editor: Over the last couple of weeks there has been an onslaught on the CEO. I write in defence of the Chief Education Officer; as I...
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