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October 10, 2008
The month of October is a very historic one for the people of the Caribbean in general, and the people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines in particular...
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October 3, 2008
The tumultuous events that over the past two weeks have rocked the heartland of international capitalism, Wall St., in New York, and sent tsunami-like...
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September 26, 2008
Persons trying to book flights into and out of Dominica over the next month or so are already beginning to experience difficulties in securing reserva...
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September 19, 2008
Given the scaled-down nature of the United Statesâ engagement with Caribbean states in recent years and its obvious disagreement with certain foreig...
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September 12, 2008
There is heated discussion on a daily basis, particularly via the air waves, on a number of matters affecting our society and people. Tune in to the v...
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September 5, 2008
Caribbean leaders are to meet once more, next week in week in Barbados, to finalize their position on the controversial Economic Partnership Agreement...
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August 29, 2008
There is so much to write about this week. I could literally take up the whole newspaper with my thoughts. With the ongoing saga of Political Union in...
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August 22, 2008
The banana industry in the Windward Islands and, by extension, the economy of these small-island states, have been given a brief respite from the most...
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August 15, 2008
It is an undisputed fact that Caribbean countries have little choice but to intensify their efforts at economic diversification. The difficulties bein...
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August 8, 2008
The 8-person Vincentian contingent to the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing, China, will be among the smallest delegations at the worldâs biggest sporti...
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July 31, 2008
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has made his public report on the outcome of his recent visit to Taiwan. This visit, his sixth to that country, was...
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July 25, 2008
Now we getting it right! I was more than overjoyed to view/hear the Media Briefing given by the International Airport Development Corporation (IADC) o...
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July 18, 2008
St. Vincent and the Grenadines had its finest moments of glory last Sunday at the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of the long-desired In...
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July 11, 2008
Banana farmers in the Eastern Caribbean have been making positive strides in their bid to have a greater say in the decision-making in their industry ...
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July 4, 2008
I OFTEN WONDER whether we do appreciate fully, not just the artistic skills of our calypso bards, but the great vision that they demonstrate in their ...
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June 27, 2008
What a good thing that we in SVG have a âNo Bottleâ policy for Carnival and other major events. Correctly speaking, it ought to be âNO GLASS BOT...
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June 20, 2008
He just barely made it past Fatherâs Day but was involved in his lifeâs work - Carnival to the end. Even as I join with the rest of the nation in ...
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June 13, 2008
It is one of the tragedies of external cultural influence on our people that we have been inculcated with negative images, not only of ourselves, but ...
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June 6, 2008
The much-vaunted, âHigh-level Conference on World food Security,â organized by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations,...
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May 30, 2008
More than a quarter of a century ago, I was privileged to be close to the Grenadian Revolution. Three developments there particularly excited me. Firs...
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May 23, 2008
It is good to note that at least one of our major commemorative activities is being continued again this year. The month of May used to be an importan...
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May 16, 2008
Next Wednesday, May 21st, 2008, representatives of a wide array of civil society organizations in St. Vincent and the Grenadines are due to meet, disc...
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May 9, 2008
Prime Minister Gonsalves may engage in his semantics about whether there is indeed a food âcrisisâ in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, haggling abo...
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May 2, 2008
Last weekend the New Democratic Party (NDP) held its Annual Convention at Democratic House, the Partyâs Headquarters on Murray Road, Kingstown. The ...
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April 25, 2008
First, let me say thanks for the kind words in the press about me, including those from my brothers, the Drs. Richard Cox and Kenneth John. In some wa...
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April 18, 2008
Each year, the people of the Caribbean, those of African descent in particular, organize activities around the week leading up to May 25. That date ho...
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April 11, 2008
Over the past few weeks, the airwaves in the Eastern Caribbean, and the print media to a lesser extent, have been flooded with stories of what is erro...
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April 4, 2008
Let me begin with a big HAIL, CAESAR! (That is applauding Saboto Caesar on his recent Senatorial and Executive responsibilities, not adolations for a ...
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March 28, 2008
No! Iâm not going bananas this week, as one could reasonably expect, given the historic breakthrough by the Fairtrade movement in signing a supply c...
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March 13, 2008
Among the issues reported on by Prime Minister Gonsalves which emanated from a meeting with us Trinbagonian counterpart Patrick Manning at the end of ...
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March 7, 2008
Special greetings to all my sisters - the women of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the world over on the occasion of the celebration of Internation...
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February 29, 2008
âCHANGE TODAY, CHOOSE FAIRTRADEâ is the theme of the annual fair-trade fortnight celebrations which kicked off with a big bang this week in the Un...
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February 22, 2008
The month of February is commemorated in the United States of America as âBlack History Monthâ, a month when the lives, achievements and deeds of ...
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February 15, 2008
âThe so-far spectacular performance of the black Senator from Illinois Barack Obama, in his bold bid to become the first black President of the Unit...
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February 1, 2008
Let me begin by wishing my long time comrade Jomo Thomas and his associates all the best in their quest to set up a credible alternative to the politi...
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January 25, 2008
Last weekâs meeting of the Heads of Government of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has hopefully advanced the process of Economic...
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January 18, 2008
Congrats to the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) in Barbados for its upset of the 13-year rule of Owen Arthurâs Barbados Labour Party (DLP). The two-to...
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January 11, 2008
A new chapter in the history of the embattled banana industry is taking shape in 2008. The year began with mixed blessings in the form of the signing ...
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December 21, 2007
At this time of the year, I ought to be offering greetings of âGreat Joyâ and so on to all my people, in the Caribbean and beyond. But I have had ...
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December 14, 2007
Congrats to Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves for the courage exhibited, both physically and financially, in presenting the 2008 Budget on Tuesday. H...
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November 30, 2007
The call for a CARICOM Summit on food (prices only?) made by Grenadian Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell speaks volumes about Food Policy in the Carib...
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November 23, 2007
The poor bawling, the not so-so-poor kicking up, even the rich grumbling. So Keith complaining, Owen complaining and Ralph explaining. Yes, food price...
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November 16, 2007
In place of an Independence Message, I had planned to do a piece making some comments on Independence. For personal reasons, my column didnât appear...
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