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Graduation message
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July 23, 2010
Most students look forward to graduation as it indicates the end of one level of formal or informal study. It is more like a rite of passage and it br...
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The Criminal code – 5
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July 16, 2010
We go back to the Criminal code after our short break. You would remember that the Criminal Code is given in Chapter 124 in the Laws of St. Vincent an...
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The Mosquito scourge
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July 9, 2010
Mosquitoes here! Mosquitoes there! Mosquitoes everywhere! I do not think there is any part of SVG that is not affected by these persistent tormentors....
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Love and respect for our fellowmen
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July 2, 2010
Many people would tell you that love is the answer to all our ills. Our lives would be happier and richer for it, but do we practice what we preach? T...
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Justice Jennifer Remy
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June 25, 2010
“Patience, courage, wisdom and alertness” are some of the qualities of a good judge, and these I believe were all embodied in the person of Justic...
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The Criminal Code-Part 4
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June 11, 2010
We last looked at the offences against public order some time ago. This week we look at offences against the Administration of lawful authorities. Off...
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A tribute to my Mother, Marjorie Balcombe
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June 4, 2010
Oh death, where is thy sting? Oh grave, where is thy victory? 1Corinthians 15:55 Death visited our family on May 16, 2010, and took my mother away. We...
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Court Etiquette
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May 28, 2010
The Judge is in charge of the court and the lawyers representing the parties present on behalf of their clients. They are very polite to one another a...
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Against Domestic Violence
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May 21, 2010
The Family Court has the responsibility of dealing with matters which touch and concern members of the family, whether it is in a common law or matrim...
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The Criminal Code
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May 14, 2010
Some two weeks ago I started to look at the Criminal Code, but broke off to bring you some topics of interest. This week I continue to look at other a...
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The telephone is a friend, not a foe
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May 7, 2010
The telephone is an ingenious invention that permits persons to communicate over great distances. Alexander Graham Bell must be commended for this won...
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The Criminal Code
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April 30, 2010
Last week we looked at the Criminal Code, which is the document that sets out the punishment for crimes committed in SVG. This week we shall continue ...
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The Criminal Code in SVG
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April 23, 2010
FOR the last two weeks we looked at the sentencing policy of the Court and how it arrives at a sentence for offenders. You must, however, remember tha...
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Sentencing Policy of the Court
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April 16, 2010
During the sitting of the Court of Appeal in December 2004, the Chief Justice, Sir Dennis Byron, voiced his concerns about the widespread inconsistenc...
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Sentencing in the High Court
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April 9, 2010
THE jury has given its verdict and it has found the accused/defendant guilty. It is now the duty of the judge to impose a sentence in the absence of a...
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A crime free society- Is this possible?
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April 1, 2010
Heinous (wicked) crimes always cause public outcry. We speculate as to the causes at the time of the occurrences. Perhaps we need some in depth psycho...
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The Roving Caregivers
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March 26, 2010
The Roving Caregivers Programme (RCP) is a developmental programme that is aimed at providing stimulation to young children and enhancing parenting pr...
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Another Rape victim
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March 19, 2010
Another rape victim, on this occasion a child of only ten years. A little girl went to her school’s lavatory at the Georgetown Government School on ...
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International Women’s Day
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March 12, 2010
INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day was celebrated on Monday, March 8, 2010. The practice of observing a national day for women in the USA started in February...
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Possessory Title revisited
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March 5, 2010
YOU would recall that the Possessory Title Act No. 38 of 2004. Since its enforcement many matters concerning the issue of title have commanded the att...
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A closer look at the Common Law
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February 26, 2010
LAST WEEK we looked briefly at the development of the Common law and Equity in England. This week we take a closer look at some aspects of the Common ...
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The Origin of the Common Law
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February 19, 2010
I WILL get back to the discussion on Haiti some time later, but this week I will give you a short history of the law which is applied in our courts to...
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The Black Jacobins
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February 12, 2010
THE HISTORY of the Haitian revolution is chronicled in a book call The Black Jacobins written by C.L.R. James, the famous Trinidadian historian. C.L.R...
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Three great revolutions of the 18th century
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February 5, 2010
The devastating earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010, directed a great deal of attention to the country and its history. It also called to...
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Haiti – No pact with the devil
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January 29, 2010
Haiti is the French speaking part of the island of Hispaniola and the other part, the Dominican Republic, is Spanish speaking. During the eighteenth c...
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Haiti, I’m sorry
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January 22, 2010
We can join with David Rudder to say “Haiti, I’m sorry,” because on January 12, 2010, a catastrophic earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter sca...
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More travelling worries
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January 15, 2010
The traveling public has to endure so much hassle today when traveling to North America. There was a time when more effort was made to ease the pain o...
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Air travel horrors
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January 8, 2010
On Christmas day we were rudely reminded in no uncertain way of the dangers to which air travelers are exposed. Nigerian born Umar Farouk Abdulmutalla...
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Wood – Another Rhodes Scholar
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December 23, 2009
IT WAS not so long ago that Luke Browne won the prestigious Rhodes scholarship, now it is Kamal Wood, who is one of our island scholars and who was, i...
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Gee wiz it’s Christmas
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December 18, 2009
Carla Thomas’ words could not be more appropriate. There are six more shopping days before Christmas, that includes Sunday which is now a shopping d...
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Preparing for Christmas
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December 11, 2009
The Christmas season is here once more and we must be happy for having survived the brutal recession. However, it is not a time to let down your defen...
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A failed referendum
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December 4, 2009
The proponents of the constitution claimed that there were sixty reasons why the constitution should succeed; the opposition said that they had twenty...
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Justice must be done
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November 27, 2009
By the time this newspaper reaches you the referendum on the constitution will already be history. We would continue to explain it if it is passed if ...
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A close look at the Constitution – Part 11
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November 20, 2009
Last week we looked at some of the areas where the Prime Minister’s role has been diminished. This week we shift to some of the discussion areas. Th...
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A closer look at the constitution – Part 8
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October 30, 2009
I hope you had an enjoyable independence holiday. Thirty years is an important milestone. We are not the same as we were some thirty years ago. Howeve...
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A closer look at the Constitution – Part 7
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October 23, 2009
The discussion on the constitution has become far too political and it is not sufficient for persons to give their views on the proposed constitution,...
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A closer look at the Constitution – No 6
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October 16, 2009
Last week we looked at the composition of Parliament under the proposed constitution. We mentioned that there will be seventeen elected Representative...
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A closer look at the Constitution- Part 5
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October 9, 2009
Capital punishment (the death penalty) is still on our statute books, but it has not been imposed recently. In my last article I pointed to the recent...
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A closer look at the Constitution – Part 4
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October 2, 2009
I would backtrack a little to a section of the proposed constitution that is often cited as a reason to vote for the constitution, but you would have ...
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A closer look at the Constitution- Part 11
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September 18, 2009
Another copy of the draft constitution was provided in last weekend’s newspapers. For those of you who did not get a copy you can go to www.gov.vc. ...