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March 23, 2012
by Frank E da Silva Fri, Mar 23. 2012 âNeither Class nor Commonsense can be acquired - Rich or Poor you are either born with them or without. Univer...
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March 23, 2012
Fri, Mar 23. 2012 Editor: It is often said that the worst situation brings out the best and sometimes worst in humanity. It is with this concept that ...
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March 23, 2012
Fri, Mar 23. 2012 by Oswald Fereira potogeeboy@hotmail.ca Tracing oneâs Portuguese lineage is an arduous task. One would think that it should be eas...
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March 23, 2012
Fri, Mar 23. 2012 Editor: According to the Bible, what really is the Holy Spirit, or Holy Ghost, according to some translations? Is it really a person...
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March 16, 2012
by Dr. Jerrol Thompson Fri, Mar 16. 2012 A Vote of No-Confidence (VONC) is a fundamental principle of the British Westminster type constitutions, wher...
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March 16, 2012
Fri, Mar 16. 2012 Editor: In response to my article called âBeware of defenders in any new broadcasting legislationâ, on page 34 in the Searchligh...
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March 16, 2012
by Frank E da Silva Fri, Mar 16. 2012 WHEREAS last Friday, March 9, 2012, I picked up my newspapers at my regular place on Back Street, opposite the o...
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March 16, 2012
Fri, Mar 16. 2012 Editor: Christopher Henry Gayle made his test debut for the West Indies Cricket Team in 2000 (he played his first ODI in 1999) after...
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March 16, 2012
Fri, Mar 16. 2012 Editor: We are all saddened by the passing of cricketer Runako Morton under tragic circumstances, and even though he had his shortco...
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March 16, 2012
Fri, Mar 16. 2012 Editor: National Heroes Day allows everyone to pay tribute to St. Vincentâs National Hero Joseph Chatoyer.{{more}} It can also ser...
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March 16, 2012
Fri, Mar 16. 2012 Editor: One week ago was six years since Glen Jackson departed this life. It is so unfortunate that not much is spoken of in remembr...
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March 16, 2012
Fri, Mar 16. 2012 The Portuguese Settlement in St Vincent by Oswald Ferreira madungo@shaw.ca The Madeiran Portuguese settled in tight knit patterns. T...
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March 16, 2012
Fri, Mar 16. 2012 Editor: Let me begin by asking a question. What are the requirements for a qualified teacher to be hired in St. Vincent and the Gren...
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March 9, 2012
Fri, Mar 9. 2012 Editor: Like it or not, ready or not: global climate is changing. And with it, our environment is changing as well; to the extent tha...
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March 9, 2012
Fri, Mar 9. 2012 Editor: There is no law anywhere stating that males cannot wear jewelry into a court room, neither is there a law stating that person...
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March 9, 2012
Fri, Mar 9. 2012 Editor: On June 1st of this year, the Rose Bank Development Association (ROBDA) will celebrate twenty-five years of existence. This i...
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March 9, 2012
Fri, Mar 9. 2012 Editor: Amen to Kennard Kingâs last weekâs letter. He pointed out that alcohol is used by demons to control a person, much of the...
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March 9, 2012
Fri, Mar 9. 2012 Editor: The SEARCHLIGHT newspaper of 02/03 /2012 front page story captioned: LIME PULLS THE PLUG ON POLICE STATIONS, CLINICS: PHONE S...
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March 9, 2012
Fri, Mar 9. 2012 by Oswald Fereira madungo@shaw.ca This segment explores the theories that the Madeiran Portuguese were either running away from compu...
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March 6, 2012
Tue, Mar 6. 2012 Editor: âThe United States condemns in the strongest possible terms reports that Iranian authoritiesâ reaffirmed a death sentence...
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March 6, 2012
Tue, Mar 6. 2012 Editor: Many thanks must be expressed to BRAGSA for repairs done to several roads in St Vincent. Of course, I am thankful to them for...
