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Visit of Cuban President, December issues
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Visit of Cuban President, December issues
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December 2, 2022
This weekend St Vincent and the Grenadines lays out the diplomatic “red carpet” to welcome Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel for a three-day official ...
Remember November
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Remember November
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November 25, 2022
Every November, there are official ceremonies on what is called “Remembrance Day” in honour of those who died during the two world wars. The emphasis ...
Implications of Dominica Snap Election
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Implications of Dominica Snap Election
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November 18, 2022
The situation in Dominica following the decision of Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit to advise the President (Dominica is a Republic) to dissolve Parl...
Democracy in Danger – Part 2
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Democracy in Danger – Part 2
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November 11, 2022
Last week, I began raising the issue of rather alarming developments in the so-called “bastions of democracy” in western states which are upheld as “m...
Democracy in danger
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Democracy in danger
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November 4, 2022
I hope that I am not alone in closely monitoring developments in the so-called “western world” as they pertain to the perceived underpinning of the sa...
Our approach to Independence- (Final Part)
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Our approach to Independence- (Final Part)
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October 28, 2022
This is the final instalment of the four-part series focusing on our approach to independence, forty years ago. In the previous three instalments, I h...
Our Approach To Independence (Part 3)
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Our Approach To Independence (Part 3)
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October 21, 2022
This is the third in the series looking back at how, forty years ago, we messed up a golden opportunity to unify the nation in our quest for national ...
A flawed approach to Independence: (Part 2 in series)
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A flawed approach to Independence: (Part 2 in series)
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October 14, 2022
October being Independence Month in SVG, I thought it useful to draw on reprints of previous articles I had done on the topic over the years. They may...
New challenges for an Independent Nation
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New challenges for an Independent Nation
(Reprinted from SEARCHLIGHT, Oct.24, 2017)
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October 7, 2022
Dear readers, In commemoration of our 43rd anniversary of independence, I am taking the liberty of reprinting, with minor amendments, a series of arti...
A friend in need …
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A friend in need …
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September 30, 2022
It is said that “A friend in need, is a friend indeed”. If we accept that saying, we must be constantly on the alert for any friends that we have who ...
The Commonwealth: What future?
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The Commonwealth: What future?
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September 23, 2022
Continuing from last week when we looked at issues arising from the death of the late British monarch, Queen Elizabeth, we can broaden the discussion ...
SVG loses football royalty as UK tries to save Monarchy
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SVG loses football royalty as UK tries to save Monarchy
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September 16, 2022
There are many issues arising from the death of Elizabeth of the House of Windsor, Queen of the United Kingdom and 16 Commonwealth countries, includin...
We can walk, talk and still think
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We can walk, talk and still think
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September 9, 2022
I had left off last week from my discourse on Electoral Reform to try and draw attention to a very important stage in our (the Caribbean) development,...
1962: National Independence, burial of Federation and future
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1962: National Independence, burial of Federation and future
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September 2, 2022
In my last column, I took up an issue, seemingly buried but very much alive, in what may be another vain attempt in trying to get us collectively not ...
Electoral Reform: More Reflections
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Electoral Reform: More Reflections
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August 26, 2022
We here in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), and the wider Caribbean in fact, have earned ourselves the reputation of being “now for now” people, m...
Marcus Garvey, Pan  Africanism and Reparations
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Marcus Garvey, Pan Africanism and Reparations
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August 19, 2022
This past Wednesday, August 17, marked the 135th anniversary of the great Marcus Mosiah Garvey, hailed up to today as one of the foremost advocates of...
Comrade, not so fast!
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Comrade, not so fast!
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August 12, 2022
During his address to the recent national Convention of the Unity Labour Party (ULP), Party leader and current Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves soli...
It is not about Ralph at all
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It is not about Ralph at all
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August 5, 2022
A French King, Louis 15th I think, was quoted as making the infamous remark, “Apres moi, le deluge”. Meaning that whatever would go wrong would do so,...
Looking ‘Below the Surface’
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Looking ‘Below the Surface’
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July 29, 2022
In 1998, a Vincentian calypsonian, the late Roy Lewis, singing as the Mighty Prowler, won the calypso Monarch title in Trinidad and Tobago, no easy fe...
Succession: A Vital Task for Gonsalves
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Succession: A Vital Task for Gonsalves
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July 22, 2022
PRIME MINISTER Dr Ralph Gonsalves is enjoying the accolades and honours being conferred on him by governments and peoples of our region, deservedly so...
