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Ear, body piercing a sign of slavery
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Ear, body piercing a sign of slavery
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October 21, 2022
EDITOR: Ear piercing and the wearing of rings on the ears and different parts of the body are very popular, not just here in SVG, but worldwide. Ear p...
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Remember October
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October 21, 2022
EDITOR: As we celebrate our National Independence this month, let us spare some thought for a significant milestone in our history which occurred in t...
We need to be responsible in handling money
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We need to be responsible in handling money
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October 21, 2022
EDITOR: All of us need to learn the skill of “handling money.” At what stage do we begin? How can we be responsible? Is Preschool too early? Who manag...
No free ride… there is a cost to everything
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No free ride… there is a cost to everything
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October 14, 2022
EDITOR: Recent rises in the price of goods and services remind us that there is a cost to everything that we should pay once they are reasonable. Begi...
A regular road maintenance programme needed
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A regular road maintenance programme needed
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October 14, 2022
Editor: Roads play a very vital part of any country’s development as it aids the movement of people to and from various destinations. So it is importa...
A time to flourish
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A time to flourish
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October 14, 2022
EDITOR: Every country has the requisite resources, human and material, to create prosperity and peace for its inhabitants that leads to human flourish...
Are we preparing our children for the real world?
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Are we preparing our children for the real world?
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October 7, 2022
EDITOR: Are the children these days prepared for the real world? Many of us who are older would recall our days of growing up where we had little to l...
Relationship advice can be fraught with danger
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Relationship advice can be fraught with danger
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September 27, 2022
EDITOR: Giving relationship advice is fraught with many dangers. Let me explain. Say Sharon approaches you and shares with you how horrible Gavin is t...
Your Account is Dormant, what does this mean?
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Your Account is Dormant, what does this mean?
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September 23, 2022
This is definitely poor customer service. Making an account dormant is the last resort that any financial institution should take. When customers inte...
The Catastrophe of Plastic
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The Catastrophe of Plastic
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September 23, 2022
Editor: The entire world is addicted to plastic. This addiction is crystal clear and it is very easy to find. Have a look at the condition of some of ...
Testing and generating hypotheses
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Testing and generating hypotheses
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September 16, 2022
EDITOR: Students generate and test hypotheses in their ordinary everyday living. They make evaluations and judgments. They make decisions based on wha...
It is time to increase prayers for the nation
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It is time to increase prayers for the nation
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September 16, 2022
EDITOR: Death is something we could never get accustomed to. Yet we are faced with death of loved ones so often these days. It reminds us of how fragi...
Working as one for the global good
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Working as one for the global good
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September 9, 2022
Contributed by JAUSHIEH JOSEPH WU, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan) THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY is confronting a number of unprecedent...
Create your own job
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Create your own job
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September 9, 2022
EDITOR: CSEC, CAPE, Community College, Police Academy, University, and Technical Centers are all turning out students who may join the ranks of the al...
Too many kids on the streets begging
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Too many kids on the streets begging
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September 9, 2022
EDITOR: Street kids are a norm it would seem in Kingstown. Far too many of them line the streets on a daily basis throughout the day begging. This to ...
The homicide rates across the region
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The homicide rates across the region
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September 9, 2022
EDITOR: It is dreadfully disturbing to hear of the number of gruesome and senseless homicides across the Caribbean nations, including our own St. Vinc...
How far have we degenerated!
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How far have we degenerated!
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September 6, 2022
EDITOR: I recently saw a very short, and therefore edited, clipping of a conversation between two people. In the conversation, (which I feel I must sa...
Too many children running away from home
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Too many children running away from home
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September 2, 2022
Editor: Missing teens is a regular headline of late. The regularity at which teens go missing is cause for much discussion and concern. Thankfully in ...
Man O War – Child O War
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Man O War – Child O War
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September 2, 2022
Editor: As a child growing up the Man O War was a most fearful vessel mainly because of its destructive power. More fearful though is the Child O War....
Re-employ teachers without preconditions
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Re-employ teachers without preconditions
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August 26, 2022
EDITOR: I supported the government’s proposal to vaccinate all frontline workers, as protecting the community took precedent over individual rights. H...
For what are we building?
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For what are we building?
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August 26, 2022
EDITOR: My great grand mother lived in a grass house. It was well laid out. There was another building nearby that served as a kitchen and a smaller o...
The tale of two ladies
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The tale of two ladies
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August 26, 2022
EDITOR: An honest analysis and survey would show that many married couples are not happily married. It would also show that many are living together, ...
What is going on in this church today?
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What is going on in this church today?
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August 19, 2022
EDITOR: I am kindly asking if I could be given a space in your newspaper, to speak to the nation. I am now 82 years old, and when I was 15 years old a...
Papa’s Last Fling
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Papa’s Last Fling
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August 19, 2022
EDITOR: It was clear to all that the old man was no longer able to function as he used to. All the visible signs were there. His walk was no longer st...
Kudos to Miss G at UWI Open Campus
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Kudos to Miss G at UWI Open Campus
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August 19, 2022
EDITOR: Permit me to write this short letter for publication in your next edition of the Searchlight Newspaper. I have just concluded my BSC in Manage...
If I were you…
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If I were you…
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August 19, 2022
EDITOR: If I were you and I was Vincentian, I would for sure trust the science. Especially the science about little-known viruses that no one knows ab...
Whatever has been borrowed, put it back!
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Whatever has been borrowed, put it back!
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August 12, 2022
EDITOR: I admire how the Bank Clerks put back the carbon paper into the booklet from which they wrote records of their transactions. Whoever uses it n...
West Indies cricket needs a rethink
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West Indies cricket needs a rethink
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August 5, 2022
EDITOR: West Indies white ball cricket team has not yet returned the joy and smile on West Indian faces, for they are consistently loosing as if it is...
The family legacy
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The family legacy
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August 5, 2022
EDITOR: We were royalty and we knew it. European blood flowed in our veins and we were proud to be associated with our Scottish ancestry. Being connec...
Leadership really matters
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Leadership really matters
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August 5, 2022
EDITOR: “Everything rises and falls on leadership” is one of John Maxwell’s more popular quotes on the topic of leadership. For some, this has become ...