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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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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...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 ...