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Carnival reminiscences – Part 2
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July 5, 2013
Last week, I digressed from the promised second part of some personal reminiscences on Vincy Mas in order to make some comments on matters of internat...
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Carnival reminiscences
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June 18, 2013
Thanks to Dr Adrian Fraser for his Historical Notes in last Friday's issue of this paper, recalling some aspects of Carnival 1950, when there was appa...
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Parliamentary debate on airport funding
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June 11, 2013
Like many other Vincentians, I tried to follow the Parliamentary debate on the Supplementary Appropriation Bill last week, conscious of the importance...
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The undeclared war
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May 14, 2013
“There is an undeclared war which is claiming the lives of young people in the Caribbean, but no one seems to be taking any notice”. [Participant ...
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Jomo, reparation and Cato
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May 7, 2013
Local barrister, political activist and newspaper columnist, Jomo Thomas, last weekend gave a public explanation for the tendering of his resignation ...
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A look at the workers’ movement
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May 3, 2013
This article was written on the eve of May Day, so it is not possible to comment on the response of Vincentian workers to this year’s attempt to rev...
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Caspar: A working class giant
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April 16, 2013
"Death is not real when one has done his life's work well” This unforgettable quote from the legendary Vietnamese National hero Ho Chi Minh was a fa...
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Let’s not be swamped by the malaise
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April 9, 2013
It has been quite a while now since my column last appeared, or at least so it seems to me. This has been on account of the disruptions to the publica...
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Taking National Heroes’ Day to higher plane
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March 19, 2013
In spite of the persistent efforts of a minority in our midst, as a nation, there are many positive, encouraging developments in our society which bod...
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Elections in the Caribbean: be-all and end-all
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February 19, 2013
The system of parliamentary elections, with eligible voters over the age of 18 years entitled to cast a periodic ballot, is fundamental to the exercis...
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A tale of four cities – Part 2
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February 5, 2013
It will be very interesting to see how the Obama administration, in its second term, handles relations with countries in the Caribbean basin. Save for...
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A tale of four cities
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January 29, 2013
January 2013 is coming to a close, but already it is proving, in political terms, to be a very significant one in the life of the people of the wester...
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The challenge of national identity
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January 15, 2013
The month of January each year brings memories of an important aspect of our struggle against colonialism and to reclaim our national identity. Januar...
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A half century of worker organisation
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December 11, 2012
Tue, Dec 11, 2012 Monday, December 10, 2012 marked 64 years since the United Nations General Assembly adopted the historic Universal Declaration of Hu...
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UN votes on side of history
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December 4, 2012
November 2012 was a most eventful one, where voting in the United Nations General Assembly is concerned. Of particular significance are two votes, app...
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Skeletons? Bury them in political graveyards
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November 27, 2012
There is a 19th century poem that those of my generation had to learn by heart which goes like this: Old Mother Hubbard, Went to the cupboard To give ...
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Taxes and tax avoidance
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November 20, 2012
As the end of the year beckons and the New Year looms, governments in countries where the fiscal year ends on December 31 are undergoing intensive exe...
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Nice hypocrisy
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November 2, 2012
I share the concerns of many of our citizens about the possible implications of the closure of NICE Radio{{more}}, following its many legal problems a...
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‘Our Country first’ – our only motto
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October 23, 2012
For all the historical reasons outlined in my last column, we have quite a task to inculcate a spirit of patriotism and love of country in our people....
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Independence: Where is our patriotism?
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October 16, 2012
Each year the month of October brings with it some level of focus on the significance of the month for Vincentians, and a most welcome attention from ...
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Mobilizing the diaspora
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October 9, 2012
From all reports, last Saturday’s Vincentian Diaspora and Development Conference in New York turned out to be a success. Spearheaded by the SVG Dias...
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Maintaining vigilance against terrorism
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October 5, 2012
October 6, 2012 will be the 36th anniversary of one of the most murderous acts of terrorism perpetrated in the Caribbean, the blowing up of a Cubana A...
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Petty nationalism serves no useful purpose
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September 25, 2012
I make no apologies for my continuing advocacy in favour of Caribbean integration, in spite of the short-sightedness, too prevalent in the media unfor...
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Political bacchanal – Part II
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September 11, 2012
The almost constant dose of political bacchanal in the Caribbean has become a feature of our daily life, practically a Caribbean characteristic. In th...
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More Caribbean political bacchanal
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September 4, 2012
Politics in the Caribbean is never out of controversy and political bacchanal. The task of operating a political system not of our own creation and th...
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MSNBC, rape and US elections
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August 28, 2012
While Karib Cable must be complimented for providing sporting fans comprehensive coverage of the recently-concluded 2012 Olympics, its actions in bloc...
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Let us take unification into our hands
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August 21, 2012
Generally, reaction to the inauguration of the OECS Assembly has been positive throughout the Eastern Caribbean. That is a most welcome development wh...
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Emancipation deserves much more respect
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August 7, 2012
The records of the specific date/s when slavery was instituted in the English-speaking Caribbean may be vague, with Barbados the oldest slave colony i...
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Remembering ‘Bobby’ and ‘Fuzzy’
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July 24, 2012
Perusing some information from a newly-published report on how the world’s super-rich use tax-havens and all sorts of tax-avoidance measures to siph...
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Caricom summit needs revamping
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July 17, 2012
Each year the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) meet at the beginning of July. This annual gathering is the most important Summ...
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MAFF stealing headlines – for wrong reasons
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July 3, 2012
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), grabbed headline attention once again last weekend, but unfortunately for the wrong reason...
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Caribbean must protect agricultural sector
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June 26, 2012
In these days of the removal of trade restrictions under the rules of international trade liberalization, most Caribbean countries have become very af...