R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
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...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
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...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
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...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
February 4, 2022
Dear Readers, I crave your indulgence and understanding as I mark with reverence what is a very special landmark for me, the 50th anniversary of my en...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
January 28, 2022
January 22nd passed uneventfully in St Vincent and the Grenadines as many others before it, with many Vincentians praying for the “end ah month” to co...
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January 21, 2022
A lifelong friend of mine who shares my love for calypso resorted to that art form in describing the happenings in last week’s parliamentary debate on...
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January 14, 2022
The drama which has unfurled in Parliament around the spread of covid contamination, leading to the suspension of the 2022 Budget debate is a poignant...
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January 7, 2022
I find it hard, in fact almost hypocritical to wish a Happy New Year, not just to friends and family but to people in general, knowing that 2022, like...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
December 31, 2021
It is with a great sense of relief that we mark the end of a most tortuous year. Fifty-two weeks ago, how many of us could have imagined that at year ...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
December 23, 2021
It is heartening to note that despite all that we have gone through these past two years, it has not dampened the enthusiasm for Christmas and our C...
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December 17, 2021
ANOTHER CHAPTER in the political history of St Vincent and the Grenadines will be officially closed tomorrow when former Prime Minister Sir James Mitc...
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December 3, 2021
When first the impact of the COVID pandemic hit us over two years ago, there were few among us that thought we would still be grappling with it today,...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
November 26, 2021
Next Tuesday, November 30, the people of our eastern neighbouring country, Barbados, will not only celebrate the 55th anniversary of their reclamation...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
November 19, 2021
My commendations go out to the St Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers Union (SVGTU) and to the teachers of this country as they enter the concluding a...
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November 12, 2021
The governing Unity Labour Party (ULP) last weekend celebrated, albeit in subdued circumstances due to COVID restrictions, its historic election victo...
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November 5, 2021
Last week this column revived the memory of the tragedy that was Grenada 1983 when a People’s Revolution that had promised so much, imploded and opene...
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October 29, 2021
Each year at this time my reflections on our reclamation and use of national independence are tempered by the painful memories of the tragedy in neigh...
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October 22, 2021
THE PEOPLE of St Vincent and the Grenadines will this year have a very different experience for our anniversary of national independence next week. In...
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October 15, 2021
Next Thursday, October 21, will mark the 86th anniversary of one of the most important chapters in our history; the rebellion of 1935. Unfortunately, ...
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October 8, 2021
It is taken for granted that anytime you hear or read about 9/11, the reference is to the terrorist attack on New York and Washington on Sept.1a1, 200...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
October 1, 2021
“I cannot understand a politician who is lukewarm about vaccination or not prepared to take a stand. Are they not aware that they are going against th...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
September 3, 2021
There is a global pandemic affecting not just the health and safety of hundreds of millions of people all over the world, but posing a more lasting an...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
August 27, 2021
When I went to school we were taught about deltas, triangular masses of land at the mouth of large rivers formed by sediments brought down by the rive...
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August 20, 2021
Whatever one thinks of the motives for persons engaged in weekly protests and picketing, primarily around the Parliament building, it is at least a we...
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August 13, 2021
The Caribbean today faces major threats to its quest for development- in the economic, political, social, cultural and environmental fields to name th...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
August 6, 2021
Like hundreds of millions of other human beings on planet earth, black and white, red and brown, rich and poor, male, female or otherwise, I find myse...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
July 30, 2021
There is an old saying which warns us to “Be careful what you wish for....” In real life it has a lot of significance for us because often, wishes do ...
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July 23, 2021
SVG was placed in a state of shock last weekend with the sad news of the passing of one of our outstanding cultural exponents, Winston Soso. In this w...
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July 16, 2021
Having been involved in protests and demonstrations too numerous to mention over the bulk of my adult life, I continue to be a Having been involved in...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
July 9, 2021
Two weeks ago this column chose to focus on the area of sports and sports development. This is the final part of that article, unfortunately delayed b...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
July 2, 2021
There is a most interesting and even amazing development in the effort to vaccinate as many of our people as possible against the deadly COVID -19 pan...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
June 4, 2021
On May 25, 1963, independent African states established the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). Having done that, the OAU declared that this date sh...
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May 28, 2021
Normally in this week which marks the anniversary of African Liberation Day, my topic for this column would have been pre-chosen. This year, in additi...
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May 21, 2021
The massive outpouring of national grief, respect and tributes after the passing of Bro. Parnel Campbell provides us with an opportunity to reflect on...
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May 14, 2021
“This ugliness in the House” is the term used by Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Hon. St. Clair Leacock, to describe the fracas in Parl...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
May 7, 2021
In paying my respects to our dearly departed brother, P.R. Campbell, permit me to begin by saying how touched I was by the presentation last Monday ni...
R. Rose - Eye of the Needle
April 30, 2021
With less than a month into the period of the violent eruption of the volcano, it would appear that the process of settling in those persons evacuated...
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July 15, 2025
The Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Sustainable Development and Culture, through the Sustainable Development Unit (SDU), will officially launch S...
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July 15, 2025
ERAO SVG said it has received information and observed that LGBTQ+ persons in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) experience various forms of violence...
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July 15, 2025
Two representatives from the Afya Foundation of the United States are in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) on a fact-finding mission, assessing how ...
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July 15, 2025
Greater focus needs to be given to improving the access of students with special needs in order to improve the education outcomes for this group of le...
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July 15, 2025
Sargassum inundations are no longer occasional, with major events reported annually across the Caribbean, from the Mexican Caribbean and Central Ameri...
