A time for us to reflect

EDITOR: As the nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines celebrates its 45th anniversary of Independence this year it brings to mind that history matters.

It is a time to reflect on how far the new nation has come and time to continue to chart the way forward.

There is now an emphasis on creating, documenting, and preserving one’s own narrative.

Much has been done recently highlighting the role of the Spiritual Baptists, resulting in May 21 being declared a national holiday in the future.

I would like to commend Vincentians Dr. Adrian Fraser and Dr. Phyllis Ralph Browne for their publications on the subject of Spiritual Baptists.

The recent Sir Dwight Venner Independence lecture sponsored by the UWI Open Campus was very enlightening and it encourages further investigation of and appreciation for local subjects.

In this year’s historical month of October, history was made when the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, United States of America, Bishop Michael Curry, visited St. Vincent and the Grenadines. During the service in which he participated at the St. George’s Cathedral, he mentioned the Bishop of the Windward Islands Leopold Friday, Dean of the Cathedral Otis Samuel Nichols, Fr. Ulric Jones and his daughter Sharon Jones as being instrumental in making this historic visit possible.

Congratulations and thanks for all of the good work.
Happy 45th SVG anniversary of Independence !!!!!

Cheryl Phills King.