Carnival ’22: Observations
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Carnival ’22: Observations
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July 15, 2022
Every year after Carnival, whether it is the Vincy variety, the Rio “strip mas” on which much of our modern Carnival is patterned, or Trinidad’s pre-L...
Dr. Keith Mitchell – How best to utilize elder statesmen?
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Dr. Keith Mitchell – How best to utilize elder statesmen?
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July 8, 2022
Dr Keith Mitchell, who up to his defeat in the recent general elections in Grenada was the Caribbean’s longest-serving Prime Minister being in that of...
Lessons from Grenada elections
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Lessons from Grenada elections
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July 1, 2022
Parliamentary elections in the Commonwealth Caribbean are closely followed not just by the voters in the country holding the elections but also by vot...
Government must take strong action
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Government must take strong action
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June 24, 2022
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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ULP succession issues and NDP ineptness
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June 17, 2022
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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Summit of Americas or Summit of Friends of America?
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June 10, 2022
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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Celebrating 30 years – Pt:2
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June 3, 2022
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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Celebrating 30 years of fruitful partnership
-Give praise and credit where it is due
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May 27, 2022
THIS WEEKEND, the Government and people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and their counterparts in Cuba jointly celebrate three decades of the establ...
While Blacks demand ‘Reparation’, Racists in USA Say ‘America for Whites and Rich only’
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While Blacks demand ‘Reparation’, Racists in USA Say ‘America for Whites and Rich only’
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May 20, 2022
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 Africa...
Resisting external pressures
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Resisting external pressures
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May 13, 2022
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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Rejecting colonial rule
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May 6, 2022
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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Royal protests welcome; now hard part
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April 29, 2022
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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CARIFTA championships highlight Caribbean, but…Whose caribbean?
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April 22, 2022
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...
Play One For Kitch Centennial
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Play One For Kitch Centennial
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April 14, 2022
Easter Monday is the public holiday which culminates the biggest weekend in the Christian calendar, starting with the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on G...
Calder Williams: A champion of working people
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Calder Williams: A champion of working people
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April 8, 2022
Although I had not met him in person for some time now, it saddened me to hear of the passing of Bro. Calder Williams, for more than four decades the ...
The NDP: a credible alternative?
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The NDP: a credible alternative?
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April 1, 2022
In spite of the fallout which affects governments and leaders in office for a long time, the Unity Labour Party (ULP) remains in office, having just c...
FIVE IN A ROW- Both parties need serious reflection
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FIVE IN A ROW- Both parties need serious reflection
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March 25, 2022
As the governing (not “ruling” mind you, an important distinction in the post-colonial world) Unity Labour Party (ULP) celebrates its 21st anniversary...
The National Hero debate: Add or Deepen?
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The National Hero debate: Add or Deepen?
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March 18, 2022
PRIME MINISTER Dr Ralph Gonsalves has again said that it is high time for the designation of additional persons to the hallowed status of National Her...
Powerful call for more support of Women’s Sport
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Powerful call for more support of Women’s Sport
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March 11, 2022
International Women’s Day 2022 meets the women of our planet and their precious children closer to a nuclear Armageddon than the world has been for si...
Ukraine: Overshadowing all else
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Ukraine: Overshadowing all else
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March 4, 2022
The world, still reeling from the crippling effects of the Covid pandemic, has been thrown into a further tailspin as a result of the Russian military...
Rememebering “Bung Sukarno”
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Rememebering “Bung Sukarno”
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February 25, 2022
In beginning this tribute to Basil “Bung Sukarno” Cato, who died in the USA three weeks ago and is due to be buried today, my condolences go out to th...
When you slip …
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When you slip …
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February 18, 2022
Let me take a break from my 50th anniversary journey as relayed in this column these past two weeks, to share some reflections on local developments w...
A 50th Anniversary – Collective rewards
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A 50th Anniversary – Collective rewards
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February 11, 2022
Last week when I began on this theme, I did not hesitate to ask the question, what have been the rewards for the struggle and hardships endured over t...
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Soca Monarch preliminaries at Victoria Park on Friday
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Soca Monarch preliminaries at Victoria Park on Friday
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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...
Chevonne Stewart is ULP’s new candidate for Southern Grenadines
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Chevonne Stewart is ULP’s new candidate for Southern Grenadines
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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...
Park to be upgraded for comfort, ease  and aesthetics
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Park to be upgraded for comfort, ease and aesthetics
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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...
Calypso tent action heats up in SVG
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Calypso tent action heats up in SVG
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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...
SVG leads Caribbean Tourism growth from US Market
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SVG leads Caribbean Tourism growth from US Market
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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)...

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