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When Elephants Fight…
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When Elephants Fight…
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February 25, 2022
Editor: There is an old African saying that goes like this: “when elephants fight, the grass suffers”. In other words when the goliaths of the animal ...
A Poem to my Brother The M T genius
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A Poem to my Brother The M T genius
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February 22, 2022
And so he’s gone! To where? Yet in despair as I felt that tingle in my ear; And so immediately comes a tear For the loss of a brother who’s so very de...
All lives matter!
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All lives matter!
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February 18, 2022
EDITOR: All lives matter. Of recent times we are greeted with sad news of death and possibly human trafficking. These cases we know involve both males...
Is this not victimization?
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Is this not victimization?
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February 4, 2022
Editor: West Indies cricket coach, Simmons makes it seem like it was either Powell or Smith but in reality the victimization is in the context of the ...
The global impact of fuel price
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The global impact of fuel price
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February 4, 2022
Editor: The fuel price has a global impact economically. Almost every item is impacted and price of the commodity rises as fuel price rises. Therefore...
Discover St Vincent and the Grenadines
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Discover St Vincent and the Grenadines
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February 4, 2022
Editor: Many were disappointed that Columbus did not discover our country on 22nd January. This creates the opportunity for us to write our own Histor...
The realities of climate change (+ Video)
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The realities of climate change (+ Video)
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January 28, 2022
Countries need to wake up and smell the coffee and understand that climate change is real and it would continue to affect our lives and the environmen...
Gradually, then suddenly
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Gradually, then suddenly
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January 28, 2022
While I have often tended to keep my own counsel, a recent personal experience that landed me at the sometimes-unappreciated intersection of divinity ...
Following Orders
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Following Orders
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January 28, 2022
There is no excuse for doing wrong. God has made us free moral beings and, in every circumstance and situation, it is our opportunity to choose to do ...
Are we under Leviathan Palms?
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Are we under Leviathan Palms?
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January 28, 2022
It is now 2:20 am Sunday December 12th 2021 and I have just been speaking with Corporal Nanton of the Calliaqua Police Station, whom I had called to r...
Independent thinkers
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Independent thinkers
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January 28, 2022
Editor: The quota of independent thinkers in this country is small. This to me is one of our weaknesses and shows signs of immaturity. Often times we ...
End dismissal stress!
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End dismissal stress!
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January 21, 2022
EDITOR: In a piece last week I pointed out that the State’s or government’s position to dismiss its workers for failure to take a vaccine is unreasona...
A Beggar’s Budget
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A Beggar’s Budget
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January 21, 2022
Editor: When Uncle Venley of blessed memory begged, he always showed you the money he had, while requesting the amount he wanted. The principle he dis...
Corrective work needed for on-air presenters
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Corrective work needed for on-air presenters
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January 21, 2022
Editor: I am writing this letter with the hope of betterment in some pronounciations we hear in the media today. The national media is the face of lif...
The homes from which they came
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The homes from which they came
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January 21, 2022
Editor: The homes from which they come play an important role in which a child behaves and becomes. While the aforementioned is debatable, we can not ...
Public Assistance engenders dependency
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Public Assistance engenders dependency
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January 14, 2022
Editor: Whether we call it Public Assistance or Poor Relief, it conjures up in our minds “Learned Helplessness.” Handouts that create dependency are n...
Have we missed a golden opportunity for change?
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Have we missed a golden opportunity for change?
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January 14, 2022
Editor: Have we missed the golden opportunity for change when in 2009 we voted NO to a new constitution? As the days and years roll on we are seeing t...
Does teaching grammar help students write better?
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Does teaching grammar help students write better?
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January 11, 2022
Contributed by: Dr Kumar Mahabir San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago, and Judith Raghunanan I (KM) teach Academic Reading and Writing as well as Anthropolog...
Exhorbitant Customs charges on imported vehicles
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Exhorbitant Customs charges on imported vehicles
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January 7, 2022
Editor: Greetings to one and all at the beginning of another year, 2022. It is my prayer that we would have a very productive year. Of course we know ...
Contractor’s Woes
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Contractor’s Woes
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January 7, 2022
From a loan secured from one of our financial institutions, he was contracted to put up a building. However, a mentally deranged man is inhibiting the...
A dunce box in Parliament?
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A dunce box in Parliament?
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January 4, 2022
The Dunce Cap was put on the head of the slow student who was invariably subjected to ridicule. This practice was discontinued and for good reason. It...
To the Nation
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To the Nation
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December 31, 2021
I have read in the papers this week where the Prime Minister stated that he is doing the work of God. Many may disagree but he is right. Jesus said to...
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Homeless living in St Vincent and the Grenadines
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December 23, 2021
EDITOR: An experience I have often as a homeless man in SVG is the comment/question: ‘How you do to come so?’ This question always amuses me. How do I...
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Is Christmas Real?
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December 23, 2021
The Roman Church began formally celebrating (Pagan origin) Christmas on the 25th December in 336 AD during the reign of the Emperor Constantine and he...
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The season of hypocrisy is here!
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December 23, 2021
At this time of the year, no difference can be seen between many professed Christians and pleasure-seeking worldlings. They all say, “Christmas is a m...
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A personal appeal to Ralph at Christmas
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December 23, 2021
Dear Prime Minister, It has been a very challenging year for you and your cabinet and indeed all of us as citizens (some more than others) of this bel...
Maybe this Christmas …
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Maybe this Christmas …
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December 17, 2021
STANDING ON THE protest line with teachers and others last Friday I sensed the agony and emotional distress by just looking at the eyes of the protest...
If you see something, say something
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If you see something, say something
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December 10, 2021
EDITOR: A workman was pouring concrete to make a yard when I asked, “where is the steel?” He said, “Don’t worry, it could work so.” Years later, I hav...
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Some concerns about the Customs Corporate Plan
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December 10, 2021
EDITOR: During these challenging economic times where citizens and the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) are trying to stay afloat an...
A Toy for Christmas
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A Toy for Christmas
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December 10, 2021
Editor: You may be wondering what you can get your child for Christmas. It has to be something that brings joy to your child, something that stimulate...
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Learning from Patch Adams
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December 10, 2021
“You treat a disease, you win, you lose. You treat a person, I’ll guarantee you’ll win.” Patch Adams [A biographical comedy/drama movie, 1998]. In thi...
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There is a bright star to the East
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December 10, 2021
EDITOR: Even as we here in St. Vincent and the Grenadines are distinctly floundering under a pervasive cloud of blight, weighted down by and entangled...
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It’s not looking like Christmas
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December 10, 2021
MAYBE AH NOT listing to de Radio enough, but ah not hearing very many of de good ole but meaning-full Christmas Carols like "Christmas Awake, salute t...
WORD ON THE WEB
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WORD ON THE WEB
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December 10, 2021
THE FOLLOWING ARE comments that appeared on an article titled “Unvaccinated teachers who turn up for work will not be paid”, which was published ONLIN...