R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
August 9, 2024
Permit me to borrow the title of a very popular song among black people globally in the late sixties/early seventies, in what was called the “Black Po...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
August 2, 2024
It is with great pride and satisfaction that I am observing a full half a century of journalistic commitment. Yesterday, coincidentally Emancipation D...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
July 26, 2024
ON FRIDAY of this week the House of Assembly will pay its last respects to a former Parliamentarian, Offord Morris who passed away at the ripe age of ...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
July 19, 2024
Having invaded, looted, massacred and colonized vast swathes of the world’s territories from the fifteenth century on, and then enveloping the entire ...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
July 12, 2024
Remember the song, “No rain...can’t stop we Carnival”? Well, we had a bigger challenge than rain this year. A bigger challenge than the fire at Police...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
June 28, 2024
For the people of SVG the hosting of the ICC T20 World Cup of cricket turned out to be hugely successful, and those who continue to be unfairly critic...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
June 21, 2024
As I ranged my mind through several possible topics for this week’s column, my thoughts were constantly interrupted by more reports of shootings and k...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
June 14, 2024
This Sunday there will be somewhat muted activities in some quarters to celebrate what can only be termed “the poor relations” of the family observanc...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
June 7, 2024
Our Prime Minister does not only have his hands full in trying to keep the ship of state on course, but since, like the rest of us he has only one bra...
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Independence march, Fisherman’s Day, Vincy Mas!
May 31, 2024
We have just completed celebrations of the 47th anniversary of the introduction of Fisherman’s Day, have launched Vincymas 2024, also marking 47 years...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
May 24, 2024
This weekend has been traditionally recognized and observed in the Caribbean and western hemisphere to mark African Liberation Day. In our own country...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
May 17, 2024
The House of Assembly has played its part in ensuring preparations for the 2024 T/20 Cricket World Cup by approving legislation governing arrangements...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
May 10, 2024
I take this opportunity to extend very best wishes to all the mothers of St Vincent and the Grenadines, the Caribbean and the world, on the occasion o...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
May 3, 2024
The past week and a half in St Vincent and the Grenadines has brought yet another mixed bag of news - good, bad, and decidedly ugly. On the positive s...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
April 26, 2024
It seems that yet another year will pass without any indication on the part of the organized workers’ movement, the trade unions, of the importance of...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
April 19, 2024
When will Caribbean people, and their governments give higher priority to the international demand for reparations for transatlantic slavery and colon...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
April 12, 2024
I didn’t get to listen to the ULP’s celebration rally last Sunday night, of course a build-up to its “six-in-a-row” election campaign, so I am not awa...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
April 5, 2024
All ULP systems will no doubt be on “go” as the party prepares to celebrate the 23rd consecutive year of its fifth term in government. A big rally is ...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
March 28, 2024
Today, March 28, is another “Big Day” in the calendar of the governing Unity Labour Party (ULP). It marks the 23rd anniversary of the victory of the U...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
March 22, 2024
I have been trying to follow the various presentations and speeches of the younger people in national leadership position, to ascertain their level of...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
March 15, 2024
As we observe National Heroes Day/Month, I can’t help but reflect on a wider scale that March is also important for at least one of our neighbours, Gr...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
March 8, 2024
As the government of St Vincent and the Grenadines continues to bask in the glory of its successful hosting of the 8th CELAC Summit, it also finds its...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
March 1, 2024
Regular readers of this column would have gleaned by now that I pay a good deal of attention to the calypso art form. Regrettably, kaiso is only on th...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
February 23, 2024
Whether you consider yourself friend or foe, irrespective of your political views or preferences, I think it is perfectly in order that all Vincentian...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
February 16, 2024
Official Carnival festivities have ended in most countries where this Festival is observed, though in many Caribbean countries the dates have been cha...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
February 9, 2024
Only those who WILL NOT see or REFUSE to hear, would attempt to deny that development is taking place in this country. On the other hand, especially i...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
February 2, 2024
Among all the problems confronting the Caribbean, one major human plague stands out, that of the murder of so many of our citizens by illegal firearms...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
January 26, 2024
Before I get into the subject matter, permit me some brief comments to follow up some issues I had raised in this column following the unfortunate abo...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
January 19, 2024
I don’t think readers of this column will be surprised to hear of my profound disappointment with the abortion of the 2024 debate and my strong condem...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
January 12, 2024
Listening to the ongoing 2024 Budget debate, I was reminded of the title of a novel by the famous British author Charles Dickens that I read while sti...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
January 5, 2024
New Year’s greetings to all readers to this column and the Vincentian public as a whole. We are now into 2024 with all that it entails, old challenges...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
December 29, 2023
This is my last column for 2023, sadly the last that SEARCHLIGHT’s long-standing Editor, the indefatigable Sister Clare Keizer, will edit in that role...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
December 22, 2023
“I do hope that you find time to pray at least for the children of Palestine. There is still “no room in the Inn” for them; their children are still b...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
December 15, 2023
By the time that this column reaches your eyes, the historic initiative by CARICOM states for face-to-face conversation between Venezuela and Guyana, ...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
December 8, 2023
There is no sporting figure who so impacted on my life, and, I dare say the lives of millions like me, as Sir Ivan Vivian Alexander Richards, the lege...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
December 1, 2023
Yesterday, November 30, marked the 57th anniversary of the independence of our neighbouring Caribbean state to the east, Barbados. My congratulations ...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
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, ...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
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...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
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...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
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...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
October 26, 2023
Another October 21 has passed like any normal weekend with little mention of the importance of that date in our anti-colonial calendar and the politic...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
Part 2 of ‘It does really hurt me.’
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...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
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...
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June 13, 2025
The Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) invites managers, producers, artistes and members of the public to the 2025 Soca Monarch Preliminaries. The...
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June 13, 2025
Chevonne Stewart was formally introduced last Sunday, June 8, 2025, as the person the Unity Labour Party (ULP) intends to be its candidate for the Sou...
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June 13, 2025
The Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) is taking significant steps to ensure that Victoria Park, the main carnival venue, is accessible to everyon...
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June 13, 2025
Local calypsonians are gearing up to bring their best game as the preliminary judging round has officially begun. This year is a big year for the frat...
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June 13, 2025
St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has emerged as the top-performing Caribbean destination for growth in tourism arrivals from the United States (US)...
