R. Rose

R. Rose
Should we all be contributing?
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May 10, 2011
St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. In our case there have been reports of flooding in the normal rain-scarce island of Bequia.{{more}} Our ...
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Obama gets Osama, but…
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May 6, 2011
The international news scene is preoccupied with the story surrounding the killing of the so-called ‘’World’s Most Wanted Man”, Osama Bin Lade...
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May Day 2011: Time to take stock
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April 29, 2011
it stands in relation to the economy, and even the local political situation. With no apparent major effort at mobilisation to celebrate the most inte...
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Learning from crisis of 1979
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April 21, 2011
It is a strange coincidence that the rainstorms of the past week hit our country almost 32 years to the day after the eruption of the La Soufrière vo...
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The NDP – Time for change
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April 12, 2011
One week ago, the opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) staged yet another of its boycotts of the sitting of the House of Assembly, for which it gaine...
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ULP 10, but many challenges ahead
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April 5, 2011
From all reports, the leadership of the governing Unity labour Party (ULP) must be well satisfied with the responses of its supporters to its mobilisa...
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Much more than cricket
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March 29, 2011
The cricketers who represented the West Indies in the 2011 International Cricket Conference’s (ICC) World Cup are probably home by now, relaxing aft...
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Where are we heading?
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March 22, 2011
The House of Assembly is due to meet again on Tuesday, April 5. It will be the first meeting of our Parliament since the fiasco of March 3 which ended...
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March 13, 1979: Another memorable occasion
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March 18, 2011
The great social upheavals sweeping through the Middle East have had to take second place over the past week to the cataclysmic tragedies affecting th...
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Let’s focus on eradicating sexual violence
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March 8, 2011
It was my intention that, in view of the month of March being observed as National Heritage Month, and given International Women’s Day falling in Ma...
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Middle East defying stereotypes
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March 1, 2011
As the process of democratisation unfurls in the Middle East, reaction has been stirred internationally, so much so that even persons who are normally...
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Freedom virus spreading
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February 22, 2011
The clamour for democracy in the Middle East is spreading so rapidly that one commentator has dubbed it, “the freedom virus”. In fact it has reach...
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Spreading black consciousness
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February 15, 2011
One of the more pleasing observations that I have been able to make recently is the growing acceptance of the concept of Black History Month. It is he...
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SVG, ‘dread Bills’ and Egypt
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February 8, 2011
Observing some of the placards at last week’s Opposition picket of the Government’s main Ministerial buildings, one could not but note slogans lik...
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A tale of two governments
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February 1, 2011
A famous English novelist wrote a literary classic, A TALE OF TWO CITIES. That theme came to my mind last week when, in the space of two days, I liste...
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We people who are darker than blue
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January 25, 2011
The United Nations has designated this year, 2011, as “ Year of the people of African Descent”. The proclamation was made since December 2009, but...
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Undermining Caribbean unity
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January 18, 2011
It is hard to believe that we in the Caribbean are living in the 21st century, if we listen to some of the statements of our political leaders. The sc...
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New Year won’t be so happy
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January 11, 2011
The traditional wishes for a “Happy New Year” have more and more a hollow ring when balanced against reality. With each passing year, it becomes c...
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Constituting the new government
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December 21, 2010
Beginning on a sad note, I’ve just heard the news of the passing of masman extraordinaire, Edison “Sheggy” John, of “Bad Lads and Lasses” fa...
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Own de government
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December 17, 2010
Prime Minister Gonsalves has pre-empted my title for this article, something in my pipeline since the ULP came up with the excellent slogan of “Own ...
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Act with maturity, choose wisely
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December 10, 2010
Only the voter now stands between the present and the future where the governance of St.Vincent and the Grenadines is concerned. Never is the ordinary...
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Make objective choices
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November 30, 2010
Thirty-one years ago, I had my first and only try at election for public office. If ever there was a reluctant bride, the Renwick Rose of 1979 fitted ...
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Dis election cudda, shudda, bin different
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November 23, 2010
As the two major parties step up their campaigns for the December 13 poll, one cannot help but ask, "What's new this time? What is there to bring genu...
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One month to go!
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November 16, 2010
So, after the endless speculation over the date of the next general elections, we at last know it. Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has brought the ...
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Natural disasters, politics and leadership
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November 9, 2010
In the aftermath of the destruction wrought by hurricane Tomas in the Eastern Caribbean, it is only natural that there are political repercussions and...
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We have no choice but to pick up the pieces
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November 2, 2010
My heart goes out to all those who have suffered as a result of our latest natural disaster, our long-suffering farmers, those in banana in particular...
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The farmer – The missing factor
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October 19, 2010
Our southern sister tri-island state of Grenada, Carriacou and Petit Martinique is this week hosting activities in celebration of Caribbean Week of Ag...
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Denigrated Natasha makes SVG proud
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October 12, 2010
As I write, there is every probability that St. Vincent and the Grenadines may be on the honour roll of the 2010 Commonweath Games in New Delhi, India...
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Party and political campaign financing
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September 28, 2010
Just before we take a timely look at the issue of political party financing especially as it relates to funding of election campaigns, the political c...
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Regulating political parties (Cont’d)
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September 21, 2010
Last week we began a discussion on the need for regulation of political parties and some oversight over party financing. This week we draw references ...
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Electioneering in SVG
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September 7, 2010
It is now only a matter of time before the Vincentian electorate gets its opportunity to decide on the composition of its next government. But even be...
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Constitutional Reform – Part 3
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August 31, 2010
The week past has been pregnant with issues impacting on politics in the Caribbean. In Dominica there was the dismissal by the High Court of challenge...
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Keeping Constitutional change on front burner
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August 17, 2010
Sorry, much as I share the concerns of most Vincentians about ensuring that the next general elections provide us with a positive government, my enthu...
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The NDP – Leadership and vision
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August 3, 2010
In any political organization, the issue of leadership is a critical one, not just leadership in terms of the narrow, personalized sense in which we h...
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NDP – Where are the solutions?
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July 27, 2010
The opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) has made a remarkable political recovery to the point where after two successive electoral defeats, it has b...
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PM and ULP face formidable challenge
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July 20, 2010
Now that the Carnival is over, politics in the form of campaigning for the next general elections will dominate the local landscape for the next eight...
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World Cup and Carnival: Brief reflections
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July 13, 2010
Every four years, we in St. Vincent and the Grenadines share our loyalties and balance our time between FIFA’s World Cup of football and our own Car...