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March 6, 2012
Tue, Mar 6. 2012 EDITOR: It appears that more and more churches are being established in this country at an alarming rate. It seems that many persons ...
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March 6, 2012
Tue, Mar 6. 2012 Editor: The above question is a very serious one for consideration by all who claim to be Christians; even non-Christians would do we...
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March 6, 2012
Tue, Mar 6. 2012 Editor: For some time now, we have been hearing about the establishment of a crisis centre, which is believed to be a centre for wome...
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March 6, 2012
by Oswald Fereira Tue, Mar 6. 2012 This segment explores the theory that the Madeiran Portuguese were Jews or Protestants who were fleeing religious p...
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March 6, 2012
Tue, Mar 6. 2012 Editor: We hear a lot of noise in the public domain about the effects of the global financial crisis and its attendant effects on sma...
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March 2, 2012
Fri, Mar 2. 2012 Editor: Three letters in last weekâs editions of the SEARCHLIGHT left me disheartened that there is any progress towards healing th...
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March 2, 2012
Fri, Mar 2. 2012 Editor: âWe do not always allow ourselves to work through pain. More often than not we think pain is a sign we must stop, rather th...
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March 2, 2012
Fri, Mar 2. 2012 Editor: Have we invited demons into our homes and lives unaware? Much of the crime and violence that is witnessed in the world is as ...
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March 2, 2012
Fri, Mar 2. 2012 Editor: âPeople bawling murder. Are we under water? All the pressure come down. How will we travel around?â Why, oh LIAT, do we h...
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March 2, 2012
Fri, Mar 2. 2012 Editor: Permit me to continue the dialogue on getting to know the EPA. The EPA signed in October 2008 between EC and CARIFOURM Member...
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March 2, 2012
Fri, Mar 2. 2012 by Nailah John Leave Out Violence in S.V.G. Association Domestic abuse is intentional controlling or violent behavior by an intimate ...
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March 2, 2012
by Nilio Gumbs Fri, Mar 2. 2012 Donât cry for me Argentina was the cry of the British public when Britain found itself at war with Argentina in 1982...
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March 2, 2012
Fri, Mar 2. 2012 Editor: Congratulation to the organising IYY committee for the activities thus far to mark international Year of the Co operatives.{{...
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March 2, 2012
Fri, Mar 2. 2012 Editor: I often wonder what kind of society we are trying to create or maybe we really do not know what we are really working towards...
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February 28, 2012
Tue, Feb 28. 2012 Editor: Have you ever roasted the best breadfruit in the heap only to find a BIG BLOW in the center, or rented a house only to have ...
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February 28, 2012
Tue, Feb 28. 2012 Editor, I am looking for some information. I was born in Kingstown, St Vincent in 1962, a daughter of Dudley and Sally Ranzetta. Sad...
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February 28, 2012
Tue, Feb 28. 2012 âOnce you begin to explain or excuse all events on racial grounds, you begin to indulge in the perilous mythology of race.â - Ja...
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February 28, 2012
Tue, Feb 28. 2012 Editor: Sometimes I wonder if we, as a people, love our country and are happy to be Vincentians. We seldom appreciate what is local ...
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February 28, 2012
Tue, Feb 28. 2012 Editor: In your February 14, 2012, SEARCHLIGHT Midweek edition, I took Jeanell James to task for attempting to stir fear in the hear...
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February 28, 2012
Tue, Feb 28. 2012 by Oswald Fereira madungo@shaw.ca This series attempts to unravel the details surrounding the Portuguese migrants who came to St Vin...
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February 24, 2012
Fri, Feb 24. 2012 Dear Prime Minister Gonsalves: I write this short note to request that you intervene and help save Carlyle Douganâs property. Toda...
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February 24, 2012
Fri, Feb 24. 2012 Editor: Maia Eustaceâs article in last Fridayâs paper provides evidence of desperation in her household about her fatherâs dwi...
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President, Junior Bacchus and the and Executive of the SVG Indian Heritage Foundation, with support from friends of the Indian communities in St Vince...
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