Government must take strong action

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Last week this column began commenting on some issues pertaining to our two political parties, the governing ULP and the opposition NDP, and I promise...

ULP succession issues and NDP ineptness

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I was encouraged to read in the Midweek SEARCHLIGHT this week of plans by the governing Unity Labour Party (ULP) to take a definitive step forward in ...

Summit of Americas or Summit of Friends of America?

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That is the pertinent question raised by Mexican President, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador as he spoke to the media explaining his absence from the Summi...

Celebrating 30 years – Pt:2

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Part 1 of this celebratory article published last week began by tracing the historical development of Cuba/SVG ties in homage to the 30th anniversary ...

Celebrating 30 years of fruitful partnership

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THIS WEEKEND, the Government and people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and their counterparts in Cuba joint...

While Blacks demand ‘Reparation’, Racists in USA Say ‘America for Whites and Rich only’

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IN THE YEAR 1963, the then Organization for African Unity (OAU) declared May 25 as African Liberation Day (ALD), a day in solidarity with those Afric...

Resisting external pressures

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Whilst the principle of the sovereign right of each independent country to make decisions of its own choosing is considered inviolable, in practice sm...

Rejecting colonial rule

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There are many, many good and sound reasons why small countries like ours in the Caribbean voluntarily join together to establish regional bodies such...

Royal protests welcome; now hard part

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I was heartened by the protests staged by conscious brothers and sisters against the visit of the British representatives of the real Head of State of...

CARIFTA championships highlight Caribbean, but…Whose caribbean?

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In spite of the CARIFTA athletics championships for junior athletes in the Caribbean, it is not often, if ever, that we have had the opportunity not o...