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PM, Carlyle Dougan deserves better
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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 Dougan’s property. Toda...
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We are all Vincentians – black or white!
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February 24, 2012
Fri, Feb 24. 2012 Editor: Maia Eustace’s article in last Friday’s paper provides evidence of desperation in her household about her father’s dwi...
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Let God’s love reign in our hearts
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February 24, 2012
Fri, Feb 24. 2012 Editor: A couple days ago we celebrated Valentine’s Day. We know that Valentine’s Day is debatable as to its origin. However, wh...
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Nurse’s recognition
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February 24, 2012
Fri, Feb 24. 2012 Editor: I read with great appreciation an article by Ken Wyllie which appeared in your midweek edition of 24th Jan, 2012, and which ...
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Reshuffle or transfer of problems?
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February 24, 2012
Fri, Feb 24. 2012 Editor: The recent announcement by the Prime Minister to reshuffle his Cabinet has left many of us wondering if it may be a transfer...
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Wake up, young ladies, from your destructive sleep!
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February 24, 2012
Fri, Feb 24. 2012 Editor: “..The son of man (Christ) is as a man taking a far journey….. Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of th...
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Arnhim Eustace could be right
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February 24, 2012
Fri, Feb 24. 2012 Editor: Luke V. Browne, rather than the Opposition Political Party leader—Hon. Arnhim Eustace, was bamboozled. “Arnhim Eustace i...
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In defence of the traffic cop
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February 24, 2012
Fri, Feb 24. 2012 Editor: The Mighty Sparrow has a song which deals with an old man, a little boy and a donkey. I have also read about that story in a...
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Opt to study Chinese
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February 24, 2012
Editor: It is that time of year when Vincentians are being invited to apply for scholarships to study in Taiwan. I would like to encourage my fellow V...
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SVGAA not in support of unauthorized motor racing
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February 24, 2012
Fri, Feb 24. 2012 Editor: It is the aim of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Automobile Association to promote better and more considerate driving th...
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Nine mornings in SVG
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February 24, 2012
by: Oswald FEREIRA Fri, Feb 24. 2012 Another Christmas Season has passed, and with it another season of Nine Mornings revelry. And while we claim that...
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Hypocrite or ingrate?
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February 21, 2012
Tue, Feb 21, 2012 Editor: According to a Caribbean News Now (CNN) news story (February 18, 2012), the Grenada Prime Minister, Tillman Thomas advised C...
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That thing called love
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February 21, 2012
Tue, Feb 21, 2012 Editor: The definition of love is still a mystery to many people today. The word ‘love’ has meant so many things to so many peop...
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Is the Black Man the White Man’s burden?
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February 21, 2012
Tue, Feb 21, 2012 by Nilio Gumbs The month of February is celebrated as “Black History Month” in the United States and increasingly in the Caribbe...
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Maia’s article is most timely
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February 21, 2012
Tue, Feb 21, 2012 Editor: “Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.” - James Baldwin Maia Eustac...
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Are religions that important?
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February 21, 2012
Tue, Feb 21, 2010 Editor: Many of the conflicts that are raging throughout this world are as a result of differences in religious beliefs. This has be...
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Arnhim Eustace is still wrong about the NIS
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February 21, 2012
Tue, Feb 21, 2012 Editor: The Honourable Arnhim Eustace said on Monday, February 13, 2012 - during NDP’s New Times programme on Nice Radio - that I ...
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The Barrouallie Sports Association – Insolence
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February 17, 2012
Fri, Feb 17, 2012 Editor: Please permit me a space in your weekly news paper to comment on an issue that I consider to be against the norms and good p...
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Traffic cops, get your act together!
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February 17, 2012
Fri, Feb 17, 2012 Editor: I want to ask the Traffic Branch of the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force a pointed question. Are drivers be...
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MYTH vs REALITY
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February 17, 2012
Fri, Feb 17, 2012 Editor: I had the opportunity to listen to part of an inspiring lecture delivered by our eminent jurist and Queen’s Counsel P.R. C...
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Move motor racing from Pembroke area
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February 17, 2012
Fri, Feb 17, 2012 Editor: Please allow me a space in your paper to express my dissatisfaction with some of the slackness happening in this country. It...
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Can we talk about race in SVG, please?
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February 17, 2012
Fri, Feb 17, 2012 Editor: Last month, a colleague closed our meeting by stating in reference to two potential clients that he would “send the two mo...
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Gardens a World Heritage Site
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February 17, 2012
Fri, Feb 17, 2012 Editor: It is with pleasure that I read of the launch of ‘the launching ceremony for the restoration of the Gardens for its 250th ...
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Our dead relatives never really leave us
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February 17, 2012
Fri, Feb 17, 2012 Editor: Many of us hold a simple outlook of life in that we go through our lives trying to achieve our goals, then hope to go to Hea...
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Reminiscing about first love
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February 14, 2012
by: Loren “Leddie” Da Breo Tue, Feb 14. 2012 “You are the only woman who truly loved me, in spite of...”. He held her hand and looked at her a...
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We should look at widening the scope of sentencing
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February 14, 2012
Tue, Feb 14. 2012 Editor: Alternate sentencing is a good way of dealing with crime and its punishment. It is my personal view that different sentencin...
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I have my own individuality
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February 14, 2012
Tue, Feb 14. 2012 Editor: It is unfortunate that in such a small society as ours, and the fact that we claim to possess intellect within our populace,...
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Luke Browne should share the facts on NIS
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February 14, 2012
Tue, Feb 14. 2012 Editor: I write with reference to a letter captioned “Arnhim Eustace is wrong about the NIS” by one “R. T. Luke V. Browne,” ...
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Arnhim Eustace is wrong about the NIS
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February 10, 2012
Fri, Feb 10. 2012 Editor: The public has unfortunately been misled on the financial condition of the NIS and on matters related to pension reform. The...
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Beware of any new broadcasting legislation
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February 10, 2012
Fri, Feb 10. 2012 Editor: “Media Bill coming in 2012” Yes - That was the name of a newspaper article in which Vincentians were told of a coming Br...
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Another Unsung Hero
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February 10, 2012
Fri, Feb 10. 2012 Editor: It is often usually after a person’s death that we recognize his or her contribution to society. Then we do so by setting ...
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The Call for National Reconciliation
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February 10, 2012
by Rev. Victor H. Job Fri, Feb 10. 2012 It cannot be disputed that the General Elections of December 13, 2011, in St. Vincent and the Grenadines has l...
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Stop the violence, Stay Calm, Start the thinking
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February 10, 2012
by Dillon Ollivierre Fri, Feb 10. 2012 Stop! I am your conscience Please, I beg you, analyze carefully your decision Do you really want to take the li...
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We are the government
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February 10, 2012
Fri, Feb 10. 2012 Editor: The Bible tells us of a story about some men who took a woman to Jesus, caught in the act of adultery, enquiring from Him wh...
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