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Never a dull moment
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November 8, 2019
With all the activities around Independence celebrations, including the annual independence pronouncements and awards, Vincentians have still found ot...
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Give St Vincent a round of applause!
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October 25, 2019
This weekend marks the culmination of national celebrations to commemorate our country’s Independence anniversary. Held under the theme “Renewal @40”,...
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Preparing For Birth (Of Our Nation)
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October 18, 2019
Youlou was entering the final days of her pregnancy. Hers has been a turbulent time, going back generations, no different from those of generations of...
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Patriotism Must be a Focus of Our “Fortieith”
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October 11, 2019
We are a mere two weeks away from the culmination of our national independence festivities. There are appearances of some flags and buntings but far f...
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So, might is right now?
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October 4, 2019
The issue at hand this week is the dire economic difficulties being experienced by the people of Cuba and the attendant hardships facing our students ...
Democracy is a two-way responsibility
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Democracy is a two-way responsibility
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September 20, 2019
The funeral of one of the heroes of the African liberation movement, Robert Mugabe, the deposed former President of Zimbabwe, took place last weekend....
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The Caribbean cultural influence
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September 6, 2019
Now that we have come to the end of the major Carnival festivals in the Caribbean, Grenada’s being the last, the festivals staged by Caribbean migrant...
Charting a new direction
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Charting a new direction
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August 30, 2019
I am happy that the local sporting community has honoured, posthumously, the late Jules Anthony of Troumaca and more appropriately North Leeward for h...
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A look at some local issues
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August 23, 2019
THANKS for the positive feedback that I have had so far on the two previous columns reflecting on the 40th anniversary of the launching of the United ...
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40th anniversary of UPM
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August 9, 2019
2019 does not only mark the 40th anniversary of our nation’s reclamation of its independence, for in the same year 1979, another important event took ...
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Sports against crime…and much more
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August 2, 2019
There are few among us who would not welcome the initiation of the Sports Against Crime programme which was launched at the Chatoyer National Park yes...
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Too narrow approach to “renewal”
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July 26, 2019
I am sure that I was not the only one somewhat relieved to hear of some concrete plans for the celebration of our 40th anniversary of the reclaiming o...
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Tackling Caricom’s critical challenges
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July 5, 2019
While Vincentians are engaged in the enjoyment of Vincy Mas, their National Festival, right in our neighbouring state of St Lucia, the Heads of Govern...
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Carnival thoughts revisited
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June 28, 2019
As we kick off the major activities of our 2019 Carnival festivities, beginning this weekend, let me ask your indulgence in sharing once again comment...
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The Labour Movement (Part 2)
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June 14, 2019
This week, I conclude the comments on the Labour Movement in the Caribbean, continuing from last week. We left off with mention of the concerns of Gre...
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The Labour Movement in Focus
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June 7, 2019
Since I was presented with an advance copy of PM Gonsalves’ latest book a month ago, I have been fitting it in with my other readings. Unfortunately t...
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Electoral reform, referendum and Brexit
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May 31, 2019
Much discussion has been generated locally over the contentious meeting of Parliament two weeks ago, when a whole day was wasted in debate on side iss...
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What dominance means to Caribbean people
( World Cup Cricket Part 2)
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May 24, 2019
“.........cricket has become a competing brand name in the leisure industry; it has to be sponsored, marketed and packaged for television”. (Matthew E...
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WORLD CUP CRICKET: Beyond the boundaries
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May 17, 2019
In two weeks time the 12th edition of the International Cricket Council’s World Cup will commence, spanning 11 venues in 10 cities in the United Kingd...
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Wider responsibilities of leadership
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May 10, 2019
It was particularly heartening to me and others with interest in the labour movement and the working people in general, to witness the very encouragin...
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Learning from Soufriere experience – Part 2
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April 26, 2019
As indicated last week, this week’s column will supplement the activities of NEMO in drawing lessons from our experiences of the Soufriere eruption of...
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Learning from our Soufriere experiences
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April 18, 2019
We have a long weekend, the traditional Easter weekend before us, with time for religious activities, sporting and other recreational engagements, but...
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ULP 18 (Part 2) – Time to break the old mold
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April 12, 2019
THE GOVERNING Unity Labour Party (ULP) administration last week put on a show of force in capital city Kingstown to celebrate its 18th successive year...
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Sylvia we’re sorry
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March 29, 2019
There are so many issues on which one can comment that it would take far more than one column weekly to even begin to address them. Naturally, with th...
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Who are the invaders?
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March 22, 2019
The cold-blooded murder of 50 innocent persons in the city of Christchurch in New Zealand, last Friday, while at prayers in two Muslim mosques, has ca...
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Two momentous days: March 13 and 14
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March 15, 2019
It is often said that “history is a great teacher”, but even the greatest of teachers need willing students if lessons are to be absorbed, one must be...
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Ah still love me carnival, but…
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March 8, 2019
To this date, beyond my “three score and ten” allocation, and in spite of all the changes, I must confess that “Ah still love me Carnival”. True, I no...
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The budget
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February 15, 2019
With the passage of the 2019 Budget by the House of Assembly, the various sectors of society are now taking a deeper look at how the measures outlined...
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Politics of folly -2
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February 1, 2019
The division within CARICOM on Venezuela not only demonstrates that body’s inherent weakness in the face of external pressures, but also exposes its i...
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The politics of folly, the futility of politics
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January 25, 2019
AS WE PREPARE for the annual parliamentary Budget Debate in the House of Assembly, there are already signs that the context will be an all-too-familia...
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Sad and Worrying
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January 18, 2019
THE MEETING between Government and the leadership of the local trade unions last Friday marked another sad chapter in the continuing deterioration of ...
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Cuba’s Diamond Jubilee
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January 4, 2019
IT IS CUSTOMARY at the beginning of each year for persons in the media and public figures to make either a review of the past year or to look forward ...