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Understand the energy behind this universe
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June 15, 2012
Fri, Jun 15. 2012 EDITOR: I am getting the impression that we are losing focus as a people. For some reason, it seems that we are not sharing the same...
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The plight of basketball in SVG
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June 15, 2012
Fri, Jun 15. 2012 Editor: On Sunday, 3rd June, 2012, I journeyed to the basketball court at New Montrose to watch the 3rd in a best of three finals be...
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Why are there so many amputations?
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June 12, 2012
Tue, Jun 12. 2012 Editor: I have been noting for some time now with great unease, the number of amputations performed by doctors on diabetic patients ...
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Why I don’t think Dr Linton Lewis is fit for public service
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June 12, 2012
Tue, Jun 12. 2012 Editor: I don’t know Linton Lewis and I doubt very much he knows me; but as Linton Lewis is now a public figure I believe I am ent...
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Open letter to Keith Miller, Commissioner of Police
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June 12, 2012
Tue, Jun 12. 2012 Editor: Policing in St Vincent and the Grenadines is very challenging. When Dr Gonsalves gave Mr Keith Miller the job of Commissione...
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If I did Police PR…
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June 12, 2012
Tue, Jun 12. 2012 Editor: I do not know much about policing. However, I do know a thing or two about communication — mass communication in particula...
Diplomatic Relations Cuba and SVG – A brief history
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Diplomatic Relations Cuba and SVG – A brief history
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June 12, 2012
by Herbert Young Tue, Jun 12. 2012 In early April of 1992, I had the good fortune of meeting His Excellency Lazaro Cabesas, the Cuban Ambassador to Ba...
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A response to ‘To Catholics with Love’
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June 8, 2012
Fri, Jun 8. 2012 Editor: Permit me to use your publication as a forum for catechetics and adult education. In the Catholic Church, admonishing sinners...
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If I were Commissioner for one day
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June 8, 2012
Fri, Jun 8. 2012 Editor: If I were to be Commissioner of Police for one day, these are some of the things I would do, which the current Commissioner f...
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Congrats to Burnett, Bramble
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June 8, 2012
Fri, Jun 8. 2012 Editor: I must compliment Mr Burnett and Mr Bramble for their tremendous contribution to the development of Female Cricket in this co...
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Well done, ROBDA. Keep going!
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June 8, 2012
Fri, Jun 8. 2012 Editor: On June 1, the Rose Bank Development Association (ROBDA) celebrated a very important milestone in its existence, some twenty-...
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The Arnos Vale Sports Complex, #12th best Cricket Stadium Worldwide
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June 8, 2012
Fri, Jun 8. 2012 by Osborne Browne Manager, National Sports Council The highly respected and acclaimed sports publication, the Cricketer monthly magaz...
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Education should be more than a trip down an academic highway
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June 8, 2012
Fri, Jun 8. 2012 Editor: I thought that my work on this history was over, however, based on some responses I received I would just like to add this bi...
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The perception of power defies logic, supersedes that which is decent, lawful and just
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June 5, 2012
Tue, Jun 5. 2012 Editor: “‘I don’t know what I would have done. I would have shot you. I can’t imagine the nastiness. If that was in my court,...
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A new approach to Agriculture
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June 5, 2012
Editor: There is a lot of public discussion taking place in SVG as to which Government “Killed Banana” and by extension Agriculture. The fact is s...
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Agricultural issues need urgent attention
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June 5, 2012
Tue, Jun 5. 2012 Editor: Minister Caesar must be commended for his bold initiative, aiming to rejuvenate the Agriculture Sector. The fundamental reali...
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This is a warning to the nation of SVG – The Spirit of Jezebel is in the land
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June 5, 2012
Tue, Jun 5. 2012 Editor: My people of St Vincent and the Grenadines, this is a warning to you. An evil spirit from the pit of Hell is now living in ou...
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Carnival is bacchanal…I hate it!
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June 5, 2012
Tue, Jun 5. 2012 Editor: The attempts to ‘clean up’ carnival will continue to be futile. Whether in Ancient Rome and Greece, Brazil, New Orleans, ...
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Is attention paid to training Immigration, Customs Officers?
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June 1, 2012
Fri, Jun 1. 2012 Editor: As a taxi driver who operates from the ET Joshua airport, airport director Mrs Best always encourages and insists that we att...
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Plain Talk or Plain Boring?
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June 1, 2012
Fri, Jun 1. 2012 Editor: My friend Jomo Thomas, in his Plain Talk commentary, which is featured after the Unrendered programme on IKtv, gets his knick...
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Thanks to BRAGSA for some repairs done in North Leeward
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June 1, 2012
Fri, Jun 1. 2012 Editor: I take this opportunity to say thanks to BRAGSA for dealing with some of the major concerns in North Leeward. For sometime no...
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The family in crisis – is there hope?
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June 1, 2012
Fri, Jun 1. 2012 Editor: The family is the first institution created by God. The family is the foundation of society. God created human beings in His ...
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The debate on homosexuality begins…
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June 1, 2012
Editor: A previous letter called for a national debate on homosexuality. There have been several national debates on this topic in the past, which hav...
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Introverts – What makes them tick?
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June 1, 2012
by Gail Diamond Fri, Jun 1. 2012 Do you often find yourself bowing out of social outings, crowded events, or small talk, all the while preferring to s...
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Cigarette smoking and hearing loss
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May 25, 2012
Fri, May 25. 2012 by: Shannon Durrant BSc., BSA Certified Audiometrist & Treasurer of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Medical Association. One of th...
