COP 28: Connect global with local initiatives
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COP 28: Connect global with local initiatives
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December 1, 2023
Yesterday, November 30, marked the 57th anniversary of the independence of our neighbouring Caribbean state to the east, Barbados. My congratulations ...
Abuse of female domestic workers must be ended
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Abuse of female domestic workers must be ended
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November 24, 2023
I had originally planned to use this week’s column to focus on some current political issues but as I remembered that this Friday, today November 24, ...
Remember November: Saluting Teachers
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Remember November: Saluting Teachers
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November 17, 2023
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues of the historic teachers’ strike of 1975, an unforgettable event in the annals of the SVGTU itself, the loca...
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More reflections on Independence issues
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November 10, 2023
It was heartening to hear that one priority for the government and security personnel is to ensure that an important aspect of our independence is wha...
Independence, youth and national development
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Independence, youth and national development
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November 3, 2023
From all reports, it appears that the activity-packed programme of events to celebrate our country’s 44th anniversary of the reclamation of our nation...
Remembering ‘Sheriff’ and company
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Remembering ‘Sheriff’ and company
Part 2 of ‘It does really hurt me.’
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October 20, 2023
I concluded last week with a spirited defence of the 1935 uprising in St Vincent and the Grenadines, a rebellion de facto against British colonial rul...
‘It does really hurt me as man…’
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‘It does really hurt me as man…’
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October 13, 2023
That opening line from one of our most outstanding calypso bards, the late, great Lord Hawke, in his classic composition “Right in De Slum”, is one wh...
Hats off to the Major!
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Hats off to the Major!
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October 6, 2023
We have now entered the month of October a month though fraught with climatic dangers for us, is still the month of very significant events for Vincen...
SVG busy on the International Stage
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SVG busy on the International Stage
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September 29, 2023
This week I am placing focus on international matters of relevance to us. It is certainly a timely choice since for the past month or so, Prime Minist...
Caribbean newspapers under threat
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Caribbean newspapers under threat
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September 22, 2023
The introduction of modern communication technology via the internet has had a significant impact on human development throughout the world bringing u...
We feeling de heat
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We feeling de heat
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September 15, 2023
Just before any comments on the effects of the heat in our local context, permit me on behalf of all Vincentians to express our solidarity with the go...
October 21, Reparations and all that
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October 21, Reparations and all that
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September 8, 2023
I was happy to hear that at long last, there is to be some sort of official recognition of October 21, a seminal day in our history of resistance to c...
Just a kiss? / Oh Africa!
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Just a kiss? / Oh Africa!
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September 1, 2023
This week the column focuses on two current international situations which, though far away from our shores, have implications for all of us. I begin ...
NIS situation concerns us all
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NIS situation concerns us all
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August 25, 2023
I am but an ordinary citizen, with no great knowledge of financial matters but trying my best to understand the implications of national matters relat...
The Pan Challenge
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The Pan Challenge
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August 18, 2023
Organizers of last Friday evening’s “Pan in D Street” must feel very encouraged at the positive response from pan lovers and the general public. It wa...
Is the Caribbean maximizing sporting opportunities?
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Is the Caribbean maximizing sporting opportunities?
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August 11, 2023
In the days before World War II and for a good part of the two and a half decades afterwards, budding sports persons (male and female) in the Caribbea...
Emancipation concert: A welcome initiative
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Emancipation concert: A welcome initiative
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August 4, 2023
In a week when the people of the Caribbean held activities to commemorate the legal end of slavery in the English-speaking Caribbean, pride of place m...
Official response to mass shootings worrying
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Official response to mass shootings worrying
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July 28, 2023
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves, his Deputy Mr Montgomery Daniel, and Senior Minister with responsibility for Finance, Mr Camillo Gonsalves, have al...
A very busy week: CELAC-EU, NIS, Gov’t changes
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A very busy week: CELAC-EU, NIS, Gov’t changes
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July 21, 2023
The past week has been a very busy one where the government and people of SVG are concerned. Pride of place was the Latin American/Caribbean Summit wi...
2023 Carnival round-up and eye to the future
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2023 Carnival round-up and eye to the future
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July 14, 2023
It is a pity that once more I am forced to preface my comments on what seems to have been a fairly successful full-fledged return to VINCYMAS, with gr...
