R. Rose

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Tourism competition getting stiffer
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May 13, 2016
A Carnival cruise line ship in Havana’s harbour? A fashion show by globally-famous Chanel in the boulevards of Old Havana? In Cuba, long denied such...
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The significance of May reduced
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May 6, 2016
As a young boy, and later in early adulthood, the month of May always brought with it a certain significance. There was the annual May fair, held by t...
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Straker admits governments pressured
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April 29, 2016
I am neither surprised, shocked nor indeed “flabbergasted” (as one colleague expressed it to me), by the recent statement of Vincentian Deputy Pri...
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Sports in focus Part 2
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April 22, 2016
Last week I began looking at our deep sporting roots in the Caribbean but how fickle we become once we do not achieve the glory of victory. The column...
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Cricket triumphs put sport in focus
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April 15, 2016
The triple victories of the West Indies’ cricket teams at the global level- World Cup trophies at the Under-19, Women and T20 Men- have again raised...
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Stop misleading
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April 8, 2016
Yet another act in SVG’s tortuous post-election saga was acted out this week when the High Court gave its verdict on an application by the Governmen...
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Obama’s visit will benefit all
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March 24, 2016
Not even the tragedy of the criminal terrorist attacks in Brussels this week can take away from the significance of the courageous visit of US Preside...
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Women’s Day must bring us together
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March 11, 2016
I was really happy to hear of the honouring of three female farmers, Nioka Abbott-Balcombe of Langley Park, Cordelia Scott of Georgetown and Norgie Tu...
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Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind
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March 4, 2016
There is an old biblical proverb which goes like this, "Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind”. In other words, not only what you sow you will reap, but ...
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Caribbean Travel: The Horrors – Part 2
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February 19, 2016
There is no regional institution or service provider which attracts more daily public comment than the sole truly regional air carrier LIAT. In itself...
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Travel in the Caribbean – the horrors part 1
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February 12, 2016
The recent debate in the media between former Prime Minister Sir James Mitchell and a staunch critic of the construction of one of Sir James’ pet pr...
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Constructive solutions needed
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February 5, 2016
I am fortunate to be able to participate in a regional process conducted by civil society organizations seeking solutions to development challenges fa...
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Stabilizing banana (conclusion)
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January 29, 2016
My apologies for the non-appearance last week of this, the third and final part of a series on the banana industry. The gist of the earlier two parts ...
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Stabilizing banana – Part 2
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January 15, 2016
Last Friday, this column began commenting on the situation of our banana industry in the wake of the 15th Annual General Meeting of the SVG Fairtrade ...
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Peep in yo’ own bowl – Pt2
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December 29, 2015
And the beat goes on… When I heard those lyrics in the 70s/80s, I had no idea that they would become applicable to what many of us believe is our mo...
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Peep in yo’ own bowl
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December 18, 2015
I try my best to be forward looking and to use those events which have passed as merely a guide for the future, so now December 9 has come and gone, i...
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An unprecedented low
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December 11, 2015
As I write the country is still in an unfortunate climate of political confrontation, brought about by persons insisting on challenging the results of...
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It’s now up to us
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December 4, 2015
The cases have been made, charges and counter-charges issued and rebuffed, and, amidst the cacophony of the loudspeakers and deafening music, the Vinc...
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Bolting the stable, but has the horse gone
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November 20, 2015
After weeks of harping, I am relieved to hear of the signed commitment of the political parties contesting the elections to the Code of Conduct propos...
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De bell ring at last
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November 13, 2015
After all the bluff and bluster, all the challenges to call and charges of who “fraid to call”, the election bell has been now officially rung, an...
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Conclusion: October 21
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November 6, 2015
Before I conclude with the second and final part of the contribution on October 21, started two weeks ago, permit me to pay my respects to the late fo...
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Political talking points
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October 30, 2015
Let me begin by asking readers to excuse me for not immediately following up on last’s week’s column about the forgotten heroes of the 1935 uprisi...
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Placing October 21 in proper context
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October 23, 2015
Two days ago, the 80th anniversary of a very momentous occasion in our nation’s history passed relatively unnoticed, certainly without much fanfare,...
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Reflect on strike tactics
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October 16, 2015
It is regrettable indeed that in the month of National Independence, our country has had to face industrial action by its teachers and public servants...
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Lift the campaign – Final part
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October 9, 2015
The election campaign continues via public meetings and rallies, the daily talk-shows on radio and the ever-present social media. Sadly there has also...
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Lift the campaign – Part 2
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October 2, 2015
One major factor in the deterioration in the level of political dialogue and discussion is almost a contradiction in itself. It concerns the continued...
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Lift campaign to a positive level – Part 1
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September 25, 2015
You can’t even breathe these days without the air you take in being contaminated by some whiff of the election atmosphere. No matter where you turn,...
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Political hypocrisy
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September 18, 2015
Recently, with all the coverage of the elections in Trinidad and Tobago, I got a glimpse of the swearing-in ceremony for the new Cabinet of Ministers ...
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Rowley victorious after acrimonious campaign
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September 11, 2015
Only last Friday, the editorial of this paper lamented the paucity of women at the helm of governmental power. It made reference to the fact that glob...
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More than sport – Part 2
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September 4, 2015
When I wrote the first part of this article for last Friday’s edition, the World Athletics Championship 2015 was still in its early stages and the l...
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Much, much more than sport
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August 28, 2015
Global economic problems notwithstanding, the focus of much of the world this week, last Sunday in particular, was on a very special sporting contest....
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Vamos, Ramos. Shoo!
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August 21, 2015
As a young boy growing up in the fifties, without the benefit of modern communication technology, the occasional opportunity to go to matinee was like...
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Starlift did us proud
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August 14, 2015
Starlift Steel Orchestra has proudly flown the flag of St Vincent and the Grenadines on the international stage of the steelband movement. (Before I g...
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Trinidad and Tobago: Face the real issues
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August 7, 2015
While it is not true to say that there has been a total breakdown of law and order in Trinidad and Tobago, the security situation there gives cause fo...
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T&T: A worrying experience
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July 31, 2015
In less than six weeks from now, the voters in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago will go to the polls to elect a new government. The five-year term ...
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Public transport system needs overhaul
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July 24, 2015
In recent years, greater accessibility to vehicle ownership and the need for more personal convenience and safety, especially for women, have resulted...
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TALK, TYPE, WRITE – Just help to lift us
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July 17, 2015
There is certainly no shortage of comment, in the traditional and non-traditional media, informed and not-so-informed, on topics ranging from the narr...
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Black people have been silent for too long
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June 26, 2015
“Love thy neighbour as thyself” is a very famous Christian teaching which we all have learnt, if not practised, since we were small. Using this pr...