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Oh, what a Shame, Obama!
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May 25, 2012
Fri, May 25. 2012 Editor: November this year, elections will be held in the USA to select a President. I know that most West Indians and blacks would ...
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Reflections on my journey through the Boys’ Grammar School (final episode) – CHAPTER EIGHT – MY LIFE AFTER BGS
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May 25, 2012
Fri, May 25. 2012 by OSWALD FEREIRA madungo@shaw.ca Many of my peers may be wondering what became of me after BGS. On the basis of the St Vincent Agri...
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You cannot discriminate against your citizens!
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May 25, 2012
Fri, May 25. 2012 Editor: (Re letter: Homosexuality shouldn’t be legalized under guise of rights, freedoms, by Kennard King, published May 18, 2012)...
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Questions for the Minister of Finance, Auditor General and Members of Parliament
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May 25, 2012
Fri, May 25. 2012 Editor: Several years ago, Parliament introduced measures to allocate certain amounts in the Annual Budget, for the rental of Consti...
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Economic Austerity versus Growth: The European Survival Debate
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May 25, 2012
by Nilio Gumbs Fri, May 25. 2012 The European Union is in the midst of a contentious debate of how to rid itself of the economic malaise that has bese...
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To Catholics, with love
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May 25, 2012
Fri, May 25. 2012 Editor: The Prime Minister in his last press conference informed journalists that he was not aware that the Catholic Church teaches ...
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Religion should not determine laws
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May 22, 2012
Tue, May 22. 2012 EDITOR: It is evident that persons have a difficulty separating religious beliefs from what ought to be the laws of the country. I r...
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Sion Hill Playing Field – a good place for synthetic Athletics track
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May 22, 2012
Tue, May 22. 2012 Editor: The Hon. Prime Minister made a significant pronouncement a few years ago at the Victoria Park during his independence addres...
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Whale hunting is a stain on our nation
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May 22, 2012
Tue, May 22. 2012 Editor: Why did Ministers and Whaling Commissioners from the OECS countries huddle for two days at a hotel in Villa with only one ot...
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Reflections on my journey through the Boys’ Grammar School – CHAPTER SEVEN – MY PEERS (part 2)
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May 22, 2012
Tue, May 22. 2012 by OSWALD FEREIRA madungo@shaw.ca My peers were very successful. Unlike the norm when only a few Sixth Form graduates went on to stu...
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Smoking and your oral health
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May 22, 2012
by: Dr Brendon R. Richards DDS, Dental Surgeon Member of the St.Vincent and the Grenadines Medical Association. There is nothing more invigoratingly r...
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Homosexuality shouldn’t be legalized under guise of rights, freedoms
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May 18, 2012
Fri, May 18. 2012 Editor: The idea of Gays having rights and freedom to practise their lifestyle, thus making it legal should never be entertained. We...
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Let the national debate begin!
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May 18, 2012
Fri, May 18. 2012 Editor: The world was shocked by U.S. President Barack Obama’s recent public Endorsement of Gay Marriage in a Presidential Electio...
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Tribute To Mommy
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May 18, 2012
by Dillon Ollivierre Fri, May 18. 2012 Children are crying Struggling! Contemplating suicide due to the pain within Who I am without my mother? I am n...
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Going with CCJ, the correct move
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May 18, 2012
Fri, May 18. 2012 Editor: It seems as if most Caribbean countries will soon sever ties from the British Privy Council and join the Caribbean Court of ...
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Reflections on my journey through the Boys’ Grammar School
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May 15, 2012
Tue, May 15. 2012 CHAPTER SIX - THE SCHOOL MASTERS - part 2 by OSWALD FEREIRA madungo@shaw.ca No one could go through secondary school without memorie...
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Take your problems to God in prayer
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May 11, 2012
Fri, May 11. 2012 Editor: Much sympathy is extended to the families of those who lost their loved ones tragically by means of suicide. When tragedies ...
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Hilaire should get serious about making WI great again
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May 11, 2012
Fri, May 11. 2012 EDITOR: Ernest Hilaire should be rebuked by Dr. Hon. Robert Lewis, the Minister for Education, Human Resource Development and Labour...
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Overland Clinic ‘in Terrible Condition,’says Senator John
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Overland Clinic ‘in Terrible Condition,’says Senator John
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May 27, 2025
Concern has been expressed about the physical condition of the Overland Clinic which had to be moved to Magum after the 2021 volcanic eruptions. The h...
SVG takes Silver-Gilt at Chelsea Flow Show
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SVG takes Silver-Gilt at Chelsea Flow Show
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May 27, 2025
St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) proudly returned to the prestigious RHS Chelsea Flower Show after a 34-year absence, earning a Silver-Gilt Medal o...
SVG Christian Council condemns gun violence
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SVG Christian Council condemns gun violence
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May 27, 2025
The following is a statement from the Christian Council of St. Vincent and the Grenadines on the recent spate of murders in SVG The Christian Council ...
Lodge Village plum thief to be sentenced today
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Lodge Village plum thief to be sentenced today
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May 27, 2025
A Lodge Village man charged with stealing a bucket of plums from the tree of a farmer, will be sentenced today, May 27, 2025. Jomo Lyttle appeared at ...
Lauders teen suspected to have died by suicide
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Lauders teen suspected to have died by suicide
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May 26, 2025
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a teen from the community of Lauders. On Sunday, May 25, 2025 around 2:50 pm, Zach...

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