Dampeners on Carnival Festivities
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Dampeners on Carnival Festivities
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July 7, 2023
With Carnival having been moved to mid-year in 1977, Vincentians have enjoyed a massive boost in participation while the economy has benefited tremend...
Carnival ’77 – The first changeover
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Carnival ’77 – The first changeover
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June 23, 2023
Last week this column placed focus on the development of Vincy Mas since the change over from the pre-Lenten period to June/July. In commenting on the...
VincyMas ’23 – We down in de meat
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VincyMas ’23 – We down in de meat
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June 16, 2023
When you begin hearing calypso judging underway, then you know that where Carnival is concerned this year, “we down in de meat”, in other words Vincy ...
SVG, CARICOM need to help Cuba in hard times
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SVG, CARICOM need to help Cuba in hard times
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June 9, 2023
From all reports the people of Cuba are having some of the hardest times in their history, certainly since the Revolution of 1959. The harsh economic ...
The aftermath of the events of May, 1973 (final part)
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The aftermath of the events of May, 1973 (final part)
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June 2, 2023
It has taken me three parts spread over three weeks to reach the conclusion of my narrative on the shocking fatal shooting of Attorney General Cecil R...
Coronation Street: For King and Country
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Coronation Street: For King and Country
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May 12, 2023
Readers of this column who would be surprised to learn that I spent about eight hours last Saturday morning watching – the coronation of Britain’s Kin...
Thoughts on May Day
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Thoughts on May Day
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May 5, 2023
International Workers’ Day, May Day, has passed as any other public holiday in these times, mostly a day for recreation, much needed in many cases, bu...
Black Power did a lot of good
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Black Power did a lot of good
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April 28, 2023
Last week, a number of activities were held in Trinidad and Tobago, including an International Conference at the St. Augustine campus of the UWI to co...
Halls Of Fame: Compelling Case (conclusion)
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Halls Of Fame: Compelling Case (conclusion)
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April 21, 2023
I began this two-part series last week in a continuing push, especially in the fields of sport, culture and social development, that not enough attent...
Compelling case for Halls of Fame
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Compelling case for Halls of Fame
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April 14, 2023
This columnist has been virtually crying in the wilderness for the institution of national Halls of Fame, particularly in the fields of sport, culture...
Reminiscences: Lent, Easter and…
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Reminiscences: Lent, Easter and…
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April 6, 2023
As we come to the end of the Christian Lenten season and welcome the Easter resurrection, permit me to share some reminiscences with you relevant to t...
What a month!
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What a month!
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March 31, 2023
We have come to the end of another month, but just not “another”. This historic month of March had its own special moments which we will remember, hop...
Many issues, limited space
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Many issues, limited space
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March 24, 2023
The month of March is really a very packed one, filled with occasions of national, historical and global significance. It is of course, our month, dur...
National Heroes Day issues and National Sovereignty
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National Heroes Day issues and National Sovereignty
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March 17, 2023
From all reports the activities relating to our commemoration of national Heroes Day turned out to be another success, as they ought to be. The import...
Unity necessary to pursue reparations claim- Part 3
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Unity necessary to pursue reparations claim- Part 3
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March 10, 2023
“A California task force studying reparations for Black Americans descended from slaves wants the state’s taxpayers to shell out US $360,000 for every...
Reparations Claim must not divide us – Part 2
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Reparations Claim must not divide us – Part 2
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March 3, 2023
On Monday of this week, Feb.27, the descendants of a slave-owning British family which owned a plantation, slaves and all, in Grenada, was due to take...
Reparations should unite us, not divide us
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Reparations should unite us, not divide us
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February 24, 2023
Before I embark on my subject matter, permit me to pay my respects to former national footballer Gideon “Ragga” Horne who will be buried today, since ...
Guns and Murder
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Guns and Murder
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February 17, 2023
“Dis man have a gun, dat man have a gun, Man, dey will kill each other fo’ fun” These are just two lines from a popular Caribbean song. But, hold a mi...
Carnival: Focus on Pan
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Carnival: Focus on Pan
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February 10, 2023
Last week I had intended to focus my column on Cricket and Carnival, two essential elements of our cultural existence in the Caribbean. Unfortunately ...
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Two men shot in Green Hill
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Two men shot in Green Hill
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December 6, 2023
Gun violence in St Vincent and the Grenadines continues to escalate with a shooting onTuesday night. SEARCHLIGHT understands that just before 9 pm on ...