Random Thoughts
November 4, 2022
I am aware that Dr Ralph Gonsalves has written in praise of Robert Milton Cato. I don’t have the benefit of a copy of Dr Gonsalves’s argument for hero...
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October 28, 2022
The Renwick Rose’s three-part article entitled, “Our Approach to Independence”, has given me cause to reflect on the leadership of SVG’s first Prime M...
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October 21, 2022
We are told by the experts that the actuarial health of the National Insurance Services (NIS) will decline if the pensionable age is not pushed up to ...
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October 14, 2022
In this month of Independence, I have cause to reflect on this amazing feat of nature called St Vincent and the Grenadines. I have repeatedly said, th...
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October 7, 2022
There are quite a few unsavoury things, deeply embedded in our way of life, that show no sign of change anytime soon. We see them. We talk about them....
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September 30, 2022
Google is a wonderful tool for information-gathering, especially on health matters, current affairs, historical data and so on. Quite often, Dr Google...
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September 23, 2022
The external examination “season” is almost at a close. Despite the trials and tribulations of the last two years, our young people have acquitted the...
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September 16, 2022
I know that there will be a number of opinions expressed in this week’s newspapers about the British monarchy, since the passing of Queen Elizabeth II...
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September 9, 2022
Two big announcements were made more or less at the same time a fortnight ago. They had to do with the return of Air Canada on scheduled twice weekly ...
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September 2, 2022
“Who taught you to hate the texture of your hair? Who taught you to hate the colour of your skin to such extent that you bleach to get like the white ...
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August 26, 2022
There was a time when cricket was so imbued in our psyche that we saw it as evidence of a developing people, worthy of genuine independence. In the po...
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August 19, 2022
Last week, I spoke to the issue of our relatively high cost of living and its impact on us, the sufferers. At the time, I did not realise that the pri...
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August 12, 2022
“… Sufferers don’t care who from country Sufferers don’t care who from town Sufferers only want to know Where de next food coming from.” - Black Stali...
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Commemorating Emancipation Day
August 5, 2022
August 1, 1838 was obviously a watershed date in our history. The official liberation of the slaves, who toiled mainly on plantations, was celebrated ...
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July 29, 2022
Living abroad is the result of intertwining choices and events that impact our lives since our youth. At least, this is the case of most of us who fin...
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July 22, 2022
Imagine a boxing match between the undefeated and undisputed light heavyweight champion – ULP, in one corner, and in the other, a contender, desperate...
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July 15, 2022
I WAS THINKING about what the children of St Vincent and the Grenadines are doing to occupy their time and to live healthy, happy lives, now that the ...
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July 8, 2022
So the first (and hopefully only) Covid carnival has ended. We must applaud the carnival-makers, including the Minister of Culture, for their commitme...
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July 1, 2022
This year, I feel compelled to stay home for carnival. These are my reasons: Seven reasons When I see the debauched behaviour of a sizeable contingent...
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June 24, 2022
Listening to WEFM’s Issue At Hand last Sunday, I got the impression that Prime Minister Gonsalves affirmed that he has the energy, strength and will t...
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June 17, 2022
I WAS THINKING about the most recent edition of the Summit of the Americas, which closed on June 10 in Los Angeles, USA. Who did not attend - Not in a...
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June 10, 2022
I HAVE BEEN THINKING about Anthony Dennie’s comments on Abijah’s 2022 calypso, voiced a few days ago on the ULP mouthpiece, Star FM. He said, among ot...
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June 3, 2022
I WAS THINKING that a fundamental principle of our law speaks to a requirement that persons who provide a service impacting the general public’s healt...
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May 27, 2022
I WAS THINKING about the philosophy and personal policy position of the leader of SVG’s parliamentary opposition. Yes, I have heard Dr. Godwin Friday ...
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May 20, 2022
I WAS THINKING … about the 17 unfortunate persons who have been killed this year. At this rate, St Vincent and the Grenadines is projected to easily e...
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May 13, 2022
...I was thinking about community life throughout St Vincent and the Grenadines. Long ago there used to be a vibrancy about life in many of our villag...
From the Courts, News
September 16, 2025
A VENDOR, who accused another man of vomiting and urinating in front of his family’s business place was bonded for striking the man in his stomach whi...
News
September 16, 2025
PRESIDENT OF THE SVG Hotel Association Isola Giddings, says the country’s tourism sector is on a firm path of growth, but stakeholders must work toget...
News
September 12, 2025
THE ASHLEY LASHLEY Foundation, with support from the United States Government, is implementing a local-level project entitled “Community-Driven Strate...
News
September 12, 2025
NON- NATIONALS ARE being hired to fill several jobs in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) simply because locals did not have the required skill sets....
News
September 12, 2025
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER Montgomery Daniel has sought to clear around rumours that have been circulating relating to his health. Speaking on NBC radio on...
