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Unethical Constitution Ads
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November 13, 2009
by: Oscar Allen 13.NOV.09 The “Yes We Must” calypso competition was a direct challenge to the calypso artform. Calypso does not take orders and ca...
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I am disappointed with recent Education picks
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November 13, 2009
13.NOV.09 EDITOR: I have been a teacher in this country for over 30 years, and have worked through different Government and have seen many changes in ...
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The referendum
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November 13, 2009
13.NOV.09 Editor: Having shared with readers my critique of the proposals for the new Constitution, I must, now that the time for constructive critici...
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We are not teenagers anymore
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November 13, 2009
EDITOR: I’m not Vincentian and some may say I don’t have the right to speak on this issue, but I just can’t hold back. My intention is to let yo...
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Bad attitude, bad constitution bill
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November 13, 2009
13.NOV.09 EDITOR: As we draw closer to the Referendum date, I consider the draft constitution more and more. Additionally, I consider the bad attitude...
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Dr. Lewis, please explain this to SVG
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November 13, 2009
13.NOV.09 Editor: An article was published last week in a Welsh newspaper with the headline “Caribbean leader-in-waiting credits Welsh town that hel...
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Immigration/police offering poor service
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November 13, 2009
EDITOR: Policing of our country is a serious issue and I expect nothing but the best from Commissioner of Police Keith Miller and members of the polic...
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‘Vote No’ campaign a major turn off
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November 13, 2009
13.NOV.09 EDITOR: I am ashamed of the “NO” Campaign run by the NDP. I say so as a life-long supporter of Sir James Mitchell and the NDP. They have...
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Referendum
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November 13, 2009
by C.I.Martin 13.NOV.09 Sir Ellis Clarke is a very distinguished Trinidadian. His attainments are many; Island Scholar, Attorney General, Ambassador t...
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Strengtening democracy in SVG
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November 6, 2009
06.NOV.09 Editor: The pre-eminent defining feature of the revised constitution of St. Vincent and the Grenadines is the FURTHER DEMOCRATIZATION OF VIN...
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The Proposed new constitution
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November 6, 2009
06.NOV.09 Editor: While discussions are being held on the proposed new constitution, it is rather sad that those who mainly opposed the new proposed c...
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Freedom Concert spoilt by dictator Mugabe image
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November 6, 2009
06.NOV.09 EDITOR: I would like to thank Digicel, Hairoun and Ik TV, the sponsors, the performers and all who helped make the October 31 Freedom Concer...
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Proposed constitution and the referendum
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October 30, 2009
by Rev. Victor H. Job 30.OCT.09 I write to add my voice to the discussion on the proposed Constitution which will be put to the people in a Referendum...
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Our political maturity
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October 30, 2009
by Oscar Allen 30.OCT.09 Now is a good time to check up our political maturity as a nation and state. After all, we are in a heightened political seas...
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We have positive youths
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October 30, 2009
30.OCT.09 Editor: We often hear negative things said about our young people. However, there are some positives about our youths.{{more}} It is indeed ...
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Where were the Boy Scouts?
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October 30, 2009
30.OCT.09 Editor: After looking at our Independence Day Parade I was motivated through a mixture of disappointment, anger and dismay that there were n...
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Insulting comments by Sir James Mitchell
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October 30, 2009
30.OCT.09 Editor: On Saturday, October 17, 2009, the opposition NDP held a public meeting at Calliaqua. At that meeting Senator St. Clair Leacock made...
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Recent appointments a concern
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October 23, 2009
23.OCT.09 Editor: As an ardent supporter of the government and an educator, I would like to ask the Honourable Prime Minister why at this stage in the...
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Seismic shift in Ministry of Education
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October 23, 2009
23.OCT.09 Editor: The seismic shift that took place in the Ministry of Education had many in the teaching establishment shell shocked. However, as lig...
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Judge Thomas rules in landmark case
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October 23, 2009
23.OCT.09 Editor: The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis issued a proclamation (earlier this year) instituting new constituency boundaries. The Federat...
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Please ban music in Public Service vans!
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October 23, 2009
23.OCT.09 Editor: I am pleading with the government authorities who hold our constitutional rights in the palm of their hands to clamp down once and f...
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Problems at Technical College
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October 23, 2009
23.OCT.09 Editor: In September 2009 I started to attend the Technical College and I am still asking what is happening at the Technical College. I was ...
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Call a spade a spade
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October 23, 2009
23.OCT.09 Editor: I write regarding the story on page 6 of the October 16, 2009 issue of the Searchlight, about an old man who RAPED an 8 year old. I ...
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Vincentians, come out and vote ‘Yes’
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October 23, 2009
23.OCT.09 Editor: In August 2003, I was given the honour by the Constitutional Review Commission of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to make arrangement...
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Celebrating Independence
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October 23, 2009
23.OCT.09 Editor: As we celebrate 30 years of independence we must let this be a time of reflection. We must compare ourselves to those ahead of us an...
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Parliament, whose power house?
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October 23, 2009
by Oscar Allen 23.OCT.09 In the SVG Constitution Bill 2009, Chapter 2 section 5 on page 8 of the newspaper edition begins thus: “The people are the ...
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Building up the Youths
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October 23, 2009
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Is Miller questioning security at Prisons?
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October 16, 2009
16.OCT.09 Editor: Security of our country is a very serious issue and should be given very special attention by those persons who are in charge. When ...
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Just backward thinking
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October 16, 2009
16.OCT.09 Editor: It is ironic that at a time when there is so much talk about severing links to our colonial past, some people think it is smart to a...
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Review the constitution
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October 16, 2009
16.OCT.09 Editor: The United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, made this observation in her lecture on “Human Rights” challeng...
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VOTE YES FOR THE CONSTITUTION
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October 16, 2009
by Frank B. Branch 16.OCT.09 1. Vote “Yes” for the Constitution, for on it your future depends,     Tis the best gift you can give your loved o...
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What is this at all?
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October 16, 2009
16.OCT.09 Editor: The decision to transfer the Principal from Georgetown Secondary to the Technical and Vocational Division of Community College, whil...
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Privy Council and SVG: Facts and conclusions
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October 16, 2009
by Camillo Gonsalves 16.OCT.09 Did you know that in the last 10 years, the Privy Council has only issued 10 judgments in cases coming from Saint Vince...
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Reopen the Preamble to the Constitution
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October 9, 2009
by Oscar Allen 09.OCT.09 In the Preamble of a constitution, you go to the heart of what the nation stands for. It tries to pull together the views and...
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Memoirs of a Peace Corps Volunteer
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October 9, 2009
09.OCT.09 Editor: Last year I arrived on St. Vincent. It was a last minute redirect, since my original papers said I was going to Dominica - however, ...
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SVG belongs to us and not just the politicians
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October 9, 2009
09.OCT.09 Editor: There is much debate about the proposed new constitution. Sadly, though, many have approached it from a political point of view. If ...
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James Mitchell is not so bad after all
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October 9, 2009
09.OCT.09 Editor: Disclaimer: Please do not attempt to make sense of James Mitchell’s statements. Often, it is impossible to do so.{{more}} Sir Jame...