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September 12, 2025
EDITOR: Many times we do not appreciate kindness and take it for granted. Also, we as a people have become so political that we place politics into ev...
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September 12, 2025
EDITOR: “But holiness with contentment is great gain: for we brought nothing into the world, for neither can we carry anything out; but having food an...
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September 12, 2025
EDITOR: The Hidden Cost of Entrepreneurship in St. Vincent and the Grenadines Entrepreneurship in St. Vincent and the Grenadines is often hailed as a ...
Protecting our  confidential information
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September 5, 2025
EDITOR: I would like to share my observations regarding privacy issues in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, which I believe warrant careful attention an...
Math Madness
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September 5, 2025
EDITOR: Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. This quote attributed to Rita Brown, perhaps aptly descr...
Death is an Appointment
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September 5, 2025
EDITOR: Death is something we would never get accustomed to and it is visiting every family, it would seem. It is but a reminder that we all have an a...
Making the most of life
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September 2, 2025
by Ayana Baisden This article has been a bit of an (eye opener) awakening for me. I hope that it will work in a similar way for many of my fellow natu...
Legends owe us apology for 1983?
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August 29, 2025
EDITOR: Now that SVG and Cricket West Indies have fittingly honoured our cricketing Legends of 1983, it is interesting to look at the other side of th...
No refund policy
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August 22, 2025
EDITOR: Allow me the privilege to address a matter of public interest. It has to do with a “no refund policy” adopted by several business houses. Whet...
Parking on the public roads
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August 22, 2025
EDITOR: A few days ago, Assistant Superintendent Browne of the Royal SVG Police Force made it quite evident that no company in SVG owns any parking sp...
Appreciation for “Deputy Principals”
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August 22, 2025
EDITOR: We appreciate the work of the “Deputy Principals” who work tirelessly often without remuneration to ensure that their school runs efficiently....
Remembering our sister Joye Browne
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August 14, 2025
EDITOR: We extend our deepest sympathy to the Browne family on the passing of our dear GHS sister, Joye Browne. We are so very sad to hear of her pass...
Let us honour Winston Davis
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August 14, 2025
Editor: Winston Davis is a legend in his own right as a cricketer. He was not part of the winning West Indies world cups of 1975 and '79 but was part ...
Students Vote
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August 14, 2025
EDITOR: As school gets ready for the new school year responsible students want their voices heard. They want to show their school loyalty by making a ...
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August 8, 2025
EDITOR: Cricket enthusiasts in the Caribbean endured a profoundly humiliating and embarrassing day when on Monday, July 14th. West Indies were dismiss...
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July 31, 2025
EDITOR: “Therefore, come out from among them, and be separate, says Yahweh, And touch no unclean thing; And I will receive you, And will be to you a F...
Vagrancy, Kingstown’s silent crisis
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July 31, 2025
EDITOR: Despite the heavy downpour, I made my way into Kingstown to sell a few used textbooks. But what met me that day was more than puddles and rain...
The  Cumberland  by-pass  road
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July 25, 2025
EDITOR: The by-pass road just before reaching Cumberland on the way down from Town, which is being used since the collapse of the road from Charles Vi...
Be mindful of  elderly abuse
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July 25, 2025
EDITOR: St Vincent and the Grenadines is an ageing society. The population is decreasing. One cause is the lower birth rate. Senior citizens need more...
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July 25, 2025
EDITOR: In recent weeks, the matter of cricket has become a political issue in St Vincent and the Grenadines. The President of Cricket West Indies is ...
West Indies Cricket Again
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July 18, 2025
EDITOR: Once again West Indies cricket has angered many loyal fans. The white wash as bad as it is, is not the main issue, but the way how we lost wit...
Honouring tradition and legacy
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July 11, 2025
Editor: I am particularly pleased that the Girls’ High School (GHS) has seen it fit to give Legacy Awards to Joye Browne and Yvonne Gaynes. We all sta...
As we honoured Nelson Mandela in 2018
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July 11, 2025
Editor: Ladies and gentleman good night! I am honoured to stand with you, in celebrating the contribution of the late Nelson Mandela. He certainly end...
Women, you have value and worth
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July 11, 2025
Editor: Women! Where is thy dignity? In this day and age where some may even say it is the ‘women’s world’ this question, is an important one. It does...
Time to take playing seriously
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June 27, 2025
EDITOR: International Day of Play (“IDP”) passed on June 11, 2025 to very little fanfare. However, this relative non-recognition belies the fundamenta...
Credit to the police on crime fighting efforts
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June 27, 2025
EDITOR: The Police Crime Unit and Special Service Unit must be complimented for their effort in fighting crimes. Their latest seizure of guns and ammu...
Finding ways to utilise plantains
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June 20, 2025
EDITOR: In recent times there has been a glut on the local market of plantains. This resulted in great losses for plantain farmers. It appears that so...
Problems of Mental Health
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June 20, 2025
EDITOR: I am not an expert at Mental Health. However, we should not deny the reality that Mental Health is fast becoming a serious problem in this nat...
Retirement- Making the most of the change
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June 6, 2025
Editor: Several weeks ago, I discussed with a colleague about her upcoming retirement plans. We discussed everything, from the excitement of having mo...
Is Fitz Bramble just a ‘post it’ man?
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June 6, 2025
EDITOR: I’ve seen a lot in my life, but nothing compares to the approach taken by the East Kingstown Parliamentary representative. Mr Bramble has seem...
The Day of the First fruits
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June 6, 2025
“And when the day of Pentecost was now come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of the rushing of a m...
Rainy Season in the Southern Grenadines
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May 30, 2025
Editor: The rainy season has begun in the Southern Grenadines. It signals the beginning of the growing season. The culture dictates that certain pract...
Inefficiencies within CARICOM
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May 23, 2025
EDITOR: In a local newspaper publication, I read with great interest the recent article titled “Caribbean Disaster Preparedness at Risk from Funding C...
Historically significant markers in May in SVG
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May 23, 2025
EDITOR: In the month of May there have been some incidents of great significance in the history of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. On May 1, 1951, kno...