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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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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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June 21, 2019
We are becoming more and more accustomed to hearing the term ‘Unsung Hero’ used with the danger that it runs the risk of losing its true meaning. Howe...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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May 3, 2019
This week is a significant one for the people of St Vincent and the Grenadines, the working people in particular. Smack in themiddle of the week is pe...
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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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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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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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April 5, 2019
CONGRATULATIONS TO the Unity Labour Party government which last week crossed the 18-year milestone in government, the longest such unbroken stretch in...
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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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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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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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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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March 1, 2019
I join belatedly in the many tributes to the late Dr Edgar ‘Doc’ Adams who was buried on Monday of this week, and express my condolences, not only to ...
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February 22, 2019
There is hardly any God-loving human soul in this part of the world whose heart does not bleed for the suffering of the of Venezuela, our Caribbean ne...
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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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February 8, 2019
As I write this column, the 2019 Budget Debate in the House of Assembly is continuing. This fact and the need to take a rounded examination of the Bud...
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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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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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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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January 11, 2019
THE YEAR 2019 is now almost two weeks old but even as we mull over the memories of 2018, not pleasant for the most part, developments on the internati...
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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 ...
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December 28, 2018
TRY AS WE may, there is little escaping the overwhelming commercial presence of the Christmas season. Side by side with, and enveloping even the best ...
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December 14, 2018
In this column last week, I began a discussion on what is referred to as the “Blue Economy”, following the conclusion of a major international confere...
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December 7, 2018
Some years ago, in a stinging rebuke to the illusions of grandeur on the part of many Caribbean politicians, and narrow nationalism exhibited in some ...
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November 23, 2018
PERMIT ME A COUPLE comments this week on some international and regional issues which have great significance for the people of St Vincent and the Gre...
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November 16, 2018
Originally, I had planned to follow up on the CCJ issue in today’s column, but as I reflect, at the time of writing, Wednesday, November 14, we are ma...
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November 9, 2018
How does one express collective shame and embarrassment? How do we reconcile the mouthings of a supposedly “proud” people with their actions in beggin...
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November 2, 2018
We can look back with some satisfaction at the celebrations of our 39th anniversary of independence, even though there are some among us who continue ...
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October 26, 2018
This is the final instalment of the four-part series focusing on our approach to independence, 40 years ago. In the previous three instalments, I have...
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October 19, 2018
THIS IS THE third in the series looking back at how, 40 years ago, we messed up a golden opportunity to unify the nation in our quest for national ind...
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October 12, 2018
Earlier this week, I was engaged in conversation with someone whom I consider to be a patriot, concerning our Independence Month. In the course of tha...
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October 5, 2018
St. Vincent and the Grenadines is now into its “Independence Month”, with activities organized to commemorate our 39th anniversary of that historic mi...
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September 28, 2018
Two pressing, and inter-related issues demand my attention this week. The first is the reported rejection by Prime Minister Gonsalves of talks with th...
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September 21, 2018
I am full of praise for the recent public comments of leaders of the Pentecostal Assembly (bar one) in their weekly television programme last Monday n...
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September 14, 2018
In small countries like ours, politics and politicians play a significant role in the everyday life of citizens, far out of proportion to what they ou...
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September 7, 2018
I had planned to use this column to make some comments on the Town Hall meeting held last Wednesday evening at Frenches House, as an important public ...
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