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Here’s why I can’t support Obama
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January 30, 2009
30.JAN.09 EDITOR: I observed the blind support for Obama with great interest, and as I did, where it came from, and why many people, even those I thou...
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Vision, leadership, teamwork
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January 30, 2009
30.JAN.09 “A successful team is a group of many hands but of one mind” Editor: The Girls’ High School, for years now, has stood out as the best ...
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I’ve met some giants throughout my journey
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January 30, 2009
30.JAN.09 EDITOR: Kenneth John is not an overly liked man, or so it seems. I couldn’t care less; I admire the man and have for as long as I could re...
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Give Vincentians a wider choice of candidates
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January 23, 2009
23.JAN.09 Editor: As I reflect on the nature of the political situation in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, I see the urgent need for some decent exper...
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Dave Hyman wanted to make a difference
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January 23, 2009
23.JAN.09 Editor: Having reached to work in London very early on Tuesday morning, I decided to catch up on some personal time before my colleagues arr...
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Methodism and the Bible
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January 23, 2009
23.JAN.09 Editor: At a time when the Methodist Church South Caribbean District is holding its 191st Conference in SVG, it is an opportune time to ask ...
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The deficiencies of our Education system
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January 23, 2009
23.JAN.09 Editor: It is difficult to see a bright future ahead for small countries like these, and the sad thing is, with all that is going on, it is ...
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Eustace, make way for Sir James
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January 23, 2009
Editor: On every occasion that I visit the towns and villages in our nation, I am appalled by the living conditions of our people. It appears that the...
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Christians and Gaza
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January 23, 2009
by Oscar Allen 23.JAN.09 As a disciple of the Palestinian from Galilee, Jesus the Christ, I see the recent Israeli invasion into Gaza as a crime again...
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What crime has Israel Bruce committed?
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January 23, 2009
23.JAN.09 Editor: Kindly permit me a space in your weekly publication to put public my concerns on this matter. We have all had our moments of pleasur...
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Put more focus on Agricultural Science
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January 16, 2009
16.JAN.09 Editor: Some time in late 2008, a well known academic and motivational speaker made some remarks at a forum for young people. Strangely, the...
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NOC needs major shake-up
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January 16, 2009
16.JAN.09 Editor: I have written on numerous occasions on the issue as it relates to the term in office for the Executive of the National Olympic Comm...
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LIME clears the air on CTAWU partnership
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January 16, 2009
16.JAN.09 Editor: LIME (previously Cable and Wireless) has always had a good relationship with the CTAWU and can boast of having one of the best Colle...
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The role of the Government
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January 16, 2009
The world is in recession. Governments everywhere are striving to combat it. It behoves all Vincentians to reflect upon their own condition. In the cl...
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No support for Israelis and their sympathizers!
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January 9, 2009
09.JAN.09 Editor: As Israeli tanks penetrate into Gaza, hundreds of Palestinians are injured; some murdered, medical supplies, food, fuel, electricity...
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Viva La Revolución!
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January 9, 2009
09.JAN.09 Editor: I met this girl, no more than 19, on a serene night. Mid- July it was, on a Saturday, four years ago, somewhere near Toronto, at a c...
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What a quantum leap by Table Tennis Association!
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January 2, 2009
02.JAN.09 Editor: The SVG Table Tennis Association has amended its constitution and has made a quantum leap as it relates to its term in office for it...
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Deepening our Vincentian pride for 2009
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January 2, 2009
02.JAN.09 Editor: Let me first take this opportunity to wish you, your staff and this newspaper God’s continued blessings for the New Year. 2008 has...
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Citizens wailing, not police bashing
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December 23, 2008
23.DEC.08 Editor: I feel compelled on behalf of all persons who have suffered or experience some form of police brutality to respond to Shirley Dewarâ...
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Up against it!
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December 19, 2008
19.DEC.08 EDITOR: For the past 19 months I have been stationed in Canouan as Senior Airport Officer, quietly going about the Government’s business a...
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Police bashing is quite unacceptable
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December 19, 2008
19.DEC.08 EDITOR: I am disturbed by the campaign in the media by some persons against the Police. I acknowledge that there are instances of Police mis...
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Can this Budget sustain itself?
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December 19, 2008
19.DEC.08 Editor: Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves presented the 2009 Budget on Monday, 1st December, which I found quite interesting. I am of the o...
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A few more things to consider
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December 19, 2008
19.DEC.08 EDITOR: Minister Baptiste, while you are addressing the major issues such as dress code, chewing gum and cellular phones usage etc. at Peace...
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Some teachers make no sense
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December 19, 2008
19.DEC.08 EDITOR: This letter is directed specifically to the Otto Sam - Philbert John wing of the Teachers’ Union. They say that they and the Cools...
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Cuba on Human Rights
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December 19, 2008
19.DEC.08 by Olga Chamero Trias Ambassador for Cuba to St. Vincent and the Grenadines The 10th of December all countries of the world celebrated the 6...
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Vincy homecoming: – What is it?
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December 12, 2008
Maxwell Haywood 12.DEC.08 Vincy Homecoming is the general name given to the process that will celebrate and build on the positive achievements and rel...
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Vinlec, this is not good enough!
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December 12, 2008
12.DEC.08 Editor: A few months ago, a lady demonstrated outside the gates of VINLEC. Her grouse stemmed from the digging up of the road in front of he...
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On which day was the Saviour born?
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December 12, 2008
12.DEC.08 Editor: It is only a relative few people who are diligent enough to investigate the facts which are pertinent to understanding the drift in ...
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Accusations of police brutality too frequent
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December 12, 2008
12.DEC.08 Editor: The accusation of police brutality is becoming too frequent. One may argue that there are three sides of a story, the alleged victim...
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When will LIAT cut ticket prices?
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December 12, 2008
12.DEC.08 Editor: Buy the cheapest currently available return airline seat from Barbados to St. Lucia and you will pay US$200.45. Of that figure, US$1...
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Mr. Wilson, you must come better than this
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December 5, 2008
05.DEC.08 Editor: Even if David Wilson is not trying to throw sprat to catch whale with his recent Searchlight article of November 28, 2008: “Ralph ...
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Student with Dyslexia requires special teacher
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December 5, 2008
05.DEC.08 Editor: I was extremely pleased to hear Dr. Ralph Gonsalves mention Dyslexia whilst addressing the teachers’ graduation in Special Needs t...
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State of the SVGTU – A lost cause
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December 5, 2008
05.DEC.08 Editor: Never before in its over one hundred years history has there been so much criticism leveled at the SVGTU. Gone are the days when tea...
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Joy Matthews does not stand alone!
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December 5, 2008
05.DEC.08 Editor: Last week I wrote that some elements of the Teachers’ Union Executive were pursuing their own agenda, and that recent developments...