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A culture of critical conversation 3
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December 6, 2011
One week and a half ago, our parliament passed a strange bit of legislation. I call it Valdetario number 2. The same two men who signed a Grand Beach ...
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A culture of critical conversation 2
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November 29, 2011
Sense make before book Do you remember Bra Nancy, that anti-hero of our folk tales? For today, I want to christen him/her “Comrade”, Comrade Nancy...
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A Culture of Critical Conversation
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November 15, 2011
I rate Peter Minshall as a bigger man than all of us. Now that is a rash statement, especially since I have never met the man, nor do I know many of h...
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A People’s Movement for Change (PMC)
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November 8, 2011
In the ‘new’ politics of change that opens the door of the 21st century, it is ‘outside people’ who make the difference. The media gives us di...
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Nation Talk – 3
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November 1, 2011
I want us to look critically at ourselves as a nation and as a people. When we open our eyes discerningly, what we see makes us stop in wonder. Caribb...
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NATION TALK 2
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October 28, 2011
Banana slips It has been about 60 years now since the British government offered 3 gifts to British colonies in the Caribbean. They sent us a doctored...
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Nation talk – One
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October 18, 2011
The 1951 Elections The period around the 1950s is a good time for us to go back to. It was a formative time. In fact, in Africa, the UNESCO historians...
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The Story of Tamar
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October 11, 2011
The Anguish and Terror of Rape and Incest (extracts): a Bible story A Bible study by Rev. Patricia Sheerattan-Bisnauth Text: 2 Samuel 13: 1-22 Introdu...
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Hogwash 4 – Nation Month
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October 4, 2011
This month is our nation month. It marks 32 years since we pledged to each other and our land, a loyalty, a love and a resolve/determination for our f...
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Hogwash part 3
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September 27, 2011
Believe it or not, it is our food that is threatening our lives and our wellness. Other things also threaten us, but don’t take your eyes off the fo...
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Hogwash!! – Part 2
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September 20, 2011
As far as I know, these two friends have never had this conversation, but you never know if tomorrow Craigg Matthews will confide and say to Alona: â€...
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A school costs $23 million – HOGWASH!
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September 13, 2011
I was glad to hear remarks recently from a few persons (3 actually) about my writings. All of them, in different ways, say that my writings are out of...
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Emancipation 4
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September 6, 2011
Emancipation is an act of God. That is how Christians faith sees it. Putting it a more strategic way, God has always been on the side of the poor, and...
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What provision did Emancipation make for Africa?
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August 30, 2011
The question that we ask this week is this: Was Africa a part of the slave trade and plantation slavery and if so, was Africa a part of the Emancipati...
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Emancipation 2 Education, and education
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August 23, 2011
It is a well-known refrain that “Education is the surest route out of poverty”. Generally, there is no truth in that statement. Another saying, th...
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Emancipation 1
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August 9, 2011
Emancipation is what this Round Table series of midweek commentaries is about.{{more}} Now, some discussion circles turn out to consist of persons say...
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Our second St. Vincent and the Grenadines
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July 26, 2011
Our second SVG is the Vincentian community overseas. It is over 200 years old and it is asking some penetrating questions. This 2nd SVG began when the...
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CARPHA zeroes in on Mental Health
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CARPHA zeroes in on Mental Health
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The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has brought attention to what has been described as “an urgent but often overlooked challenge of our time”...
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