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Not the official opinion of my country
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June 20, 2008
20.JUNE.08 by Olga Chamero Trias - Ambassador of Cuba It was with great surprise that I read the Report of past June 13th, in your distinguished Newsp...
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Roy Ralph – A true Carnival Mas – ter
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June 20, 2008
20.JUNE.08 Editor: I rate L. Skully Hunte very high in the mas world. Not because he is a close friend but because of his exceptional ability with col...
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Way too much long talk Dr. Byron-Cox!
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June 20, 2008
20.JUNE.08 Editor: I have been following with great interest the intellectual, and often controversial, publications submitted by Dr. Richard Byron-Co...
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Are we losing the fight against crime in SVG?
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June 20, 2008
20.JUNE.08 Editor: Everybody is talking about crime and criminal activity in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. We were promised by the Unity Labour Part...
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It’s really sad to hear of Roy Ralph’s passing
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June 20, 2008
20.JUNE.08 EDITOR: It is with enormous sadness that we learned of the death of Roy “Draggie” Ralph, masquerader, mas builder, mas band leader par ...
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To Be or not to Be!
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June 13, 2008
13.JUNE.08 Editor: Many individuals, regardless of political persuasion, have of late looked at the issue of an international airport at Argyle. I, th...
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Help put brakes on Laundering!
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June 13, 2008
13.JUNE.08 EDITOR: The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines deserves the fullest support from the people in this country in its determined fig...
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Congrats to Garth Saunders and CWSA
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June 13, 2008
13.JUNE.08 Editor: The dry season may be coming to an end, as evidenced by the welcomed daily showers. As a resident of Prospect, I have observed a ma...
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Ralph is the change!
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June 13, 2008
13.JUNE.08 EDITOR: The Prime Minister is fond of saying: “I am the Change; the ULP represents the Change”. And he is quite right in the context of...
Keep violence out of Carnival
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Keep violence out of Carnival
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June 13, 2008
13.JUNE.08 Editor: Many persons in the USA are pondering the wisdom of returning to my beloved SVG, even for a short vacation.{{more}} The conversatio...
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OECS Economic Union
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June 13, 2008
by Ellsworth I. A. John Director, Regional Integration and Diaspora Unit.13.JUNE.08 On June 16th, St. Vincent and the Grenadines will launch its natio...
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Thanks for your support
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June 13, 2008
13.JUNE.08 EDITOR: The National Day of Prayer Planning Committee would like to thank the many Vincentians who faithfully prayed with us for our nation...
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Open letter to the NDP
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June 6, 2008
06.JUNE.08 Editor: It is with regret that I note the NDP is still not operating as a party that will be a strong contender the next election. Any part...
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Miss SVG, put your best foot forward
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June 6, 2008
06.JUNE.08 EDITOR: This country’s national beauty pageant in recent years has been no stranger to the perils of controversy. Unfortunately, this yea...
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Keep up the good work
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June 6, 2008
06.JUNE.08 Editor: I just returned home from St. Vincent. It is still the best island in the Caribbean. Our eight-year-old enjoyed every bit of it. We...
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Have we forgotten how to love and forgive?
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June 6, 2008
06.JUNE.08 Editor: Let me first of all thank the Government for patching the holes in the road between Central Leeward and Kingstown. It is indeed a r...
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Will the spark flame?
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June 6, 2008
Dr. Richard A. Byron-Cox 06.JUNE.08 I’ve had a few apostasies in life, but my patriotism remains like Ole Faithful. Vincentian is the identity I car...
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NDP, we need the International airport!
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May 30, 2008
30.MAY.08 EDITOR: More and more Vincentians are becoming politically educated. They can sift sense from nonsense much better these days than before. R...
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No more long talk – just hypocrisy!
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May 30, 2008
30.MAY.08 Editor: The excitement generated over the return of “Blakie” to the calypso arena has drowned our thinking, as the focus has been on the...
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Senator Leacock should apologise
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May 30, 2008
30.MAY.08 Editor: I read, with much disgust, a letter in the Searchlight Newspaper (last Thursday) concerning the rowdy conduct of Senator St. Clair L...
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An open response to Kenneth John
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May 30, 2008
30.MAY.08 EDITOR: Kindly allow me to respond to Dr Kenneth John’s article in the news media two weeks ago. Dr John, in his article, stated that he w...
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Let the full story be told
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May 30, 2008
by Maxwell Haywood 30.MAY.08 Positive actions are often starved of attention by the media, which has a major responsibility not only to expose the neg...
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A response to Otto Sam
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May 23, 2008
23.MAY.08 Editor: I hereby seek a space in your newspaper to respond to Otto Sam’s letter in your May 16, 2008 issue. Mr. Sam, they say attitude aff...
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Senator Leacock’s bad behaviour
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May 23, 2008
23.MAY.08 EDITOR: I was a witness to some bad behaviour by St. Clair Leacock in Redemption Sharpes on the night of Monday, May 12th, 2008.{{more}} The...
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The effects of pornography can be very dangerous
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May 23, 2008
23.MAY.08 Editor: The effects of pornography can be very dangerous. The reading of pornographic materials and watching of pornography should be discou...
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Please help us get our donations to needy
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May 23, 2008
23.MAY.08 Editor: I am the PRO of the National Committee of SVG Associations of the UK and Vincy Homecoming 2009. We have found as an association, man...
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Police Force needs restructuring
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May 23, 2008
23.MAY.08 Editor: Crime in this country seems to be growing at an alarming rate. Before Dr. Gonsalves became Prime Minister, he used to tell us that f...
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Dealing with crime from the root
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May 23, 2008
23.MAY.08 EDITOR: The increase in crime in society, locally, regionally and internationally, continues to be a troubling and sad reality. While the cr...
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Violence & community: shifting the context
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May 23, 2008
by Bertram A John 23.MAY.08 Each day, as we find our voices, each day, as we deepen our understanding of the significance of our story, and each day a...
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Call to street faith
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May 23, 2008
by Oscar Allen 23.MAY.08 Two weeks ago, we had fishing peoples’ day at Calliaqua. That holiday, believe it or not, was in memory of another ‘fishi...
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Tribute to my mother, Brenda Pinder
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May 23, 2008
23.MAY.08 Mommy, with all my heart, I love and care for you the same way that you do for me. I just want you to know that you are the most wonderful p...
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Enlighten the nation, please!
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May 16, 2008
16.MAY.08 Editor: I would like a lawyer to enlighten the nation as to the occasion in which a wife who has not contributed anything towards the buildi...
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More questions than answers
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May 16, 2008
16.MAY.08 Editor: Earning a job within the government system appears to be a process that is plagued with favoritism. It is as though one has to come ...
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What wrong has Mr. Hillocks done?
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May 16, 2008
16.MAY.08 EDITOR: I take this opportunity to congratulate and commend the Department of Sports for the excellent job it has been doing. The leadership...
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Police abusing power
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May 16, 2008
16.MAY.08 EDITOR: As honest, law-abiding citizens of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, one cannot but be appalled at the disturbing frequency with which...
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Bring Garifuna Collective to SVG
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May 16, 2008
16.MAY.08 Editor: I am wondering why the Garifuna Collective (we’ve already missed out on the performance of Andy Palacio... RIP) has yet to perform...
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Crime in Hairouna
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May 16, 2008
16.MAY.08 EDITOR: The BBC recently hosted its “Caribbean Crime Forum”. The much anticipated discussion which impaneled experts from around the reg...
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Digicel, revisit Vroom Vroom
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May 16, 2008
16.MAY.08 Editor: On Friday, May 2nd, 2008 Digicel “Win a Vroom Vroom” draw was held at the St.Vincent Chamber of Commerce Car Park with loads of ...